Meanmyz
03-02-2020, 03:21 PM
I am looking for the rubber dust boots or bellows that are on each emergency brake cable at the rear caliper.
Both of mine are deteriorated and broke in half and don't seal out anything in the area where the cable goes into it's sheath.
These are standard to any C4 and for the most part, I would think, any CAR! Yet, have I never thought finding such a little inexpensive part would be so difficult. In searching the internet for too many hours to count, I have found NOTHING. Yes, I know that manufactures want you to buy a whole cable...but I don't need or want the whole brake cable.
I bought two universal dust boots from J&P Cycles that looked like they would work and they are too small. So are the cable boots that can be found for bicycles...to small. Other websites showing cable bellows are out of "Shanghai" China and they want you to "order 10,000".
I am putting new brake pads on one of my cars and now would be the opportune time to put these new boots on.
The boot will have to be flexible enough to slide over the cable end ( 1/2") that connects to the caliper. Otherwise the cable is about 3/16" thick. The side it would slide onto looks like an oversize brake bleeder.
Does anybody have any ideas? Right now, yours on your car are most likely deteriorated and useless too. How important is it to seal these?
Both of mine are deteriorated and broke in half and don't seal out anything in the area where the cable goes into it's sheath.
These are standard to any C4 and for the most part, I would think, any CAR! Yet, have I never thought finding such a little inexpensive part would be so difficult. In searching the internet for too many hours to count, I have found NOTHING. Yes, I know that manufactures want you to buy a whole cable...but I don't need or want the whole brake cable.
I bought two universal dust boots from J&P Cycles that looked like they would work and they are too small. So are the cable boots that can be found for bicycles...to small. Other websites showing cable bellows are out of "Shanghai" China and they want you to "order 10,000".
I am putting new brake pads on one of my cars and now would be the opportune time to put these new boots on.
The boot will have to be flexible enough to slide over the cable end ( 1/2") that connects to the caliper. Otherwise the cable is about 3/16" thick. The side it would slide onto looks like an oversize brake bleeder.
Does anybody have any ideas? Right now, yours on your car are most likely deteriorated and useless too. How important is it to seal these?