Reply to "Leaking Caliper Piston"

Gentlemen
You make good points regarding the salvage of parts rather than replacement for both costs and safety reasons.

My pad in particular had very little exposure to fluid and I just wanted to clean the surface properly since my pads are in good shape.

As you know sometimes it's the challenge and satisfaction you get from repairing rather than replacing regardless of costs but your points are well taken.

Larry was kind enough to send me a new seal and I want to find if there are seals available without buying new kits since I rebuilt calipers only a few months ago, and in the event another fails. I hope my issue with that one seal was my failure to properly prepare the the groove before installing the new seal since no others have failed (as of yet).

Costs for new kits aren't outrageous from some vendors when you consider we are driving vintage sports cars. A rubber o ring if available is a lot cheaper than a new set of kits though when only one or two o rings are required.

Regarding new pads, what do you recommend for stock calipers?

Thanks for the chart and comments

Bob