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I hate this job.

Is there a tool I can buy to wind the slave cylinder in? I don't care how much it costs, it's gotta be better than multi-grips.

I have to do my liberty next week - hope they dont have the same issues as the L brakes. Guess i will find out

make one

i had a munted 18mm socket that i got to with the grinder

just grind it down till you got 2 tabs sticking out at opposite sides

works a treat

Yeah, the socket winder rocks!

Yeah the modified socket is generally the tool used but I believe you can buy a socket specifically for the job.

You could always just pay someone to do it....nah, thats not the AUSubaru way now is it

Jordan.

I was under the impression that a good pair of circlip and/or bent nose pliers would also do ther job??????

You can buy a cube that has 3/8 drive holes on each face as well as different lugs for different calipers. I have one that I use primarily on the Subes, but have used it on the rear of Commodores and the like.

Circlip pliers do work better than multigrips! Nothing beats being able to do it with the ratchet / air ratchet though!

I did mine on thursday i used lge pointy nose pliers it worked well.

Jan

Subaman has one of the cube type "sockets" and it works well. I also go for the modded socket.

What's this "cube type" socket you speak of Brett?

Same as what I was talking about.

Kinda looks like this:

I have generally just used an F or G clamp in the past.

wagonist wrote:I have generally just used an F or G clamp in the past.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THIS - YOU WILL WRECK YOUR CALIPERS

Nathan, I also have one of the cube things, about $10 for an ABW one I think, works a treat.

As for the F clamp, that only works on non wind back pistons such as those usually found on the rear or on the front of older cars. Whenever there is provision for a pinned tool to sit on a piston you need to make sure it is a wind in type.[/b]

Oh well, I've been doing it for 15 years now on numerous cars (including my current 4 piston front calipers) & I've never wrecked a caliper.
You do have to be careful & make sure the clamp is square.
I also use a piece of timber between the clamp & the piston to spread the load.

I hate doing front brakes, but did them once ages ago....didn't know about the winding in thing...and yeah tried with G clamps, it still didn't go enough, lucky I didn't wreck them.
In exasperation, I called in the cannon mobil mech, he showed/used that cube thing, easy as

I've always used an G Clamp and a block of wood on the pistion to retract the psition, never had problems on a few cars (XT130 Corona, numberous of Camiras, Toyota Camry, EA82 L series, 95 Liberty) haven't had a problem, just be careful what you do.

I find this brake pad change job very easy, just right tools and G clamp, no worries.

People have different ways of doing mechanical things...

Maybe its time for me to buy proper brake tools?
Cheers
AP

I reckon I'm going to machine up a tool to do the job (or get someone at work to make it for me!) cos I've gotta do the pads on the coupe soon too.