chata860

hi i just purchased some new brake pads, front and rear sets for my IS300. They are Axxis Ceramic type. Cool huh? Anyway, i changed the front ones but i have a problem taking off the calipers in the rear! what do i do? i tried really hard to loosen the bolts that seem to be holding the caliper in but i slipped and now i have a gash/cut on the back side of my right hand. It hurts.... despite all the agony, i still have to get this job done.

are they reverse tread bolts on the rear calipers? do i need a special tool? i'm totally clueless... please help.

the car is just running on new pads in the front and old ones in the back... please contact me here, or preferrably through email at chata860@yahoo.com to help me. I really need help and am totally lost!

btorok

I had the same problem when I did mine. They're on really tight and probably seized up a bit. Spray some WD-40 on them and let it sit a couple hours (repeat if necessary). If you get a longer handled socket wrench, you'll get more leverage too. The one I got is pretty long and has a joint on it so you can pull on it from around the axle and outside the wheel well. Good luck.

chata860

thanks man, i'm gonna get workin on them!

2JZ-GE02

btorok hit that right on the head. Remember physics class if you cant get it off put a long lead pipe on it or something and yank on her. The longer the pipe the better. gl

Carbon~IS

Uhm, if your just changing brake pads, and not turning the rotors or changing the rotors out, you don't have to take the rear caliper off....

You just remove the anti-squeal spring, than remove the clip from the pad guide pin, and you can take the rear pads out.

If you are replacing or turning the rear rotors, having a breaker bar, dead blow hammer, or air gun will make your life easier.

auggie721

You still need to push the caliper piston back to its original position or else the new pads wont fit. I've always had the best luck pushing the caliper piston back in place with the caliper removed. Removing the anti-squeal spring and pin is definitely the way to go if you just need to inspect the pads though. Also, dont forget to loosen the bleed valve when you push the caliper piston back in or else brake fluid will reverse flow into your system, not a good thing.

Carbon~IS

It wasn't that hard to push the pistons back in without taking off the caliper for me. Take one of the used pads out. Push the piston in, and insert new pad. Take the other used caliper out from the other side. Push the piston in, and insert the other new pad.

What were you using to push the pistons back in?

auggie721

An extremely large pair of slip joint pliers :-)