Can I compress caliper pistons without a c-clamp?

9 Answers

• ?

  1 month ago

  in most case you can just remove the brake reservoir cap so there is minimum pressure in the brake system, then use the ratchet handle or the back of your hammer. Put the caliper up against something solid then push as hard as you can against the caliper until the piston is flush with the housing.

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• ?

  4 days ago

  How To Compress Brake Caliper

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• bachmann

  5 days ago

  Brake Caliper Compressor

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• tike

  1 month ago

  you can use a small piece of wood wedged between the piston and caliper then pull back and forth

  until the piston slides back.

  on the other hand, a c or g clamp is fairly cheap to buy in a hardware or diy shop

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• Anonymous

  5 days ago

  Try loading your new pads on the calipers without compressing them and putting them back on over the rotors, let us know how that works out for you. live and learn I always say.

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• Anonymous

  1 month ago

  leave your old pads in and pry them apart with a couple screwdrivers, once the caliper is compressed install the new pads, takes a bit of hand strength but I do it all the time, and I actually have all the correct tools. crazy huh?

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• Danny

  4 days ago

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• Chris

  1 month ago

  some times you can push them in with a srewdriver but it’s so much easyer wiyh a c-clamp

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• Anonymous

  6 days ago

  Hope this helps!

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