I think you're SOL, brother. Referencing my post #3, the pill-shaped pin that goes between that claw shaft indentation and the threaded rod will prevent that shaft from being pulled. Why would you rebuild the brakes without changing those seals? It all comes in the rebuild kit.

 

Yeah I realized that as I was trying to pull them out. I'm just going to tear them apart again tomorrow.

I rebuilt them back around 2005 and did the same thing. I guess I was just afraid I wouldn't be able to get it all back together right lol.

 

Im so happy i found this!! I will be rebuilding my rears soon. My ebrake doesnt work at all so i should do it sooner than later lol.

 

I think the correct Mazda part number is FDY1-26-46Z -- "Z" rather than "2"
At least that's what the internet seems to be telling me!

Awesome write-up, looking forward to doing this soon!!

 

I had my calipers rebuilt and they came back looking great, but I sent them out with the e-brake cable levers off as I had started to disassemble them and had those parts replated. I reinstalled the levers (the two plates the cable connects to that rotates the mechanism) and tested them and they seemed to operate in reverse i.e. when the lever is rotated towards the bracket that the e-brake cable shield is attached to, the piston goes back into the caliper and then when rotated away the piston extends. I took the calipers apart and swapped the piece that rotates and pushes on the pin in the caliper and now the piston extends as it seems it should. Maybe I somehow have the logic wrong, so happy to get your input. The strange part is that the lever plates, the rotating shaft and the calipers are all marked L or R and all three of those parts on both calipers had either L or R markings, so one would assume they were assembled correctly, I didn't look at that before they were sent off to be rebuilt. Photo's attached for reference, couldn't get the video to attach.

Does anyone have a caliper that is off that could look at the markings, or verify the operation?