I've used co.pressed air with no issue. But I see your point
Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
On Apr 12, 2012 3:57 PM, "David Nock" <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Do not use compressed air you will spray brake fluid all over the place.
>
> The piston that is frozen is the pad that is not worn down. Remove the
> thickest pad and then go in the car and put your foot on the brake pedal.
> This will force the piston out, Then you can try and push the piston back
> in and install the pad. This may work but the caliper will probably start
> leaking of stick again.
>
> The only fix is to pull the caliper and rebuild correctly
>
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> David Nock
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> On Apr 12, 2012, at 3:46 PM, I Erbs wrote:
>
> Try removing the flrx hose from the metal line of the caliper. blow
> compressed air into the brake hose. see if that moves the caliper. If
> caliper is off, place something between th epistons so they do not get
> damaged when the piston blows free,
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM, scott willis <ahpowered at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks all for the advice. Do you think the warn brake pad side is stuck
>> or
>> the unworn side? I slammed the brakes and the caliper never seemed to come
>> loose. These were rebuilt by Apple a few years back and have low miles on
>> them. i will try new pads and see if I can get the thing unstuck somehow.
>>
>> Thx
>>
>>
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>> Scott Willis
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