Remove wheel Remove caliper mounting bolts Caliper should slide off rotor Rotor should slide off of hub
For the caliper mount bolts that are removed during a brake pad change, 1/2" is a good fit on my 1996 F250. 13mm will fit but is a little sloppy. Were you asking about the "caliper bracket" instead?
Changing break pads on a truck is not much different then a car. There are 2 bolts on the back side of the caliper that have to be removed or on some fords there are 2 diamond shaped hollow pin like parts that you drive out from the face of caliper. Once these are removed slide caliper away from router remove pads clean caliper w stiff brush, compress the piston using a C clamp, install new pads and reverse removal procedure.
Remove the tire. Then remove the 2 caliper bolts which are usually located toward the engine. Removed the caliper by pulling top toward the back of the vehicle. Removed the existing pads. Install the new brake pads and repeat the process in reverse. Good Luck
To change the disc brake pads on a 2003 F250 you will first need to remove the wheel and tire. There are 2 caliper bolts behind the caliper which need to be removed. Then use a special tool or C-Clamp to push in the caliper pistons and replace the disc brake pads.
Wheels removed..........remove the 2 bolts holding the caliper to the steering knuckle...........remove the pads! Using a c clamp or similar, press the piston back into the caliper. install new pads, and reinstall caliper. Be sure to pump the brake pedal before test driving.
get yourself a haynes manual it has pitures and step by step, but these cars arfe very easy some the caliper does not have to be removed
Jack it up (make sure to use jack stands), remove tire. I assume you are talking about front rotors as the back is a drum. There are 2 12mm bolts on the back side of the caliper that need to be removed then the caliper should be easily removed from the rotor. At this point the rotor will just slide off the hub.
easiest way: there are two bolts behind the rotor, holding the caliper to the knuckle. take those off, and the rotor may need some hammering to remove from rust, etc but on a 4x4 it should come off after the caliper is removed
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This link has the manual on how to change the brake pads. http://files.mytouareg.info/autoindex.php
I just did mine. Use a screw driver to press the brake pads away from the rotor and compress the caliper pistons back some so you can remove the caliper off of hte rotor. Losen and remove the bolts to the brake caliper. DO NOT DISCONNECT the brake line from the caliper! Get you a c-clamp and a piece of 1/4 board about 4 inches long. Once you have removed the caliper from the mount and removed the brake pads support the caliper with one hand. Place the wood over the caliper pistons and using the c-clamp place it over the wood and center of both pistons and other side of caliper to compress the pistons back into the caliper. Make sure you DO NOT PINCH the rubber boots on the pistons. Once you have compressed the pistons back into the calipers install your new pads and calipers back on the mounting surface and tighten the bolts back to torque specs.
Remove caliper, then caliper mounting frame. Works on most vehicles.