| Author | Message | ||
     Duanelr |
I'm going to change the seals in my brake calipers, I see in the manual there is a tool for removing the pistons from the caliper body. Is this tool necessary? Can the pistons be removed by grabbing them with your fingers and wrestling them out? Or maybe by using compressed air? Thanks  | ||
| Jdugger |
It's a helpful tool, but not necessary, especially if you are replacing them with new ones. Use pliers that can grab the edge of them. | ||
| Duanelr |
Cool, thanks for the reply. One more question, what size Torx socket is needed to split this caliper? I need to buy one, the manual doesn't say. | ||
| Jdugger |
It's not Torx, it's a 12-sided socket thingy. And, I hate them. I think I've used a 10mm 12-point socket (for ordinary hex bolts) with success. I forget, because I've long replaced them. I replaced mine in the race bike with a Titanium fastener. It's a standard M8, but I don't remember the length. McMaster sells a nice Flanged Alloy Steel Socket Head Cap Screw that would work nicely. Or, you can use an ordinary socket cap screw with a quality hardened washer. I recommend you generously apply loctite blue to the bolt, since they are torqued pretty tight and they tend to sit a long time between servicing. You don't want galling if you end up using a stainless or titanium fastener. | ||
| Jaredc01 |
That 12-sided socket thingy is a triple-square head if you're talking what I think you're talking... They're used a lot in VW's. | ||
| Duanelr |
These guys here, number 3:  Jdugger, thanks for the heads-up. |
