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Old 04-03-2002, 01:36 PM
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I bent my rear brake rotor, so when i took off the rotor someone decided to step on the brake pedal and push the caliper out further. Now the piston wont go back into the caliper, i figured just bleeding the system would work and pushing the pison back into the caliper, but it doesnt seem to want to budge. any help on what i should do or should i just push on the piston harder? thanks
 
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Old 04-03-2002, 02:31 PM
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Make sure your e-brake adjustment screw is all the way loose. Next get a pair of challel locks and push the caliper back into the cylinder. You should not have to bleed the brakes. How bad was it bent?
 
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Old 04-03-2002, 02:49 PM
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I suppose i should tell what kind of quad i have, its a 250x with no e-brake. I will try the channel locks. Yeah it was bent pretty good, but i ordered a new one, everyone says to just bend it back, but i dont have the resources, and im not sure that anyone in town would be able to do it either, no sweat off my back anyway... thanks
 
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Old 04-03-2002, 03:15 PM
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Good Luck Big Dog
 
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Old 04-03-2002, 04:36 PM
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If the caliper pistons are pushed out too far use a large C-clamp to squeeze them back in. Just be careful not to wreck anything.
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I've used a c-clamp, just take it slow, or you could blow out the seals in the caliper
 
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