I've read through as many posts as I can find and noone seems to have an overly difficult time with the rear caliper piston. I can turn it with the needle-nose pliars like posts have said. That didn't do any thing. I went and got the damn Harbor Freight Caliper tool kit. I'm bending the **** out of the friggin handle.

I wouldn't think that the piston is frozen since I can still turn it.

Other posts have said that it threads in....could my threads be boogered up?

My Volvos were easier to work on that this thing. And Volvos are a serious PITA!!!

 

LOL, ok. I hate Minis. But I guess it requires me to ***** online before it submits. I whacked the piston with my rubber mallet a couple times and all of the sudden it started to go in.

When all else fails, it probably requires a little fine tuning with a hammer.

 

I had a hard time on my '03 using the same tool, even bent the handle too. Finally put an impact gun on it, must be the hammering that does it.

 

yeah it can be a real zinger... once i got into a rhythm using spanners and a c-clamp, of all things, it was much easier

once i got the twist/pull ratio (1 rear took almost 20mins) down the second rear piston took 2 mins

glad it worked out in the end