Right, tried to re-assemble one of these, and got it back together, but the piston didn't slie in easily as it said it woold on the instructions. I used some 800 w/d to remove some surface corrosion from the piston, but maybe the cylinder surface is corroded too.....
Ah I just want it done!
Ah man these calipers........
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Ah man these calipers........
Keep it RAT!
when I rebuilt my rear callipers the other week I had the same prob. I had to use a 'G - clamp' to get them back in. Not sure if that was the correct thing to do, but when they were reinstalled & the brakes bled all seems to be fine & the callipers don't bind like they used to. (although i suspect they still have a little bit of 'stickyness', as the rears still appear to get a bit warmer than the fronts)
James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
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1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
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When I rebuilt the calipers on my old 914/4 I had to wet & dry the piston & bores too. I also found the hardest bit was getting the piston to go back in square, that obviously made a hell of a difference to the amount of force required to seat them.
Martin Rogers
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'69 Ossi blue warmrod 3.0 911T
[sold & sorely missed]'67S '70 Targa T '75 914/4 x 2
+44 (0)7812 167547
'69 Ossi blue warmrod 3.0 911T
[sold & sorely missed]'67S '70 Targa T '75 914/4 x 2