Alan,
I took my calipers and a block of wood to a tire retailer and asked one
of the employees to blow out the calipers while placing the block of wood
between the pistons. He obliged me at no charge, but I slipped him $10
and felt it was well worth it. For those of us who are "compressorless"
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
'75 TR6 CF38690UO
'75 TR6 CF37325U
On Wed, 1 Oct 97 8:43:41 -0400 CAMHI ALAN <camhi@symbol.com> writes:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Just wanted to say thanks to all who gave me pointers on how to remove
>my
>hub cap(dust cap). I tried the machine screw method to no avail. I
>ended up taking channel lock plyers and gripping them around the cap
>while banging lightly with a hammer. I dented and gouged the cap(who
>cares) and finally got it off. thanks again for everyone's help.
>
>Next question......I have the calipers off and are inspecting them.
>Should I be able to move the pistons by hand. They are in an open
>position but try as I may, I can not get them to slide. I fear they
>are
>frozen.
>
>Is there a way to unfreeze them. I do not have access to a grease gun
>an
>fitting or air compressor and fitting. Before I bring them to apple
>or
>think about a rebuild, I would like to try all methods of freeing. I
>have an acetelene torch. Will this help?
>
>Any/all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alan Camhi
>'65 TR4
>
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