Features:

  • Compress your vehicle's inner brake pad and rest the piston faster
  • Hand tighten with built-in comfort knob or use a socket wrench with a 5/16 inch socket adapter
  • Heavy duty steel construction that is 2x stronger and more durable than basic spreader
  • Heavy duty solid steel swivel joint applies even and precise compression force for easier and faster compression
  • Compatible with light trucks and domestic cars
Very nice tool...Buy it!!!

I really did not want to spend a ton of money on tools because I was already sick of spending money on my wife's car. I needed to change my wife's brakes and found this lovely item. BUY IT!!!!!!!!! It will make your life a whole lot easier! Way worth the price. The quality is great and will last a lifetime for those who change brakes every 5 years or so. Great product and would highly recommend.

So useful for so little cost

I was doing brakes on a car with an electronic actuator on the back of the cylinder, so I didn't want to risk compressing them the old way. This was a cheap tool I should have bought long ago. Quickly and safely compressed them. Also let my helper monitor brake fluid level while we slowly pressed them in (it had to have some removed).

Does the job well, at a great price.

Awesome, and much easier than going to the parts store twice (each time) to borrow a spreader. As others have mentioned, you need a piece of wood or something to support the 'foot' on the piston. A bit of a trick to manage the three pieces with only 2 hands, but a couple quick adjustments to snug it up and you're golden.

Made it very easy to spread the pads on my Ram truck

Made it very easy to spread the pads on my Ram truck. Its a dual piston system, so I had to push one piston in and then hold it with some channel locks while I pushed in the second caliper. No big deal though, got the job done quickly and easily. I tried spreading pads on my Tundra without this and accidentally tore the rubber gasket... had to buy a rebuild kit to fix it. This was cheaper, easier and less time consuming!

Works better than “C” clamp

As with all car work, having the right tools can save you time and aggravation. This light and cheap tool works great by pushing back the caliper piston. I used a C clamp before, but it is big, heavy and hard to control. This little tool did the same job as the C clamp but just faster. For the price of a couple of premium coffees, this capris tool is a great buy.

Tool works as expected

Used this to replace pads and rotors in 2008 Camry. The tool is simple and does the job. One can use C clamp to compress the breaks but this tool works just as well and if C clamp can't be fitted this tool will fit since it goes where brake pads go. Tool is well make and using one of the old pads the caliper can be pushed in very simply. Would recommend it if you work on your brakes yourself.

Handy little tool at a good price.

I bought this to do my brake job on my 2015 Toyota Camry. First time I've ever done my own brake job on a car. This is obviously for pushing the piston back into the caliper so that the new pads fit in and the caliper goes back on the rotor smoothly. There are other methods of achieving this, but for the price of this little tool, I decided to purchase it. I'm glad I did. Everything worked as it should. I recommend it.

Buy it if you're doing a brake job

I had done the brakes on my cousin's car, and we didn't have one of these - used a crow bar to push the pistons back in. When it came time to do my car, I got one of these and BOY is it so much easier. No hassle at all. A very good, quality product at a surprisingly low price. If you need to do the brakes on your car and are replacing pads, buy this because you're going to need it.

Five Stars

Worked better than expected. Can't beat the price for this. Tool comes in very handy!! In case you've never changed your brake pads & rotors and aren't sure where to use this Disk Brake Pad Spreader Tool, visit my YouTube channel...… beachtroll I have a video on how/where to use this. Thanks!

Sturdy contruction; worked perfectly for me

Only used it once so far, but it worked perfectly. Construction seems sturdy. As other reviewers have noted, keep one of the old brake pads and used that to push on the piston. This spreads out the pressure evenly and helps ensure you are not trying to push the piston at an angle.

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