Installing new rear brakes on a 91 sho and I have a question

[Bryan]

The rear brakes are disc but how does the parking brake work? I am going to be reinstalling the brakes but I don't know how they work I have worked on rear drum brakes but not disc

 

[K-Dawg]

The parking brakes use a cable that pulls on a spring loaded lever to push the pads against the rotor. Release the tension, pull the end of the cable off of the lever, and remove the E-clip that hold the cable on the caliper and you can do whatever you want with it. Reverse the procedure to reinstall.

 

[sperold]

You will need a small bake tool to "spin" the rear piston out of the cast assembly. The parts stores sell a universal cube with pins on each face, and one of those pin faces will work. The rears are a lot harder to work on.

 

[pjtoledo]

the rotation of the lever turns an unusual looking screw that drives the piston outward. there are also some ball bearings inside the rear piston assembly. there is quite a bit more than just a piston inside the rears. and yes, to retrack, the piston is screwed/turned back in. open the bleeder to squirt the junk fluid out instead of back into the lines.

Perry