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Subject: Brake caliper service
From: Julian Daley <jjdd@umds.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:53:54 +0100 (bst)

I'm sure this has been discussed here many times before, including quite
recently.  Apologies for not paying attention before !

I need to replace the brake caliper piston seals.  The workshop manual
says to use compressed air to remove the pistons.  Is it that easy ?  Can
you screw a bleed nipple into the hole where the brake line goes and
attach the air line to that ?  Presumably one piston pops out first, so
how do you get the other one out ?

Is it possible to use the brake pedal to push them out ?  I guess bleeding
out all the brake fluid first would save a lot of mess !

The brakes are qoking OK so I don't think the pistons should be too badly
stuck.

Thanks,
Julian.

PS. Many thanks to all those who replied to my request for info on UJ
replacement.  Once I'd found a big vice it was a nice easy job.  I REALLY
don't recommend trying to do it without a big vice.  I wasted a whole
afternoon sworking those UJ's.

                Julian Daley, Dept Phonetics, University College London


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