How to Retract Rear Caliper Piston

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Published 2019-09-23

Some rear calipers require the piston to be spun in order for it to retract during your brake service.
There are several tools in the market that can perform this job.

Best tool is the rear caliper wind back tool and unfortunately I left that at work when I was servicing this car at home.
The Cube tool I used in this video works well but takes a little longer.
If you end up using pliers doing this, expect to spend quite some time because pliers slip out easily.

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All Comments (21)

@waynewang2082 1 year ago

I worked on trying to retract the piston for my 2019 Chev Silverado late last nigh and could not it until I saw this. You are life saver. Thank you so much
@douglasmatheson403 1 year ago

I've been hammering wedges for a while trying to push the piston back until I saw this....wow no more frustrations it worked much better than the route I was going.....Thank You for this Video!!!!
@toscodav 1 year ago

Clean the piston before retracking to avoid rubber boot binding. Mute the Cheezy whistle song and you got a good video here.
@ludis7128 3 years ago

Thanks for the video. I thought my rear calibers were stuck but now i know to spin them in.
@general4197 1 year ago

Best video regarding this specific task, thank you very much sir for taking the time and effort.
@GooberGoo-mz8jv 4 months ago

Just wanted to thank you for saving me hundreds. :)
@jacobkatari9126 4 years ago

Thanks for the informative video. It is one of the best. Especially how you line up the piston with the inner brake pads so they interlock. This is a skipped bit of info with other explanations that I have seen.
@arl59 14 days ago

Thanks for this!!! Very helpful
@LinkSquish 2 years ago

Thanks for the video, I've always used pliers. I'm working on some rear calipers, I keep turning it & it doesn't go in. But it will go out if you turn counter clockwise
@sunnybeech74 1 year ago

Now THIS is a real instruction video! No wasted time, straight to the point.....and the background music is even tolerable! This clip helped me out a lot! Thank you!
@simonallsebrook777 1 year ago

Thanks for that I like the music you sound like you enjoy what you do
@abidurechoudhury8912 7 months ago

Great video well done lads
@ThePotOwl 11 months ago

my hands are dirty and bleeding, and its dark outside now, i should of watched this video before i started . thanks Wayne
@lopez6617 2 years ago

You really helped ty✌🏽
@dennisstuhr9201 2 years ago

Very well done thank you
@noproblem2big337 3 years ago

I was on the right track spun it once with the small angle grinder disk hand tool...but thanks for the info regarding alignment 👍
@loucifer4205 1 year ago

Went to harbor freight and bought a rear brake caliper kit for 27 bucks worked great
@mjnaricarter7853 1 year ago

The music is just right for this.
@gdawwg1125 4 months ago

if its too tight and that tool is slipping you can put vice grips around the very top of the piston where the turning thing is and get it started that way
@AnthonyHall-ds8tx 1 year ago

Make this front page of the dyi brake internet. It turned easily with Channel Lock pliers. Thanks much for the quick video.