Rear caliper question - Need quick answer!

[Per Lindgren]

Konstantin Bogach wrote:

>Per,
>it is matter of choosing right diameter socket or piece of  pipe and patience.  I
>used, as I said before, variable size C-clamp and socket (don't remember size).
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I've tried with different clamps, D-shaped vise grips, carpenter's
clamp, valve spring clamp and also a socket and the special tool for
resetting the brake piston.

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>The socket goes onto that black thing which looks like  _| |_ (sorry, no top line)
>and which if I remember goes on top of spring.
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Correct...

> Bottom of the socket presses
>against bottom flange-like part.  Socket should be the size to be able to insert
>lock ring with really long nose pliers.
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I went out and got a pipe earlier today that fits over the collar.
Problem is that when I fit this pipe over the collar (the black thing)
there's no place for the circlip, except under it.

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>I bought very long and thin nose pliers just for this job.  I bent tips towards
>each other a little to prevent ring slipping off.
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I bought a dedicated circlip plier today, but that didnt help much.
There's simply not enough room in there... I've almost run out of
needle-nose pliers as well, after modifying them.

>  Then I recall the last problem
>was aligning that black thing bottom (like petals on a flower) tabs. Make sure
>they are not bent up because it will impede placing lock ring.
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Checked that, no problem.

Somebody suggested that it was possible to just press everything in
place. I tried that with the pipe mentioned earlier and the caliper
piston tool. A couple of times I bent the cirlip, but one time almost
got it in place. I tried to push it in place with a thin flat-blade
screwdriver but then the little bugger slipped out again.

It's frustrating, and the worst thing is that this is only the first
caliper, I should do the other one as well.....

PerL

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>Konstantin.
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>>Oh man....
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>>This is no fun at all. I'm still not succesful in getting the caliper
>>back together, and it's the circlip that's been giving me trouble. I
>>have spent a lot of time today trying to modify tools, make tools,
>>pressing it together (like someone here mentioned) but still no luck.
>>This is starting to annoy me, especially since I need this caliper to go
>>back on the car, and the initial problem (stuck handbrake) is now ok.
>>Any new hints from those who's been there?
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>>PerL
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