mechanicaljoint

before the flaming begins, the link on the FAQ regarding rear brakes doesn't work and 2ndly, i can get the search to work right.

so here goes

trying to replace rear brakes on my 95 SE. things were going well until i had to try to c-clamp the piston back into place. bottom line, it wont budge.

tried everything i know. the gap is about 1-1/4" and i need about 1-1/2".

even tried to bleed out some brake fluid to have a little less resistance - to no avail...

e-brake is disconnect too.

is there any lube needed? is the piston shot? help!!!!

i'm doing everything i did 60k miles ago, it went fine then! dunno...

help soon! it's on jacks in the garage until i get it figured out...

your assistance would be greatly appreciated

thanks!

z32drifter

you have to turn the piston as you compress it.... look and you will see 2 notches in the piston.... there is a tool avabile but you can use a pair of thin plyers to turn the piston as to push in.... oh yea turn it clockwise

maximus_pr

iTrader: (3)

ok this is the tool you need its very cheap and can be found anywhere turn it clockwise and thats it

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...Group&ss=10101

maximaah

iTrader: (1)

Need to move to "How to" section. I would love to have had one of these when I changed my rear pads. I knew what I had to do, but needle-nose pliers are no substitute for the right tool!

mechanicaljoint

well i got it done. went to autozone last night at midnite and "borrowed" the tool. 35$ deposit, fully refundable upon return.

i tried needle nose first but could "get on it" to turn it.

now here's where i feel really stufphid...there was picture of the tool in my haynes book. am i an idiot or what!

thanks for everyones comments

Frank Fontaine

Nah, no biggie, I own the tool and when I pulled it out for only the 2nd time on the 2nd rear brake job, I forgot to do it in two steps--first step spreads it out, second step use the wind-down to rotate the piston clockwise. I was using a 7/8 wrench wondering how come the thing isn't going in?? DOH!! You don't do it often enough you're gonna need to refresh the memory. glad you got it done.