Piston tool?

[erhayes]

I was looking at the manual for replacing the rear pads on the CX5. I saw that the caliper piston requires or recommends a piston turning tool so the piston can be rotated. Is this easy to do without any special tools? Must the piston be rotated many revolutions to get the piston into the caliper in order to install new pads or is the piston just turned 90 or 180 degrees and the pushed into the caliper? Just curious so when the time comes to replace pads. Thank you.. Ed

 

[ColtX-5]

I was looking at the manual for replacing the rear pads on the CX5. I saw that the caliper piston requires or recommends a piston turning tool so the piston can be rotated. Is this easy to do without any special tools? Must the piston be rotated many revolutions to get the piston into the caliper in order to install new pads or is the piston just turned 90 or 180 degrees and the pushed into the caliper? Just curious so when the time comes to replace pads. Thank you.. Ed

No.

Yes.

No.

Get one of these and you'll still fuss, but not like trying pliers.

Lisle 28600 Disc Brake Piston Tool

 

[CX5_Pete]

Also try this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

 

[Ride92]

Most autopart stores allow you to "rent" a tool, like the caliper piston tool. I "rented" one when I did the brakes on my wifes car. Basically you buy the tool, use it and they refund your money when you bring it back so it ends up costing nothing.

 

[erhayes]

Good to know Ride92. Thank you. Ed

 

[Ride92]

Good to know Ride92. Thank you. Ed

no problem, if you use the piston tool be sure to open the cap to your brake fluid reservoir so the fluid you're pushing back thru the system has somewhere to go. It shouldn't leak out over the top unless you have a lot of fluid in the system to begin with.

 

[tibimakai]

Harbor freight has them, for $50.

 

[yrwei52]

Harbor freight has them, for $50.

Yeah this Disc Brake Pad and Caliper Service Tool Kit from Harbor Freight Tools is what I have. And you can find 20% off HFT coupon easily to save some money too.

Or take Ride92's suggestion to rent similar brake tool set from AutoZone for free. Do watch for the brake fluid level in the reservoir that Ride92 mentioned and I'd learned the hard lesson in the past.

 

[Ride92]

That is exactly the tool that I rented to do my wifes audi's brakes. Final cost to me for the tool = $0, you can't beat that price. I's buy one if I had to do brakes on a regular basis but for the occasional pad and rotor job I don't see the point.

 

[yrwei52]

That is exactly the tool that I rented to do my wifes audi's brakes. Final cost to me for the tool = $0, you can't beat that price. I's buy one if I had to do brakes on a regular basis but for the occasional pad and rotor job I don't see the point.

Sometimes people simply just like to collect tools...

 

[rickprins]

I just bought one like the Lisle 28600 Disc Brake Piston Tool from Autozone and it was $12. Well worth the money. I wish I had one of these years ago. Just snap it on a ratchet extension and "turny, turny, turny"!