Here you can find information regarding the assembly of the Ranger's braking system. This information
will include the procedures to replace and repair certain main components within the system
as well as the corresponding torque specs for bolts involved in the parts. The listing of procedures will begin
with the most common and move inwards towards the inner parts of the brake system and
the least common repairs that are needed.
How to Change the front brakes
In order to change the front brakes on a Ranger you must first jack the vehicle up into the air and
remove the tire for the side that you want to change. Once the tire has been removed you
can see the brake rotor and the brake pads within the caliper. To install new brake pads you only have to remove
the brake caliper and swap out the pads. When reinstalling the brake caliper you must
torque the caliper bolts to 30 ft-lbs. The sliding locating pin bolts torque to 25 ft-lbs. If you need to remove
the entire brake bracket for any job when you go to reinstall it make sure to torque its bolts to 85 ft-lbs.
Ranger Front Brake Caliper Torque Specs : 24 ft-lbs
Ranger Front Caliper Slide Pin Torque Specs : 25 ft-lbs
Ranger Front Brake Bracket Torque Specs : 85 ft-lbs
How to change the rear brakes
The rear brakes on a Ranger are drum brakes which consist of many different components and springs in order to function
properly. A set of new drum brake shoes usually come with new hardware and components to install when changing the shoes.
To remove the rear drum you merely have to pry and tap the old drum off and then disassembly the parts one by one. Be sure to
remember how they dissassemble as you will need to put the new parts together in the same order. Once the shoes are installed you can
push the brake drum back onto the brake assembly and install the rear wheel and torque the lugnuts to 100 ft-lbs.
