cant get rear brake piston to back in!! help

[2NDTIME]

I have put about 30 turns on the piston and its not retracting. Clockwise right?

97 GT by the way

 

[Red2000GT]

It's not the turning that forces it back,you'll have to use a C-clamp or good old fashioned muscle.

 

[bryan0]

Mine were so bad, I just got new reman'd ones from autozone, the core is like 40 bucks each
So you really only pay about 100 for both. good luck with it either way though.

 

[2NDTIME]

How do you turn it with the tool and have a c clamp on it at the same time? Or do I turn it a bit and then squeeze it? Have done about 5 sets before that just screwed in with no pressure.

 

[COramprat]

I put pressure on it then turn...pressure/turn/pressure/turn. One of them kind of flet like it was seized but it eventually retracted.

 

[mijo_latino]

I've had the same problem. What worked for me is to put the old brakes back on bolt everything together and press the brake pedal. This will push the piston into place and then it should "catch." Then start over and it should go in by turning.

something with seizing like coaramprat said. Since you have turned it, it should have unseized and it just needs a slight push to work again.

Not sure if this is how the brake works or not but thats how i fixed it. I also turned the thing for 15 min with no luck.

 

[Dragstr05]

The tool I have used applies pressure while your turning it

 

[BennyBlown2v]

Go to an auto parts store and rent the correct tool. Also...you do have the bleeder open, right?

 

[Roger_4.6_96]

Ya go get the tool.

 

[Serper3]

i just use a large channal lock. no turning... just apply alot of pressure and it slooooowwwly goes in.

 

[JohnyD05]

do you have the bleeder open, i think you need it to let the fluid go somewhere?

 

[MT1083]

I just opened the cap to the mc and then used a disc brake piston tool from napa. Attach the tool to a 3/8 socket wrench and apply pressure while turning the piston. Mine took like 40-50 revolutions before it finally gave me enough space to put the caliper back on.

 

[2NDTIME]

Finally got one side back in. I think my problem is the last thing I did b4 I started was use the E brake so I could pop the lug nuts loose. I think that was a bad idea cause I think the wheel needs to turn a bit to fully release the parking brake. So putting this side back together and putting it in drive to get a few r's out of the wheel and then I will tear it back down and try again.

BTW. After the other one finally caught It only took about 5 turns to get it fully retracted.

 

[jackson00danny]

35 for a disc brake caliper loaner tool at autozone! i work there, ase certified, you'll have no problems. if you decide to replace them look into semi-loaded calipers, they'd be the same price as replacing new ones and they'll even refund the pads you bought from them to upgrade! THE CORE is just what you pay if you don't bring in the old part, so make sure you bring in the old part and you wont have to pay a core charge! Good-Luck

 

[jackson00danny]

by the way the e-brake uses the driver side rear wheel on mustangs, also make sure to use disc-caliper slide grease to ensure maximum braking performance! ( the slides are the bolts to the calipers, they slide all the way out adn need to be greased).

 

[BennyBlown2v]

by the way the e-brake uses the driver side rear wheel on mustangs.

E-brake is both driver/passenger in the rear...that's why theres two cables (one on each side); the junction where the cables hook to the single cable from the lever is above the middle of the driveshaft.