hey do any of you guys know how to compress the rear caliper piston on the TC??? i tried with a c clamp... and tried turning it clockwise with the two holes on the piston and it isn't working and i need to get back on the road tonight. help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

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any ideas??

 

push harder lol.

 

i've tried as hard as i could and it won't budge, but turning it doesnt seem to work either

 

is ur e brake up?

 

ROFL! omg that would be so funny

wait isent it off the car?

 

i had this same problem. you have to take a needle nose pliers and use the grooves on the piston to twist the piston clockwise as you push it in. you basically have to screw it in. i was told this is used so it will come out so you dont have to pull your e-brake out further as your pads wear down

 

you need to get a spanner wrench. they rotate back in.

 

a needle nose is free and harmless if you place a rag around the tips of it

 

autozone or sears sells a tool for this....... its like $4

 

bingo!!!!!! go to autozone and get a universal caliper compressor(a cube with alot of circles)and spin it clockways till it stops and then back it up half a turn

 

i give up....yeah the ebrake was off and i tried the needle nose... it turned and i was pushing in on it, but it wasnt moving... might just take it to the dealer tomorrow cause they said it'd only be $50 to install them?! thanks though guys

 

use some muscle boy! or go get ur mom to do it for yah...lol

 

i had my friend come over who owns one and he did his rear pads before... he said you have to twist it like on the SS/SC but we couldn't get it to move, so ill let the dealership mess with it/break it so i dont have to pay to replace it

 

Loosen the bleeder screw so the fluid has a easier time leaving the caliper. I am not sure why everyone pushes the old fluid back through the ABS pump.

 

Putting pistons back in suck... I had removed mine from the Brembos to do some work, and they were NOT fun putting back in.

 

What's the big deal? Just loosen the bleeder screw, hook up a hose, and push the piston back in. Just make sure to bleed the hydraulic system afterwards. When you push the piston back in, where do you think the fluid is going? To limbo? It's going back through the system and into the ABS pump / master cylinder. Rather than make extra work for yourself, loosen the bleeder screw so the fluid gets pushed outside making your job easier.

Did you know that you're supposed to be able to push the pistons back in by hand (for the normal front calipers). They're not supposed to bind up at all.

 

if you use plyers, make sure not to slip and rip the piston

 

If you guys are having problems like this, maybe yall should just stick to oil changes and leave the rest up to qualified mechanics.

 

Bingo. Once you do that you can compress the caliper with ease. Just bleed the brakes afterwards.

 

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