Re: OldSchool3 1984 Mark VII front brake grinding

[OldSchool1]

Me and Tim "OmniPresent" had an hour to kill so we replaced the passenger side front caliper and pads today.

Shut off the suspension switch


Jack up and support the car and remove the tire and wheel


Remove as much brake fluid from the caliper as possible.
Remove the hose from the caliber with a 10 mm box end wrench.


Remove the guide pins 17mm (OEM calipers did NOT allow for clearance to use a socket or box end wrench)


Remove the caliper assembly from the rotor. Remove the pads from the assembly.


Install the pads into the caliper. Install the caliper onto the rotor.


Install the new guide pins (do not lube).


Connect the brake line to the caliper.
Open the bleeder.
Fill the brake fluid reservoir.
Bleed brakes.


Reinstall wheel and tire.
Test and enjoy!

 

[warthog5]

Excuse me. Don't lube the pins?

You are going to redo the other side tomorrow. Correct?

 

[OldSchool1]

Lube and taxes

Excuse me. Don't lube the pins?

Yeah.
1984
Ford Shop manual
12-20-4
Installation
2. "Lubricate the rubber insulators with 5-7 grams of silicone dielectric compound D7AZ-19A331-A or equivalent. Do not lubricate Mark VII/Continental insulators with plastic sleeves."

My remaned Ford caliper has new boots and plastic(actually teflon) sleeves.

You are going to redo the other side tomorrow. Correct?

If the creek don't rise and the Philadelphia city wage tax doesn't go up.

 

[mespock]

Hey OldSchool.. you are alive... Good to see you posting again..

Is Wathog5 suggesting you don't know what you are doing LOL..

 

[OldSchool1]

How Do You Pronounce Lynyrd Skynyrd ?

Hey OldSchool.. you are alive... Good to see you posting again..

"Will De-lurk For Food"

Is Wathog5 suggesting you don't know what you are doing LOL..

Nahhh.
Dude is letting us know about his experiences with this subject.
Funny thing is (and I've repeated this on a few boards) depending on who you talk to, some people will say that they've owned a bajillion Fords and only one Mark VII and have ALWAYS lubed pins.

To this I say, "Cool."

The 1984 Ford Shop Manuals cover a few models and normally end their paragraphs with something funny like, "(except on Mark VII/Continental)". So like if I were not paying attention or didn't read the COMPLETE instructions, then I would have lubed the teflon and then read the 'exception' part and then would have to disassemble and clean and reassemble.

You know me though. In this example, I'm displaying a 1984 survivor with 133,000 miles and a boatload of OEM stuff on it (so much so that I popped the hood and heard Sweet Home Alabama playing). Though I've done 1988-1990 Mark VII brakes, I'm gonna hit the manuals and see what they say about the system proceedures first.

If they work, cool.

If they don't work, cool. I then get to hit the forums and say, "Has anyone ever replaced a left handed widget in a 1984 Mark VII?"