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To split or not to split
I am rebuilding the calipers on my SC, should I split them for the rebuild? It says that this may cause them to leak. Whats my best bet guys?
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11-23-2004, 04:03 AM
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the last thing I would do is split them. I split calipers and had no leak afterwards, only an unknown brake problem of constant air in a line or should I say air being sucked into the line.. whatever.
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I've never heard of a good reason to split the calipers and wouldn't recommend it. Just pull the pistons, clean them up and thier bores and put it back together with new seals
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nope, don't split 'em unless they're leaking already- soak 'em in cleaner for awhile instead. In the rebuild kit there's no rings for the thru bolts.
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Nope. Clean, flush, new rubber.
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Cool, then i wont. What is a good way to get the pistons out without using compressed air? Im young and dont have a compressor.
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11-23-2004, 10:20 AM
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I seem to remember reading that someone got them out with a bike pump?
It was a few weeks / month or so I was reading the post in the archives...... -Chris
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Matt, unless you have cocked a piston or there has been corrosion, you should be able to rotate the pistons while pulling them out. Give yourself a little advantage and push the pistons out a little with with the MC while the calipers are on the car. There is a tech article here that is good. Look in the tech article section.
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