How do you change front brake pads on 1997 ford f 250?

Answer 1

remove wheel/tire. remove caliper bolts/ 2 ea. total per caliper. caliper bolts can be tough to remove, especially if they haven't been removed in a long time. i had to use a plumbers propane torch (usually used to heat and solder copper pipes) to heat the bolts and then i used a heavy duty impact wrench to remove them. they didn't come out easily, but they did finally back out. once the bolts are out, lift the caliper off of the rotor and remove the thin metal bracket that holds the pads in place. remove pads and replace with new ones. reinstall metal bracket that holds the pads in place. with the new pads in place, the caliper will most likely not fit over the rotor because of the extra added thickness of the new pads. in this case, use a c-clamp and squeeze the pad against the caliper. this will force the piston into the caliper resulting in more distance between the new pads so that the caliper/new pad assembly will fit over the rotor. reinstall caliper bolts. reinstall wheel/tire. NOTE: do not remove brake lines/it's not necessary, if they are removed, then the brake system will have to be bled NOTE:it's always a good idea to have the rotors turned or replaced any time the pads are replaced