how do i put front brake pads on a 96 cavalier because someone told me that you had to have something to put the piston back in the brake caliper
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just use really big pliers or go to auto zone and get the "brake pad spreader. I think that it is like 10 bucks. thatt will do the job nicely
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Word of advice. If you have never worked on brakes before. Let someone show you what to do. You deff DONT want to F your brakes up.
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thanks for all the help me and a friend of mine put them on yesterday and he showed me how put them on
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Also, the best thing for yourself that you can do....once you change your brakes by youself, have someone else look them over. This way you know its done right and you're sure you didnt forget a step.
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you can also use a c-clamp to push it back in.
c-clamp...works very well
if you use a c-clamp, leave the pad on. Makes it easier to compress the piston. You can also take the brake fluid cap off. If you do that, GO SLOW! You don't want brake fluid splashing everywhere.
if just changing the pads, i dont recommend taking the cap off. no need to drain brake fluid for that. . once the caliper has been compressed with the c-clamp, and unbolted from its mounts, SUPPORT IT OR YOU WILL DAMAGE THE BRAKE LINES. I tied it up to the shock springs with some speaker wire i had. from there, the pads just pop off.
