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"When it comes to removing the seals, I found wooden
toothpicks to be ideal. "
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So I used a C clamp to put piston that had come out back into its bore and hold it
there, (with some wood to keep from scratching the metal), and the other piston
pops out. But then the piston that I had re-inserted was back in and wouldn't
come out by hand. Back and forth...the anti-seize was the cure, coat the
piston, and it would come out more easily. Except for one. The 80 lbs was not
enough for one stuck piston, I tried several ways to get a good connection to
the air jet, but the pressure would push me away. OK then, for one piston,
with a C clamp holding in the other, I connected back up to the car to use the
hydraulic pressure to push it out.
Don't forget to aim into a rag, pillow or something soft or you'll damage the piston.
Upon disassembly, one piston had been reassembled with 2 big dings in the seal
collar, so back to the Auto Parts to buy a 1 5/8" piston from Wagner. Oh no,
not so fast. They had the right part number on the box, but the pistons inside
were 1 7/8, way too big. Every one at the downtown store and the folks at their
other two stores were wrong. Special ordered it they said and would come in a
few days. It's always a good thing to have another vehicle available when
working on your old car. When it comes to removing the seals, I found wooden
toothpicks to be ideal.
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