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SoCal71K20 · 08-25-2009, 03:56 PM

I believe those caddy calipers are the ones that have a screw action to the piston movement. Meaning compressed air or a standard disc pad compression tool won't work. Auto Zone web site used to have a nice diagram and write up on working with these calipers. Not bad once you figure out that piston kinda screws back into bore once you loosen nut in back of caliper by e-brake lever.

08-25-2009, 03:56 PM	#7
SoCal71K20 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lemon Grove, California Posts: 152	Re: rebuilding E-brake calipers I believe those caddy calipers are the ones that have a screw action to the piston movement. Meaning compressed air or a standard disc pad compression tool won't work. Auto Zone web site used to have a nice diagram and write up on working with these calipers. Not bad once you figure out that piston kinda screws back into bore once you loosen nut in back of caliper by e-brake lever.