rear brake caliper
Tom Christiansen
tomchr at ee.washington.edu
Mon Mar 31 19:11:37 EST 2003
Folks,
> > I'm not 200% sure, but I don't recall hearing about caliper pistons
> > that required to be rotated while pushed in. I've normally just pushed
> > the piston in.
>
>Well, you've heard it now. ;-)
Indeed I have.
> It's a rather common design, usually
>rear only. There are no auxiliary brake shoes in the disk hat as with
>some designs, the emergency brake cable attaches directly to the caliper
>and operates it mechanically. The pistons turn out as the pads wear.
Arh... See, come to think of it, I've only done front brakes. I just
assumed the rear to be the same.
Tom
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