Not sure about this. I had a driver's side caliper that wound in anticlockwise. I think it was a one off for a pattern part. Near side should wind in anticlockwise with the caliper piston facing to the outside of the car.
Technical Rear brake caliper wind back tool
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Technical Rear brake caliper wind back tool
I'm quite sure (as far as I can now... the more I think about it, the less certain I become Ahhhh Ahhhh) that my nearside caliper was a clockwise wind-in (looking at the "iron cross" of the piston).
I'll have my driver's side apart again before long (slight fluid leak from the seal) so I'll video it..
At least we knows that the pistons each wind in in a different direction. As above, when I wound mine in, one way felt it was pushing against something hard. The other way was quite fluid. I had the reservoir cap off to make it easier.. and there's always the tip about opening the bleed nipple slightly instead... (just more messy but probably better).
Ralf S.
I'll have my driver's side apart again before long (slight fluid leak from the seal) so I'll video it..
At least we knows that the pistons each wind in in a different direction. As above, when I wound mine in, one way felt it was pushing against something hard. The other way was quite fluid. I had the reservoir cap off to make it easier.. and there's always the tip about opening the bleed nipple slightly instead... (just more messy but probably better).
Ralf S.
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The yoke is designed to swivel to compensate for any difference in the length of the 2 cables (e.g stretching). Although yours does look a little excessive compared to any that I've done.
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I would check how the left hand cable is routed. It has a specific route to follow and yours might be passing through the wrong channel.
Alternatively, if it's remotely knackered looking, try sticking a new one on there. I remember when I replaced my cables that there are two different lengths available.. one is about 20cm shorter than the other. When I received mine (short cable in the longer cable packaging confused things even more) it looked like yours, AND I had to route it differently to get it to fit.
The proper length cable, correctly routed, is an easy and comfortable fit. If you have to struggle to get the cable to fit, then it's probably the wrong one.
Ralf S.
