yeah, it's a pain in the *** when all you have is a small toolbox. i did it before on the front by using a wrench as a lever against the old pads, but on the rear it's just too tough. won't budge. i've heard people suggest cracking the bleeder screw but i'm not sure i want to go that route considering i just recently paid for a brake bleed. and yes i did a search but the results weren't great.

 

C'mon man. Do it the right way. Bleed your system. If you force the piston to retract you could damage it causing more problems then it's worth.

Brian

 

The rear caliper pistons need to be rotated as they compress.

 

LOL. Seen ppl do this before.

You can't push the rear pistons in, you have to screw them in. They are threaded onto the parking brake push rod. Get a BIG flat head screwdriver (or a small prybar) to turn them in. Just think of them as a really big phillips screw.

Easiest way to get the front pistons in, is with a large set of channel lock pliers. Just grab and squeeze. Just make sure the cap is off the master cylinder, and it is not going to overflow as you push in the pistons.

 

i used spring compressor to push my brake piston back. ghetto baby..

 

i just went to meijers and bought a disk brake tool kit for $10, came with a tool to push it back in

 

are you kidding??!!! it threads right in? how difficult is it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by phateless &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you kidding??!!! it threads right in? how difficult is it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Pretty easy (unless the pistons are seized) I usually just use a large flat head screw driver and turn them in until flush with the caliper body.

 

wow, and this doesn't affect e brake adjustment or anything? sweet!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by phateless &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow, and this doesn't affect e brake adjustment or anything? sweet!</TD></TR></TABLE>Sure it does. If you twist the rear pistons in too far, you just have to pull your handbrake 200 times so it auto-adjusts itself.

 

c clamp

 

hey thanks for the help guys, it worked like a charm! less than an hour to do both sides! i drove my car from cali to texas with my girl, and when we got there the brakes were squeaking. we only spent 3 days there, and we left the day after i posted so i had to get it done. i got back last night at 2:30. friday we covered 954 miles and yesterday we covered about 850. what i'm getting at is thanks for the prompt replies, you guys really saved me!