Re: Anyone rebuild a two piston caliper?

[mike posner <posne@cts.com>]

At 11:22 AM 9/14/97 -0600, Robert Paul Andrews wrote:
>Anyone ever rebuild one of those two piston calipers?  All I really have
to do
>is replace a slightly torn piston boot.  From the service manual, it looks
>kinda straightforward, take the caliper off the car, hold one piston in place
>and then use compressed air in the fluid inlet to force the caliper out.
>Any BTDT, have any pointers.
>THANKS!
>Rob
>
>Put a small piece of wood in front of the piston to absorb the force of
the ejecting piston as it shoots out with some force.. i.e. Don't put your
finger in front to stop it.> I use a bike pump hooked to a small piece of
copper fuel line attached to a small brake line screwed into the caliper.
You can use just the right amount of air this way.  Yes ,its rather
straight forward although getting the boot in its little niche is a bit
fussy as I recall.Mike>