Question about rear brakes

only a quickie!

I might have sourced some anti-rattle clips that will work in a stilo rear brake calliper as i am missing one- leaving me with a nice rattle.

Can the pad be removed from the rear calliper without having to use the 'dreaded tool' to put it back?

told you it was a quickie!

worth a shot u might get away with it!!

the only problem i have is if i cant, im stuffed.

Its down to the thickness of the shim really ..take out the pad and you have X amount of space try to put the pad and shim in which will have thicker dimensions than what came out = Doh it wont go in..the piston wont need a great deal of winding in tho Dan to achieve the required space to slip a shim in..go on give it a go you will be surprised how easy this job is

I'm sure the sprung clip just clips in the side so in theory you should still be able to slide the caliper back (I did say in theory )

I still don't understand why you just don't buy the proper tool - what's £15-20 these days

its trying to find one!

plus i got 50-odd-k out the pads so it would be a use once item. (yeah i know i have this problem now!)

going to have a go after breakfast

wish me luck!

hmmph

i bust my socket set trying to get into the caliper.

Bum.

No one else could do it today and my quick fix guy is in america.

double bum

**** - get a good socket set then!!!

it was a draper

Must be a real crap set to fail on just a caliper bolt

My £12.50 set from Focus doesn't miss a beat

You could even try LiDL - they had some sets in last time I was in

Argo theres only one make of tools.....

I've been a big fan of quality tools for donkey's years but you must admit the quality of some of these cheaper sets is amazing

Yeh, I mean my halfrauds sockets are ok, but the actual ratchets are poo when you use them every day - and cheap allen keys just round off, so had to get snap-on, and theres definitely only one make of torque wrench!

i like snap on tools- they are top

Machine mart stuff is very good I deal a lot with them..