What have you done to your P5 today?

Im in the middle of a rear brake pad change, My driver side rear piston will not budge at all. this is making it so i cant get the new pads in place, cant even fit the old ones back on. Any suggestions on how to get the piston to retract?
 
You are using the retracting screw that you turn with the allen key on the back of the caliper right? If so and it's not budging, you've got a seized caliper (kinda). I had the same thing. If that's the case, time for a new one. You CANNOT retract the rear calipers by using a c-clamp
 
You are using the retracting screw that you turn with the allen key on the back of the caliper right? If so and it's not budging, you've got a seized caliper (kinda). I had the same thing. If that's the case, time for a new one. You CANNOT retract the rear calipers by using a c-clamp

Retracting screw using an allen key? Ice cold beer to the first person with a picture of this because i just went and looked at the caliper and cannot find this. I didnt know you cant use a C clamp on our rear calipers
 
The allen bolt is hidden by a cover bolt. Check the back of your caliper and there will be a smaller (14 or 12mm if i remember correctly) bolt that you just take off. under that is the allen bolt you turn. It's stupid as s***.
 
Picked this bad boy up from paint after work:

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Hmm, wonder what I should do with my vacation time next week...
 
Thanks bro, will check it out. I need one with the USB port in the front, I got a 8 GB memory stick full of music lol.

Carp, doesn't have USB. That is the ONLY reason why I am getting rid of it. I have a connector somewheres for an mp3 player hookup...
 

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