Re: Anyone rebuild a two piston caliper?

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 11:22 AM 9/14/97 -0600, you 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
>
>
I've done it recently.  Just one tip: used compressed air to blow one of the
pistons ALMOST all the way out while holding the other in.  Then hold the
one that's almost out (first one) from comming out while blowing the other
completely out.  When pull the other one out.  If you blow one completely
out while one is almost completely in, it is a big pain in the butt blocking
the flow oc compressed air enough to get the last piston out!  Otherwise,
this is very straightforward.  Good luck.

Regards,


John Karasaki

Audi Quattro Fanatic