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landroverkeith:
Stupid question really..... but how the hell do i get the pistons in the brake caliper to seat all the way home for a new set of pads???  :oops:

ive levered em so far back easy peasy and then they just stop is it just a case of finding summat bigger to push em ??

 lol what am i doing wrong lol easyest job ever to do and im stuck pmsl lol ill think ill hang up my spanners lol and pay sumone lol

gtomo2:
Just done mt pads today and found the same thing with the back ones even with the brake pipe off it still wounld'nt got back enough ended up useing a bigger bar and prising it against the disc and the pistion to give it a little more room for the brake pad. Ever that or non oem brake pads are a couple of min thicker that normal

daveyravey:
Sounds like they're partially seized.
Carefully pump the pistons out again &  spray wd40 around the pistons.
Lever them back in & repeat as often as neccessary until they go flush with the edge.
Make sure you don't push them out too far, as they're a pig to get off the discs.
Failing that, buy new calipers   :lol:

Thrasher:
Bigger screwdriver/crowbar ;-) The WD40 trick is worth doing tho - but try and keep it off the discs ;-)

Big Rich:
PM sent mate

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