Putting your fingers between the piston and the other side of the caliper while using compressed air qualifies you for a Darwin award.

Thank you adam awesome video I'm 62 yrs. old and still learning more tricks of the trade,you have helped me a great amount Thanks

Never, ever put your hands in front of the piston when using compressed air to remove the piston. Use a block of wood in front of the piston to prevent injury and damage to the piston if it intended to be reused

@mrs8629

8 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought... unless he's at work and _wants to get injured_ for some reason...

@PokemonGo-eq1cw

7 жыл бұрын

Rick Kearns

@martinmoraperez737

6 жыл бұрын

si es cierto,,hasta que me dolieron los dedos del majonazo

@billybadass9885

5 жыл бұрын

Clearly the guy isnt a big pussy like the rest of you

Out of all of the ways i've seen calipers being rebuilt. I like the way you start the seal compared to others. Great idea!

The part where you are putting the outside seal in the rim of the caliper. I put the side that's toward the inside of the caliper in first because it's hard to access. Then I use wooden tooth picks to gently push the rest of it in. It takes 2 seconds that way and the tooth pick is less likely to damage the rubber boot like a metal tool can.

Wow, thank you sir!!! My caliper replace was only$75, but I hate to pay for something I can fix for $6. Got concerned when I butted up against inner seal, but used C clamp to push past. Haven't put back on truck yet but again THANK YOU!!!

@Revvedupadventureclub

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the feedback!

I was just about to go and spend almost $200 on rebuilt calipers, thanks. BTW I discovered that the air compressor on my 12v car charger is enough to push the piston out, for those of us with out a real air compressor.

That is an excellent demo. Especially like how you re-install the boot, slipped all the way down over the piston. Excellent. Thank you.

Thanks for taking the time to upload this video! I spent ages trying to put the piston and seal back into the caliper, putting the seal in first and then the piston but it would not work at all. Tried your method and done it in 10 mins! Awesome :-)

I broke my dustboot got a new one had no freaking clue how to get it on until your video thanks man, worked great on my 2000 celica gt

oh man...i've been buying new calipers this whole time, if only i new it was that easy..thanks!

Really good demonstration,and very good clarity. Thanks for sharing that.

How about lubrication grease on piston such as rubber grease. For Honda it comes with 3 grease. Correct me if I'm wrong, lubricate piston with Brake Fluid, when the whole caliper getting hot during hard braking, it will condense water and rust inside. Btw thanks for the video :)

I just want to say thanks for taking the time to make this video, and doing it clearly, it helped me a ton with the dust seal part, I had a helluva time getting the dust seals back in place before i utterly destroyed them... and ordered new ones.. lol

Thank you for taking the time to create this video! I found it very helpful.

One thing that will make getting that piston in easier and square is if you take the old pad and a c clamp and push it in that way I find works best instead of trying to push it in with finger strength .... Just my thought as I was watching your video that may help you next time .... again thanks for posting..... good video on how to do this job

Great video mate. It's exactly what I was trying to find out. Lost plenty of time today trying to fit that bloody seal while having the piston inside the caliper.. (had no time really to open the fluid system, bleed it after etc.) - that's absolutely impossible, so I have to do it properly the other day, take the thing out and rebuild it as it should be. Thanks for sharing!

Sir,i have to thank you from the bottom of my heart

Great instructions and is cool you are doing them yourself. The track vids are fun to see and understand why the brakes get that hot!

Adam, thank you. Installing the front brake caliper boot seals on my XJR was the most intractable problem. I, too, was concerned when I saw your use of air pressure with your fingers in the line of fire. My pistons shot out of the calipers under 60psi like canon balls. Still, I'd tried two alternative boot installation techniques previously both of which were unsuccessful; yours was the charm.

My brother, please try this way when you secure the dust cap with a securing ring. The first step is to secure the piston seal in the inner grove next step is to take a nose plier or Adams plier with its beaks closed.take the dust boot on to the beaks don't open the beaks yet,then push the beaks further through the neck of the dust boot and then open its beaks try to make the c shaped securing ring into a circle smaller than the circumference of the dust boot housing or groove in the caliper. now seat the dust boot and then open the beaks of the plier as you position the ring into the groove slowly. That way the tension in the ring will make it open up and push and secure the dust boot into the groove or housing. Then open the neck of the dust boot with your fingers and push the greased piston until the neck engages into the groove in the piston.Thats the way.I have seen many people who are confused ad keep confusing others by trying to insert the boot and the piston and then engage the ring.

