How-To #4 Change your Brake Pads |
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Brake pads are important, no pads means you aint stopping, so be sure to be on top of your brake wear. |
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| Removal Procedure | |||||||
| 1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. |
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| 2. To preserve wheel balance, mark the relative positions of the wheel and the hub, and remove the front wheel. |
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| 3. Remove the lower caliper mounting bolt. IMPORTANT: It is not necessary to remove the caliper to service the brake shoes. |
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| 4. Pivot the caliper upward. |
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5. Remove the brake shoes. |
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Installation Procedure |
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| 1. Measure the minimum lining thickness. |
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| 2. Install the brake shoes. |
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| 3. Push the piston inward, if necessary. NOTICE: Do not damage the piston seal when the caliper is pivoted downward |
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| 4. Pivot the caliper downward and secure it with the lower bolt. Tighten Tighten the caliper mounting bolt to 20 ft. lbs. |
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| 5. Align the marks that were made before the wheel removal and install the front wheel. | |||||||
Please note this is just a baseline guide, you should in no way attempt you modify your car if you do not know any baseline electronics or use of electrical materials such as a soldering gun, electrical tape, wires, or tools. all information should not be assumed to be 100% perfectly correct. |
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