Brake Caliper
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Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 16:45
started rebuilding my front caliper this morning, I couldn't take the piston out, The piston has some rust around it I tried to take a picture of it. Should I start looking for a new caliper? piston? and advice would be appreciated.
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Re: Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 17:27
soak it down really good with pb blaster or something like that and let it soak.then wrap it up in a thick rag keep fingers away from inside part of caliper where piston comes out and blow compressed air through the hole where banjo bolt goes into caliper this usually works.BE CAREFULL WITH YOUR FINGERS !!!!!!!
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Re: Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 17:53
And if the air pressure doesn't work, there are other more drastic options (i.e., grease gun; freezing water).
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Re: Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 18:10
Another, even messier approch is to simply reconnect to master cyl & use brake fluid to hydrolic piston out. luck G
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Re: Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 19:37
Thanks guys, the piston came right out with air.
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Re: Brake Caliper
07 May 2009 19:42
what did the bore and area behind seal on piston look like?
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