How to Change rear brake rotor on 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

Answer 1

well I did it changed out the front wheel teves for the akebono calipers, as well as new pads and rotors on the rear.

I had to use a meter plus long breaker bar on the top brake bracket bolts

and because the braker bar would like no way fit the lower brake bracket bolt

I used the torque multiplier on the lower brake braket bolts.

and a lot of Moovit liquid penetrant foaming liqi-wrench

I do not have a lift just jackstands to raise this truck

I like the T-multiplier because the input was my old 10 inch ( tool ) hand rachet by Kane

this always surprisingly turned out those bolts with just a moderate amount of hand pressure.

I could not used heat on these bolts because they were buried behind the rotor and I couldn t reach em.

The breaker bar had to be at just the right angle and with enough clearance in the wheel well ,

at a meter plus long that was hard to find.

Likewise the torqure multiplier is about 5 inches plus thick at the handle when setup , so access to the top brake bracket bolt was not doable.

Interesting note on my WJ the teves caliper pins were torques T45 type recessed pins and not hex as others have mentioned

In the end I like the operation of the torque multiplier best, just put the reaction arm against an old 2by4 on the ground or a part of the truck and the bolt will just ease on out -- but dont get anything human in there cause it really builds up pressure , I used the 4 to 1 ratio Tmultiplier but a 9 to 1 exisits also

hmm I wonder if this T-multiplier thing can twist out the lower pinch bolt in a rear automotive app for the macpherson struts were a "pinch" bolt is used instead of an air compressor wrench combo ?

any way the akebono plus new napa disks are in my wj , Raybestos pads and new brake fluid , has a new car feel

the old wj never stopped better a nice upgrade mod I recommend to those with strong arms

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