Re: Rear Girling caliper troubles --Conclusion

[Dave Weiss <dzweiss@worldnet.att.net>]

"Kurt Wesseling" <kwessel@enm.maine.edu> wrote:

> There is also a 12 or 13 mm hex head fitting in the center of the 
> piston--in my case both of them were pretty well rounded out and 
> unusuable.  So, I went after the pistons with channel locks 
> (that's large, slip-joint pliers to some of you...hehheh)

Sometimes you can find a Torx that fits well into a wallowed-out Allen
hole.  Because the tip-to-tip dimensions are larger than the original
Allen corner-to-corner dimension, you may get enough extra advantage to
turn the (bolt, whatever) w/o further damage.  BTDT, after considerable
swearing at the previous owner's mechanic!

Dave Weiss
'91 V8 5-spd
'93 90 CS UnQ