parking brake 20114 RT rear brake caliper

[Neil Rupp]

I'm installing my back wheel after getting a new rear tire. I'm trying to reinstall the caliper but I'm unable to spread the brake pads apart enough to get the caliper over the brake rotor. I have the parking brake cable and the return spring unhooked. I manual moved the parking brake to the front and that made the pads that much closer. Bottom line is I'm unable to spread apart the brake pads in order to push the brake cyli
nder in. Help, Neil

 

[SpyderAnn01]

You need to take a pair of needle nose pliers and put them in the divots on the piston then turn it clockwise to spread the pads.

 

[cptjam]

Push hard

The piston will screw in if you push hard and turn, like Ann said. Once the piston is flush with the caliper, it goes right over the rotor pretty easy. Push hard!
Call if you have trouble. We will be on bikes 10 hours tomorrow, but the phone works! Joe