FlamingGoatBalls Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 I took the two bolts outto free the part of the caliper holding the pads but it wont come off....that am i missing? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 If its the two circled bolts below, (mine were 3/8" allen heads), your caliper may be stuck because the pads are stuck in a groove. Manually pull the inboard side of the caliper toward you to attempt to collapse the cylinder allowing you more clearance to remove the caliper. Use some elbow grease on it... and you will free it up. However, don't pull the car off the jack with this maneuver and use a safety jack, I don't want to be responsible for you getting hurt... I have utilized a large c-clamp to mash the outside pad past its clips, to collapse the cylinder slightly, if I don't plan to use the pads again.. Don't hang the caliper from the rubber hose, use a wire hanger that you cut and hang the caliper from the coil spring, be sure the hanger is well secured so that the caliper doesn't fall and hit your hand (as happened once to me, it hurts!).. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingGoatBalls Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Thanks for the reply scotty. I finally got it. The caliper on the 97 deville seems to be different from yours and mine. It is a 2 part caliper and i took off the wrong part. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I find it amazing how different each year is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydone Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 if you removed the caliper bracket bolts they must be torqued to specs about 130 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingGoatBalls Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Torqued.....right. Just like the wheels I need more tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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