Rear brakes--having trouble

[psfracer]

Ok, so I took the rear calipers off as they went on too tight for my taste last time (when I installed the 9 inch rearend a couple months ago) It is hard to turn the rear wheels by hand when just sitting on the jack stands.

So my intention was to simply remove each rear caliper, loosen the fitting for the brake fluid, and press in the caliper piston a little. Well I can't. So I took a closer look and the calipers still have the brackets on them for the emergency brake--even though I removed all of the emergency brake cables and such. So I moved this braket by hand, and it will move the caliper piston out further, but I can't figure out how to retract it.

So that is the question, how do I retract the caliper piston so it goes on the rotor easier.

 

[rford426]

I have a set of piston compressors deals I picked them up at Advance Auto but im sure any auto store has them... not expensive at all either maybe $10

 

[ILW84U]

If I'm not mistaken the pistons screw in.

 

[psfracer]

well that might explain it. Are you serious? I will have to take a look. So does anyone know how to push them in? When I moved the bracket (simulating what would happen if you pulled on the E-brake) it made a rachett noise and moved out 1 click.

I don't have a service manual otherwise I would try to figure this out. I haven't ran across this type of caliper before. I the ones I have worked on, it was as simple as relieving the line pressure and moving the piston in with some large pliers. Not so with these.

 

[joedls]

http://iihs.net/fsm/?dir=107&viewfile=Brake Pads.pdf

 

[psfracer]

cool thats a start--going to try it.

 

[JeremyH]

You need to twist the piston as you compress it. Autozone has a kit you can borrow for a deposit and then they return your money when you return it, it works like a charm.

 

[US-1]

Fifty grand in a big block and you're using stock rear calipers?

 

[psfracer]

Well, that worked like a charm. I rotated one three full turns, put it on and it was a little too much, so I grabbed the bracket (that used to hold the E-Brake) and clicked it once, and perfect. The other side I rotated it two full turns, put it back on and now everything is perfect.

I am running the stock rear brakes because I honestly don't know what kit will work. I have the Currie 9 inch, but it has the 8.8 ends on it. The strange rear brake kits I see says you have to have the c-clip eliminators (for the 8.8) so I don't know how that would effect fitment since I obviously don't have the c-clip eliminators since its a 9 inch.

Do you know what rear brake set up would work?

 

[US-1]

Aerospace

 

[psfracer]

what I meant was not 8.8 ends, just the 8.8 caliper brackets so I could use the stock rear brakes.

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

I was about to ask you how did you get the C-Clips back in there....

The C-Clip eleminators are 9" ends...

 

[psfracer]

Oh, so does that mean if Strange makes a rear brake kit for an 8.8 with c-clip eliminators, that it would fit my 9-inch? (Because I have the 8.8 caliper brackets).

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

correct if they make a kit for 2005+ but they also make a kit for the 9"...After my looking the 8.8 C-Clip Elim. kits for the 2005+ worked with my Currie 9"...I know the Aerospace Kit for the 9" is a direct bolt on and the Strange 9" one should be also...