

| Subject: | Re: Rebuild Calipers? |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:11:55 -0500 |
Hey - I just did this! Rebuilding the calipers is an easy job. Pop the pistons out one a time - I used a bicycle floor pump and just wedged the rubber tube into the caliper. Make sure you put a block of wood between the pistons to protect them. When the piston comes out it will sound like a gun shot. Clean up any corrosion/goop on the pistons and reassemble with the new seals. I used brake rebuilding gel from the local FLAPS as it made everything slide together easily. I also cleaned everything a couple of times with this gel. To get the seal around the top of the pistons I used a high technology tool made of a large C-clamp and a jam jar lid of the appropriate diameter. If the calipers are scored you are in trouble. I believe they are chrome plated and cannot be honed. Probably not cheap to replace. >OK, 25-point tossup question here (am I dating myself?) > >Awhile back, I picked up a front disk caliper rebuild kit, >since the rubber in mine is more or less non-existant. St. John >makes no mention of the job, and Clymer mentions blowing the >pistons out with compressed air, and don't screw up or you'll >never get the thing back together again (slight gloss on my >part ;->). The recent thread on rebuilding clutch cylinders >brought this to mind. Am I best off scheduling some down time >and take the calipers to someone, or does someone have a >reassuring shade-tree procedure for this? > >TIA and Cheers! >-- >Todd R. Schroeder | Without vision, a people perish. >todds@sunnet.chotel.com | Proverbs XXIX:18 >'71 Campmobile
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