Rear pads and rotors 2005 Explorer

[frankjc]

I need to do rear pads and rotors on my 2005 Explorer...any special tools I will need? I haven't had a good look at it yet.

 

[EasyRhino]

Nope, very easy.

Don't remember the size of the two bolts to free the caliper, but it was a standard wrench size, maybe 13 or 15mm or so.

Takes all of 10 minutes a side.

Oops - just noticed that you said rotors, too. Are you replacing or resurfacing? That should make no difference and yes, they just pop off, too - EXCEPT - and this is the big except - your e-brake shoes are inside the rotor inner hat and can hang up on the inner surface edge, making them a bit tougher to remove - you may want to have the brake tool for backing off the star wheel to get them free.

 

[Dradien]

I think my Ebrake isnt connected. It dont stop me for ****...

I just did this, it was my first brake job, and it wasn't hard. I was confused with a couple of things, like the C clamp to push the caliper back in, but as soon as i seen it, it all made sense.


The longest part for me was jacking my truck up. Felt like it was going to tip over on me so I redid it a couple times.

No special tools I can think of except a C-clamp. Also, when you push the caliper in, keep going until you cannot go anymore. I made the mistake of going only halfway and it ####ed me up a little. Other then that, no problem.

 

[frankjc]

ok thanks. i just wanted to make sure i didn't have to screw in the caliper pistons, like on my mark viii. i'd hate to get it apart and not have any tools i might need. i don't know if the e brake has ever been used on it....i will be replacing the rotors. hopefully, it will go smoothly. this will be my first job in my new garage....i moved recently.....
thanks.

 

[Dradien]

Awesome you have a garage. I had to do it on a street, sucked but I got it done.

It should go well for you. A small tip I also had is if you get a little confused, there are videos online on how to do it. Watching them sometimes help. Did for me, but your mileage may vary.

Edit: I should realllly review my posts before I hit the post button.

 

[frankjc]

I did the job the other night...the local Advance store was out of rotors (computer said they had them, but there were none on the shelf), and I didn't want to let it go any longer, so I did a pad slap. One rotor slipped off pretty easilly, and the other side seemed like it would come off with a few smacks from a BFH. The rotors didn't seem too bad, but I may go back and replace them on another day. The whole process took about a half hour.
Within the next couple of weeks, I will be changing the front brakes.