rear caliper prob

[NMRAcer]

Any of y'all ever had a problem compressing the rear caliper when dioing a brake pad swap? I have all the right tools but this thing just wont compress all the way. Is there a trick to this? I've never had a prob on any of my other cars and this is the firs time i've ever run into this problem before.

 

[supercobra506]

mine compressed all the way with the ford caliper tool, you could try disconnecting the brake hose. thats if you feel like bleeding them afterwards.

 

[NMRAcer]

ive got a smaller tool to compress the caliper but its bending. they dont seem to want to go in at all

 

[T's Blk03]

Are you turning them in? They cannot be pressed in, they have to screw back in.

 

[NMRAcer]

they dont seem to be going back in does it take alot of turns?

 

[supercobra506]

it did for me, cause my rears were really worn down

 

[NMRAcer]

whats the best thing to use tu turn em in?

 

[Sweetlu60]

Use the Lisle Tool that uses a 1/4" ratchet, you should be able to get it at Sears or any parts store. Looks like a hollow cube with various pins on each face.

 

[dustin]

The point is not "compress" the piston but to "turn" the piston. Turning the piston with the special rear brake tool is what is needed to compress the rear rotor. You can also "borrow" the tool from Autozone. You should also be able to borrow one at your on-post MWR car shop thing.

 

[djtyau]

I am doing my brakes and I have the tool, but I can't figure out how the tool works.

Can somebody post a picture on how it fits into the caliper? I would really appreciate it.

 

[supercobra506]

the piston inside the caliper has 2 triangles cut into it, you figure out which side of the brake tool fits in the 2 triangles and turn it clockwise until it compresses all the way.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

and you'll notice the pad has tits on it too. the tits on the pad fit in the holes in the piston so make sure the holes are at 12:00 and 6:00.

 

[NMRAcer]

thanks all. got it done