another way to wind back a caliper piston

Good big pair of grips ? But im not qualified mechanic

 

Could try using a pair of needle nose pliers then turn them using a screw driver/pry bar?

 

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???

 

Good old G clamp works wonders

 

that and a bit of wood, works fine.

 

A flat file

 

If they are wind-in calipers a g-clamp will not work. I've used a really big flat blade screwdriver before.

 

Angle grinder tool worked on s14 rear caliper pistons.

 

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.

 

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

 

I've used mole grips plenty of times, but be very careful or you'll wreck the piston seals.

 

I leave the brake pad on and push with both hands against the brake pad and that works to.

 

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.

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2 x 1 block of wood and a claw hammer for leverage.

Never damaged a single piston.