How do you remove the rear rotor on a 2002 F150?

Answer 1

You can't remove the rotors because the emergency brake is tight on the inside of the rotors. Make sure it's not engaged when you are working on the rear brakes. Block the front tires for saftey. Then you have to remove the rear calipers from the mounting brackets, there are two bolts that hold the calipers on. Make sure you hang the calipers securily with some wire so you don't damage the rubber brake line hose. Then you need to adjust the emergency parking brake shoes in order to remove the rotors. Theres a rubber plug on the backside of the rear hubs, once you look at the back of the hub you'll see the plug. It's on the top. Once you take out the plug, you need to use a screw driver to turn the star spindel. You need to turn the star spindel counter-clockwise in order to give yourself enough clearance to remove the rotors. The beauty of this design is that Ford incorporated a drum and caliper system together, but it's difficult to take off the rotors if the emergency brake shoes are to tight. The inside of the rotors acts as the drums for the emergency brake system. I've done this and it's not that hard, but, I did have to replace the emergency brake shoes because they were worn out and the shoes fell off the metal backing plates when I finally got the rotors to come off. They only glued these shoes onto the backing plates, they don't rivet them so take your time getting the rotors off or you can damage the emergency brake shoes, but if you do they are cheap at napa. My service guide says to install the new rotors, use a couple of lug nuts to hold it on, then adjust the star spindal for the emergency brake all the way clockwise until you can't turn it anymore, then you must back it off 8 clicks counter-clockwise. Make sure the emergency brake is not engaged when you are doing this, the 8 clicks backwards compensates for when you do engage the parking brake because the shoes expands outwards. This adjustment sets the emergency brakes so they work properly. Once the emergency brake is properly set you can't remove the rear rotors, which is what your initial problem is. Then install the rubber plug back in the hole, put on the new pads and calipers and you're good to go.

Answer 2

Very easy. Remove tires, remove brake caliper (2 small bolts) then remove 2 clips on hub bolts( lug nut studs), then your hubs should slide right off. Your rotors should be part of your hub. have them turned or put new ones back on Very easy. Remove tires, remove brake caliper (2 small bolts) then remove 2 clips on hub bolts( lug nut studs), then your hubs should slide right off. Your rotors should be part of your hub. have them turned or put new ones back on

Answer 3

The rear brakes on a '98 Galant should be drums, not rotors. I believe Mitz. didn't make the Galant w/ front and rear discs until '02. (this may not be the case w/ the VR4) To remove the drum you'll need a rubber mallet. You want to use a rubber mallet so you won't dent the outside of the drum. Be sure the emergancy brake is NOT on. Take the wheel off and tap the drum until it breaks free. You may have to do more than just tap it. A couple of good slams aught to do it. Once it's free the drum should just fall off. It's best to clean the inside of the drum before replacing. Use brake cleaner to do this. Hope this helps. darksidesteve

Answer 4

Same as the question "How do you change brakes on a 2000 Grand Marquis?" Remove wheels Re-install 2 lug nuts to hold rotor in place Loosen 2 caliper mounting bolts Remove one of them to allow caliper to swing off the rotor Remove outer brake pad Use "C" Clamp and inner pad to retract piston into caliper body Replace inner and outer pads Re-install caliper and mounting bolts Found that the front rotors slipped off easily while the rear ones needed a lot more "convincing" using heat, crowbar and heavy hammer The parking brake pads were the reason for the extra effort DO NOT FORGET TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO SET PADS AGAINST ROTOR PRIOR TO MOVING VEHICLE

Answer 5

Jack up the car and take off the rear wheel and wheel assembly. Attach a C-clamp to the brake caliper and compress the piston into the caliper bore. Once this is done, the old rotor can be removed. Install the new rotor and carefully re-install the brake caliper. Put the wheel assembly and wheel back on.

Answer 6

it has DSI, which means there is no rotor. if your having ignition problems just check the coil packs and wires. look for cracks or white-ish lines. if the car has over 100 grand just replace it all.

If your talking about the brake rotors (discs) remove the wheel, then take the bolts off that hold your caliper in place. That's the part that hold your brake pads. You will have to hit the back of the caliper to get the pads off the rotor. Once you get the caliper free, the rotor should be loose and u just pull it off. Sometimes u need to hit the rotor from behind with a hammer, hit it equally around the rotor IE :hit it on top for a few then the bottom then the right side then the left you get what I mean. The bolts are torques, if you can change them to a regular bolt head I would and I did actually. If you need more help just ask I just did mine on a 2001 Cougar.

Answer 7

Removal # NOTE: When removing the rear brake disc (2C026) in this procedure it is not necessary to disconnect the hydraulic lines. Remove the rear disc brake caliper (2552). For additional information, refer to Caliper in this section. # NOTE: If the rear brake disc binds on the rear parking brake shoe and linings, remove the adjustment hole access plug and contract the parking brake shoe and lining. Remove the rear brake disc.

Answer 8

if they are like the 97, you will need to hit them repeadedly with a rubber hammer because they are siezed to the axel.

Answer 9

you need to remove metal brackets which are secured with 2 bolts one on the top and one at the bottom, these brackets also hold the brake calipers in place.

I hope it will help