How to Change Breaks

How To Change Break Pads

The brakes play a very important role in controlling the speed of any vehicle. One should not hesitate for a single bit to diagnose or for the replacement of a faulty braking system. Most modern day cars are equipped with disc brake on all the four wheels but some may have disc at front and drum brakes at the rear end. Brake pads are the most essential parts of a braking system and with due course of time and traveling they tend to wear out and may require you to change break pads.

With help of some necessary tools and following of an easy to understand guide you can always change break pads at will. Some of the tools required are:

• Vice grip pliers

• A lug wrench

• Hydraulic jack

• c-clamps

• A wrench

• Gloves

• Safety glasses and a dust mask

• New brake pads

By following the steps mentioned below you can easily change break pads of your vehicle:

1. The first thing you should do is fix a hydraulic jack underneath your car and lift the rear end in order to work. With help of tools like an impact gun and socket you can easily loosen the lug nuts and remove the rear wheels.

2. After safely removing the rear tires now you need to remove other nuts and bolts attached with the drum brakes. With the help of a hand ratchet and a desired sized socket try to remove the caliper bolts. If in case they are corroded, using a propane torch might prove handy in loosening of the bolts. You can also refer with the car manufacturer and their guide to know about the actual procedure.

3. After removing the caliper bolts now you have replace the damaged parts. By applying an inward pressure you can easily pick out the old and worn out parts and replace them entirely with new ones. A c-clamp might prove very handy for applying an inward pressure. After you see that the piston is fully inside the piston bore, carefully remove the brake pads and replace the old caliper slides, rattle chips and other rubber boots. Apply proper lubricant and put on some grease onto the caliper bridge and fix the new brake pads.

4. After the installation of the brand new brake pads now you are required to re-attach the whole system back to its earlier position. With help of an impact gun and torque sockets you can comfortably replace the lug nuts and other caliper bolts. After fixing the whole set up tighten up all the screws and do the same for the other wheel.

5. Last but not the least, now you need to set the brake pads. By pumping the brake pedal with your feet the brake pads get adjusted onto the rotor. To make yourself completely sure about the braking system, drive your car slowly in an open area and check with the working of your new brake pads.

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