[TR] TR3 Brake help

[dave1massey at cs.com]

 My advice is to send them off to professionals.  It is likely they have
encountered this before and know how to handle it.  If you muck it up you will
end up with a compromised braking system and you don't want that.

Dave





-----Original Message-----
From: marty sukey <trmarty at hotmail.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 9:42 pm
Subject: [TR] TR3 Brake help










A friend of mine is restoring a TR3 that has set for years. He has picked
quite an ambitious project. He brought over the front brake calipers this
evening looking for advice. One is for sure toast. The other he cannot get
one
of the pistons out of. He has had it soaking in a pan of blaster for a week
and it wont budge. Pretty much destroyed the piston trying to get it to move.
First question, on the back of the caliper there is what appears to be a plug
with a large screwdriver slot in it. It looks like if this plug was removed
the piston could be pushed out. However, he says the manual states DO NOT
REMOVE THIS PLUG. Can this instruction be ignored? He is trying to work on
this car a little at a time and does not have a big budget. Is there any
possibility of converting over to a TR6 disc brake set up or something else
that is more available? I'm not familiar with the TR3's. Any advice?

Thanks,
Marty