replacing rear brakes

Asked by vikirn May 26, 2020 at 02:39 PM about the 2011 Subaru Forester 2.5 X

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

is there a special tool to push in the caliber piston

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Depends upon the year. Use large waterpump pliers to TWIST the piston in if necessary. Otherwise just slowly squeeze the piston back in. Nothing hard here once you have a nice grip on the piston end.

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