Tuesday, October 25, 2011

What tools are needed to change brake pads?

You'll need a jack and a lug wrench obviously. The calipers usually take a T50 torx head or a 3/8%26quot; hex head to remove. A large C-clamp for pressing the pistons back into the calipers, but some vehicles take a special spanner socket to compress the pistons. Looks like this ----------------------------------------?http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/pWhat tools are needed to change brake pads?depends on the vehicle...a lot of vehicles are different