Whoa cowboy! Before you turn your calipers into a branding iron, try using
Exrust from Kano Labs. I don't have their number handy, but I bet it's on
the big list of vendors on team.net. This has saved me a few times.
Andy
I have no affiliation yadda yadda yadda....
At 01:14 PM 9/9/97 -0400, Str64@aol.com wrote:
>On Mon, 8 Sep 1997 16:12:59 -0500David Littlefield (dmeadow@juno.com)
>writes:
>
>>..... brake slave cylinders from two MGTD's. They are ALL rusted so
>that the pistons are frozen in the cylinders. I have tried EVERYTHING to
>get these things apart, including: WD-40, Liquid Wrench, PB Blaster and
>molasses (don't ask). They are still frozen solid.
>>
>>My next step is to get out the blue wrench (propane torch). Since the
>cylinders are aluminum and the pistons are steel, I expect that they will
>expand at different rates when heated. Hopefully, they will release if
>the aluminum expands more that the steel.
>>
>>Are my assumptions correct? Does aluminum expand more that steel when
>heated? Am I in danger of splitting or otherwise damaging the cylinders
>by doing this? Anybody got any better ideas?
>
>
>Would the blue wrench not cause some warpage in the cylinders???
>
>Scott
>71' MGB
>
>
Andy Ramm
aramm@concentric.net
DoD #1682
So much to brew, so little time....
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