Cadillac Repair: 1997 cadillac deville, brake callipers, inner pad

Question
hows it goin. i am coming up completely empty handed. i am clueless as to how to compress the rear brake callipers on my deville.  ive heard roumers of a special tool?

Answer
Hello,

Hopefully you are not dealing with a Wisconsin car with rust. What I have done is pull the cover off the brake resivior under the hood. Lay the cover back on, just so you don't build up too much pressure. Remove the caliper bolts. Take a screwdriver and insert in the top hole of the caliper and place between the rotor and the pad (never near the boot!) Gently pry against the rotor and the inner pad, just enough to loosen the caliper from the rotor. Remove outer pad. You need a big "C" clamp and a block of wood. Put the block of wood on the remaining inner pad. Crank down on the C clamp so the pistons are going in evenly. When brake pad is flush, that is far as you need to go. As for the block of wood, if you don't have room, make sure the screwing end is what is on the center of the inner brake pad. The most important thing is that the piston goes inward straight and not twisted. Insall your new pads. Turn opr replace rotos and put it back together. Remember to tighten the cover at the brake cylinder.