Thought I’d give the bike a treat and change the brake fluid.
Now the left hand linked disc won’t seal on the nipple.
Removed the caliper, now suspended on the handlebars.
Sealing face on nipple looks a bit rough. I work in QC, in a company that makes prosthetic legs. The sealing faces on some of our components mimics that of the caliper / nipple sealing surfaces, so I know what I’m looking for.
But, the sealing face in the caliper has a slight nick in it
The angles between the two , are I’m “fairly” sure are not the same angle.
I could take the caliper to work and “Plastiform” the thread and sealing face to make sure.
Plastiform is a twin pack fluid that flows easily and takes the form of the component that it is used on. Once it’s set, it is extracted. It’s flexible enough to remove without damaging the form which needs to be inspected. Then measure the angle on our Starret VMM. ( visual measuring machine)
Then attempt to recut the seat by hand, this has successfully been done at work.
I like a challenge
UPDATE Ebay lots of repair kits available, beats faffing about. £7.99
Now the left hand linked disc won’t seal on the nipple.
Removed the caliper, now suspended on the handlebars.
Sealing face on nipple looks a bit rough. I work in QC, in a company that makes prosthetic legs. The sealing faces on some of our components mimics that of the caliper / nipple sealing surfaces, so I know what I’m looking for.
But, the sealing face in the caliper has a slight nick in it
The angles between the two , are I’m “fairly” sure are not the same angle.
I could take the caliper to work and “Plastiform” the thread and sealing face to make sure.
Plastiform is a twin pack fluid that flows easily and takes the form of the component that it is used on. Once it’s set, it is extracted. It’s flexible enough to remove without damaging the form which needs to be inspected. Then measure the angle on our Starret VMM. ( visual measuring machine)
Then attempt to recut the seat by hand, this has successfully been done at work.
I like a challenge
UPDATE Ebay lots of repair kits available, beats faffing about. £7.99
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