One note,  pushing the piston back should not take an excesive
amount of force. A rusted piston or calipers will not move easily
causing excessive brake where.  With the piston extended you
can pull back the rubber boot and inspect the pistons condition.
                                                             Eric

David Brodbeck wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Craig Oda wrote:
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>>This coming weekend, I was planning on giving it another try using a
>>C-Clamp.
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>A C-clamp should work.  You can use one of the old pads to push (or pry)
>against.  The important thing is not to mar the piston or damage its dust
>boot.  I haven't done a Vanagon but more often than not it's possible to
>do this without removing the caliper.
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>David Brodbeck, N8SRE
>'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
>'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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