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Apr 11, 2009 | 02:58 PM

ltwon95

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leaking rear caliper

pulled the 75 coupe out of storage today. brake fluid puddle under right rear wheel. where is the best place to buy o-ring caliper rebuild kit?

Apr 11, 2009 | 05:30 PM

Ironcross

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Local Advance or Auto Zone have the kits, about $10.00 per caliper....

Apr 11, 2009 | 05:46 PM

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pulled the 75 coupe out of storage today. brake fluid puddle under right rear wheel. where is the best place to buy o-ring caliper rebuild kit?

Vette Brakes & Products are the ones who developed the O-ring brake kit. They are having a sale right now so it's a good time to buy.

Rick B.

Apr 11, 2009 | 08:35 PM

Lotadoh

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Don't waste your time. Just go right to Vette Brakes and Products and buy them there. They work great and with a 20% off sale, you can't beat it.

Apr 12, 2009 | 10:28 AM

QuicheLorraine

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Don't waste your time. Just go right to Vette Brakes and Products and buy them there. They work great and with a 20% off sale, you can't beat it.

Yep I cannot agree more. And get them in PAIRS don't ever do just one. What ye does to one side of the system ye must do to other side of same system

Apr 12, 2009 | 09:55 PM

69elky

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O rings

Vette Brakes Products,the O ring conversion was the best stock brake update you can do to the C 2 and C3.

Apr 13, 2009 | 01:58 PM

VictoriaVette

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Can someone post just what it takes to do the O ring conversion? How hard and how much time is involved?
Thanks

Apr 13, 2009 | 02:14 PM

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If you have SS calipers, it's just a matter of replacing the pistons w/ the O-Ring pistons. Fast, just be careful w/ the seals. The outside seals are same.
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Apr 13, 2009 | 02:30 PM

VictoriaVette

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So just clamp off brake lines and remove the calipers and take the pistons out and change them out and reinstall everything and bleed brakes?

Apr 13, 2009 | 06:38 PM

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Ganey

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Yes except I cap the brake lines.

Apr 13, 2009 | 08:58 PM

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69elky

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O rings

Remove the caliper,take standard precautions for brake fluid loss.Split the calipers,remove dust covers,seals,pistons.Clean/hone,build up the new pistons withe o rings,lube and install,install dust cover seals,replace o rings on caliper halves,bolt calipers back together,install calipers,bleed and say good bye to leaks if all goes well.Do in pairs if you do not do all four at one time,like r/r and l/r or r/f and l/f etc:Probably a couple of hours for each caliper.Hope I did not miss anything.

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