Rear callipers, do u need a special tool???

[steveg83]

Hi i got new pads and discs for the back of my ibiza cupra mk3 and tried fitting thim, i got the callipers off no porobs but wasnt able to slide the piston back to make space for the thicker pads and disc as there new. Do u need a special tool to do this?? If so where can i get one and what does it look like??? Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks

 

[chris_200120vt]

yeah you can buy a tool that will push pistons back in works like a g clamp but the opposite way or if you want leave your old pads and use 2 flat screwdrivers to push the pistons back and then put your new pads in job done

 

[cupra_jobe]

Yeh there are a few different tools around look on ebay "for caliper wind back tool". i bought a cube on there that fits on the end of a rench to fit all pistons and with a great deal of arm work and some one holding the caliper managed to get it back in! but there are easyer tools around.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Rear calipers need to be wound back in, you cannot just push them back in. Most caliper piston tools these days will do both and can be got from halfords or similar places