In a message dated 3/28/05 8:14:35 AM, dmallin@attglobal.net writes:
> I should probably wait to take my calipers apart before asking this
> question, but I thought I'd ask
> now before the discussion goes stale. I hope this isn't a dumb question....
>
> If the pistons are stuck in the calipers doesn't that mean that the caliper
> cylinders are rusty too.
> I never hear anything about how to clean up the caliper cylinders. I don't
> think Nelson addresses
> it at Buckeye either. Bead blast, hone, resleeve ...???
>
> Confused... feels like it must be a dumb question... Oh well.
>
> Don Malling
>
>
>
Had a similar problem with my calipers on my TR6 that had been garaged for 25
years. I was able to get the pistons out of the calipers with great
difficulty and was surprised to see good looking cylinders behind them. The
corrosion
was only at the rim and I cleaned this up with a Dremmel, making sure to get
the shallow ring where the seal sits also. I honed the cylinder with a
standard
hone, but this probably didn't even need it. Looks great. Haven't tested it
yet; still several weeks/months away from that as the project continues.
Tom Miller
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