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| seanery |
 Sep 6 2004, 10:23 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
My front passenger caliper has a frozen piston.
Dunno how they worked so well unless I baked at at the last DE I did with it. Does anyone have a known good front passenger caliper to match the other on my 72? |
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| Engman |
Sep 6 2004, 10:31 AM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475  |
Rebuild time!!
ALL of the calipers were this way on the 74LE. Scariest thing I have done is to get those pistons out of the caliper. Sounded like a shotgun blast for each one. You have to use an air compressor attached to the bleed port. Cushion the caliper area, mine looked like a big rag cause I had a towel wrapped around it and BOOM out they come. It gets real scary as the pressure got up to 200PSI before they let loose. Be careful when doing this. These are not bad to rebuild, get a kit for each one - and I would do both sides. M |
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| Aaron Cox |
Sep 6 2004, 10:34 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) .. keep hands and all valuable objects out of the caliper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
100...120...130........180psi BOOOM. very entertaining (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| GWN7 |
Sep 6 2004, 10:36 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
What would you use if your compressor only goes to 150?
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| J P Stein |
Sep 6 2004, 10:37 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
I've got a pair off my 74 they were fine when I took em' off and carefully stored....sell em' for cheep. How'sa bout 20 bucks + shipping?...or trade for a 914 hat?
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| Verruckt |
Sep 6 2004, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 716 Joined: 14-July 04 From: Midwest Member No.: 2,348 |
Wouldn't it just be easier to take the caliper off the rotor and put a piece of wood in there and use the hydraulic pressure of the brake system to break it free? I'm sure that the pressure in a brake system is more than 180psi. And liquid doesn't compress.
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| Aaron Cox |
Sep 6 2004, 10:40 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(GWN7 @ Sep 6 2004, 09:36 AM) What would you use if your compressor only goes to 150? it may work at 150... |
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| Engman |
Sep 6 2004, 10:41 AM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475 |
I actually did mine with a cheapo tire inflator that plugs into the cigarette lighter outlet. Something like $20 at Walmart. Has a gauge and goes to 250PSI. Used a piece of old plastice fuel line jammed into the end of the tire inflator and it fits over the bleed nipple. You may have to help hold it on the bleed nipple. BE CAREFUL - this can go BOOOM.
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| Doug Leggins |
Sep 6 2004, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,358 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Nashville, Indiana Member No.: 261 Region Association: None
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I have some calipers available but I'm not sure of their condition - came from parts cars.
The signal orange 72 has working calipers but they won't be available until after the FFC. |
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| tracks914 |
Sep 6 2004, 07:46 PM
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Canadian Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,083 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 153 Region Association: None |
I'd go for the "use the hydraulic pressure of the brakes methood". It is easy to do, more controlled and far less dangerous.
Just be sure to do it slowly and keep your master cylinder topped up as to not get any air in the system from that end. |
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| Joe Ricard |
Sep 6 2004, 08:19 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Well as exciting as an air compressor is. I used an old bicycle hand floor pump. only took maybe 50PSI and had a block of wood inbetween pistons. The 1st one to start moving gets a C clamp till the other side gives way.
Air compressor is cool till someone looses an eye. or finger. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) |
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| seanery |
Sep 7 2004, 04:12 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
JP,
didja get my PM? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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