Re: Obviously I'm screwed, but...

["Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>]

My mistake. The Scirocco calipers are, of course, cast iron. I must have
been thinking about my old cheapass Fiat 850.
OTOH there are lots of aluminum calipers out there. Just not on Sciroccos.
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: Wm. Josiah Erikson <scirocco@insanetechnology.com>
To: Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: Diamond Dave <dbarwick@sprynet.com>; Scirocco List
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: Obviously I'm screwed, but...


> No caliper body I ever saw was aluminum (shrug)
> -Josiah
>
>
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Dan Bubb wrote:
>
> > Another thought is to take the caliper off the car, drain all the brake
> > fluid out of it and stick it in the oven at 200 deg. Then use an easyout
> > while the caliper is still hot as hell. The aluminum caliper body will
> > expand and you might be able to get the bleeder screw out with an
> > easyout.
> > Try it when your wife/family isn't at home. Of course, when they get
> > home they'll ask you what the hell that smell is.
> >
>
>
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