WannaBeGearHead

So I am doing my brakes (rear rotors and new pads on all corners). My question is: my passengers rear caliper piston isn't going in. The front pistons are the kind you just push back in with a C-clamp but the rear, I found out, is the twist and push type. Well I pushed the caliper in as far as it would go before realizing it was twist kind and I was pushing it in. So I tried to twist it in the rest of the way but no luck. Then I figured I would twist it back out and then back in but I couldn't even get the piston to start moving back in. Why is that? Did I ruin the piston? Or am I just not doing something right? I tried to push the piston is just to get it started then I would twist it the rest of the way but still no luck. I need your help so I don't have to buy new calipers. Thanks guys!

1999 GT

you need the special tool to do it...i had the same problem

WannaBeGearHead

I have the special tool and it still won't twist back into the caliper. It's stuck.

1999 GT

is it the little cube piece of crap tool?

Mustangbrenna84

Just sneeze at it =) j/k I've had the same issue before but not on my car. Just keep messing with it and it should start working again.

WannaBeGearHead

Ya I finally got it. I had to bring the piston out as far as it would go and then it pushed right back in. I feel like a noob for not being able to figure it out right away lol

01ragtop

the rear pistons suck. Don't worry about feeling like a newb. I bent a c-clamp trying to force the piston in before realizing it screwed in. It's part of the do it yourself process. Glad to hear you got it to work