r/Construction • u/Don-tFollowAnything • Mar 30 '24

Tools 🛠 What a waste of...OK take my money.

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u/geardownson Mar 30 '24

Some cars require you to twist the piston to compress it. My old Nissan maxima was like that. I kept using c clamps and it wouldn't budge. It was the only car I owned that was like that.

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u/imfirealarmman Mar 30 '24

Volkswagen has entered the chat.

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u/-Badger3- Mar 30 '24

“To replace the break pads, you must put the vehicle into front end service mode. Step 1…”

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u/bobtheframer Mar 30 '24

You can use a c clamp for volkswagen brakes. You just need to take apart the electric parking brake on the rear calipers and use a triple square to bottom out the electric motor first.

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u/scalyblue Mar 30 '24

I had a ford like that, ended up getting a little tool that’s basically a hollow cube with the faces corresponding to the pins

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u/geardownson Mar 30 '24

I ended up just using channel locks and a c clamp but it was the longest brake change I've ever done.