George wrote:
> I can remember seeing inserts for pitted slave cylinder calipers some
> time in the past 30 years. Are these still available, how would I fit
> them and are there any problems? I don't really have any pitting in
> mine, but I have had a problem keeping the outer seals located. I
> assumed that selecting a socket that fits exactly into the bore and
> hammering the seal in with it would expand them into the bore
> correctly, so why should 2 of them come out while I was reassembling
> the calipers? Is there anything else to do?
>
> In UK, a refurbished pair of calipers cost about $600. I just paid
> over $100 for a fuel pump. I think that this is expensive and for
> light things it could well be cheaper to get them from The States.
> Does anyone know a dealer who would export?
>
> From a big brake bleeding job in the past I have about 5 litres of
> brake fluid, that may be contaminated with water now. Is it possible
> to boil the water off or does the fluid boil first. It is quite clean.
> What is brake fluid anyway?
>
> Thanks, George.
Can't answer directly about the outer seals, but I think many
Corvette parts vendors in the US will export, for example...
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette-1-113.html
http://tinyurl.com/239wxh
A buddy of mine has a friend in France who owns a Corvette,
and he sometimes hand-carries needed parts when he visits France
(and the friend hand-carries back when he visits the US).
As for brake fluid, why take a chance on used fluid, it's not
all that expensive to buy it new. When I do a complete brake job
I normally switch to Dot 5 silicone fluid, which doesn't absorb water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_5
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