Ugh. I hate that I have to ask this question. Though I feel like the moment I do, I'll figure it out (again).

I've done so much work on my truck lately and go figure, I'm actually stuck at what should be the easy part of all this. I've looked though the FSM, my Chilton's guide, etc and haven't found the answers I need. I'm hoping ya'll can help me out a bit here.

I recently swapped out my smaller mc/brake booster/rotors/calipers/pads for the 1" bore/dual diaphram/V6 type. I got the rotors on, wheel bearings in, etc.

I took my old brakes back to the store I got the new ones from and already got my core charge back. I know - not so smart, lesson learned. I go to put them together and realize that I really don't know what I'm doing. ()

So I throw some pieces together, thinking it'll be pretty straight forward, but I feel like I'm missing something. I know that I don't have any shims other than what came on the "shimmed pads" but I feel like I'm missing something else.

Here's what I have:


I took those parts and attempted to assemble my calipers:


Am I missing anything (it doesn't feel right...)? How the heck do you put these things back together? I am so close to being able to drive my truck again after months of fixing screw ups by the prior owner. Thanks in advance.

 

Looks about right... don't forget to bolt them back onto the truck, though

You could by the anti-squeal shims and put them in there too...

Front brakes on these rigs are really as easy as they seem. Do you have bleeder screws?

 

Looks good to me. now slip it over the rotor, bolt it to the spindle and hook it up!

 

Wow... really that easy. Yes, I do have bleeder screws. Thanks!

 

ok, so i got the backing plate shaved down to fit the new calipers. i got the new calipers bolted up. i'm still kind of hesitant though... there really aren't any return springs that should go on these?

 

no THATS RIGHT MAN !!!!
there are 4 piston and they are alot bigger than most brakes!!!

just the pads then bars and the one metal clip and the wire peice!

 

Bleeder screw goes on the top so you can bleed all the air out. Ask me how I know.

 

Coat those pins with a lite coat of grease (should have come with the pads ) to keep them from corroding and catching.

 

ha ha! for sure.

ooh. good call. the pads didn't come with grease, but i'll slap some on. and yeah, these are way bigger than the tiny brakes i just swapped out. i can't wait to see what she feels like when i finally get her going again!

thanks everyone for all your help!

 

Disk brakes do not have return springs. The pads are always brushing up against the rotor slightly... that way, when you press the brake pedal, there is no pedal travel wasted to bring the pads against the rotors. That's the main reason that 4 wheel disk brakes seem to grab with less pedal travel than a front disk / rear drum setup. The rear shoes actually get pulled off the drum by the return springs, and unless you are very particular about keeping the rear brakes adjusted tight, then eventually, you end up getting more pedal travel before your brakes actually grab.