Speacial rear brake tool?

[Sulusi Eteru]

Has anyone here actually compressed the rear caliper piston when changing pads/rotors?

Its the last job on my frickin' overhaul thats taken way too long to do (Im over it) and from my little research that Ive done it looks like the rear caliper piston needs to be slowly twisted in, not pushed, by using a special tool that matches the pattern on the piston itself.

Can anyone confirm this?...actually, I probably already know that this is the case but has anyone had any experience with this and where they got this special tool from??

FRICKEN HECK!?!?!!!! AAARRRGGGGHHHHHH'!?!?!?!!!!

 

[LumpyVR4]

I totally cheated when I did mine and used a G clamp. I put the screw in part of the clamp on the piston and used that to screw the piston in. The friction of the clamp head on the piston face was enough to make it rotate as I wound the clamp in. I take no responsibility for anything that should happen if you use this method.

Everyone else feel free to call me as bodgy as hell and tell QUKNEZ not to do this.

 

[evo-gsr]

I used the method above too....easy as.
you definitely dont need a special tool if you can get your hands on a decent set of g clamps.

 

[unhuman]

Don't get discouraged. Whenever you do something for the first time it'll be a struggle. Once you've experianced the process and learnt from your mistakes it becomes much easier. My first oil change took like 3 hours.

As for the special tool you can buy them basically anywhere.

http://tradecatalogues.repco.co.nz/Mega_Tools/3314/Rear_Disc_Brake_Piston_Cube/300988

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

Cheers guys for that. After spending all last week doing the front rotors/pads, lifters/head change, oil/coolant flush and refill and gear linkage fix, this was the last leg of the journey and to come to this!!! Aaarrgghhh! lol

I have to grab this tool first thing in the morning and do these rear brakes quick-smart before avo shift!

Cheers again guys :thumbsup:

 

[DOUGMO]

if you do need to wind the piston back in you can use the tool that you use to tighten a grinding wheel onto a grinder

 

[evo-gsr]

Thats a new one George...awesome idea!

 

[GeoKez]

Beats that stupid cube of crap they try to make you use.

 

[DOUGMO]

/\/\ exactly /\/\

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

bought the transformer energon cube and finished the job. All in time for work this avo

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

So now I gotta take it all apart again coz I didnt reset the handbrake properly :fuuuuu:

Just to clarify guys, I release the handbrake, loosen the handbrake nut, take calipers off, handbrake cables, wind both piston's in, pump brakes to reset calipers (for how long exactly??...not sure) I'm assuming once that is all done then I reassemble calipers, handbrake cables, tighten handbrake nut to allow for around 5-6 handbrake clicks?