Originally posted by ChattavegasSE:
Yeah, it's a lot easier to take the whole caliper and bracket off together; then pull the pads out.
Yes, but you should service the guide pins while you're in there, anyway. Either clean and relube, or replace the pin with a new one if it's pitted. Put new bushings in, too. To do this job properly, that 7mm allen bolt is going to have to come out.
I used an allen socket, as well, so I could torque it properly on reassembly. No problems for me, but then I'm south of the snow belt and my car has been garaged its whole life. YMMV.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
| 
