Starting to disassemble my front axle in preparation for a lift/axle swap today, and ran into an issue. I haven’t touched the brakes on my LJ since I bought it a while back. Today while trying to take the calipers off, I could not get either side to come off. On both sides, they were loose and had some play, and I could use a pry bar to pull it an inch or so away from the rotor, but then it would get stuck. I watched a bunch of videos of TJ brake jobs, and realized that all of them were angling the top of their calipers backwards, then pulling straight up. I tried this on both sides and couldn’t get them off.
On further inspection, it looks like one of the previous owners installed the outer brake pads upside down. On the inner pads, the “C” section is installed downwards, but on the outers, the “C” is upwards. I don’t even know how they got these on with the alternating orientations, and I have no idea how to get them off.
Any suggestions?
On further inspection, it looks like one of the previous owners installed the outer brake pads upside down. On the inner pads, the “C” section is installed downwards, but on the outers, the “C” is upwards. I don’t even know how they got these on with the alternating orientations, and I have no idea how to get them off.
Any suggestions?