[V8] Rear Brakes

[Kneale Brownson]

The piston has to turn clockwise while being compressed.  You CAN do this
task with a large C-clamp and water pump pliers.   The best way to do it is
with the appropriate tool:
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/LIS-25000.html    This kit includes
several fixtures of different size with pins to match the openings in the
piston that go on the end of a threaded rod that also has a threaded bar to
fit inside the fingers of the caliper to provide the pressure you need
along with the twisting motion. 

There are other tools like the little cubes that go on the end of a ratchet
wrench extension that have pins to fit into the "V" openings in the piston
face, but these generally are pretty cumbersome to manipulate while also
providing adequate compression.  Real knucklebusters.

At 06:49 AM 12/8/2004 -0500, BBlake1055 at aol.com wrote:
>I'm in the middle of doing a rear brake job on my 92'  Is there any special 
>tool needed to compress the caliper pistons?  Are they the type that you 
>screw or turn them back in or just compress them?
>
>I'm doing the rotors ($50.00 each) while I'm at it.  Any other suggestions 
>or BTDT would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob Blake
>
>90' V8 (Son's car that now has 20" wheels & they fit)
>91' V8
>92' V8
>93' V8 (soon to pick up)
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