Sticking front caliper - options?

[GreenFish]

Caliper is off. Piston is well and truly seized in. Pulled the seal off but not quite enough angle to hit the piston indent ring with screwdriver and hammer to free up.

 

[GreenFish]

Duplicate post.

 

[Nodzed]

You can blow the piston out using compressed air too, if you have it.

Tony.

Agree that's how I do it.

 

[t-tony]

Caliper is off. Piston is well and truly seized in. Pulled the seal off but not quite enough angle to hit the piston indent ring with screwdriver and hammer to free up.

If it's that tight, and you don't have compressed air you may need to re attach the hose and pump the piston out.

Tony.

 

[GreenFish]

If it's that tight, and you don't have compressed air you may need to re attach the hose and pump the piston out.

Tony.

Apologies for the running commentary! Managed to free up piston by winding it back it the using a brake wind back tool then freeing it up a bit with water pump pliers. Still not out.

Quick question - I have removed the outer piston seal but the inner piston seal should still be intact. If I reconnect to the brake hose to pump out, will the inner seal stop the brake fluid from ending up all over the floor?

Cheers!

 

[GreenFish]

Update 376. Piston now out after reattaching to brake line. Next step is to refurb…but that can wait until tomorrow

 

[t-tony]

Sorry for late reply to previous question. I was busy changing gearbox oil on mates car.

Tony.

 

[GreenFish]

Just about to fit outer piston seal. Any particular way of doing it. Watched a couple of videos but not 100% clear how to seat. Thank you!

Edit: struggling to get seal into caliper without it slipping of piston. Following this method:

View: https://youtu.be/npysY8x5udE?si=CPm3ZrP96H-TGWC9

 

[GreenFish]

This helped:

View: https://youtu.be/OIP72rTbB7Q?si=GX-zBsG3hid8JzIX