Bob wrote: >Yesterday I attempted to push my frozen brake pistons back into their homes >with a C-clamp. Well, I have a sprung C-clamp now. I guess they were more >frozen than I thought. I ended up splitting the caliper and using a 2-ton >jack and the bus to force the pistons back into their respective caliper >halves. <snip> >Ok, enough fun. The real question is: should I even attempt to reuse these >things or would I just be tempting fate? The rubber boots around the >pistons weren't cracked Of course, now that I just crushed them >under my bus and beat the shit out of them with a hammer I'm a little >concerned about safety! ;) I guess I'm getting conservative in my old age ;) but what's the cost of a few more parts compared to not being able to stop surely and quickly (or at all?) I'd replace. Definately replace. Ol' Conservative Mike 68 Camper (Frau Blucher) 82 Westfalia (renamed Mrs. Madrigal, who has new brake calipers, books, pistons, etc. and stops much better, thank you)
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