firerock Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I'm trying to do a front brake job on a 88 GL sedan, is there a special trick to depressing the calipers or are the junk if they don't compress the conventional way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 must turn the caliper piston in, not push it. there's a $3 tool at any autoparts store, just a little block with nobs on each side. or there's a better tool at harborfreight.com for $40 that was on sale for $20 a few weeks ago. it will turn, hold in place and push the caliper back in easier than the socket tool. if you're desperate you can get it to work with pliers/needle nose but it'll take awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave valiant Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I always just use a good sized pair of channel locks. Having the special tool would be nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesley willis Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 last time, i used needlenose pliers. didn't work all that great, but it got the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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