Rear caliper question - Need quick answer!

[Kneale Brownson]

OK, Jim, the tube ID tapers so that as you push the snap ring down the
tube, it gets compressed to the caliper cylinder bore ID and, thus, slides
into the cylinder while your pusher also compresses the spring, etc., and
the entire assembly ends up in the right place when the snap ring snaps
into its recess?

How long is the tube?  Do you use a deep socket?

Do you push with something on top of the socket?  Use a big C-Clamp or
something similar?

At 09:49 PM 11/19/2002 -0800, james accordino wrote:
>No, unfortunately.  It's really simple.  It looks like
>a tube.  The i.d. at the top is the snap ring
>uncompressed.  The id at the bottom is the bore size
>or about .003" smaller actually.  The only drawback is
>you need one for each different size.  It's only
>really most critical when you can easily reach down
>with ring pliers.  This isn't new, my Dad knew about
>it for at least 30 yrs.  Works with ANY type of
>internal ring.  It take 1 or 2 seconds with a driver
>(I used a deep socket) and hand pressure.
>
>HTH
>Jim Accordino
>
>--- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:
> > Can you supply a pix of this tool, Jim?
> >
> > Thanks, Kneale
> >
> > At 10:40 PM 11/18/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >When I did my first set, I compressed it with a
> > >c-clamp and did the snap ring with pliers.  It's
> > >really hard just to get the pliers in there.  Let
> > >alone with the c-clamp in place.  It took me a long
> > >time and many tries.  The REAL answer is a steel
> > >driver that pushes the snapring/circlip AND shaft
> > down
> > >at the same time.  One shot with the hydraulic
> > press
> > >(or c-clamp) and it's done.  I had mine made
> > (thanks
> > >DAD).  The next time with this tool it took me 10
> > >seconds instead of 10 hrs.  Really.
> > >
> > >Jim Accordino
> > >
> > >--- Per Lindgren <lindgre at online.no> wrote:
> > > > Quattrophiles,
> > > >
> > > > A few days ago, somebody posted the procedure on
> > how
> > > > to disassemble the
> > > > rear caliper to free up the handbrake actuator.
> > I
> > > > did that today, and
> > > > cleaned up a lot of rust and old goo. Now comes
> > the
> > > > big question.
> > > >
> > > > How the hell do I compress the spring inside the
> > > > caliper to get the
> > > > circlip back on? The spring is almost as hard as
> > a
> > > > valve spring, and
> > > > there's no way I can compress it with the
> > circlip
> > > > pliers. This wasnt
> > > > mentioned in the short writeup either...
> > > >
> > > > I could use the answer pretty quickly as I'd
> > like to
> > > > try to get at least
> > > > one caliper finished tonight (it's 9:30 pm right
> > > > now)
> > > >
> > > > PerL
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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