JRidout Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Guys,I need a pair of reconditioned/new type 12 calipers. I've looked on eBay and nothing so far and Rimmers are £60 a piece. Any ideas? I have tried to repair them myself but the pistons are seized and I have no idea how to remove them.CheersJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Could consider upgrading to Type 14s maybe? £I've always got the pistons out by reconnecting them to the car and using the master cylinder to pump them out. Others have talked of connecting to a grease gun and using that to pump out the pistons.Actually, by the time you've bought pistons and seal kits you're not going to be very far short of £ 60 anywayCheersNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmk1est Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 type 12 are they the same as mk1 2000??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cureton Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Tried TD Fitchetts? I think theirs were £40 exchange about 12 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRidout Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 cheers fellas.JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 you can get brand new type 14 cheaper than recon little 12s if you go down this route make sure the back of the hub is a machine turned beveled edge, if its just cast the hub fouls the slighly largerbody of a type 14,Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 the hub with a machined bevel on the flange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRidout Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Cheers for that.JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRidout Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 I had a look at mine hubs last night and they are much deeper and not bevelled? Does this mean I have to replace the Hub? CheersJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 The bevelled edge was introduced with the type 14 calipers. The un-machined hub of the earlier cars sometimes clears the type 14, sometimes it doesn't. Statistically, one side would probably work, while the other won't! The modification is a simple piece of machining, or secondhand late hubs are quite plentiful,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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