Spread Brake Pistons Fast! (Bikes and Cars)

 

Here's a gem of a product that is hands down a must have addition to your toolbox. I can't begin to tell you what a time saver this product is if you're like me and perform your own brake jobs.

Not knowing this product existed, I was thinking about fabricating something to assist with compressing the pistons back into the caliper housing rather turning to the old trusted tried and true method of using a large screwdriver or fork tool.. Ouch!. Do you know how many times i've jabbed myself over the years doing it this way!

Well i'm here to tell you gone are those barbaric days of me trying to man handle my part just to gain cooperation to complete the job, don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. I guess it's true what they say, "with age, comes wisdom" and after doing some online research on how to spread brake pads fast I came across the very thing I was looking to fabricate.

This pad spreader works great for both motorcycles and automobiles so you' ll be sure to get plenty of use out of this tool if you're the mechanic in your household. Now I want to add that this product comes in two form factors which I'll be posting Amazon links to both below.

While they both achieve the same result and work equally fast, i would say if your soley working on bikes then go with smaller chrome spreader on the left over the larger black version on the right. 

Yes it is a bit more coinage but a lot less cumbersome to get into the tight quarters of these sort of calipers. Trust me, you'll thank me in the end. 




If you’re interested in picking one of these two spreaders for yourself, just take a look at the Amazon links below. You won't regret this purchase.

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