brake pad replacement in a nutshell..

- jack up car
- remove wheel
- remove lower caliper bolt (14mm?), loosen top bolt
- rotate caliper out of the way (still secured by top bolt)
- remove pads and shims
- replace with new pads and shims
- press caliper cylinder in (or use a 3/8" socket to turn rear cylinder in on rears)
- rotate caliper back into place
- reassemble, replace wheel, lower car.
- pump up brakes before moving car.

I may have missed something, but it's seriously THAT easy.

 

lol I mean I could probably do it but I've never had to, I've only done coilovers lol

 

thats awesome guys. yeah im still waiting for the parts so hopefully theyll be in sometime soon this week. friday or even weekend sounds like a good idea. thanks for any help guys.

 

installing the rotors will make the brake job a little more difficult. you will need some kind of impact screwdriver to the get the screws out that hold the rotor in place. they have some crazy torque on them.

when i say impact screwdriver what i'm talking about is a kind of ratchet screw driver that you hit with a hammer, and as you hit the end it turns. a pneumatic one may work to.

i just don't want you to get the callipers all pulled off then get stuck.

i'd help but i'm in SOVA.

 

hey guys bighead said he'll help me do the install and that others were welcome to come along. i figure itd be a good learning experience for a few people including myself and to hang out. itll be done at his house (somewhere in the rockville area). the pads still havent arrived...im gonna call up jeff at HTG and see what happened cause they were going to be shipped direct from Hawk but its been like 2 weeks. let me know who wants to come and hang out

 

depending on the date and time, I might come along to lend a hand

 

I would say pending as well. Once date and time are better known, I'll have a better answer

Hell, if we have 4 people working on it, it'll take ~15 min, if that

 

Brake pads are 100,000x's easier than spring or coilover installs.

 

(not that coilover are hard, its just a whole other league)

Let us know some dates, I might be able to stop by and lend a hand. Really only takes a couple minutes.

 

yeah ill keep you all updated on this. i called jeff at HTG today and he said he'll look into it to see what the hold up is.. cause its honestly been 2 weeks lol