Cleaning caliper pistons
Am rebuilding the calipers on the Dayton dual piston brakes. I have the pistons out and need to clean the scorched on brown stuff off. Any suggestions?
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What you are doing should be just fine, but.....
By rights you should really be honing outthe brake cylinder. This will get rid of any issues (pitting) that may have caused the piston to stick in the first place. Of course using the tool can also cause problems (leaking) if you've never done it before.
I often wonder how many that recommend rebuilding calipers have ever really done it in real life, and not just read about it on the forum and regurgitating the idea.
Again, what you are doing should be just fine, but there really is more to it then just slipping on new seals and away you go. Most the time you will be OK, just keep an eye on things in the beginning and the brake fluid level. If nothing else you won't have much money invested into the job and can always buy rebuilds if you have too.
By rights you should really be honing outthe brake cylinder. This will get rid of any issues (pitting) that may have caused the piston to stick in the first place. Of course using the tool can also cause problems (leaking) if you've never done it before.
I often wonder how many that recommend rebuilding calipers have ever really done it in real life, and not just read about it on the forum and regurgitating the idea.
Again, what you are doing should be just fine, but there really is more to it then just slipping on new seals and away you go. Most the time you will be OK, just keep an eye on things in the beginning and the brake fluid level. If nothing else you won't have much money invested into the job and can always buy rebuilds if you have too.
