Loosening seized rear caliper bleed nipples -

PostPost by: gerrym » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:29 pm

Gary, as usual, good advice offerred by you.

On the subject of seized pipe connection into the caliper, I kind of think that the flexible hose, short piece of brake pipe into caliper, is a neat solution (at least this is how it is plumbed up on my Plus 2 and I have seen others the same).

That way the little piece of pipe between the hose and the caliper is completely expendable. It doesn't take more than 15 minutes to make a new one. A coil of CuNi pipe and a box of fittings on the standby.

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PostPost by: freddy22112211 » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:07 am

Yes, thanks Gary. One or two of those wrenches look a little meatier than mine.
And Gerry, that's what I've been thinking. Cut the short piece, use a normal wrench/spanner (prob. heat and cold), and use new flexible and solid pieces.
If not dismantle caliper!
Ta very much for the input. Now at least I've got a plan!
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PostPost by: cabc26b » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:07 pm

Hi James,

I going to make a recommendation that is counter to the advice given so far - get a sturdy box, put the calipers in the box send the calipers down to goldline in Seattle. For about 50 bucks more than the cost of the parts you get a pair of nice painted, rebuilt calipers with new bleed nipples, seals pistons etc.

There's no honor in taking torches,compressed air, grease-guns to rusty iron girling calipers ( I'll make the exception on a pair of alloy race calipers though) .

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PostPost by: freddy22112211 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:38 am

Hey George,
Being sensible has no place in this forum :mrgreen: .
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