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Are 1994 brakes harder to change than 1965 brakes?

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Old 11-28-2008, 02:17 PM
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I'm 16 and I just got my 94 mustang about half a year ago. I want to do personal work on it like my dad did on his 65 mustang when he was younger. I told him I would like to work with him on my stang's brakes but he says "no, i wouldn't mess with those brakes, they're way different/more involved from the drum brakes of the 65"

So are the new brakes that much harder to change? He says there wasn't much involved in changing the drum brakes, and from videos I know this is true. However, I also heard that late model brakes are pretty much just taking off the caliper, pulling out the old pad and snapping in the new one.

What's the complications of late model brakes and are they really much harder to do? He knows how to change the 65's brakes, so would he know how to do these?
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:40 PM
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Yeah just take the calipers off take out old pads compress the caliper with a C clamp put in new pads, put everything back together pump the brakes a couple of time and go. Its really easy.
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Old 11-28-2008, 04:15 PM
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Discs are simpler, but do it right. take the rotors to a good auto parts house and get them turned down (trued up). like your dad did when he had the drums on the '65 turned down. go on line and look around. you will find instructions with pix. get the old man off the couch and have some fun together.
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Old 11-28-2008, 08:53 PM
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This should help. My first car was a 66 mustang waaaaay back in 1996. Me and my Dad spent a lot of time working on it together and it was great. Get your Dad to help you will both have a good time.
http://www.2carpros.com/how_to/how_t...ace_brakes.htm
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:41 PM
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Thank you both, this helped me a lot.
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