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Blokeinamoke
 Post subject: Brake piston compression
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:59 am 
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What does everybody use to compress the piston when doing a pad change of a bisc braked car?
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mini_matt
 Post subject: brake
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:04 am 
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g clamp is what i use at work
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tinymorris1969
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:58 am 
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go to repco or peps and buy a steering wheel puller they usually work well i use it. or g clamp or a 16" pair of multi grips

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Mick
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:43 am 
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
I like to use a vice, not because of the brute strength, but because it's got a pair of parallel jaws and can give gentle and consistant pressure. I also use soft jaws and a block of timber to stop any marking.


edit...ops, during a pad change. I didn't read it properly....yeah, in that case multigrips.

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drmini in aust
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I put 2 flat spanners in between rotor and piston, then lever them apart. Do ONE pad at a time. :wink:

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KLAS
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i am using this tool
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Blokeinamoke
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Guter Tag, Klas, das wie ein feines Werkzeug aussieht. Von wo Sie es bestellten
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KLAS
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Das gibts hier beim örtlichen Motorradteile Laden :wink:

over here you can get this at the local motorbike parts shop
or ebay, is around 20€

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Blokeinamoke
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:32 pm 
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KLAS wrote:
Das gibts hier beim örtlichen Motorradteile Laden :wink:

over here you can get this at the local motorbike parts shop
or ebay, is around 20€


viel Dank. Ich halte ein Auge heraus auf ebay für eins. :)
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