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1. stuck brake calipers (score: 1)
Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:23:36 -0500
Seeking ideas for forcing out stuck brake caliper pistons. I am restoring (OK, "fixing up...") an Alfa Romeo Spider. It sat unused for 2-3 years and the brake caliper pistons are firmly stuck. Air pr
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00102.html (7,422 bytes)

2. Re: stuck brake calipers (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:43:37 -0500
I favor the grease gun idea, with grease. It isn't THAT hard to clean the grease out. You're rebuilding it anyway.
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00103.html (6,087 bytes)

3. Re: stuck brake calipers (score: 1)
Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:30:30 -0500
Well that is what I did. I tried a grease gun with brake fluid in it. It'd pump some fluid (in addition to leaking out the barrel) but the other problem is that the leaky old seals in the caliper jus
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00104.html (7,239 bytes)

4. Re: stuck brake calipers (score: 1)
Author: tr3driver@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:24:31 +0000
I must be missing something ... why do you have to dismount the cylinders before forcing the pistons out ? And if there is a reason, couldn't you make up a short adapter to hook them back to the dan
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00105.html (7,839 bytes)

5. Re: stuck brake calipers (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:31:18 -0800 (PST)
For oiling my trunnions, I took a mini-size grease gun and removed the piston-rod-spring stuff, and epoxied a penny over the hole where the rod came out. Now I can fill it with gear oil and pump it
/html/shop-talk/2006-03/msg00112.html (7,464 bytes)

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