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Who makes a decent (but not too-expensive) brake piston retraction tool?

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Old 05-14-2003, 10:48 AM
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whew...cause mine didn't :=p
Old 05-14-2003, 10:53 AM
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Default This one?

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That looks pretty good, considering the price of $40. I think I might get that.
Old 05-14-2003, 11:02 AM
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Default if they'd ever get some in stock I'd tell you :(

I soooo want to try the thing because I hate pushing in the front caliper pistons...push one in, the other one slides out...it's a balancing act even with the fluid reservoir cap off.
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Default I use the butt end of a set of channel locks. Put one end on each piston and pry.

Not elegant, but it works.
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Default That's the one I have...

it comes on sale for $20 all the time.

I also did a search and found this part number: 46790-1VGA
Seems to be almost the same thing. Not sure what the diffferences are.
Old 05-14-2003, 11:18 AM
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Default It beats the 100 bucks one

... by 60 to 80 dollars. Either way, it will be a tool worth having after doing the brakes once or twice.
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That One is loaned by AutoZone! I used it 2 times - Great Tool!
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Ah. Figures. I've changed pads on a Dodge, BMW, Lexus, and a Ford. None have been that way.
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