Author Topic: Anybody use this type of brake tool?  (Read 4208 times)


Offline oldnslo

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2021, 09:14:36 AM »
Nope.

I like the concept, not the price. Granted, I am a DIY'er, and the number of brake jobs I do annually is equal to the number of annual Dr visits I attend, then I might not be the right target market for this product.

If I was in a production environment, it might be another story. However a large screwdriver pulled from my extensive and collectible inventory seems to accomplish the end result for me.  ;)

Offline torqueman2002

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2021, 09:48:29 AM »
I have used very large size Channellock slip joint pliers.

I have looked at that type of brake tool.

I wonder if I need to pop for one. What is the advantage?  :017:
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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2021, 12:44:26 PM »
Have sold several of them to pro wrenches and get asked for them often.

I would say a great timesaver

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2021, 05:47:31 PM »
Yes, I used it on most every pad change when I worked at the Chevy shop.  I found it easy to use and worked on every type of caliper but don't remember paying that much for it.
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Offline jabberwoki

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2021, 09:40:16 PM »
Made in USA for the win.
Is the need enough? Or does the want suffice?

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2021, 11:47:52 AM »
I found a small/medium H-Bar puller used as a pusher against one of the old pads on the piston side works just fine, and was already in my toolbox. But I don't do brakes very often.

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2021, 08:57:49 AM »
I just use the old pad and a c clamp to force the piston in. I already have the clamp out as I use it to get the caliper off.
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Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2021, 09:05:05 AM »
I have a similar tool, but never use it. I just got used to taking the old pad and using large water pump pliers to compress the piston(s). I guess we stick with what we were taught as youngsters.

My dad and grandpa always used the water pump pliers. Although in their day, disc brakes were a novelty.


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Offline slip knot

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2021, 09:25:29 AM »
Only us old folks know what water pump pliers are. 🤔🤔

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Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2021, 09:35:48 AM »
Only us old folks know what water pump pliers are.
Yeah - I guess I’m dating myself by using that term. LOL

.. but “tongue and groove” pliers sounds just strange to me.


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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2021, 11:14:55 AM »
Only us old folks know what water pump pliers are. 🤔🤔
Not everyone had to go out to the pump with a bucket to get water.
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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2021, 03:10:59 PM »
^ That's right!

For me, it was a 4 mile trek, uphill both ways to the creek. Filling the bathtub was an all day job reserved for Tues water hauls.

 :)

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2021, 06:18:05 PM »
^ That's right!

For me, it was a 4 mile trek, uphill both ways to the creek. Filling the bathtub was an all day job reserved for Tues water hauls.

 :)

Piece of cake OnS. I had to cross 2 valleys in the deep snow and break through a foot of ice to get the water. Oh, and both buckets leaked. ;)