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Re: [Healeys] Front caliper rebuilds

To: Don Day <fsufan1952@yahoo.com>, healey list <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Front caliper rebuilds
From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:58:55 -0400
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Don,

I have used a small grease gun to remove stuck pistons.  I remove the 
Zerk coupler and screw the tube into the caliper's brake line hole.  Use 
a C clamp to hold the freed piston in place.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 6/10/22 10:55 PM, Don Day via Healeys wrote:
> Iâ??m working on my 65 BJ-8 front calipers . Car has sat for 10 to 15 years . 
> Iâ??m rebuilding the calipers and I can only get one of the calipers pistons 
> to come out. After removing the caliper Iâ??ve applied air pressure to the 
> inlet and I was only able to free up the outside piston . What can be done to 
> free up the inboard piston ?
>      Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>              Thanks , Don
>
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