Hi all,
First time doing my rear brakes on my 2019 Expedition Max, I did look at several YouTube videos and posts on here but I feel I definitely did something wrong or missed a step bc my pistons right now seem like they are over extended and protrude mostly outside of the protective boot, almost like the piston is barely hanging on.
With some effort and a caliper piston tool, I can get the piston to seat back inside the boot but not flush enough to even reinstall the old brake pads, let alone the new ones. When I push up against the piston, the boot swells with brake fluid as if there is too much brake fluid pressure so I did undo the brake fluid cap while doing this but still, if I push on the piston too much, brake fluid will squirt out of the boot.
The vehicle is in parking brake maintenance mode as well.
What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.
First time doing my rear brakes on my 2019 Expedition Max, I did look at several YouTube videos and posts on here but I feel I definitely did something wrong or missed a step bc my pistons right now seem like they are over extended and protrude mostly outside of the protective boot, almost like the piston is barely hanging on.
With some effort and a caliper piston tool, I can get the piston to seat back inside the boot but not flush enough to even reinstall the old brake pads, let alone the new ones. When I push up against the piston, the boot swells with brake fluid as if there is too much brake fluid pressure so I did undo the brake fluid cap while doing this but still, if I push on the piston too much, brake fluid will squirt out of the boot.
The vehicle is in parking brake maintenance mode as well.
What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.