Thursday, September 15, 2011

How do you change brake pads on four wheel disc brakes?

the two front calipers are the same as a normal vehicle the two rear ones the pistons have to be screwed back in other wise you,ll ruin the calipers if you try to press those back in,it takes a special tool to do this with,you can buy it or rent it or use a long nose pair of needle nose pliers will do the trick sometimes,but if you try and press the rear ones in you will mess them up,the also act as the emergency brake ,good luck with it.How do you change brake pads on four wheel disc brakes?your welcome.

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How do you change brake pads on four wheel disc brakes?You take the caliper off, take the rotor off, have it replaced or machined, retract the caliper, install new pads, lubricate sliders, pump brakes, and test drive, pretty simple.How do you change brake pads on four wheel disc brakes?just like what the first guy said, but since I'm assuming you want to do this yourself, just take the calipers off, not the rotors, especially on the back, because your parking break is under the rotors on the back, and if you take that off, you will most likely be confused on how to reinstall it