Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:44:50 -0700 From: rubidiumnopsamdnet.att.net (Jim Collins) Subject: Re: can't get front brake pistons back into caliper (changing pads)
In article <6gefmt$kud$1nopsam1.dejanews.com>, a-aulicknopsam.edu says... Adam, I experienced this same dilemma. The Haynes manual is correct. I took a 1/16 piece of flat aluminum that was 3/4 inch wide and drilled two holes, spaced the same distance as the holes in the piston face, near the end of the aluminum. I then threaded these holes and screwed in an 8/32 round head 1/4" long screw. Using this tool you have to turn the piston in clockwise a 1/4 turn at a time and then use a large screw driver to pry the piston in. Then repeat the 1/4 turn with your tool and pry again. I had to repeat this process about 20 times because my pads had been worn so badly. This is only necessary on the inner piston. I think the reason they are like this is the front brakes are also used for the parking brake and this is the only way they could be made and still function as reliable parking brakes. It isn't too bad if you take the time to make the tool. JC > A friend of mine is changing out the pads on the front disk > brakes of her mid-late '80s Saab 900. She got the old pads > out and left the car for a while. Meanwhile, the pistons were > pushed out towards the disk. (They haven't come out far > enough to contact the disk, though.) Now she can't get > them back into the caliper to make room for the new pads. > > So, some questions: > Will (have) the pistons come completely out of the cylinders? > How can one tell? What does one do in this case? > > The Haynes manual says to twist the pistons while pushing > them back into the caliper. How does one accomplish this? > (My friend tried angle-nose pliers, but couldn't get near a > good enough grip on the piston to push it back in.) > What good is twisting the piston supposed to do? > > Thanks, > ~Adam Aulick > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading > -- Jim Collins Issaquah, WA (206)817-3102
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