hi guys and gals

Just a quick question - anyone know what allen key size you need to twist the rear pistons back in on a mk3 mondeo brake caliper? Would rather make sure i have all the tools before the car is in bits

Thanks

Rich

 

cor thats a biggun

Are they much of a cunt to do? seems like a bit of a ball ache twisting and pushing and lining the holes up with the notches etc......

 

ok mate cheers for your help. But knowing me, I will cock it up

 

Damn site easier than doing shoe's

 

ive invested in one of them windback tools along with all my other tools - it just makes life so much easier good luck with it though

 

well, as expected, this job is going to be a complete pain in the balls.

Needless to say, the Haynes book of lies is utter gibberish again. I just thought i'd go out and have a look between rain showers to see what i'm up against. Took the handbrake cable off one side, and it all looked pretty easy to do, so i thought i'll nip to halfords to get the pads/12mm allen socket.

Tried to put the cable back in, would it go back in? Would it fook.... I removed the C clip from the outer sheath, but i could not see how the cable comes away from the bracket. (haynes says it should just lift out) I took out one of the small allen boltsholding the bracket onto the caliper, tried to undo the other one, but it went really tight after a couple of turns, and didnt want to snap it! So after a lot of grunting and groaning, i admitted defeat, put it alll back together without a handbrake, and i'm of to get it booked in down the local garage

 

I don't understand why everything is such a pain in the ass when it comes to cars I'll have anothe go tomorrow at trying to get that stiff bolt out, so hopefully i can get the handbrake working again.

 

well, its off down my local garage on monday. My next car is going to be a bicycle

 

it's not it's piss easy!

remove wheel, remove the 2 bolts, pull off calliper, bin pads, wind back piston and re-assemble!

 

i'll consider myself firmly bollocked then