Rear Brake Pad Replacement Options

[air4cedude]

Hey guys,

I just tried to swap out my rear break pads on my '99 GT. I removed the only bolt on the caliper and from what I've read from other threads the caliper was just supposed to swing up but it didn't even with a considerable amount of force.

What am I doing wrong?

[richee3]

Did you loosen the other bolt? If it was still completely tight, the caliper probably won't budge.

[mkernz22]

There's only one bolt on the rear brakes and try tapping them with a rubber mallet, should do the trick if you haven't replaced them in a while!

[air4cedude]

Yeah it was just really stuck. A hammer and screwdriver did the trick. Thanks for giving me the confidence to use a lot of force. Five years in Dayton, OH with the salty roads in the winter really does a number on your undercarriage.

Sad thing was that my Haynes manual said there were two bolts on the rear calipers when there is only one.

Also, the passenger side pads were down to almost nothing but the driver side was still useable but I changed them anyways. Is that because that's where the e-break is? If it is I didn't see it, but then again I don't really know what I'm looking for. As you can tell I'm a total noob on this kind of thing.

If anyone needs to do the same thing don't forget a c-clamp. Can't do this without one.

[Galcobar]

E-brake is on both sides, inside the enlarged rotor hats.

If one side showed significantly less wear, check for whether or not the caliper may be seized on the pins. To be clear, there are two bolts on the rear calipers, it's just one is hidden and is only responsible for holding down one of the slide bushings.

And by the way: brake, not break. You want your brakes to work, so you don't break your car.

[199celica]

Just a heads up bud if ur sliding pins are seized dont use anit seize (personal experience) my pins turned into silver powder coated mess that jus made the pins seize more haha

[RabidTRD]

If it was that stuck, make sure you lube it with brake lube before re-installing. Possibly taking the pin out and de-rusting it too. Your rear brakes wont work properly without doing so.