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Will be replacing the rear brake pads on my 2007 x350 soon, did a search to confirm what direction to turn piston, thought I read somewhere the rear right is turned clockwise and the rear left counter clockwise, but after search not so sure this is correct,
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I have the cube thing for turning piston but it has four pins, does anyone know what the distance is between the pins, I know some folks recommend using the more professional tool,,
any help will be appreciated,
Dave
2007 x350
You don't need a special tool to retract the pistons. I used a couple of machine screws and a pair of needle-nose Vise Grips. The pistons need to be rotated clockwise to retract them into the caliper. Here's a photo showing how I used this improvised tool on the separate EPB calipers of our '04 XJR:
If your calipers can be disassembled to remove any obstructions in the way of the piston, you may be able to simply use the tips of a pair of needle-nose pliers.
Just spent a frustrating and expensive afternoon, bought the proper tool to retract the piston, opened bleed screw, put as much force on piston as a feeble 68 year old can turning it clockwise, it did not retract one bit, so tried turning it counter clockwise and bingo the piston came out,, after a long time fiddling with it got it back in but cannot get the d,,, thing retracted far enough to get pads in, so I presume the caliper is duff, so picking up new one from dealer tomorrow, my nephew works there so getting a break of the cost, but still expensive, if I had the time I would get it from Rock Auto and save quite a bit, but need car to do the school run with the grandkids,,
anyhow thanks for all the info
regards
Dave
2007 xj8