Rear Caliper Rebuild

[Bernie Benz]

Derek,

Unless your piston boots are torn you don't need the boot and seal kit,
BTDT. With all the calipers that I've overhauled, have never had to replace
either boot or seal. Just clean up the old ones with IPA or Vodka before
reinstalling.

Bernie 

> From: Derek Pulvino <dbpulvino at hotmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:44:56 +0000
> To: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Rear Caliper Rebuild
> 
> Peter,
> 
> That page is real helpful.  Adds quite a bit of information to what I
> had:
> 
> http://www.20v.org/brakere.htm
> 
> The tool they use in the original 20v page looks pretty clever, but
> it's not like I've got a piece of flat steel lying around, or if I
> did that I have the means to drill and tap the piece.
> 
> Any problems with stability in leveraging the socket against the
> caliper with the screwdriver?  Comparing the new pictures to your
> description, it sounds like you used pretty much the same deep socket
> with the screwdriver as with the c-clamp.
> 
> And nice red caliper.  Unfortunately, I don't think rust has that
> same fire-engine red look.
> 
> Derek P
> 
> On Feb 3, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Peter Schulz wrote:
> 
>> Derek:
>> 
>> add this to the references:
>> http://www.urq20v.com/Brakes/brake_rebuild.htm
>> 
>> Mike Sylvester and I have now rebuilt quite a number of the rear
>> calipers.
>> 
>> Last time, we tried a caliper piston spring compression tool that
>> consisted of a deep 3/8 drive socket and the addition of a 3/8 to
>> 1/2 inch drive adapter, which gave just enough height to then use a
>> screw driver as a fulcrum ( instead of using the "C" clamp) against
>> the caliper body....
>> 
>> -hth
>> 
>> -Peter
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 10:17 AM 2/3/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>>> I've gotten the gumption again to dive into the rear caliper rebuild
>>> project.  Looking through the instructions I got from fellow lister
>>> Mr. Peter Schulz, and the 20v.org site, looks like I need to find a
>>> way to beg, borrow, or I guess fabricate a compression tool.  I
>>> looked at the picture of the tool on the 20v site, but not sure I've
>>> got the tools to make that tool.
>>> 
>>> Anyone with any suggestions on either how to make one of those tools
>>> with off the shelf parts, or perhaps have a tool they'd be willing to
>>> put on loan?
>>> 
>>> Derek P
>>> Seattle, Wa
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> -Peter Schulz
>> Chelmsford Ma, USA
>> http://www.naaclub.org/
>> 
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>> 
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> 
> 
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