Author Topic: Anybody use this type of brake tool?  (Read 4200 times)

Offline oldnslo

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2021, 07:01:28 PM »
Yeah, guess I forgot about the ice, and setting up a bonfire to melt the ice blocks in order to melt the ice. That took the LONGEST time.

In my later years my brother told me it was easier to drag the ice blocks home. I always hated my brother for telling my that in my 20's.

Offline Uncle Buck

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2022, 09:46:17 PM »
Pop always used a 6" c clamp to compress  the piston in the caliper with great success so being a home wrench I never saw a need to do it any other way since that worked equally well for me.
You boys better hold on cause I'm gonna have to stand on it!

Offline wantedabiggergarage

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2022, 11:31:29 PM »
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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Tongue and groove pliers are the smaller ones, water pump pliers were the larger ones.


Am I the only one here, that still has a water bag?

Offline PowderKeg

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2022, 11:38:11 AM »
I need to check in a lot more often, have a rear job on the Roo coming up soon, have used c-clamps or Vice Grip welder clamps in the past but always felt awkward and clumsy and concerned about jamming a piston, will have to ponder one of these - VERY low bar to justify a purchase...

Offline Uncle Buck

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2023, 09:02:19 PM »
Grew up using a 6" or larger c clamp with the pad on the screw side nested in the piston. Never needed anything else and it seemed to always work fine. That does look very nice though.
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Offline john k

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Re: Anybody use this type of brake tool?
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2023, 09:25:16 PM »
Guy on utube, full time mechanic uses one.   Looks slick, wish I had one when I was in the shop.   Never saw one, being the old guy at work the tool guys had quit talking to me.   Always used my big Channelocks (name brand) to push the pistons back.