Easy Brake Question

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evenin' all...

 

Did a little searching and reading, but didn't see the answer to what I'm sure is a very simple question.

 

Trying to do pad/shoe replacement on a family member's '96 ZX 1.4 petrol. For the life of me, I can't find the right socket size for the front calipers. 19mm is too big, 18mm too small, and 11/16's also too small. Is there some weird French socket size that I'm not aware of?

 

cheers,

 

Matt

[Guest Colin Hunter]

Hi Matt.

 

I have a feeling that you're trying to undo the wrong nuts. On the Bendix callipers there are two 5 sided (Pentagonal) bolts holding the calliper together. These can be seen on the TOP of the calliper. DO NOT LOOSEN THESE! The ones you want are on the back and go through the calliper slides onto the swivel hub. I can't remember what size they are but they are a standard metric size, either 17 or 19mm. ( May even be Torx on some cars depending what the factory had at the time, although that might be the Xantia!)

 

Cheers. Hope this helps. :(

[minemapper]

Hi Matt.

 

I have a feeling that you're trying to undo the wrong nuts. On the Bendix callipers there are two 5 sided (Pentagonal) bolts holding the calliper together. These can be seen on the TOP of the calliper. DO NOT LOOSEN THESE! The ones you want are on the back and go through the calliper slides onto the swivel hub. I can't remember what size they are but they are a standard metric size, either 17 or 19mm. ( May even be Torx on some cars depending what the factory had at the time, although that might be the Xantia!)

 

Cheers. Hope this helps. :)

 

Heh, well, given my post, there was no danger of me loosening them. :(

 

Went back to it after a day and spent some quality time with the car, figuring it out. All cushty now. Thanks for the help!