Compressed caliper piston: Sometimes you need to open the bleeder valve to compress the piston while changing brake pads. This can allow air to enter the brake lines. The brake pads are completely worn out (Phot
So I assume if you just turn the rear caliper piston in with a tool like this (with the e-brake off) you risk damaging the e-brake or the caliper itself? I did it this way once with no issues but if it might cause problems I'll use the method above going forward. Picture...
Since you have new, thicker brake pads, they won’t fit within the caliper until you compress the piston. (As the brake pads wear down, the piston extends further to ensure you have enough stopping power every time you hit the brake pedal.) To do this, you can use a special tool as...
After a few seconds, press the button once again to engage the electronic parking brake. How do you compress a brake piston with an electric parking brake? There are two ways of doing this, with connecting a diagnostic tool being one of them. But in most cases, an ordinary OBD2 scanner...
If you have the non-integrated brake caliper, install an old brake pad as a buffer between the tool and the caliper piston(s). Use a large "C" clamp or channel locks to press the caliper piston(s) inward until fully retracted.
Locate the brake caliper (it looks like a vice clamped onto the circular rotor) and remove the 2 bolts that hold it in place. Slide it off the rotor and use a C-clamp to compress the piston back into the caliper.[6] At that point, you can install the new brake pads into the ...
Locate the brake caliper (it looks like a vice clamped onto the circular rotor) and remove the 2 bolts that hold it in place. Slide it off the rotor and use a C-clamp to compress the piston back into the caliper.[6] At that point, you can install the new brake pads into the ...
Thanks to mecheng and Harlaquin Sil98 said: i don't order anything from china when i'm in a hurry. with 1,200 miles on my car and winter storage it will probably be several years or more before i actually need the brake tool. not too upset about it. am looking at the ...
Under NO circumstances toggle back to normal mode without the caliper and pads reinstalled or the E-brake will push the piston to infinity, with no brake pad to stop it. Being a newb, found this out the hard way. Long story... Live and learn. Fortunately my nephew is a Honda...