# Compress My Caliper Piston **URL:** \ **Category:** Classifieds\ **Created:** [June 7, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858 "2009-06-07T17:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Chang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chang)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/1 "2009-06-07T17:05:05Z")
I’ve been trying to change the pads on my car today but I cannot get the caliper piston to compress probably due to my lack of experience. Anyway, I have to work on Tuesday and I would like to find someone to come compress my caliper pistons for me so I can at least put the brakes back on and be able to get to work. I live in amherst more specifically campus manor by daemon college. Call me at 585-317-4806 AIM: LaOsPhOx ChChang3@buffalo.edu or PM me As for payment we can work something out on the phone or if someones in a really helping mood maybe just a pack of beer 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/2 "2009-06-07T17:07:35Z")
What kind of car. Front or rear. ---
**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/3 "2009-06-07T17:08:04Z")
Try using a C-clamp? ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/4 "2009-06-07T17:08:11Z")
What kind of car? front or back? you can just compress them with a c-clamp in the front, and harbor freight sells a caliper piston kit for 20bucks, i have one ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/5 "2009-06-07T17:13:39Z")
or the piston is seized up and the caliper needs a rebuild… ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/6 "2009-06-07T17:13:54Z")
![http://www.troublecodes.net/articles/c-clamp.jpg](http://www.troublecodes.net/articles/c-clamp.jpg) ![http://spoon.org/civic/DIY-Brakes/C-Clamp.jpg](http://spoon.org/civic/DIY-Brakes/C-Clamp.jpg) [http://spoon.org/civic/DIY-Brakes/](http://spoon.org/civic/DIY-Brakes/) ---
**Author:** ![idriveaneon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/idriveaneon/32/4985_2.png) [@idriveaneon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/idriveaneon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/7 "2009-06-07T17:24:21Z")
Yea i always used a c clamp but if you’re desperate vice grips work too. ---
**Author:** ![Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Chang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chang)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/8 "2009-06-07T20:48:01Z")
its a rear one for the MR2. I don’t think a C-clamp will work this one needs to be turned counter-clockwise in. ---
**Author:** ![mickdad246](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mickdad246/32/7274_2.png) [@mickdad246](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mickdad246)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/9 "2009-06-07T20:51:13Z")
i was gonna say if it doesnt compress, there should be notches where u can use something to turn it in, shouldnt be to hard for you to personally do… ---
**Author:** ![1995gts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1995gts/32/4987_2.png) [@1995gts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1995gts)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/10 "2009-06-07T21:04:52Z")
The best way to do this is to take your needle nose plier and open it up. Depending how wide your pliers open up, you might not need to open it up all the way. Then just stick the needle nose pliers into the rear piston where the two grooves are, and push down while turning with as much force as you can push. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/11 "2009-06-07T21:18:58Z")
like i said before, harbor freight makes a kit. ts cheap and ul have it forever you need to be able to turn and put pressure on the piston at the same time ---
**Author:** ![Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Chang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chang)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/12 "2009-06-07T22:11:30Z")
Well I rented a kit from autozone, I still have it. But for some reason there wasn’t enough room for me to fit the tool in there. I’m pretty mech retarded. I’ve tried using pliers to grab the grooves and try to turn it but it kept slipping off. ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/13 "2009-06-07T22:13:42Z")
They sell square and other size adapters for this job. U can put it on a socket extension and its pretty easy to screw in unless the calipers are all seized. I used to have one but Kenneth Lopez (super homo thief fagator!) and his boys have it somewhere now ---
**Author:** ![Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@Chang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chang)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/14 "2009-06-08T07:50:25Z")
Well after a lot of trying I got it to turn 1/4 of a turn… now I can’t realign it to get the old brakes in haha! So now I couldn’t go back to get the tools even if I wanted to ☹ ---
**Author:** ![evilkid187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evilkid187/32/5283_2.png) [@evilkid187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evilkid187)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compress-my-caliper-piston/68858/15 "2009-06-12T12:20:54Z")
hey you get this taken care of?