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Rear brake caliper rebuild and archive search.



Hi all,  
	Thanks to lack of use Scarlet (78 Spider) has a stuck drivers side 
caliper.  I took it off and am about to blow out the pistons with an air 
compressor.  I have a rebuild kit which includes two dust caps and 4 flat 
edged O-ring.  
	My understanding of the procedure is to remove the pistons, 
	Take off the old O-ring
	Remove any rust (most likely cause of sticking) use 400 grit emery 
cloth???
	Install new O-ring (lubricate with brake fluid as needed)
	lubricate everything with brake fluid and reassemble.
Am I missing anything?  I am wary of this job, not for lack of skill but the 
last time I tried this was in 1993 and the caliper didn't work after I was 
done.  I have always purchased rebuilt calipers since that attempt.  However, 
since then my experience level has grown and I wanted to give it another 
whack.  It is an ATE caliper if that makes a difference.
	On another note, I tried searching the archives for info first but 
there was no search engine that I could find.  There are way too many 
archives to search by sight.  If there is a trick to searching the archives I 
would appreciate someone filling me in.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Ed Gibbs
Southwest FL section
AROC
78 Spider

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