To all...
I have the front caliper sitting on my workbench and just wanted to make sure of the re-assembly procedure.
1- Piston get cleaned with denatured alcohol and dried off...can I use brake parts cleaner instead. Piston wall looks pretty clean...is there any need to polish ??? If it was dirty..what does one use to polish?? emery cloth ??2- Piston seal is lubed with brake fluid and inserted. Or should it be inserted dry and then lubed.
- Piston boot goes into counterbore first and then piston is inserted and then the boot seal is pressed into the bore.... is this the correct sequence ?
- Can I use an approriate size socket to press the piston back into the bore. What tool should be used.
- A tech tip suggested introducting air flow into the brake bleeder screw would make piston insertion easier. Is this a good tip ??
- Is there a way to test for leakage past piston, just to make sure that seal was not twisted during piston insertion.
Thanks in advance for your help !!!
Peter (learning auto mechanics one step at a time).