dodge1chevy2
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Success for caliper 2
Following Johns advice and freeing the front wheel allowed me remove the right side caliper. Even with the wheel forward it required some pounding to remove the caliper pin. Now I have the two calipers with brake lines removed. I believe the next step is to use the compressor to free the pistons from the calipers. Unfortunately due my stroke from 6 years ago I have no short term memory. Please give me advice on which openings I should use for the air input. There is a significant amount of rust on the surface of the right piston so I’m what I will find on the inside.
I appreciate the advice.
Rick
I think its time to get the brake disc out of the way. It sounds like the eccentric pin is being held in place by the tension between the frozen brake caliper piston with pads tight against the brake disc and the position of the eccentric pin in the bore of the caliper. Put the bike on its center stand using a 1 x 12 x12 or 2 x 12 x 12 under it to get a little more height at the front wheel and pull the front axle. Lower the wheel to the ground and roll it forward enough to extract the brake disc from between the pads. The wheel cant be completely removed until both calipers are loose and able to be rotated out of the way, You will or should be able to rotate the caliper in its mount and that should free up the eccentric so it can be pulled. The eccentric pins ride in brass bushings inside the mounting flanges on the sliders so it's not frozen in the mounts except in this case by trapped tension. Once the caliper is off the slider you can pull the wheel completely or put it back so you'll be able to roll the bike around your shop. No heating required. Just wiggle the caliper back and forth as you pull the eccentric down and out of its bore.
Following Johns advice and freeing the front wheel allowed me remove the right side caliper. Even with the wheel forward it required some pounding to remove the caliper pin. Now I have the two calipers with brake lines removed. I believe the next step is to use the compressor to free the pistons from the calipers. Unfortunately due my stroke from 6 years ago I have no short term memory. Please give me advice on which openings I should use for the air input. There is a significant amount of rust on the surface of the right piston so I’m what I will find on the inside.
I appreciate the advice.
Rick