Patent ID: 6422355
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A method of joining a seal to a caliper to position said seal in a bore that retains an actuation piston of a disc brake, comprising the steps of:obtaining a caliper from a source, said caliper having a bore therein with a first diameter separated from a second diameter by an annular shoulder, said bore having a radial groove located in said second diameter; obtaining an actuation piston from a source; placing a seal on a peripheral surface of said actuation piston; obtaining a boot from a source, said boot having a cylindrical body with a first end and a second end, said first end having an radial outwardly extending projection; placing said boot on said actuation piston adjacent said seal; inserting said actuation piston in said bore and moving said actuation piston through said second diameter and into said first diameter; applying an initial force on said boot to bring said first end into engagement with said seal to move said seal in said second diameter past said radial groove and onto a step in said bore adjacent said annular shoulder; and applying a further force to bring said seal into engagement with said annular shoulder and allow said radial outwardly extending projection to be located in said annular groove to secure said boot with said caliper and hold said seal against said annular shoulder.