Front-left brake caliper overhaul #2

I started the removal of the pistons of the front-left caliper I removed last week.

I connected the tire air pump to the caliper in same way as previous time,

The first piston was removed vigorously

Okay, it seemed easy because I did same once.

While singing songs, I started the second one. It was also supposed to be easy, but …

It could not be removed. Why???

I couldn’t understand why, but I couldn’t remove the 2nd piston on this day after all.

I realized things didn’t go easy. I needed a strong air compressor!

(My original blog was written on 3rd Feb. 2008)

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