After strugling for a hour to get that spring back on there with the caliper in a vice i put it on the car and hooked up the cable then the spring fell out of its mounting. What a M F.!!!!
I just did my uncle's "93" Taurus today and I replaced the drivers side caliper and both rear rotors and pads.This video was very helpful. Also when my uncle bought his caliper from Napa it came with the caliper mount.They told us that their calipers are now coming with the mount.Just a quick tip.Thanks for a great video and all your help.
Those rubber boots should have an air tight seal. Lightly push on the pin a bit and the rubber should balloon up a bit and not loose air. A tear in those is what will cause a pin to get stuck like that. I clean and re lube pins on every brake job. Boots can be cleaned with brake cleaner and a rag. I than give them a small shot of silicone spray after all is assembled to help them last. I also inspect and wipe boots any time I have wheels off for a tire rotation. Takes no time.
@drm315 I agree. I think that caliper was fine. It was the frozen pin they made the caliper seem bad. I wonder if they went back to the customer and said, Hey, good news, the caliper didn't need to be replaced. I bet not LOL
Maybe I'm the oddball here, but I've seen those slide pins sieze up on Chevy Blazers with 4 wheel disc brakes so much that I started biddin new rear caliper brackets and slide pins with the bolts anytime I did rear brake work on them.
I see ya got the HAMMER HEAD!!!!!!!!! That is a great tool. I allways like to get the fully loaded calipers on the Ford Taurus's. (the pin's are allway's sezied) PS I love PB BLASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You seem to have a bad microphone connection, siince some of the clips on this video are coming through only one speaker. Other audio clips are fine, even in this video. This brake setup seems very similar to the VW Jetta rear brakes. I find that brake caliper design to be a little funky. This is another winning video, Duane. Thankyou.
@canadaeast Nothing wrong with resurfacing the rotor a little to true it up and refresh the breaking surface. Maybe your guys figure it cost to much to invest in a lathe. Plus it takes some time for the lathe to do it's job. Since the cost of new rotors have come down so much it might actually be cheaper just to replace them.
Not to split hairs but at 14:06 that looks like a big old blob of silicone grease (which I've used many times) but now they have fancy, high priced super duper caliper hardware grease with moly and teflon and all kind of stuff in it. Discs, drums, rocket ships, anything.
@calmini4x4 Yeah, if that pin is frozen I'm thinking the inside pad would wear much more. If the caliper can't float, the inside pad would be the only pad giving stopping pressure. I'm sure after awhile it would cause the rotor to warp a bit since so much heat would be generated on the inside of the rotor
Thought my caliper was locked. Thanks to this video i found out i need the tool to twist it as its pushed in. Hope that works and i dont need a caliper too
Side note for someone that might read before they work. The passenger side screws in counterclockwise which means it screws out to screw in. Thanks Ford! 👎📉
Great instructional video. Thanks! If replacing the caliper with a new one, is the special tool needed to decompress the piston, assuming that the new caliper comes with a piston that is decompressed already?
I got my parking brake out of the clip, but MAN, trying to twist that thing out of that hole on the caliper is impossible! Wisconsin winters are nice at rusting parts together permanently- no E-clips required! (but use them anyway)
Hi, A suggestion, if you ever have to take that spring off again, try clamping the caliper to the upper control arm with the spring facing you, it makes removal and re-installation of that spring so much easier.
Hey Duane is that an older Taurus? I have a 2001 Merc Sable that has drum brakes in the rear. I was just wondering that's all and excellent video very well done and detailed.
I find that I have to spin the piston back out until the caliper just slips over the rotor with I little free play or the parking brake never adjusts up like you would expect it to. Do you find that problem too?
I've had to air hammer caliper pins out. Sometimes they get so corroded that the pins won't fit in there correctly anymore and make the caliper rattle.
hmm... I would have used a wire brush on the rusted caliper bracket hole! You did clean the caliper pin, but I would suspect there is rust in the hole as well. Other than that, I enjoyed the video.
Man eye wished you did the rear driver side so I can see how that emergency brake lines up I’m leaking fluid FROM REAR CALIPER EVERY TIME I HIT BREAKS NEW CALIPER NEW BREAK HOSE HIT THE BREAKS AND FLUID FLOWS THROUGH THAT SCREW THAT CONNECTS TO THE SPRING
@Chris07860 I think all Tauruses up until the 2008 redesign/rebadging had rear drum brakes, with the exception of the Wagon model. As far as I know, the wagon was the only Taurus to have 4 wheel disc brakes.
That's a nasty looking finish on those rotors. Hopefully it's just the video/camera but it looks pretty bad. As cheap a those hat rotors are I always just replace, never refinish, too high a chance of pad squeal if the finish on the rotor is poor as well as high wear rate of the pads. I hope you didn't mistake that stuck caliper slide pin for a bad caliper (stuck piston), it looked like that piston on the old caliper went back in pretty easily!
