Brake Caliper Fell Off!!!

[Mark L. Chang]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 11:19:50AM -0700 or thereabouts, David Thoresen wrote:
> Embarrassing day yesterday.... My front right brake caliper fell off!  Well
> I ended up using my E-brake to stop and to make the 1 mile home.
>
> Now I am trying to put this all back together, (I am not to familiar with
> brakes) and am having a tough time pushing the piston in so I can fit the
> pads back on there and over the rotor... So if anyone could email me the
> best way of doing that I would really appreciate it!

Remove brake reservoir cap.
Use a c-clamp on a soft piece of wood to retract the caliper piston.

Else, put the pad in and lever against the body of the caliper with
another pad :). Best if you use used pads for that.

Try not to scratch the face of the piston, or nick the boot.

Mark

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