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Old 02-08-2017, 08:46 PM   #2
thstone
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Originally Posted by Pdwight View Post
My question is given the 350 to 400 degrees to finish the powder coating wouldn't this (forgive the pun) toast the piston seals ??
The safe approach is to remove everything before powder coating. Then re-assemble. I have heard of a few folks doing this with the seals installed (lots of debate on the interwebs about powder coating temps vs brake operating temps) but it seems like a risk not worth taking.
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