AutoZone Brake Job: Rear Brake Caliper Replacement 

What a waist of 5 minuts

What's your problem? I didn't know about this type of caliper before, and I'm trying to change pads on a Fiat Panda. I could not push the piston in and thought it had seized. Now I know what's required I will have a go even without the special tool.

@@dukenukem5768 It probably won't work without the special tool. You'll strip out the notches on the piston and then the caliper is borked. To reinstall, just hook the new caliper up to the brake line, add fluid and pump the system with the bleeder open, have another guy at the bleeder to close it once it starts flowing. Then bleed as normal. A hand vacuum pump / brake bleeder tool would assist with this.

@@juansolo1617 It did work. I put a G-clamp on the piston and turned the notches on the piston, alternating between tightening the clamp and turning bit-by-bit, nothing too forceful and didn't take long. I'm capable of turning notches without stripping them - I dont have ham fists.

It´s not difficult at all!!!! you only need a screwdriver

If you left the parking brake on, that burning smell would be your rear brakes because when you apply the parking brake the caliper keeps the brake pads pushed against the rotor. So if you were to be driving with the parking brake on your pads would be stuck against the rotor, wearing them down

Exactly my question! I think that putting on the parking brake turns the internal threaded adjuster thereby moving piston outward. Also. I bet there are reverse threads on some cars.

definitely OFF

garydeandeery I don't fully understand the design but I'm betting it's because the back brakes are connected to the parking/ e-brake

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You do not have to remove the brake cable unless you are taking the caliper off the vehicle.

Thanks ! You are correct!

x2malandy

The tool is actually designed to handle variation in thread pitch of the piston. As you compress and turn, you also can adjust the stop plate as needed, if the pitches don't match. So, it's quite versatile!

x2malandy Don't losen the bleeder screw, you'll introduce air into the system, just remove the reservoir cap

You are wrong, what happens when you losen a bleeder is that the fluid gets off the system but the air doesn´t get into it. It´s an error.

The tool threads are mostly a lot finer pitch you just have to keep chasing with the back plate nut

It's a Brake Caliper Service Kit.

Joe Briggs No, just remove the reservoir cap

Joe Briggs. No

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+scotto330 The omission was pointing out the role of the bleeder screw

you do not need to open the bleeder, any fluids will travel back to the master cylinder, just make sure its clean fluids, or if not do a flush on your system. I used to crack open the bleeder too but you risk getting air in the system. if you do not open it you won't let air into the system. In order for Fluid mechanics to work properly you need a solid clom of fluids, introduce air and you make a weak point to the column because air will compress oil will not compress. Bleeders are only to get air out of a system, if the system is working properly all you need to do is remove some fluids from the master fill tank. If you're adding brake fluids it also means your pads are wearing down because the pistons in the calipers are moving on a sealed system without leaks. If you do not remove some of the fluids it will overflow onto your paint job on the car or on the garage floor when you push the caliper piston back in to install new pads. You only need to take off the rotor if its warped or deeply scared and needs to be turned on a lathe you can inspect run out with a dial indicator and see if the rotor is still inside factory specs with a caliper. I'm not a mechanic, so I do not know all the tricks, this is just stuff I've learned over the years from other people. I watch people work on other people's car and ask questions but I dIY my own brakes always have. Some of what I've said is what I've figured out or found out by doing mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, there ok to make once and awhile and you will. This whole rant might be one of my mistakes, you may have known all this. But somone that didn't and read this found out something new they didn't know. I'm also not 100% sure I am right. (Right)!

well this one in the video rotated back ?

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