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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Thanks for all the help fellas, hopefully things go OK. If not I'll be on here looking for more help from my garage.
 
Old Oct 2, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jzobie
The problem with using a C clamp and pliers is that you have a chance to **** the piston and damage it on the way back in. I have done it on an Integra before but it had a large slot in the back of the piston so you could apply pressure and screw it in at the same time (have not changed the rear brakes on my Audi so I am unsure if it has the same thing. I always use the old pad and a c clamp to get it back in evenly but obviously you cannot use the screw in pistons that way.
ATE and Bocsh rear calipers, like the ones used on Audis, have notches at the edges of the pistons. The tool makes it stupid easy. Using anything else besides the correct tool on it is a waste of time.
 
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