Pressing brake piston using wrenches.
Previously:
Removing a stuck brake rotor - GIF
Brake rotor lathe - GIF
Refurbishing brake rotors - GIF
Casting and machining brake rotors - GIF
Machining a brake rotor - GIF
Pressing brake piston using wrenches.
Previously:
Removing a stuck brake rotor - GIF
Brake rotor lathe - GIF
Refurbishing brake rotors - GIF
Casting and machining brake rotors - GIF
Machining a brake rotor - GIF
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albertq (Jan 28, 2024), bob_3000 (Jan 28, 2024), clydeman (Jan 27, 2024), nova_robotics (Jan 25, 2024)
Don't do this with modern calipers that use phenolic pistons. The brake retract tools that have the two flaps that go in there and push out are much better.
Watch out for a lot of European calipers that have that stupid screw inside. Those things won't retract at all no matter how hard you push on them. You have to push and spin the piston to get it to retract. They need a special tool.
Newer cars with electric parking brakes are another issue entirely. Although I think most of them are actually easier because you can get them to retract themselves with a 12v battery. Yeah that's probably better.
I'm just a driveway fixer person, not a professional.
I can't see that little bit of fluid changing much if it's just daily driver, no heavy/high heat braking.
Work vehicles have the fluid changed often enough that in-between full brake jobs I don't think it's a necessary step for just new pads.
Either way, if I'm flushing the system I'm doing when the calipers are being replaced so ya I haven't ever gone that extra step for pads.
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