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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2011, 11:45:47 pm »
I made one myself using a $3 cube from princess auto and a dremel cutting disc to remove a couple of the pins on the cube so it fits.   Compress and turn...


Oh I thought about that.  But it should not have to come to that.....Poor design.

They sure don't make it easy for the do-it-yourself crowd.  The hard part with this design is you have to compress and turn at the same time.  Also turn in the correct direction.

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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2011, 12:00:17 am »
I made one myself using a $3 cube from princess auto and a dremel cutting disc to remove a couple of the pins on the cube so it fits.   Compress and turn...


Oh I thought about that.  But it should not have to come to that.....Poor design.

They sure don't make it easy for the do-it-yourself crowd.  The hard part with this design is you have to compress and turn at the same time.  Also turn in the correct direction.


No..the hard part is I need a special tool  :rofl2:  I think it you pop the reservoir cap and maybe the bleeder, if would spin in much easier.
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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2011, 11:42:53 am »
AUDI TT= TOOL TIME..................call in Tim Allen wrench.... :'(....there's Metric and there's Whitworth... but how aboot a NIETZSCHE ta meet ya half way...philosophically speekin'....
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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2011, 01:17:55 pm »
I had an interesting issue on the Land Rover last week. I was shimming the sway bar bushings and needed to remove/loosen a nut. 18mm 6 side did not fit nor did a 19mm. Confused,  I tried standard and couldn't get a fit either. ???

Solution? A double square 18mm. For some strange reason I just happen to own some double square sockets. Strange.


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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2011, 03:42:37 pm »
..geez ..wish we ALL coulda been there and seen THAT.... ::) ;D :P..but my date wif da supermodel was penciled in last month.... :-*

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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #25 on: October 19, 2011, 04:13:29 pm »
I had an interesting issue on the Land Rover last week. I was shimming the sway bar bushings and needed to remove/loosen a nut. 18mm 6 side did not fit nor did a 19mm. Confused,  I tried standard and couldn't get a fit either. ???

Solution? A double square 18mm. For some strange reason I just happen to own some double square sockets. Strange.



Perhaps they have gone back to the old British Whitworth sizes  :rofl2:

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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #26 on: October 19, 2011, 09:34:09 pm »


No..the hard part is I need a special tool  :rofl2:  I think it you pop the reservoir cap and maybe the bleeder, if would spin in much easier.

Don't you have access to a CNC machine?   :)   I popped the reservoir cap, it didn't seem easier last time I changed my rear pads.  I didn't tried opening the bleeder though.




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Re: Sigh..."caliper rewind tool" for a brake job...
« Reply #27 on: October 20, 2011, 11:56:33 am »
Crack the bleeders and the piston retraction will be much much easier.