Gen 5 Back Brakes

[pedro7680]

needing new pads on the back, ive never done a set of back pads, so wondering whats the in's and outs?.

do i leave hand brake off etc etc????

just the hnd brake bit im wondering about, dnt fancygiving mr T another 100 quid

[daktari]

Yeah. Piece of cake to do. Handbrake on. jack car up. Remove wheels. Cant remember if it`s a 12 or 14 mm bolt on back of caliper. Undo it. Give the caliper a bit of a push back and forth to push piston slightly back into caliper then swing it up off the caliper bracket. Whip the old pads out and put new ones in. Smear a little bit of copper grease on the backs of the pads and a tiny bit each end where they contact the anti rattle clips the n as they say. Reasembly is a reversal of removal. Job done.

[pedro7680]

thanks going to tackle it tuesday or thursday

[GT4 BOOSTER]

are the handbrake pads inside the rear drums as on the gen 6 ???if so its the same as doing the fronts piece o cake

[GTForbes]

i believe they are, should be finding out soon enough for certain, going for the ST185-ST205 rear brake conversion as soon as i can afford disc's, pads and locating pins.but thats after replacing the burst shock :( does the list ever end?

[daktari]

i believe they are, should be finding out soon enough for certain, going for the ST185-ST205 rear brake conversion as soon as i can afford disc's, pads and locating pins.but thats after replacing the burst shock :( does the list ever end?

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[pedro7680]

update

back brake pads. Halfords only sell front pads?

do i need to specially order them or will front ones be the same,

daft questaion probably

[daktari]

update

back brake pads.  halfords only sell front pads?

do i need to specially order them or will front ones be the same,

daft questaion probably

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Back ones are smaller. Try Unipart/Partco. They do Blueprint pads for most jap models. Or MrT for the genuine thing.

[pedro7680]

anyne got the part number for the back pads on a 1991 st 183?

going to doit this week