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From: cabbie@chinet.UUCP (Richard Andrews)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: New pads = squeaky brakes
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Date: Mon, 27-Oct-86 17:04:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 27 17:04:41 1986
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In article <678@houem.UUCP> ahn@houem.UUCP (Au H. Nguyen) writes:
>> The easy way to get the pistons out is to remove the 
>> caliper from the front wheel and apply the brake and keep doing it 
>> until the piston is pushed out of the caliper.
>
>Wouldn't that make for brake fluid squirting all over the place?  I thought
>you're supposed to disconnect the caliper from the brake line, drain it, and
>use compressed air to force the piston out?  Silly me!
>
>	Au	ihnp4!houem!ahn
Well that is what they tell you to do in the books but if the piston is
really stuck then compressed air will not work and if it does let go 
the piston usually goes flying across the work area and is ruined.
I have seen several accidents from using the compressed air method.
Secondly the caliper does not require removal from the car or bike
just to get the piston out(with all of the associated grief with brake lines
etc.).  I have used this method for a long time and have found that it works
quite well.

				Rich Andrews
				...ihnp4!chinet!cabbie

Don't knock it until you have tried it!