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  • #16
    Re: Caliper Piston Compressing tool

    Good now I can borrow it as all the brakes on the van are shot :(
    Name: Brent
    His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
    Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
    Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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    • #17
      Re: Caliper Piston Compressing tool

      I used a C clamp to push the piston back, worked like a charm

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      • #18
        Re: Caliper Piston Compressing tool

        Originally posted by MoreSpeed View Post
        I used a C clamp to push the piston back, worked like a charm
        if you do that on a rear caliper it destroys the auto adjust for the hand brake. It is fine to do on the front though.
        Stefan
        -> '19 Deep Black Pearl Alltrack
        -> '05 Urban Grey Passat Wagon TDI.
        -> Past rides: '14 Allroad, 06 Mazda5, '98 Jetta K2, '01 Jetta TDI, '91 Mazda B2200, '81 Toyota Cressida
        -> FutuRe Ride...??!

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        • #19
          Re: Caliper Piston Compressing tool

          Originally posted by stefan View Post
          if you do that on a rear caliper it destroys the auto adjust for the hand brake. It is fine to do on the front though.
          sorry meant to say I did this for the fronts only for the rear you do need the tool

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