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1993 Ford Tempo brake calipar is all the way out, can't comp

Tiny
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Brakes problem
1993 Ford Tempo 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

can't compress calipar
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 AT 4:16 PM

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Tiny
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Is this while caliper bleed screw open-if so the piston is frozen
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008 AT 4:33 PM
Tiny
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I took the pads off without compressing the calipar first
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008 AT 4:48 PM
Tiny
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Open the bleed screw and try to compress the caliper piston back in-just hope it doesn't leak after you compress it or you're looking at a replacement part
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008 AT 10:55 PM

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