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driftingrx5.7 · 05-13-2009, 11:53 AM

how hard is it to change the front brakes on a rx7 the ones with the 4 piston calipers. i have never done a 4 piston caliper before so i dont want to tackle something that i have never seen before and screw up..lol. it looks like i would need 2 or 3 c clamps to do it, what tricks do you guys have to do it?

Renegade_ · 05-13-2009, 11:56 AM

are you swapping calipers or doing pads? Pads aren't really any different on 4 piston calipers than they are on 2 piston calipers... maybe more stuff to take off (clips, brackets, shims, etc) but not harder

iwanagofast · 05-29-2009, 12:29 AM

yea
its the same ****.... i beleave these are press in pistons. so get a big ass pair of channel locks and press each on in

driftingrx5.7 · 05-29-2009, 12:28 PM

yea i know its easy but the hard part is getting the pistons back in since there is no real way to get your hands in there know what i mean. i am not due for a brake change yet but i am gettign there thats why i asked. i still have not looked for a tool to use to get this done but everyone is like use a c clamp and call it a day

iwanagofast · 05-31-2009, 04:20 AM

i work at advance auto parts
thers a tool its like 5 bucks you put it in the caliper twist its simple lol
i havent done mine yet but a caliper is a caliper they do all the same **** just sum liked to be skrewed instead of shoved

driftingrx5.7 · 05-31-2009, 10:13 PM

now explain to me how i am going to put any of those tools in this brake

if you can do that i want to know ;)

iwanagofast · 06-01-2009, 03:14 AM

lol you cant
youll actually need a pair of channell lock pliers. and use them to compress the pistons back in one at a time
since you dont screw them
so what you do is open the channel locks enough to fit on both side of the caliper
one jaw on the piston and one jaw on the metal side. and then squeez and theyll compress

drifty240 · 06-01-2009, 03:24 AM

C-clamp.... just put in around the caliper and tighten down and the piston will go back in. Not trying to insult your intelligence but make sure you have the cap off your brake reservoir .

boske · 06-15-2009, 10:22 PM

just fyi, the rear calipers need to be screwed in with a brake tool because of the ebrake being built into the caliper. c-clamps for the fronts like everyone said, i prefer vice-grip c-clamps its faster

Renegade_ · 06-16-2009, 12:53 AM

You take a pair of channel locks and squeeze the **** out of 'em.

No, really. Thats all it takes and the easiest way to do it. Use an old, worn pad as buffer if you want.

toplessFC3Sman · 06-17-2009, 11:33 PM

yea, i use one of the old pads and a C-clamp if I can find one, otherwise vice grips or channel locks work on the fronts. As mentioned, the rears need to be screwed in

05-13-2009, 11:53 AM	#1
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	rx7 front brakes how hard is it to change the front brakes on a rx7 the ones with the 4 piston calipers. i have never done a 4 piston caliper before so i dont want to tackle something that i have never seen before and screw up..lol. it looks like i would need 2 or 3 c clamps to do it, what tricks do you guys have to do it? __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-13-2009, 11:56 AM	#2
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	are you swapping calipers or doing pads? Pads aren't really any different on 4 piston calipers than they are on 2 piston calipers... maybe more stuff to take off (clips, brackets, shims, etc) but not harder __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-29-2009, 12:28 PM	#4
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	yea i know its easy but the hard part is getting the pistons back in since there is no real way to get your hands in there know what i mean. i am not due for a brake change yet but i am gettign there thats why i asked. i still have not looked for a tool to use to get this done but everyone is like use a c clamp and call it a day __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-31-2009, 10:13 PM	#6
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	now explain to me how i am going to put any of those tools in this brake if you can do that i want to know ;) __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-01-2009, 03:24 AM	#8
drifty240 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading Burbs Member #2198 My Ride: 2006 WRST iTrader: (2)	C-clamp.... just put in around the caliper and tighten down and the piston will go back in. Not trying to insult your intelligence but make sure you have the cap off your brake reservoir . __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-29-2009, 12:29 AM	#3
iwanagofast Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Member #8798 iTrader: (0)	yea its the same ****.... i beleave these are press in pistons. so get a big ass pair of channel locks and press each on in

05-31-2009, 04:20 AM	#5
iwanagofast Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Member #8798 iTrader: (0)	i work at advance auto parts thers a tool its like 5 bucks you put it in the caliper twist its simple lol i havent done mine yet but a caliper is a caliper they do all the same **** just sum liked to be skrewed instead of shoved

06-01-2009, 03:14 AM	#7
iwanagofast Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Member #8798 iTrader: (0)	lol you cant youll actually need a pair of channell lock pliers. and use them to compress the pistons back in one at a time since you dont screw them so what you do is open the channel locks enough to fit on both side of the caliper one jaw on the piston and one jaw on the metal side. and then squeez and theyll compress

06-15-2009, 10:22 PM	#9
boske Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ephrata Member #6700 My Ride: s13 hatch iTrader: (0)	just fyi, the rear calipers need to be screwed in with a brake tool because of the ebrake being built into the caliper. c-clamps for the fronts like everyone said, i prefer vice-grip c-clamps its faster

06-16-2009, 12:53 AM	#10
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	You take a pair of channel locks and squeeze the **** out of 'em. No, really. Thats all it takes and the easiest way to do it. Use an old, worn pad as buffer if you want. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

06-17-2009, 11:33 PM	#11
toplessFC3Sman Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ/MI Member #8692 My Ride: 1988 Mazda RX-7 'vert iTrader: (0)	yea, i use one of the old pads and a C-clamp if I can find one, otherwise vice grips or channel locks work on the fronts. As mentioned, the rears need to be screwed in __________________ ...._______=====________\___'-,________ ..\|\==========ToplessFC3Sman======="""""""==,,,, \|====,-"""""-.=====================,-"""""-.=====\

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