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Jul 2, 2011 | 02:16 PM

73Tahitian

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Brake Caliper Question

I have an original 73BB and my rear caliper has a leak. I would like to rebuild these myself and want to convert them to the oring using a kit. Since these are the original calipers they are not SS sleeved. Can I still use the oring kit even if the calipers are not SS sleeved?

Jul 2, 2011 | 02:59 PM

Scott Marzahl

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You can use an O ring kit with the steel bores, IF the bores aren't all pitted out, which is more times than none with these old cars.

Jul 2, 2011 | 03:54 PM

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hard to imagine they haven't been sleeved after all these years

Jul 3, 2011 | 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Marzahl

You can use an O ring kit with the steel bores, IF the bores aren't all pitted out, which is more times than none with these old cars.

Actually the steel bores look good, however there are pits at the bottom of the calipers. I will give it a shot and if it leaks I will just purchase a set with SS sleeved.

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Originally Posted by 7t9l82

hard to imagine they haven't been sleeved after all these years

These are the originals. The car has been stored most of its life. It only has 36K original miles.

Thanks for the replies.