Caliper TUTOOLS Piston Spreader Ratchet Review

As mentioned by others the ratchet is quite stiff and tight. You really need to prevent the center spindle from turning or until you press the sides of the tool against the pistons before the ratchet will start to engage on its own. You will need 3-4 hands to do this. I come back.

Received today and used immediately. I squeezed a caliper and it broke. Blocked me during propagation and couldn't undo it. As a result, he got out of the caliper and the lever did not turn until a small ball bearing fell out and rolled. It won't work at all. However, a neat idea with a small magnet to hold larger pads.

Looks like this would be a great caliper tool but I ordered one and the ball bearing in the derailleur fell out when I took it out of the box! Didn't even get around to using it. So sent back and got another one but he did the same thing when he flipped the switch back and forth the bearing fell out again! Don't order this tool, cheap switch will make it useless.

The tool appears to be used. It's already covered in brake dust, and that's my hand out of the box and ratchet in hand. I'm not a mechanic and my hands were very clean before opening. It seems to be working well but I'm honestly a little taken aback that when I buy a new one I'm getting an obviously used item. I'm not sure what I'll do yet, maybe I'll send it back.

Defective immediately. The key turns, but nothing happens. Not a complicated tool, so let it get the job done. I did not test this tool before jacking up the car and removing the wheels and old brake pads. Everything is ready to compress the cylinder with this new tool but it never worked. Had to reinstall everything that was taken apart to go to the hardware store to get a c clip to complete the install. A few hours lost. Why me?

This tool has been awarded as the cheapest tool I have ever owned. I took it out of the thinnest box (more like cardboard), looked for 30 seconds and set up my return. The ratchet clicks are very coarse and require a lot of turning. The plastic handle looks like it was made from the world's first plastic mold and the rivets holding the plastic to the metal base look very flimsy. One of them wasn't even properly riveted. Recently, Revain has started filling up on cheap Chinese junk.

The tool works great. As with any ratchet, it needs some pressure to work properly, otherwise it will turn without a ratchet. Some have complained about this, but it's very easy to squeeze it a bit to make it snap into place until it gets enough pressure to depress the caliper piston. The extra large plate allowed the two piston calipers to compress on my Mercedes. For quick expansion before inserting the tool into the caliper, you can rotate one side and bring it closer to the desired width…

This is useful for squeezing the caliper piston so you can put fresh pads back on almost all calipers using a piston that compresses the pads on the brake disc. If you have a swivel car you'll probably need a socket wrench, but that's really rare. Make sure you know what type of calipers you have - can they compress or do they rotate? For most amongst all calipers, this tool works extremely well - once you get pressure you can use the socket design to open the ratchet to push the calipers out…

I also needed a caliper compressor to work. Anyone who uses this type of compressor knows it's best to use it, but this isn't the answer. I run 350-659 so the calipers are pretty big. I was hoping this would open up more than the old style because I have to place a pad between the tool and the caliper pistons to push them all the way back so the bolts don't come out of the tool. It opens to almost the same length. The worst part is the magnets that hold the spreader plates in place. It's okay…