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Old 09-08-2007, 02:14 PM
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Thanks, a lot, that is exactly what I needed... not much different actually from the chevy prism, minus the sensors and I think plus an extra piston... It looks from your description like there are pistons that push on both the inner and outer pads? Is that right, is that what you mean by there are two piston calipers?

A couple questions for whoever knows:

- Should I open the cap on the break fluid reservoir? Probably, right?

- Should I plan on doing all four, or is it commonly just the front ones that wear down first?

- Do you have to suspend the caliper in any way to support it while you take out the pads? When I helped my dad with this job on my old minivan, we had to hang the caliper by a wire to keep stress off of the hoses (so the caliper wasn't hanging by the hoses when they were removed). I can't remember if I had to do that on the prism, or if you could just keep a bolt in and pivot the caliper up or something.

Any other tips or additions would be much appreciated.
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