Where can i find the 20 degree brake caliper piston alignment tool...??
 

CAN ANYONE ADVISE WHERE TO GET THIS TOOL AS PELICAN DOES NOT OFFER IT...IF I AM CORRECT = PELICAN DOES NOT CARRY THIS, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POST UP WHERE TO BUY IT or post an attachment or email me THE EXACT DIMENSIONS/FILE SO I CAN PRINT IT OUT AND USE IT AS A STENCIL TO CUT ONE OUT...THX IN ADVANCE...BOB

brake tool
 

take the bentley's manual, a protractor, a piece of thick construction paper, and make it.

ok...I'll check out bentley to see if I can find it...is the shape more than a 20 degree wedge...??

I believe the tool is designed to be able to engage & rotate the caliper piston to correct its alignment if its off, right...??

thx for this speedy help mtb...I cannot access the rennlist site...so, can you post up here on this thread what ever is there that will help me...thx in advance...Bob

Make one....

The dimensions are in my old Bentley, Clymer, Chilton manuals and are described in the factory manuals... and have probably been posted here at some point

Here ya go.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1340850076.jpg

+1 make one
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1340850217.jpg

20° Template..........Using trigonometry
 

Draw or make a triangle with equal sides. The corners would have 60° each. Divide the arc into 3 equal parts and connect the corner to the point/s on the arc. Now you have a 20° angle template without using a protractor. Or contact Ed Mitchell (evangene). HTH.

Tony

If I recall, I eyeballed this 4 years ago and have never had any issues.

if you make one..make it out of clear rigid plastic. kinda makes it easy if you can see thru it.

i admit, my last rebuild was on some turbo calipers..it got confusing, so we eyeballed it. brakes are quiet.

Can't it just be eyeballed? Looking at the caliper diagram above, the bottom edge of the slot on the piston is at the 9 o'clock position. Just line it up by sight and gently push the piston in. The "tool" is not designed to rotate the piston in the caliper. A piece of cardboard will serve to check it, but you can also do it by sight. Just make sure you have the orientation correct relative to the rotation of the rotor.

No!

It MUST be made out of Ti!

Tin snips and a chunk of sheet metal.
To turn pistons I use a set of heavy duty snap ring pliers used on transmissions.

Easy way to make a 20° triangle...

Cut the corner from a rectangular piece of metal so one side is 2.5" long and the other is 0.9" long. That will give you a more then accurate 20° angle. (19.7989°)

This isn't rocket science - I made mine from some stiff cardboard to match the line drawing above with a protractor, ruler, and a razor blade. You could also print the image and trace it out onto the cardboard. You'll need to gently turn the piston by hand or with pliers to meet the angle of the guage. Worked fine - the car stops almost every time I press the brakes, and no noise...

thx guys...I found out that Ed M. the coupler guy made some of these in the past...I am awaiting to hear back from him to see if he has any more so I can get one...

Let me know. I can mail you mine. Clear plastic and cut to a perfect 20. My OCD took over. I can't see a rebuild in my near future.

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I rebuilt all four about seven years ago, and just did a second rebuild on the rears. I just eyeball it and have never had an issue. And Gitano is correct. The photo in the Bentley shows the positioning.

Easy-Peasy.

the templet is in the instructions for the caliper rebuild kit

thx all... pm sent to vash...

I wanna see a pic of the vash/OCD one...

Ok it was much less impressive when I dug it out of my toolbox. At least the 20 is perfect. I used drafting tools to make it. http://img.tapatalk.com/4055f44f-0ee8-c139.jpg

I made one out of cardboard using a protractor leftover from grade school.

Baum tool sells it, it's $19 and was a nice addition to my specialty tool collection. I do enough calipers that paper or cardboard would be a constant pain.

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good idea, any info. on make/model? I googled around, there are many out there but I'm not sure which will work well reaching in and grabbing the rusty ID. Thanks.

well, if it rusty, then you need to rebuild the whole shootin' match