I can't get my front brake pads removed. What's the trick?
2007-03-17 09:36:34 · 3 answers · asked by StL Cards Family 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I guess I wasn't specific enough, I can't loosen the caliper bolts.
2007-03-17 10:12:23 · update #1
You first must squeeze the outer "brake pad'' only, inwards toward the rotor. This retracts the caliper piston. A large C clamp will work as well as a Jorgenson slider clamp. If you have removed the two metric caliper bolts the caliper will lift straight off the rotor. Good luck. The rest is "duck city"
2007-03-17 11:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing to it. Remove the two caliper mounting bolts. The caliper should slide off of the caliper bracket and pads. If the caliper doesn't want to slide off, it may take some prying. If there's room stick a small pry bar through the hole on the caliper (hole faces rear of vehicle) and place pry bar in the brake rotor and pull towards you. This will pull the caliper against the rotor compressing the piston enough top remove the caliper with ease. Once the caliper is off, the pads should slide out of the bracket.
2007-03-17 10:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by prs6strin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-18 16:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