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Hi all,
Has anyone replaced the rear brake pads on a peugeot 307 SW.
I bought the pads thinking it would be easy but I can't get the piston to go back into the caliper. 
I can only assume that there is a none return valve, maybe connected to the hand brake. 
Either way I can't get the sods back in to replace the pads 
Any help would be appreciated 
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DanD
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Apr 20, 2007, 12:02 PM
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If the parking brake works through the caliper, the caliper’s piston needs to be rotated in the bore and compressed at the same time to get them to retract.
Dan.
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Apr 20, 2007, 12:05 PM
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I think that you've got it, thanks Dan.
Although I suspect that I also have to open the bleed screw
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Apr 20, 2007, 2:48 PM
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It's best to bleed it out while retracting as you are not pushing old brake fluid back to the master cylinder. If you do that and don't intend on bleeding the whole system put a clear tube into a clean glass container from the bleeder and keep it submerged or air may get drawn back in.
It's a good time to just replace rotors as most don't have lots of extra metal to turn them,
T
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Apr 22, 2007, 6:39 AM
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First off thanks for all your help.
This morning I loaded my tools into the car and set off to work (far easier to do this kind of job on a flat concrete floor with a big equiped workshop at hand).
So.......... yes the pistons must be twisted (clockwise), at thesame time as pressing them and yes once you know how its a piece of piss (excuse my french).
I had intentions of grinding the head of a bolt so that it would fit the piston head but as it turned out I took the easy option and...........
.........twisted the piston with a big pair of adjustable pliers (taking care not to damage the aluminium piston head), and pressed the piston in by turning (by hand), a big bolt I found in a disused factory next door (yes that easy).
Where things went a little wrong was I put a clamp on the brake hose so that I could bleed the old fluide out at thesame time but it would seem that under the rubber they are braided and so I flattened the tube a little. I did put the clamp on at 90° and that seems to of made my round hose into a square one.
However the good news is that they work 
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Apr 22, 2007, 6:54 AM
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Keep an eye on that hose or just replace it. It has been compremised,
T
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Apr 22, 2007, 9:08 AM
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Will do
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