Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:30:44 -0500 From: "David Salo" <csalonopsam.net> Subject: Re: Changing brake pads on '72 saab sonnet III
Your piston needs to be pushed back into the cylinder before you can put the new pads in. A C-clamp or a pair of channel locks will do the job. You must be sure to remove the corrosion before you push the piston back in. Also, be sure not to damage the rubber boot. On one sonnet brake job, I had a hose that would let me put the brake on, but would not let the brake fluid return to the reservoir when the brake was released. The hose had collapsed internally. David Salo Khalistan wrote in message <3845cc2e.35717386nopsam.duke.edu>... >We're in the process of changing the brake pads on the front wheels of >a '73 Saab Sonnet III. Our problem is that as we put in the brake pad >(the one that touches the braking piston) it is not flush with the >cylinder. Also, there does not seem to be enough space to put in both >the pads. Does anyone know of an easy way to do this? > >Thanks. > >nelg at hotmail dot com
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