It seems like there are 2 rear caliper piston tools are available...
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eschoendorff
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If you already ordered the Lisle, what difference does it make? It will do the job and finding anything else is probably going to be more trouble than it's worth.
BTW... we already went through this with a certain Blue Point purchase....
BTW... we already went through this with a certain Blue Point purchase....
Deafautotech
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are you talking about four pistons calipers??? or only two piston? craftsman already have one for like 20 bucks. i own that craftsman's and it is great!
krusty the clown
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i think he's talking about the tool that screws the piston back in for the park brake........if so then the lisle is the one you want.
Deafautotech
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Oh i see... i bought blue point for 55 dollars from pawn store... while it is usa made! it was list price for 220 dollars!!
Fedwrench
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Sunex came out with a new kit that includes a left hand threaded tool for use on the new Ford sedans.
billymade
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Harbour Freight makes a really good one for $29.99! LOL! 
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
eschoendorff
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Harbour Freight makes a really good one for $29.99! LOL!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
I have that one... but never used it yet. Is it really crappy, or is it actually decent?
gotmud13613
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I'll admit I got it, but it was on sale for $14.99. I have only used it once so far but it seems like it is good enough to get the job done, I am not sure if it'll hold up to everydayday abuse but for the average weekend wrencher it should be fine. I don't do alot of brake work usually my own or family & friends. For the price who can complain ?
eschoendorff
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That was my rationale. I would use it once in a blue moon too...
Just haven't needed to yet.
krusty the clown
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i thought the same thing about the hf set. i bought it and used it twice.......it *****! that was the last hf purchase i made. if i did brakes more often i'd buy the lisle set and bring the hf one home.
eschoendorff
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krusty the clown
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the screw threads are a different pitch than most calipers so it constantly comes loose in use (unlike the lisle) and the drive end is help on with a roll pin that constanlty falls out, so you spend as much time looking for it as you do working. and lastly the lisle pucks are held in place with a square drive and a ring similar to an impact wrench so it stays in place, the hf one drives with pins so when the tools becomes loose in use it will fall out of position. all minor problems for the cost difference for at home use but a real PITA for use in the shop!
Harbour Freight makes a really good one for $29.99! LOL!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
I was looking at that one at my local auto parts store. It was identical in every respect. Now that I bought a car with rear disc brakes (Ford Fusion), I'm finally going to break down and buy one.
krusty the clown
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dex, that set will only work on one side of your fusion.
What tool/brand would you suggest? Why is one side be different from the other?
krusty the clown
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one side ( i think it's the right IIRC) has left handed threads. fedwrench posted earlier in this thread that sunex has a new tool for the fusion, i havn't seen it yet but it's worth looking at.
I just found it. It says its for left handed threads in Fords.
http://www.autocarepronews.com/default.aspx?type=art&id=86716&
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krusty the clown
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looks like the same set a hf with a left handed tool added in.
Merkava_4
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When I did my rear discs I used the piston tool to back the piston out with the caliper off the car, but I still had to dial in the right clearance with nose pliers once the caliper was back on the car. I'm thinking if the piston wasn't stuck to begin with, I wouldn't have needed the piston tool. Incidentally, I borrowed an SO kit from my neighbor; when he got the kit back, it was very clean. 
I borrowed an SO kit from my neighbor; when he got the kit back, it was very clean.
Did you use " GOOP ORANGE and The NON pumice cream. Lather then Rinse."
Merkava_4
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Did you use " GOOP ORANGE and The NON pumice cream. Lather then Rinse."
The case was the filthiest part; that's what I used the GOOP ORANGE on with a scrub brush. The tools got a soaking in WD-40 and then wiped clean.
Are those rear brake piston tools/cubes any good for the late model Fords?
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Moose-LandTran
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go with a kit where there's a hex on the wind-back handle. the t-handle are only so useful.
i always used a 24mm wrench, and a 19mm socket on a long Snap-on 3/8" ratchet for wind-backs. easiest way to do them.
there are lots of sets to choose from over here in europe, as wind-backs are used on almost all late-model euro and japanese cars. go with the biggest set that have both left and right handed winders.
i always used a 24mm wrench, and a 19mm socket on a long Snap-on 3/8" ratchet for wind-backs. easiest way to do them.
there are lots of sets to choose from over here in europe, as wind-backs are used on almost all late-model euro and japanese cars. go with the biggest set that have both left and right handed winders.
krusty the clown
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i have one and it will work. the biggest drawback is that it's akwards, by that i mean it almost takes three hands, one to hold the caliper one to keep the tool engaged to the piston and one to turn the ratchet. but for $10 bucks it's an option if you only work on your own car. it became my at home tool when i bought the hf set.
This is another one http://www.autopart.com/tools/toolsmain/tool/T_1466.htm a little more expensive. http://www.ntxtools.com/ search OTC as they make some also.