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by **Stott69** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:46 pm

Ive got 2 seized and 2 tight brake sliders. What are the suggestions to get these sliding again? Or would it be easier and faster to send them in to the shop? If so what shops round the lower hut area are good/cheap?

by **iOnic** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:03 pm

Pull em out, buff them up, clean the hole out, coat with plenty of anti seize, slap em back together.

by **Stott69** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:04 pm

iOnic wrote:Pull em out,

heres where im stuck

by **sergei** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:09 pm

Stott69 wrote:
iOnic wrote:Pull em out,

heres where im stuck

I just fixed same thing on my ST165.
What you do is use a bolt that does not go through hole, but is smaller in diameter than the slider to hammer them out.

by **iOnic** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:12 pm

sorry I thought they were sticking not seized. Should've read properly. Soak them with a good penetrating lubricant and try to work them free or smash them out. That's all a workshop can do. If you CBF then take em in and pass the frustration onto someone else :lol:

by **kiwi4agze** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:44 pm

iOnic wrote::lol: sorry I thought they were sticking not seized. Should've read properly. Soak them with a good penetrating lubricant and try to work them free or smash them out. That's all a workshop can do. If you CBF then take em in and pass the frustration onto someone else

Haha you said penetrating lubricant!!!

by **AE82 FXGT** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:19 pm

Yeah if worst comes to worst, take the calipers off and take them to a brake specialist. But you should be able to take them out easy if you have them off the car.

Website · by **Bling** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:24 pm

I dropped mine at specialist as my knowledge at the time went as far as being able to take the calipers off :lol:

Didn't cost bugger all, had a seized piston.

by **iOnic** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:37 pm

Common sense really but be careful working with seized brake components. I had to be rushed to a&e at work a couple weeks ago when I shot brake fluid into my eyes removing a seized piston from a caliper. Ended up with chemical burns in both eyes and was lucky to come out of it with my eyesight. Done the job hundreds of times but shit happens so just think about what you're doing and what can go wrong. When things suddenly let go they can come with a bit of force behind them. Just thought I better mention that, safety isn't always the first thought.

by **Stott69** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:57 pm

iOnic wrote:Common sense really but be careful working with seized brake components. I had to be rushed to a&e at work a couple weeks ago when I shot brake fluid into my eyes removing a seized piston from a caliper. Ended up with chemical burns in both eyes and was lucky to come out of it with my eyesight. Done the job hundreds of times but shit happens so just think about what you're doing and what can go wrong. When things suddenly let go they can come with a bit of force behind them. Just thought I better mention that, safety isn't always the first thought.

Saftey glasses much?
yea may put the car on stands next weekend if I can find a back up daily driver

by **iOnic** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:16 pm

Had them on.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:22 am

any fluid under pressure isnt cool.....
sucks that you still manged to cop a bukake even with safety glasses on!
I get given shit for wearing my safety glasses/safety sunnies quite often, but i'd rather look after my expensive eyes eh...

by **AWShev** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:20 pm

best way ive found 2 remove seized pistons is grab a grease nipple that fits the caliper it dosent even need 2 be the same thread just start a turn or 2

grab ur grease gun and slowly pump grease into the caliper

much safer than most other options as the piston only moves a few mm each pump

Website · by **Bling** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:24 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:I get given shit for wearing my safety glasses/safety sunnies quite often, but i'd rather look after my expensive eyes eh...

Expensive laser beam eyes or not, you only get two. Anyone that gives someone shit for protecting them is a bit of a worry. That said I used to get grief for refusing to do dangerous work without scaffold!! I mean no job is worth ending up in a wheelchair / dead to me so i'd just walk away :twisted:

by **GTsedan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:52 pm

I find lots of crc and working the sliders free with a hammer works well. Once out, clean the crap out as much as possible and use a small amount of copper grease when you replace them back in the sleeve. Ouch, brake fluid in the eyes would have hurt. Were you taking the piston out with the compressed air?

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