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After starting a brake job on my Acura I ran into a problem trying to
push the caliper piston back in. I've always used the old "Big C Clamp"
trick to squeeze them back into place... but it wasn't working on my
Vigor.

I tried Googling the various groups looking for help or secrets on how
to retract / compress / collapse etc, the pistons. I eventually
discovered that the piston doesn't squeezed back into the cylinder...
but actually "screws" back in! DOH! Another tip was you don't need
the Honda/Acura tool but can actually use a big screwdriver to screw
them back into place (screwing counter clock wise as you look at the
face of the piston)

Anyway... while these two tips allowed me to finish the job... during
my internet search I also discovered a great thread on acura legend.com
that proved invaluable. PICTURES! Any questions I had on doing the job
were answered. Some really great photos and instructions eliminates any
quesswork.

http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...ad.php?t=67976

Were they the rear brakes or the front brakes? I have seen that setup
on rear discs but never fronts.


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s_presso@hot-shot.com wrote in news:1165185360.125724.235990
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> After starting a brake job on my Acura I ran into a problem trying to
> push the caliper piston back in. I've always used the old "Big C Clamp"
> trick to squeeze them back into place... but it wasn't working on my
> Vigor.
>
> I tried Googling the various groups looking for help or secrets on how
> to retract / compress / collapse etc, the pistons. I eventually
> discovered that the piston doesn't squeezed back into the cylinder...
> but actually "screws" back in! DOH! Another tip was you don't need
> the Honda/Acura tool but can actually use a big screwdriver to screw
> them back into place (screwing counter clock wise as you look at the
> face of the piston)
>
> Anyway... while these two tips allowed me to finish the job... during
> my internet search I also discovered a great thread on acura legend.com
> that proved invaluable. PICTURES! Any questions I had on doing the job
> were answered. Some really great photos and instructions eliminates any
> quesswork.
>
> http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...ad.php?t=67976
>


The Unoffical FAQ has had an entry on this for years.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/Brakes.html#ScrewIt

More info if you're interested:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/rustybrakes/brakes1.html

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