stuck side seals

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

04-24-07, 02:35 AM

RX7 allnight

707

Thread Starter

Join Date: May 2004

Location: Santa Rosa Ca

Posts: 854

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

stuck side seals

12a, iam rebuilding my rotors and my side seals are stuck. i tried to pry them out but the corner seal slot. but they broke now i have nothing to get a grip. what do you guys do?

Reply Like

04-24-07, 03:54 AM

REVHED

Hunting Skylines

Join Date: Apr 2001

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Posts: 3,431

Likes: 0

Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts

You need to soak the rotors in some type of solvent to loosen the carbon. I use a small screwdriver to pry them out and pliers once there's enough to grip. They can be a real bitch.

Reply Like

04-24-07, 05:27 AM

trochoid

Old Fart Young at Heart

iTrader: (6)

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: St Joe MO

Posts: 15,145

Likes: 0

Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts

I soak them in Berryman's Carb Cleaner. You can buy it in gallon/5 gallon containers. It's not cheap stuff, but works great. Use an old side seal to help pry the stuck ones out.