replacing rear brakes

Asked by vikirn May 26, 2020 at 02:39 PM about the 2011 Subaru Forester 2.5 X

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

is there a special tool to push in the caliber piston

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TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 4 years ago

Depends upon the year. Use large waterpump pliers to TWIST the piston in if necessary. Otherwise just slowly squeeze the piston back in. Nothing hard here once you have a nice grip on the piston end.

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