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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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guy's is it hard to rebuild rear calipers on a saph i done a few fronts before but i never done one with a hand brake in it
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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very easy i did mine no probs and you dont need any special tools iver you can compress the spring with a socket and a g clamp! then re fit the circlip with a flat blad screw driver
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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very easy i did mine no probs and you dont need any special tools iver you can compress the spring with a socket and a g clamp! then re fit the circlip with a flat blad screw driver

brilliant mate

also the metal plate that the hand brake cable pulls is bent on mine can i just straighten it will it be ok
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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yeah that will be fine on mine the sharfts them levers are on where pitted to fuck so they got filled with chemical metal!
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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i'll have to give it ago then not looking forward to it at all
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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I'm wanting to do mine damo so if you crack on with yours first take some pictures etc and send them over or post on here - i haven't got the seal kit yet but i've seen GGR is knocking them out just shy of Ł30 for the pair so when i get round to the brakes thats the one i'll get.
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i have a haynes manual bit on doing them from a granarda manual if anyone wonts it and has a fax number ill send it!
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could you scan mate and put them up on here
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could you scan mate and put them up on here
i dont have a scanner mate
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i dont have a scanner mate
you better get the crayons out then lol
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