DTOSH Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I replaced the front pads with no problems - hardest part was removing lug nuts - on so tight I broke a socket. Rear calipers are different. How are pads accessed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I replaced the front pads with no problems - hardest part was removing lug nuts - on so tight I broke a socket.Rear calipers are different. How are pads accessed? I helped a buddy replace his while we were R&R'ing the rear axle seals on both our rigs. It's been a while, but I do remember it being a little different than the fronts. I don't think you can just slide those pads out like the front. Since he was tearing into the axle, the caliper had to come off anyways, so we just collapse the pistons and set the brakes pad in the caliper, then slid it back onto the rotor. If you can't figure anything else out, that's a pretty easy route to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougjohn2 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I posted a couple write-ups on www.ih8mud.com a while back. posted some images from the factory service manual there too...let me find it and post it here too. it's pretty easy to do, you do need to remove the caliper to do the job -- no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTOSH Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I posted a couple write-ups on www.ih8mud.com a while back. posted some images from the factory service manual there too...let me find it and post it here too.it's pretty easy to do, you do need to remove the caliper to do the job -- no big deal. GREAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTOSH Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I replaced the front pads with no problems - hardest part was removing lug nuts - on so tight I broke a socket.Rear calipers are different. How are pads accessed? I helped a buddy replace his while we were R&R'ing the rear axle seals on both our rigs. It's been a while, but I do remember it being a little different than the fronts. I don't think you can just slide those pads out like the front. Since he was tearing into the axle, the caliper had to come off anyways, so we just collapse the pistons and set the brakes pad in the caliper, then slid it back onto the rotor. If you can't figure anything else out, that's a pretty easy route to go. THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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