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Re: can't remove the brake piston

To: Ajhsys@aol.com, rcrump@enid.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: can't remove the brake piston
From: REwald9535@aol.com
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 02:14:21 EST
In a message dated 02/01/2000 12:07:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Ajhsys@aol.com writes:

> If you are advocating pumping the caliper full of grease to push the 
pistons 
> 
>  out, I have to disagree.  Everything I have read about brake systems says 
to 
> 
>  prevent contamination of the system with petroleum products.  It would be 
>  very difficult to remove grease from inside a caliper, and make it clean 
>  enough to not contaminate new brake fluid.  Plus, most of the books say to 
>  extract the pistons using compressed air.
Allen,
The only corection I would make to your very correct statements is that I 
would change the word most to ALL.  This comes from 30+ years of working on 
cars as a technician and now an instructor.
Rick Ewald


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