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Carrera Rear Caliper Piston Question
Rebuilding the rear calipers of my 86 Carrera while the suspension and engine/tranny are out.
On the passenger side all went well with the removal of the pistons. The driver was another story and I had to pry them out after failing with compressed air. I tried pushing them back in with a C-clamp and prying them out several time, adding PB Blaster when the pistons were partially out. Alas I broke off part of the ledge that holds the seal on each piston...    Sorry for the crappy pics from my iPhone... Is it OK to replace the pistons on one caliper and not the other?
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12-02-2012, 05:26 PM
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yes, good time to get them stainless steel ones for the next time
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12-02-2012, 05:32 PM
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Damn Zippy,
Next time use your brake lines
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12-02-2012, 05:39 PM
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The pistons would not come out past a certain point; there was a bit of rust on them...
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12-02-2012, 05:58 PM
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Stupid question, how do you prevent brake fluid from getting everywhere when using your brake line when the piston pops out? I used air last time I did it.
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12-02-2012, 05:58 PM
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Oh damn, call me next time, so we can have two brains on it
 , man sorry to read your troubles.Not stupid, a fellow pelican came over with his stuck calipers and we used my car to pop them out, He also failed with air. No biggy, I just pressed the brakes 2 inches and locked them in place, removed the brake line and placed it on his and then I pressed the pedal down, "pop" it came right out. Yeah, you need a fool like me to do that but if all else fails???
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12-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Bad news...
PP does not carry Carrera caliper pistons...I e-mailed PMB and hope they have some.
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12-03-2012, 06:47 PM
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