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retracting piston on front brakes

Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:53 PM
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How do I do this? I turn it clockwise but how? HELP!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:55 PM
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Push on it. Hard.
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:56 PM
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A C Clamp and old brake pad usually helps.
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 08:26 PM
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Just push really hard with your fingers on the rim of the piston. You don't have to move it very far...make sure that you haven't offset the caliper relative to the rotor on the caliper pin.
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 09:11 PM
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You could do it with you r fingers, but just get a c-clamp and use an old brake pad to push it back in.

Much MUCH easier...!

Oh, and only the rear pistons SCREW in...the fronts need just flat pressure...
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 09:50 PM
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thanks everybody. I figured out the c clamp thing myself. I was just panicing All done, good as new.
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Old Aug 3, 2001 | 04:04 AM
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Do the rear pistons screw 'IN' clockwise?
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Old Aug 3, 2001 | 05:02 AM
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Yes
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Old Aug 3, 2001 | 07:17 AM
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Release the top of the master-cylinder (open it), then you can use a flat headed screwdriver to compress it...very easy. On the rears, do the same thing, but you turn them clickwise to make them go in, instead of compressing them with a screwdriver...

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Old Aug 3, 2001 | 08:00 AM
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BTW, there is a front AND rear master cylinder top you'll need to open.

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