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Offline explosivo

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Brake help
« on: July 13, 2004, 02:01:23 PM »
So I'm changing my brake pads tonight, and according to the service manual, I'm supposed to compress the piston with a C-clamp. Problem is, the piston won't fucking budge, and I can't get the caliper over the new pads and disc. >:(

WTF... is there something I need to do to release some pressure somewhere? Am I doing something wrong?

Hep, hep :(
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2004, 02:32:24 PM »
caliper is froze. :(   you eather have to try and get it moving by trying to get some grease or PP oil under that rubber boot and pressing the piston back in or get some new calipers. :(  

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Re: Brake help
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2004, 02:37:44 PM »
Did you take the cap off the master cylinder?
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2004, 02:39:20 PM »
Did you pull the top off of the MC resevoir?
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2004, 02:40:27 PM »
Beat ya to it Jerry ;D
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2004, 02:41:06 PM »
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Did you take the cap off the master cylinder?


Beat me by TWO full minutes!  I'm getting slow in my old age :)
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2004, 02:42:07 PM »
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Beat ya to it Jerry ;D


OK, that's twice, but only ONE minute this time.  I'm typing as fast as I can so maybe I'll get you this time ;D
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2004, 02:46:42 PM »
You got me
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2004, 02:48:00 PM »
i just removed the whole caliper and used  a hammer handle to push the cyl in while pushing it up aginst something.  mine were just stiff.

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Did you take the cap off the master cylinder?


wow does having the cap on really matter?
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2004, 02:50:39 PM »
Yes it does
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2004, 03:22:41 PM »
Why not just open the bleeder screw then compress?
Going to bleed them after anyhow right?
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2004, 03:40:26 PM »
Chances are if its a 100 car, You might want to think about doing calipers anyway.....probably pretty rusty.
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2004, 04:28:03 PM »
I finally got them to move... I had to take them off and put em in the bench vice, though, so now I've probably opened up an entirely new can of worms. :(

How do you bleed the caliper? Do you bleed it out of the bolt that connects the brake line to the caliper, or just use the normal bleeder nipple?

And yes, I had the cap off ;)
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Re: Brake help
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2004, 07:01:37 PM »
OK guys, the easy way for next time.
Get the wheel off and take your big ass
slotted screw driver, and stick it in between
the rotor and the pad, now pry the piston
back into the caliper, forget the cap, it's
vented anyway, now you can change the
pads with no problems.

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Re: Brake help
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2004, 04:15:05 AM »
I've always taken the cap off the Master Cylinder and used a big "C" Clamp to compress the piston but Wild's screwdriver trick works great too. Just be careful and not scratch the rotor.
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