MichelleBeMyGT

Is it the rear brake piston? You have to turn those pistons...

yoteehunter

yes you must twist the piston before compressing, I think clock wise or even king kong wont get it to release! The shelton manual calls for a key that fits it, but you can just use a big pair of needle nose.

ackuric

good to know bout the rear pistons. i gouged my front piston and had to replace the whole caliper, god that was a day from hell, never thought a caliper would be so easy to change though.

Hoov

So ... I should try the C clamp after I turn the piston? Or will it make a difference?

yoteehunter

twist the piston and then use the c-clamp and you will want to bash yourself for not figuring it out yourself. Make shure you turn that piston a few times, turn it util it stops as I remember, then compress it and start crying because it was so easy! LOL I know I did when this happend to me! LOL

Hoov

Hmm, I guess I'll have to try that then. But it's such a pain in the *** to twist it with the pliers because it kept slipping. Is there a tool that works? Like I said, I bought one but the thing did not fit any pattern on the key.

Hoov

Okay, a week later and finally some closure!

I ended up returning the original brake piston tool I bought from Advance Auto since it didn't fit. I tried a different auto shop (locally owned/operated) to see if I could get some help there. They gave me the same tool, but different brand. I explained my situation and they told me I could return the piece if it didn't work.

Somehow, someway, it fit! I'm not sure if it was simply the way the original piece was manufactured that caused it not to fit, but the new one did no problem. We first tried spinning the piston clockwise, but again it didn't seem like it was doing much. So, we spun it counter-clockwise and backed it out a little bit - then tried spinning it clockwise again. After a few revolutions it went in with no problems and we finished the job.

I have rear brakes again!