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| dmilzoff |
 Sep 10 2003, 05:48 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 377  |
I'm about to remove my rear calipers for Brad to rebuild (are you listening Brad?)
Question 1. How do you remove the parking brake cable? It does not seem under tension. Question 2. What is the best way to seal the brake lines to prevent draining the brake fluid? Brad, you will have the two 9146 calipers for rebuild early next week. Thanx. |
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| ChrisReale |
Sep 10 2003, 05:51 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
To remove the p-brake, punch out the pin that goes through the end. and it just comes off.
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| dmilzoff |
Sep 10 2003, 05:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 377 |
Thanx. That solution seemed to easy. Also, it was hard to see the pin under all of the crud.
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| ArtechnikA |
Sep 10 2003, 06:18 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(dmilzoff @ Sep 10 2003, 03:48 PM) Question 1. How do you remove the parking brake cable? It does not seem under tension. Question 2. What is the best way to seal the brake lines to prevent draining the brake fluid? when i -re-installed my calipers, i drilled the little pins for a teeny cotter pin to make sure it never came out on its own. probably overkill but my pins are still in place... since you'll have to bleed everything afterwards anyway preventing drainage is a halfway measure at best. if you run the brake pedal to the floor, it will prevent the reservoir from draining through the MC. you can use something like a sharpened pencil (preferably, a #2 Ticonderoga...) to stick into the end of the hard line... |
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| URY914 |
Sep 10 2003, 06:50 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,968 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I use a "HB" lead when I plug the lines.
It is softer. Paul |
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| ChrisFoley |
Sep 10 2003, 07:12 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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The pins are supposed to have a small clip on the bottom that seats in a groove in the pin.
To seal the brake lines I cut the ends off an old brake line and tig weld the opening at the back to create a plug that can be screwed into the end of the hose. Its easier to disconnect where the flex hose attaches to the steel line under the trailing arm. Then remove the steel line after taking the caliper off. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Sep 10 2003, 07:23 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
on the PB, I replaced the pin with a long machine screw with nuts on the end... the pins wanted to fall out when there was slack in the line... never again!
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