Could someone tell me what size socket is used to remove the two bolts which hold the front brake caliper to the front wheel assembly on a 2001 F150 V-6. 3/4 too large 11/16 too small. 19 mm is too large 17 mm is too small. I'll have to go purchase and need to know for sure. I live a long way from tool source.

Also do you know what to torque these at when reinstalling. Any preference on type of pads.

Thanks,

Eric

 

Unfortunately, it sounds like you need to go shopping. You need the 18mm socket. Ford tries to individualize themselves from the other vehicle manufactures in some rather irritating ways sometimes. Hex heads on bolts is one of the ways they do it. Ford is the only American manufacturer that I know of that uses the 18mm and the 16mm sizes. Oh yeah, you might as well pick up a 16mm socket and combination wrench when you get the 18mm ones. You will probably want to get the 18mm in 1/2" and 3/8" drive. If the caliper bracket has never been removed, it will take a lot of torque to remove it because it was installed with loctite. Use loctite when you reinstall the bolts. You didn't mention why you were removing the brake caliper bracket. The caliper itself can be removed without removing the bracket, if you are just replacing pads.

 

I road to town and checked Sears, they were out of stock. Went to Lowes they had it. Go figure. 18mm was it. I figured that it wouldn't be 23/32, just too wierd and not sure local stores carry it. The pads had worn down to where the squealer sensor thing ama jig.

'You didn't mention why you were removing the brake caliper bracket. The caliper itself can be removed without removing the bracket, if you are just replacing pads.' Now you tell me. I went ahead to town/store after not getting any feed back on this question for a couple of hours.

So how do you remove pads with out removing the bracket.

Yes they were on very tight. Used an eighteen inch bar type wrench to get useful leverage. Glad to know for shure about the loctite. It makes sense.

Thanks for the reply.

Eric

 

Yes it's 18mm & guess what an 18 mm wrench is never included in a wrench Set

 

That might be why Ford chose to use 18mm headed fastener. To drive people to the Dealer. I went through all my sockets just to figure out how not simple a simple pad change could be.

 

Pads, -Performance Friction Carbon Mettalic available from Auto Zone. Don't use anything else.

18mm came with my 6-point deep 3/8 drive Craftsman set, but an 11mm did not, so the 11mm SK deep that I bought resides inside the 19mm in the plastic carrier box.

 

Stopped at Advance before I saw your post they sold me Titanium mettalic by Bendix. Already put on one side. Have to wait for snow/cold to subside before doing other side. Hopefully they will do well. They were
45 for front. I thought it was a little high but will see how they hold up and stop.

 

If you bought an 18mm, did you get a deep well. You will probably need that to somewhere along the way.