All:
You've certainly given me a lot of ideas - some of which I'll try this
weekend. I REALLY appreciate the response. Believe me - there is "stuck"
and there is "STUCK", and mine are the latter variety. Could be that even
if I get the pistons out, the cylinders will be too pitted to use.
Just to give you a sense of my luck, I just came from the garage where I was
trying to remove the hub from a half axle with a 12 ton press. The top beam
of the press buckled (.25" deflection so far), and the hub stayed put.
(Obviously this is an equipment design problem - the bottle jack shouldn't
be able to tear the press apart.) I am keeping the pressure on - even as I
type - hoping that something will go "bump" in the night.
D.
PS: Glad I have a spare axle if this half shaft goes south on me.
David Dressel
http://www.DLDcreations.com
'67 Jaguar Mk2 3.4 P180773
'64 Triumph TR4 CT30061
'60 Triumph TR3A TS76829
>From: "David Gunn" <ccgunn1010@hotmail.com>
>To: daviddressel@hotmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Pistons stuck in calipers
>Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:39:01 -0700
>
>I had the same problem with the calipers on my "2" (It has the early TR3
>disc brakes). I soaked them in ATF, including injecting ATF into the lines
>(it has the bridge pipe). I then took it to a local garage with a high
>pressure air system, and they blew them out with an air gun with a rubber
>tip. No mess to clean up. With the bridge pipe removed, I only had to
>seal one outlet with the bleeding nipple, and then apply air to the other.
>You may have to use a C-clamp to hold in the first piston to let loose. I
>also tried something similar to your attempt (vise-grip attached to the lip
>of the piston with a hammer), but was also unsuccessful.
>
>David Gunn
>TS3388L
>Chico, CA
>
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