retracting brake piston

[vc commodore]

I paid around $15 from a cheap shop in Adelaide......

If you can, check out other stores...Might find them cheaper again...

 

[losh1971]

Probably find one on eBay pretty cheap. I might have a search later.

 

[vc commodore]

Here's 3 that are cheaper, just buy a google search

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2320851...-FGsL9ucaI8TEnCibJCS7At2PWn9bAMRoC8coQAvD_BwE

https://www.totaltools.com.au/disc-brake-pad-spreader

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1129928...2AqgRaFx3hdHPPH6OpJODqFr9PWCvIcBoCNnYQAvD_BwE

 

[vc commodore]

Probably find one on eBay pretty cheap. I might have a search later.

Donesky for you...

Even total tools...

 

[losh1971]

I might call Nuts & Bolts or call in. I normally get better prices on Toledo than I can at TTI.

 

[Fu Manchu]

You know what I did tonight?

‘Ere! Leave it out.

No.

I bought a piston compressing tool. On the eBays.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3856057...VTSobbORpi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[oi nah]

update on the caliper:
i bought that tool from supercheap auto, and f*ckk me it was a piece of sh*t. im not sure if it was my piston was super tight, but i ended up getting a 3ft breaker bar, took the 1/2 socket tip off of it, and slid it on the handle of the tool, and i ended up just bending the tool. i did get my caliper fixed though, i took my caliper off the car, got a flathead with a big handle, and put it over the piston, and smacked the tip of the flathead with a hammer. worked like a treat. not the ideal way, but it worked.

 

[Pomandrew]

The best tool one can buy for pushing pistons back in

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https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p...NfMSFkI7QW1HIDZ7vcRoCCKYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Pomandrew]

Two flatblade screwdrivers. Actually. Just one and whatever else you can find to use as a spacer... xD . Crude but effective. Tell me I'm wrong.. We've all done it.

 

[J_D 2.0]

I just use some crap old g-clamps.
Always have done.
Everytime I use them, they irritate me and I say, “I’ll get something better”. Then I don’t. Then I repeat the behaviour next time.

Same here. Can’t possibly buy a new tool though as pushing in brake calliper pistons is the only work the G bangers get!