92 loyale 4 w.d

[mark]

i just bought this car a week ago and i need to change the front disc's
and pads I ran in a proplem when i cant get the carrage that hold the
pads on there were 3 bolt i remove 2 on the bottom and 1 on top ...the
carrage wont even move a 1/4 in
HELP PLEASE thks

 

[mark]

yep i'm dum the hand break was on .I release the hand break and it slip
right off {this is my first subaru ..all my life i was a gm man} Now i
got another proplem the pads and disc looks fine now i thinking it could be
the piston ??? the rubber seal around the piston is compleatly finish . i
pump the breaks and the piston came out but theres no way in hell it will go
back in{ ya i open the cap on the reserve} I even tryed a c-clamp .. no
luck with gm's the piston slides back in with little effort ? i'm i doing
something wrong???? thks Mark

 

[Rick Courtright]

back in{ ya i open the cap on the reserve} I even tryed a c-clamp .. no
luck with gm's the piston slides back in with little effort ? i'm i doing

Hi,

You probably have the type of piston that has to be screwed back into
the caliper (common when a disc brake caliper's used for the handbrake,
as opposed to the type that has a small drum brake built into the center
of the rotor.) It should go clockwise until it's bottomed out, then it
will work its way back out--self-adjusting--as you apply both the
regular and hand brakes.

You need to use a tool to screw it back in. Subaru has a special tool
No. 1234567ABCDEFG or some such that probably costs megabucks if you can
find it. OR, go to the hardware store and get a small valve key for
manual lawn sprinkler valves. It's a piece of 1/4" or so rod with a
little "Y" end--works like a charm and only costs a coupla bucks (AND
looks identical to Subaru tool no. whatever it is in my book!)

Good luck!

Rick

 

[mark]

That did the trick thks a million Rick

Hi,

You probably have the type of piston that has to be screwed back into
the caliper (common when a disc brake caliper's used for the handbrake,
as opposed to the type that has a small drum brake built into the center
of the rotor.) It should go clockwise until it's bottomed out, then it
will work its way back out--self-adjusting--as you apply both the
regular and hand brakes.

You need to use a tool to screw it back in. Subaru has a special tool
No. 1234567ABCDEFG or some such that probably costs megabucks if you can
find it. OR, go to the hardware store and get a small valve key for
manual lawn sprinkler valves. It's a piece of 1/4" or so rod with a
little "Y" end--works like a charm and only costs a coupla bucks (AND
looks identical to Subaru tool no. whatever it is in my book!)

Good luck!

Rick