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replaced pads

Do I have to remove the calipers entirely from the bike or can I work
on them while they are still attached to hose. Do I drain the calipers
before commencing.
Chuckie




Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:09 pm

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I just replaced pads, and now the wheel is tight to turn. I cleaned the pucks with brake cleaner but there was still some corrosion on them.they pushed back in...
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Jan 13, 2009
9:53 pm

I went through the same problem last spring. The pistons are dirty so they do not slide in and out the way then should. It's an easy fix, but it sounds...
Tim Davies
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Jan 13, 2009
10:04 pm

The only real way to get these back to good working order again is to remove the pistons, rub them clean with brake cleaner, clean out the recessed area behind...
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Jan 13, 2009
10:12 pm

Do I have to remove the calipers entirely from the bike or can I work on them while they are still attached to hose. Do I drain the calipers before commencing....
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chuckie6662000
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Jan 13, 2009
11:09 pm

It's easier to work on if you remove the calipers completely from the hose especially if any of the pistons are frozen in place like mine were. I had to use a...
Tim Davies
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Jan 13, 2009
11:18 pm

Hi Chuckie, ... I agree with Tim that it is easier to work on the calipers if you have them on the workbench. But obviously Timīs method did not work for me...
Wolfgang Kaufmann
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Jan 14, 2009
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