1986 Mustang SVO seized calipers

dcubed · 05-10-2008, 09:17 PM

My 1986 SVO has been sitting in a garage for a couple of years and the front brake calipers have seized. Any tips for effectively and safely freeing them?

TripleHmotosports · 05-10-2008, 09:37 PM

Either rebuild them or buy new.

dcubed · 05-10-2008, 11:26 PM

That's my plan. How do I get them off?

TripleHmotosports · 05-11-2008, 09:05 PM

Unbolt them from the spindle, remove the brake line and you will probably have to pry them off.

dcubed · 05-12-2008, 07:37 PM

Pasenger side is about done. Reman calipers at Advance were $15 apiece (genuine Ford cores!); too cheap to consider a rebuild. The old caliper came off pretty easy.

The fluid is DARK. I am flushing the system with new fluid.

I hope the driver's side goes as easy as the passenger side.

Thanks for the tips.