"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/24/2018 at 11:20 • Filed to: None
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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/24/2018 at 11:20 • Filed to: None | 1
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I have 4 side projects going. There is one that I am worried is going to be a shitshow. I think the guys are first time home owners. They have a relatively small budget for big ideas and that makes me nervous.they are trying to do some of the work themselves, but to them, painting a room is new and difficult work. Dont get me wrong, I’m not put thing them down for this, everyone has their own abilities. Trying to explain (through email) the differences between raising a ceiling up a couple feet and then going all the way up to the ridge though email is not easy. Each option has its challenged and affects the budget and structure in a different way. They also want this done ASAP and I dont think they have any idea what they are getting into.
I worked all week on two other projects. I also helped my brother-in-law with his brakes. The disc braes also worked as the parking brake, which means the piston twists as it goes back into the caliper. This was difficult even with the tool he bought. W ended up taking th caliper off and putting it in a vice in my basement in order to get the pressure needed to twist and push it back in.
O and I have pneumonia.
Stapleface
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/24/2018 at 11:36 |
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Come on now, they can visualize it in their head. It’s not that hard up there, so it shouldn’t be that hard in real life.
What kind of car is that with the twisting piston? That sounds like a real PITA.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Stapleface
09/24/2018 at 11:42 |
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Toyota Corolla ‘S’
my focus apparently has the same set up (not an ST definitely not an RS)
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Stapleface
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/24/2018 at 11:45 |
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I guess I’m glad my wife’s Corolla has the drum brakes. Which I’ve honestly never changed because they’re still in decent shape with 115k on the car.
XJDano
> Stapleface
09/24/2018 at 11:48 |
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It actually wasn’t bad for my caravan.
I used some long tin snips that fit in the grooves. It absolutely did not go in with a c-clamp
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Stapleface
09/24/2018 at 11:50 |
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ha, let me know how that goes. T hose can be ‘fun’ as well
Aremmes
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/24/2018 at 12:54 |
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My wife’s Mazda 3 also
has those rear calipers where the piston spins to go back in. After much fiddling with a ratchet wrench and one of those caliper
piston key tools
that are only ever used to retract the piston
, I figured that I could put the key on a socket extension, put the extension with an adapter on a drill, and then use the drill/extension/tool combo to retract the piston. This eliminated having to apply both pressure and torque by hand
simultaneously. It only takes 30 seconds to retract the rear caliper pistons now, without having to remove the calipers
from the car
.
ateamfan42
> Stapleface
09/24/2018 at 13:44 |
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What kind of car is that with the twisting piston?
Nearly everything for which the parking brake manually actuates the caliper (rather than a separate small drum & shoe) uses a setup of this type .
Something like this usually does the job just fine:
https://www.harborfreight.com/disc-brake-pad-and-caliper-service-tool-kit-11-pc-63264.html
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Aremmes
09/24/2018 at 14:46 |
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so spinning it alone will retract it?
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Aremmes
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/24/2018 at 15:02 |
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No, as others have mentioned one has to push it in at the same time, otherwise it just spins in place without retracting. That’s what made it so frustrating to me, since I couldn’t apply enough pressure on the piston while trying to turn it with the wrench, and I’m used to the Miata’s rear
brakes
that have a retracting gear inside the cylinder that can be driven
with a hex driver
. With the drill, I can just push it in and squeeze the trigger.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Aremmes
09/24/2018 at 15:29 |
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o ok i got ya.