When you guys change your brakes, what do you use to push the front caliper pistons back in...a c-clamp or one of these fancy piston toolers









I just use a normal c-clamp for the fronts and the back I use one of these

 

The tool was $5 at my local auto parts store. I prefer to use it to compress pistons on all four sides when changing pads. My C-clamp technique tends to always slip.

 

C clamp for fronts and the Borg cube for rears.

 

I use a wooden lever (think: scrap wood cutoff bin) to push the front pistons back in. Sometimes with a hammer if extra elbow grease is required.



edit: I push the pistons in with the old pads still installed.

 

I use my tongue!

 

i got the piston tool from harbor freight for like 1.99



its just dumb to not have one

 

Last time I did an Accent's front brakes I compressed the pistons by hand lol.