Ive seen and done it with grips and it works fine and never caused any damage atall , have faith Daniel san
Pair of grips to wind the piston and a pry bar to push it at the same time. Some do wind back without pressure but most need pressure against the piston to wind back. Makes things a lot easier if you've got another pair of hands to do the prying or the winding.
I normally use a pair of plumbers pliers and just ram it back in the caliper. I think you're supposed to use a re-wind tool and crack the bleed nipple at the same time???
If they are wind-in calipers a g-clamp will not work. I've used a really big flat blade screwdriver before.
Did my Renault recovery truck the other day and found that I needed a left handed winder for the other side.
nah you don't. I did my Renault a while back and just didn't use the U shaped slide in bracket part of the tool. I just beasted it with the attachment on the end of the winder handle. it wont matter anyway you will still have a shit handbrake. usually you can just use something long and flat in the cross of the piston.
didn't think of trying an angle grinder tool lol. in the end I used a pair of grips and pushed down with the shaft of my hammer worked a treat. wont be leaving my tools at work next time tho haha
It was a bugger of a caliper I tried all sorts only just wound back with the tool,pointless rear brakes haha fail the mot every year with them
Taking out piston, press on the pedal really hard. Or start the car and press then. To press in piston, use these things: (on some cars, where the rear calipers has also the handbrake system built in, you can't just press the piston in. It needs to be screwed in. Usually clockwise. If it's not going in easy, take piston out, remove rubber cover and get rid of the rust. Then apply vaseline and put it back together. http://media.toolking.com/catalog/product/cache/1/image/800x600/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/B/e/Bessey_GSCC2512_12-inch_Clutch_Bar_Clamp.jpg http://www.aiwotools.com/product/common/upload/2014/3/20/13568ni.jpg http://www.expeditionexchange.com/knipex/DSC04518.jpg http://media.wuerth.com/stmedia/shop/800px/51691.jpg