1983 for bronco brakes........!

hi everyone new member here.........

does anyone have any info on how to put new rotors on a 4wd 1983 bronco ?

and how do you dis- assemble and assemble the caliper-----" SLIDE" ?

i have always plain un-bolted the calipers with 2 bolts ?

i have`nt ever seen the :caliper slide.

i did find some info in the manuals .......& the net, but i am still not clear as to how the caliper slides actully work ?

Easy, pull the triangle pins to the outside of the caliper. I have used a bolt to line up the pin and a BFH to apply force. Use a c- clamp to push the caliper in and the assembly slides off... Vice grips help. Good luck....

on my 93 i had to take it all the way down by taking out the gearpack/wheel hub, take the caliper of , then take out the bearing and pull the hub/rotor assembly off...hope that helps

There may be an allen headed bolt that holds the bottom of the caliper in place. My 84 has it and you have to take it out and then knock out the pins. Just take a screwdriver and hammer and knock them out. I suggest getting the calipers off of a 1977 T-bird and putting them on because they have larger pistons.

After you get the pins out, hang it so it does not put weight on the hose (unless you are replacing them) and take off the hubs. You need a specific 4X4 socket to take the nuts (two per side) off of the spindle. Yank the rotor off and you will have to knock the wheel studs out and then you can knock off the rotor. Throw a bit of sand paper at the hub to make the install a bit easier and knock in the new wheel studs. Don't be gentle with the easier. I used the biggest hammer I can swing with one hand to knock these in. USUALLY you will want to install new studs but it is not 100% necessary.

Put in the new grease seal and use some emery cloth on the bearing face of the spindle. Pack the wheel bearings and throw the new bearing and seal in the back of it. Wipe a thin coat of grease on the spindle and put the hub back on the spindle. When you put the inside nut back on, you only want it to where there is "0" slop in the hub as you spin it. Then add the lock plate and stick the outer nut back on. You want to really put some torque on that nut (I think it is 150 lbs but look it up.

Install the rest of the stuff in the same order in which it was removed.

SWS

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