Piston compression when changing brakes?

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Oct 9, 2003 | 03:02 PM

Midwayman

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Piston compression when changing brakes?

When changing breaks on the vette, do you need anything special to compress the pistons?

Oct 9, 2003 | 03:11 PM

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (Midwayman)

6" C-clamp and a piece of wood does it for me. :yesnod:

Oct 9, 2003 | 03:13 PM

Karl_in_Chicago

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (Midwayman)

Nothing special - some guys just use channel locks or similar. I use a C-clamp and place one of the old pads up against the pistons. I also have speed-bleeders installed and loosen them so that when the piston is compressed the fluid in the caliper is pushed out of the system rather then back up towards the master cyl.

Oct 9, 2003 | 03:14 PM

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (Patches)

:yesnod:

(just so you know he ain't :crazy:. ;) )

-Jake

Oct 9, 2003 | 03:50 PM

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (JakeL)

if you are hardcore like me, you can just press them in with your hand =)

youll be sore the next day tho!

Oct 9, 2003 | 03:54 PM

JakeL

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (jackmott)

Quote:

if you are hardcore like me, you can just press them in with your hand =)

youll be sore the next day tho!

End up walking a little gingerly the next day then, huh? :D

-J

Oct 9, 2003 | 05:12 PM

90 droptop

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Re: Piston compression when changing brakes? (Karl_in_Chicago)

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I also have speed-bleeders installed and loosen them so that when the piston is compressed the fluid in the caliper is pushed out of the system rather then back up towards the master cyl.

:iagree:
Thats the correct way to do it. Keep all that nasty crap out of your ABS system.

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