[dgt_mustang]

K, so i do the front pads, everything turns out fine, now i was on the passenger side rear caliper and i cant compress the damn piston in anymore with the pliers, now im forced to go to autozone to get the stupid tool after being up there three different times because i didnt have any of the right tools and now the job has to wait till tomorrow when i do get off work, at two.
Oh, and lets not forget that while i was finishing up the front pads, it fucking rained for like 10 min. soaking everything, all my tools wet. by the time it stops raining, i go back out to change rear calipers, BAM dont have a 13mm open wrench for the back part, gotta get that, i get it from autozone, its pitch black now out there, have to wait until tomorrow, and this is after a surpise call from doctor that "hey we have a new course of treatment for you come in at 9:15, were closed for the next ten days after that"..............well geuss what...im working tomorrow morning at 7:45 till two......and i have been waiting for him to call me for fucking two days..........its a long story with the whole treatment thing, these brake pads just have me really really pissed the fuck off.

oh, and since my car is up on stands, i gotta wake up three hours early to take my wife to work 30min away and drive the magnum back.

[Safi]

I used a c-clamp to push it back it....works just fine. Just make sure to put a piece of metal between the c-clamp and the piston. I didn't put something over the hole and got the c-clamp stuck in there and had to pull the piston out

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by commandersafi I used a c-clamp to push it back it....works just fine. Just make sure to put a piece of metal between the c-clamp and the piston. I didn't put something over the hole and got the c-clamp stuck in there and had to pull the piston out

the old pad works nicely for that

[itschristorres8]

you cannot use a c-clamp
you need a special tool they have at autozone or advanced auto for it.
it looks like a small disc the size of the piston with 2 little rivets facing upward. then use the tool to twist and push it back
all rwd cars with ebrakes need it

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 you cannot use a c-clamp you need a special tool they have at autozone or advanced auto for it. it looks like a small disc the size of the piston with 2 little rivets facing upward. then use the tool to twist and push it back all rwd cars with ebrakes need it

the one i got had several sides and it was square...fits on a ratchet..

[dgt_mustang]

^your talking about the little, almost square looking guy, thats basically the same as the brake pad compressor tool torres is talking about just a cheaper version, sometimes they work sometimes they dont, im pickin up the actual tool with all the adapters today, Thank god for rental tools....(and me bein a manager, i dont have to pay for it, just grab it and go.

[itschristorres8]

it'll look like this:
http://www.licotatools.com.tw/stuff/...21561859-l.jpg

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang ^your talking about the little, almost square looking guy, thats basically the same as the brake pad compressor tool torres is talking about just a cheaper version, sometimes they work sometimes they dont, im pickin up the actual tool with all the adapters today, Thank god for rental tools....(and me bein a manager, i dont have to pay for it, just grab it and go.

yep, mine works

[dgt_mustang]

^Ha, i took the adapter set one and the small square, bought the little square one for future use but for easy stuff i used the adapter set today and voila!! just finished the car put the new cobra rims on it and im off to my "mechanic for suspension" to get an alignment, then posting pics of her up...posting pics of the new car i got monday to. 05 dodge magnum, the 3.5HO, <---mainly wifes car but its damn fun to drive.