This Do It Yourself Is to guide you through changing your brake pads and/or rotors. (Click on thubnails to enlarge)
Tools:
Metric Socket set
Philups screw driver
Hand held impact screwdriver (about $20 from advanced auto)
Brake piston compression kit (free to rent at most auto stores)
WD-40
Locktite
First jack up your car and remove your wheel. Here is a pic of my front wheel.
In order to open the caliper you are going to need to remove bolt 3. (this is a picture of the backside of he caliper)
Once bolt 3 is remove you should be able to flip the caliper up like so.
After you flip the caliper up you will be able to slide both brake pads out.
Now in order to get the caliper to fit over the new pads you are going to have to compress the pistons in the caliper (using the kit you rented). The front calipers pistons can be pushed in with the tool in the brake kit.
In order to open the rear caliper the e-brake needs to be off, ***MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE WHEELS BLOCKED BEFORE RELEASING THE E-BRAKE*** The rear caliper has a screw type piston and will need to be screwed and pressed in, unlike the front where it can just be pressed in.
Once the pistons are pressed in you are ready to install your brake pads and close the caliper, IF you are going to replace your rotors SKIP this step.
To remove your rotors you are going to have to unbolt the caliper by removing bolts 1 & 2.
Now that your caliper is off you need to rest it on something and proceed to removing the 2 screws that hold the front rotor on (there is only 1 for the rear). I forgot to take a picture of the rotor with no caliper. In order to get the 2 screws out you are going to use the hand impact screw driver otherwise you WILL strip the screws. I sprayed some WD-40 on the screws and around the hub to looses things up a bit.
Once the srcrews holding the rotor on are out, the rotor should just pull off. Mine didn't because of all the corrosion and i had to smack them a bit with a rubber mallet from the backside.
After you get the rotor off replace it with a new one and put some locktite on the screws that hold it in place. Now you are ready to re-install the caliper with your brake pads and close everything up.
Once your wheels are back on and the car is on the ground press the brae a few time to get the pistons seated. Now you are ready to break in your new pads and/or rotors.
Tools:
Metric Socket set
Philups screw driver
Hand held impact screwdriver (about $20 from advanced auto)
Brake piston compression kit (free to rent at most auto stores)
WD-40
Locktite
First jack up your car and remove your wheel. Here is a pic of my front wheel.
In order to open the caliper you are going to need to remove bolt 3. (this is a picture of the backside of he caliper)
Once bolt 3 is remove you should be able to flip the caliper up like so.
After you flip the caliper up you will be able to slide both brake pads out.
Now in order to get the caliper to fit over the new pads you are going to have to compress the pistons in the caliper (using the kit you rented). The front calipers pistons can be pushed in with the tool in the brake kit.
In order to open the rear caliper the e-brake needs to be off, ***MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE WHEELS BLOCKED BEFORE RELEASING THE E-BRAKE*** The rear caliper has a screw type piston and will need to be screwed and pressed in, unlike the front where it can just be pressed in.
Once the pistons are pressed in you are ready to install your brake pads and close the caliper, IF you are going to replace your rotors SKIP this step.
To remove your rotors you are going to have to unbolt the caliper by removing bolts 1 & 2.
Now that your caliper is off you need to rest it on something and proceed to removing the 2 screws that hold the front rotor on (there is only 1 for the rear). I forgot to take a picture of the rotor with no caliper. In order to get the 2 screws out you are going to use the hand impact screw driver otherwise you WILL strip the screws. I sprayed some WD-40 on the screws and around the hub to looses things up a bit.
Once the srcrews holding the rotor on are out, the rotor should just pull off. Mine didn't because of all the corrosion and i had to smack them a bit with a rubber mallet from the backside.
After you get the rotor off replace it with a new one and put some locktite on the screws that hold it in place. Now you are ready to re-install the caliper with your brake pads and close everything up.
Once your wheels are back on and the car is on the ground press the brae a few time to get the pistons seated. Now you are ready to break in your new pads and/or rotors.