Alright, I have a rear brake horror story for you guys. SO i went to go change my rear brakes/rotors. Well the piston is not turning in with the tool that I got to turn it. So i thought, maybe the breaks need to be blead. So I did that. Didn't work. So I called my buddy and he said that I need a new caliper. So i get a new caliper and put it in. And now there is a leak where the hose connects to the caliper. I need help. My car is now just chilling on my driveway on jackstands.
(BTW I have a 96 mustang convertible)

 

did you use some plumbers tape on the thread??

 

do NOT use plumbers tape, the tape can get into your caliper/clog **** up. Go grab a tube of teflon paste from your local autoparts store. If that doesnt solve the leak you may need a new hose. Ps. if you use teflon tape be careful not to let it break off inside the hose or the caliper.

Btw have you ever done brakes before? The piston should go in easily. If you were using you car before you decided to change the breaks and were'nt having any problems chances are your caliper is fine. Things to check: If the caliper is connected make sure the lines are not pinched and that the cap to your brake boost is off (the part where you pour in the fluid). Make sure you are turning the piston the right way, it takes quite a few turns to get it started but it should go right in once its about 4 turns in. If you took off the hoses you will need to bleed your brakes after you get everything together, if you dont have speed bleeders your going to need two ppl to do it.

I wouldnt be messing with brakes if ive never done them before. If you loose your brakes while your driving your pretty much fkd

 

Well I figured out what was wrong. The last person who adjusted/reinstalled my rear brake pads was big zero Tires. So I called them up and was like "Hey guys! my rear brake caliper on my 96 mustang convertible has a piston that isn't going in. Do i need a C-Clamp or something?" and they were like "Yes just c-clamp it and it will go right in." And I was like "You dip****s, you don't c-clamp the rear brakes. Now you have to pay for new calipers and bleed my brakes for free because there all ****ed up. So they did....it turns out that the reason why my caliper had a leak where the connection was because I forgot to put the washers back in. Not bad for somebody who has NEVER done brakes before. I considered it a two day learning experience. Fun.

 

So the problem ended up being something that you, forgot to do but you made the shop do it for you blaming them for the malfunction...

I always had to C-Clamp the brakes on the XLS, both front and rear they were disc's all around.

 

The main malfunction was in the caliper where they c-clamped down the rear pistons. They broke the caliper. I forgot the washers but they fixed that for free since they ****ed up the calipers.

 

ahh-- thats alright don't feel bad, one time a jackass friend of mine put the brake pad on backwards... backwards... backwards...

 

HE PUT THEM ON BACKWARDS!!! DAMN...that's pretty bad. But I think anything can happen the first time you do something.