Removing Calipers

I need some advice on how to remove my calipers, I'm changing my rotors and pads and I want to take off the calipers to give them a spray.

I've tried to take off the two big bolts at the top and bottom of the calipers, but they still aren't coming off...

Any help would be great, doing it now so the sooner the better.

Cheers, Dean.

 

Take pads out first then two big bolts top and bottm thats it. Think 17mm on back and 19mm on fronts

 

Breaker bar and a bit of pipe over the end. Or even easier is to mask up everything and paint in situ. That way you don't have to bleed the brakes too

 

Have you got a trick to change rotors with caliper in situ there Chrispy??

 

Cheers guys, got the callipers off, cleaning them up then giving then a spray.

Now my next question... How do I remove the rotors? They aren't just sliding off like I've read they do..?

 

:rofl:

Teach me for skimming posts

 

M10 bolts in the holes in the rotor against the hub. Do them up and it will push them off.

 

The fronts should just slide off. A few taps with a rubber hammer might assist.

For the rears, make sure your handbrake is off, and they should pull off too. But if they don't there are two 10mm threaded holes in the hat, and you can screw two 10mm metric bolts in there to force the rotor off.

Put a bit of wood in each caliper to hold the pistons in while you are mucking around with rotors and painting calipers, etc. If the pistons sneak out when you are not watching you will have a much bigger problem to deal with.

 

Thanks mate, got the rears off with your method, appreciate it

Got the rears done tonight, will finish the front tomorrow.

Cheers, Dean