droppedlexus Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yesterday I was trying to change my rear brakes but I could not find the calipar bolts? also after speaking with a friend he advised me that if they are anti lock rear brakes, I can't use a C-clamp to push the calipar back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droppedlexus Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 this is for my 1998 lexus gs400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexuseng Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yesterday I was trying to change my rear brakes but I could not find the calipar bolts? also after speaking with a friend he advised me that if they are anti lock rear brakes, I can't use a C-clamp to push the calipar back in? ← How else would you push the piston back in whether you used a C-clamp or brute strength? It's gotta push back in (unless it has a screw-in type piston). I also was told to clamp off the brake line to prevent brake fluid going back into master cylinder AFTER I finished replacing pads on my Honda with ABS. I opened the bleed screw and used a C-clamp to push the piston back in. I thought it a little odd that nothing came out of the bleed screw and then my master cylinder overflowed with the brake fluid I was pushing back. Sounds like I did everything wrong but I've had no problems with my brakes since. With metal re-inforced brake lines I couldn't have clamped off the line anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droppedlexus Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yesterday I was trying to change my rear brakes but I could not find the calipar bolts? also after speaking with a friend he advised me that if they are anti lock rear brakes, I can't use a C-clamp to push the calipar back in? ← How else would you push the piston back in whether you used a C-clamp or brute strength? It's gotta push back in (unless it has a screw-in type piston). I also was told to clamp off the brake line to prevent brake fluid going back into master cylinder AFTER I finished replacing pads on my Honda with ABS. I opened the bleed screw and used a C-clamp to push the piston back in. I thought it a little odd that nothing came out of the bleed screw and then my master cylinder overflowed with the brake fluid I was pushing back. Sounds like I did everything wrong but I've had no problems with my brakes since. With metal re-inforced brake lines I couldn't have clamped off the line anyway. ← thanks for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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