[DeTomaso] Rear Brakes Install

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I just got a set of caliper rebuild kits from Wilkinson yesterday.  At 
some point in the near future, I'll be rebuilding all my stock 
calipers.  Jack, would an article for the newsletter be in order?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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sean mundy wrote:
> Thank you Jack, I will start to look at taking it apart.  I really 
> appreciate you guys being online on the weekend.
>
>
>> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
>> To: seanmundy at hotmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Brakes Install
>> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:38:37 EDT
>>
>> In a message dated 6/28/08 11:03:06 AM, seanmundy at hotmail.com writes:
>>
>> > I have my rear brake calipers off and now can't get them back on.  
>> I can't
>> > spread the pads enough to fit back over the disk.  I tried turning 
>> the rear
>> > brake caliper piston left and also right but it doesnt seem to be 
>> moving in or
>> > out.  What's the trick here?
>> >
>> Don't turn those rear pistons too far: the correct angle is only 45 
>> degrees
>> to release the clevis. And unless you took the piston/adjuster 
>> cartridge out
>> and cleaned it and the bore with scotch-brite, there may be varnish 
>> that's
>> preventing the assembly from moving in enough. If things are working 
>> correctly, the
>> piston will retract flush with the caliper casting. Often, a c-clamp 
>> is used
>> to force a piston back on sticky assemblies but better is to take it 
>> apart and
>> find out why its sticky... Good luck- J Deryke
>>
>>
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