Sorry mods i know this is in the wrong section but i need a quicker response and this section gets the most views and ish , anywho im typing spilling oil and ish every where but I need ur help i was working on my brakes

i took pics to ask about this cuz it didnt fit right at all afterwards
Oh and it was parked in first gear cuz my e-brake was broken at a shop ( they denied it) so i left it in gear if that has anything to do with it





but my little brother came out to help and i told him to press the brake and this happend... now what... guys i need ur help!




I managed to get the piston back in but now its like stuck or something is there anyone that can tell me what to do besides telling me to search?




Thanks guys if anyone can help right now its u peoples

 

There is a tool specifically for this job. But you can use a pair of pliers to get the job done. I did.

There are 4 notches on the piston. You have to grab a copule of them, push IN and twist clockwise to make the piston go in. Without the tool, it is a painful and long process, but it can be done. Your brake pads should have come with a little peice of paper that shows you how to do this.

Also, it makes it a little bit easier to pull the brake fluid resivior cap off. This allows the fluid to move a little bit easier w/o as much pressure while compressing the piston.

 

does discount auto parts have this tool? my friend is on his way over to help me out.. and what should i do so next time this doesnt happen with the other side?

 

The turning applies to the rear brake caliper, the front piston just pushes in, there is a tool for that but can be done by hand. Were you just changing the pad or the rotor as well or just taking it apart?

If you were just replacing the pads all you would need to do is take off the bottom caliper bolt that goes into the slider piece and swivel it up. From there you can switch the pads and chances are you will have to compress the brake piston, either buy a compressor, like I said earlier the front is not the spinning piston so be sure to get the right one. Like the other guy said take the resevoir cover off, compress the piston so you can slide it back down over the pads. Don't step on the brake pedal because it will push out the piston, never had it fall out on me though...

 

ok i did that already so about the other side.. all that fluid came out what do i do about it? do i just put more brake fluid into the brake fluid resorvoir under my hood? or do i just turn the car and drive like nothing happened?

edit: i was just changing the pads tw

 

I'd buy some more fluid and bleed the system

 

define "bleeding" the system i hear different things all the time about that

 

bleeding brakes:
typically requiring 2 people
fill master cyl.
start at the caliper farthest from the Master cyl. pass. rear, then have a friend pump the brakes.
after about 5-10 pumps crack the bleeder and the pedal will go to the floor as air/fluid comes out.
do this 3-5 times while keeping an eye on the MC level and unitl all air is gone.
repeat on driver rear
check level
repeat on pass. from
check level
repeat on driver front,
top off.
and your brakes are bleed!

 

is this with the car off i presume?

 

yes do it with the car off

 

thank you guys

 

haha, this exact same thing just happened to me, i just need to get to a parts store and get that tool.

 

You don't need the tool, just find some way to hold the caliper with the cilinder looking up. then get the bottom of a hammer, usually wood, or somethign strong, but metal. Now when the piston is looking up and secured, put the wood part on the piston and push down. you might have to almost sit on it to go down. then just bleed like explained. If you have new fluid, and don't feel like using 35K paper towels and cleaning the floor and looking for burst of oil, and using 4 cans of brake fluid, get a small transparent hose from homedepot, or any small ruber hose will doo. then put it on top of you bleeder bolt and watch the oil go out, in a bucket or something. as soon as you see pure oil with no bubles, you're good. this saves lots of oil cleaning and mess, and you can re-use the oil if its good ( like you just had it flushed or such). Don't re-use old oil. Brake fluid is alcohol based and alcohol absorb water. this water will evaporate during high braking and will create gas, thus leaving you with no brakes when you are going real fast and your brakes warm up. If you're oil is not a oily color like yellow or sumthing, check it.

Don't trow brake fluid away, leave it outside and it evaporates, then wipe off the remains. This is how to dispose of it. Usually get a cat litter sand and pour it on top, then let dry, then trow away cat litter.

 

for the front you don't really need the tool, but for the rear I would recommend using the tool because I know when I tried to use needle nose to twist the piston it took forever and was a pain in the ***

 

man all you guys are stupid. you could do it like that...if your a sucker. or the do it the way i do it . i work on brakes at my work all the time. what you whant to do is wile the caliper is still on the rotor. open the bleeder valve and put a rag to cover it. now get a flat head screwdriver and stick it between the pad and rotor and push the tip of driver toward the pad. now there is a small window in the caliper and there is were you whant to put the driver in.. then do it to the other pad and you will get the fluid out as well as the preasure off the piston. and there you go. now dont forget to close the valve .