I managed to get the rear rotor off and the caliper without removing the hydraulic line [I hung the caliper onto the coil spring with a coat hanger].

The problem emerged when I tried to put the new pads into position in the caliper. I could not move the pistons back in place enough so that I could slide the new pads into place. I was using water pump pliers to force the pistons back into place and my mechanic chum says I will need a c clamp to force them back, i.e., that they require considerable force to get them back into the caliper housing.

This does not conform to the video I was watching that blackbrick had been supplying me on another web address.

I was able to move the exterior piston back fairly well but I have had no luck with the interior piston. I am waiting to get a c clamp tomorrow but in the meantime I thought I would ask if anyone has found another solution to this problem.

Bob in Parksville