Splitting the caliper halves
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Originally Posted by
Swift17
WARNING, WARNING .... WILL ROBINSON ... WARNING :redflag:
Do NOT mix up the calipers half's if you take them apart - they are machined as set - before removing them from the car/upright, stamp the tops something like "LFO/LFI" "RFI/RFO", etc. Failing to do so will require you to upgrade to new calipers ........ (I agree it is time to rebuild)
Also if Tom a/k/a "BrownsLane" will pipe in, he can recommend the paint to use from a rattle can to re-paint -- he uses it in his restoration and I used it - works great -- Also I left all the original seals/plugged the holes in-tack and with duct tape over the original seals +area I cleaned them by glass beading - and used liberal air to blowoff thereafter
I have heard the recommendation against splitting the caliper halves before but I never heard the reason why not. Other than keeping the two halves together of course. Is there any other reason? Also, do you know what kind of paint is suitable for a caliper. It would have to be a high temperature paint, right?
Rebuilding LD-19 calipers
When we rebuild LD-19 and 20 calipers, we split them, bead clean and then Zink coated. Normally gold