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96 Mustang, Brake Pad Replacement, how to compress the caliper pistons, Front and Rear?
I'm in the middle of attempting to do a brake/rotor replacement on my 96 Mustang and can not get the caliper piston to compress. I started on the rear. I have never worked on a Ford but GM. On the GM and Mitsubishi I would simply put a flat head screw driver in between the pad and rotor and slowly work the piston back. This isn't the case on my Mustang. The brakes were braking.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Rear calipers are a screw-in design because of the parking brake. you have to get a special tool to screw them in using a 3/8" ratchet. The front calipers you use a C-clamp to compress, as the previous person said. If they don't go in easy, the calipers could be frozen and need rebuilt.
Here's the tool needed
Source(s): 98 cobra owner, just replaced the pads and rotors all around in the last month. - Anonymous5 years ago
I oftentimes do this earlier removing the caliper. with a pry bar..pry on the brake pad on the piston area of the caliper. this could compress the caliper each and every of how in. get rid of the caliper and replace the brake pads. do no longer overlook to push bolting mounts back besides. I oftentimes get rid of those and brush them then placed some antiseize lubricant on them for delicate operation.
- 1 decade ago
Take it off and use a C-clamp to compress the caliper. I've found that the calipers on my Ford Explorer are hard to compress with a screwdriver.
