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Originally Posted by henryuk
dear all
After much fiddling and splilt brake fluid I have finally got the pistons out of my FZR calipers. Well I got one piston out of each..... how do I get the second one out without a compressor?? I got the first ones out by pumping them out with a spare front brake master cylinder. I could replace one side and then do the other by holding the first in with a clamp, but would rather get them both out so I know the caliper is spotlessly clean for a rebuild - any suggestions anyone?
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A neat little trick is to use tyre irons - or something similar.
Place a bar between the irons
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then insert the irons into the cylinder
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Squeeze the top so that pressure is exerted inside the cylinder and then pull.
Get plenty of penetrating oil in there first. Works quite well if you're without a compressor.
Hope that helps.
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