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
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
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