What tool for rear brakes?

[Crazy E]

What tool can I use on my rear brakes to thread the piston into the caliper? Also, does anyone know how to replace a rear wheel stud on a 93 NT?

Thanks alot

 

[2FastTSiAWD]

I use a pair of needle nose plyers for the piston. As far as replacing a wheel stud, assuming the axle hub is the same as my AWD, you have to knock the old stud out, and then put the new one in. Get it in as good as you can, and then when you tighten the jugnut with the wheel on, it will pull it in the rest of the way. You will have to remove the entire brake assembly to do it though.

 

[Defiant]

Needle-nose pliers are the usual piston retracting tool. Curved tips can help some. They usually thread in fairly easily.

Try these for the wheel stud:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64275&highlight=stud+replacement

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14339&highlight=stud+replacement

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112205&highlight=wheel+stud

 

[Blink92Talon]

needle nose are the usual? why not just grip it up with channel locks?

 

[Defiant]

Not a good idea to get channelock toothmarks around the periphery of the piston that's going to be riding fairly closely inside your caliper cylinder. With curved needle-nosed pliers, you can more easily reach inside the caliper to get hold of the groove on the face of the piston which was put there for the purpose of retracting it.