Rear Brake Calipers Seized...Help me with a solution

[SRT Handz]

you just have to get a pair of pliers and yank the end of it forward to pull the wire off...it should pull pretty easy

yank the end of the ebrake cable?

 

[94 DropTop]

yes the cable will have a fat end on it that hooks onto the bracket on the caliper. get a pair of plyers and pull it. With your ebrake not on. I would lude up even the new ones just to make sure it wont happen again. Go ahead and lube your front ones to, before you fuck them up seeing as i doubt you even did that. Its just brake parts lube you can get it at any auto parts store. :tard:

 

[Matt94GT]

you just have to get a pair of pliers and yank the end of it forward to pull the wire off...it should pull pretty easy

you can do it, put your back into it.

yeah on the back of the cable where your caliper is you will see a kind of knob on the end just pull on that.

 

[justinschmidt1]

yea, the fat end of the cable sticking out of that wierd bracket.

Put the e brake down and pull it out and around

 

[GDTrumbo]

LOL! You guys really like riding him don't ya. :laughing4:

GT

 

[Paul]

LOL! You guys really like riding him don't ya. :laughing4:

He brought it on himself. Trust me.

I'd put up $5 that he never had any problems with his brakes, and made all this stuff up. His car sure seems to have a lot of problems for being stock.

 

[94 DropTop]

I was going to say he is such a racing god and knows everything about parts. I did my brakes when I was 16. Id think someone who can install suspension and do a cobra brake swap could do this. Unless someone was paid to do the others for him.

 

[1996mustangGT]

Just get a pair of chanel-locks Handz and pull it towards the back of the car, then pull it in towards the center to get out of the area that holds it...dont mess with the spring...I've already made the mistake of taking it out, not fun.

what lube do i use?

Just use grease man, I've always used it and never had problems with seizing.

 

[SRT Handz]

so the way i got the cable off the old calipers was to undo a 10mm bolt that held the spring to the caliper and that released the tension from the spring and i removed the spring. I didnt care about removed the spring because i have 2 re-man'd calipers.

I painted the calipers black yesterday according to dalamar's writeup. Clean coat makes it look nice.

I decided just to get some new rotors while i am at this so i can just service the entire brakes at the same time. Gotta go pick them up.

....also got some Porterfield R4-S pads to match the front and back.

 

[SRT Handz]

Oh, and i bought 2 big vice grips from sears. 1 too compress the spring on the new calipers and another to yank on the cable. thanks 1996mustangGT

 

[justinschmidt1]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

I did the same thing you did at first...then realized that the brake line would just pull off.

Should be smooth sailing on the way back on

 

[Paul]

Post pics of the finished product with the new paint and whatnot.

 

[SRT Handz]

Post pics of the finished product with the new paint and whatnot.

fo sho Pauly!!!

I will probably make a thread posting the pics of this and my rack install

 

[Paul]

You should do a tech article on both the rear calipers and rack install. Don't forget the before, during, and after, with lots of how-to instructions.

 

[1996mustangGT]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

Uhhhh yes you do? The springs dont just slide back on....lol

 

[GDTrumbo]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

Uhhhh yes you do? The springs dont just slide back on....lol

Seems like that depends upon how tight your e-brake cable is adjusted, doesn't it?

GT

 

[SRT Handz]

Seems like that depends upon how tight your e-brake cable is adjusted, doesn't it?

GT

seeing i have the stock cable system my cable is self adjusting

 

[1996mustangGT]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

Uhhhh yes you do? The springs dont just slide back on....lol

Seems like that depends upon how tight your e-brake cable is adjusted, doesn't it?

GT

I think your right GT...when I did it the first time I dont believe I took out the ebrake cable. I just remember it being a royal PITMFA to get the spring back in...

 

[justinschmidt1]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

Uhhhh yes you do? The springs dont just slide back on....lol

I swear mine did haha

 

[1996mustangGT]

I dont think you have to compress those springs...lol

Uhhhh yes you do? The springs dont just slide back on....lol

I swear mine did haha

After GT said that i remember that my pops and i forgot to release the Ebrake when we did it
Im just a moron lol