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Old 27-08-12, 01:57 PM   #7
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Default Re: Front brake caliper overhaul.

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Originally Posted by Danny Dickinson View Post
Hi guys. Cheers for the ideas, definately lessons learnt for the next time. In all fairness to my stupidity, i do wonder if they would have come out anyway. The top bit of the pistons, as in the bits pushing on the pads, all look like they have been had at with pliers in their time, and when i started cleaning the calipers out, they were like bloody salt shakers!

Also, there was quite a bit of what can only be described as black paste in the bottom of the caliper bore under the pistons. Even though i am putting new brake lines on, would it be worth flushing the whole system first to make sure that any crap is pushed out? There was a little bit in the resevoir too.

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If you have new lines, clean inside calipers, then yeah you can let some fresh fluid drip through master if you want, probably not much in it.

Clean crap out of seal grooves, this is what makes tham drag

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Originally Posted by andrewsmith View Post
the G clamp method works.
I've also found a footpump with an airbed adapter works quite well if in a rush.
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