You don't need to disconnect the caliper to remove the rotor....just hang it up with a coat hanger with the brake line connected. Karl Batzler 84 Vanagon La Quinta, CA -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 12:05 AM Subject: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
>hello folks-- > >I need to replace my front wheel bearings. Am I supposed to disconnect the >brake line from the caliper to remove the caliper to remove the rotor? > >There is a steele (or at least metal) length of brake line directly off the >caliper which is attached to a metal bracket hooked to the front end >suspension. This keeps the caliper from being moved without bending the brake >line or the bracket. On the other side of the bracket, toward the master >cylinder is a rubber brake hose, then brake line and so on. From my experience >checking the bearings the only way to move the caliper clear of the rotor is >to temporarily bend the bracket or disconnect the brake line. The latter means >I have to bleed the brakes after installation, and seem like a bit of a pain. >Bending the bracket risks breaking the bracket. > >Am I missing a way to clear the caliper from the rotor without disconnecting >the brake line? My guess is bending the bracket holding the brake line isn't >the best idea since it could fatigue and break. And it seems like that bracket >is welded to the body, or rather suspension, and therefore can't be unbolted >or temporarily moved. > >If I have to disconnect the line and bleed the brakes do those one-man brake >bleeders that have a pump on them actually work well (like the bleeder I see >in Rocky Mountain Motorworks catalogue)? > >Thanks for any information. >Jeff >83.5 Westy >NYC > |
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