Author Topic: How dya compress rear brake piston?  (Read 1733 times)

Offline wysiwyg

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How dya compress rear brake piston?
« on: 28 February 2004, 19:34 »
Trying to fit new rear pads on 1995 gti (ABS) got them all apart lovely jubbly, but could I compress the piston! >:( It said on the instructions with the brake pads (no manual)(Pagid pads) that for rear pads the piston should be turned or take up adjustment on screw ???
I could do nither, couldn't see any adjusting screw could not turn piston? Please can anybody enlighten me or direct me to a site with detailed instructions?
Many thanks in anticipation ;D
Russell

Offline Jimbobsbig.69

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Re:How dya compress rear brake piston?
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2004, 23:09 »
You need a piston wind back tool it pushes the piston in at the same time as twisting it should get one at halfords or similar.
« Last Edit: 28 February 2004, 23:10 by Jimbobsbig.69 »

golfvr6

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Re:How dya compress rear brake piston?
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2004, 23:50 »
Thats correct, you can buy the tool from halfords. Make sure that you also disconnect the handbrake cables from the calipers.

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Re:How dya compress rear brake piston?
« Reply #3 on: 29 February 2004, 13:56 »
I did'nt do that VR6 why do you have too, Is that why i have a lot of pedal travel?

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Re:How dya compress rear brake piston?
« Reply #4 on: 29 February 2004, 14:00 »
If you don't take the cables off, then you can bugger the handbrake mechanism.

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Re:How dya compress rear brake piston?
« Reply #5 on: 29 February 2004, 15:35 »
Be careful winding it back. Do it slow otherwise you can split the little rubber boot on it!