Thanks for all the replys.
I've been trying air pressure and finally managed to get one piston out
of each caliper. I've been soaking them liberally with PB Blaster in the
hopes that it will help.
I did try and reinstall one of the pistons and I can't seem to get it
forced back into the caliper. I'll spend more time at it this weekend
and assuming the piston goes back in I'll get the grease gun out and use
that to remove the second piston. Its amazing how stuborn these things
can be!
Again, thanks for all the replies.
Brad
On 22 Aug 2006 at 7:36, barry rosenberg wrote:
I have been safely using grease pressure for over 30 years. Air
pressure can be dangerous if you are not careful, that is why I use
grease. A banjo fitting from something like a MG clutch master cylinder
will bolt into the line fitting of your caliper with a copper washer on
both sides. Screw a grease fitting into the banjo fitting and apply
grease
from your grease gun. The pistons slide out nice and slow. If you have
split the caliper already, clamp it in a vise with a small piece of
rubber
over the cross-over hole and apply grease. The piston will come out nice
and slow. When you have the pistons out, you can scoop out the grease,
run
it under water and all the brake fluid washes off. Then you can use it as
"shop grease" This is for all the Jewish mechanics out there like me who
do not want to waste that much new grease. I get grief all the time about
my used grease. Barry
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