Remove the old Brake Pads

• 1). Park your car on a level surface. If you have a stick shift car make sure the car is in gear. Place blocks in front of the front tires so the car does not move while you are working on it.
  
  
• 2). Open the hood of your car and locate the master cylinder. If necessary, remove brake fluid until the level in the container is less than half full. A turkey baster is a good tool for this. Put the brake fluid in the plastic container and dispose of it the way you dispose of motor oil.
  
  
• 3). Raise the rear end of your car with your car jack. Remove the rear tire or wheel assembly. Hand-tighten two of the lug nuts back on the studs to hold the disc rotor in place while you work on the caliper.
  
  
• 4). Use the socket wrench to remove the lower caliper guide pin bolt. Swing the caliper up and away from the disc rotor. Use the small bungee cord or wire hanger to hold the caliper out of the way. Do not let it hand by the brake hose.
  
  
• 5). Remove the brake pads and retainers from the caliper bracket that is still on the disc rotor. Also remove the inner and outer shims and the two pad retainers.
  
  

Install the new Brake Pads

• 1). Insert the inner and outer shims into the caliper bracket. Place a pad retainer on the bottom of each brake pad and slide the pads into the caliper bracket.
  
  
• 2). Place the piece of wood over the caliper piston (in the caliper). Tighten the C-clamp over the wood and caliper to press the piston all the way back into the caliper bore. Remove the clamp and wood.
  
  
• 3). Slide the caliper back into place on the caliper bracket. Tighten the mounting bolts to 24 foot lb. (32 Nm). There is a boot (rubber seal) around the piston bore. Lift the seal's inner edge and press out any trapped air.
  
  
• 4). Replace the tire wheel assembly. Lower the car to the ground.
  
  
• 5). Pump the brake pedal a few times to seat the brake pads. Do this before trying to move your car.
  
  
• 6). Add fluid to the master cylinder container to replace any you removed before you removed the old brake pads
  
  
• 7). Season the brake pads by making only gentle stops when you are driving for the first week after you install the new brake pads. Try not to do any hard stopping when you are seasoning the brakes.