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    Default How to compress the piston on the rear brake calliper

    Went to change my rear discs and pads, cant get one of the pistons to compress so I cant put pack on the calliper.
    Anyone got any info, needed asap. Its a Seat Toledo (my Daily)
    Thanks in advance!


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    how did u try get them back?

    u nead to wind them back u can buy the tool in any motor factors bout 30e


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    Went to change my rear discs and pads, cant get one of the pistons to compress so I cant put pack on the calliper.
    Anyone got any info, needed asap. Its a Seat Toledo (my Daily)
    Thanks in advance!
    have you a tool for doin it? might need to be wound in while pushing it in

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    you need the tool now but in future so you wont need it just use a pry bar to push back the pistons before you have to callipers taken off so you wont need to push them back anymore when you go to put the calliper back on

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    Quote Originally Posted by shines14 View Post
    you need the tool now but in future so you wont need it just use a pry bar to push back the pistons before you have to callipers taken off so you wont need to push them back anymore when you go to put the calliper back on
    pry bar on rear callipers dnt work lad


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    Shite, I've no tool for doing it. Is there any other way that it can be wound down?
    were u from ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by ian g sr20 View Post
    pry bar on rear callipers dnt work lad
    my bad, didnt see that he said it was the rear ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by m-sykes View Post
    have you a tool for doin it? might need to be wound in while pushing it in
    Shite, I've no tool for doing it. Is there any other way that it can be wound down?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    Shite, I've no tool for doing it. Is there any other way that it can be wound down?
    you could prize it in and turn it with a vice grips maybe or somethin but the tool is handier, maybe your mate has one

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    Tried vice grips and it wont turn at all, it's out the full way so i'll have to wait till the morning to get that tool.


 

 

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