1997 Lincoln Town Car Rear Caliper. How is it affixed, hex, star, or...

Will S

Rookie
It's not torex, it's either hex or standard and yes you will need to open the bleeder and use the special tool to turn the caliper pistons back.
 

catmandew

New Member
Regular hex-head bolts as best as I can recall. If not, probably what's called a "torx" bit. Otherwise an Allen head.

The pistons need to be rotated to retract them to make room for new pads. You shouldn't need the special tool. A decent sized needle-nose pliers works fine, as long as they're not all corroded. Make sure the indentations match up with the knob on the pads when you install them. They should not rotate while in use.

You don't really need to open the bleeder valves, although if your master cylinder has been topped off, it may overflow. You can use something like a turkey baster to suction some out if that's the case. Careful not to spill any on your paint.

To smiley-face fox-tail guy. You don't need to rotate the front pads because there's no jack-screw that they use to operate an emergency brake.
 
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