[Healeys] Split the Calipers?

[i erbs]

There is a internal seal that is the issue. Someone can correct me if I'm
wrong, bu tit was a hard to source and place square seal between the halves.
Soak it in anti-seize for quite a while before trying to get the pistons
out. take out the bleed screw.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Mike Tobin <ahbt71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> Time to attack the front calipers on the BT7.  They've been sitting for
> over 30 years and are really sad looking.
> I'm thinking the only way I'm going to get a purchase on them to get them
> out is to split the calipers.  The factory manual, however,  sez (in BOLD)
> to not attempt this.   Why is this?  In the archives folks say it can be
> done.  Anything I have to watch for other than being clean and careful?
> Cheers and Thanks,
> Mike Tobin
> Townsend, Montana
>
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