Did a search here and other places and cannot find the torque specs for the front caliper bolts and for the front caliper bracket bolts. Looks like my daughter needs pads and by the sound she is describing, probably she is steel on steel into the rotors. Would anybody know the torque specs for the caliper bolts and if needed the caliper bracket bolts. It is a 2009 Ranger 6 cylinder 4 litre I believe. Thanks for your help.

 

Sorry for the delay

The calipers do bolt to bracket in 2009 they don't use sliders pins like older Rangers
22-25ft/lb so just snug

You shouldn't need to remove bracket, but if you do they use 85ft/lb so super tight

 

No problem with the delay. You provided what I needed and am only doing this on Friday. I have done many a back yard brake jobs in my years, but never on a Ford, and never on a vehicle without sliders. It will be interesting to see how that works. I will have to remove the bracket as she brought the vehicle over this afternoon and I just took the wheel off and I can see the right inner pad is metal on metal, and the rotor is done, so she needs new rotors also. Thank you so much for the torque specs. In my younger years I would have just banged it tight with a wrench and a hammer, but she is my daughter and I want her safe. Thanks again. I appreciate the help.

 

The caliper bolts bolt to "sliders" and the sliders should be lubed
In the pad "kit" there should be a small bit of High Temp lube in a squeeze tube

Pull out the sliders, clean and lube them, the rubber boots are suppose to keep water out but................lol, rust can start
Make sure it slides easily, with boot not sealed, doesn't hang up, that can cause excessive pad wear, if in doubt new sliders are not expensive
With boot in place you will get an air lock, thats normal, these don't move that much when in use, so air pressure will equalize
If one sides pads are worn more than other side then for sure replace that sides sliders

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Looking for torque amounts on caliper & bracket bolts. 03 Ranger 4+4 With12 inch rotors.... Thanks

 

Haynes manual says 21 to 26 foot pounds on the caliper bolts. Bracket bolts at 85 foot pounds.

 

Thanks,,, it’s time to buy a Haynes manual.