Taught a friend a little trick last week

Posted by Richard G. on February 16, 2015 at 05:18:30 from (108.192.144.203):

Friend came by asking directions to a tractor parts place that sells Polaris ATVs. Asked what he needed and he showed me the brake master cylinder that was frozen up. we talked a while and I showed him some of my old "toys".
I said bring the cylinder to my shop and we will try something. He had been soaking it and trying all kinds of ways to get the piston out. A new one costs a lot more than he wanted to pay.
I screwed a grease fitting in the outlet of the cylinder and he pumped the grease gun about 3 times and the piston popped right out.
He was able to clean everything up and use it.
I told him I learned that a few years ago on my 1912 Fairbanks Morse 1 HP engine with a very stuck piston. Soaked it for a month with no progress. Filled it with oil through the plug hole and bushed in a grease fitting. 4 pumps of the grease gun and the piston freed up. Runs great now.
Richard in NW SC

Replies:

• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week hossinme 17:19:32 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week IA ROY 11:02:11 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week jeffcat 09:45:04 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week Rich'sToys 07:50:26 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week WheatFarmer 06:20:02 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week fixerupper 06:08:54 02/16/15 (0)
• Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week Harvey2 06:05:53 02/16/15 (3)
  • Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week gene bender 07:46:50 02/16/15 (2)
    • Re: Taught a friend a little trick last week Russ from MN 08:12:24 02/16/15 (0)
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