How to Change the Rear Brake Pads on a 2002 Ford F150

The 2002 Ford F-150 uses large front brake pads to handle the majority of the braking effort. The smaller, rear pads allow the brake system to act as a rudder of sorts, giving the driver solid steering integrity when bringing the full-size truck to a halt. While the fronts are larger, they do wear out about twice as often as the rears. However, you can expect to replace the rear brakes on your F-150 at least once in the first 100,000 miles of driving. Anyone with a good grip on auto repair can change the rear brake pads on a 2002 Ford F-150.

Instructions

1

Turn all the F-150's back lug nuts counterclockwise too loosen them for later removal using a lug wrench. Brace the left-front tire with two wheel chocks to prevent the truck from rolling.

2

Lift the back of the F-150 with the jack. Place the jack stands under the rear axle, just inboard from the spring perches. Lower the back end of the F-150 onto the jack stands with the jack.

3

Take the back lug nuts and wheels off the F-150 by hand and set them off to the side in once place.

4

Lay the drip pan under the left-rear brake rotor. Squirt brake cleaner all over the caliper and rotor to remove old brake dust. Withdraw the brake caliper bolts using a socket set.

5

Pull the caliper out of the F-150's caliper mount by hand. Extract the old brake pads manually and throw them away.

6

Clean the inside of the caliper thoroughly with brake cleaner. Generously lubricate the caliper slide pins with white lithium grease.

7

Place the new rear brake pads into the caliper by hand. Set the caliper back into the mount and bolt it in place with the socket set.

8

Move to the right-rear and repeat steps four through seven.

9

Reinstall the rear wheels and lug nuts manually. Lift the back end of the F-150 off the jack stands with the jack. Move the jack stands out from under the truck before lowering it to the ground with the jack and move the wheels chocks away from the right-front wheel.