Replace rear brake pads

[stepdey]

You should get new replacement bolts included in the box that the new pads come in.
If your existing bolts are "rounded" and the socket or spanner you intend to use doesn't fit reasonably tightly, I guess the only option is to attempt to undo them with a pair of mole grips or something similar.
Also bear in mind the bolts are quite tightly tightened and should have Loctite screw thread on the threads as well - so it probably needs a fair bit of muscle to break the initial seal to start with.

[danielr]

I've never used a rewind tool, always just used a piece of wood as a lever to push the piston back in or a clamp on the back or the piston...

the rewind tool looks interesting though, and cheap enough that I might just treat myself to the right tool for the job.

[307wonder]

I have to replace my rear pads, which have on the car for some 4 years.

So do I have to get a rewind tool, that most likely will only be used once or could I push the pistons back in a similar fashion as the fronts or do they have to be screwed back. ?

Thanks

[stepdey]

You will have to screw them back in - as you rightly say you'll probably only ever need to use the rewind tool once, so in the long run it would be cheaper but more fiddly - best of luck with it.

[307wonder]

thanks,

I'll give it a try without the tool, as already said earlier using a disc grinder tool which I have amongst other tools etc.