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Originally Posted by 4r-4ever
replacing the rear caliper is quite easy. i'm not sure why others mentioned removing the rotor. you don't have to if you are only replacing the caliper and it's okay to just replace the caliper if both pads and rotors are still good.
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To be fair to them I was wondering about doing calipers, rotors, and pads all in one go!
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Originally Posted by truckmike26
I HATE these rear brakes. The parking brake shoes catch on the rust ridge that builds up over time on the inner disc drum hat and damages at least something when pulling off the rotor.
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Originally Posted by truckmike26
Yeah? What if the rust ridge is large enough that even with the adjuster all the way screwed in the shoes still catch?
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That is a good point, I have a feeling my discs won't be that rusty, however I am now thinking it makes sense to remove the rotor and sand down any ridge that my be developing to prevent this being a problem in the future. Preventative maintenance.
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Originally Posted by 4r-4ever
you do know that you can't just pull it out if it's catching on the inner ridge. you have to loosen the the screw using a screw driver first. the rotor has a hole on it where you can insert a flat screw driver. make sure that hole is around 6 o'clock position and by using a flash light, can see the adjuster. you will have to loosen that first enough for you to remove the rotor.
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I am going to chant this nightly so that I don't forget!
I've seen the horror stories about re-assembling everything.
