rear brake rotors from an explorer
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rear brake rotors from an explorer
Next week I am going to be doing the front a rear brakes on my brothers 99ish explorer. I was wondering do the back rotors pull off the hub like the fronts do or is it more involved? I read that theres a metal clip holding on the front rotor to the hub is this true for the back also?
Dan
Dan
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There are probably one way washers from the assembly line holding the rotors on. Otherwise, they pull straight off the axle flanges once the calipers are out of the way. The Explorer has a drum parking brake under the rotor "hat". Just be sure the parking brake is released completely and the rotor should come right off - if it isn't rusted to the axle flange.
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Originally Posted by x182dan
ok what about the parking brake shoes? I've never actually done rear brake shoes on a car before. You said the shoes are under the rotor "hat" what exactly does that mean and how hard is it to change the old shoes into the new rotor, or should I just replace the shoes while I'm there?
The rotor pulls straight off and the shoes are hidden behind it and expand in a "drum" that is machined inside the rotor. If there's nothing wrong with the shoes, you shouldn't need to deal with them. Changing them can be a PITA.
This is what the components look like:
Last edited by V8 Level II; 04-23-2007 at 08:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by Needforspeed3685
Hey Bob....to replace or remove those shoes, do you have to pull the axle? I noticed most of the springs and shoe parts are behind the axle shaft, completely inaccessible. I need to replace a spring in my driver's side parking brake.
Read this for more info.
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Originally Posted by Needforspeed3685
Thanks for the prompt response! I had a feeling I'd have to work that spring on there with the axle still inplace. OHHHH boy....Here come some bloody fingers!
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The problem is that an ordinary brake spring plier won't fit into that small area. We struggled with it for awhile, trying different tools. It took both of us working together to get each of the outer springs into place. IIRC, we used a Snap-on cotter pin puller and a needle nose Vise Grip
Last edited by Needforspeed3685; 04-23-2007 at 03:34 PM.
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