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2008 GC rear brake calipers - How do you back up the pistons?

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#1 ·
Never did rear disc brakes before, I noticed the pistons don't just compress with a c-clamp like the fronts. What is the secret? Haven't done any damage yet. I see a groove on the end of the piston. I've read a little that a tool might be required to twist and compress. Anyone done this before?
 
#2 ·
Go to autozone and pick up this $10 tool.



It fits on the end of a 3/8 ratchet and you use it to slowly turn in the pistons. Hopefully you didn't clamp the pistons down too hard as that can ruin the calipers.
 
#4 ·
There's information on the site somewhere about how to adjust those screw type emergency brakes. That has come up before.
 
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Sorry I didn't have time to look up the Thread before. Here it is: http://forum.chryslerminivan.net/showthread.php/17042-Brake-Job?

JOEMAMA has already helped out with a source of information. :thumb:

Yes, baker47, Nova Scotia is a pretty unique place. I live not too far away from Halifax. The fort you referred to would be Citidal Hill, near the downtown and waterfront.

The Halifax Explosion was the event where a munitions ship blew up on December 6, 1917. Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
At 9:04:35 AM, the cargo of Mont-Blanc exploded with more force than any man-made explosion before it, equivalent to roughly 3 kilotons of TNT (about 1.26 x 1013 joules). (Compare to atomic bomb Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima, which had an estimated power of 15 kilotons TNT equivalent.)[11]
Boston was very instrumental in helping Halifax out after that tradegy. Halifax sends them a 40' to 50' high Christmas tree every year now as a thank you.
The tree is transported to Boston by the Province of Nova Scotia and delivered to the Boston Common. Once erected, the Nova Scotia tree is decorated with thousands of lights and becomes the focal point of the city's annual tree lighting ceremony.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/extension/christmastrees/bostontree.htm
 
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Andy, Joemama and Jeepman,
Thanks to all of you. No damage yet as I thought I would research first before diving into the job. Always good to talk to someone first.... I love Nova Scotia, been there 3 times on cruise ships. Cool history, Titanic, the ship explosion during WW1 and all. I have seen the changing of the guard up at the fort. Tourist stuff. Pete in upstate NY.
 
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