what do you usually use to push back caliper piston during brake pad install? and for the front where there are 2 pistons on each side, do you need to push them in simultaneously or can you push back one at a time?

thx in advance

 

I used the brake pad itself that i was replacing... use it like a lever. for the front it goes over both pistons at the same time.

 

you can push both in at the same time.one at a time works also.you'll get it.very easy stuff

 

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thx for the replies. i managed to push them in one at a time with a long screwdriver and rag to cover. needed some pretty good force to push, but it worked.

btw, is it normal to have like a little lip/beveled-edge on that outskirts of the rotor? and are your rotor surfaces pretty smooth or slightly bumpy?

 

yes, the "lip/beveled-edge" is normal. The brake pad does not go all the way out to the edge of the rotor. My rotor surfaces were deeply grooved (if thats what you mean by bumpy) after a few days at the track. Just depends on how hard you are on your brakes.

 

When I was doing my pads tonight I pushed one piston in and the other extended pretty far. Now it won't go back in. I've put some good force on it but its not moving. Has anyone experienced this before?

Edit: Got it, a break and a new angle worked.

 

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