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Brake Rebuild Kits

Postby shadowzx9 » Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:31 am

Well,

When I took the tokicos apart to clean em and service them I never expected anywhere near the level of damage I found.

Take note - If you do a rebuild, PUT THE GODAMNED DUST SEALS IN! THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON!!!Q!!

./rant mode off

so, Ive got the pistons out, theyre all pitted, half of em ive ripped a new ass on just trying to get them out of the caliper body, theres brake dust everywhere inside the gallery.

Assessment, new Pistons needed, ditto seals

So I order them from Powerhouse on fleabay, does full kits for tokicos

12 shiny new pistons, 190 (stock theyre something ridiculous like 50 a piece, for a machined hollow piece of stainless)
Order the seal kit yay 60 bucks

Click yes to confirm

AHHH F**K says I as i notice that I selected the "4" piston Tokico kit instead of the 6

Check the web, 9am in England, call them, he just laughed, cancelled the order on the spot for the seals and refunded it, told me to lodge a new one for the right kit, make sure I set it to customer pickup for the freight and he would just put them in the same box.

Cannot speak highly enough of this guy, and he even gave me a couple pointers on rebuilding the calipers as well while we were talking, little things you forget when you havent done it in 23 years :D

Powerhouse UK on fleabay
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Re: Brake Rebuild Kits

Postby willrcr15 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:09 pm

I just did the same, ordered a rebuild kit from Powerhouse & the L model is different , didnt notice, anyway the kit arrived & nothing fitted so I emailed them & they immediately posted the rubbers without waiting to see if I will return the wrong ones, $6 postage but I sent $10. Hope no one ever burns them, the worlds a better place with people like that.
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