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Old 09-07-2007, 02:57 AM   #2
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Re: Rear brakes How to:

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6. At this point, you can use a rear caliper screw-in tool ($5-10 at any local auto parts store), or just rent a much better kit such as this or buy one for yourself. www.Harborfreight.com sells the kit for $29-39.00


6. (a) Screw the piston in as shown:



Step # 6 takes about 2 minutes of grunting...still very easy!!

7. Now, if you're replacing the rotors, grab a breaker bar, a 15mm socket and a nice large socket wrench, and take those 2 (totally exposed/unobstructed) 15mm bolts off. *Never use a torque wrench for this. Wrench shown was for illustration purpose only*


Another angle: (see? no handbrake cable in the way) Yay!


Step # 7 is necessary IF you're going to take the rotors off and either replace them with new ones, or going to take them down to your local parts store to have them resurfaced with a lathe. (takes a very fine layer off and makes them nice and flat surfaced).

8. When that process is complete, replace the bracket and resinstall the two 15mm bolts (Use some thread locker/locktite on the bolt's threads first). Then place the new pads as shown with the anti-rattle clips at both ends.


9. Slide caliper back onto the bracket and install the two 13mm bolts back onto the sliders with the accordion boots.


(ALSO NOTE: This would be an EXCELLENT time to slide those boots off to expose the shiny sliders inside. Grease them with some high temp grease and they should be good until the next brake pad change. This prevents a very common problem of rear caliper SEIZING which is normally due to exposed sliders that have gone dry and caused the heat from the calipers to seize the little slider piston into the caliper...and prevents use of rear brakes and can be very dangerous.)


-Ken

EDIT****

If imageshack (pic hosting site) takes a crap and the pics do not show up, my buddy copied my write up and hosted it on his site:

http://newyorkmustangs.com/forums/ho...24.html?t=4024

Take care!

-Ken
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