SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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05-18-2007, 10:02 PM

liketoskate1

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SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

working on a friends 1998 gt we are doing a brake job and we cant get the rear brake calipers to compress to put the new pads in. how do you do it? ive tried taking the master cyclinder lid off and compressing it w/ a c clamp..... it won't budge is there a trick to doing it?[:-][:-][:@]

05-18-2007, 10:11 PM

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turn the caliper pistons

05-18-2007, 10:17 PM

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RE: SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

may be more helpful to post this in the 4.6 forum but i'm thinking since it's dealing with brakes it don't matter..

05-18-2007, 10:19 PM

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RE: SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how?

05-18-2007, 10:21 PM

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there is a 5 dollars tool which looks like a box that your rachet fits in and the notches fit in the caliper piston I believe on these..

05-18-2007, 10:22 PM

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05-18-2007, 10:38 PM

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RE: SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol Uhaul burning out awsome.

05-18-2007, 11:30 PM

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RE: SN95 GUYS!!!!!NEED HELP FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^ i agree w/ 2 kwik. you can get the tool any where. Go to a parts store ask to see a new caliper then use the new one to make shure you have the right tool.