Brake caliper plating questions
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:31 am
I am rebuilding my calipers on my Sprint and thinking of having them zinc plated. I have a few questions that do not appear to be addressed in previous posts.
1) when plating, do you need to protect the surfaces of the two halves of the caliper that contact each other when putting the two halves together or do you just plate all of the surfaces?
2) relatedly, do you protect the bolt holes, bleeder hole, and brake line fitting or are they plated as well? If they are plated, will the bolts etc. still fit or do they need to be tapped later?
3) the same concern goes for the space for the inner rubber washer.
4) finally, what about the space for the piston and O-ring? Does that get plated or does it need to be protected?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
Jay S.
1) when plating, do you need to protect the surfaces of the two halves of the caliper that contact each other when putting the two halves together or do you just plate all of the surfaces?
2) relatedly, do you protect the bolt holes, bleeder hole, and brake line fitting or are they plated as well? If they are plated, will the bolts etc. still fit or do they need to be tapped later?
3) the same concern goes for the space for the inner rubber washer.
4) finally, what about the space for the piston and O-ring? Does that get plated or does it need to be protected?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
Jay S.