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kabel · 05-31-2011, 04:45 AM

+ the pad separator tool works, with the cap off the reservoir or not.
You do not need to bleed if you take the cap off the reservoir.
I have that big c-clamp and used it as well, very cumbersome and the brake pad separator is less expensive and easier to use IMO.
Slow steady pressure like thistone mentioned. I use a paint stick/stirrer to protect either the pad or the piston if I need to.

Funny, I had to use my big c-clamp this weekend to do the pads on the BMW because I forgot I had lent my separator to a buddy.

05-31-2011, 04:45 AM	#11
kabel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 998	+ the pad separator tool works, with the cap off the reservoir or not. You do not need to bleed if you take the cap off the reservoir. I have that big c-clamp and used it as well, very cumbersome and the brake pad separator is less expensive and easier to use IMO. Slow steady pressure like thistone mentioned. I use a paint stick/stirrer to protect either the pad or the piston if I need to. Funny, I had to use my big c-clamp this weekend to do the pads on the BMW because I forgot I had lent my separator to a buddy. __________________ kabel Orlando - 99 BMW M Coupe (autocross toy), '11 Mazdaspeed 3 (dog hauler), '99 10AE Miata (the new daily driver)