brake pad install
brake pad install Today i am going to replace my rear brake pads and am not so sure how to do so.
Any tips on what i would need and a quick write up, i know its easy but i just want to make sure there isnt anything special i need to know, thanks!
Any tips on what i would need and a quick write up, i know its easy but i just want to make sure there isnt anything special i need to know, thanks!
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From: Glen Allen, VA
I did it for the first time 2 weeks ago. It really is simple.
Remove wheels.
Two bolts hold caliper.
Make sure you tie up the caliper so it does not fall. I used a bungie to the spring.
Take a C clamp and gently compress the piston in the caliper so that it will fit over the new pads. For the fronts, I used an old pad so that I could compress both pistons at the same time.
Place the new pads in, just like the old ones came off.
Re-attach the calipers.
Use brake cleaner to clean rotors.
Put wheel back on.
When you get in car, pump the brake a few times. Be careful, you may not have full brake pressure when you first take off. After a few pumps, it will be back to normal.
Remove wheels.
Two bolts hold caliper.
Make sure you tie up the caliper so it does not fall. I used a bungie to the spring.
Take a C clamp and gently compress the piston in the caliper so that it will fit over the new pads. For the fronts, I used an old pad so that I could compress both pistons at the same time.
Place the new pads in, just like the old ones came off.
Re-attach the calipers.
Use brake cleaner to clean rotors.
Put wheel back on.
When you get in car, pump the brake a few times. Be careful, you may not have full brake pressure when you first take off. After a few pumps, it will be back to normal.
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I always take off the cap on the brake master cylyder and remove some old fluid from the reservoir with a turkey baster. When you compress the caliper pistons with the clamp, the old fluid in the brake lines is forced back up into the reservoir; right?
I would also take the old rotors down to a gas station or parts store and have them turned flat. Why bother doing a brake job if your rotors are scored and warped?
I would also take the old rotors down to a gas station or parts store and have them turned flat. Why bother doing a brake job if your rotors are scored and warped?
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From: Glen Allen, VA
Originally Posted by robertbartsch
I always take off the cap on the brake master cylyder and remove some old fluid from the reservoir with a turkey baster. When you compress the caliper pistons with the clamp, the old fluid in the brake lines is forced back up into the reservoir; right?
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Originally Posted by clemsondave
Take a C clamp and gently compress the piston in the caliper so that it will fit over the new pads.
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Verdad Gallardo Hey guys i finished the pads earlier today and it took me ahwile it being my first time, the only thing i had trouble with was compressing that frickin piston!
Oh well all is good now
Oh well all is good now
