CutSupreme93 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 which way do i turn to compress the piston back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 If they're like mine--'92--'93--just remove the nut and washer holding the park brake lever, and squeeze the pistons in. Then put the park brake lever back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutSupreme93 Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 If they're like mine--'92--'93--just remove the nut and washer holding the park brake lever, and squeeze the pistons in. Then put the park brake lever back on. yea mine is a 93 which one is parking brake lever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 they turn clockwise and i recommend loosening the cap on the reservoir before turning in the pistons, Its not hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutSupreme93 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 got it done thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Bullshit!!! After ratcheting the damn thing for so long that my hand got sore I had to get out the impact. Even then it took about a full 2 or 3 minutes to get it back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutSupreme93 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 lol yea i put a towel behind the end of the rachet casue i had an imprint of the end of the rachet on my palm from pushing and turnin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Please tell me you aren't turning the PISTON to screw it back in. ONE NUT, ONE WASHER. Pull the park brake lever OFF THE CALIPER. Shove a C-clamp on the piston/caliper--I use a c-clamp style vice grip and the inboard pad to prevent marking the piston face--and SQUEEZE THE PISTON INTO THE CALIPER. The bolt that sticks through the back of the caliper--the one you took the nut and washer off of--will spin as the piston retracts. If this takes one minute with the caliper off the vehicle, I'd be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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