OK, I finally got back on here, and I can see where this is leading. For $17 bucks, I could rebuild the two front calipers with all the above described headaches, or spend $78 a piece and make it easy on myself. Not a hard decision, since I am a world class "wrench thrower" when I become disillusioned with the task at hand. Since it's February and my make believe garage is a mud hole right now, I'll try the rebuild some other day. Thanks for talking me out of it, boys! I almost went for it.