Hey how's it going. . Hay so I'm having an issue with the e-brake. My cables aren't ceased, but I'm not getting any engagement from my e brake ..the cables seam fine and but are not pushing the piston .. any idea what's going on? Thx
The brakes still stick-don't fully release, often times, and when it happens, if I'm in Drive, and take foot off gas to coast-idle, car slows to a stop even though no brake applied. How can I tell which brake-wheel it is? Also, is this something I could attempt to work on? Have no experience, but am mechanically inclined. Does this sound like a caliper? Any ideas? Sound serious? Appreciate your help! Thanks, Ray
I have a hard time with what is left or right on a vehicle... Driver side is left? Passenger side is right? viewing from rear of vehicle.. What is correct?
hey I have a 1990 Taurus sho my left rear caliper won't release put new caliper even new braket with it new pad and rotor but it will not release to the point it get red hot there any idea why it does that thank
Hi, you seem to have done Ford Taurus's before. I have a 1999 Taurus, 6 cyllinder. I am having an issue where at times, actually often times, the brakes seem to be sticking, or not completely releasing. So when I am driving, I feel a wobble on the steering wheel, and a slight pull when stopping. One time, I pulled in to get gas, and could "NOT" move the car. It was locked up, I was in Drive, and it would not budge, made loud locking noise.I turned off car off, and after cooled, moved again.
After strugling for a hour to get that spring back on there with the caliper in a vice i put it on the car and hooked up the cable then the spring fell out of its mounting. What a M F.!!!!
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I was just gifted a piece of hunk taurus wagon and your video is saving my life right now thank you
I just did my uncle's "93" Taurus today and I replaced the drivers side caliper and both rear rotors and pads.This video was very helpful. Also when my uncle bought his caliper from Napa it came with the caliper mount.They told us that their calipers are now coming with the mount.Just a quick tip.Thanks for a great video and all your help.
Great video, clear and concise. thanks a bunch from an 84 year old old guy.
Thank you. The biggest challenge was the emergency brake cable .
That cable absolutely sucked
Those rubber boots should have an air tight seal. Lightly push on the pin a bit and the rubber should balloon up a bit and not loose air. A tear in those is what will cause a pin to get stuck like that. I clean and re lube pins on every brake job. Boots can be cleaned with brake cleaner and a rag. I than give them a small shot of silicone spray after all is assembled to help them last. I also inspect and wipe boots any time I have wheels off for a tire rotation. Takes no time.
@drm315 I agree. I think that caliper was fine. It was the frozen pin they made the caliper seem bad. I wonder if they went back to the customer and said, Hey, good news, the caliper didn't need to be replaced. I bet not LOL
If he was able to push the piston back in it couldn't have been too bad.
Maybe I'm the oddball here, but I've seen those slide pins sieze up on Chevy Blazers with 4 wheel disc brakes so much that I started biddin new rear caliper brackets and slide pins with the bolts anytime I did rear brake work on them.
I see ya got the HAMMER HEAD!!!!!!!!! That is a great tool. I allways like to get the fully loaded calipers on the Ford Taurus's. (the pin's are allway's sezied) PS I love PB BLASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thank you sir you saved me $1150
Used a high powered drill and the caliper cube and w-d 40 behind the boot to get the piston in.PUSHED LIKE HELL WHILE DRILLING and it finally went in.
Thanks for the great video. it's exactly what I needed to learn how to do the job!
That pedal pumper is awesome!
My 1997 Continental is exactly the same as this-thanks for the in depth
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You seem to have a bad microphone connection, siince some of the clips on this video are coming through only one speaker. Other audio clips are fine, even in this video.
This brake setup seems very similar to the VW Jetta rear brakes. I find that brake caliper design to be a little funky.
This is another winning video, Duane. Thankyou.
@canadaeast Nothing wrong with resurfacing the rotor a little to true it up and refresh the breaking surface. Maybe your guys figure it cost to much to invest in a lathe. Plus it takes some time for the lathe to do it's job. Since the cost of new rotors have come down so much it might actually be cheaper just to replace them.
Great Podcast show Dwayne! I also used to run parking lot sweeper rigs for about 4 years. I mostly operated the Timco 210's & the Aircubs.
EXCELLENT walk through
It's nice to see a Hammerhead actually being used.
imagine bolts coming off that easily in real life
Not to split hairs but at 14:06 that looks like a big old blob of silicone grease (which I've used many times) but now they have fancy, high priced super duper caliper hardware grease with moly and teflon and all kind of stuff in it. Discs, drums, rocket ships, anything.
@calmini4x4 Yeah, if that pin is frozen I'm thinking the inside pad would wear much more. If the caliper can't float, the inside pad would be the only pad giving stopping pressure. I'm sure after awhile it would cause the rotor to warp a bit since so much heat would be generated on the inside of the rotor
Thought my caliper was locked. Thanks to this video i found out i need the tool to twist it as its pushed in. Hope that works and i dont need a caliper too
Same here
@@zacharykentner6765me too! I thought I needed a new caliper!
What a PIA to get the passenger side though
Side note for someone that might read before they work. The passenger side screws in counterclockwise which means it screws out to screw in. Thanks Ford! 👎📉
Great instructional video. Thanks! If replacing the caliper with a new one, is the special tool needed to decompress the piston, assuming that the new caliper comes with a piston that is decompressed already?
