So after my rebuild of the fuel line on the '67 my next job was to change out the brake pads on the F-250. I've done pads on the Corvette and my motorcycle for years so should be simple. To make sure there wasn't any strange things ahead I watched a couple YouTube vids on the subject. Of course most vids entail more than you need and sometimes less...as in the phrase "just do this" without noting what "this" is...Well if I knew how to "just do this" I wouldn't be watching the video. But I digress.
Okay vid notes take these bolts out flip up the piston calipers and the pads are just siting there in their caliper housing. "Just" pull them out and place new ones in. simple.
First problem is that it took me about an hour to just jack my truck up. I have three floor jacks and none were tall enough to lift the wheel off the ground. Improvise with a 6x4 piece of wood. One on the jack arm and the other to place under the jack stand. The wood I used was long enough so not to slip out while lifting nor move under the jack stand.
Ah..wheel off. They be heavy. On to the brakes. Damn these bolts are in there. After a very long time of trying to get the bolts out I succeed. I flip over the caliper...and...the pads are in it. They did not remain on the other part of the caliper. But I get the pads out...add the new clips...and damn the pads will not go in easy. I fight them and then when I do get them to stay put the opening between them is smaller than the disc itself so no remounting the caliper. I try pushing the pistons back in but not much. I give up and replace the old pads knowing they will clear the disc. Put it all back and give up.
Later I start thinking about it and re-watch the video. Doooh! I removed the wrong bolts. I took off the whole caliper whereas I should have only taken of the piston housing.
Sunday back at it. Jack up the truck, now that I know how to do it. Wheel off. Bolts out. Piston housing flipped up. Pads stay in their housing. Pads come out easily. New clips, New pads. C-clamp the pistons with a piece of wood and push them back in. Piston housing back on. Wheel back on and on to the other side. Both done in about an hour.
It all in the details...or rather paying attention.
Okay vid notes take these bolts out flip up the piston calipers and the pads are just siting there in their caliper housing. "Just" pull them out and place new ones in. simple.
First problem is that it took me about an hour to just jack my truck up. I have three floor jacks and none were tall enough to lift the wheel off the ground. Improvise with a 6x4 piece of wood. One on the jack arm and the other to place under the jack stand. The wood I used was long enough so not to slip out while lifting nor move under the jack stand.
Ah..wheel off. They be heavy. On to the brakes. Damn these bolts are in there. After a very long time of trying to get the bolts out I succeed. I flip over the caliper...and...the pads are in it. They did not remain on the other part of the caliper. But I get the pads out...add the new clips...and damn the pads will not go in easy. I fight them and then when I do get them to stay put the opening between them is smaller than the disc itself so no remounting the caliper. I try pushing the pistons back in but not much. I give up and replace the old pads knowing they will clear the disc. Put it all back and give up.
Later I start thinking about it and re-watch the video. Doooh! I removed the wrong bolts. I took off the whole caliper whereas I should have only taken of the piston housing.
Sunday back at it. Jack up the truck, now that I know how to do it. Wheel off. Bolts out. Piston housing flipped up. Pads stay in their housing. Pads come out easily. New clips, New pads. C-clamp the pistons with a piece of wood and push them back in. Piston housing back on. Wheel back on and on to the other side. Both done in about an hour.
It all in the details...or rather paying attention.