[DeTomaso] girling calipers - rebuild

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sun Jan 1 14:47:08 EST 2012


Put the other piston back -in- and block it while you blow out the 
other.  Once they are both essentially "loose" then you should be able 
to get them out easier.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 1/1/2012 11:23 AM, SEL wrote:
> plowed ahead anyway - stuck at trying to get the pistons out - as there are two, once one pops out, there is nothing to stop the airflow in order to build pressure to pop the other one out - on the half caliper that to which the hose does NOT hook, i was able to use various fingers to plug holes and so got both pistons out on that one - but the half that has the hose hook up has too many holes to plug - any thoughts on how to get the other piston out?
>   
> thanks!
>
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>   From: SEL<edlebby at yahoo.com>
> To: "detomaso at realbig.com"<detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2012 11:22 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] girling calipers - rebuild
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> hi all - happy new year!
>   
> here is an interesting link for rebuilding a girling caliper
>   
> http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39965
>   
> but i don't know how close this model is to ours
>   
> does anyone have a link to a rebuild of our actual caliper (similar to this link, with pictures and how to)?
>   
> also, what is the part number for the recommended replacement pad (porterfield, right?)
>   
> thanks and best to all for 2012
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