Tips on pushing the rear brake piston in?

[scrubs]

My brakes were binding, so I removed the rear caliper from the bike to give them a good clean and fit new pads while I was there. I left the pistons in the caliper and just brushed them up with a tooth brush - installed some new pads, but the pads are touching each other and there is no gap to fit the disc in between, tried pushing them back by hand and a small clamp, any ideas?

[NaBz]

vice or i use plumber grips

[scrubs]

once its pushed in, I assume it will stay there if I rmove the clamp? since there is no fluid back pressure.
just thinking that the clamp will get in the way when I am putting it over the disc if not.

[NaBz]

it should stay

[scrubs]

Cheers Nabz I sorted it, dident have a vice or clamp strong enought but had a small bracket handy, that worked.

You don't recognise where this rubber grommet belongs do you?






- it fell out while I was putting the caliper back on.

[knackeredMk1]

[fallenmikethebike]

Without going and taking my seat off, to me it looks like the PGM holding grommet.Have you disturbed that area at all .

[knackeredMk1]

I think you are right FMtB. Not that I have such sophistication on my Mk1

[scrubs]

yeah ,... I think you're right, cheers, no idea why that decided to roll out. Confused me.

[NaBz]

lol!

[fallenmikethebike]

I think you are right FMtB. Not that I have such sophistication on my Mk1

For sophistication read complicated ,expensive , troublesome , worrying location ,