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Rear brake piston wind back tools - what a minefield.
Seemed a waste to pay$30 to $300 for a tool that gets used once every several years.
So I ended up with a <$15 Toledo brake piston cube from Total Tools. Doesn’t quite fit out of the box but a little reengineering and it worked fine.
Plenty of brands offering the cube that appears a copy of Lisle 28600. Mostly selling for $20-40.
28600 Disc Brake Piston Tool | Lisle Corporation
But even Lisle won’t tell what cars or calipers it fits - mostly USA brands and some imports.
Toledo says its tool is aluminium, but it is rather heavy and magnetic! Looks to be cast stainless steel. Aliexpress models say carbon steel — if so must be plated to stay shiny. Will know more when it rusts.
The four prong side is closest for Polo 6R/C rear brake pistons. Have to cut or grind off two of the house shaped prongs. Could be made to fit better with more grinding of height and inner bevel. But at least it has flat sided prongs compared to nearly all the generic kits that have round prongs.
Shared album - B Louis - Google Photos
Seemed a waste to pay$30 to $300 for a tool that gets used once every several years.
So I ended up with a <$15 Toledo brake piston cube from Total Tools. Doesn’t quite fit out of the box but a little reengineering and it worked fine.
Plenty of brands offering the cube that appears a copy of Lisle 28600. Mostly selling for $20-40.
28600 Disc Brake Piston Tool | Lisle Corporation
But even Lisle won’t tell what cars or calipers it fits - mostly USA brands and some imports.
Toledo says its tool is aluminium, but it is rather heavy and magnetic! Looks to be cast stainless steel. Aliexpress models say carbon steel — if so must be plated to stay shiny. Will know more when it rusts.
The four prong side is closest for Polo 6R/C rear brake pistons. Have to cut or grind off two of the house shaped prongs. Could be made to fit better with more grinding of height and inner bevel. But at least it has flat sided prongs compared to nearly all the generic kits that have round prongs.
Shared album - B Louis - Google Photos
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