Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

Performed a pad and rotor change and works as advertised.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

It functioned as intended, although on a new caliper. It seems well made, typical good Lisle quality. While it is not inexpensive, and there are other very cheap or even free DIY methods to spread caliper pistons, if you own several older vehicles and do your own work, anything that makes brake jobs easier is worth the price, IMO.

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Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

Práctico y funcional, sirve bastante bien en pick up's, como Tacoma y Hilux, simplifica el trabajo ya que es de fácil uso.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

This is the only product on the market that makes changing floating callipers that bit easier. Tried cheaper brands and versions but nothing comes close to this. Really sturdy and will be used until I can no longer work on my own car.

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Es una herramienta super útil tengo el de doble piston desde hace más de 10 años y finalmente este de 1 piston,lo recomiendo al 100%

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Muy buena herramienta , la verdad muy práctica y de buen material ... la recomiendo 👌

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Excelente producto la marca es muy fiable

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Viene completamente armada, así que no batallas.Ocupa bastante espacio si lo quieres guardar en una caja de herramientas, pero es bastante fácil de desarmar y hacerla un poco más "pequeña", ya cuando la necesites se vuelve a armar ya que no toma más de dos minutos.Yo pagué como $750 por ella, no creo que valga la pena pagar más. Incluso se me hace algo caro aún lo que pagué ...

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Buen terminado y excelente material.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

Lo utilice pero termine usando una prensa tipo c, la pistola se dañó un poco del vástago, quizás no es para la aplicación que yo esperaba ya que no quería purgar el líquido de frenos y solo deseaba empujar el pistón aun con líquido, supongo que para su uso es desacoplar el sistema de líquido al pistón y retraerlo de otra manera está muy duro y no logra empujar el pistón aún usando unas pinzas auxiliares para apretarlo. Como comentó quizás el uso es diferente aunque no venía como comentario tener que hacer eso por lo cual estoy algo decepcionado con la compra.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er.Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it.Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well.Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.

This thing is pretty great.The first thing I want to mention is the first thing that hit me when it arrived. It is much bigger and much much beefier than it looks in the picture. The one I got is light grey instead of black as well, but I don't care. One of the reasons I hesitated on this product is because it looked like a plastic or at least rinky dink gimmick. But I relied on the positive reviews and bought it anyway, because I was sick of using a C clamp that never seemed to seat easliy or perfectly square due to brake hose or caliper design, etc. The c clamp was even more of a pain on dual piston calipers, trying to get it perfectly centered and squared up so the pistons go straight back and do not get cock-eyed and stuck. Can I get by with the C clamp? Sure, but it was almost always more of a pain than I'd like, and I found myself seemingly doing more brake jobs lately.Now, I've only used this once, on front dual piston calipers, and it worked awesome. It is super easy to use, and pushed them back without any trouble.One tip I'll give is that you need to let the pistons depress back slowly. Each squeeze of the trigger does not just instantly jam the pistons back, but instead, it builds pressure against them, which moves the pistons back slowly. Essentially you build up the pressure, and as the pistons move back, the pressure is obviously going down, so what you do is give it an extra squeeze as the pistons move, and maintain the pressure against them, which forces them back. It worked great for this, and took maybe 30 seconds or less per side total time to depress the pistons, from grabbing the tool, putting it on the caliper, and fully depressing both pistons. I was a little worried that maybe it wouldn't be able to put enough pressure on the pistons to move them, but it was no problem. At times, these same pistons have been a PITA to get to move back with the C clamp, but not with this product.I plan to do the rear brakes soon too, which are single pistons (and do NOT have integrated e-brake that needs a special tool to turn it as it compresses), and based on the size and design, I do not see why this would not work for them either -- I fully intend to use it on any single piston calipers I find as well.One other thing I want to mention is that I looked at a number of products. I was sick enough of the C clamp method that I was willing to invest in a specialized tool to speed the process up, and to attack all the pistons more squarely on all types of calipers as well. I was sick of screwing down the C clamp only to find out that I'm not quite square enough, and the only way to get more square was to press the C clamp against where the hose connects, or somewhere else I don't want to be putting that kind of pressure against. A lot of the tools you see appear to only be for the rear brakes in new cars which use the caliper for the e-brake, and need the tool to actually turn the piston while it is being compressed. There are a couple of other even cheaper tools than this that use the same effect of spreading two plates, but they appeared even cheaper in design, and I've used some of them before, where you need to wrestle with the cheesy handle, trying very hard to get it to turn to compress the caliper. It's almost, if not, worse than using a C clamp, especially for dual piston calipers. This was the best product I could find for the job, and was a very fair price for what you get IMO.Overall, even though I have only used it once, I'm very happy with it. It is ruggedly built out of sturdy metal, and does not feel chinsy. It appears that it will last and work on most brakes I'll ever encounter. I'm sure if you had jammed pistons or ones that are really stuck, it may not work, but in those cases, you should probably be rebuilding or replacing the caliper anyway.I would and will recommend this unit to friends. It makes brake jobs go so much easier, and for me, that was easily worth the price.