yes it has to be remover but the brake line can stay attached
brake hose is bad
pull the wheel off, remove the two caliper bolts, remove the caliper and the rotor can be removed
The rotor will wobble when the caliper is removed if the rotor isn't seated. Older jeeps don't need to have the rotor seated so it will slide off when the caliper is removed.
Need more info. are you replacing the caliper or just changing the fluid?
Remove wheel Re-install 2 lug nuts to hold rotor in place Disconnect flexible brake line Remove caliper mounting bolts Slide caliper off rotor
Jack the front end up and place it on stands. Don't trust a jack. Take the wheel off. Disconnect the hydraulic brake line and plug it. take the 2 caliper bolts off. Spread the caliper by inserting a screwdriver between the rotor and the caliper piston. Slide the caliper off pull out the pads. Put new pads in with the new rotors.
Remove the wheel and tire assembly and the brake caliper then the brake rotor will slide right off.
there should be a alen screw through the top and bottom of the caliper that bolts the caliper to the spinle mount bracket remove those two alen screws and the caliper will lift off of the disk and then the brake pads can be removed from the caliper.
Jack the front of the car up and put it on stands. REmove both front wheels. Take the 2 caliper bolts off the calipers. Move the piston back with a screwdriver. Remove the caliper from the rotor. Pull the pads and replace them. Installation is the reverse of the above steps.
Front brakes or back> front is really simple, when you take the caliper off, the caliper is held on with 2 1/2 bolts... the rotor will come off if your going to replace that to, it will slide off the spindels when the caliper is removed... put the new pads in place and slide the caliper back on and put the 2 bolts back in to hold the caliper in place.
If you can't compress the piston with a C clamp back in to position to fit the new brake pads I would suggest replacing the caliper completely.
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