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Re: more brake stuff


If your brakes are that far gone, replace your hoses as well, first
thing I did when I got my '71.  Don't drive it far with that stuck
caliper, you're legally liable for the condition of your brakes, can
get very messy if you get into an accident, your insurance can refuse
to cover you(and you can spend jail time for manslaughter if it comes
to that).  If your seals are that far gone, you need to replace both
calipers, they WILL stick again, take it from one who knows.  Then you
can get whole new front brakes because you will be replacing rotors,
too.  You probably can't get fluid out because your bleeder is rusted
closed, it happens.  If you take the bleeder out, and still can't get
fluid out, carefully park the thing and bike down to your parts store
for new calipers and hoses.

On Thu, 19 Feb 1998 21:40:39 EST, you wrote:

>About putting new brakes/calipers on my Squareback.
>
>Here's what I did on my day off yesterday.  I did intend simply to replace the
>pads on both sides, and have the discs turned, if they really needed it.
>However, got the first side off OK, but had to take the caliper off to push
>the pistons in.  The seals are a bit torn/rotten, but got them in anyway.  On
>the second side, the piston is seized, but not totally, I think, so I couldn't
>get that one off (with a hammer, a screwdriver and a socket set, mainly due to
>the ridge on the outside of the disc), so now I'm driving around with half
>new, half old pads.  It's working pretty well, too.... When I was bleeding the
>system afterwards, couldn't get any fluid out of the seized side.  Does this
>mean there's a blockage?  The system obviously isn't working perfectly, as I
>only get good pedal feel after pumping the pedal once.  Any thoughts?
>
>Sonny
>
>'69 Squareback Auto
>
>
>



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