Push back the brake calipers with???

[Brother Thadeus]

I know there are special tools availabe. I also know that some people just use screwdrivers but I don;t think this is the best thing to do.

What do people use?

cheers
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[Sensible]

Big Flat Head.

[suzukimad]

i use a g clamp with and old pad to press against

[The talented Chasey Lain]

Use whatever once you can spread the force evenly across the whole of the piston.

[Brother Thadeus]

Originally Posted by suzukimad

i use a g clamp with and old pad to press against

Sounds like a good idea
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[tomtwix]

Originally Posted by suzukimad

i use a g clamp with and old pad to press against

plus wan
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[dobo]

Screwdriver
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[HIGHSIDER]

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lol

[allsorts&oddjobs]

G clamp with old pad or flat bit of metal works fine, just make sure it is sitting square to the bore or it could bind, should run in smoothly enough.

[rebelBusa]

The old brake pads and a flathead screwdriver

[chopper]

The cheap as chips carpenter clamps with the flat heads work great

[Rainman]

I use a tool like this:-
I got a small version for bikes at the Stafford show one year.

[hotboxzerox]

a big foook off tyre iron
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[nggnorm]

Originally Posted by Rainman

I use a tool like this:-
I got a small version for bikes at the Stafford show one year.

+1 great piece of kit.
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[Whiskey]

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Originally Posted by suzukimad

i use a g clamp with and old pad to press against

[addicted to rage]

got cheap clamps in mcqullians before in the 5 euro bins did the job till they went missing. ah i hate moving gaffs

[Marty LCI]

Originally Posted by suzukimad

i use a g clamp with and old pad to press against

that's what I do with my single sided front calipers but without the brake pad, the clamp fits inside the piston nicely

used to use big spanners to lever them apart but was a right pain in the balls

[mediocrity man]

Originally Posted by Brother Thadeus

I know there are special tools availabe. I also know that some people just use screwdrivers but I don;t think this is the best thing to do.

What do people use?

cheers
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a hammer and one of those small point drivers
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[lyonsee]

Aldi are selling G clamps €13 for a set just used them to push new bearings into arm relay did the job just fine....