[motorjock205]

Harbor Freight Tools has a kit that handles the job of "turning" the piston back into the caliper on the rear calipers on the S197 Mustangs. This tool works well and makes getting the piston back into position so you can replace the rear pads. The price is right on it too at $24.99...

Harbor Freight Caliper Tool Set

[shelbymotorsports]

Also H-F has been running 20% discount coupons in most major car magazines these past few months. Look towards the back of the magazine for a full page ad for the coupon.

Steve

[tekheavy]

motorjock205, on Oct 29 2009, 09:35 AM, said:

Harbor Freight Tools has a kit that handles the job of "turning" the piston back into the caliper on the rear calipers on the S197 Mustangs. This tool works well and makes getting the piston back into position so you can replace the rear pads. The price is right on it too at $24.99...

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I bought the same kit from them a few months ago for $19.99. Works great.

[blkGT500nCA]

I love harbor freight. That place is like the Costco of tools.

[azmartin]

blkGT500nCA, on Oct 29 2009, 10:33 AM, said:

I love harbor freight. That place is like the Costco of tools.

Bought one. Now I have to drive it like I stole it to wear down the brake pads just to get to try the tool.

[kahmann]

This tool worked better than the pair of pliers I used the first go around, but still not quite as well as I had hoped it would.
Oh well, most of the stuff at HF is made in China, so you get what you pay for.

Ken

[motorjock205]

kahmann, on Oct 29 2009, 03:24 PM, said:

This tool worked better than the pair of pliers I used the first go around, but still not quite as well as I had hoped it would.
Oh well, most of the stuff at HF is made in China, so you get what you pay for.

Ken

Considering the cost of the 206-026 Ford tool at $70.00 +, the Harbor Freight tool is a pretty good deal, and it works much better than the "universal cube" that I bought at Auto Zone several years ago...

[tispco]

tekheavy, on Oct 29 2009, 12:24 PM, said:

I bought the same kit from them a few months ago for $19.99. Works great.

+1 It actually works unlike that stupid universal cube!!

[SicShelby]

tispco, on Oct 29 2009, 09:10 PM, said:

+1 It actually works unlike that stupid universal cube!!

Pair of needle nose pliers and a sore lip here.

[kahmann]

SicShelby, on Oct 29 2009, 06:12 PM, said:

Pair of needle nose pliers and a sore lip here.

Those needle nose do NOT work well for this job do they?! Man, I thought I was going to be spinning that thing forever. And it would slip constantly. Definitely the WRONG way to go about this job!

[tekheavy]

tispco, on Oct 29 2009, 09:10 PM, said:

+1 It actually works unlike that stupid universal cube!!

I bought that cube first too.!!

[H0050]

The cube needs to be recalled IMO.

[SicShelby]

kahmann, on Oct 29 2009, 09:44 PM, said:

Those needle nose do NOT work well for this job do they?! Man, I thought I was going to be spinning that thing forever. And it would slip constantly. Definitely the WRONG way to go about this job!

Lol. Hence the fat lip!

Seriously those things knocked me in the mouth faster than I could BLINK. I called my dad (who always told me "there an easier way to do things") that I finished the brakes. When I told him "needle nose pliers knocked me in the mouth" he chuckled and said "you didn't use the 'tool'??"

[6-Speed]

motorjock205, on Oct 29 2009, 06:35 AM, said:

Harbor Freight Tools has a kit that handles the job of "turning" the piston back into the caliper on the rear calipers on the S197 Mustangs. This tool works well and makes getting the piston back into position so you can replace the rear pads. The price is right on it too at $24.99...

Harbor Freight Caliper Tool Set

You can often find the set on sale for $19.99 then apply one of their 20% coupons on the purchase. This tool works pretty good. You have to be selective on what you buy at HF - some of their hand tools are not as strong as what you can find at Sears. I would not use their $9.95 spring compressor, or torque wrenches, but I like their breaker bars and oil filter wrench. I've had some good luck with their aluminum racing jacks as well.

This post has been edited by 6-Speed: 30 October 2009 - 09:30 PM

[Stalwart]

[motorjock205]

Stalwart, on Oct 31 2009, 12:05 PM, said:

Use that on your REAR calipers, and you'll be buying new rear calipers....they don't press in, they have to be rotated in order to return them to their original position...the piston is screwed into the caliper...

But, you would not be the first person to have to buy a new caliper either...

[kahmann]

I tried this at first too. Nearly broke my jaw trying to get the rear caliper to COMPRESS!
Took a hit to my ego to find out online that I was doing it wrong.

Ken

[Stalwart]

My bad, I haven't played with mine yet.

[tekheavy]

Stalwart, on Oct 31 2009, 05:49 PM, said:

My bad, I haven't played with mine yet.

I'm not gonna say it!