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I had success by having my shop weld a large nut to the piston and then torque
it with a socket and breaker bar. Your approach was similar and I'm glad you
had success.
Andy
TR250
Mini Cooper S Convertible on May 15!
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> Not sure if anyone has had this difficulty removing brake pistons, but since
> TRF can't seem to rebuild my rt caliper after 2 FAILED attempts, I've been
> trying to break down an extra 16P caliper. Well the piston was stuck tighter
> than a drum, so after unbolting the two halves and trying to free it up with
>a
> hammer with no success another method was tried. Now this will ruin the
>piston
> of course, but that didn't matter since it was so rusty. A piece of flat
>stock
> 18" long was welded to the edge of the piston, then two bolts were put
>through
> the caliper half which was clamped in a vice by the bolts. The the flat stock
> was tapped with a hammer till loose then rotated back and forth by hand until
> it was pulled free.
> Wow you should have seen the crap that was behind the pistons, more reason
> to replace seals in the complete brake system when replacing the master
> cylinder as Kai has mentioned.
> The reason I'm not rebuilding the caliper TRF "rebuilt" is because it's a
> 16BP and the other side is a 16P the correct caliper for my car. Don't know
> how the mismatched pair ended up on the car.
>
> Oh well just thought someone might find this trick useful.
>
>
> Richard Seaton
> RSH17@msn.com
> View My 1969 TR6 restoration
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