obxdude018

Ok my rear brakes have finally gone bad, does anyone know where I can get the tool to turn the piston back in cylinder, also dont care for paying a $100 for the tool either.

757Mustang

Yea i didnt want to either, but the mac tool guy comes by my shop and i bought it for $157.99. To me the tool its self isnt worth it but it made my job easier. My dad had the same problem on his 2005 ford 500 but he did some kind of rigged thing to were it worked and didnt harm the car. just took FOREVER. Also just a tip when i switched oever to my hawk performance brakes i used the tool for the rear and i some how put them in a little bit slanted so make sure you dont make my mistake. But where to get the tool i would try advance, sears, ford, or if anything go online to snap-on, mac tools, or mac-co.

2005Redfire6

You can rent them from an auto part store, ask for a caliper compressor. Personally I have always used needle nose pliers. When you take the pad out of the caliper you will see the cylinder and there will be a groove on each side of it. I get needle nose pliers grab as firmly as possible and turn, it works.

JimC

You can buy a kit at Harbor Freight as well for about $20 - or just rent it from Auto Zone or such. And the rent is only a refundable deposit (at least here at O'Reilly's)

Stang-aholic

i rented mine from autozone for $120 but it was fully reimbursed when i returned it. worked like a champ, made things easy too

spower

Yup just did mine yesterday, got the kit from Autozone, left a $60 deposit fully refunded when you bring it back. Made the job real easy to have the right tool.

I did notice on the driver side rear brake the outside pad was worn more then the inside pad, any ideas on this? Thanks!

scottybaccus

That's a sign that the caliper wasn't floating as it should. It usually needs a good cleaning of the pins or rails that it floats on, then some caliper grease. Don't use bearing grease here.

157dB

The 'cube'.
Auto Zone.

spower

Tried that, way to hard to use, the tool kit was fast and easy to use IMO.

obxdude018

Yea I got the cube from advance, but none of the notches fit, went to napa and bought one of the pieces that come in brake tool kit and used that with a 3/8 ratchet and it worked perfect