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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: hardmonkeys on 04 February 2017, 17:34

Title: Rear brake caliper piston not winding back..
Post by: hardmonkeys on 04 February 2017, 17:34

Piston moves with wind back tool, but isn't actually rewinding back...it was out quite far, and has moved very slightly..any ideas?

Title: Re: Rear brake caliper piston not winding back..
Post by: lemski on 04 February 2017, 18:52

Take calliper off. Put in a vice. Get somone to turn piston while you put some pressure of the piston. Itll the grab and go back.
Or do this on the car. Possible but sometime alittle tricky

Title: Re: Rear brake caliper piston not winding back..
Post by: hardmonkeys on 04 February 2017, 20:05

Done now, elbow grease a plenty, all done while on the car..WITHOUT breaking anything...like last time on my mk4 lol

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=251819.msg2309720#msg2309720

Then it started to rain :-(  carried on for a while, but it started getting heavier and darker, as I was using an extension lead and home made work lamp, I figured it might be best to pack away, I managed to get the pads in and caliper back on, just not torqued up

Title: Re: Rear brake caliper piston not winding back..
Post by: gasketface on 11 February 2017, 19:44

If you get this problem again you can try this,it works most of the time.Take the handbrake cable off of the caliper and get someone to pull back and forth on the arm quite quickly while you turn your,erm,tool  :laugh:

Title: Re: Rear brake caliper piston not winding back..
Post by: hardmonkeys on 11 February 2017, 19:54

 :laugh: :lipsrsealed:

Pmsl...thanks. Will try it next time.