2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
06-02-2006 | 01:36 AM
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2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Greetings,
my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
problems here.
I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
(rear passenger side first) and...
no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
housing enough to make space for the disk.
1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
Help!
--
Marcin
my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
problems here.
I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
(rear passenger side first) and...
no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
housing enough to make space for the disk.
1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
Help!
--
Marcin
06-02-2006 | 07:14 AM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
06-02-2006 | 07:14 AM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
06-02-2006 | 07:14 AM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
> Greetings,
>
> my 2004 Elantra (gt, no ABS) needs new brake pads at 38k miles. No
> problems here.
>
> I have the pads, grease, and a full tool chest, start on the change
> (rear passenger side first) and...
> no matter how hard I try, I am unable to push the piston back into the
> housing enough to make space for the disk.
>
> 1) parking brake is not engaged. Not at all.
> 2) I did it before, I am definitely trying hard enough
>
> Help!
>
> --
> Marcin
>
The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
the slots in the piston face.
06-05-2006 | 08:55 PM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
06-05-2006 | 08:55 PM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
06-05-2006 | 08:55 PM
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Re: 2004 Elantra, how to retract rear brake piston?
Marcina wrote:
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
>> The piston needs to be turned inward (clockwise) using a peg spanner in
>> the slots in the piston face.
>
> Ahhh, makes sense.
>
> Thank you.
>
I had to loosen my park brake adjuster to get it to retract also. To get
to it just remove a few screws out of the back side of the centre
armrest lift up jam flashlight in to hold it and back the nut off.
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