Changing Brake Pads

Replacing your car brake pads is easy.
Here are the steps:

  • Loosen Lug Nuts
  • Jack up your car. Put it on some kind of stable stand so that it doesn't fall. 
  • Take off wheel
  • Remove 2 bolts that hold the brake calipers in place. (Be careful not to slip and smash your hand)
  • With screw driver, push calipers back in using leverage from the disk. 
  • Take caliper piece off
  • Remove brake pads
  • Install new brake pads
  • Put caliper back on. If it doesn't fit you need to push calipers back more...
  • Put bolts back in place, make sure they move back and forth and are not dry. If necessary add grease that came with the new brake pads.
  • Tighten bolts, but don't tighten to much. Just what you can do with the strength of your arm, don't put your body into it. 
  • Reinstall wheel
  • Lower car
  • Tighten Lug nuts.

Extras:

  • Look up a youtube video for your specific car model just to see if there is anything specific.  
  • It should take less than an hour. 
  • Make sure the old brake pads were not worn to the metal, if yes than new disks might be necessary.
  • Check that disk looks smooth. 

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