How to Remove Brake Calipers on a 75 Ford Truck

As optional equipment, Ford offered disk brakes on its pick-up trucks in 1975. Unlike traditional drum brakes, where shoes expand outward and press against a brake drum, these disk brakes instead featured a number of pistons within a caliper which expanded and pressed pads against a disk. This design substantially increased the longevity of the brake system by reducing heat and minimizing debris buildup. However, the calipers do have a limited lifespan and must therefore be removed and either repaired or replaced.

Instructions

1

Raise the hood and unfasten the master cylinder's cover.

2

Insert a fluid pump into the rear reservoir within the master cylinder, then pump approximately 2/3 of the brake fluid out of the master cylinder.

3

Loosen each of the wheel's lug nuts with a lug nut wrench. Loosening the lug nuts before raising the truck will ensure that the nuts can be easily twisted off of the wheel with the tire off of the ground.

4

Elevate the truck with a jack and position the truck onto safety stands, then remove the jack.

5

Remove the loosened lug nuts with the lug nut wrench, then lift the wheel off of the truck to expose the brake caliper.

6

Position a drain pan underneath the flexible brake hose connected to the caliper.

7

Disconnect the flexible brake hose from the caliper with a wrench, then allow the remaining brake fluid to empty into the drain pan.

8

Remove the caliper's securing bolts with a wrench, then slide the caliper off of the brake disk.