I found out that i have been driving around on only 2 working calipers for a year!
04-15-2007, 12:42 AM
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I found out that i have been driving around on only 2 working calipers for a year!
I was changing my brakepads today and could not compress teh rear calipers. I even took them off and put them into a vice. Anyway, i went to oreilys and found that they were bboth completely seizerd up so i had to trade them in for brand new ones.
04-15-2007, 12:46 AM
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RE: I found out that i have been driving around on only 2 working calipers for a year!
are you sure? They might be like my mazda, and you must remove a bolt in the back, and back out this screw, which in turn backs out the piston. or the piston itself might screw in. However, back pistons generally dont push in anymore, but im not familar with the newer stangs yet.
04-15-2007, 07:44 AM
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RE: I found out that i have been driving around on only 2 working calipers for a year!
The rear pistons do screw in... here's the illustration from the factory service manual...[/align][/align]
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04-15-2007, 09:15 AM
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RE: I found out that i have been driving around on only 2 working calipers for a year!
What have we learned from this: Always do your homework before starting jobs. It could keep you from buying parts you don't need.
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