Because the manufacturer wanted to sell new calipers? No problem taking it apart. See here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/books/spl/spl_1500_a.pdf At 03:07 PM 10/21/2010 -0500, Glenn Schnittke wrote: >.... Why do all the books and conventional wisdom warn heavily >against taking the calipers apart when doing a brake job? .... >....