Hi everyone, please can anyone tell me if the brake caliper for a 2002 mondeo will fit my 1999 v6 couger & what size brake spanner do I need to fit my cat. Thanks paul
rear brake calipers
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Just re read your post hence the edit. Mk3 Mondeo calipers will not fit a cougar without modification. Mk2 Mondeo calipers are a straight swap
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Mondy Mk3 calipers can be made to fit but they are not a straight swap because the handbrake cables are different. The rear calipers are fitted from new with T50 bolts so a Torx bit is required to remove them; be prepared for a struggle.
As above, a drop of PlusGas the night before might worth a poke.
Use a good quality Torx bit, naff ones just create havoc.
Use a good quality Torx bit, naff ones just create havoc.
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smithtrevor
Yep....the bolts are going to be in there!!! PLUSGAS the day before and again an hour before you start then expect a fight. Think i ended up drilling 1 of mine out so best to have a couple of spare bolts to hand before you start.
If you are struggling to remove the bolts, slide the caliper off the pin for better access. Now you can try stilsons or failing that tap them round with a cold chisel.
its a good idea to have a new set of 10.9 grade m10 hex head bolts ready.
its a good idea to have a new set of 10.9 grade m10 hex head bolts ready.
I've decided te a look at the brake piston today & found the piston to be jammed also the rubber seal in a mess so removed the seal altogether it was a right pain to wind back in with the piston tool used gallons of w d 40, I've managed to get a a used caliper of a couger from a breaker & the piston winds in with ease with long nose pliers so next job is to fit if. Thanks for everyone's help
their is a tool u can get from most car shops for winding them in properly u know tis £12.99,makes life much easier and no stabbed legs via long nose pliers...oh the pain!
they are often a right bas**** to wind in especially with pliers.. the tool makes it easy.
they are often a right bas**** to wind in especially with pliers.. the tool makes it easy.
Thanks, I've got the proper tool I just mentioned using pliers to demonstrate how easy the replacement caliper is to wind back compared to the 1 on the car
The one off the car won't have any hydraulic pressure excerting on it which will help!
The tool is a Godsend though!
The tool is a Godsend though!
Good point, yeah the tool I have you can use a socket on the end & use a half inch drive ratchet for some decent leverage.
This is what i like to hear. Proper tools for the job 
I also give myself a virtual slap on the wrist for going all these years without ever posessing one, but like a lot of old skool mechs, i mess up countless pairs of long nosed pliers, nip blood blisters when the pliers let go while twisting etc etc. I vow, i will treat myself to one of these very useful if rarely used tools asap.
I also give myself a virtual slap on the wrist for going all these years without ever posessing one, but like a lot of old skool mechs, i mess up countless pairs of long nosed pliers, nip blood blisters when the pliers let go while twisting etc etc. I vow, i will treat myself to one of these very useful if rarely used tools asap.
This is what i like to hear. Proper tools for the job
Al, I've got one of these, works well and doesn't take-up a lot of room:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-Br...252?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cd4bcfda4
They're great for occasional use, and I keep one in the box for odd-ball stuff but if you've got a really recalcitrant piston the "spreader" type that opposes the other side of the caliper are much better to use, but if course they come at a cost!
My top tip is to crack the bleed-nipple open to make life easier!
Edit - Yeah that's the CWT/Furlong rating, obvious innit!