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I recently added Powerstop slotted/drilled rotors and ceramic pads to the rear wheels (2011 Edge). They are excellent. Calipers were fine.

Great advice...worked with plyers and an open bleeder valve.

The needle nose pliers worked with open bleeder. Not ideal, but good enough (at least for passenger side). Hope no air got in...somewhere else I read about an elaborate bleeding procedure. Biggest hassle with whole project was realizing the torx bolt on face of disk actually holds it onto axel; I thought it might have been for access to an adjuster or something. This bolt seems easy to strip and I almost did!

Good tip; seems like first thing to try before buying or fabricating the tool.

Little Timmy: Thanks for post. Can I retract calipers by pushing with only my hands while turning? DO I need to disconnect the hose to the caliper, or maybe just remove the master cylinder cap? Thanks!

When retracting the caliper, is it necessary to open a bleed valve or anything? I want to avoid introducing air. Is removing the master cylinder cap sufficient to facilitate retracting the caliper? Thanks,