LMHmedchem
Elite Explorer
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- October 28, 2011
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer XLT v8
Hello,
I am on to the rear brakes on my 2002 Explorer XLT v8. The caliper 10mm bolts were completely rounded off so I had to remove them with a bolt extractor socket and breaker bar. That went fine, but I need to replace the bolts since they are too rounded off to reuse.
I got two new caliper guide pin-bolt kits from advance auto,
Wearever Caliper Guide Pin-Bolt Kit
and I already had the dust boot kit. Looking at the parts, it's not that intuitive how to remove the old slide and dust boots from the caliper and how to put the new ones in, where to grease, etc. The front one's were easy, but none of the vids I have watched on replacing the rear brakes include changing out the dust boots and bolts. I don't really have an option since the dust boots are torn and the guide bolts are rounded off, so I would really appreciate some advice or a link to a vid or writeup on how to proceed.
Thanks,
LMHmedchem
I am on to the rear brakes on my 2002 Explorer XLT v8. The caliper 10mm bolts were completely rounded off so I had to remove them with a bolt extractor socket and breaker bar. That went fine, but I need to replace the bolts since they are too rounded off to reuse.
I got two new caliper guide pin-bolt kits from advance auto,
Wearever Caliper Guide Pin-Bolt Kit
and I already had the dust boot kit. Looking at the parts, it's not that intuitive how to remove the old slide and dust boots from the caliper and how to put the new ones in, where to grease, etc. The front one's were easy, but none of the vids I have watched on replacing the rear brakes include changing out the dust boots and bolts. I don't really have an option since the dust boots are torn and the guide bolts are rounded off, so I would really appreciate some advice or a link to a vid or writeup on how to proceed.
Thanks,
LMHmedchem