Frozen piston in the caliper

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Re: Frozen piston in the caliper #754955 10/01/06 01:35 AM

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If the piston is sticking out, I usually find putting the old pads back in and then using something like a c-clamp or a pair of wedges driven into the gap will push them back into the caliper.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Frozen piston in the caliper	Anonymous	10/01/06 12:57 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	4Crawler	10/01/06 01:35 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	Anonymous	10/01/06 02:55 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	avtech	10/01/06 03:43 PM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	Anonymous	10/02/06 12:01 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	wsquaredodie	10/02/06 01:54 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	missouriman	10/02/06 02:19 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	Anonymous	10/02/06 02:40 AM
Re: Frozen piston in the caliper	babyhuey	10/04/06 02:30 AM

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