A presentation of how to change brakes and rotors.

1. By: James Cabarrubias

2. Jack Stand- to support the vehicle off the
ground after its been raised with the floor
jack.

3. Floor Jack- is use to raise the vehicle up in
the ground and securing it with a Jack
stand.

4. Lug Wrench and or Impact Wrench- this is
use to loosen and remove the wheel nuts
from the wheel.

5. Sockets- use to take out the nuts
connected with a ratchet wrench or
pneumatic wrench to take the tires out or
any other nuts besides the wheel nuts.

6. C-Clamp- use this to press on to the caliper
assembly and push the piston all the way
in.

7. Combination Wrench- use this to loosen
and remove the caliper bolts if the bolts
are design to use this tools.

8. Gloves- to protect your hands from the
chemicals and dirt that you will encounter
during the procedure.

9. Air Compressor- use for if using pneumatic
wrench or impact wrench to take out the
tires.

10. Torque Wrench- use to tighten the nuts on
the wheel from the tires to a right torque
amount.

11. Bungee Cord- use this to hold the brake
caliper so that it will not damage the brake
hose.

12. Brake Cleaner- use to clean the rotor from
dust and oil.

13. Brake Pads- a new set of brake pads that
will fit on to the brake caliper.

14. Disk Brake – a new set of disk brakes.

15. Make sure the engine is turn off.
Make sure that the vehicle is in park and the
handbrake is in engage position.
Gather the tools that are needed for the job and
put it aside for quick access.
Safety is the number one priority.

16. In order to gain access to the brakes, the vehicle
must be raise by a floor jack.
Make sure that the vehicle will not roll and you
have blocks behind the tires.
After all the nuts are loosen then the tire can be
remove.

17.  Vehicle is raised
and the jack
stand is in
place.
 Double check
the jack stand
and make sure
it’s properly set
into the frame
and flat to the
ground.

18. Before we start the disassembly on the brake and
caliper, it is wise to examine the brake system
first of which tool we will need to use.
Furthermore, studying the brake system is not
bad if you are new about changing brakes and
calipers.
Knowing where they are and where they go can
save time. You can take a picture for further
reference if you ever forget which one goes to
that position.
Once familiarize and know what to do, then start
the disassembly process.

19.  A-Caliper Slide Pins
 B-Brake Mounting
Bolts
 C-Brake Line
Connection Bolt

20. For quick access to the bolts that is holding the
brake caliper, turn the steering wheel to expose
the back side of the brake.

21. Now begin taking
the two bolts that
are mounted on the
caliper using a
combination wrench
and loosen it.

22. After removing the two bolts, the next thing that
needs to be done is removing the caliper off the
mounting bracket.
Push back the pistons all the way in by using a C-
Clamp.
To simply remove the caliper, the pads need to be
push back. This can be done by rocking the caliper
back and forth or use a small pry bar.

23.  Push the pads using C-  Remove the caliper once
Clamps the pistons are pushed in

24. Once the caliper is off, make sure that the caliper
is NOT dangle or NOT hanging by its brake hose.
The hose can be damage or rapture due to the
weight of the caliper.
Support the caliper using a Bungee Cord and
hang it around the shock absorber.

25. A Bungee Cord is
supporting the caliper
to prevent stress on
the brake hose or
damaging it.

26. Removing the brake pads is easy after the caliper is off.
Just slid the pads out from the bracket.

27. To remove the brake bracket, use a wrench to
loosen the two bolts that is holding the bracket.

28.  Remove the bracket and
put it aside.

29. After the bracket is off, the rotor is just sitting on
the hub. Just simply pull the rotor out.

30. The process is just the reverse.
First, use a brake cleaner and wipe it with a cloth
to remove the surface oil on the rotor.

31. Install the new rotor and then the Brake Bracket
followed by the bolt.

32. Make sure that the brake pads are put exactly on where
they go.

33. Make sure that the
piston on the caliper is
pushed all the way in
the caliper or it will be
hard to put it back on.

34. Secure the
caliper with its
pins and tighten
them.
Tighten the bolt
that is holding
the the caliper.

35. Double check everything that has been done.

36. It is very important to double check and make sure
that everything is in place an tighten before putting
back the tires on.
Once the final inspection is done, the tires can be put
in place and tighten the nuts to its limit with a torque
wrench.
Take the jack stand out and the floor jack and then
lower the vehicle into the ground.