93 prelude piston in caliper wont compress

Joined: Jun 23, 2005 Posts: 3

93 honda prelude S (non - vtec)

the break pads need to be replaced but a c-clamp wont push the piston in to fit the new pads.. ive attached a hollow pole to the c-clamp attachment but even more leverage wont make it budge... does this mean i need a new caliper or is there a different way i can get the piston into the caliper?

External Since: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 519

snookumsthacat wrote:
> 93 honda prelude S (non - vtec)
>
> the break pads need to be replaced but a c-clamp wont push the piston
> in to fit the new pads.. ive attached a hollow pole to the c-clamp
> attachment but even more leverage wont make it budge... does this mean
> i need a new caliper or is there a different way i can get the piston
> into the caliper?
>
front caliper, right? if it won't push in easily, don't try. use the
brake pedal to pump the piston all the way out [use a hose clamp
immediately you have it free to prevent excess fluid loss] and
disassemble the piston/rubber assembly. clean it all up [do not scrape
chrome off the piston is you can avoid it] and reassemble sith genuine
silicone grease. [NOT silglide]

check out tegger's faq's for how to do this.

once done, the piston should push in with just thumb pressure. do it
with the bleed valve open until it's all the way in, then start the
bleeding process in the normal way. again, check out the faq's.

if it's a rear caliper, it needs to be screwed in. again, faq.