just curious if theres anything i should be aware of before i start diging into doing brakes on my max tomorow, anything minus some ,sockets and a c-clamp, that i will need?

never done them on an 00 max, if there the same as the 4th gen ones i should be gravy, done a bunch of them at my part time job pretty straight forward

 

same thing as a 4th gen. Turn the rear pistons counter clockwise via the notches to keep them compressed back in

 

yup make sure you turn the pistons, if no one would tell me to do that i would still be trying to force them in with a c-clamp alone

 

that's just for the rears right?

 

yep........

 

Help me if I read it correctly, TURN THE PISTON, I know you're talking about the rear capliers but turn? I have never done a brake job before but how do you turn the piston? I'm sure it's a darn b!tch to do with your bare boney fingers, lol

 

there are notches cut into the piston. Some needle nose pliers will do the job. Also, make sure the notches line up perdendicular or else the rear brake pads won't engage correctly. You'll need a FSM for details, I don't have one on me at work

 

i used arc joint pliers to turn them, thats probilbly the best, with a clamp, a buddy really helps in doing this cause the capiler is still attached by the line so its kind of a ***** to do but real simple once you realize how to.

 

buy the rear brake caliper tool..its only $10.00 or something like that. Why kill your hands with a pair of pliers?

 

yeah i yanked it off and saw the notches, after not reading this thread, i thought max's didnt have the screw in calipers, guesss they do

ill do it at school monday i can use the ford tool for it and do the rotor to boot, on a lift, good times

 

o and also where does anyone know if i can pickup the kit for it? not the cube, the cube is a piece of poo, i think i want to just get the kit being as 2 cars i have, maybe 3, have rear disc getups with screw in calipers

 

Are you sure it's counter-clockwise?

 

Thanks for sharing about the rear calipers, I'll check it out when I am due for a brake job.

 

it is clockwise, i gotta pick up the kit this week sometime, id ont know when tho, can anyone recomend a good place to get it? pep boys doesnt have it on the shelf (my part time job when im in college and not working at the ford dealer) think

 

whoops, sorry. It is clockwise