Having only two hands has anyone any leads on how I’d go about holding the three pistons into the calliper body so I can use the MC to push out the 4th piston? Forgive the pun but these things are breaking my ***** all day.

I don’t have an air compressor or grease gun and my first paycheque from the new job is two weeks away yet so new tools is out of the question until then.

I’ve attempted to slide brake pads in sideways, wedge a thick screwdriver handle to stop them moving and attempting to hold the third by hand. No luck.

if anyone has an hacks on how this may be solved I will send you a card on Valentine’s Day for sure.

this bike has over a decade of neglect but was stored inside.

 

Try putting it in a pot of boiling water.

 

good idea, didn’t see in time though

pumped out what I could with the MC

Then managed to attach a grease gun to with the head screw being exact size for the banjo bolt hole. Hold the only other channel hole with your finger and pump grease in, holding back the fee piston in order to push out the stuck one.
Used a bicycle pump then to get the last few mm and piston out , took a while but jobs a good’un

 

Glad to hear you got it all sorted out. Now onto the rebuild.