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What tools do you need to replace brake pads?
What Tools Do You Need To Change Brake Pads and Rotors?
- Ratchet and Socket Kit. To fix your vehicle, you must have a socket set.
- Torque Wrench. A torque wrench is a must.
- Brake Pad Spreader or C-Clamp.
- Torx / Allen Set.
- Brake Bleeder Wrench.
- Jack and Jack stands.
- Lug Nut Wrench.
- Gloves.
Which way do you turn the rear brake piston?
Clockwise is the correct direction to turn the rear calipers as 2001GTTT said. Make sure you are using the rear caliper tool properly but it can take a lot of torque to get them to turn in. Also, make sure that you line up the cutouts in the piston so that they are vertical.
How do you remove rear brake pads?
Steps for changing your brake pads
- Remove the wheel.
- Remove the slider bolt.
- Pivot the caliper up.
- Slide out the old brake pads.
- Replace the retaining clips.
- Slide in the new brake pads.
- Retract the pistons.
- Monitor the brake fluid level.
How to remove the brake drum on a Ducato?
Remove the brake drum (1a). – If the operation proves difficult, loosen the handbrake cable, insert a screwdriver in one of the openings for fastening the wheel and position this opening in line with the handbrake self adjuster. Then rotate the knurled toothed wheel on the self adjuster to wind the shoes away from the drum to release it.
How do you adjust the hand brake under the drums?
Unless you have been driving around for hours, ignoring the hand brake warning light, there is nothing to adjust under the drums because there was no wear. The cables may have stretched a bit: that you adjust under the van in two steps. First the transfer lever from the cable to the bar, then the balancing lever in front of the rear axle.
Is there a way to adjust the brake shoes?
A small steel hook and a spring can automatically adjust the brake shoes, an investment of 10 cents per wheel! I have to agree with rolopolo you can adjust the shoes through a hole in the drum using a flat blade screwdriver turning the cog.
Is the hand brake the same as the rear brake?
The hand brake is shoe operated whilst the rear brakes are disc i.e. a ‘top hat’ system. The shoes therefore should never wear as the handbrake should only be applied at rest. The hand brake is shoe operated whilst the rear brakes are disc i.e. a ‘top hat’ system.