Question about changing rear brake pads yourself
 

For anyone who has changed their rear brake pads and/or disks themself. How did you compress the piston back into the cylinder. The manual shows a special tool that screws the cylinder back in. Do you need this? I have taken my caliper off to fit slotter rotors and pads and now I can't get the caliper back on.

I've heard people have used big ass clamps but I've never seen or done this type of work.

Thats what I've done in the past, but on this car the piston needs to be screwed back in

Re: Thats what I've done in the past, but on this car the piston needs to be screwed back in
 

needs to be screwed and pushed in at the sametime.go to a decent auto place[pepboys,sears auto,et.]$40.00 gets the tool and adapters.don't become creative and strip the parking brake mech.

If it's anything like the rear brake pistons on my A4........
 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/116/brake_piston_tool.jpg"></center><p>...you need one of these tools (this is a "universal" one made by Lisle and slightly modified by me with a Dremel tool.)

Turn with this tool, then give it a gentle squeeze with a C-clamp, then turn some more, then more with the C-clamp.

This tool was $10 or so at my local Pep Boys.