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| solo1 |
 Jun 28 2010, 08:59 AM
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Guys I need help. I took the front left caliper off about a week ago to loosen it up as it was sticking, replaced pads. Drove the car it still got hot so the caliper is sticking. Rebuild kits arrived for all four corners. took same caliper off, pads out. Now what? if any one can give me or direct me to, a step by step way of re doing this I would really be grateful. Assume Im a "special needs" brake mechanic. I have always had some concern about brakes cause it has to be done right. I keep staring at the caliper thinking this cant be that tough have one side piston secured with a C clamp and block. Thats as far as Ive gotten. Thinking I may be in too deep and am considering taking them to a shop and having them to the re build with the fresh parts.
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| solo1 |
Jun 29 2010, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 2-June 10 From: cincinnati Member No.: 11,794 Region Association: None |
thanks you guys will try it this weekend. taking the caliper off and disconnecting the brake line i need a fitting that goes into the brake fluid port on the caliper and attach it to the air compressor what size should the fitting be that attaches to the brake fluid port. next the seal that goes around the piston has a split ring holding the seal in place , the seal is shot will i still be able to blow out the piston? or am I "fuched"?
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| underthetire |
Jun 29 2010, 11:13 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(solo1 @ Jun 29 2010, 09:20 AM)  thanks you guys will try it this weekend. taking the caliper off and disconnecting the brake line i need a fitting that goes into the brake fluid port on the caliper and attach it to the air compressor what size should the fitting be that attaches to the brake fluid port. next the seal that goes around the piston has a split ring holding the seal in place , the seal is shot will i still be able to blow out the piston? or am I "fuched"? The split ring only holds the dust cover on. The seal is internal. I just used a blow gun with no fitting. Mine popped out pretty easy. Your re-build kit should have 2 internal piston seals, two dust covers, two metal retaining rings, 2 piston anti-rotaion shims, and a new plate with tabs for the mounting bolts. The kits I got from eric even had new mounting bolts. You may want to get the caliper o-ring seals for the body to put it back together with to, even my kits I got from eric were missing them, but he mailed them to me. |
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solo1 front caliper re build Jun 28 2010, 08:59 AM
underthetire Just did mine Last weekend, Fronts are easy. Rears... Jun 28 2010, 09:14 AM
solo1
Just did mine Last weekend, Fronts are easy. Rear... Jun 28 2010, 09:28 AM Ericv1
Guys I need help. I took the front left caliper o... Jun 28 2010, 08:08 PM solo1
Guys I need help. I took the front left caliper ... Jun 29 2010, 10:09 AM bigkensteele
Guys I need help. I took the front left caliper ... Jul 1 2010, 11:11 PM Ericv1
[quote name='Ericv1' post='1336451' date='Jun 28 ... Jul 2 2010, 06:13 PM Eric_Shea ***IMPORTANT***
I don't recommend anyone use ... Jun 29 2010, 08:24 AM Krieger914 Eric, when doing a front pair of calipers do you b... Jun 29 2010, 09:00 AM underthetire Thats why your the "expert"! :D I ... Jun 29 2010, 09:01 AM Eric_Shea
Absolutely. The late model kits come with posit... Jun 29 2010, 09:10 AM tat2dphreak or be 100% sure and just use your calipers as core... Jun 29 2010, 09:54 AM solo1
thanks you guys will try it this weekend. taking... Jun 29 2010, 11:27 AM biggy72 So I've got 4 VERY stuck calipers. I'm try... Jun 29 2010, 09:05 PM Eric_Shea Fluid is probably the only way at this point. I k... Jun 29 2010, 09:24 PM biggy72 I tried some heat tonight. I got the inners pushed... Jun 29 2010, 10:52 PM Eric_Shea
If they're pushed most of the way, they are ... Jun 30 2010, 07:27 AM solo1 consider me brain dead. spent a while working on c... Jun 30 2010, 08:16 AM Mikey914 Eric did a rebuild demo at WCR, it quickly was app... Jun 30 2010, 08:20 AM solo1
Eric did a rebuild demo at WCR, it quickly was ap... Jun 30 2010, 08:40 AM BigDBass eric shea in UTAH? got an e mail or contact number... Jun 30 2010, 08:51 AM Eric_Shea Thanks Dan!
Ummm... do I have to be the one... Jun 30 2010, 04:08 PM underthetire
Thanks Dan!
Ummm... do I have to be the on... Jun 30 2010, 04:20 PM biggy72 I got two of the calipers completely apart tonight... Jun 30 2010, 10:53 PM Eric_Shea
It is cocked in the bore (all you "Juvies... Jul 1 2010, 11:43 AM solo1 Thanks for the digs about the bleeder valve. D... Jul 1 2010, 12:58 PM Eric_Shea
Once we do your rear you will no longer be a vir... Jul 1 2010, 01:41 PM underthetire Ouch :miles: Jul 1 2010, 03:50 PM solo1 Outstanding!!! Jul 1 2010, 06:13 PM biggy72 WOOO!!! finally got all of the pistons... Jul 1 2010, 10:06 PM Eric_Shea
1. The outer adjuster is supposed to have a c-cl... Jul 2 2010, 07:50 AM biggy72 Ok I guess my problem was just that my other rear ... Jul 2 2010, 01:48 PM solo1 am puting the calipers back together,fronts. when ... Jul 4 2010, 01:30 PM Eric_Shea Blow them out and do it right. If the plates don... Jul 4 2010, 03:20 PM solo1 got it thanks eric. talked with underthetire yeste... Jul 5 2010, 01:59 PM Ericv1
got it thanks eric. talked with underthetire yest... Jul 5 2010, 08:07 PM solo1 no luck finding this idiotic tie rod end dust boot... Jul 6 2010, 12:58 PM solo1 ok, okay im back with a brake question. when you t... Jul 8 2010, 12:04 PM Ericv1
ok, okay im back with a brake question. when you ... Jul 9 2010, 01:53 PM biggy72 So where do you get 7mm x 1 bolts at? I had to cut... Jul 8 2010, 07:44 PM biggy72 So I found the bolts on the Auto Atlanta website, ... Jul 11 2010, 11:23 PM |
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