******* Brakes!!!!!!

[jstgermaine]

Having spent the majority of my time on the pretty things, (exterior and interior) I finally decided to paint my calipers.

Problem here is that I found that all but one of them need to be rebuilt...the one excluded...well I can't seem to seperate the halves!

I have tried penetrating fluid on the halve bolts to no avail! In the process I have managed to strip a T30 wrench.

Anyone else have any ideas on this?

During this ordeal I have spent alot of time under the car and need to replace the tie rod ends, and sway bar bushings.

As I am dropping a 3.0 into this should I do anything else to the suspension to accomodate for the increased weight?

Thanks in advance for your help on this.

[chuckr]

DO NOT SPLIT THE CALIPER !
If it gets split... it get trashed !
Use compressed air to push out the piston.
You can get rebuilt calipers for about $100.00 each unless they are the alloys 1969-74 911's

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

He's right. The last thing you want to do is split the calipers. Oh, and when you do push out the pistons with shop air, be extremely careful of where you put your fingers. Those pistons don't "pop" out, they come out WHAP! Might as well put your fingers in a punch press.

Stephan

[dickster]

jstgermaine - no offense (honest!), but have you got a good manual to work from, haynes, bentleys etc? it doesn't sound like it, and working with stuff like brakes you should have!!

[jstgermaine]

Thanks for the words of wisdom...I guess the inability to seperate was a good thing!

I do have the manuals on their way...Should be here today or tomorrow.

Thanks for the quick response guys, where would I be without this board!!!

[Sunroof]

I just finished doing all my brakes. I took off the "S" calipers in front and "M" in the rear. I do not have compressed air or a sand blaster to do it right so I went to my local shop and for 1 hour labor each plus the cost of the kit, all the calipers came back like they were showroom fresh! Well worth the time and investment.


Rotors, pads, even all new attachment hardware and I still save hundreds in labor. That my suggestion.

Regards,
Bob

73.5 T

[Chuck Moreland]

You can pressurize the calipers using a regular bicycle pump and a section of hard brake line.



Do head the above words of caution regarding the piston popping out. Keep your fingers out of there and put a rag or something in there to soften the impact a bit.

The pistons won't come out together. When one gets close, slip a C clamp on it to keep it from coming out. Then pump some more to pop the other one. You can then grab the C clamped piston with channel locks and pull it out. Carefull not to scuff the sealing surface.