rear Caliper tool

[pdmracing]

Per shop manual, do you really need to screw the piston back in with the tool?
If not how are you doing it?

 

[dave6666]

Needle nose pliers are the trailer park tool du jour.

 

[uvbnbit]

same here.

 

[Catwood]

ditto, works fine

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Needle nose pliers are the trailer park tool du jour.

Qui. Zee pis-ton' may need a little pushing, too.

 

[JonB]

The Year Matters: 92-00 = needle-nose-plier tips firmly planted in the piston dimples, push and twist. Be sure not to let one tip slip out and 'walk" across the piston face, scratching it. (like I did the 1st time) Tom replaced those tiny pistons for me!

 

[Ricketts]

I just bought the tool myself

 

[Tom Sessions]

The Year Matters: 92-00 = needle-nose-plier tips firmly planted in the piston dimples, push and twist. Be sure not to let one tip slip out and 'walk" across the piston face, scratching it. (like I did the 1st time) Tom replaced those tiny pistons for me!

Like Jon Says year matters. If you have a 01-02 ABS car you do need a special tool to turn and push the piston back in.

 

[JonB]

The 01-02 tool is a FORD MUSTANG item, (Ford caliper!) also avail from Snap-On

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

My pistons on both Vipers were a real pain the first time. The tool would have made it much easier than all the other options. I've since gotten to tool.

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

I've since gotten to tool.

You mean you now "tool around"?

 

[JonB]

totally....

 

[RobHook]

Maybe I'm missing something but why would a scratch on the piston face make a difference?

 

[JonB]

No difference unless you score the perimeter edge while your at it....its just easy to let it slip..

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

...and poke the dust boot. However, a 40mm conversion would clean up any types of oop-sie you could ever do. Even with vise grips...