how to remove front brake calipers?
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how to remove front brake calipers?
I need to replace the front calipers on my 78 f100. I have been looking and all I can find is one bolt by the draglink that looks like it might be the one to remove it. is this possible? I have never seen a caliper held on by one bolt,so I don't think that is the right bolt,but I can't find any others. any help is appreciated....Ben
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It helps to loosen the bleeder screw to get room for the pads to slide off of a worn rotor. Even though this will allow air into the line it doesn't matter because you should always flush out the old brake fluid when installing new pads.
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A brass drift works well for driving the keys out. IIRC that's also what Chiltons recommends. Last time I did mine, I reused the keys and just bought new springs to put in since the old ones were a little flattened out. If you do go with new springs and they seem really stubborn going back in, compare the "ears" of the new and old. I had to grind mine down a bit because the new ones were longer and didn't have the corners beveled as much.
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I just ended up using a flat ended steel punch.. Mine were kinda rusted on a bit. Fortunately the rebuilt calipers came with new springs and retainers. It didn't really seem to hurt the old ones to bash on them though.. they're pretty tough steel.
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From: brooks a.b.
if you have not already installed the new calipers i would suggest using a wire brush to clean the slide area on the spindle and then apply a small amount of copper coat or something like it to the slides
