Brake calipers.
The 2000 Ford Taurus uses CD brakes with brake calipers on all four wheels. All brake pads duty replacing eventually, nevertheless it is general that you'll compulsion to spending money the front pads bounteous Often than the rear pads. There are slight differences in changing the brake pads in front calipers than in rear ones. No argument which extreme you're changing them on, you devoir to alter the brake pads for both the left and hold together turn calm.
Instructions
Removing Old Brake Pads
Remove the caliper's lower bolt with a wrench and swing it up provided it's the front caliper. For a rear caliper, detach the parking brake cable from the caliper, remove the upper mounting bolt, pry the caliper's top edge complimentary and swing it down.5. Pull the brake pads gone of the caliper's mounting bracket. Block the front of the front wheels whether you're working on the rear point or the rear of the rear tires whether you're working on the front edge.
2. Wash the brake meeting with brake cleaner and receive the residue in a drip pan.
3. Compress the caliper piston with a C-clamp provided you are working on the front calipers. The brake fluid Testament rise in the proficient cylinder as you arrange this; accomplish certain it doesn't overflow.
4.1. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheels on the objective of the van you're going to interchange the brake pads on. Elevate the extent of the machine you're working on, abutment it on jack stands, and remove both of the wheels.
Installing New Pads
6. Seat the rear caliper piston into its bore by rotating it clockwise using a caliper adjusting tool or needle-nose pliers. One of the piston's slots must be able to engage the tab on the inner brake pad's backing plate.
7. Clean away all rust, corrosion or dirt from the caliper using a wire brush.
8. Install the replacement brake pads into the caliper mounting bracket.
9. Press the caliper sliding pins and make sure they move freely within the bores. Remove the pins and lubricate them with high-temperature grease if they do not.
10. Swing the caliper back into position on the mounting bracket, making sure the anti-rattle clip is properly installed. Apply a small amount of thread-locking compound to the threads of the mounting bolt and tighten it.
11. Reconnect the wheels and lower the car once you have changed the brake pads for both wheels.
