Brake Caliper Fell Off!!!

[Pat Korach]

I believe the the piston has to turned will
being pushed in, not sure though.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark L. Chang" <mchang at ee.washington.edu>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Brake Caliper Fell Off!!!


> 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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