are 4 piston calipers dificult to do a brake job on?
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are 4 piston calipers dificult to do a brake job on?
i've done brakes in the past, but only on cars with single piston calipers.
with the 4 piston ones do i have to push both sides back together?
and do i need a hex socket or torx or anything special to get the caliper off?
i just dont wana get ready to something and have to stop and buy tools
with the 4 piston ones do i have to push both sides back together?
and do i need a hex socket or torx or anything special to get the caliper off?
i just dont wana get ready to something and have to stop and buy tools
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You mean for changing just the brake pads? If so, you do not need to remove the caliper. there are spings and slide bolts you need to remove off of the caliper and the the pads pull out through the top. As far for special tools, I use a c clamp and old pads to push the pistons back into the caliper
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i'm changing brake pads and rotors
and to do brakes you need to take the caliper off the mount to the spindle. some cars take a special size hex key to take it off.
i'm talking about pushing back the pistons of the calipers to fit the larger new pads in caliper
and to do brakes you need to take the caliper off the mount to the spindle. some cars take a special size hex key to take it off.
i'm talking about pushing back the pistons of the calipers to fit the larger new pads in caliper
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If you are changing the brake disc rotors, yes you will need to remove the brake caliper from its mount. It is not a special tool, I beleive its either 14mm or 15mm bolts.
As far as pushing the pistons back, again I have used a c clamp with old pads to push them in.
As far as pushing the pistons back, again I have used a c clamp with old pads to push them in.
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Originally Posted by slow_2ed_gen
and to do brakes you need to take the caliper off the mount to the spindle. some cars take a special size hex key to take it off.
i'm talking about pushing back the pistons of the calipers to fit the larger new pads in caliper
i'm talking about pushing back the pistons of the calipers to fit the larger new pads in caliper
Naturally if you're changing rotors you'll need to remove the calipers first.
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You can also use the old brake pad as a pry bar to push the pistons in. Just do one side at a time with a pad in the other side, and push on both pistons on that one side, otherwise you could just be pushing one out when you push one in.
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Originally Posted by Radial GT
PB blaster those slide pins! Or is that a minnesota thing?
i think i got all the info i need on brakes for the time being
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