It seems than at Thu, 31 May 2007 09:13:36 -0700, Jim wrote: > Finally I fabricated a > seal/clamp out of a big washer with a ring of inner tube rubber glued > to it, and two 6x2x1/4" strips of heavy metal strapping to serve as a > clamp. I had to notch one of them to let the pipe from the grease gun > fit through. With two C clamps I could then clamp the seal into place > yet still leave enough room for the other puck to come out. It just > walked right out once this was done, using water pressure from the > grease gun. I have thought about fabricating this clamp every time > I've had to do this miserable job, I finally got around to it!
By any chance do you have a photo of this contraption? I'm not doing a good job of visualizing how it all fits together. And if it works so well for you, I figure I should plan to build one for my next brake job. *smile* -- Philip