Changing Rear Pads.... Help please.
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Changing Rear Pads.... Help please.
Hey im doing my rear pads. And i cant get the piston to turn back in so i can fit the caliper over my new pads. Ive been turning it with needle nose pliers for almost an hour (clockwise) and it hasent moved. Do i really need the tool??? Anyone else had this problem please let me know so i can drive tomorrow thanks.
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Turn the nipple bleader valve thingy to release the pressure and remove the cap on the brake fluid that tends to help too. Next use a big *** C Clamp to push the pistong back in or if your brakes are not that old you can use your man panties and just use your hands to push it back in.
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Oh and I would not use needle nose pliers to turn the piston. You can damage the rubber around the piston then you would need to rebuild them. Its not hard but its a pain in the *** to rebuild well not realy lol just takes up time
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Turn the nipple bleader valve thingy to release the pressure and remove the cap on the brake fluid that tends to help too. Next use a big *** C Clamp to push the pistong back in or if your brakes are not that old you can use your man panties and just use your hands to push it back in.
I bought the tool but still had to modify it for a proper fit. Can probably make something to work without too much difficulty.
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You can't just push the piston back, It has to be screwed back in. You also need to make sure that the final orientation of the piston slots are such that the pin on the back of the pad fits in one of the slots. It's not necessary to relieve any pressure.
I bought the tool but still had to modify it for a proper fit. Can probably make something to work without too much difficulty.
I bought the tool but still had to modify it for a proper fit. Can probably make something to work without too much difficulty.
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I had the same problem with my rear brakes and bought the tool. One problem even though i pushed hard on the piston it still would not retract. So i used the tool for a little bit then took a C clamp and put some pressure on the piston then back to the drive cube and it finally went in a little, i repeated the process until the piston was in fully.
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Presumably, the pin is there to keep the piston from turning. If the pin has not been placed in the slot, the flat part of the piston will bear on it, and the pad will be forced against the rotor unevenly. If the friction between the piston and the pin is not too great, the piston may rotate, and then the pin will fall into the slot naturally. I used to know how this mechanism worked.
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You can't just push the piston back, It has to be screwed back in. You also need to make sure that the final orientation of the piston slots are such that the pin on the back of the pad fits in one of the slots. It's not necessary to relieve any pressure.
I bought the tool but still had to modify it for a proper fit. Can probably make something to work without too much difficulty.
I bought the tool but still had to modify it for a proper fit. Can probably make something to work without too much difficulty.
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OK ok... i figured it out got it done yesterday. What i did.
1. Remove cap from brake fluid fill spot thingy.
2. Remove top bolt on caliper ( bottom bolt will support caliper when pushing in piston )
3. remove rubber nipple from the screw on top of caliper
4. Used cube Caliper piston tool (i am now calling CCPT heh) found at Sears for 11.99 with 3/8 ext. to push in piston while turning clockwise.
Aaaaand thats it took me 20 min to finish both rear brakes That tool makes life so much easier.
1. Remove cap from brake fluid fill spot thingy.
2. Remove top bolt on caliper ( bottom bolt will support caliper when pushing in piston )
3. remove rubber nipple from the screw on top of caliper
4. Used cube Caliper piston tool (i am now calling CCPT heh) found at Sears for 11.99 with 3/8 ext. to push in piston while turning clockwise.
Aaaaand thats it took me 20 min to finish both rear brakes That tool makes life so much easier.
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