Great ideas! One of the many that I have accumulated tonight ought to work.
Very creative ideas, too!
Thanks!
D.
David Dressel
http://www.DLDcreations.com
'67 Jaguar Mk2 3.4 P180773
'64 Triumph TR4 CT30061
'60 Triumph TR3A TS76829
>From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
>To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Pistons stuck in calipers
>Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:57:30 -0700
>
> > One method that works is to reassemble the calipers, and install the
>bleed
> > valve. Find a bolt the right thread to go into the inlet hole, drill a
> > passage through it lengthwise and drill and tap the head to take a
>grease
> > zerk. Screw the bolt into place, and use your grease gun to pump the
> > caliper full of grease. An ordinary grease gun is capable of generating
> > very high pressures, I've never seen a stuck caliper or slave cylinder
>this
> > wouldn't budge. Of course, you'll have a large mess to clean up
>afterwards
> > ...
>
>I used a slightly different version of this that worked well for me. Since
>I
>was replacing the flex lines anyway, I took one and cut it in half. I took
>the half with the fitting that goes on the caliper and into the open end,
>inserted a tire valve from which I had trimmed away a good portion of the
>rubber from the brass stem. As I recall it was too tight a fit so I taped
>the brass and then screwed it into the end of the hose. If it isn't a
>tight
>a fit, a hose clamp should keep it in. I don't have a compressor so I used
>a bicycle pump on the tire valve and the cylinder popped out - no grease to
>clean up.
>
>Bob
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