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From : transurgeon

Q: but you said compress the caliper and you are not compressing the space in the bore it was already there the fluid wasnt mentioned and even if it was brake fluid for all practical purposes is not compressible back to you lavosier you just answered your own question. how do you think that the fluid is being displaced because you are compressing reducing the space in the bore. the fact that the bore already exists is a given since nothing can be compressed that has no space including the space between its molecules to give up. back to you einstein -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving wrong again braniac you are pushing the piston back into a bore in the caliper that is already there.........you push the piston in it displaces the fluid which is returned to the master cylinder...........you compress neither the piston nor the caliper and your saying that is what you are doing doesmt make it so. back to you bernoulli that is right moron and the piston and its bore are part of the caliper so i can say either compress the piston or compress the caliper and be correct. now feel free to continue spinning it is entertaining - -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving lol could you possibly be any more desperate the caliper is an assembly which includes both the body a 10 pound chunk of cast iron and the piston. by definition compressing means to press or squeeze together and since the piston is part of the caliper if i force the piston back into its bore i can say that i compressed the caliper and that is the typical automotive slang for doing just that. now go crawl back into your little corner. wrong tom. well lets see directly from the worldnet dictionary. http//www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/compress definition 1.. n a cloth pad or dressing with or without medication applied firmly to some part of the body to relieve discomfort or reduce fever 2.. v squeeze or press together; she compressed her lips; the muscle contracted 3.. v make more compact by or as if by pressing; compress the data both # 2 and #3 fit the act of pressing the piston back into its bore. really budd you are just making this too easy. are you bored but......but..but...........you said compress the caliper not the piston back into its bore............... spin on beanie head .