so i decided to change my own pads for the first time and used the article on here as a guide. problem was i coudlnt get the piston on the front brake back in, so what i did was pump the brakes a bit hoping to maybe loosen it. big mistake. it practically came all the way out, and when i tried to push it back brake fluid leaked out and then it stopped. anyone have any ideas as to what i should do?

 

use a big c clamp to compress it? Maybe try draining your brake lines so theres no pressure behind it. then make sure you refill your brake lines and bleed them.

 

yea a c clamp worked fine. and it works alot better if you clamp it in the middle, not the edge. if only i knew that sooner.

 

when i do it i leave the old pad in there so there is more of a flat surface for the clamp to go on. but yes the C clamp is the way to go with this.

 

There's even a tool available specifically for compressing the front caliper piston. Glad you got it working.

 

is there any other way to put the rear caliper piston back in besides using a big screwdriver?

 

A hammer!

 

I went to Schucks, auto parts store, and bought a special $12 tool to screw the rear piston back in. One side felt like it wasn't going to move a bit, the other side felt like it was sliding through butter. Get the tool.

 

The tool is pointless. Save yourself $12 and use a flat head screwdriver. It works best when the head is exact size of the opening. Also, if the boot is being twisted, WD40 it and it will stop.

 

do not use a screw driver to push the piston into place it can go in crooked then your screwed, use a c clamp, do not use wd 40 on the boot it is oil base and will cause the rubber boot to deteriorate, causing future problems, remember to put anti sieze on the slide pins before reinstalling them, use a water/synthetic base lubricant on the rubber boot to protect them, do it right the first time so u dont have to do it again
i know this because i went to school for it