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Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« on: January 31, 2012, 11:25:20 am »
Guys, just got a set of replacement rear calipers (thanks Monte) so I can get them powder coated to match the new S3 fronts, having a spare pair will save me being without the car for a couple of weeks!  Obviously the caliper needs dismantling for the sand blasting/powder coating but I am a bit stuck.  I have got the caliper to the stage pictured below but I'm not sure how to remove the piston (if it can be removed)?

Any advice would be gladly received.............. :popcornsoda:





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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 11:33:44 am »
Can't see the pics as i'm out an about with a carp signal.

But you will need a caliper rewind tool to take the piston out.

I got this from Halfrauds

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_214227_langId_-1_categoryId_255216
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 12:00:17 pm »
Bollox!  I thought that would be the case, I have seen the laser one on egay for under 20 quid, off the top of your head is it a right or left hand wind? 

I think it will be easier to give them to my mechanic.
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 01:05:06 pm »
I really can't remember mate as i've only used it once when changing the rear pads on the Blue Bullet
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 03:01:58 pm »
Quote from: vRS_Pagey on January 31, 2012, 12:00:17 pm
Bollox!  I thought that would be the case, I have seen the laser one on egay for under 20 quid, off the top of your head is it a right or left hand wind? 

I think it will be easier to give them to my mechanic.
............i would. :happy2:
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 03:48:17 pm »
Clockwise winds the piston in...
Anti-clockwise winds the piston out...

hope this helps!
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 04:27:15 pm »
Quote from: vRS_Pagey on January 31, 2012, 12:00:17 pm
Bollox!  I thought that would be the case, I have seen the laser one on egay for under 20 quid, off the top of your head is it a right or left hand wind? 

I think it will be easier to give them to my mechanic.

I have the tool if you are passing?
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2012, 04:33:08 pm »
Thanks Stu, is there just the one tool available then?  I only ask about the winding as I have seen a couple advertised and you have a choice of left or right handed winding???

This is the one I am looking at on the bay - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390375863971&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en - I assume it will be correct.
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 04:35:04 pm »
Quote from: gizmo68 on January 31, 2012, 04:27:15 pm
I have the tool if you are passing?

I would really appreciate that Martin, I'm on lates for the next 3 days so could stop in between 12:30 - 12:45 tomorrow, Thursday or Friday?
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2012, 04:40:09 pm »
Quote from: vRS_Pagey on January 31, 2012, 04:35:04 pm
Quote from: gizmo68 on January 31, 2012, 04:27:15 pm
I have the tool if you are passing?

I would really appreciate that Martin, I'm on lates for the next 3 days so could stop in between 12:30 - 12:45 tomorrow, Thursday or Friday?
Text sent  :happy2:
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2012, 04:57:24 pm »
Just before you take em to pieces are you happy about putting them back together properly?

There's a very large spring in there that  doesnt like blast media of any sort.

Are you leaving the handbrake mechanism in there? You taking it out, you go the long circlip pliers?

Might I sincerely suggest you get on the bay and buy yourself a rear caliper from a Mk4 1.9 SDI and have a practise

You got seal kits? You got piston seals?

Sorry to sound like a tw@t but they're abut four times as involved as fronts and have double the amount of elephant traps as the fronts too and you only find out when fluid is pissing out all over your lovely fresh powder coat.

That said PM me and I'll help all I can, here's some I delivered just yesterday







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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2012, 07:32:54 pm »
Bloody hell Dave, I wasn't aware of any of that, I was hoping to completely remove everything and just be left with the bear caliper, from the sound of it, it isn't really a DIY job??  Is it something a competent mechanic could do? 

PM sent.....cheers Lee.
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2012, 08:09:57 pm »
PM sent buddy, sorry to sound like a muppet but they can be tricky, that said everybody has to do their first one.

So just to be straight its not like a bloody Apollo mission but worthwhile getting some scrap calipers off the bay and having a play about with before bolting the good ones to your car!

So not rocket science just tricky
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2012, 08:15:59 pm »
Replied mate, looking on ebay sounds like a plan, or I could try field stripping swmbo's rear calipers............if I want to die!!!  :laugh:
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Re: Separating calipers for refurbishment?
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2012, 09:57:52 pm »
Dave, how much do you charge to refurb brakes? Also where are you based?
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