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1. Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 07:07:31 -0500; Hello to all lister's, Can somebody give me a hint on how to remove pistons from the brake caliper.. I did put some air in and the piston of the opposite side of the bleeder screw came out. I separat; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00866.html (6,601 bytes)
2. Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:45:44 -0500; Message text written by Jonathan Beaudoin caliper.. I did put some air in and the piston of the opposite side of the bleeder screw came out. I separate the caliper and plugged the hole. Put the air o; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00886.html (7,631 bytes)
3. Re: Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:42:09 -0500; You'll probably be told that you shouldn't have separated the calipers. I did the same thing about two years ago, then discovered that there are two problems: 1) Some seal kits don't include the o-r; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00923.html (7,645 bytes)
4. Re: Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:02:44 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; Hi Jonathan, I just went through this last month. See http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/brakes.shtml for complete details. If you can't budge it with compressed air, pumping grease into the caliper will d; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00935.html (7,815 bytes)
5. Re: Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:30:38 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; Here's what I did- I took the old flexible brake line that I was replacing anyway and cut in half. I then took a tire valve stem and whittled the rubber off the end leaving the brass tube bare which; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00937.html (8,402 bytes)
6. Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 27 Jun 97 10:17:14 -0400; Item Subject: cc:Mail Text Stay in touch - I just took the calipers off my TR3a and the pistons are stuck. I expect to get at this job this weekend. I would recommend doing the rebuilds yourself - I; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01673.html (8,659 bytes)
7. Re: Brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 16:44:50 -0400 (EDT); Jim: I can attest to the effectiveness of this method. I use a slightly different approach. I use an old brake line fitting which I have drilled and tapped to take an old grease fitting. Total cost -; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01696.html (8,806 bytes)
8. brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:08:40 -0600 (CST); I am in the process of rebuilding the brakes on the TR6 I bought this summer. The pistons and calipers look to be in good enough shape to rebuild, but there is a lot of rust on the outer edges of the; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00794.html (7,421 bytes)
9. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 22:24:50 EST; On my first TR6, I split them in two before I read the part about how you shouldn't do that. My pistons were frozen in the cylinders. Everything went back together just fine and worked for years unti; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00809.html (8,734 bytes)
10. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 13:59:23; There was a thread on this a while ago, you could look it up on the archives. The bottom line is that all workshop manuals and the manufacturer tell you that you must never split the caliper. Howeve; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00820.html (8,349 bytes)
11. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 16:48:15; No, It's definitely Festa (for the mk1's at least) on account of their ability to instantly dissolve on contact with road salt. Similar to the Spitfire in this respect. Jonathan; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00829.html (7,172 bytes)
12. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:44:40 -0400; I liked this statement, looked ALOT like my spitfire when I brought it home. I bought it totally disassembled, and was able to prove that a 66 Spitfire fits in a normal Ford cargo van. :) Yes, it's q; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00832.html (8,013 bytes)
13. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:31:26 -0600 (CST); Johnathan, Check again... The "i" probably dissolved... GP gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!" Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00837.html (7,571 bytes)
14. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 15:46:24 -0500; Hi Group, << I am in the process of rebuilding the brakes on the TR6 I bought this There are square-cut "O" rings between the two halves that are no longer available and don't come included with any; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00845.html (7,532 bytes)
15. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 16:14:38 -0500; Hello Michael in St. Louie, you asked : ..and the only reason might be availability of replacement bolts to hold the two halves together. The few that I've seen up close had hardware so rusted that t; /html/triumphs/1996-12/msg00847.html (7,121 bytes)
16. Re: brake calipers (score: 1): Author: rgb@exact.com; Date: Tue, 14 May 06:18:05 1996; Buy a "foot" pump at Pep boys, its $7.99, use an old cheap ink pen as a donor for the plastic tube. Now screw this in the brake line hole, clamp pump line to the other end. Place a piece of wood betw; /html/triumphs/1996-05/msg00430.html (6,757 bytes)
17. Brake Calipers (score: 1): Author: "JPG" <jpg2@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:38:01 -0500; There was a thread a while back about splitting and rebuilding brake calipers. I have the Type "B" Girling calipers on my 59 TR3. After reading the thread, which ended with the unanswered question ab; /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00242.html (6,726 bytes)
18. Brake Calipers (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:01:43 -0500; I had a vexing problem with my TR6 on my recent 300 mile trip causing six stops for repairs. I finally discovered that the rubbing block on the points sets, both old and new, were wearing away in jus; /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00243.html (6,492 bytes)

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