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1.dan.thomas@gmail.com - 08 May 2007 13:03 GMT

Should be an easy answer:

I am having difficulity pressing the piston into the rear caliper of
the Mazda in order to install the new pads. I have done this 100's of
times on other cars but never had a car with the hand brake connected
to the rear caliper. Is there some trick? I cannot press the piston
into the caliper more than 1/4 in using the C clamp.

One recommendation was to open the bleeder valve to release the
pressure but I have never done this on other cars.

Any recommendations?

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Hachiroku ハチロク - 08 May 2007 18:21 GMT

On Tue, 08 May 2007 12:03:09 +0000, 1.dan.thomas wrote:

> Should be an easy answer:
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> Any recommendations?

Nissan used to use a system similar to what you're describing. This is a
guess, without seeing it, but is there a big cross or "X" at the bottom of
the piston, or notches cut into the top? If so, you have to 'screw' the
piston in. It's been a few years since I had my Nissan, but IIRC I used
either a big honkin' screwdriver or a broad chisel or paint scraper.

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1.dan.thomas@gmail.com - 09 May 2007 16:19 GMT

On Tue, 08 May 2007 17:21:30 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <Trueno@AE86.gts>
wrote:

>On Tue, 08 May 2007 12:03:09 +0000, 1.dan.thomas wrote:
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>piston in. It's been a few years since I had my Nissan, but IIRC I used
>either a big honkin' screwdriver or a broad chisel or paint scraper.

Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't see anything like it when I
looked. Has anyone out there actually replaced a set of rear pads on
a 2003 mazda protage?

Dan

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LT - 30 May 2007 05:06 GMT

There is a screw at the back of the brake piston that you have to unscrew,
then press the piston in. I saw the tech did it.

> Should be an easy answer:
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> Any recommendations?

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