Brake pad R&R how-to?

[daan]

I just searched all over trying to find this, is there a tutorial on replacing the front brake pads? Mine are squealing like mad (when I can hear them over the missing muffler that is) and I just don't have the $ to take it in right now. The car has 92K and the pads are what it was built with, so I'm pretty sure it's time. I changed out the brakes on my old car, but that thing had goofy calipers I needed help getting off. Anything I should know other than "don't stick your tongue on the cold metal"?

[Ozzie]

Performed on a different car, but it is essentially the same process for any car.

http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/replac ... -pads.html

[heathweiss]

The instructions Ozzies refers to talks about a piston tool. I just use a large C-clamp to push the pistion back in.