i've installed my toe steer eliminators. but when i had the car up i couldn't get the other wheel off so i had my friend step on the break, but the other wheel and break was already off and the piston went out on that side. i've tried turning clockwise and pushing in, it has gone some but cannot get it in anymore! is there something else to do?

 

make sure the piston isn't "Cocked" to one side slightly now...i've seen that happen on FD brakes before.if it is straight... use a medium sized box end wrench and insert the box end into the piston top. (largest size that you can fit between the piston and the opposite side of the caliper. they work great for getting the right leverage to compress the pistons again. you'll have to do one piston at a time, so stick something between the other pistons and the caliper to prevent them from coming out any farther. Loosen the bleeder nipple a lil also so that the fluid can escape easier.

 

so just bleeding the system some would work? everything it back together except this one side. the other side is all done

 

yeah, you're gonna need to bleed them when you're finished... but i was under the impression that you can't get the pistons retracted on that side now.

 

yeah, on my left side i cannot get the piston to go in far enough to get it over the pads

 

the box-end wrench trick is the best thing i've seen for retracting them.... on an FD atleast. I'm not familiar with FC brakes.



FC owners....any body wanna chime in and correct anything that i've said?

 

well i tried what you said to do. nothing happened except a drop of brake fluid came out.

 

well, i took some needle nose plyers and tried turning the piston again...finally got it. now i'm gonna go for a test drive.

 

loosen the bleed valve. Use a c-clamp to make the caliper go back in

 

doesnt work... i tried when i swapped the rotors on my vert, the needle nose pliers are the best thing to use if you dont have the actual tool, your supposed to turn them while pushing, clockwise i belive, i forgot which way