Things You'll Need:
- 12 MM socket and wrench
- Torque Wrench
- Impact Driver
- New brake pads
- Disc brake quiet
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Step 1
Engage the parking brake, jack up 1 side of the car and put it on jackstands. Remove the front tire. This is important if your car is an automatic because if you jack up both front tires the wheels will spin when you try to take the lugnuts off.
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Step 2
Using a 12MM socket, remove the two bolts that holds the caliper onto the spindle. Once the caliper is removed, remove the used brake pads. Remove the clips from the old brake pads.
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Step 3
If you are changing the rotors, take an impact driver with a phillips head bit and remove the screws that hold the brake rotor onto the spindle. DO NOT STRIP THESE SCREWS!!! They are not required but make changing your brakes a hell of a lot easier! Your rotor may require some persuasion to remove, take your lug nuts and spin them onto the studs. You can then hit the rotor from the backside with a rubber hammer and it won't fly across your garage when it breaks free.
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Step 4
Take a pair of channel locks and press the main cylinder on the brake caliper back in. This requires some force but not a lot. Keep in mind that as you do this you will be pushing brake fluid back through your system and may overflow. Keep an eye on your brake fluid level and remove some if necessary.
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Step 5
Put on your new/turned rotor back on and secure using the screws.
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Step 6
Put some disc brake anti squeal on the back of the new brake pads and put the clips on them. Put one part of the caliper back on the spindle with one of the 12MM bolts. Rotate the caliper in place put the guidance clips and brake pads in place. Move it into place and install the other 12MM bolt. Replace your wheel and lower the car.
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Step 7
Repeat for the other side.
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Step 8
Before disengaging the parking brake, push the brake pedal a few times. The first time it will go straight to the floor. Pump it a few times until pressure builds up in the system. Check your brake fluid level and top it off.
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Step 9
Installation is now complete, follow the brake pad manufacturer's propper bedding-in procedure.
