[Shotimes] HELP! rear brake pad replacement issues (piston)

[Alan Fanning]

Jason,

You can get an appropriate tool at a parts supply house or make one up
yourself out of a piece of metal if you have a hack saw and a file. Be sure
to first unscrew the bleeder screws to simplify the process.

    Alan


wrote:

> 
> help! I'm stuck! The rear pads have finally worn down to metal and are
> making a horrible noise. I need to replace the pads but I can't get the
> pistons to seat for the life of me. I'm reading the ford manual and it
> says I need a piston rotating tool to rotate the piston back into its
> slot, but I don't have it and I don't know who does! It's really
> important that I get this done tonight... :( anybody know anything else
> I can do? it seems really stupid to engineer the rear pistons like that...
> 
> -- 
> Jason Hartberger, AT2(AW) USN
> USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
> AIMD/IM-3 CASS