How To Move Piston In Caliper?

[c_r_thomson 0]

Hi Guys whats the best things to use to push the piston back into the caliper when fitting new brake pads?

 

Tried levering it with a screwdriver but it is solid and won't budge. The brake pads i removed were really worn and almost down to the metal!

 

Any advice/tips are most welcome

Ta, Craig

[inferno 1]

i normally use a large set of pipe grips, but if its the rears normally they wind in with a large screw driver.

[pj838 0]

Yes mate the rear pistons screw in using the grooves on them. Don't try hitting em like I did once upon a time!

[c_r_thomson 0]

Sorry, shoud've said! It's the front pads i'm replacing

[205mattgti 0]

I used brut force and pushed the piston back in

 

if u have Bendix calipers check to make sure the carrier pistons r not siezed as i have just done mine and found one of the front carrier pistons to be stuck

 

lub it all up before u put it back to gether

 

done mine now all ok, go through the windscreen now if u slam the brakes on

lol

 

 

hope this helps

 

matt

[Guest rick03054]

One of these does a pretty good job

 

G-clamp

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

You can loosen the bleed nipple & then push them back by hand, I can on mine even without doing the bleed nipple.

 

Graham.