Help, I can't get the rear break pads to compress. I opened the lines and diconnected the parking brake line but nothing. what am i dong wrong??? Please help i need to drive this to work tomorrow

 

You have to turn the piston while pushing it in. Either that or your caliper froze up.

 

If you mean DECOMPRESS, turn your car on. it will relieve the pressure because it works off a vacuum (brake booster)

edit: if you're talking about the PISTON inside the CALIPER, either use a C clamp or a big flat headed screw driver and turn it in.

 

is it a 90 si by chance..?

 

sorry, it is a 2000si and it won't decompress. I tried a huge c-clamp. it just laughed at us

 

U have to twist the piston in

 

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They make a special tool to do it. You put it on a 3/8" extension bar and turn and push it in. You could TRY it with a screw driver but it doesnt work quite as good. The tool costs like $10 and you can get it at autozone.

 

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big flat headed screw driver and turn it in.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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They make a special tool to do it. You put it on a 3/8" extension bar and turn and push it in. You could TRY it with a screw driver but it doesnt work quite as good. The tool costs like $10 and you can get it at autozone.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My Girlfriend will be at all your houses soon to give out some free handy's thanks guys

 

Just get a needle nose and twist it in, easy as 1-2-3!

 

I just use a pry bar to turn em.

 

you put the screw driver in sideways. I mean you dont use the end of the screw driver you place the shaft of the screwdriver in the slot. Haha.
and I believe it is counter clockwise.

prose

 

for the tool at autozone/kragen. Has different sizes for different pistons, only a couple bucks.

 

its not a push in caliper like the front brakes. the rear calipers are twist type like a screw. that's why you see the + shape in the center

 

Just rotate the piston it will go down...I ust needle nose pliers and got it to work.

 

This is the part you need to turn your rear piston in: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/br....html

BUT - as others have said, you can get it cheaper at autoZone or Pep Boys or Checker Auto - etc....