I used a small wrench and a pair of vice grips. Put the wrench over the piston
and squeeze it back into its bore using the vice grips. The only problem was
the
brake fluid that shot out of the reservoir cap vent hole. I forgot to check the
fluid level before I started.
SLCL914@aol.com wrote:
> Yesterday, I started to change out my front brake pads, using the Haynes
> manual as a reference. Well, after I removed the old pads and anti-squeal
> shims, it says that I need to use a large flat blade to push the caliper back
> in to fit the new pads (after removing a bit of brake fluid to allow for
> this). Try as I might, I cannot push the caliper in at all. does anyone know
> a solution to this?
> Many Thanks,
> Stephen LaBonte
> '76 Spitfire 1500 (Monster)
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Rod Randle
'77 XJ-S
'78 Spitfire
'93 Saturn
'72 GMC P/U
'73 Chev P/U
'74 Lincoln Mk IV
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