Brakes Brakepads Front Brakes Change Brakes Rotors Worn down Squeaky Brakes
Throughout life most of us have to depend on transportation from our vehicles. We have to keep our car maintenance for safety issues. The cars brakes are one of the most important things that we have to worry about. We all have the option to do it ourselves or to have someone to service our vehicle. The truth is that it is cheaper to do it yourself, if we have the time and patience.
If we choose to do it ourselves we will have to know when to change your brakes. The sign of your brakes need to be changed is sometimes squeaky brakes which come from a squelcher which is a small piece of metal located on the break pad to warn us as a sign to change the brakes when the brakes are pressed and it touches the rotor we often hear a squeaky sound. Another way to tell if we need brakes is to take the rim off and look at the brake pad to see how much of the break pad is worn down. If the brake pad is thin, this is a sign of old age, or wear, and tear. When this happen it is time for your brakes to be replaced?
Materials Needed
1. Vice Grips
2. Jack
3. Jack Stand
4. Tire Iron
5.C Clamp
6.New Brake Pads
7.Alan wrench or star wrench
8.Brake Grease
9.Towel
10.Blanket
First, I would go to AutoZone, and find out which wrench is needed for your vehicle.
First, make sure that your vehicle is on a level surface so it will prevent your car from rolling. Next you will have to loosen the lugs on the rim.
Go inside the car and push the emergency brake for your safety. Place a brick on your rear tires so the car will not roll forward or backwards.
Next use the jack to jack the car up and put the jack stand up under the in a sturdy place and take the cap off of the master cylinder. Repeat the same steps on the other side of the vehicle.
When both of the wheels are off you ill see the brake caliper and the rotors. On the back of the rotors are two bolts that need to be loosened to take the caliper off that holds your brake pads together face to face. Take the brake pads off with a pair of vice grips so you won't cut your hand.
Pull the caliper back and forth until it slides off the rotor. Use the C Clamp to push the boot sticking out inside the caliper. This is the circular looking thing inside the brake caliper back in on both sides of the car.
Take the brake pads out of the box and match them up with your old brakes. Put the grease on the back side of the brake pads with your finger under each clamp on the brake pads.
Check to see if your rotors need to be turned. This means when you look at your rotors there will usually be small lines in a circle on the rotor. When the lines are on your rotor they need to be turned.
Slide the brake pads on the caliper. Line the bolts up that are on the caliper and slide the caliper back on. Tighten up your brakes; put the tire and bolts back on. For safety purposes, get in your car to pump the brakes so the pressure will build back up. If someone take off driving your car without pumping the brakes, it will be very difficult to stop. Remember this might be difficult if you have never changed brake pads before.
