SUBMARINER MUSTANGER
Gearhead Posts: 1277
From: Grandview, Missouri
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-19-2005 06:39 PM
   
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Originally posted by Wicked-Toy:
[b]The brakes on my wifes GT are getting close to needing replacement. Are there any tricks to doing this. I have heard that the back calipers require some sort of tool to compress the caliper to make room for the new pads, and the front ones you can just compress with a "C" clamp. Any truth to this.
That is 100% true. The tool for the rear calipers is called a caliper wind back tool....or something like that. You oughta be able to rent one at your local autoparts store. Here's a pic of one that I spent $100 or so on:
http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1594275.phtml
I'd let you borrow mine, but I don't think it's logistically possible.
You basically have to spin the piston in instead of pressing it in. Some people can do it with a pair of needle nose pliers, but if you've got alot of miles on the brakes and they've never been pushed back in, using needle nose pliers will be tough. Just use the right tool for the job, and you'll be ok.
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Past Mustangs: '84 GT 5-speed; '91 GT auto; '70 M-code Mach 1, grabber yellow; '95 GT-S 5 speed, green, wrecked and totalled; 1995 GT-S 5 speed, bright yellow; '94 6-banger, wifes; '89 LX 5.0 vert, '90 LX 5.0 hatch, '69 M-code Mach 1, 4 speed, 1990 5.0 LX 'vert w/ AOD converted to T-5. [This message has been edited by SUBMARINER MUSTANGER (edited 07-19-2005).]
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