Brake help

[Hauuse96gt]

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First off I am not a very good mechanic so excuse my terminology. I am changing out the back brakes on my 96 mustang gt along with the rotors. I was almost finished when I came across a problem.

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My caliper will not go back on because the "piston" on the caliper is not retracted all the way. I tried taking a pair of needle nose pliers and screwing it back in. I also tried using a C-clamp to push it back in. Neither were successful. Anyone have any advice?

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[Kilgore Trout]

Get the right tool for this. Buy it at Harbor Freight for $40 or borrow it at AutoZone for a deposit of $40.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732

 

[COramprat]

Yea...you have to compress and turn the caliper at the same time...kind of a pain in the ass but thats what it takes.

 

[sgarlic]

Take the cap off the brake fluid reservoir to help relieve the pressure when you are pushing it back in.. otherwise, you're fighting the brake fluid pressure (not easy.)

 

[Hauuse96gt]

Thanks for the help guys. I found a tool in my dads tool box that was a small cubed shaped socket. It had a bunch of different kinds of keys for different types of calipers. I did take the cap off the reservoir, and it helped a bunch.