Where to buy rear caliper tool?

[donjohn]

Where do I buy the tool for the rear calipers, to compress them?

 

[HISSIN50]

Chris, any parts store should sell the tool (you are talking about the little cube, right?). I have never used one - I use on-hand tools to spin the rod in.

Good luck.

 

[Kdizzite]

I've rented them from autozone for free (refundable deposit). If you want to keep the tool then they keep the deposit which is like $40.

 

[donjohn]

the tool is $90 from my autozone, which i don't really want to spend. the one they have is an adjustable one (has different sizes) so it's more

no parts store around me has this thing, so i wonder if i can just get it at the ford dealer or something... i've never been to the dealer

 

[donjohn]

Chris, any parts store should sell the tool (you are talking about the little cube, right?). I have never used one - I use on-hand tools to spin the rod in.

Good luck.

i don't know what ur referring to.. a little cube ? i dunno

you're not supposed to vs. can't spin the rod in with the gt/cobra (should be the same) rear calipers because there's two little notches that must be held. so the tool i'm talking about is a threaded shaft that when you spin, compresses the piston. the piston side is a circular flat piece with two nipples

 

[wytstang]

Napa should have an attachment peice that connect to a ratchet(sp?) like a socket would. A buddy of mine picked it up at Napa.

 

[Nagash01WS6]

I know sears has the tool to compress the rear piston in. You have to "screw" the rear one in, you cant just push it in like the fronts.

 

[db1994]

It looks like a little cube with different notches on it. The one I got from napa still didnt fit the rear calipers - so i took a dremel and ground 2 of the big notches down so it would fit properly.

-Jason

 

[94blackGTvert]

Don't get the "cube" tool. That one sucks. I rented the rear caliper kit from Autozone for $38 that was refundable when I returned it. The kit has bunch of different attachments, so you'll find one that fits just fine.

 

[HISSIN50]

if anyone has a pic of the one Chris is talking about, lemme know. The cube is what friends use, but like I said, I do it all shadetree.
I am interested in knowing what a good tool is for if I ever cant get it done with my methods......

 

[sunil6784]

I second the cube deal, its too universal to be specific, if you know what i mean. I used the one from autozone,rented it for 35 dollars. It came in a little orange box, I'll do some research and post it up.

 

[sunil6784]

Found the link:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40732

Its not bad, overall it was pretty good. The piston is a LOT harder to compress than I first thought. You really have to put a little powa to it !

 

[HISSIN50]

Sunil, thanks for the link. That does look nice - and gives good leverage.

 

[donjohn]

ok, that's the one I rented. that's cool that you found the link, thanks man... i just thought there might be a slightly cheaper mustang specific one... but that's a reasonable price i think

thanks again guys