Help a noob? Brake question.

[jakenorkunas]

I cant figure out how to reset the piston on the front brakes, any help would be greatly appreciated.

[srpowered240sx]

easy way is to push the piston in while cracking the bleeder screw.

[jakenorkunas]

just with my hand or do i need more pressure?

[nam3less]

Grab a C-Clamp (can be found in any tool shop) and use that to push on the piston (push on your old brake pads so your not gonna ef up ur new ones or the piston)

[yangs13]

and if your going to do the rear, u need this or thisor thisdont use a c clamp it its not going to budge, it turns in like a screw

[nam3less]

D'oh, good call on the rears.... definitely do not use a c clamp for the rear!!

[jkerr240]

haha pretty sure hes only talking about the fronts, but yeah what everyone said is right, i just use a C-clamp on it and it works just fine.

[fetherw8]

what the heck is that square looking thing?

[yangs13]

i call it, "the cube". its got a 3/8 square hole on each side...so it attaches to a extension. the protrusions on each side are the patterns for different types of pistons. u ratchet it while putting pressure on it.

[xckid]

ive used the pliers method..for the rear...man is it a pain....it works..but its a pain

[ken240sx]

I just use my beastly hands!

not really, but I have used a crowbar, a big wrench used like a crowbar, an old brake rotor...you can use lots of things.

I mean, when you're taking the calipers off, i'd say it's easiest to wedge something in there so they don't close as all, just for the next time you do it.

I guess if nothing like that works, freakin just loosen the bleeder like said before...I just hate that cause you have to deal with fluid...and possibly bleed the caliper after you put it back on.

[White Comet]

they havfe a tool for pushing the piston back in but a clamp will do. take off your brake fluid cap though to relieve pressure or it'll be hard going. i have the cube for the rears and it rocks, i've used it on a bunch of different cars and it makes it easy

[Ilvemynissan]

Where would one find this 'cube' of greatness. I always hated doing them with damn pliers!

[TheRipper]

Wow, that cube would have helped out a bunch when I was doing my rear brakes. Those pistons were b*tches to turn

[nam3less]

Yeah, where can we get this cube of greatness? All my years as a tech, I've always used pliers, small crowbar (i know... but it works), and anything that can turn it! Time to add this "cube" to my collection

[Ilvemynissan]

I found them at shucks!

[nam3less]

shucks!?!?! Never heard of it >.< educate me!

[addisonblck]

but this "cube of greatness" the poo.got mine from autozone after battling my rear brakes. life was east afterwards...lol

[White Comet]

i got mine from advanced auto, but any place like that will have them

[Ilvemynissan]

Theres Shucks checker and Kragen auto part stores........Just like AutoZone

[yangs13]

Yeah, where can we get this cube of greatness? All my years as a tech, I've always used pliers, small crowbar (i know... but it works), and anything that can turn it! Time to add this "cube" to my collection

best $9 ive spent in a while.

[nam3less]

awesome... I'll go check one out!