[F355]

Hey!

I am just in the middle of changing my rear pads and I need a tool to retract the pistons. I am just wondering what you used to wind the pistons back in?

There is one in halfords for £20 or

This one http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/category.113/it.A/id.7397/.f

This one http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/category.113/it.A/id.7253/.f

or

This http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/category.113/it.A/id.12584/.f

Thanks in advance

 

[AlfaJack]

I have the last Draper one, it cost me £6 from a motor factors, its quite good, fits a 1/4 wrench ;

 

[Chris]

The first one, its the one I bought for my 156 and it worked on my mates 155, too.

 

[gazza82]

I bought the draper one (last one, black) and it DIDN'T fit in the piston cut-outs. The first one, although expensive, it the best one to get.

In the end I carefully used pipe pliers .... very carefully .....

 

[Chris]

In the end I carefully used pipe pliers .... very carefully .....

and very slowly?
:lol:

 

[F355]

Cheers guys I will go for the £20 one

Its annoying because none say they are for Alfa Romeos.. it seems they are too rare for the manafacturer to actually test them on an Alfa?

 

[gazza82]

and very slowly?
:lol:

First one I managed to get back with the ill-fitting Draper block, but the 2nd one ... yes, slowly .... v slowly ....

 

[Hoygaard]

I'd go for the Sealey one. I used them when I worked as a mechanic. Comes highly recommended from my point of view

 

[Old Engineer]

I did it with pipe pliers. I was suprised how few times I had to turn the pliers. See this post...

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=34111

 

[wrinx]

I managed with water pump pliers and a G-clamp for years on my 155s but for a 156 found I needed a proper tool. Bought the Halfrauds £20 version as I was halfway through the job when I realised the necessity!!

Anyway, great little tool, makes life sooooo much easier, wondered why I hadnt bought one years ago....apart from being tight that is

wrinx

 

[Nigel S]

I bought a full kit with multiple adaptors, including a twiddly turning one for the fronts, from a local motor factors for £37, over the counter. This way it's going to be good for any car I buy in the future, plus I can lend it to my brother, family and friends for a few beers in repayment. I used it to do all the brakes this summer and it was a godsend, making a fiddly job easy-peasy.

 

[gtachris]

i made my own tool in lieu of a pay rise, but that's because i could, i had looked at the available one's and it did annoy me that alfa is not listed on any of them :tut:

 

[Nigel S]

Alfa was most certainly marked on the kit I bought. BTW the rears are identical to the newer Vauxhalls.

 

[gtachris]

i made mine over 5yrs ago for my 155, alfa was not marked on kits then, i heartily apologise to any accesories manufacturer who has now seen fit to include the venerable name alfa on their compatible with lists

 

[wrinx]

Wasn't marked on my kit, so you're forgiven

wrinx