Re: 4ksq Rear Brake Question

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

We were just talking about this last week.  You can go to Pep Boys and buy
the Lisle tool for $10 (funny cube shaped thing with tabs all over the
faces, slips on the ratchet and you just ratchet the piston back into the
caliper) or fashion your own out of a bolt, washers and a couple wing nuts.

At 09:34 PM 8/16/1998 ,  Thomas Turse was inspired to say:
>  Hi All, just a quick question about the rear brakes.  I was changing the
>  pads the other day and couldn't get the dang brake piston to depress.  It
>  wouldn't budge.  I called a VW mechanic I know and he said that you need a
>  special tool to do this- applies pressure and turns it simultaneously.
Just
>  wondering if there is any way around this- preferably an easy one.  As
>  always any thoughts would be very much appreciated.
>  
>  Thomas C.Turse
>  Boulder, CO
>  85 4ksq
>  tturse@ps-b.com
>  

Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q - <insert pithy witticism here>
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally