2014 Ford Escape Rear Brake Pad replacement - the pad expander of each rear wheel doesn't retract as it should - tried a clockwise motion that didn't retract the expander. Any suggestions ?

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Asked by 2014Escape Mar 12, 2017 at 11:41 PM about the 2014 Ford Escape Titanium AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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The Parking Brake setting ! Excellent point and likely to be the situation I found myself in. I turned and I turned yet did not push in as you suggest here to catch the spiral rod, Thank you the advice and I will report back one day with results. Have a pending snow storm to deal with just now ! Best regards, Tennisshoes !

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..just beware one of the calipers retracts clockwise the other counterclockwise, there is a special tool not too expensive..

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Karmon, Really - could I have been turning the disc the wrong way ? Are you positive about this since a manual said counterclockwise and didn't separate left from right ( I only tried the right rear and gave up ! )

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Rotate counterclockwise to get it going, then clockwise to wind back into calipers

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