Doing rear brakes...do I need a special tool to remove parking brake?

[Blue-By-U]

I went to AZ tonight and picked up some rear brake pads. While checking out the guy told me I would need some special tool to remove the parking brake while I'm doing my rear brakes. Is this true?

I'm replacing the pads and possibly the passenger rear rotor due to grinding while stopping from that wheel. I'm sure the caliper pins are sticking headbang

Any input/suggestion is appreciated.

 

[shojuan]

I didn't use a special tool. I don't know of any special tool either. But if there is one, hey great. Some needle nose pliers to grab the cable end and some muscle to rotate the e-brake cable actuated mechanism should do fine. You work out, you're probably a lot stronger than I am, so you should have no trouble. But you will notice what I mean by using a little bit of muscle.

edit: Oh, you may as well rent AZ's rear disc brake caliper tool kit to rotate the pistons into their bores. A little bit nicer than using needle nose pliers. beer

<small>[ October 24, 2003, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: shojuan ]</small>

 

[K-Dawg]

You should replace both rear rotors at the same time.

 

[Shuey]

u do need a caliper piston tool to turn back the piston for the rear brakes.

 

[Blue-By-U]

Autozone has this nifty little block that features two or four protrusions in the corners on each of the six faces. This tool can be used on various Ford, Chevy and Dodge caliper pistons. It worked great and only cost 10 bucks.

 

[luigisho]

Change both rotors at the same time. Get the AZ brake tool from the loan program. If the caliper is problematic you might want to consider getting a reman. replacement. If it's just the pins you can just replace those.

 

[SuperG]

I didn't remove the parking brake...just worked around it...

 

[3.8Lwagon]

the stupied cubes are garbage
they will cause more trouble and you will get at leat one bluddy knuckle from workign with the stupied cubes. take it back!!!! save your self 10 bucks and just use the correct rear brake tool. AZ let you use them for free.

 

[Blue-By-U]

HAHA funny you say that. I finished the job this morning and YES I did scrape my knuckles many times using that cube. It's still a nifty little tool.

 

[MO-KAN SHO]

For the record, I found a 1/4" drive socket wrench w/ extension fits in the hole where the springs connect pretty well. (if it's worn, it may not work great.) That would allow you to get some more leverage to compress that spring.

 

[pjtoledo]

Yes, there is a tool for removing the cable end from the caliper. Very common tool, usually cheap too. It's in the body section, one of those "forked" screwdrivers for removing door panels!! Works great, slide the fork under the cable end, work it a little and out pops the cable. Putting it back on was just as easy.

Perry