yea im with him when i rebuild calipers i put in vise and use clamps and put wood in bvetween the calip-er piston and caliper but its still dangeroues evan when done properly
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM, MrViggy <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to add, using air pressure to clear any piping/tubing that was > designed for liquid is dangerous. A friend of mine had a blocked water > hose, and decided to try to clear it using his air compressor. End result: > a chuck of ice came flying out the end of the hose, nearly taking his eye > out, and practically embedding itself in his fence. > > Viggy > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM, stanley/ Randolph > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Just FYI - using air pressure to get the pistons out instead of >> hydraulic fluid of the brake system can be dangerous. If they break loose >> suddenly you may have a flying missle on your hands and that is not a happy >> feeling. >> It would be best have it somewhere outside near the hose, to use water to >> rinse off the brake fluid immediately upon completion; but even before that, >> wax the surfaces in the area - including forks, which have clearcoat - to >> make it less susceptible to the damage brake fluid can cause. >> Hopefully, you cleaned out the grit of sanding thoroughly before >> re-assembling, as it could cause some amount of premature wear of the new >> seals. >> >> *Stanley* >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
