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From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net><br>
To: Mike Tobin <ahbt71@gmail.com>; healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Sat, Feb 18, 2017 4:54 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Split the Calipers?<br>
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Mike,<br>
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I contacted TRW a few years ago, who owned Lucas/Girling at the time, <br>
and got the same answer - don't split the calipers. I'm guessing that <br>
the bolts are considered single use. I split my calipers when I rebuilt <br>
them.<br>
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I used chassis grease to get the pistons out. The metal tube of the <br>
small hand-held grease gun I have has the same threads as the bleeder <br>
screw. If only one piston moves you might have to clamp it so more <br>
force can be applied to the other. I made a block to bolt on to one half <br>
that I could screw the grease gun into if I couldn't get both pistons <br>
out before splitting the caliper.<br>
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British Car Specialists has a replacement for the square o-ring. I <br>
don't know who carries the bolts. I was going to use some AN bolts <br>
(Earls), but the threads weren't long enough.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Bob Haskell<br>
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar<br>
<a href="http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php" target="_blank">http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php</a><br>
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On 02/18/2017 01:24 PM, Mike Tobin wrote:<br>
> Hi All,<br>
> Time to attack the front calipers on the BT7. They've been sitting for<br>
> over 30 years and are really sad looking.<br>
> I'm thinking the only way I'm going to get a purchase on them to get<br>
> them out is to split the calipers. The factory manual, however, sez<br>
> (in BOLD) to not attempt this. Why is this? In the archives folks say<br>
> it can be done. Anything I have to watch for other than being clean and<br>
> careful?<br>
> Cheers and Thanks,<br>
> Mike Tobin<br>
> Townsend, Montana<br>
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