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Old 11-20-2005, 05:33 PM
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How de-carbonized the rotor by scrubbing it in a parts washer and some varsol. The sideseals are stuck. When I say stuck they are litterally flush with the side face of the rotor. How do I get them out? I don't want to damage anything... Should I attempt to dunk the rotors in something like carb cleaner and try to get them out? Should I even dig them out with something? The rotors are mint except for this problem.
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' post='780146' date='Nov 20 2005, 03:33 PM

How de-carbonized the rotor by scrubbing it in a parts washer and some varsol. The sideseals are stuck. When I say stuck they are litterally flush with the side face of the rotor. How do I get them out? I don't want to damage anything... Should I attempt to dunk the rotors in something like carb cleaner and try to get them out? Should I even dig them out with something? The rotors are mint except for this problem.




Soak them in carb cleaner or spray oven cleaner on them and let it sit for a few hours. Scrub in soap and water, air dry and repeat.



Make a tool from stiff sheet stock that will fit into the groove. Grind a little hook on one end. Use a small vice grip to form a fulcrum. Shove the hook under the end of the seal and pry up using the vice grip clamped onto the sheet stock. You have to make one with a big offset to get started with it down into the corner seal hole.





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i work em side to side in the groove, and then up. usually this takes a sacrifical side seal though, they get brittle...
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I'm venturing into my first major major project. Previously the most i've ever done is pull engines and install suspensions.



In terms of shop supplies is 37 USD for a gallon of carb cleaner considered a lot?
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