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01-08-2005, 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche4786' date='Jan 7 2005, 11:59 PM
yeah it's a bitch, i had blisters on my hand after just one damn caliper
01-08-2005, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Jan 8 2005, 09:25 AM
in the future just buy the piston tool for your ratchet. they only cost like 5 bucks
WHAT?!?!?! THERE'S A TOOL FOR 5 BUCKS???? i could have gone to the store and bought one and had been done about an hour earlier.
01-08-2005, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Jan 8 2005, 11:00 AM
yeah its a cube that has different sides for different calipers. you put it on the ratchet and turn and push.
damnit! someone told me about there being a tool but they never said how cheap it was! i could have saved my hands lots of trouble
01-08-2005, 03:55 PM
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yea that tool is a godsend.
on my 4-pots up front i can push them in easily, dont even use a clamp...but thats only cause im used to doing stupid brakes.
anyway, you really should replace that caliper, popping it out like that could fuckup the internal seals and possibly the piston boot. This will eventually cause an internal caliper leak resulting in a "mushy" pedal or not having full use of that rear brake completely. Just kep an eye on it and watch to make sure the rear brakes both wear relatively similarly. It doesnt always happen but the possibility is there.
kevin.
on my 4-pots up front i can push them in easily, dont even use a clamp...but thats only cause im used to doing stupid brakes.
anyway, you really should replace that caliper, popping it out like that could fuckup the internal seals and possibly the piston boot. This will eventually cause an internal caliper leak resulting in a "mushy" pedal or not having full use of that rear brake completely. Just kep an eye on it and watch to make sure the rear brakes both wear relatively similarly. It doesnt always happen but the possibility is there.
kevin.
01-08-2005, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='Jan 8 2005, 02:16 AM
In all honesty, Ithink you need to read the service manual... Every single question that you have asked in this forum is in the service manual. The service manual is free, why don't you read it? This won't be the last time you need to fix your 15+ year old car.
01-08-2005, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Jan 8 2005, 04:09 PM
The service manual is free, why don't you read it? This won't be the last time you need to fix your 15+ year old car.