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***UPDATED*** Well, the new brakes our on the rear of the car. It took a clamp pushing on the piston and channel locks turning the piston to get those puppies to retract. It took no time at all once I figured out a way to apply a lot of down pressure while turning. Thanks for all of the...

Wow, that is a great help!! You must have been in my garage last night taking pictures. If only the piston cooperated........ It sounds like I just need to open the reservoir cap and push down while I turn the piston. I appreciate all of the help from everyone. As you can see from my...

Thanks guys!! There are a couple of good thoughts here. It was late last night and I had the car parked diagonally in the garage. I did not want to leave my truck out and I really did not want the wife to come home to two downed vehicles. (I also changed the oil on her SUV and the bozo...

The piston on a rear caliper that does not use an integral drum brake, is pushed against the rotor by a threaded rod. Engaging the parking brake rotates the threaded rod and applies force to the brake pad and the rotor. When changing brake pads, the piston must be pushed back. The rod will...

Thanks for the confirmation. I have turned the piston about 5 turns. I did not get any linear movement. The only thought that I had was perhaps the piston is fully extended (lots of brake wear) and is no longer threaded to the rod. I assume that the piston is right hand thread. The...

I just went to change the rear brakes on my 2000 LS. Every rear caliper that I have messed with in the past used a turn to retract strtegy for the piston. That does not seem to be the case with the LS. What am I missing? Thanks in advance Mike