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Originally Posted by Mini_Joe
Are you using the correct insert for the Harbor Freight tool?
I know the one I picked up recently doesn't require any insert to fit the rear calipers on my R53.
What happens when you attempt to press them in with the tool?
I found that my tool would bind up on the adjustment nut, if I had it too tight before starting to turn... could that be the issue?
While they may all share the same hydraulics, the pistons are different... hence the "ease" with the front and "trouble" with the back.
I haven't read anything about the rear calipers binding. Did you use the tool on the front calipers as well?
If the tool becomes extremely tight, I'd check to see if your adjusting nut is binding up on the caliper... I know I fought with the first rear brake for a while before realizing I was fighting myself.
Once I got the adjustment nut a bit looser, I was able to hold it in place with one hand and turn the crank with the other.
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I used the tool without any of the accessory inserts, which fit the piston fine as others have done. I used it on the front pistons without a problem. On the rear, after about a full turn, I could not turn it any more.
I have to check the tool to see what you mean about the binding, but just thinking about it, I'm not sure how that would happen. The nut sits 'inside' the caliper with the plate part to allow the screw part to push forward, so ...
