Rust on caliper

George Roffe geo3@earthlink.net
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:58:32 -0500


Dustin Che wrote:

>what about the mounting knuckle?  last time i checked, the whole
>caliper is orange (covered with rust).  the 2 bolts holding the caliper
>to the mounting knuckle was free of rust; but will that stay rust-free,
>or will the rust keeps moving onto other metal parts?

Spray the bolts with a bit of WD40, but be sure to keep it off the pads and
rotor.  The WD40 will leave a protective film.  It won't stop rust, but it
will surely slow it down.

George Roffe
Houston, TX
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