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I always use bent or curved needle nose pliers. Just don't use them to grab the piston to turn it. Use the ends to turn it like that tool would. Btw if it's hard to turn then your piston is sticking or seized.
Advanced auto sells that tool, under brand name leslie good brand at affordable price. I have that tool my self its well made i think i paid $12 or something.
Advanced auto sells that tool, under brand name leslie good brand at affordable price. I have that tool my self its well made i think i paid $12 or something.
+1 - Bought one from AA over 8 years ago. It works. They still sell them for around $12.
Right here. Spent the afternoon fixing my gf's BMW. A few expletives may have slipped out during the course of the repair. Makes me appreciate working on the Max all the more.
Right here. Spent the afternoon fixing my gf's BMW. A few expletives may have slipped out during the course of the repair. Makes me appreciate working on the Max all the more.
You can often find Lisle tools at Autozone, Pepboys etc if you need it in a hurry.
I got mine at O'Reilly's forever ago. I don't know exactly what I paid but it was somewhere around 10 bucks. (Current list price is $12.99 in my area on O'Reilly's site.)
I'll be using it again this weekend when I replace the Max's rear brakes with the contents of the RockAuto boxes sitting in my foyer.
Yeah, It looks like a cheesy butter tool, but I have used it since the 80's successfully (Saab and Maximas). Just use a 1/2" ratchet with a 1/2 to 3/8 converter.
The back calipers on 4th gen Maximas use the 4 pin side to engage with the piston. Just find a way to get the caliper supported and stable on the Axle beam so you can push with a lot of pressure to keep it fully engaged with the piston as you turn it. (clockwise)
If you get it situated right and the piston isn't frozen, you'll get it back in. Just know rear calipers on 4th gens usually freeze up somewhere in the ~22 years they've been on the road, especially up North here (salt/snow).
Just did my rears on my 99 a few weeks ago. Used the Powerstop pads and drilled and slotted rotors. Did the calipers and hoses 2 years ago with Centrics. Powerstop Z23 was something like $82 shipped complete. Napa mediocre stuff would have cost more. These bite NICE! http://www.jegs.com/i/Power-Stop/419/K1168/10002/-1
... and the piston isn't frozen ... Just know rear calipers on 4th gens usually freeze up somewhere in the ~22 years they've been on the road, especially up North here (salt/snow).
I'm pretty confident that mine are good.
One owner, lifetime Florida car meticulously maintained by this crazy fastidious **** retentive I know.
01-15-2017, 10:08 AM
Spent the afternoon fixing my gf's BMW. A few expletives may have slipped out during the course of the repair. Makes me appreciate working on the Max all the more. 
