wickford90
Well-Known Member
What you trying to do, if your changing pads you can gently prise back the pistons with a spanner, just make sure you do it evenly and dont press brake pedal with pads out. no need to undo nipple, there are time to fiddle with nipples ,but not when your doing your brakes.
discool
Well-Known Member
Things are a lot easer if the nipple is undone before pushing the piston back into the caliper when a ABS is fitted, but as stated there's no need to. Ive used a lot of items to push back the piston in the past including a tyre lever, big screwdriver and bit of timber and on some cars a special tool to 'wind' the piston back into the caliper (G clamp). 
Yes outherwise your trying to force piston back and in process building pressure. Make sure you push back gently otherwise can damage master cylinder
uncle albert
New Member
I use a worn out pad (kept 4 job) and a couple of tyre levers to do mine
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
you dont need to open a bleed nipple ,but you may need to press brake pedal to push piston further out making sure it doesnt come all the way out ,and clean piston with fine emery then push piston back in ,it will need some force either by lever or big water pump pliers
The V8 man
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where are you ?
discool
Well-Known Member
Pushing a corroded piston back into the caliper under force could damage the seal or even jam, that's a proplem u don't really wont.
Pushing a corroded piston back into the caliper under force could damage the seal or even jam, that's a proplem u don't really wont.
Agreed, I note on one of the pistons, it has like a material type gater if you like, there is a small hole in it about 4mm in diameter, i'm wandering if they're ceased :-/
joe1972
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Disc Brake Pad Spreader Tool Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Rover, Volkswagen, Audi | eBay
A set of these are worth it and stops the possibility of any piston burr /marking if you're using levers n spanners......far easier, especially if like me, you go through pad sets at a fast rate!
A set of these are worth it and stops the possibility of any piston burr /marking if you're using levers n spanners......far easier, especially if like me, you go through pad sets at a fast rate!
uncle albert
New Member
not a bad looking tool that
Could have let guck build up around the piston. could do as suggested and gently let the piston out and pull the gater bach and have a look. If your having problems with doing the pads maybe take it to a garage as you dont want mess round with brakes if not confident on what your doing.
uncle albert
New Member
Caution a lot of garages just say caliper nacked and fit new!!! not cheapest item to replace for want of bit of time spent on it
