Author Topic: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons  (Read 1255 times)

Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2023, 09:45:22 AM »
You push the right sized insert into the piston and tighten it up so it spreads to grip the inside of the piston and then using the slide hammer bit that's at the top of the box in the picture, wind it into the insert and then you pull/bang it out. So simple it, as David says, makes you smile and generally as a rule, say under your breath........"thats such a good thing".

Really good bit of kit Matt, highly recommended, even the cheap shite ones are good and do the job with minimum fuss. I think there's a vid on Youtube on how it works but its really simple....

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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2023, 09:50:20 AM »
ER, that kit is OK if you can split the caliper but I assume it's no good for a twin piston type - unless I'm misunderstanding....
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2023, 09:53:40 AM »
most have a cut out at the back so that you can pul the piston out or the caliper comes apart in half enabling them to be drawn out. Ive never had an issue or come accross a caliper that you cant get at yet, whilst using one but theres always a first time
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2023, 09:58:35 AM »
2m 12 secs into the video Matt, dead easy ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufWAdnTVRKU
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #19 on: June 29, 2023, 10:41:51 AM »
How do you use the tool with 'plan a' (in the vid) if they are stuck? I'm being devil's advocate here as I have some old car ones that always caused me an issue...
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2023, 10:49:17 AM »
The same way he has done it. The calliper bolts in half so you can get to one side that holds one set of two pistons and likewise the other. There has to be the room to pull em out or they wouldn’t ever go in…….surely?


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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2023, 10:51:35 AM »
Ah! I was unable to separate the halves as I could not get the seals at the time (the ones that seal the 2 halves together)...... ::)
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2023, 03:03:33 PM »
Isn't the problem with the old SOHC pistons though that they are not hollow, they are fitted with a cap, so how can you use that kit then?
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Re: How to make a simple tool to remove stuck caliper pistons
« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2023, 04:42:27 PM »
I didnt I greased it out. The 400 was hollow nut presumably after market then, i had no reason to think it wasnt at the time but it had ;aid up for 40 years......
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