(after getting the calliper bracket bolts off) was putting the damn pads back in. It really is a three handed job (but without enough room for the third hand). regarding the fixed pad (not the one against the piston) I have found that there is no way you can nip one side on over the retaining spring and then push the other side in as it has to be dead centered. so if anyone is contemplating doing it, align the pad against the two springs, press the top of the springs down, get the pad absoultley square and pull towards you (not easy), as the pad just edges onto both springs, get a flat blade screw driver and from behind, lever each side a little bit further on, once you have a few mm each side its a pretty safe bet that you can now get it to push right to the stops without fear of it springing out again. Believe me, I was going at it for more than an hour getting more and more frustrated.OH, and the hand brake mechanism is quite easy to see when it is set correctly, after winding the piston in, wind it out again about 1/2
a turn and activate the hand brake arm, the piston should move in and out about 5 mm, if it's moving then the handbrake mechanisim is set correctly.