Brake pad spreader tool

Abstract

A hand held brake pad spreader tool for use with a brake caliper () of the kind having a sliding caliper body supporting an opposed pair of brake pads arranged to sandwich a brake disc and a piston () for clamping the brake pads against the brake disc. The tool comprising a body (); a handle () on the body; an abutment on the body for engaging the caliper body; an elongate member () supported by the body for longitudinally sliding movement relative thereto, the elongate member having a piston engagement means () for engaging the piston; a manually actuable moveable member () supported on the body adjacent to the handle; and drive means () coupled between the moveable member () for moving the elongate member () longitudinally from a first retracted position to a second driving position in which the piston engagement means is in driving engagement with the piston when the abutment is in engagement with the caliper body to move the piston to spread the brake pads apart. At least a portion of the elongate member in driving engagement with the piston is mounted in the body for free rotation both clockwise and anti-clockwise. The tool further comprises means for rotating the portion of the elongate member.