[V8] New Wheels; yayyy, Brake Caliper;OOOOPS

[rudedog714 at alaska.net]

I picked up those 9 spoke A6 wheels. The guy had good tires on them , the center caps, all the little hats for the lug nuts for a few bucks more than my badly needed tire replacement. I actually like the way they look more than I thought I was going to. Sounds good right. While I was in there I replaced my long overdue brake hoses. Get down to the last one on the rear. Top of the hose is off and the bottom hose snaps off in the caliper. get the caliper all the way off the car and hammer a screw extractor into the hose end. Exractor starts to bend. pull the piston, boot,and seal out and heat it up with a propane torch. Drill the hose end out until there's about a 32nd of an inch left. The larger screw extractor goes in and the rest of the hose end comes out. I'm thinking I've got it good .The threads in the caliper are perfect. Clean everything up and throw it back together. Yes, you there in the back row ! What's that you ask? No, I wasn't giving that seal around the parking brake arm any thought while I was heating things up. And after a huge forehead slap that would've made Homer Simpson proud yes, there is a leak from the parking brake arm when you push on the brake pedal. So the big question is; can that seal be replaced? All the rebuild kits I've found just have the piston boot and seal. If it can't be replaced does anybody out there have a drivers side rear caliper they'd like to sell? On the positive side at least all the brake hoses are new at this point and the wheels look good. Thanks, William