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Was replacing rear studs had caliper off rotor and girl pressed my brake pedal which closed the pads enough that they won't fit over rotor again! How can I open
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03-14-2012, 02:50 PM
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Need brake help nooooow!
Was replacing rear studs had caliper off rotor and girl pressed my brake pedal which closed the pads enough that they won't fit over rotor again! How can I open them back up??
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03-14-2012, 02:55 PM
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if you can get a c-clap in there use that. if not you should be able to push the pistons back with your fingers if your strong enough. (worked when i changed my pads last weekend)
be sure the brake fluid cap is off when you do this. p.s. at least she wasnt a fat chick! |
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03-14-2012, 02:58 PM
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Which one of the two caps?
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03-14-2012, 03:02 PM
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caps? i think you mean pistons. the rear sport brakes have one on each side. they need to be separated evenly. just enough to clear the caliper.
just hope she didnt bust them. are they leaking brake fluid? even a lil? |
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03-14-2012, 03:04 PM
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Made about half inch of space but won't go any further
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03-14-2012, 03:06 PM
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No I meant caps as is caps under hood? Nothing leaking, I was able to compress one piston on one side of caliper, can't get other side to give
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03-14-2012, 03:07 PM
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make sure the brake resivour cap is off. if you can get a c-clamp in there it will push the piston back in there. remember just push them in enough to clear the rotor.
if the seals busted im not sure if it will go back in. :\ dont quote me on that i havnt broken the seals yet..... |
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03-14-2012, 03:10 PM
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brake cap should be the one towards the middle of the car. it has a rectangle box attached where you can see the min and max brake fluid level.
the one towards the drivers side fender is the clutch fluid for the manual trannys..... if you have an auto then thats your first problem... jkjk |
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03-14-2012, 03:10 PM
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Got it, had to use different angles and better leverage. I figured I could compress on own but wasn't 100%, didn't wanna keep trying if it wouldn't give. Ugh, now onto the other side
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03-15-2012, 02:55 PM
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you could have opened the bleeder valve and compressed the piston that way, problem is you have to bleed the whole line out. For future reference, you could order a power bleeder from jsc speed and bleed your clutch/brake lines often to keep the fluid fresh.imho
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