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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  "bringing a bad piston back to life' is 120-130 1967 posted by  Ron Kwas on  Fri Apr 4 14:48 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Nov 7 13:01 CST 2009 [RELATED] ...just about impossible!...that's because when they corrode, the chrome plating flakes off, and a pit underneath results...and the seal doesn't have the compliance to reach into that pit to seal it...so I agree, if the pistons are pitted, they're toast and need to be replaced...and to do that, SS, which will never again develop pits sound pretty good to me to do that! Polishing and rechroming may be a possibility, but pricey (unless you BIL has a plating business). Cheers Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post. Select, copy to buffer, and paste anywhere: <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1269536/120-130/bringing_bad_piston_back_life.html">"bringing a bad piston back to life' is</a>

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• Caliper reseal [120-130][1967]
  posted by  MrV  on Fri Apr 4 09:41 CST 2008 > V
  • &quot;bringing a bad piston back to life' is [120-130][1967]
    posted by  Ron Kwas  on Fri Apr 4 14:48 CST 2008 > V
    • &quot;bringing a bad piston back to life' is [120-130][1967]
      posted by  Aidan  on Fri Apr 4 18:49 CST 2008 > V
      • TNX...Hydraulic force is your friend! NT [120-130][1967]
        posted by  Ron Kwas  on Sat Apr 5 05:46 CST 2008 > V
      • new pistons [120-130][1967]
        posted by  Danny  on Fri Apr 4 21:15 CST 2008 > V
        • new pistons [120-130][1967]
          posted by  Aidan  on Sat Apr 5 05:10 CST 2008 > V
          • Remind me, please. Who is John Farrel? [120-130][1967]
            posted by  RepairmanJack  on Sat Apr 5 10:16 CST 2008 > V
            • Remind me, please. Who is John Farrel? [120-130][1967]
              posted by  Aidan  on Sat Apr 5 10:59 CST 2008 > V

• Caliper reseal [120-130][1967]
  posted by  Rhys  on Thu Apr 3 19:18 CST 2008 > V

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