If the pistons are already compressed and will fit over the rotor and pads, then no, no need to compress. Often a large C-clamp will work just fine
Guys thanks for putting this up.
Would that frozen caliper pin present as a bad caliper? The pads would continue to have pressure on the rotor if that pin doesn't move, correct?
Daaaa%m my man busin ths thing down %like piece of ckn!!!
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I got my parking brake out of the clip, but MAN, trying to twist that thing out of that hole on the caliper is impossible! Wisconsin winters are nice at rusting parts together permanently- no E-clips required! (but use them anyway)
Hi, A suggestion, if you ever have to take that spring off again, try clamping the caliper to the upper control arm with the spring facing you, it makes removal and re-installation of that spring so much easier.
Hey Duane is that an older Taurus? I have a 2001 Merc Sable that has drum brakes in the rear. I was just wondering that's all and excellent video very well done and detailed.
I find that I have to spin the piston back out until the caliper just slips over the rotor with I little free play or the parking brake never adjusts up like you would expect it to. Do you find that problem too?
I've had to air hammer caliper pins out. Sometimes they get so corroded that the pins won't fit in there correctly anymore and make the caliper rattle.
Is the same with the 2008 ford Taurus limited
(The music) Dunt dunt daaaah! So, what year or generation Taurus or Sable are we talking, or are they pretty much the same?
pedal pumper is cool
Everything I'll lever need to know, TY.
No anti-seize where the pad ears slide? That’s askin for this to seize up. Plus a lil on the hub never hurt to avoid rotors seizing for the next job.
hmm... I would have used a wire brush on the rusted caliper bracket hole! You did clean the caliper pin, but I would suspect there is rust in the hole as well. Other than that, I enjoyed the video.
Man eye wished you did the rear driver side so I can see how that emergency brake lines up I’m leaking fluid FROM REAR CALIPER EVERY TIME I HIT BREAKS NEW CALIPER NEW BREAK HOSE HIT THE BREAKS AND FLUID FLOWS THROUGH THAT SCREW THAT CONNECTS TO THE SPRING
@Chris07860 I think all Tauruses up until the 2008 redesign/rebadging had rear drum brakes, with the exception of the Wagon model.
As far as I know, the wagon was the only Taurus to have 4 wheel disc brakes.
Not so
Nevermind I figured it out it's an older one
That's a nasty looking finish on those rotors. Hopefully it's just the video/camera but it looks pretty bad. As cheap a those hat rotors are I always just replace, never refinish, too high a chance of pad squeal if the finish on the rotor is poor as well as high wear rate of the pads.
I hope you didn't mistake that stuck caliper slide pin for a bad caliper (stuck piston), it looked like that piston on the old caliper went back in pretty easily!
Hey how's it going. . Hay so I'm having an issue with the e-brake. My cables aren't ceased, but I'm not getting any engagement from my e brake ..the cables seam fine and but are not pushing the piston .. any idea what's going on? Thx
The brakes still stick-don't fully release, often times, and when it happens, if I'm in Drive, and take foot off gas to coast-idle, car slows to a stop even though no brake applied. How can I tell which brake-wheel it is? Also, is this something I could attempt to work on? Have no experience, but am mechanically inclined. Does this sound like a caliper? Any ideas? Sound serious? Appreciate your help! Thanks, Ray
I am doing a brake job on a 95 taurus GL 3,0. Do I have to rotate the calipers when I compress them?
Is that a "IR hammerhead" I see, if it is how do you rate it !
I have a hard time with what is left or right on a vehicle... Driver side is left? Passenger side is right? viewing from rear of vehicle.. What is correct?
The standard is to describe it as if you were sitting in the driver's seat looking forward
@@duanemariage9514 Thanks
Wonder if you could run a wire bottle brush on a drill to clean out the slide hole? That slide looked like a project in itself.
Yeah, that's what I did. Gotta get that rust out of the hole.
hey I have a 1990 Taurus sho my left rear caliper won't release put new caliper even new braket with it new pad and rotor but it will not release to the point it get red hot there any idea why it does that thank
Hard to listen to in mono. No stereo? Weird
New brake caliper new brake flex hose and still leaking ??
Do you have to compress the old caliber, before removing emergency brake cable?
will be easier if you do
Do you have to rotate the piston or can you get away with just compression
MUST rotate. rent tool at car parts place
@sbab83 Yeah I think you're right about that
Hi, you seem to have done Ford Taurus's before. I have a 1999 Taurus, 6 cyllinder. I am having an issue where at times, actually often times, the brakes seem to be sticking, or not completely releasing. So when I am driving, I feel a wobble on the steering wheel, and a slight pull when stopping. One time, I pulled in to get gas, and could "NOT" move the car. It was locked up, I was in Drive, and it would not budge, made loud locking noise.I turned off car off, and after cooled, moved again.
heat the bracket
My caliper has black sludge like build up
@midlantic1 I was Thinking The Same Thing.
I thought i was about to watch and old episode of M*A*S*H