Rear Rotor Replacement
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Rear Rotor Replacement
Hey guys,
So I'm supposed to be helping my buddy replace his rear rotors and break pads tonight, and I know the basic procedure, but was wondering if anyone has a good write up, possibly with pictures, supplies, and tool list, for doing this maintenance. I know there is a search function, however I am at work right now, and dont really have the time to go sifting though all the possible results looking for a quality write up. Figure someone on here has got to have a quality one sitting around saved somewhere.
Thanks in advance guys.
So I'm supposed to be helping my buddy replace his rear rotors and break pads tonight, and I know the basic procedure, but was wondering if anyone has a good write up, possibly with pictures, supplies, and tool list, for doing this maintenance. I know there is a search function, however I am at work right now, and dont really have the time to go sifting though all the possible results looking for a quality write up. Figure someone on here has got to have a quality one sitting around saved somewhere.
Thanks in advance guys.
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That was for the fronts... the rears are waaay more complex because of the parking brakes.
Some take out the back axle, but you know what a lightweight I am... so I did the parking brakes with the axle in place. It gobbled my whole Saturday at a liesurely pace. Get parking brake parts, they're rusted up but good.
Some take out the back axle, but you know what a lightweight I am... so I did the parking brakes with the axle in place. It gobbled my whole Saturday at a liesurely pace. Get parking brake parts, they're rusted up but good.
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Do the parking brakes adjust just like the old fashoned drum brakes did? with the starwheel adjuster on the bottom? Mine need to be snugged up a bit. With the manual trans, a out of adjustment parking brake makes launching a boat kind of a pain by yourself. My book is kind of vague on the subject of parking brakes.
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Yup... star wheel, but this will not likely help. There is an actuator lever that the cable pulls on and it's invariably rusted/siezed. You'll see a funky lever-looking thing in my picture with all the parts on display - that's the bugger. $40 for a pair of them at the stealership and you have to strip all the parts out of your rear brakes to replace it. I coated mine with lithium grease before I re-installed mine to hopefully make it last longer. My park brake now works great when I launch and I didn't need to adjust the park-brake cable. Sorry... I know this is bad news.
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Here's the rears: Welcome to camodown's Rear Hub Seals and Parking Brake repairs
Thanks for posting the right one.
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Yup... star wheel, but this will not likely help. There is an acuator lever that the cable pulls on and it's invariably rusted/siezed. You'll see a funky lever-looking thing in my picture with all the parts on display - that's the bugger. $40 for a pair of them at the stealership and you have to strip all the parts out of your rear brakes to replace it. I coated mine with lithium grease before I re-installed mine to hopefully make it last longer. My park brake now works great when I launch and I didn't need to adjust the park-brake cable. Sorry... I know this is bad news.
Well, that's what I needed to know. Mine works just not as good as it should. Hopefully I will get it fixed before the white stuff flies but if not I will get it in the spring.
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On a dually - you do have to pull the axles and hub is held on by a big nut, requiring spanner wrench to remove.
Even if the e-brake parts aren't rusty, the star-wheels often stick or the pot-metal nuts strip out. I've seen home-made replacements made by grinding slots in a standard nut. Brand new shoes and new rotors - perfectly adjusted - still provide a miserable excuse for an e-brake on these trucks. There is no way that POS will hold my 10k truck with a trailer on any kind of grade. A friend recently told me he took the grinder to his 'drums' and roughed them up real good and found it made a HUGE difference - not quite lock up the tires when rolling, but much better than stock. I WILL be doing this first chance I get.
Meanwhile, I am working on an end-all solution for this anemic, POS excuse for an e-brake Ford stuck us with. Hopefully I'll have a marketable product by springtime... (just don't tell anybody yet, mmmmkay?
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Even if the e-brake parts aren't rusty, the star-wheels often stick or the pot-metal nuts strip out. I've seen home-made replacements made by grinding slots in a standard nut. Brand new shoes and new rotors - perfectly adjusted - still provide a miserable excuse for an e-brake on these trucks. There is no way that POS will hold my 10k truck with a trailer on any kind of grade. A friend recently told me he took the grinder to his 'drums' and roughed them up real good and found it made a HUGE difference - not quite lock up the tires when rolling, but much better than stock. I WILL be doing this first chance I get.
Meanwhile, I am working on an end-all solution for this anemic, POS excuse for an e-brake Ford stuck us with. Hopefully I'll have a marketable product by springtime... (just don't tell anybody yet, mmmmkay?
- I'm sure glad nobody reads these posts )
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