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64 | ASP June 2016 Tool review push the piston into its bore. Te tool works easily and smoothly for a controlled piston retraction. If you're dealing with a piston that requires rotation, choose the appropriate adapter that features two male pins (to engage into the piston's pin notches). Squeeze the lever until full contact is made, then while holding the tool with one hand, use a 9/16-inch wrench socket and ratchet to rotate the piston. Two pin adapters are included, with pins featured on each side. Adapter 1A/1B features 1-1/2-inch narrow pins for applications such as most Hondas, Mazdas, Dodge Conquest, Mitsubishi Starions and GM models on the adapter's 1A side; and 1-1/2-inch wide pins for most Fords, Toyotas and Fieros. Adapter 2A/2B features 1-5/8-inch pins, with side 2A covering most Nissan/Datsuns and Subarus; and side 2B designed for Mazda 3 and some Jaguar applications. Once the piston has been moved to the bottom of its bore, remove your fngers from the ratcheting forward grip lever. Grab only the rear stationary grip and press the black steel retaining lever with your thumb, and pull the ram shaft rearward in order to retract the ram. While this tool may have been specifcally designed to handle single-piston calipers, Lisle also ofers piston tools for multi-piston calipers as well. We tried the tool on several calipers, with no glitches whatsoever. Te piston compres- sor works exactly as it should, smoothly and quickly, making the job extremely easy. Te sturdy plastic storage case is molded to neatly ft the tool and all three adapters. ■ Lisle Corp. PO Box 89 Clarinda, IA 51632 (712) 542-5101 www.lislecorp.com In order to retract the drive rod and remove the tool from the caliper, grasp the rear fxed handle only and depress the black retainer lever, then pull the 9/6-inch hex drive rearward. Place a used pad against the piston, install the tool and begin to squeeze the actuator lever to smoothly and easily push the piston. The adapters secure to the drive rod via a simple 3/8-inch square drive. Once the piston has been compressed, grip the rear handle and depress the black lever to retract the rod. Operation is simple and quick.