[Shotimes] Help! Rear Brakes
Donald Mallinson
dmall@mwonline.net
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 17:14:38 -0500
The trick is to open the brake fluid bleed valve on the
caliper. Be sure to put a hose or something on it to catch
the flow of brake fluid as you turn the piston in.
Piston should then go in just fine, Be sure to bleed the
calipers when done.
Don Malllinson
Randy Palmer wrote:
> I'm working on the rear disc brakes of the AWA's '99 Mercury Sable wagon
> and I can't figure out how the heck to get the pistons back in to the
> calipers.
>
> I have the tool from AutoZone that supposedly rotates the piston back
> into it's bore, but the piston doesn't want to budge.
>
> Should I need to take the parking brake calbe off to work this thing
> back in it's bore?
>
> I assume also the piston drives into the bore clockwise as I look down
> at the face of the piston...
>
> Please shoot me an e-mail, I'm on digest. Thanks!
>
> -RP
>
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