Rancho - Disc Brake tools - Identify Use

Brake lining thickness gauges

• Used to measure the thickness and parallelism of a rotor

• Used to ­measure the thickness of the brake lining

• Used to measure the lateral ­runout (side to side) of the rotor

• Used to clean drum and disc brake dust

Brake wash station

• Used to clean drum and disc brake dust

• Used to machine drums and rotors that are off the vehicle

• Used to measure the thickness and parallelism of a rotor

• Consists of a driver and a variety of adapters used to install various sizes of dust boot seals

Caliper piston pliers

• Used to machine drums and rotors that are off the vehicle

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes

• Used to install ­parking brake cables

• Used to grip caliper ­pistons when removing them

Disc brake rotor micrometer

• Used to measure the thickness and parallelism of a rotor

• Used to measure the lateral ­runout (side to side) of the rotor

• Used to ­measure the thickness of the brake lining

• Used to push pistons back into the caliper bore on non-integrated parking brakes

Dial indicator

• Used to measure the thickness and parallelism of a rotor

• Used to measure the lateral ­runout (side to side) of the rotor

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes

• Used to clean drum and disc brake dust

Parking brake cable pliers

• Used to install ­parking brake cables

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes

• Used to grip caliper ­pistons when removing them

• Used to ­measure the thickness of the brake lining

Caliper piston retracting tool

• Used to grip caliper ­pistons when removing them

• Used to ­measure the thickness of the brake lining

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes

• Used to machine rotors that are on the vehicle

Off-car brake lathe

• Used to measure the lateral ­runout (side to side) of the rotor

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes

• Used to machine rotors that are on the vehicle

• Used to machine drums and rotors that are off the vehicle

On-car brake lathe

• Used to machine rotors that are on the vehicle

• Used to machine drums and rotors that are off the vehicle

• Used to push pistons back into the caliper bore on non-integrated parking brakes

• Used to install ­parking brake cables

Caliper dust boot seal driver set

• Consists of a driver and a variety of adapters used to install various sizes of dust boot seals

• Used to grip caliper ­pistons when removing them

• Used to clean drum and disc brake dust

• Used to retract caliper pistons with integrated parking brakes