removing stuck side seals...
#22
Originally Posted by l8t apex' post='815352' date='Apr 21 2006, 07:47 PM
MEK blast carbon like no tommorrow! As soon as it touches it runs.
Ooh. We have that stuff in stock. I'm gonna try that tomorrow.
#24
I'm in the process of soaking the rotors in 2 different solutions. MEK, and Toluol. I can't get the side seals out of this one rotor, even after letting it soak in MEK for 18 hours. I just moved on to a different rotor, so I dont waste time on a dead rotor. I have 1 1/2 rotors done now, out of 4 (should be 6, but i dont know where the other 2 rotors went!).
#25
i save old side seals for specifically this purpose. soak the rotor in solvent and use an old seal ... voila!
for the really stubborn cases (only 1 to date) i put the rotor in the freezer for 24 hours and then went at it with the old seal.
for the really stubborn cases (only 1 to date) i put the rotor in the freezer for 24 hours and then went at it with the old seal.
#26
Originally Posted by diabolical1' post='816651' date='Apr 29 2006, 04:33 PM
i save old side seals for specifically this purpose. soak the rotor in solvent and use an old seal ... voila!
for the really stubborn cases (only 1 to date) i put the rotor in the freezer for 24 hours and then went at it with the old seal.
What'd you use to pull it out?
#29
WOW the exacto worked perfect for me. Are you putting the blade under the seal and using it as a chizzle? Chizzle the seal out don't pry it out. I put the blade under the side seal and used a hammer and chizzled it out. tap tap tap it out. my seals broke out in one inch chunks. try some PB Blaster.
#30
Yeah, I'm putting it under and using it as a chisel. Like I said, some of the seals are possibly fucked over. We might have some PB blaster in the garage. If we do, I hope it will help me rip the seals out. I also found another way to rip some seals out. I'd break out like a 1" section, then pull the spring up, then grab it with pliers, and pull straight up, and it usually ripped the seal out in chunks.