They should require a bit of force to remove. There is a pin in the center of
the cylinder. It slides into the center of the piston where it mates with
spring loaded fingers that grip rather tightly. This spring loaded affair is
to retract the piston slightly when you release pressure. This keeps the pads
off of the rotor unless you are actually applying the breaks. If it slides
freely, there is something wrong.
These are actually Dunlop brakes. They come in different sizes but all are
basically the same. There is information available around the 'net.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
'70 2000
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
Regular e-mail Sitsinwest@texoma.net
Jack Davis wrote:
> I too have some brake questions. I just picked up a couple of used front
> brakes and am trying to decide if they need to rebuilt before putting them
> on my '60 2000. Should the pistons slide easily in the caliper? Should the
> pistons just pull out of the caliper body? If not how do you go about
> rebuilding the calipers?
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> -
> Jack Davis
> '69 2000
> SRL311-11273
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
> To: "snyler" <marc@animalfirm.com>
> Cc: "roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Brake work
>
> <Snip>
> > Next, remove the calipers and pull back the edge of each of the piston
> > dust covers and see if there is any brake fluid behind them. If there is
> > fluid, you should rebuild or replace the calipers. They aren't difficult
> > to rebuild if they aren't pitted. If any of them are pitted, they will
> > need to be replaced or resleeved.
>
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