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Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 15:30
by scrubs
My brakes were binding, so I removed the rear caliper from the bike to give them a good clean and fit new pads while I was there. I left the pistons in the caliper and just brushed them up with a tooth brush - installed some new pads, but the pads are touching each other and there is no gap to fit the disc in between, tried pushing them back by hand and a small clamp, any ideas?
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 15:37
by NaBz
vice or i use plumber grips
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 15:39
by scrubs
once its pushed in, I assume it will stay there if I rmove the clamp? since there is no fluid back pressure.
just thinking that the clamp will get in the way when I am putting it over the disc if not.
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 15:56
by NaBz
it should stay
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 16:51
by scrubs
Cheers Nabz I sorted it, dident have a vice or clamp strong enought but had a small bracket handy, that worked.
You don't recognise where this rubber grommet belongs do you?
- it fell out while I was putting the caliper back on.
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 17:34
by knackeredMk1
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 18:07
by fallenmikethebike
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 18:15
by knackeredMk1
I think you are right FMtB. Not that I have such sophistication on my Mk1

Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 19:07
by scrubs

yeah ,... I think you're right, cheers, no idea why that decided to roll out. Confused me.
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 19:24
by NaBz
lol!
Re: Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?
Posted: 09 Apr 2008, 20:06
by fallenmikethebike
knackeredMk1 wrote:I think you are right FMtB. Not that I have such sophistication on my Mk1

For sophistication read complicated ,expensive , troublesome , worrying location ,
