leaking rear brake piston ?

[jamhow79]

Hi - Quick bit of technical help please.

Changed the front and rear disks and pads yesterday; fronts went on fine but when I pushed the rear pistons right back, to give the extra clearance for the new pads etc, the pistons "hissed" and some fluid bubbled out of the piston seals ? presumed when the first one did it that the seals needed replacing but it happened on the other side too so trying to decide if their both screwed ?? Not loosing any brake pressure and dont appear to be loosing any fluid during driving ????

HELP !!!

[MX7]

jamhow79 said:

Hi - Quick bit of technical help please.

Changed the front and rear disks and pads yesterday; fronts went on fine but when I pushed the rear pistons right back

You pushed them back?

Replacing the rear pads is equally as simple as the front pads. The main difference is in retracting the rear caliper pistons. Note: Improperly retracting the rear caliper pistons could result in caliper failure and costly repairs.

[jamhow79]

Yeah - had to wind the adjusters out a few turns and then levered the pistons back in the caliper a bit to get the extra clearance ?

[jamhow79]

ahh just seen the last bit of your thread ;o(

NOT GOOD !!!

I did wind the adjusters back first and got 99% of the clearance I needed, just gave them a "shove" for the last required 1% !!!!


New calipers for James then ????