Anybody have caliper tool?

[Mario]

Does anyone have a tool that spins the rear calipers back in for my Honda? Or know where I can buy one?

[STIBungy]

You can either use a c clamp or some hondas have the notches on them where you can use a Big F-en screwdriver to turn.

[Mario]

C-Clamp works for the fronts. I need that 'big f-in screwdriver' for the rears. :)

[STIBungy]

D0h! You got shoes in the back, not discs. I use a medium screwdriver and can still turn it in. You gots to have teh skillz y0.

[Mario]

It's disc brake in the rear.. but the caliper piston still requires to be turned in.

[forum]

use a big f'en screwdriver, it works, i've done it on mine before

[Mario]

Just takes a while, is inefficient, etc.

[BlueFang08]

Maybe slow but it works and its cheap

[rmcdaniels]

big screwdriver worked for me

[doctorstupid]

there are universal rear caliper tools, look like a cube. i tried using one on an 87 prelude (that's what you drive as i recall), and the tool is too large to fit in. so here must be a tool specificaly for the old hondas or something, i have yet to find something that can get it done well.

although, i have seen people hammer their rear pistons back in :eek:

edit: oh, you have a 91, i was fucking close enough :)

[rmcdaniels]

although, i have seen people hammer their rear pistons back in :eek:



ouch

[doctorstupid]

yep. it took a long time too, and they've never been quite the same :rofl:

[Weston]

Just take some needlenose pliers, spread them a little bit, then use it to turn the rear calipers. Clockwise to compress.

[Kwando]

I always use pliers too Weston. Good minds think alike

[STIBungy]

I believe my Skunk2 perch wrenches will work as well.

[dxu76]

there are universal rear caliper tools, look like a cube. i tried using one on an 87 prelude (that's what you drive as i recall), and the tool is too large to fit in. so here must be a tool specificaly for the old hondas or something, i have yet to find something that can get it done well.

although, i have seen people hammer their rear pistons back in :eek:

edit: oh, you have a 91, i was fucking close enough :)

Hey folks,

I'm researching about brakes and I don't know jack shit about cars. I normally don't frequent this forum and I just came across it while researching. So if you can give me any advice, I would really2 appreciate it a lot, please.

I got this guy referred to me as I wanted to save money on replacing my rear brakes. The guy hammerred the rear pistons to retract them. That didn't look right to me the first time. But then again I don't know anything about cars. So the next few days the damn brakes started to squeek. So I brought the car back to him and he applied that red colored anti-squeek liquid. He hammerred the damn pistons again. And now the brakes have started to squeek again and I'm really worried shitless. I need my car for my work.

My questions are:
1. How fucked up is my car?
2. How much would it cost to fix it professionally? My car is Golf TDI 2003
3. Is it safe to drive it?

Thanks a lot. I hope someone can help me.

[dxu76]

Sorry about the profanity, I'm going crazy here.

[Mario]

there are universal rear caliper tools, look like a cube. i tried using one on an 87 prelude (that's what you drive as i recall), and the tool is too large to fit in. so here must be a tool specificaly for the old hondas or something, i have yet to find something that can get it done well.

although, i have seen people hammer their rear pistons back in :eek:

edit: oh, you have a 91, i was fucking close enough :)

That cube worked perfect on my Prelude BTW. :)

[rmcdaniels]

Hey folks,

I'm researching about brakes and I don't know jack shit about cars. I normally don't frequent this forum and I just came across it while researching. So if you can give me any advice, I would really2 appreciate it a lot, please.

I got this guy referred to me as I wanted to save money on replacing my rear brakes. The guy hammerred the rear pistons to retract them. That didn't look right to me the first time. But then again I don't know anything about cars. So the next few days the damn brakes started to squeek. So I brought the car back to him and he applied that red colored anti-squeek liquid. He hammerred the damn pistons again. And now the brakes have started to squeek again and I'm really worried shitless. I need my car for my work.

My questions are:
1. How fucked up is my car?
2. How much would it cost to fix it professionally? My car is Golf TDI 2003
3. Is it safe to drive it?

Thanks a lot. I hope someone can help me.

I don't know specifically about Volkswagons, but all of the non-Honda cars that I have worked on do not have screw-in pistons. As far as hammering them in, personally I use a big C-clamp, but I have used a hammer with a wood block in the past with no problems. You just have to make sure they are compressed evenly and you don't hit the rubber part. If your car has normal pistons, then using a hammer with a wood block probabaly won't mess them up.

Squeaking isn't necessarily very bad. Metallic brake pads can cause squeaking, as well as a number of other things. It can be perfectly safe to have squeaking brakes, or it could be a problem. I haven't had a lot of luck with the anti-squeak stuff. Last time I had a squeaking problem I removed my brakes, wire brushed all the oxidation off of all the pieces (calipers, caliper extenders, disks, hubs), then coated all the metal-to-metal contact areas with a very thin layer of synthetic brake grease, making sure not to get any on the disk and pad friction surfaces, although I did put some on the back of the pads. That fixed it for me, but unless you want to start doing your own brake work, I'd recommend finding a service person that you can trust to check it out. If you do want to do it yourself, disk brakes are pretty easy, just get a service manual for the car and follow the instructions. For brakes, A Chiltons/Haynes manual or the equivalent should be available from most auto parts stores.

[computingfuture]

Hey folks,

I'm researching about brakes and I don't know jack shit about cars. I normally don't frequent this forum and I just came across it while researching. So if you can give me any advice, I would really2 appreciate it a lot, please.

I got this guy referred to me as I wanted to save money on replacing my rear brakes. The guy hammerred the rear pistons to retract them. That didn't look right to me the first time. But then again I don't know anything about cars. So the next few days the damn brakes started to squeek. So I brought the car back to him and he applied that red colored anti-squeek liquid. He hammerred the damn pistons again. And now the brakes have started to squeek again and I'm really worried shitless. I need my car for my work.

My questions are:
1. How fucked up is my car?
2. How much would it cost to fix it professionally? My car is Golf TDI 2003
3. Is it safe to drive it?

Thanks a lot. I hope someone can help me.


Find an empty parking lot and accelerate to 30 ish in reverse. Then slam on the brakes and skid to a stop. Now drive forwards and test your brakes.

[Brandon]

i filed down the edges of the pads once and it took care of the squeeking.

fwiw, isuzu rear discs have screw in type calipers and i have just used channel locks to screw them in.