Railman Posted May 18, 2007 Report Posted May 18, 2007 pads need changing on my 98 tdi galaxy, turned caliper back ok with bleed screw slack, but the gap is still not enough to cover the new pads? Still turns but does not collase into the casting anymore? Any ideas or measurement for the maximum gap that it should be possible to obtain. Had to put old pads back in for now. Quote
Justice Posted May 19, 2007 Report Posted May 19, 2007 Have you slackened off the hand brake as that might be ajusted so stopping the piston to seat all the way home into the caliper. Quote
Railman Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Posted May 19, 2007 After much head scatching and time wasted, finally found out that the calliper will retract so far on its screw thread but then needs to have a push at the same time to allow it to continue down all the way. Its as though the screw thread that it winds back on starts to turn with you after a certain point ,and you have to put presure on it to stop this action, then the piston will continue to screw down into the calliper. Might not happen to everyone but its worth a go if you find yourself in the same situation. Quote
Guest wolfie Posted May 19, 2007 Report Posted May 19, 2007 the technique is to apply pressure while rotating the piston! that's what the correct tool for the job does! Quote
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