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Disc Brake E-brake rebuild
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change the rear diffy fluid and take out the axleshafts to get to the springs of the E-brake pads. You can leave the axelshafts in but its a PITA.
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Below is a how-to I wrote a year ago when I redid my e-brake.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73405&page=2
With a shot e-brake, it was time to do the rear brakes. The hardest part of the job is getting the rotors off, but can be done in a day if you've never done brakes before, way quicker if you have.
Before you start, purchase:
-New e-brake shoes. Mine were in very rough shape. One side was worn to the metal. You can buy re-mans (ok for this application) for as little as $15.99 at pepboys for Raybestos.
-New Rotors, i chose Raybestos from pepboys, $55
- New pads, I used Performance Friction from autozone, $40, lifetime warranty.
-Caliper hardware $7, (rubber slide boots, slides)
-Caliper grease
-brake fluid
-brake cleaner
1) Release e-brake, chock front wheels, jack up the rear of the vehicle, and place it on jackstands. Take off both rear tires.
2) Unbolt the calipers (2 bolts), and place them on the leaf springs. Duct tape them, so they won't fall and strain the hose.
**I did not want to reuse the rotors, so be advised, you may damage them removing with this method**
3) Get a LARGE crowbar and brace against the caliper bracket and push the rotor outwards. Slowly rotate the caliper around and push hard. You can leave the wheel on the other side and rotate that way. The rotor should come off, it may need to be hit with a hammer. Don't worry, you won't break anything, just wear hearing protection!!
4) With the rotor off, inspect the e-brake. On the driver's side, there were tiny bits of friction material stuck to the inside of the drum, but the shoes were bare. On the passenger side, the friction material was all intact, but the actuating lever was frozen.
5) Take the e-brake apart, and make sure everything works. Like i said, my passenger side actuating lever was rusted together, hence no e-brake. My tensioner/adjusters were also frozen. Lots of PB blaster freed everything up. Clean everything with the brake cleaner.
6) Adjust the e-brake shoes outward untill you can just barely get the rotor on.
7) Clean the rotor before Putting it on.
8) Remove and Replace the pads in the calipers. Never put grease on the fronts of the pads, but dab a little on the mounting surface.
9) Replace the caliper slide rubber boots.
10) Replace and grease the caliper slide pins.
11) Replace the calipers, and bleed the brakes.
12) Auto-adjust the e-brake by applying the ebrake, and putting the truck in reverse.
The job took me about 4 hours, next time I could do it much faster. Brake performance is much better, even though the old pads still had a little life left in them. It's great to have an e-brake again.
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http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73405&page=2
With a shot e-brake, it was time to do the rear brakes. The hardest part of the job is getting the rotors off, but can be done in a day if you've never done brakes before, way quicker if you have.
Before you start, purchase:
-New e-brake shoes. Mine were in very rough shape. One side was worn to the metal. You can buy re-mans (ok for this application) for as little as $15.99 at pepboys for Raybestos.
-New Rotors, i chose Raybestos from pepboys, $55
- New pads, I used Performance Friction from autozone, $40, lifetime warranty.
-Caliper hardware $7, (rubber slide boots, slides)
-Caliper grease
-brake fluid
-brake cleaner
1) Release e-brake, chock front wheels, jack up the rear of the vehicle, and place it on jackstands. Take off both rear tires.
2) Unbolt the calipers (2 bolts), and place them on the leaf springs. Duct tape them, so they won't fall and strain the hose.
**I did not want to reuse the rotors, so be advised, you may damage them removing with this method**
3) Get a LARGE crowbar and brace against the caliper bracket and push the rotor outwards. Slowly rotate the caliper around and push hard. You can leave the wheel on the other side and rotate that way. The rotor should come off, it may need to be hit with a hammer. Don't worry, you won't break anything, just wear hearing protection!!
4) With the rotor off, inspect the e-brake. On the driver's side, there were tiny bits of friction material stuck to the inside of the drum, but the shoes were bare. On the passenger side, the friction material was all intact, but the actuating lever was frozen.
5) Take the e-brake apart, and make sure everything works. Like i said, my passenger side actuating lever was rusted together, hence no e-brake. My tensioner/adjusters were also frozen. Lots of PB blaster freed everything up. Clean everything with the brake cleaner.
6) Adjust the e-brake shoes outward untill you can just barely get the rotor on.
7) Clean the rotor before Putting it on.
8) Remove and Replace the pads in the calipers. Never put grease on the fronts of the pads, but dab a little on the mounting surface.
9) Replace the caliper slide rubber boots.
10) Replace and grease the caliper slide pins.
11) Replace the calipers, and bleed the brakes.
12) Auto-adjust the e-brake by applying the ebrake, and putting the truck in reverse.
The job took me about 4 hours, next time I could do it much faster. Brake performance is much better, even though the old pads still had a little life left in them. It's great to have an e-brake again.
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