

| Subject: | Re: Caliper resetting pliers |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:19:46 -0600 |
I just love single use tools. I've got crimpers for RF cables, Presses to set flat cable connectors, Freon Sniffers, about eight oil filter removal tools, spring compressors, large taps and dies, rotary carbide cutters, slide hammers, body bucking blocks, pig ring pliers, high temperatrure heat guns, tool for twisting rebar ties, bunches of router bits, miniture 2" circular saw blades, true arc pliers, circlip pliers, gear pullers of many varities, heli coil tools (all the wrong size) and the list continues. I've got enough of these single use tools to fill all the drawers in a roll around too chest. If anybody is interested an micrometers, dial gauges I've got a good supply of those too. Some of these tools I'll never use again and some I can't even remember the name. I've finally learned that most tools can improvised. Stan Wilder On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:31:55 -0800 Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM> writes: > > My "Pocket Mechanic" Vanagon manual (I know, I know, not the best > book, > but > > it was cheap) says that there are resetting pliars made for > pushing the > > pistons back into the brake calipers (while the calipers are still > on the > > rotor) in order to install new pads. When I called auto parts > stores they > > tried to hook me up with a C-clamp. And they've ever heard of > being able > to > > install new pads without removing the calipers from the rotor. > > > > I got the job done without the pliers, but it was not easy. Is > there > really > > any such thing as these resetting pliars? > > > > deb > > '85 Westy "Gypsy" > > I've seen the tool, but not recently. Try www.harborfeight.com or > www.northernautosupply.com . I have a pair of pirs from Craftsman > that are > spreaders, but haven't tried them on calipers, though. > > Hector > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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