Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Changing brake pads pulling off caliper?

when ever i try to change brake pads its either hit or miss....

sometimes when i pull off caliper the pistons and worn pads are pushed to the rotor making it impossible to slide in the new pads....

please note that i dont want to use a method that would break any seal around piston



how do i push em back or prepare my car for the maintenance?Changing brake pads pulling off caliper?Use a C-clamp and press on the old brake pad ( pushes the piston back )

you first MUST remove the 2 caliper bolts and pull the caliper off the rotor. You do not have to remove the brake line though... Just try to balance the caliper on top of the rotor while working with it to push the piston back.. No brake bleeding required this wayChanging brake pads pulling off caliper?In an automotive garage they usually have a tool for pushing the caliper pistons back into the caliper. It looks like a backwards pliers that pushes out with two plates on each side. This essentially pushes both sides of the caliper back in easily. You could try to find one of these or you can use channel locks to push the calipers back in a little at a time. Vise Grips will also work great if you have these tools. If not you can always try to use anything like a screwdriver or something like that to simply push the calipers back in.Changing brake pads pulling off caliper?I usually pry open the caliper a little with a big screw driver to release some of the pressure and then the caliper and pads come right off. Open the break fluid container in the engine compartment and get ready to soak up the overflow.

It is very hard to take them off if you do not release some of the pressure.Changing brake pads pulling off caliper?I use a 6 inch c-clamp. Leave one of the old pads in the Caliber against the piston and Tighten slowly, and do not be alarmed with fluid that might over flow from the master cylinder.Changing brake pads pulling off caliper?you use a c-clamp to push the piston back into its bore so the new pads will go over the rotor.you won,t break the seal. the seal is up inside the piston. what you see on the outside is the dust boot.