Caliper rewinders

[sierraman]

Need to do rear pads on mondeo hence need the rewind tool to retract pistons into caliper. Seen the generic tools on eBay for £20 and the laser kits specific for ford at £30. Which should I go for? Is the cheapest likely to fall apart in my hands?

[beko1987]

I bought this

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19pc-Brake-Caliper-Rewind-Wind-Back-Tool-Piston-Kit-/110693769669?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item19c5dce1c5

 

(or something that looks identical) a few years ago and its been great. Quite alot of surface rust on most bits now due to working in the rain, and the screw thread needs a drop of oil to stop it binding under pressure but its been faultless so far over 5 pad changes! Certainly no quality issues, although the bits that turn the caliper are held to the tool by a small magnet that is a bit shit, so the end falls off if your not careful.

[ruffgeezer]

if it is a mk3 mondeo, one of the calipers is left hand thread, so you'll need 2 tools.

[beko1987]

The kit I linked to does both, just need one or the other windback bit.

 

Gets confusing when you put the wrong one back in the wrong place though...

[sierraman]

Both come with left and right handers. Was just wondering whether the laser one would fit/work properly for the sake of another tenner.

[overrun]

if it is a mk3 mondeo, one of the calipers is left hand thread, so you'll need 2 tools.

I used a large torx bit to rewind my Mondeo pistons.

[andy18s]

Used a pair of needle nosed pliers on my last cougar.same as mondeo just take your time to give the seal a chance

 

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