How Do I Remove Rotors From a 98 Lincoln Mark 8?

Ford Motor, the manufacturer of Lincoln, recommends that you inspect your Mark 8's rotors every 10,000 miles. Under normal driving conditions, the rotors should typically last through three sets of brake pads. However, individual driving patterns and conditions vary from driver to driver. You can remove the rotors for resurfacing or replacement right at home with a few tools. The job should take 90 minutes or less to do if you're servicing all four of the rotors.

Instructions

1

Raise the hood on your Mark 8 and locate the car battery. Remove the negative cable from its post with your socket wrench. Wrap electrical tape around the terminal at the end of the cable completely. There should not be any visible metal showing after you wrap the terminal.

2

Remove the cover on the power distribution center, right next to the battery. On the right side of the PDC you should see eight maxi fuses lined up vertically. Remove the top two fuses in the row by hand. Pull them straight out. Do not twist or turn them. Both of the fuses power your air suspension system.

3

Apply the Mark 8's emergency brake. Loosen the lug nuts on the front passenger's-side tire a quarter-turn counterclockwise with a lug wrench.

4

Raise the car behind the tire with your hydraulic jack. Place a jack stand no more than 3 inches from the hydraulic jack on the right side to help support the car.

5

Remove the lug nuts one at a time with your lug wrench. When you reach the final lug nut, hold the tire in position with one hand while you finish removing the lug nut. Grasp the tire horizontally with both hands and slide it off the wheel studs. Do not drag the tire across the wheel studs. Roll the tire away from your work area and place the lug nuts in a safe location free of debris.

6

Remove the two inner caliper mounting bracket bolts with a socket wrench. Do not remove the caliper's bolts. The mounting bracket's bolts are below the caliper's bolts and they sit right next to each other.

7

Set the 5-gallon bucket down next to the caliper assembly. Lift the assembly off the rotor with both hands and gently set it down on top of the bucket. Make sure that the brake line isn't taunt or twisted.

8

Remove the push nuts on the wheel studs. Grasp them one at a time between two fingers and pull them straight off the studs. Remove the rotor by pulling it off the wheel studs toward you.