Need help on Brakes ASAP

Dec 08, 2004 6 Replies

I am trying to change the rear pads on my 96 Max GLE. I need to collapse the rear calipers. I know they are the screw down type but what can i use to screw them down. Nissa won't sell the tool they use, so is there any other way.



Thanks


Just stick the tips of your needle nosed pliars in the notch and push while you turn, or get a really big flat bladed screwdriver..

If Nissan would sell their tool, it would probably cost $250.

I bought a tool to do this at the local auto store for $9. My calipers were VERY stiff - I was able to drive one piston back after a long struggle. The other wouldn't budge.

I decided to put rebuilt calipers on both sides.

Roby

calipers were

struggle.

Mine were very stiff too, at 72,000 miles. I actually broke the tip off a pair of needle pliars before going to buy the tool at Autozone for $10.

That was a nice, new pair of pliars, and I was pretty hot about it. Luckily though, the metal didn't end up in my eye. I was stupid for pushing a bad position.

JM

I don't have an Autozone near me. Can you describe the tool? Would a bar of steel with a couple of tempered pins sticking out the side (like a spanner wrench) do the job?

Thanks!

Matthew

01 Max SE

Yes, the tool I have is a block with 3/8" drive on one side, and a pair of pins on the other. It's cube shaped, about 1 1/2" on a side, and it seems like each side has a different size of pins. $10. FWIW, my local Autozone did not offer this tool, I went to a Parts Express. Napa, Pep Boys, may also have it.

Dave

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