Brake pad install :help

[myRed240]

Does someone know of a link for a brake pad install? Or can someone give a quick how to? I have a manual, but just wanna do it right. I have searched and haven't found much help. Thanks for any help.

[Silvia007]

Tools you'll need. 1x Tire Iron1x 14mm socket and rachet1x brake piston tool to push the piston back into the caliper. (go to napa or checkers). This is used if you rather not want to bleed your brake system. If you have a C-clamp, you may use that too.

1. Take off rim/wheel.

2. locate caliper.

3. locate mount that caliper is bolted too.

4. Use a 14mm socket and losen the two bolts that holds the caliper in place.

5. Pull the caliper towards the front of the car to get it lose. May require wiggling.

6. There are two sliders that holds the caliper to the brake braket. Pull those out, then pull off the rubber peice and dip the slider into high temp grease. Be sure to do them one at a time. Don't remove them both at the same time or you might forget which slider goes into which port.

7. Pull pads out, there are grooves that the pads slide to make contact with the rotor, they will slide off the grooves if you wiggle them a bit.

8. Open the brake reservoir cap.

9. Use caliper tool to squeeze the piston back into the caliper. Make sure you have a used brake pad as a "pad" on the caliper to make sure the caliper sustain no damage.

10. Put new pads on. The pad with the metal piece sticking out of it goes on the inside and the plain pad goes on the outside. Note, it may be a little PITA to get the inside pad on...

11. Place the caliper back on and torque the two caliper bolts to about 22-31 ft-lbs

12. Place wheel back on.

13. Repeat steps 1 - 12 for the other side.

14. Pump the brakes repeatedly until brake pedal feels stiff. Test drive. Have fun with new brakes.

Hope this helps!

Did this in one pass so there might be mistakes in grammar and such, perhaps may not make any sense either.

[myRed240]

Thanks! This is what I figured, but since I have never done it, just wanted to be sure.

[nismofan14]

The rear pistons in the callipers should be the type that screw in......i used a pair of needle nose pliars since autozone failed to inform me that i needed the tool to screw them in. They mite be a little tight at first but they will break loose. Other than that it is as described above.

[sixxdeuce]

you should put some sort of lubrication on the rubber boot before you compress the pistons that screw back so you dont tear the boots, if they are dry they will try to twist when you screw it back and tear. even a little bit of brake fluid works, it doestnt have to last very long

[Cloudedone]

sixxdeuce, straight outta humboldt huh? where u from? i'm in Eureka.

[sixxdeuce]

Cool, I have lived there most of my life. I just moved from Eureka about six months ago to go to dive school in santa barbara. I was back up there for christmas, it reminded me how much I dont miss the weather