17-10-2013, 10:36 PM
What a pain in the arse this was. Yeah getting the piston back in was very difficult.
The reason I was doing them was because the brakes were dragging.
I got the piston out by just pushing the pedal till it fell out.
At first I wasn't sure if the dust seal went on after the piston went in so managed to get it in then had to get it out again to fit it. It was a pain to get the dust seal over the piston and then I had to wiggle the piston in. It took a lot of wiggling!
The first side took me two hours to get done and the other took around an hour. The n/s had grease behind the dust seal but the o/s was dry. I did the work while the calipers were still connected to the brake hose, not the best way I know. I need to redo it again with them off the car so I can wash it out and grease the pistons properly.
I also didn't bleed the rears and I do still have air in the system so need to do that tomorrow.
The car does seem to drive a little better now just got to see if it improves the MPG now to see is it was worth it.
I think I would advise others to just get a recondition calipers.
The reason I was doing them was because the brakes were dragging.
I got the piston out by just pushing the pedal till it fell out.
At first I wasn't sure if the dust seal went on after the piston went in so managed to get it in then had to get it out again to fit it. It was a pain to get the dust seal over the piston and then I had to wiggle the piston in. It took a lot of wiggling!
The first side took me two hours to get done and the other took around an hour. The n/s had grease behind the dust seal but the o/s was dry. I did the work while the calipers were still connected to the brake hose, not the best way I know. I need to redo it again with them off the car so I can wash it out and grease the pistons properly.
I also didn't bleed the rears and I do still have air in the system so need to do that tomorrow.
The car does seem to drive a little better now just got to see if it improves the MPG now to see is it was worth it.
I think I would advise others to just get a recondition calipers.