rear brakes 07 Civic - compressing the piston back into the caliper????????
09-16-2012
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rear brakes 07 Civic - compressing the piston back into the caliper????????
I've got the old pads off the rear and now I'm trying to compress the piston back into the caliper with no luck.
Whats the trick? Does it get turned back in? Clockwise or counter? A special tool needed?
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Whats the trick? Does it get turned back in? Clockwise or counter? A special tool needed?
thanks !!!!!!!
09-16-2012
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If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
Re: rear brakes 07 Civic - compressing the piston back into the caliper????????
Smashing it with a C clamp is guaranteed to ruin it.
09-16-2012
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"Come to terms with your slow *** whip"
Re: rear brakes 07 Civic - compressing the piston back into the caliper????????
Ive always used a c clamp when i work on my brakes and any other brake jobs ive done, are the 8th gen caliper pistons different?
09-16-2012
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If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
Re: rear brakes 07 Civic - compressing the piston back into the caliper????????
The rear calipers incorporate the parking brake mechanism into them. You cannot simply push the piston in, it must be screwed in.
90% of all calipers that have a parking brake mechanism built in use this method.
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