 Caliper removal, Need pics or detailed instruction |
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| stateofidleness |
 Aug 8 2010, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None  |
The pelican article assumes a lot. One picture and vague directions such as "remove both bolts", with no mention of their location, size, etc.
I've never messed with the brakes before so I don't know what all I'm looking at. Since the hardline nut is a perfect circle now (wow...) i had to cut it in half, now I'm trying to remove the caliper from the car (rear drivers) and don't know the order or which bolts to loosen. I have taken the parking brake cable off, and removed the 90angle little clips, but not sure where to go from there... can someone post some pics of the bolts the hold the halves together and maybe their size? any other trips/tricks/pitfalls to avoid will be greatly appreciated as well! brake bleeding job has turned into a "replace every 40yr old part of the brake system" job... sigh. had to go buy some flare wrenches too, never heard of them before this! |
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| Spoke |
Aug 8 2010, 03:21 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,185 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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For the rear calipers, there is an adjusting nut on the inside of the caliper that you cannot see.
Look on the other side of the swing arm from the caliper and you will see a hole. Inside that hole is a 10mm cap covering the adjusting nut. Remove the cap through the hole otherwise the caliper may not come off. To remove the caliper, look on the backside of the caliper and you will see 2 19mm bolt heads. These secure the calipers to the swing arm. Use a box wrench on these as access is tight and you don't want to strip either of these bolts. They will be tight so be prepared to push or pull hard. Since you may have to pull or push hard on the wrench, don't pull or push with your body on the floor as you may push or pull the car off of its jack and jackstand. If you have to push or pull hard, make sure you put your foot on something on the car so your force is pushing opposite on the car and it won't push or pull the car off of the jack or jackstands. Hopefully you have your jack and a jackstand or 2 supporting the car. I never get under the car with just a single jackstand on either side. Be safe. |
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stateofidleness Caliper removal Aug 8 2010, 02:17 PM
swl it is really pretty simple. The two bolts are big... Aug 8 2010, 02:30 PM tradisrad hopefully you have gotten the calipers off of the ... Aug 8 2010, 03:06 PM stateofidleness what are these "adjusters" i keep readin... Aug 8 2010, 03:09 PM type47 If the middle part you refer to is the pads, sprin... Aug 8 2010, 03:14 PM stateofidleness k, just got the 19mm bolts out, got the caliper of... Aug 8 2010, 04:02 PM tod914 51 pounds of torque on the bolts that hold the cal... Aug 8 2010, 04:07 PM stateofidleness lol.. soooo.. got it all buttoned up, begin bleedi... Aug 8 2010, 06:14 PM type47 I'd have to admit in front of the whold world ... Aug 9 2010, 06:28 AM
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I'd have to admit in front of the whold world... Aug 9 2010, 10:23 AM '73-914kid Um.. I can get my 19mm 3/4 inch drive spanner back... Aug 9 2010, 09:38 AM |
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