any advice on how to get rear pistons back in. i have tried the tool but the piston only turns round but does not seem to go in.

Assuming that you are fitting new pads and need to retract the piston fully, it may well be that you need to allow some brake fluid to be displaced as you rotate the piston in a clockwise direction. Connect a pipe to the bleed nipple and, as the piston is pushed back, open the nipple to allow excess brake fluid to drain into a suitable container. A brake bleeding aid would be ideal if you have one.

thanks ill give that a try tommorrow

Does the tool look like this?

Fluid should return quite happily without lossening any bleed nipples.

Fluid should return quite happily without lossening any bleed nipples.

I will let Haynes know so they can get it right in the forthcoming Octavia manual rather than regurgitate Golf information.

I struggled when I did my rear nearside piston :-( Had to let a little fluid out, but it was much harder to get back in. Was using a homemade tool though....

Does the tool look like this?

Ross is that what you guys use?

I've got new pads to change on the rear of my 2001 1.9 TDi Elegance soon, can it be done with a BIG pair of 'water pump pliers' like these (apart from mine are Bluepoint) and or G - clamp, or am i better forking out the

You need the calliper tool. It has two little lugs which fit into two holes on the piston, it then winds back in (unlike the fronts which compress). Yoyu can get the tool from Halfrauds for under

The piston is in a thread in the caliper so has to be effectively "screwed" back into the bore. With the tool in the picture it's very easy. Others have posted that they can manage with various substitutes such as pliers, but the tool is only about £20 and one or two members on here already have them and may be prepared to rent them out for a beer voucher or two.

It has to be said there wasn't any particular resistance last time I did mine, but I guess that's cos I had the tool, so the rotation and the linear movement were correctly synchronised.

I realised they screwed back in, i just wondered if the tool was REALLY nessesary

Looks like getting the tool then!

What car should i get one for that will deffinatly fit? (most i've seen dont list the Octavia!)

Golf Mk IV should be fine. It will look just like the one in Lummox's picture.

Cheers Nick,

Anyone know the size of front discs, cant find anything on Skoda's technical spec page.

http://www.skoda.co.uk/skoda3g/content/showroom/octavia/technical.pdf

Depends on model. 312 on vRS, 288 on other 1.8T, think there may even be a smaller size for other smaller-engined models.

Edit yup there's a 256 dia as well on the 1.6 and the SDi, 280 on the TDi.

Its a 2001 1.9 TDi Elegance (110)

Eurocarparts has a good model selector that will show you the details once you select the right model.

any advice on how to get rear pistons back in. i have tried the tool but the piston only turns round but does not seem to go in.

See photo of tool posted by 'lummox' below. It's made by Laser. The Octavia rear pads have to be under pressure whilst they're being wound in (clockwise). You have to tighten up the pressure pad/plate whilst winding in.

See photo of tool posted by 'lummox' below. It's made by Laser. The Octavia rear pads have to be under pressure whilst they're being wound in (clockwise). You have to tighten up the pressure pad/plate whilst winding in.

Just check the post date in future, if he has waited over a year since asking the question I think it might be beyond changing the pads.

Replaced rear discs and pads on my 4x4 hatch two weeks ago. Bought rewind tool (under

be aware that the pistons need to be turned AND pushed back in at the same time, turning is not sufficient on it's own. The proper tool does both in one easy action. They shouldn't cost