Stuck Rear Caliper...

[Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss]

If you have a grinder you can make a very passable brake tool from a
socket (about 1-3/16") by tracing the indentation pattern on the piston
face and grinding the socket to match.  I tried duckbill pliers, which
fit the indentations, but they still tended to slip; ditto the generic
brake cube.  Huw's leather covers sound interesting.  Screw the pistons
clockwise while pressing to retract them for a pad change.

David Thoreson wrote:
I was hoping this was going to be an easy rear brake pad replacement but
noooooooo.... I have been trying to compress the rear piston but it wont
budge... I literally bent the piston compressor tool.  What am I doing
wrong???