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tramper4u2
how do you change the front brake pads and push in the calipers?
my car is an 1988 Subaru Leone 4wd.
my car is an 1988 Subaru Leone 4wd.
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Remco
tramper4u2 said:
Some people push them in with C-Clamps, but I am pretty sure that is
not recommended as the shaft can bend. Sometimes, when I can't swing
the caliper out of the way because it is holding the pads on too tight,
I carefully use a C-Clamp across the caliper just to relieve the
pressure enough so the it can be moved.
Once you have the caliper clear, use this tool: it looks like a little
cube with tabs on each surface. These tabs correspond to the tabs in
your caliper piston (since a cube has 6 surfaces, there are 6 different
configurations. One will fit your model).
You put a wrench into the square hole in the middle of the cube surface
and turn clockwise to turn the caliper in.
Here's a picture of the tool:
http://www.autopart.com/tools/help/catalogs/brake.pdf
Look for brake "disc brake piston cube". Autozone, Advance and pepboys
all sell this thing.
Remco
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Michael Pardee
Not sure the '88 is the same, but the '82 my son had as his first cartramper4u2 said:
required the pistons to be screwed in. If so, you'll see the cast
depressions in the face. CW to screw in, IIRC. No amount of pressure with a
squeezing tool budged it a micron <8^P
Mike
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Rick Courtright
tramper4u2 said:
Hi,
If your '88 uses the same calipers as my '90 Loyale 4wd (US version of
your car), there's a "special" tool shown in my Haynes book used to
screw the pistons back into the calipers. It looked strangely familiar:
the local hardware store sells a perfect copy as a manual lawn sprinkler
valve key!
As others have said, if you have the "screw in" pistons, don't just jam
a C-clamp on the piston.
Rick
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Michael Pardee
Rick Courtright said:
When we did it, our "special tool" was the tip of long-nose pliers! Y'all
watch this!
Mike
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Rick Courtright
Michael said:
Aughhh!!!! That's a FORD tool! Used 'em on a Lincoln once... worked just
fine!
Rick
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johninKY
Don't attempt to use a C-clamp. The pistons have to be screwed in. A dull
chisel has worked for me in the past.
chisel has worked for me in the past.
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bgd
I had a 13 yr old stuck caliper. Used a c-clamp to hold slight pressure, a
screwdriver and hammer to screw it down...
took awhile, but got it done.
)
screwdriver and hammer to screw it down...
took awhile, but got it done.
)
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Michael Pardee
Rick Courtright said:Aughhh!!!! That's a FORD tool! Used 'em on a Lincoln once... worked just
fine!
Rick
But on a Ford ya have to use a pipe wrench to turn the long-noses. That
means ya have to set yer beer down or have yer buddy holt on to it. <8^P
Mike
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tramper4u2
do i have to push the handbrake lever in so the worm screw will bite
in?
i tryed with an old caliper with out doing that didn`t work that well.
in?
i tryed with an old caliper with out doing that didn`t work that well.
R
Remco
Michael said:
That's what beer hats are for.
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Michael Pardee
You're already at the edge of my experience, but no - we just startedtramper4u2 said:
turning. bgd's post may help you more than I can at this stage.
Mike
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Rick Courtright
tramper4u2 said:
Hi,
The handbrake must be released first so the piston can be screwed in--is
that the question? Afterwards it may take a series of "apply the
handbrake then release it" cycles to get the handbrake readjusted on
some cars, though I don't recall my Subie requiring it.
Rick
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tramper4u2
yip that it is.
i tryed on an old caliper and was screwing it clock wise for ages and
it didn`t go in at all.
also the caliper was not on the car when i tryed.
this is my very first subie and im lost on how to fix it and don`t have
a workshop manaul for it.
i tryed on an old caliper and was screwing it clock wise for ages and
it didn`t go in at all.
also the caliper was not on the car when i tryed.
this is my very first subie and im lost on how to fix it and don`t have
a workshop manaul for it.