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FTBR brake install (front and rear)
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 12915813" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>You picked up on that eh? Well you're right. Wrenching on fine machinery has always put a smile on my face.:-D</p><p></p><p>I took quite a few photos for this mod and I think they may provide some worthwhile insight to anyone on the fence. This one is easy when you eliminate the unknown. Let's see if I can win over at least one individual that may want to dive into the brakes but doesn't have much practical experience with S197 brakes (or any brakes for that matter).</p><p></p><p>Here's an exploded service view and list that identifies the individual parts that comprise the rear brakes on our beloved S197's...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447211[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]447212[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]447213[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Once you remove the wheel/tire assembly you can access the two caliper bolts (#6). I removed them and set the caliper on a ramp so that they wouldn't be hanging. Makes them easy to work on as well.</p><p></p><p>In order to remove the <em>brake caliper anchor plate</em> (#7), you have to remove the two <em>brake caliper guide pin bolts</em> (#1). You can see one at my thumb and the other at my index finger (13mm wrench).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447214[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447215[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447216[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447217[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Flipped over, this is what you'd see...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447218[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The pads just about fall out at this point...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447219[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The two <em>spring clips</em> (#4) lift right out of place...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447220[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This is what you are left with...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447221[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You are now ready to rework the 'cage' to fit the adapter plates in Bruce's kit. You'll need a 5/16" allen socket, torque wrench, vice, a small amount of blue loctite, grinder/file/belt sander/mill (or whatever else you have to get the job done) to knock the 'humps' down a bit.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447222[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here's the caliper piston that needs to be pushed back into its respective bore in order to allow installation of the new rotors (note the slots in the piston that run vertically)...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447223[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>I successfully used a spanner wrench for a 4" grinder but Ford shows this tool in their service manual...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447224[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I took a baseline measurement to see how much of a gap I had...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447225[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Again, I used the wrench I had in order to turn the piston clockwise (along with some inward pressure) until I had the needed room...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447226[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You need to finish with the slot in a vertical position so that the pad locating pin can be engaged...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447227[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Everything goes right back together (with Bruce's adapter now along for the ride)...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447228[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Spring clips and pads slip right back into place...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447229[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Slip the new rotor into place and bolt the entire caliper assembly into place (etc) and you're done!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447230[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>For contrast, I slipped both old and new rotors into place at the same time...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447231[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447232[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447233[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Anyway, both rears are done.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]447234[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Fronts are even easier!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 12915813, member: 83412"] You picked up on that eh? Well you're right. Wrenching on fine machinery has always put a smile on my face.:-D I took quite a few photos for this mod and I think they may provide some worthwhile insight to anyone on the fence. This one is easy when you eliminate the unknown. Let's see if I can win over at least one individual that may want to dive into the brakes but doesn't have much practical experience with S197 brakes (or any brakes for that matter). Here's an exploded service view and list that identifies the individual parts that comprise the rear brakes on our beloved S197's... [ATTACH=full]447211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447213[/ATTACH] Once you remove the wheel/tire assembly you can access the two caliper bolts (#6). I removed them and set the caliper on a ramp so that they wouldn't be hanging. Makes them easy to work on as well. In order to remove the [I]brake caliper anchor plate[/I] (#7), you have to remove the two [I]brake caliper guide pin bolts[/I] (#1). You can see one at my thumb and the other at my index finger (13mm wrench). [ATTACH=full]447214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447217[/ATTACH] Flipped over, this is what you'd see... [ATTACH=full]447218[/ATTACH] The pads just about fall out at this point... [ATTACH=full]447219[/ATTACH] The two [I]spring clips[/I] (#4) lift right out of place... [ATTACH=full]447220[/ATTACH] This is what you are left with... [ATTACH=full]447221[/ATTACH] You are now ready to rework the 'cage' to fit the adapter plates in Bruce's kit. You'll need a 5/16" allen socket, torque wrench, vice, a small amount of blue loctite, grinder/file/belt sander/mill (or whatever else you have to get the job done) to knock the 'humps' down a bit. [ATTACH=full]447222[/ATTACH] Here's the caliper piston that needs to be pushed back into its respective bore in order to allow installation of the new rotors (note the slots in the piston that run vertically)... [ATTACH=full]447223[/ATTACH] I successfully used a spanner wrench for a 4" grinder but Ford shows this tool in their service manual... [ATTACH=full]447224[/ATTACH] I took a baseline measurement to see how much of a gap I had... [ATTACH=full]447225[/ATTACH] Again, I used the wrench I had in order to turn the piston clockwise (along with some inward pressure) until I had the needed room... [ATTACH=full]447226[/ATTACH] You need to finish with the slot in a vertical position so that the pad locating pin can be engaged... [ATTACH=full]447227[/ATTACH] Everything goes right back together (with Bruce's adapter now along for the ride)... [ATTACH=full]447228[/ATTACH] Spring clips and pads slip right back into place... [ATTACH=full]447229[/ATTACH] Slip the new rotor into place and bolt the entire caliper assembly into place (etc) and you're done! [ATTACH=full]447230[/ATTACH] For contrast, I slipped both old and new rotors into place at the same time... [ATTACH=full]447231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447233[/ATTACH] Anyway, both rears are done. [ATTACH=full]447234[/ATTACH] Fronts are even easier! [/QUOTE]
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