[tprokop]

we just changed the brakes and rotors on my mustang, and the brake cylinders wont compress so i can put the new pads back on. Am i missing something huge that is different on mustang's?

Thanks

[Bossman351]

Front or rear? The front should compress the same as any other vehicle with disc brakes. I believe the rears require a specialty socket that actually threads the piston back into the caliper.

[Twist 2 Go]

Originally Posted by Bossman351 Front or rear? The front should compress the same as any other vehicle with disc brakes. I believe the rears require a specialty socket that actually threads the piston back into the caliper.

yes, a tool is needed to thread the rear caliper pistons back into place. I have done it before w/o the tool using pliers but it was a bitch!!!

[Bossman351]

Originally Posted by Twist 2 Go Originally Posted by Bossman351 Front or rear? The front should compress the same as any other vehicle with disc brakes. I believe the rears require a specialty socket that actually threads the piston back into the caliper. yes, a tool is needed to thread the rear caliper pistons back into place. I have done it before w/o the tool using pliers but it was a bitch!!!

Yeah, I did the same about 4 years ago. Right after that I went out and bought one of the sockets. Its still in my toolbox in the original packaging.

[tprokop]

yeah its the rear, what kind of tool is it?

[mdvaldosta]

It's a small cube that you stick on the end of a ratchet. Parts stores sell them for about $12 I think.

[tprokop]

Hey Thanks a lot guys

[99mustang232]

haha, i use a set of flat tipped pliers

[vnmous]

Yea I bought one of the universal sockets from napa that has like 6 sides to it and then ended up having to use pliars cause the bitch was too stubborn to move with the socket lol

[173speed]

I always use pliers u get use to it if not there is a trick to it if they don`t want to go back in use a regular brake cylinder
compressor tool compress at the same time use a large pliers to turned the cylinder
just make sure u don`t damage the boot it always work...

[1998Stang]

I also recently had all my brake pads replaced with ceramic pads, and had all the rotors turned. After a few weeks, I noticed a low clicking noise from my rear brakes while driving. (It sounds a lot like a pebble stuck in the tire).

When I apply the brakes, the noise stops immediately. There are no other problems with the brakes, and this noise is intermittent.

The guys at the garage said that "doing the rear brakes was harder than doing the fronts". I'm slowly catching on, I think. Does the noise mean that my rear brakes need to be adjusted somehow? Is the noise coming from the pads dragging on the rotors?


Thanks,
Joe

[99mustang232]

there's not much to adjust, you could just re-torque the bolts and make sure they are tight, but there is a metal clip that gets re-used on the new pads, maybe this did not get transferred to the new set? it is shown as #5 on the attached diagram, you also might want to check the rotor surface to make sure no debris is stuck in the pad making a groove in your rotor.

[lucidsoul5]

I have a 2002 Mustang GT and I am attempting to change the rear disc brakes. I undid the caliper bolt and slid the caliper upright to attempt to change the pads but the piston is still compressed too tight to let me get the pads out. Now I read that there is a tool to reset the piston and I assume that I need to reset the piston before I attempt to remove the old pads. Please correct me if I'm wrong. What I need to know is where do I use this special piston resetting tool is it in front of me or behind the rotor? I am still used to using a clamp so this is different. Also what is the tool called so I know what to ask for?