"jim beam1" wrote:
> snookumsthacat wrote:
> > 93 honda prelude S (non - vtec)
> >
> > the break pads need to be replaced but a c-clamp wont push
> the piston
> > in to fit the new pads.. ive attached a hollow pole to the
> c-clamp
> > attachment but even more leverage wont make it budge... does
> this mean
> > i need a new caliper or is there a different way i can get
> the piston
> > into the caliper?
> >
> front caliper, right? if it won't push in easily, don't try.
> use the
> brake pedal to pump the piston all the way out [use a hose
> clamp
> immediately you have it free to prevent excess fluid loss] and
>
> disassemble the piston/rubber assembly. clean it all up [do
> not scrape
> chrome off the piston is you can avoid it] and reassemble sith
> genuine
> silicone grease. [NOT silglide]
>
> check out tegger's faq's for how to do this.
>
> once done, the piston should push in with just thumb pressure.
> do it
> with the bleed valve open until it's all the way in, then
> start the
> bleeding process in the normal way. again, check out the
> faq's.
>
> if it's a rear caliper, it needs to be screwed in. again,
> faq.

thanks jim beam.. it is a rear caliper.. i tried all day to push it in
with a c-clamp but im very surprised you say that i need to screw it
in... i thought i knew what i was doing... ops:

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