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    installing rear brake pads

    OK, I figured it out. Take a 7 mm allen wrench and remove the slide rods from the caliper and you can put it together. Re-install the rods and the caliper is ready to install.
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    installing rear brake pads

    elvato, was there supposed to be a picture of the clip???
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    installing rear brake pads

    here is the picture. note I have one rod inserted and one not. This is where I gave up last night. You can see the rod is half an inch too long. if I try to insert both rods, the angle is too steep to insert. This is caused by the pads going so far back. Let me know what you think. I am...
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    installing rear brake pads

    elevato, the pads do have spring clips, but the caliper doesn't starbuck, the piston is compressed as far as it will go. I will try to get a decent picture and post it.
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    installing rear brake pads

    yes, I am having trouble geting the pads back in. I don't know if a picture would help you figure it out. There has to be trick to this
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    installing rear brake pads

    I am replacing rear brake pads on my 07 expedition and I cannot figure out how to get the pads installed and the caliper back together. I know there must be a trick to this, but 2 hours trying to figure it out and I'm reaching out for help. Can anyone help me with this?
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