Those other products for are probably made in accordance with the brake manufacturer's specifications. Brake fluid is not supposed to pass the seal and come into contact with the dust cover so the brake fluid may damage the dust cover.

Most informative video on KZread! Helped with rebuilding for my mazda 929! Thank you.

Thank you for taking the time to create this video

Many thanks for sharing your wisdom on this!! Would have taken more than an afternoon to finish my job if I kept using the same [bad] approach I was attempting!

I was tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to get the dust boot past the piston until I came across this. Problem solved, i got it to fit on my first try after watching this. Awesome how-to.

Thank you for taking the time to show this rebuilt. I have a Toyota Camry but they look identical. I gone to do my first...I keep you post it.

Great, Thank you! I tried to put on the seel during 3 hours. When I founded your video and did it in 10 minutes. You saved me a day at least =)

Thank you for this video! Made my reassembly of my calipers alot easier!

Thank you so much! This video saved my butt! Getting the rubber ring with the piston back on was something I couldn't figured out, your video made it so clear and easy.

Thanks for this video, It saved me hours of trying to work out how to do it.

Dude, you are a genius! I was fighting with that damn thing for an hour before I gave up and sought out youtube! :-) Thanks!

Good video with good clear picture. Translated well onto my motorcycle calipers. I'm sure I could have figured it out myself, but this sure helped.

i rebuilt my caliper thanks to this vid, thanks man.

Thnx for your help adam!!! it got the job done on my kz750 in one go

Thanks, this was a very detailed video from start to finish!

Hi Eric I believe you are going about doing the dust boot the hard way. this is an easier way do very thing the same lube the square cut seal but do not put the dust boot on the piston put it in the caliper first then lube the piston and the opening of the dust boot and set the piston on the dust boot and use your blow gun to put air into the caliper through the hole for the brake hose you need to regulate the amount of air into the caliper enough to blow the dust boot around the piston while holding the piston down as soon as the boot is around the piston stop the air then push the piston into place.

@atommachine

9 жыл бұрын

Ralph Gardonis Solid advice

@David-ty1xz

7 жыл бұрын

Genius! Worked perfectly.

Thanks. I needed this video today. Now I know how to do it

A well made video - logical, organized steps to rebuilding a caliper. Many thanks for taking the time to make it!

That was a pure dead brilliant video as we say in Glasgow

Thanks for posting this, it was a help for me this week. I'll 2nd the C-clamp recommendation .

Honing the bore inside the caliper is just a big waste of time and effort as the cylinder does not ride on the walls of the caliper .... it rides on the seals only ..... This is why Adam did not do that ..... Good video thanks for posting .... getting the dust boot on is always the tricky part for me so I like watching others peoples methods for dong that...Yours seems to work Adam thanks... I will try it like that next time I'm replacing mine.... Cheers

Nice job man!

bloody good stuff many thanks for posting

great video works well even on rear brake calliper keep up the great vids thanks

VERY GOOD VIDIO BY THE WAY . YOU MADE YOU SELF REALY CLEAR . GOOD JOB BLUMENY

Thanks for the comments. I use genuine Mazda because I feel that the couple bucks difference is worth it when it comes to my brakes. BTW, since this video I have melted the seal 2x more. I need bigger brakes for this 300whp beast.

Great Job. Thanks for sharing.

Bravo! Thank you, and I'll try to do the same on my 2011 Sienna which seems to have a frozen caliper.

Thanks for sharing! Luis (Madrid, Spain)

yes, a re-manufactured is nothing but a sandblasted rebuilt caliper done the same way that is done in this video. my calipers cost me $400 new, $200 rebuilt, but the kit costs $25 for a set of 2. its far more worth my time to rebuild my calipers every once in a while. i get to flush my brake fluid while im doing it too. thanks for the video bluemeany06

Very interesting, thanks for doing this!

Great video. You should show any other work you do on your vehicle. You do a much better job explaining than a lot of the other mechanics on youtube.

