[Shotimes] Sigh...Strikes again...:'(

[Ron Porter]

Ah.....Gen 1......I never did a pad job on my '89.

No "clips" on the later pads.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: Kerby Haltom [mailto:kerbyh@netzero.net] 
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:21 PM
To: Ron Porter; 'Shylo McKinsey'; 'TaurusSHO'
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Sigh...Strikes again...:'(


The Gen I SHO and Police units both use the heavy duty front calipers that 
have steel pistons.  The 'regular' Tauri got phenolic 
pistons.  The  plastic is much thicker than the steel, so the hole in the 
piston is smaller.  Therefore, there are two different size clips.

Plastic is cheaper than steel, hence the reason Ford made two different
sizes.

Kerby

At 11:36 AM 11/2/03 -0500, Ron Porter wrote:
>Did you try to screw the rear pistons in?? I get them to go in quite easily
>with a pair of needlenose pliers and.....most importantly....opening the
>bleeder screw before I try to screw them in.
>
>What are "Police Package Pads" with a bigger clip? Never heard of those.
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Shylo McKinsey
>Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 2:22 AM
>To: TaurusSHO
>Subject: [Shotimes] Sigh...Strikes again...:'(
>
>
>Ok..so...here's my story...in case anyone cares to
>hear.
>
>930- Get to my friend's house. It's "Replace Shylo's
>Brake Pads and Rotors" Day. Jack up the Rear Passenger
>Side, remove the wheel and the caliper. Inner Pad is
>all but gone, and we have two nice sets of groves
>(about 1/16-1/8 inch deep :( ). Try to push in the
>caliper piston...
>
>1000- Need a bigger C-clamp. Go into Hardware Store
>and buy a 6-incher.
>
>1030- Back and at it again...
>
>1130- Give up on the caliper piston...and move to the
>other side to check its condition. Pads and Rotor
>shot...
>
>1230- FINALLY get the two bolts loose and get the
>rotor and caliper off. NIETHER rear caliper pistons
>will BUDGE AN INCH. Put both in a vice and niether
>moved AT ALL. Called around and found that the local
>Autozone had "Loaded" rear calipers...which I come to
>find out meant that I didn't need my rear pads. $170.
>(Sigh...ok...fine...I'll do it)
>
>100- Pick up new crap and go to return pads...
>
>200- After arguing with the idiot for 45 minutes I
>finally get my money back and return to the Garage...
>
>300- Rotors and Calipers on. Bled the system, put the
>tires on, and taking it for a test spin. Back out of
>the garage, and the Rear Driver's Side Brake Line
>blows...
>
>330- AutoZone- Brake Lines and DOT 3...
>
>400- Brake Line on...system bled...test spin...
>
>430- Rear done...Food...finally...
>
>500- Back at work...Passneger Tire off, pull off the
>caliper (which btw) is a helluva lot easier to get off
>then the rear), and remove pads (much better shape
>then rear, no grooves in rotor either). Get new pads
>out of the box and compare...
>
>530- Finally track down the RIGHT brake pads. Seems I
>need the "Police Package Pads With the Bigger Clip on
>the Inner Pad" Ok Ford, why make an inner pad with two
>different size clips?
>
>600- Get the right pads...$10 dollars more...
>
>630- Back at work
>
>700- Front Passenger done, moving to Driver's...
>
>730- EVERYTHING DONE!!! WOOHOO!!! Get in, foot on the
>brake pedal. Straight to the floor. Well what the
>hell???
>
>800- Washer in REAR DRIVERS SIDE LINE
>DISSAPPEARED...DOT 3 everywhere...
>
>830- Everything fixed...Everything works...Clean up
>time...
>
>930- Clean up over...Miller time...Shower time...
>
>Moral of the story is:
>
>A 4 hour brake job on a Taurus SHO is the longest 4
>hours of your life.
>
>Boy o' Boy don't I just love my car
>
>Sorry about the long post...needed some venting...
>
>Good night all...
>
>Shylo McKinsey
>
>'91 White MTX...with alot of new shit...
>
>
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