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changing rear disc rotors & pads #251310 05/06/02 04:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA J jng OP Member
OP jng Member J Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA	Hi, Changed the front rotors & pads this weekend w/ ~81K miles on them. The hardest part besides getting the frozen rotors off, was getting the spring clip back on. I know the backs are different, so just wondering if it is also a PITA, anything I need to worry about. Thanks.

Re: changing rear disc rotors & pads #251311 05/06/02 05:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 291 Kansas City,Mo,USA N NateCox Member
NateCox Member N Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 291 Kansas City,Mo,USA	well, to open the calipers on the rear brakes involves screwing them open and closed. The fronts can be opened by a C-clamp and forcing the brake piston to move. But the rears are a screw type, so you'll have to turn them to open the calipers. You'll see when you look at the piston. It's not difficult.

Re: changing rear disc rotors & pads #251312 05/06/02 06:01 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA J jng OP Member
OP jng Member J Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 31 MA	Almost forgot about that! I need to get a pair of needlenose pliers. Do the backs also have a spring clip like the fronts? Thanks.

Re: changing rear disc rotors & pads #251313 05/13/02 03:35 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 296 Houston, Texas 2 2X95SEs Member
2X95SEs Member 2 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 296 Houston, Texas	Rears have a stamped steel spring that clamps on top of the shoes instead of a spring steel wire.

Re: changing rear disc rotors & pads #251314 05/25/02 04:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,445 orange county & antelope valle... G gdub520 Member
gdub520 Member G Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,445 orange county & antelope valle...	it sucked when i did my back brakes last yr (90+ degrees the day i did them)....i ended up leaving off the clips on the back and my brakes rattle like hell now....im planning on changing rotors n pads soon so i'll get new clips for the mis-dealer 95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!! are my dodgers for real????

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