Depression of rear caliper piston?

Tiny
KELLY MOHL
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  • 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD
  • 150,000 MILES
Can't get the piston to move.
Sunday, June 11th, 2023 AT 7:15 AM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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With nothing else to go on, I have to assume the caliper has the parking brake mechanism built in. If it does, you need a special tool to rotate the piston to retract it. This photo shows two different versions of that tool.
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Sunday, June 11th, 2023 AT 9:08 AM

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