help with refurbing cossie calipers

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help with refurbing cossie calipers

Postby RS rob on Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:16 pm

got some cossie calipers i'm refurbing,

i've stripped them down and had them shot blast,
but trying to get seals ready when i have them back,
fords dont service the parts anymore and my local factors dont either,

anyone else had better luck than me??

cheers
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Postby Zek on Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:17 pm

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Postby Rhinopower on Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:58 pm

graham goode does the referb kits
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Postby RS rob on Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:29 pm

graham goode want £56 including delivery for the seal kit,

that ebay link is cracking except they all seem to be selling the pot caliper kits of the rears,
no single pot fronts tho :cry:
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Postby Rhinopower on Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:41 pm

if you want just the seal kit an duse original piston, go onto yell.com, car spares, cheshunt - prob do you mail order, and pay £9 all in
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Postby Mikee_RS on Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:35 pm

theres a guide in a recent fast/performance ford mag :D
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Postby RS rob on Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:20 am

Rhinopower :if you want just the seal kit an duse original piston, go onto yell.com, car spares, cheshunt - prob do you mail order, and pay £9 all in


i've emailed them, cheers :D

you on about the guide to putting the brakes on mikee?
what car was on the cover?
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Postby RS rob on Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:26 pm

rung that company today rhino,
said they cant get hold of them

so seems graham goode racing is the only option?
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Postby xrsi on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:43 pm

brake engineering are able to sell them to you direct, they aint cheap tho!
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Postby RS rob on Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:02 am

got any contact details for them?
how much u reckon?
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Postby Rhinopower on Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:06 am

bridgend_boy :rung that company today rhino,
said they cant get hold of them

so seems graham goode racing is the only option?


oh dear! i've had a couple of sets from there before, didnt realise they were stopping getting them though, i should of stocked up! Good luck!
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Postby paradox on Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:17 am

theres an ebay company called big red 4 u or somthing like that that supply seal/overhaulkits for cosworth callipers as i bought mine from them
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Postby paradox on Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:24 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brake-Caliper-sea ... dZViewItem

there you go mate give those guys a call
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Postby RS rob on Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:39 pm

seen this company on ebay,
they only seem to offer the 4 pot cosworth caliper seal kits

the single pot escort/sierra 4x4 kits seem impossible to get hold of!

emailed the big red incase tho
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Postby paradox on Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:42 pm

they do sell them mate thats where i bought mine from
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