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> "R.D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> HI
>> Anyone know where I might obtain new rubber calliper seals (service
>> pack), I have a ceased piston. Easy job but spare parts!
>
> IIRC they're a clone of Hayes brakes.
If it's a Hayes clone, changing the piston is fairly easy, but
subsequently refilling with fluid and bleeding it are a complete pain in
the ****.
My advice would be remove the /whole/ brake mechanism, including lever
and hose, from the bike before beginning - partly to avoid getting brake
fluid on your paint and tyres (its nasty stuff) but mostly because it's
just easier to get the whole thing into the right orientation if you can
orient the lever assembly and calliper assembly independently of each
other.
Also, put old, worn out pads in before refilling and bleeding - you are
going to contaminate the pads, so it's a shame to do it with good ones.
> Perhaps their seals will fit. If
> not I'd suspect an industrial O ring supplier would be able to supply
> something of a matching diameter and profile.
I'm sure a good Giant dealer could, too.
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