Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 328 stainless brake lines, rear pads replacement and more

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Ditto Doug!  Its the obvious things that we never
think of that are the most helpful!  I am about to
freshen the brakes on my MGB and will use this trick!

rick

--- Doug and Terri Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

> Ohhhh - NOW that is a great idea.  See - you CAN
> teach and old Doug new 
> tricks.  I knew that saying was bunk. heh heh
> DOUG
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd Walke" <racertod [at] racertodd.com>
> To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 328 stainless brake lines,
> rear pads replacement and 
> more
> 
> 
> > Doug wrote:
> >
> >>BUT before you remove the two 17mms, push the
> piston back into the 
> >>floater.
> >>WATCH out for fluid returning to the fluid
> reservoir and spilling all 
> >>over -
> >>hope the reservoir isn't topped off.  I have used
> a huge channel clamp to
> >>get the thing started then a huge screwdriver and
> pressed the point into 
> >>the
> >>pad and the shank against the rotor.  Slowly - I
> don't like thinking that 
> >>I
> >>am bending the rotor (tho my physics professor
> would tell me I am - even 
> >>if
> >>its just a silly micron).
> >
> >         When I push back the pistons on my Golf's
> brakes, I first attach a
> > hose to the bleed screw, put the hose into a
> container and crack open the
> > bleeder as I push the piston back.  This makes
> pushing the piston
> > easier.  More importantly, it allows the
> contaminated fluid in the caliper
> > to be expelled into the container and not forced
> back up towards the 
> > master
> > cylinder.  This is expecially important on an
> ABS-equipped car as you 
> > don't
> > want dirty fluid getting into the (expensive) ABS
> unit and mucking it up.
> >
> >
> > Todd
> > Seattle,WA
> > '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 
> 265,000 miles
> > '87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car)    
> 618,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
> > http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff
> >
> >
> >
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