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<blockquote data-quote="pcb" data-source="post: 6714762" data-attributes="member: 100884">You did nothing wrong. Your calipers may be shot.You may still be OK though. The seal is leaking around the adjustment screw, but it shouldn't matter,&nbsp; because the bolt and washer should provide a seal. (although, you&nbsp; get air in your fluid,... bleeding the brakes should clear that.)Your self adjustment mechanism may still be working.Instead of using the adjustment screw to move the brake piston out, you can use your P-brake handle.Sit in your car (engine off), push the brake pedal hard and hold it.Then grab the P-brake handle, push and hold the button in, and pull the handle up and down about 4000 times (+ or - a bit, lol)Each pull of the handle will rotate the adjustment gear one tooth at a time.It may have to do 3-4-10 full rotations, one tooth at a time to push the piston out until the P-brake starts to grab.If your P-brake was working before you did the work, then there is a good chance that this will work.The adjustment screw is not necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pcb, post: 6714762, member: 100884"] You did nothing wrong. Your calipers may be shot. You may still be OK though. The seal is leaking around the adjustment screw, but it shouldn't matter, because the bolt and washer should provide a seal. (although, you get air in your fluid,... bleeding the brakes should clear that.) Your self adjustment mechanism may still be working. Instead of using the adjustment screw to move the brake piston out, you can use your P-brake handle. Sit in your car (engine off), push the brake pedal hard and hold it. Then grab the P-brake handle, push and hold the button in, and pull the handle up and down about 4000 times (+ or - a bit, lol) Each pull of the handle will rotate the adjustment gear one tooth at a time. It may have to do 3-4-10 full rotations, one tooth at a time to push the piston out until the P-brake starts to grab. If your P-brake was working before you did the work, then there is a good chance that this will work. The adjustment screw is not necessary. [/QUOTE]

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