How to Remove the Caliper Bracket Bolt from a 2000 Mustang GT

The 2000 Ford Mustang GT uses a dual-piston, floating caliper in its braking system. The dual pistons create higher compression forces than a single piston, which makes for a high performance braking system. The caliper is suspended through the brake caliper bracket; the bracket is three-sided, and the rotor passes through the center of the bracket. The brake pads are mounted on this bracket, and the caliper is suspended over the pads.

Instructions

1

Loosen each of the lug nuts on the wheels one turn with the lug wrench. Do not remove them. Raise the car by placing the floor jack under the sub-frame, and place a jack stand under the sub-frame on each side. Lower the car so that it rests on the stands. Finish removing the lug nuts and the wheels.

2

Insert the common screwdriver between the inside brake pad and the rotor. Pry the inside pad and caliper pistons away from the rotor enough to loosen their compression against the rotor. Remove the two caliper slider bolts that secure the caliper to the mounting bracket, using a socket -- they come in from the back of the caliper.

3

Lift the caliper off the rotor and bracket and support it from the coil spring with a suitable piece of wire. Remove the two bolts that secure the mounting bracket to the steering knuckle, using a breaker bar -- they are tightened to 85 foot-pounds of torque, so they require some force to remove.

4

Install the bracket and bolts, and torque the bolts to 85 foot-pounds of torque. Install the caliper over the pads and insert and tighten the slider bolts. Install the wheel and tighten the lug nuts enough to seat them in the wheel. Lower the car and tighten the lug nuts to 110 foot-pounds of torque.