Thread: Rear Brakes
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Old 05-23-2005, 04:27 PM
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Rear Brakes

Vehicle is a 98 Taurus, Trouble is rear brakes;
Can anybody shed some light on why the piston will not retract into the caliper?
I not familiar with these types of brakes, When I removed the caliper along with the old brakes, I noticed two grooves at opposite ends of the piston. So I went to the auto store & bought a 3/8 drive cylinder with two posts on it that align with the grooves. I have tried with no success in getting the piston to retract, by turning it counterclockwise / clockwise, although clockwise seems to harder to turn.
I have even tried unloosening the bleeder valve & then tried turning, still no luck.
Is there another tool out there for this task, because the one have seems to constantly slip off, get a 1/4 turn if that before it slips off.
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