Re[2]: Caliper needed BAD!

["Rodney L Wiggins" <rwiggins@clev.frb.org>]

BOB, 
Hey , save yourself some money and rebuild it! Any used part you get will 
probably need the same attention anyway and a new one =$$$$. Its a pretty easy 
job but be sure to put plenty of never-seize in there once you clean out all the
crap.If not you'll be doing it again next year.  I typically use LUCAS caliper 
grease because it can hold up to brake fluid if by chance you leak into the rear
chamber. HOWEVER, confirm that you dont also need a brake cable. Those are known
to seize-up also. No amount of moving the arm back and forth will free a seized 
caliper. Trust me, I've tried.
     _Hope this helps.
     
     Rod 
     
      PS the bigger hammer is always good advice.
You need the advice that my Daddy always gave me.  "Don't force it, just 
get a bigger hammer."
     
On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Bob D'Amato wrote:
     
> 
> NEED BADLY!
> Rear pass brake caliper for '84 4kQ. Parking brake cam is frozen real 
> solid, and cant pass inspection untill it does.
> I tried moving it back and forth for about 2 hourse, hammering it both 
> ways, it loosened up a bit, but not nearly good enough.
> 
> THANKS!
> 
> Bob
> 
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