I just crack the bleed valve open and push the piston in, close valve and refill and bleed brakes when done with the install.

 

Some pistons can be pushed straight in but others have to be turned and there is an inexpensive tool sold at automotive stores for this purpose. It's only a few $$ to buy. I learned this the first time I did my rear brakes on my MR2 and that's when I bought the tool for me.

 

So doing rear rotor and pads today and can't get the piston to compress? What's the secret or what am I doing wrong?

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Some pistons can be pushed straight in but others have to be turned and there is an inexpensive tool sold at automotive stores for this purpose. It's only a few $$ to buy. I learned this the first time I did my rear brakes on my MR2 and that's when I bought the tool for me.

I just changed my rotors last week and ran into the same problem. I had the tool to turn the piston but it would not compress.

I ended up renting the tool from Autozone that does both! Compresses and turns piston at same time.

Worked so well... I ended up buying the tool

 

I just changed my rotors last week and ran into the same problem. I had the tool to turn the piston but it would not compress.

I ended up renting the tool from Autozone that does both! Compresses and turns piston at same time.

Worked so well... I ended up buying the tool

Cool. Any chance you have a link for the tool I could reference?

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https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-27111-Disc-Brake-Tool/dp/B00062ZO5S

 

This video sow it done on a Scion
It will be the same procedure on a Corolla

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This video sow it done on a Scion
It will be the same procedure on a Corolla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoI3dheXSsU

Sincerly yours

That's what I was looking for...thanks very much!!!

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I bought the cube as the other kit wasn't in stock. Used it in combination with a c-clamp and wrench to get it to work. Cumbersome but worked. I couldn't get it to work with just pushing on the ratchet so I improvised, needed more force to get it to retract. All good now. Thanks guys for the help.

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I've done this twice. This worked perfectly.

There is a definite trick to it without the actual Toyota Tool.

The trick is to use moderate pressure while turning the piston to the RIGHT (righty tighty).

I struggled the first time I did the rear brakes and started to struggle the 2nd time. I did this:

On the caliper, I twisted it around to the piston faced me. I them took one of the caliper mounting screws and screwed the TOP of the caliper into the TOP of the bracket. I then took a large C-Clap and tightened it between the caliper mounting screw and the bracket. This effectively keep me from being able to push the caliper mounting bolt out of the bracket. This gave me a seriously solid platform to use heavy pressure as I pushed down while turning the piston inside. I used one of the tools that look like a cube with the teeth on each side. Took me about 2 minutes to turn each side in. I wish I had photos but if anyone is confused I can try to tear one of my rears to recreate the setup.