Brembo repair/refurb

[greg]

The brembo brakes on my ibiza have felt pretty pants since i bought the car about 6 months ago (even worse than the standard brakes on my mates vw passat), i have changed the brake fluid but this has made no difference what so ever. After searching the forum, i have seen that a few people suggest a sticky piston could be responsible for poor brake performance, and thus i have decided to strip the calipers down, clean them up and re-grease. Does anyone know the best way to remove the pistons from the calipers? or if anyone has ever done this then a guide (or any tips) would be greatly appreciated

Cheers,
Greg

 

[Reuvers]

I'd like to know what grease to use for the pistons.

 

[ibizacupra]

you dont use grease for the pistons, they are lubed by the brake fluid in use.

 

[Reuvers]

alright cheers bill.

good to know

 

[greg]

Any idea, how to get the pistons out guys?

 

[ibizacupra]

blow them out.. push some air into the inlet and they will move outward until one pops out. then you wiggle them whilst pulling them out now they're sticking out

 

[greg]

nice one, thanks bill.

 

[SEATCOOBER]

make sure you dont damage the dust covers while poping them out as old rubbers may rip try to remove the dust covers first as they are just a push fit use a screwdriver or something similer, damaging the dustcovers can be costly as i bought a repair kit for mine cos my dustcovers were shagged so did seals to 120 quid just be careful and take your time, i used a footpump with a old school football pump adapter and a piston spreader good luck!!!

 

[greg]

Cool, cheers for the advice guys!!