Should have 2 slide pins one on top and one on bottom- slide these out to remove caliper
Drum Brake Remove wheel Remove center hub cap -spring loaded Slide gear out remove spacers Remove spanner nut wiggle wheel--bearing will fall-out Remove drum to access rear bearing Disc brake: Remove Wheel Remove 2 bolts that secure caliper Remove caliper and suspend refer to above
Brake locked up? Broken return spring? (Drum brakes)? Parking brake cable frozen and not releasing? Disk brake? Frozen caliper? Bad wheel bearing?
33 Ft. lbs
Removing and changing brake pads is pretty simple. Lift the car on a jack, remove the tire, remove the brake shoe/caliper, remove the old brake pad, put in the new brake pad, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire and lower the car to the ground.
Remove Wheels Remove caliper mounting bolts Slide caliper off rotor Slide rotor off hub
Brake problem. Remove the rear wheel & brake drum, and inspect the brake components. You may have a leaking wheel cylinder or other problem. Also inspect the wheel bearing.
take caliper off, and then remove brake pads... piston for the brake caliber must be spun in to reset it. dont try to puch it in, it will not move...
Remove wheels re-install 2 lug bolts to hold rotor in place Loosen caliper mounting bolts (2) Remove 1 caliper bolt to allow caliper to swing without stressing brake line Remove front brake pad Use "c" clamp on rear brake pad to retract piston Remove rear pad Install new pads swing caliper back in place tighten mounting bolts (35 ft lbs) Install Wheel DO NOT MOVE CAR UNTIL BRAKES ARE PUMPED TO RESET PADS TO ROTOR
remove tire. remove caliper assembly, it is not necessary to disconnect brake hosses, and hang caliper out of the way. simply pull off old rotor and swap with new one. replace caliper assembly and tire.
Remove wheels Re-install 2 lug nuts to hold rotor in place' Disconnect flexible brake line Remove 2 caliper mounting bolts Slide caliper off rotor
you need to take off both caliper bolts and remove the caliper from the carriage... most Mazda calipers will not pivot...
1. Jack up vehicle and remove tire. 2. use Torx bit to remove (2) caliper mounting pins ( bolts ). 3 ply caliper off of rotor. 4. pop out brake pads. 5. use large C-clamp to force caliper piston back into caliper piston well. 6. use even larger C-clamp to force mounting bolt ( rubber mounted ) guides flush with caliper mounting bosses ( if extended, caliper won't mount ). 7. pull rotor off & replace with reground or new unit. 8. reinstall pads 9. position caliper on rotor 10. seat & tighten caliper pin-screws ( tork to specs ). 11. install wheel-tire assy. 12. lower vehicle. 13. re-tork wheel studs.