Machiavelli

I'd be interested in knowing how other people go about compressing the pistons. The best method I've found is to use a hefty c-clamp and an old brake pad, and to alternate sides repeatedly. But it seems to take more time and require a lot more force than it should. The rears are a total breeze in comparison.

Any specialized tools out there to make it easier? I have a Lisle Dual piston compressor, but its worthless with the RB caliper.

Thanks for any thoughts.

TeamRX8

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There are several write-ups on here and the RB site forum, try using the search function

Machiavelli

I actually did search quite a bit before posting this, in part because I was hoping to avoid a knee-jerk "why don't you search" response. I went to the RB forum first. A search turned up nothing specific to my question. I went one by one through the archive thread topics (it's not a particularly big forum) and still saw nothing pertinent. I posted this question there but it never actually appeared on the forum, probably because a moderator never got around to looking at and clearing it.

I searched here, and found posts otherwise related to these calipers (such as your install DIY), but nothing specific to compression of the pistons on these particular calipers. I found many posts related to compressing the piston on the stocks, which incidentally have never given me any trouble whatsoever.

I searched Subaru, Nissan and Infiniti forums, YouTube and plain old Google. Nothing specific to this issue and this particular caliper.

I readily admit that I may have missed something. But I have tried to do my due diligence before posting here, and if you know of a post that I missed, I would appreciate a link. Likewise, if you have knowledge to share on the topic, I would be appreciative of a few lines.

TeamRX8

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There are special tools that insert between the brake pads and push both sides in at the same time

dannobre

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They should be compressible by hand...

If you remove the brake line they can be easily compressed one at a time with a C clamp or such as well...

bse50

Two big naughty screwdrivers ftw

SpencerM1

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+1

Also, take the cap off the MS tank and you don't need to disconnect the brake line...

Machiavelli

Thanks, all. I just ordered one of these. Hopefully it'll make things go more quickly.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-4445-otc-7034.aspx

Yeah, I do that routinely. I was actually wondering if opening a bleeder would be worthwhile, but I swap them often enough that I really didn't want to have to mess with that every single time.