Old Aug 17, 2008 | 04:11 AM
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Default Disaster with rear brake pad change on me Cossie

Did a dumb thing today (its Saturday here) Went to change the disc pads on the back of my Cossie 4x4 and thought it won't take long so I jacked it up in front of 5 customer's cars in our shop and then discovered that winding back the piston in the caliper was not the easy job I thought it was. Haven't got the right tool, guessing it needs to be turned clockwise, found out it was important to have the hand brake disconnected to allow the operating arm to swing right back and whatever I do cannot get the f*****g thing to go back, now have torn the rubber gator. Does the piston need a constant pressure while it is being turned? Am in the shit now as I cannot move the car as there is a deep gulley drain at both ends of the car so cannot move it out the way and five customers need their cars Monday morning.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeellllllppppppppppppp
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