Homemade brake caliper piston wind back tool

[ian]

This is my home made tool for winding back the pistons of rear brake callipers on typically Volkswagen vehicles.

As you can see its simply an M10 x 100mm bolt, large washer, 2 M10 nuts, piece of 1/8th plate and 2 M6 set screws.

For smaller/larger pistons the washer with nut welded onto it can be unscrewed from the bolt and changed.

This cost me nothing to make really and saved a lot of stress, proper units are typically £10 upwards.

Not pretty but it works!

Thoughts please.

[Jon]

Thanks ian -- added this to our Brakes category, and setup your homemade tool page: ian's homemade tools.

Brake Caliper Piston Wind Back Tool by ian

tags: brakes

[ian]

Many thanks Jon

[haz]

Well done Ian.
Like all of the best tools, 90% from a practical imagination, 10% from the scrap bin!