Brembo caliper rebuild

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Does anyone have any tips for replacing seals? I am not able to get the pistons out....

Thank$!

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kpersonius264 6/20/2025 3:13pm
6/20/2025 3:13pm

compressed air though the bleed hole. put a rag or a piece of wood on the other side of the caliper because they can shoot out pretty fast.

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cwtoyota 6/20/2025 11:53pm
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kpersonius264 wrote:
compressed air though the bleed hole. put a rag or a piece of wood on the other side of the caliper because they can shoot out...

compressed air though the bleed hole. put a rag or a piece of wood on the other side of the caliper because they can shoot out pretty fast.

Yeah, compressed air is the easiest method.

Sometimes, one piston comes out easy and the other remains stuck.
Put a little grease or oil or WD-40 on on the piston that pops out first and put it back in the bore just far enough to seal up air tight.
Use a block of wood in there to prevent that easy piston coming back out while you use the compressed air to pop out the difficult piston.

You get a lot of brake fluid mist when you use compressed air, safety-squints are advised.

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AssangeMX 6/21/2025 8:39am
6/21/2025 8:39am

Used this method and it worked perfectly. Got the caliper together and it's nice brembo includes assembly lube.

Things were going well until I went to do the master cylinder rebuild only to realize id ordered two caliper kits and not a master kit ad well lol.

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