[All] [Generic] brake pad tool

[fearless]

hi guys looking at changing my rear pads soon and heard you need a special tool to wind in brake calipers, has anybody got a picture of what i need to buy and where i could buy one from praps cheers guys. well happy my baby passed her m.o.t today well happy 134000 miles and 16 years old still going strong roll on the summer when i can do some work on her lots of plans

[RST]

http://www.toolsnstuff.co.uk/product_in ... ts_id=9066

...must be dozens of others, that was a 30s search on yahoo.

[JeffD]

If your in a hurry halfords do these too in their laserline range.

[Rowland]

The tool *is* handy and does quicken the job although I found it somewhat fiddly.
Next best thing is an open ended spanner (15mm / 17mm?) pushed into the two recesses and then a large screwdriver through the ring of the spanner for leverage.

Depends how free the calliper is to turn. Normally ends up being either a 5 minute job or a 25 minute job per side.

[RST]

I knew that post would come up (saw it on another thread)....... Just my oppinion but WTF -just buy the tool!!!!?????!!!! They're not expensive. They're fiddly for the first couple of mins -usually I find because I've got the wrong adapter plate in it or the caliper drops off the piece of wood it was sitting on -LoL!

[CM1GT]

i've always found a chisel and an adjustable spanner works fine, and saves you £25

[cantfindausername]

twosrus sell these for less than a tenner...

[Rowland]

i've always found a chisel and an adjustable spanner works fine

Sounds like a recipe for impending doom.
I'm not overly fond of spending time at A&E...

[fearless]

the ones advertised on ebay are lazerline have to see how much thay cost, cheapest ive found on ebay so far is £19 for that same tool. only want to free up my nearside rear caliper as m.o.t tester said it was a bit slow just in case it gets any worse. looking at rebuilding calipers anyway and adding uprated brake lines and maybe crossdrilled/grooved disc's mind you ive read on here that brakes are quite good as standard with decent pad's in them

[Race Idiot]

twosrus sell these for less than a tenner...

Yeah I got one o those, works great, just goes on to a 3/8ths (I forget the smaller type ones) size ratchet.

[bobhatton]

the ones advertised on ebay are lazerline have to see how much thay cost, cheapest ive found on ebay so far is £19 for that same tool. only want to free up my nearside rear caliper as m.o.t tester said it was a bit slow just in case it gets any worse. looking at rebuilding calipers anyway and adding uprated brake lines and maybe crossdrilled/grooved disc's mind you ive read on here that brakes are quite good as standard with decent pad's in them

If you are going to upgrade the disks stay clear of the EBC ones, they are a major probelm.

Bob

[CM1GT]

i've always found a chisel and an adjustable spanner works fine

Sounds like a recipe for impending doom.
I'm not overly fond of spending time at A&E...

funnily enough i use the same chisel i put through my arm trying to get the torque converter of a manta

[C50]

i got one of them small cube ones

[cantfindausername]

I've not used mine. Got it free though so can't complain