Nicely Done! Now I'm off to the garage to do the same.

Cheers, mate ! Watched the video and all 4 calipers was finnished in less than 1 hour. Push very slow the piston down the caliper when you set the dust protective rubber !!

Wow, great video! Very helpful.

good shit, easy to follow.cheers man!

direct and helpful. thanks!

Thanks mate your video help me a lot,.as I was servicing my brakes on the wrangler jk

Hands of a mechanic right here. You can tell this man does his own stunts, haha.

This is exactly the info what I was looking for. I was having problems squeezing in the dust boot around the pistion wall so that the boot lip fitted into the retaining rebate. The boot was getting twisted and uneven causing the piston to stick.

Sliding the boot (dust cover) down to the base of the piston is genius! I would probably be a bit more thorough on cleaning the bore/piston/hands, etc., as well as keeping my fingers away from the flight trajectory of the piston... but that is just me. Thanks for posting this. Great video!

@Revvedupadventureclub

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, I just rebuilt these very same calipers again the other day and had to watch my video to remember how I did it, lol.

Amen Rick, never put fingers between the piston and caliper when using compressed air.... amazing what damage that could do.

Thanks for the tip. This worked for me !

Thank you! I'm just about to start my rx8 calliper rebuild. This video helps.....

Great practical video, thanks.

If you just want to replace the dust boot, you push the piston in so that the groove in the end of the piston where the outer seal goes is just below the groove for the inner seal in the caliper body. This gives you space to seat the inner seal in the caliper groove with the aid of a small srewdriver. You then push piston out and do outer seal.

Thanks for your time to make this video. ...

thanks for the demo, will be trying this next time. My own mk2 piton has visible rust and likely to be struck so I will get a new/rebuilt unit this time. For the piston re-insert would my (brake caliper) rewind tool help

Thank you very much!!!!! you have saved me alot of trouble thanks for thinking us who don't know how and uploading this great tutorial :)

if you want to "really" test your patience or stubborness rebuild a brake caliper "without" reading instructions or watching informative vids that's what i did, now i feel like i climbed K2

Thanks for this video! I'm sure there are many out there who will benefit from it! ;)

Same here. Its very difficult to put on. I just thought since the kit included they must be put on. Thanks!

funny I was attempting this for like an hour exactly the same way with no success and as soon as your video came on my table for some reason everything went into place..lol

thank you, much appreciated

thanks mate..this is very helpful

Really good video, thanks.

Great Vid, About to do this job myself. Brake fluid can be absorbed through the skin and cause liver damage (significant in larger doses).

Thanks for the info

very good video,much appreciated

great video

Great video

Thank you, it helped me so much.

Thank you for sharing

Wouldnt use hands when blowing out the piston if you like having 5 fingers per hand! use a wood block

@Will3ist

9 жыл бұрын

Camaro Rick Agreed! Use wood and just look at the dent it can make in the wood, then imagine that being your hand.

bluemeany- Excellent job making the video, thanks. You just might be the next Steven Spielberg.

Hi adam, thank you for all your helpful videos. But where could I buy the square cut seal? I tried Autozone, Oreily, but no luck.

Yes! Great video!!!

Thanks for this video!

Good video very helpful thankyou

Caliper grease and caliper assembly lube/fluid are two different animals. The container you showed is for greasing the external parts of the caliper: slide pins, pad hardware and back of the pads if they lack anti-squeal shims. Raybestos BAF12 or similar is what you use for the piston, piston seal and cylinder.

@Revvedupadventureclub

4 жыл бұрын

Always tip your trash collector. Have a great day!

very good job thanks for share

when you fried your brakes did you see brake fluid on your wheels? i tracked my car this passed weekend and i saw some brake fluid go thru the spokes of my wheels and stained my tires. i wonder if i need a caliper rebuild just like you did

Thanks 4 sharing!

Thanks for sharing that.

Thank you so much to your Video its a big big help,EXCELLENT,GREAT,NICE etc,

well done.

man, great video thanks. don't worry about the haters that think there experts. did mine work great. p.s I also used a contaminated rag just because lol

@selassiay1

5 жыл бұрын

You need to learn to exchange ideas freely, buddy!

Thanks,know I can do mine....great video..

Thanks for video!