daft break question

[landroverkeith]

Stupid question really..... but how the hell do i get the pistons in the brake caliper to seat all the way home for a new set of pads???  :oops:

ive levered em so far back easy peasy and then they just stop is it just a case of finding summat bigger to push em ??

 lol what am i doing wrong lol easyest job ever to do and im stuck pmsl lol ill think ill hang up my spanners lol and pay sumone lol

[gtomo2]

Just done mt pads today and found the same thing with the back ones even with the brake pipe off it still wounld'nt got back enough ended up useing a bigger bar and prising it against the disc and the pistion to give it a little more room for the brake pad. Ever that or non oem brake pads are a couple of min thicker that normal

[daveyravey]

Sounds like they're partially seized.
Carefully pump the pistons out again &  spray wd40 around the pistons.
Lever them back in & repeat as often as neccessary until they go flush with the edge.
Make sure you don't push them out too far, as they're a pig to get off the discs.
Failing that, buy new calipers   :lol:

[Thrasher]

Bigger screwdriver/crowbar ;-) The WD40 trick is worth doing tho - but try and keep it off the discs ;-)

[Big Rich]

PM sent mate

[landroverkeith]

:) ta ill have a go at bugge.... I mean the wd40 trick tom with a BIGGER crowbar and screwdriver combo heheh  :shock:  my neighbour came out and said "im glad u know what ya doing"   heheheh i didnt have the heart to tell him the truth


cheers rich pm answered too :)

[minty]

may sound silly keith but make sure that you undo the filler cap for the brakes first before pushing the calipers back

[FUDDY MUCKER]

the brake piston sometimes screw in and out only a bit though so try twisting and pushing it in at the same time

[Skywalker]

is it just a case of finding summat bigger to push em ??

Basically ................ yes  

Machine Mart do a handy little gadget for pushing the pistons back in Here

Dave

[Xtremeteam]

the brake piston sometimes screw in and out only a bit though so try twisting and pushing it in at the same time

not on a landrover

crow bar & push them in

[gtomo2]

What i use is a old brake pad and a smallish g-clamp find it works great for me.

[davidlandy]

I use a great big bar and push  and push,.....until it nearly falls from the jack!

[Range Rover Blues]

I'd suggest the calliper tool, like in the link above, though I use either a G-Clamp or my water pump pliers, but if they won't go back in it might be time for either stainless pistons or new callipers.