Caliper Retraction Tool

[WesleyP]

Thats the one I got. It has a reversible plate for different sizes of caliper.

[chrispassat]

Buy the proper tool mate - I spent a load of time trying to do the long nose pliers method to no avail, finally giving in & buying the correct tool.

On my old MG you could force the pistons back in with a bit of wood & some manual pressure but precision passat kit needs to be treated with a bit more respect if you want it to keep working.

183k+ miles on 1998 TDI Sport

[Ross 1.8T]

My local ********* sell a piston retraction tool that states VW on the packaging. Its for the rears only, the screw-in type. They keep them in the glass cabinets next to the professional range socket sets etc.

[JontraK]

Adamss24 is 100% right.

G-clamp works perfect. just did my rear brake discs and brake pads this weekend - 2002 1.9 TDI 130. The g-clamp also rotates the piston in a clock-wise direction and the piston goes in smootly like knife through butter; and both my pistons were all the way out as I had nothing left on the pads, bare metal

Any special tools advertised are an obvious ploy of the mfr to make more money out of the public.

[adamss24]

I agree, how can you push something threaded back without stripping the threads? That's why I don't go to these garages as they all too often do dumb things like this and act all innocent afterwards. Also, the thread rake of the tool is the same as the thread inside the caliper, otherwise it would bind up.

Yeah, you go to the dealer where they replace your whole turbocharger when all it needs is a £16 oil breather or a clean, or pay 500 notes on a brake discs + pads change when you could have the same done for half price using genuine parts ! Its very easy to repair something when you throw new parts in the hope it will fix the problem ! At least, they wash your car nicely for "free" or is that £100+ VAT per hour !?! As i have said, the caliper's piston turn nicely while you push it back ... it mimics the action the "special" tool does, just dont put a lot of pressure on the clamp. You dont believe me, give it a try then sell your special tool on ebay.

[defblade]

Hi guys,

Thought I had 2 seized rear calipers as I've never heard of wind-back ones before! (And I've worked on quite a lot of cars before now.....)

Ignored the chat about g-clamps (I don't have anything suitable anyway) and bought ther laser tool from ********* (say what you like, they're open on a sunday afternoon) and it works a treat (even though doesn't say audi on the package).

Anyhow, got away with the pressure I put on the pistons to start with and it's a doodle with the tool.

Just wanted to say thanks for this thread as it's just saved me a lot of dosh