# '95 Ford Explorer Brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes, ford\
**Created:** [July 7, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372 "2008-07-07T23:03:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dhkent55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dhkent55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dhkent55)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372/1 "2008-07-07T23:03:03Z")

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Can anyone tell me how to set the rear brake calipers after replacing them on a '95 Explorer? I never replaced Ford calipers before. How much clearance should there be between the pads and the rotors?  
  
  
  
 Thanks for your help,  
  
  
  
 Dave

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372/2 "2008-07-07T23:07:22Z")

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On some rear disc brake vehicles, the parking brake is operated several times to adjust rear disc brakes. And they’ll automatically adjust to the proper position.

Tester

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372/3 "2008-07-07T23:27:51Z")

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you adjust the star wheel so you can just slide the drum on over them.

to tighten them, there are two ways: when you get it all assembled and test drive it, you drive backwards and step on the brakes lightly a couple times. or alternately while driving backwards you tighten the e brake, and either of those snug up the star wheel adjuster.

if you are driving the car on a flat surface, with the radio off, with no outside noise, you can usually hear the click of the ratchet click, click click. as they snug up. (sometimes, not always)

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**Author:** ![dialM4mayhem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dialM4mayhem](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dialM4mayhem)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-ford-explorer-brakes/16372/4 "2008-07-08T00:03:50Z")

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You say “calipers” which disk brakes have. Tester and Cappy208 answered your question, I think, on the assumption, perhaps correct, that the rear brakes are drum type. Tell me, are they drum brakes or disk brakes on the rear of that Explorer?