Alright so I went out yesterday and put new front pads on my CRX, I have never done this before so I had some help from a friend. When we pushed the caliper piston in, brake fluid came out of the master cylinder and dripped all over, same with the other side. I cleaned it all up and then tested out the new pads, everything was fine.

So today I go out to do the rear pads, I get to the point where I have to push the piston in, and it won't even move. So I go out and buy a tool that spreads the caliper and it doesn't even budge it either (It was a cheap POS one, but it was the only one they had). Is there something I am not doing? Because this thing is SOLID, the piston will travel out farther when the brakes are applied, but will not go back in, so I don't think it's seized. I wasn't having any braking problems to my knowledge other then the pads were old and worn, and the pads were worn evenly.

Any ideas? Cause I am losing my mind

BTW this is the SI with all disc brakes.

 

is your piston slotted, or does it have notches? for some reason, every rear caliper i've encountered you have to turn the piston clockwise to retract it. i got a universal 6-sided tool (different slot pattern on each of the 6 sides) that you use with a socket wrench at auto zone pretty cheap for just that purpose.

 

Yes, the rear caliper piston needs to be turned & be pushed in at the same time.

 

if u just get a big flat head srewdriver it works and turn clock wise dont for get that or u will have a heck of a time gettin the piston back into the caliper

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kacivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is your piston slotted, or does it have notches? for some reason, every rear caliper i've encountered you have to turn the piston clockwise to retract it. i got a universal 6-sided tool (different slot pattern on each of the 6 sides) that you use with a socket wrench at auto zone pretty cheap for just that purpose.</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 7PSI CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, the rear caliper piston needs to be turned & be pushed in at the same time.</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ahglaze1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if u just get a big flat head srewdriver it works and turn clock wise dont for get that or u will have a heck of a time gettin the piston back into the caliper</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Thanks so much guys! Thats was the trick