# Brakes - 2003 mustang rear discs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-2003-mustang-rear-discs/14471>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 26, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-2003-mustang-rear-discs/14471 "2008-05-26T15:24:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![autobart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@autobart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/autobart)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-2003-mustang-rear-discs/14471/1 "2008-05-26T15:24:06Z")

</div>

I have removed the calipar housing on my rear brakes to replace the pads I cannot get the piston to go in so as to put the caliper housing back on the disk. I have bled the system and tried with a c clamp to get the piston i, it will not move.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-2003-mustang-rear-discs/14471/2 "2008-05-26T15:57:57Z")

</div>

[http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kd41540.html](http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kd41540.html)

The caliper piston has to be rotated back into it’s bore. Do you see any slots or notches on piston face? The tool above engages those slots/notches to rotate the piston back in.

Tester