The caliper pistons on the 1985 Cadillac's either acquire to be compressed or screwed in.
Instructions
Direct Compression Calipers
1.Cadillac is the high-end luxury motorcar division of the Common Motors Firm. On account of the 1980s, Cadillac's admit come principles with four-wheel CD brakes. When you alternate the brake pads on CD brakes, the brake caliper's piston Frequently needs to be compressed back into the caliper housing, otherwise the brake caliper Testament not fit over the inexperienced brake pads. Depending on the representation, the rear brake caliper pistons either are compressed directly or screwed into the housing..
Bad eye on the face of the brake caliper piston, and set the two holes for the spanner thing. Whether the holes are lost, the piston can be compressed directly.
2. Area the wooden block over the brake piston, and hook the C-clamp over the block and the caliper housing.
3. Tighten the C-clamp slowly (over 10 to 20 minutes) until approximately approximately one-eighth of an inch of the piston is exposed.
Screw Compression Calipers
4. Double o on the face of the brake caliper piston, and allot the two holes for the spanner effects. Whether the holes are present, the piston needs to be screwed in rather than directly compressed.
5. Put the fingers of the spanning tool in the holes of the brake caliper piston. Needle-nose pliers can be opened and inserted into the holes if the tool is not available.
6. Turn clockwise to screw the piston into the caliper housing.
