Brake Caliper Fell Off!!!

[Mark L. Chang]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 05:52:21PM -0400 or thereabouts, JShadzi at aol.com
wrote:
> That is only true for the rear calipers.
>
> Another quick trick I use, once you have acess to the caliper use a
> heavy screwdriver to lever between the pad backing and the caliper,
> this will force the piston to close against the pistons and push it in
> flush, takes a few seconds.

Yup. Using old pads as levers is a great thing. Protects the caliper
piston and, well, is just plain fun.

Working on the wife's Neon last month, though, all that was necessary
was a giant vise grip.

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