FIVE BANANAS Brake Caliper Press Tool, Car Ratcheting Brake Caliper Piston Spreader Press Tool with 2 pcs Steel Plates, Red

This tool works exactly as you would expect. There are some other reviews that mention the magints are not strong enough on the wider plates but I did not have any issue with the plates staying on. I used the on the front calipers of my 2018 F-150 calipers and this tood worked well, the only issue I ran into was that this tool did not expand far enough by itself to calaps the calaper pistons so I used one of the old brake pads I had removed as a shim to get the additional width needed on my trucks calipers and this little guy did a great job. This is not a professional grade tool but it will most definitely do the job if you just need it to do a brake job at home every now and again. I highly recommend this tool for any weekend warrior out there. I have always used a big pair of channel lock pliars I have but I decided I would try this tool when I stumbled across it on Amazon for a cheap price, and I must say, money well spent. I will definately be using this tool to do my brake jobs on my personal trucks from now on.

Excellent

Remember: This ratchet requires pressure to expand/retract. If used properly, it works great and makes compressing the pistons extremely easy. A magnetic extension piece snaps on/off for use with 1 and 2+ piston brakes, though it was a bit too thick for my 1 piston rear brakes even at its thinnest setting. Decent, China quality similar to Harbor Freight tools. Probably won’t last long in a mechanics shop, but seems like it will last a while in the typical DIYers garage with some care. Recommend for any brake job DIYer — This tool is much easier than C-Clamps. Especially recommend for larger, 2 or 3 piston setups. Tested on 2016 Subaru WRX (2015-2020 model)

Works really good

Not very good at all , it worked for one set of brakes and then fell apart , it was a good idea but is poorly made , find a different one and leave this one alone

Way better than using a C Clamp! Glad I finally invested in this. There are Youtube videos showing how to use it, and it works very well. It has large backing plates for front brakes-these are removable leaving smaller plates for the rears. I felt very professional using this.

For years I have been using the old trusty rusty C clamp to depress my caliper cylinders when I service my brake pads. It's awkward but overall effective. I decided to try this gizmo on a whim and while it does have its drawbacks, I am glad I made the purchase. I had two issues that seemed unnecessary for me to have. First, the large end plates fell off easily, but were very difficult to put back on. This seems stupid. I will probably permanently attach them with some epoxy and eliminate this issue going forward. The second is that unless there is some pressure against the end plates, the ratcheting mechanism doesn't work right. Of course when you apply some pressure, but the pressure is slightly uneven, the end plates fall off, and round and round we go. Once I figured out the trick to it, the whole thing worked great, but it was a frustrating few minutes of "why the hell isn't this working?".

Worked great on my four piston Colorado. Tip - you can spin the spreader pad to open or close quickly before using the ratchet. Great value and will last me forever as a DIYer.

For years o have just used C-Clamps to compress brake cylinder pistons. Truthfully I bought this as an impulse buy. After having used it though it works very well, a handy tool and easy to use. A great addition for the home mechanic. My only negative comment is that they could use a stronger magnet to hold the oversized plates for 2 piston compression, but it works very well regardless.