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how do you get the brake cylinder to fall back in?

Old Sep 16, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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how do you get the brake cylinder to fall back in?

how do you get the brake cylinder to fall back in?

we're doing the rear brakes and i cant get the pads in becuase the piston/cylinder thingy wont go back in.

what can we do?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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The rears rotate in, like a screw.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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pls. elaborate on this, cuz i think they mean something else??
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The rears rotate in, like a screw.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by joker
pls. elaborate on this, cuz i think they mean something else??

never mind.. we went down to the bmw dealer and they let us barrow this tool we needed..

thanks any ways!
mel
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Joker, Electron Mike has it right. The pistons in the rear calipers need to be rotated as they're pushed back it. It's got to do with the park brake mechanism.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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that's kool!

just didnt know if the person advised understood the reply!!

Originally Posted by Moorlockx
Joker, Electron Mike has it right. The pistons in the rear calipers need to be rotated as they're pushed back it. It's got to do with the park brake mechanism.
 
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