Rear caliper seized again!

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Goran

I'll give it a go, don't want the brand new calipers to be ruined too quickly. I have some silicone sealant somewhere I wonder how well it will stick to cast aluminium.

If you're going to use a glove make sure it's a nitrile, otherwise the oil / grease will react with the rubber. Not sure how long the silicon will last. It's an awkward shape to cover isn't it. Maybe some cable ties in the right places will zip the glove / cover down to the caliper body? If you were to cut the top of a finger off would the quadrant pop up through it so you could reattach the cable.

If you're not careful it'll look like your 8 has udders

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Could a track rod end gaitor like these be used to protect that area do you reckon?

Something like that Neil yes, but i'm thinking you'd probably have cover the whole area with something and put a slit in it to allow the quadrant to pop through, or a smaller boot. The gap between the quadrant and the caliper body is tight when it is back into position. In that photo above i had pried the quadrant out to scrape the crud off, this is how it looks when back in.

and is why i just threw a load of grease in the gap.

But were nearly there and obviously put in more thought than the original design. Anyone want to go into long life brake caliper design? Pull the udder one.