Question:
We have the wheels off and are trying to remove the calipers and thought all we had to do was remove two bolts and the caliper would slide off, but there is some kind of "pin" holding it onto the drum. Please help -- I have to leave town today!
Answers:
Block the tires real good,then put it in neutral.
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well, there should not be any pin holding it to the drum.There is usually two types of breaks on these vehicles.Front disk brakes and rear drum brakes.
There was an option for this vehicle to have 4 wheel disk brakes.If you have these it should be easy.
On the brake calipers there is two bolts holding the caliper to the control arm.These are the only thing holding the caliper onto the rotor.
The thing to remember is that the brake calipers have pressure pucks in them to push the brake pads against the rotors when you apply the brakes.
Now, even though you have no one stepping on the brakes now, those pucks still are pretty tight against the rotors and makes it hard to get the calipers to slide off the rotor.
I am going to tell you a trick to help release some of that pressure so they slide off easier.
Have some one step on the brake pedal and hold it down while you release the side your working on's brake bleeder nut. (10mm nut with hole in center used to release air from the brake lines)Now, loosen it slightly while they hold down brake petal then close it after a couple seconds while they still have the brake pedal depressed.You should have had some fluid squirt out of it.What this is going to do is help release some of the pressure from them pucks and make it easier to slide caliper off rotor.The calipers slide upward to come off rotor in a complete Assembly.Repeat for all sides.
Now also, before changing the new pads and trying to slide back onto rotor, you need to depress those pucks all the way. you can use a "C" clap and put it on center of puck and twist it in slow till you see it depress all the way down.then add ne brake shoes and slide on caliper over the rotor.
Just remember to step on brakes a couple times after you complete all 4 brakes and have car back on its wheels before you start it and try to move it.Cause if you dont, you will have a few seconds with out any brakes because of depressing them pucks all the way.
Good luck, you should do fine.
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