LivingInSinCity

1992 2.6 sportline. I am going to replace the front and rear brake pads. But befor i start i thought i would ask if there is any tricks to retracting the plungers ie: use a "c" clamp to compress them back in, or do they screw in. As of yet i cannot find a repair book that covers the sportline modifications
to the suspension. Do to having a problem getting new wheels the ones i ordered kept hitting the calipers, im thinking the brake setup is different on the sportline version as well. BTW after 7 weeks i found a smokin set of "rage" wheels that dont hit the calipers.

Josh K

You can buy a caliper retraction tool. Sort of like a C-Clamp in reverse. They're less than 10 bucks.

LivingInSinCity

thanks josh it would have been a bummer to get it apart then discover the need for a special tool.

SDR

I've always managed to get by with channel locks or C clamps. Not sure what a "C-Clamp in reverse" would look like other than a C-Clamp
I just replaced my discs with some cross-drilled Zimmermans and didn't need any special tooling even though the stock discs were terribly worn. It did take a little finesse to open them up enough to accomodate the new pads and rotors, but it wasn't more than a 60 second process on each caliper when it came time to install.
Here's a tip - remove some of the brake fluid from the resevoir so it doesn't spill over when you compress the caliper and squeeze only enough to fit the new pads on.

SRDiver

even easier is simply to lever the pads apart with a heavy flat bladed screwdreiver before you even dismount the caliper.