Recent content by protege421

You are correct, the piston has to be pushed back by twisting... I just hope i didnt ruin it after beating on it for the past 30 min. This video explains it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOu_FikCJ94 Thanks again!

Yes, the E-brake was on. I'm sorry, I'm fairly new to working on my car... but yes, I finally got the caliper to swing open. Thank you very much. Now I have another problem... So I insert both brake pads but the caliper will not close because the pads are too thick(?) I got everything aligned...

Hello fellow proud mazda owners! I was planning to replace my brake pads today. However, I just spent the last 4 hours trying to pry open the passenger side read caliper with no success. I drive a Protege ES 03. The rear calipers only have one sliding pin, the other "pin" actually acts like a...

'03 ES, 169,000. Runs great.