DIY Front Brake Pads

 
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Old 04-22-2010, 04:56 PM
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Default DIY Front Brake Pads

I know this is a difficult task but I thought might as well make one for some of the new guys that have never tried to change them before. I also painted my calipers since I thought it was a good time to do this too.

1. Jack the front of your truck up so you can remove both front wheels. I put two jack stands under the frame to help support the truck. And no I didnt jack up the truck on the nerf bar, the stock jack was just there. Never used it lol
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2. Remove Wheels
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3. Remove Cap on master cylinder so that it wont overflow with brake fluid when you take apart the caliper. You can put a shop rag or plastic baggie to catch the overflow. Mine did not overflow fyi
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4. Remove the 4 bolts that hold the caliper in place. The bigger bolts are 21mm and the smaller ones are 13mm. Soak good with wd-40 for about 15 minutes so its easier to take them off because they are super tight.
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5. Remove the bolts and pull the caliper of the rotor. Be careful because it is heavy and u dont want to mess up the brake fluid line. I used a wire hanger and rigged it up so it would hold it up.
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6. Separate the caliper and Remove the old brake pads. they just push out the sides.
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7. Now you need to compress the piston. Get a c-clamp and one of the old pads. Start to tighten the clamp so the pistons compresses.
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8. Put the new pads in the caliper. I got ceramic pads so you would want to grease the back of them before you put them in so they wont squeal when you drive them.
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9. Put it all back together and tighten all your bolts tight.
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Next steps is what I did to make sure the new pads mated to the rotors well.

10. Start the truck and press on your brakes 5-6 times. Then I went to a emptied parking lot and did runs from 45-5, pressing on the brakes 5-6 times and repeated the process from 35-5. Then I drove around for 15 minutes. This worked for me as I have zero squealing and my truck stops great now.

Hope this diy helps some people out. Enjoy! Silver
 
 



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