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Author Subject: Rear calliper help
alcon

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Post #1
I stripped a rear calliper down a few years ago to clean it etc and never rebuilt it....stupidly forgetting to take a note of how the whole thing goes back together!

I've done most of it now but don't know which way the five spring washers go together Dunno

Is it ((((( or ()()( ?

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Posted 10th Oct 2011 at 11:54
welshpug!

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Post #2
the second one, they give the springyness.

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Posted 10th Oct 2011 at 12:24
thewho07

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Post #3
I'm in the same situation! How the hell do you get it back together? If i put the spring washers in the way you are doing it - )()(), nothing will go together as its far too tight! Anyone got a photo/guide!?

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Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 21:44
welshpug!

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Post #4
try harder Thumbs up

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Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 22:12
thewho07

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Post #5
welshpug! wrote:
try harder Thumbs up


Do i need to try and compress it slightly? I've spent all evening at it, still no further ahead! Haha. Is there a knack to it? I'm so p*ssed off i'm considering getting another caliper! Help me before i do!
Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 22:19
welshpug!

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Post #6
yup, its under some nice tension.

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Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 22:22
alcon

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Post #7
Under a lot of tension. Its actually really difficult to get the washers to compress enough to get that springy thing reattached that hooks up to the hand brake cable. I eventually did mine but not before skinning my knuckles a few times!

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Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 22:40
daveyboy

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Post #8
Yep, they are a proper bas**rd to do, I only did one side on my last car after taking it all apart, finding it was all ok then struggling like hell for half an hour to get it back together! Good luck Wink

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Posted 10th Nov 2011 at 23:44
chris with a pug

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Post #9
you need to compress them. I found that if you push the arm in slightly. put the washers in then compress them then push the arm the rest of the way in it is not that hard to do. just a bit fiddly
Posted 12th Nov 2011 at 19:00

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