- 1. Brake caliper piston ANATOMY? (score: 1)
- Author: "NATHAN J RUFFCORN" <NRUFFCORN@prodigy.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:03:27 -0500
- Hey allI was cleaning up my front brake pistons to reinstall into the cylinders this w/end. What is the train of thought on the design of the pistons? When installed, thecenter pin slides down the ce
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- 2. Re: Brake caliper piston ANATOMY? (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:07:58 PST8PDT
- Nathan asks: That's known as the retractor pin, I believe. Here's how it works: Inside the piston is a spring mechanism. It's a tight friction fit over the pin mounted in the center of the caliper bo
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-05/msg00702.html (7,923 bytes)
- 3. RE: Brake caliper piston ANATOMY? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Tyler <jtyler29@idt.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:47:38 -0400
- .... I've used air in the past, but have found that fluid pressure is MUCH more controllable (jerry-rig the caliper up to a master cylinder; pump the master and pop the piston. Messy! Yech, don't do
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-05/msg00709.html (7,214 bytes)
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