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Old May 21, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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caliper piston won't compress

My right front caliper piston won't compress so I can fit the caliper with the pads over the rotor. It is a 2010 g37x coupe please help

it's the front driver side
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Old May 21, 2015 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by airman20012001
My right front caliper piston won't compress so I can fit the caliper with the pads over the rotor. It is a 2010 g37x coupe please help

it's the front driver side
If you have an old set of pads insert one and use a c-clamp to compress the old pad against the pistons, or a piece of wood will work too, unless the piston is seized
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Old May 21, 2015 | 09:04 PM
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I used a clamp on the pad, what could cause a piston to seize? a ND what would I have to do? buy a new caliper?
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Old May 21, 2015 | 09:16 PM
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Did you open the reservoir cap before trying to compress the pistons backs?
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Old May 21, 2015 | 09:50 PM
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not at first but then I did, I was switching out the wheel hub and took the caliper off, tied it off to keep pressure off the lines. when I went to put it back on some brake fluid leaked out of the boot, did that have anything to do with it?
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Old May 22, 2015 | 07:42 PM
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So I took the caliper completely off, drained all of the fluid hit the piston with a rubber mallet and broke it loose. checked the seals they were fine put everything back together and it's working fine.
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Glad to hear.
Next time you may want to remove the piston in question and get a 3m pad and gently scrub around the piston sides, may have some corrosion that's causing it to hang up a bit.
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