I had to buy one of those little “cubes” to crank the piston down when we had Ford Focii in the house. C-clamped and beat on the thing before I did some research to discover that the piston has to be screwed back into the caliper. Weird.
I’m very pleased with the HF hand tool set I bought to start the new collection at the AZ manse. They work just fine and seem to be made well. -D > On May 3, 2023, at 10:17 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > As my HF kit increases I'm increasingly impressed with their tools. > > For instance if you're still cramming a screwdriver into the caliper to push > pads back you really need this: > https://www.harborfreight.com/disc-brake-pad-and-caliper-service-tool-kit-11-piece-63264.html?_br_psugg_q=brake+caliper+tool > > I bought it because VW rear calipers have to rotate as they get pushed back. > That's not an option, you ruin the calipers if they don't rotate. You can buy > a little cube thing at the autoparts store and get frustrated and chuck it > across the garage or you can buy the right tool for the job. For $50 it's > indispensable when required and just really good the rest of the time... > > > -Curt > > > On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 11:28:17 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > You guys are a bunch of lightweights. I have a HF not 5 minutes from my > house. I might go there once a month. No problem getting in/out without > impulse buys. > > I try to limit my exposure to Chinesium as much as possible. Yes, HF is a > great resource, but it’s also got a lot of crap. > > -D > >> On May 3, 2023, at 8:10 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Yes it is >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 3, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> to do otherwise is very dangerous >>> >>> --FT >>> >>>> On 5/3/23 9:31 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I suppose I should browse more when I go in to HF to look for things like >>>> that. Typically, I just go in, walk straight to what I need, turn around, >>>> head to the cash stand and leave. >>>> >>>> AZBob >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On May 3, 2023, at 6:18 AM, dan penoff.com via >>>>>> Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I found that the wire racks for pliers work >>>>> well.https://www.harborfreight.com/wire-pliers-rack-70022.html >>>>> >>>>> I also found this rack for holding battery powered tools: >>>>> >>>>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09F98P9S5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 >>>>> >>>>> I haven’t found a place to hang it just yet, but I can see where it would >>>>> be handy on the side of a tool cart, for example. Organizing things is >>>>> fun, but can get expensive. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
