Just got myself some pagid fast rd pads. Went to fit then this evening and hads problem. The piston seemed to be too far out to fit the caliper over the new pads. Tried to push it back but had no luck. Anyone have any ideas, I know the haynes mentions using a bit of wood, but how do you do this when the caliper is connected to the brake line? Finally when it is refitted how do you stop the pad rubbing against the disk when the brake is not applied? Car: MK2 Golf gti 8 valve 1988 Would really like to sort this myself. Any help would be appreciated. Rich1
use a g clamp to force the piston in or a lever and a piece of wood,leave the line attached but keep an eye on the fluid level when its all fitted together pump the pedal to return the piston (it would be an ideal time for a fluid change) the piston will ajust itself for proper operation ..drive carefully for a week or so becuase they take a while to bed in
just use a screwdriver to gently lever it back in. as long as you do it carefully you'll be okay spray some wd40 all over the brakes while your there. remember to wear/burn the wd40 off
and naturally remove the top off of the reserve to let da air out, twill help i tell ya twill help......
Me too Darrynk - caliper wind back tool is only needed for the rear calipers as the piston is screwed onto the handbrake mechanism.. Edited by: G_V_K
Just be grateful the two alan key bolts werent seized when you took the calliper off! all 4 of mine were took me ages to get the things off I always use the end of a hammer and just push on the calliper when moving the pistons back in. One question I have is do you need to bleed the breaks after changing pads or is it not necessary, I assumed it wasn't because your not actually putting any fluid in?
