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Re: [Tigers] Frozen Calipers

To: "'Carl Halgren'" <cghalgren@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Frozen Calipers
From: Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 13:48:00 -0400
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Carl
    A friend of mine use to soak the caliper in a bucket of motor oil =
for a
week and never had a problem getting the pistons out.
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I have always used a little air pressure to pop caliper pistons out - =
just
be careful the piston will move with force when it comes out.
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I would suggest filling the stuck piston cavity with ATF or Marvel =
Mystery
oil and let it soak for 24 hrs; piston should move then.
Drain the oil out if you use air pressure and cover with rags because =
some
oil will fly out when the piston moves.
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Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Carl
Halgren via Tigers
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 12:47 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Frozen Calipers


After decades of storage, I am trying to get my MKII back on the road. I
removed the calipers, and have been able to free all but one of the =
pistons.
Since I am having so much trouble, I am considering sending them off to =
be
rebuilt. Any recommendations on trusted rebuilders?

Carl in Kansas


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class=3D906493417-02092015>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A friend of mine use to =
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always used a little air pressure to pop caliper pistons out - just be =
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the piston will move with force when it comes out.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D906493417-02092015>I=20
would suggest&nbsp;filling the stuck piston&nbsp;cavity with&nbsp;ATF or =
Marvel=20
Mystery oil and let it soak for 24 hrs; piston should move=20
then.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D906493417-02092015>Drain=20
the oil out if you use air pressure and cover with rags because some oil =
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fly out when the piston moves.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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Fraser</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Carl =
Halgren via=20
  Tigers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 02, 2015 12:47 =
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  <DIV dir=3Dltr id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1441037730568_293996>After decades of =
storage, I=20
  am trying to get my MKII back on the road. I removed the calipers, and =
have=20
  been able to free all but one of the pistons. Since I am having so =
much=20
  trouble, I am considering sending them off to be rebuilt. Any =
recommendations=20
  on trusted rebuilders?</DIV>
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  <DIV dir=3Dltr id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1441037730568_293996>Carl in=20
Kansas</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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