Must have tool for brake caliper rebuild

[coupesport]

So happy to have found this and so sharing with you DIY guys. One or a few of those caliper pistons get stuck the last quarter inch after its mate pops out and disables the hydraulic pressure. So how do you grab it with force and not scar it up?

The Internal Pipe Wrench! See the picture. Its a expanding toothed lobed Wrench that fits inside your Ate pistons.

Order it from Grainger online, Red Rubber Grease (ebay) for internal seal and reassembly and Metal Rescue for rust removal.

 

[deQuincey]

So happy to have found this and so sharing with you DIY guys. One or a few of those caliper pistons get stuck the last quarter inch after its mate pops out and disables the hydraulic pressure. So how do you grab it with force and not scar it up?

The Internal Pipe Wrench! See the picture. Its a expanding toothed lobed Wrench that fits inside your Ate pistons.

Order it from Grainger online, Red Rubber Grease (ebay) for internal seal and reassembly and Metal Rescue for rust removal.

excellent,
but do not use red rubber grease
use only ate brake grease, this is compatible with brake fluid, red grease maybe not

 

[jmackro]

Genius! Here they are on ebay for $22 + $5 shipping: https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENERAL-13...PsBd00fM:sc:ShippingMethodExpress!92672!US!-1

It looks like you have to split the caliper to use these, given the length of the hex portion of the wrench. I wonder if you could cut them shorter, so they would fit an assembled caliper (though obviously one that was off the car so it was clear of the rotor).

 

[nyccsi]

Just a trip to the Home Depot ( pipes and wrenches section)

 

[grnder95]

Hi, Is ATE Plastilube safe to use on the calipers?
Thanks
Victor