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Re: Rear Girling Caliper Troubles




>To get the rear caliper pistons to retract, you need to use an allen 
>head socket (maybe 13mm ? I can't remember) to "screw" the piston back 
>into the bore.  This setup actually works well.....  

>No, I have never seen this on any other car either... :)


Forgive my ignorance.. but:

On OEM caliper pistons, the normal procedure is to gently apply pressure to the
piston with a Pipe-wrench/C-clamp right? 

Or are you talking about the OEM calipers? Sorry, I'm late to this thread.
Thanks.
                               -Osman Parvez
                                89 200q (158K miles)
                                Siena College
                                Albany NY