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REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS

Tiny
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  • 2000 FORD MUSTANG
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  • 2WD
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I bouth the cross drilled rotors and ceramic pads for my car, I removed the rear driver side caliper but:

1- accidentaly removed the return spring for the emergency brake and now I can't put it back in (to hard to return back into place)
2- I can't push the caliper's piston back to put new pads in it, I know I need a special compression tool to push the piston back, but where can I buy this tool?

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Thursday, July 9th, 2009 AT 8:26 AM

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Tiny
MERLIN2021
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Yours requires a tool to "screw" the pistons back in. Autozone rents them out, and refunds your money when the tool is returned.

this will show ho to retract the caliper

https://youtu.be/j8YwfSKEzZo

Remount the caliper, then put the spring back on...
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Monday, March 8th, 2021 AT 1:11 PM
Tiny
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How do I put the spring back on, it's really hard, is there a special trick or tool to do it?
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Monday, March 8th, 2021 AT 1:11 PM
Tiny
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Remount the caliper, then use a prybar to comress it, hold it in far enough to reattach the brake cable.
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