OEM 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Brake Caliper

2001 Ford Crown Victoria Brake Caliper Parts Q&A

• Q: How to service and repair a brake caliper on 2001 Ford Crown Victoria?

  A: The brake caliper service and repair process starts by taking out the disc brake caliper followed by draining all brake fluid from the system. The caliper fluid port requires low air pressure application through which you should add wooden blocks that will push the pistons away from the caliper bridge. After extending the pistons use a block of wood to remove the items which include the pistons and block of wood and dispose of piston seals with boots and bleed screw and cap. The manufacturer does not supply pistons for honed caliper bores thus assembly must avoid boring operations on the caliper bores. Use a cleaning solution to check the caliper pistons and caliper parts for debris before inspecting them for surface defects which could lead to replacement of broken pistons. Brake Parts Cleaner F6AZ-2C410-AB along with its equivalent must be used to clean the caliper bores until they reach complete dryness before assembling the components. The complete caliper replacement must be conducted when bores display either corrosion or extreme scoring pattern. Give the caliper pistons and piston seals a lubrication with clean brake fluid specified as High Performance DOT 3 Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid C6AZ-19542-AB or equivalent DOT 3 fluid according to Ford specification ESA-M6C25-A; or use DOT 4 Brake Fluid which meets Ford specification SAE-J1704-DOT 4. Position the caliper piston by placing the piston seal and boot in correct position which avoids any damage to the components. Follow these steps to safely guide the caliper piston into the bore without resizing it and then install the new bleed screw followed by the cap until you install the disc brake caliper.