Icepick2010
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- 2002 XLS
Hi All,
I'm new to the forum and wanted to ask a few questions regarding the brake job I plan on doing on my 2002 Explorer XLS.
First off, I'm a fairly inexperienced wrench turner. I usually just do the small stuff like changing the oil, battery, or burned out lights. Anything bigger I usually take to a shop. However, in order to save some $ I plan to do a much needed brake job. I'm going to change the front pads and rotors, the rear pads, and flush the brake fluid. I've got 45K mile on the XLS and have never done the brakes.
My questions are:
1. On the rear calipers of a 2002 XLS is the caliper piston a normal piston that can be pushed back in with a C-Clap, or the screw type that requires a special tool to screw in the piston while it's being pushed back in.
2. Should I wait until after I've changed all the pads to flush the brake fluid, or can I change the rear pads then flush the fluid from the rear calipers then move to the front pads and front fluid flush? Does the order matter? I know I should flush from the farthest from the master cylinder valve first, which is why I'd do the rear axle pads first, but I wasn't sure if it mattered if I flushed the rear valves first before doing the front pads.
3. I plan on using a vacuum flush method as I won't have someone else there to work the brake pedal while I open the bleeder. I have a MityVac that I haven't tried yet. Any comments on how well this works for bleeding the brakes. I bought the brake bleeder attachment that goes with the MityVac.
4. Do new rotors need to be prepped in any way, or can they be put right on out of the box?
Thanks
I'm new to the forum and wanted to ask a few questions regarding the brake job I plan on doing on my 2002 Explorer XLS.
First off, I'm a fairly inexperienced wrench turner. I usually just do the small stuff like changing the oil, battery, or burned out lights. Anything bigger I usually take to a shop. However, in order to save some $ I plan to do a much needed brake job. I'm going to change the front pads and rotors, the rear pads, and flush the brake fluid. I've got 45K mile on the XLS and have never done the brakes.
My questions are:
1. On the rear calipers of a 2002 XLS is the caliper piston a normal piston that can be pushed back in with a C-Clap, or the screw type that requires a special tool to screw in the piston while it's being pushed back in.
2. Should I wait until after I've changed all the pads to flush the brake fluid, or can I change the rear pads then flush the fluid from the rear calipers then move to the front pads and front fluid flush? Does the order matter? I know I should flush from the farthest from the master cylinder valve first, which is why I'd do the rear axle pads first, but I wasn't sure if it mattered if I flushed the rear valves first before doing the front pads.
3. I plan on using a vacuum flush method as I won't have someone else there to work the brake pedal while I open the bleeder. I have a MityVac that I haven't tried yet. Any comments on how well this works for bleeding the brakes. I bought the brake bleeder attachment that goes with the MityVac.
4. Do new rotors need to be prepped in any way, or can they be put right on out of the box?
Thanks