shag5150

Hey guys.......I've got an 02 GT and I need to change the front brake pads. I changed the pads on my Nissan truck but never on my Mustang. What tools do I need to take the caliper off? I mean, it's pretty simple right? Just remove the wheel, loosen the bolts on the caliper, slide caliper off, c-clamp the piston in the caliper, remove old pads, insert new pads, slide caliper on, remove c-clamp, tighten caliper bolts and put the wheel on. Is that pretty much it? Is it a bolt that holds the caliper on or does it require an allen wrench? Sorry, guys......I'm kinda new at this......Anything else I need to know?

Aereon

yes it's really straight forward, hardest part is bleeding the system if your doing it by yourself. I just used a basic socket set.

qpHalcy0n

On my 98 the top pin is anchored to the bracket body, and the bottom bolt is a T35 or T40 Torx I wanna say. It just pivots up and out.

catch_15

why would you bleed the system? He's not removing the caliper.

kcp1989

sockets, wrenches. big c clamp, jack, jack stands.
make sure to put something betweent eh caliper and c clamp when compressing the piston back down.
The back pistons twist in I believe

Aereon

I'm a bit **** lols, when I change brake pads I change brake fluid=P

GhostRider02GT

they do, but he is only changing the fronts, be happy, those rear calipers are a PITA without special tools

LynnBob Mustang

I think my brakes are beginning to freeze up from lack of use on the sliders, should I put some anti seeze grease on them so they move freely?

Lynn

shag5150

Do I need to have the rotors turned? How do I know if they need to be turned? If so, how hard is it to get the rotors off?