trying to open up a brembo 4 pot caliper but the bolts will not shift even with impact hammer , i want to change seals etc any ideas.
lefty-loosey? ;)
it shouldn't be that hard. I separated mine with a basic L allen key. Not sure why yours is so locked up
Are you fixing because they're leaking or because you thought it would be a good thing to do.
If the latter, i would suggest you just leave em till you see a problem.. Just my opinion though.
Quote from: EEL on June 05, 2009, 03:52:58 PM
Are you fixing because they're leaking or because you thought it would be a good thing to do.
If the latter, i would suggest you just leave em till you see a problem.. Just my opinion though.
+1 on that, the seals are pretty durable
Before splitting the calipers make sure you can get a rebuilding kit, they are disappearing. Once you know you have a kit, if needed, you can use heat if needed.
seems i am out voted ... its a spare caliper so its just curiosity that i want to ''service it'' all 3 of my bikes are running fine but i have spares to tinker with.
Its always good to resist the urge to fix it till it breaks.
If it's a spare, go ahead and crack it open, take pics, and make a tutorial of how to rebuild one.
The bolts are usually pretty easy to get off, but I've only done it with the calipers mounted to the forks (long story).
Do/did you have the caliper in a vice or anything?