While I was doing some brake maintenances I was lack of tools and frustrated. Does anyone know where to get this brake special tools such as piston separator and rotate the piston tool?


Thank you

 

Open the bleeder valve with a wrench, push the pads apart, close the valve.

Lol. That's how I do it.

 

piston seperator? push the pistons back in place? on a single piston i use a large channel lock and on 4 piston calipers i usually just use two pry bars... kinda hard to explain but it works... but looking for tools. uhh craftsman, matco, snap on, harbor freight, home depot... any where

 

harbor freight i pad 3 . it does not had the little nipple to rotate the piston back in if the piston is used for a parking brake. but the guy in the bay next to me he has one. and on newer cars the scan tool takes car of that(sickness) your not gonna be able to afford a 15000 dollar scan tool though. so harbor freight 3 bucks. put a dab of weld there or im sure you could get one from sears for like 20 bucks

 

Not sure what a piston separator is but the tool to rotate the piston in the rear caliper is available at any chain auto parts store for under $10.

 

Piston seperator = big C clamp
Piston rotator = needle nose pliers

If you cannot use those tools to move the piston, the caliper is shot and needs to be replaced.