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24-02-13, 07:36
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Getting the pistons out
Usually I use a vise with a socket to fit and push them in first... once they're moving they usually come out fairly easily.
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24-02-13, 08:34
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What I did was...
Try pushing them in as far as you can Ryan, clean the crap out of the cylinder in front of the piston then they should come out easily. Soaking them in metho helps enormously..
Looks good mate, you're into it now 
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24-02-13, 21:41
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brakes
Cheers Tony, yep, a day of progress does feel good.
A quick question all, what brake fluid should I be buying for my Ford F15. I'm at work and away from my books. I've got a repco near me so I'll pop in afterwork. How much too?
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25-02-13, 11:02
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Brake fluid
I used a dot 5 fluid for mine Ryan.
Just simply what we used at work to put in everything...Pulsars, Patrols and any other car or truck on 4 wheels. I'd reckon anything from dot 3 would be fine.
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25-02-13, 11:03
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brake fluid
At home and my F15 handbook says use brake fluid no.3. Is that the same as a modern dot 3 brake fluid? Also, how much would be needed to effectively bleed the system and fill it?
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25-02-13, 11:22
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Two answers
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It is important to keep using the same Dot fluid you originally select. A litre should be plenty but Id get a second bottle just in case.
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26-02-13, 10:21
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Checked. Wrong
Sorry, using memory as my only reference meant I got it arse about.
 As far as I am aware, the following info is correct.: Dot 4 has a higher boiling point than 3. Dot 4 has more favourable hygroscopic properties than 3 But, Dot 4 can cause problems with some rubber components, and has been reported by Toyota (and Honda too, from memory) due to it missing a specific polymer or lubricant additive. Therefore I used dot 3 when I fitted my brakes to the F15. Dot 5 is synthetic silicone based and is OK for new/overhauled brake systems that do not have any trace of 3 or 4 remaining in the system. Oh, yeah, there's a problem with dot5 in ABS systems from memory, just in case you were going to trick up the Blitz brakes!  
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