How to compress brake calipers with just a bottle jack

[Muddy98]

Just figured this out and wish I'd have known about this before

Your gonna need to remove your brake pads unbolt your caliper and get to where the knuckle is free

Then place your caliper with the piston facing down and put your jack underneath the piston on the knuckle

Now you have a makeshift vice, before you start jacking the piston up loosen the cap to your brake booster and wrap some rags around it so fluid doesnt go everywhere like it did on mine.

Thats it simple but effective if you have nothing else




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[tech1001]

The caliper should not be that hard to push back in. I just use a screw driver when it is still mounted with the pads , I take the screw driver and push it between the pad and the rotor and push the pad and piston back .

 

[jeep ride]

The caliper should not be that hard to push back in. I just use a screw driver when it is still mounted with the pads , I take the screw driver and push it between the pad and the rotor and push the pad and piston back .

This is how I've seen it done .

 

[RCP Phx]

The caliper should not be that hard to push back in. I just use a screw driver when it is still mounted with the pads , I take the screw driver and push it between the pad and the rotor and push the pad and piston back .

This is how I've seen it done .

X3 plus I Always crack the bleeder as to not force any old brake fluid back into the system.

 

[Muddy98]

Yeah these were pretty frozen i tried a screwdriver and a prybar, the fact that the pads were just about metal on metal might have had something to do with it. Compressing the brakes eas something i overlooked while swapping this rubicon axle in and used what i had

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[lawsoncl]

It they're that difficult to push it, you're just gonna burn up the new pads. X2 on just using a screwdriver or a c-clamp.

 

[jhenke]

A C clamp is much easier to use.

 

[jeep ride]

Sounds like he needs new caliper/ brake hose.