You have to remove the brake caliper before you can remove the brake pads. I recommend you use a piece of wire and tie the caliper up to the spring to hold it. Now that the rotor is out of the way, you can remove them by sliding them out.
you have to remove the caliper to access the brake pads
To replace the rear brake pads on a 2004 Dodge Durango, first, lift the vehicle and remove the rear wheels. Then, unbolt the caliper and carefully slide it off the rotor. Remove the old brake pads and compress the caliper piston using a C-clamp or brake tool, then install the new pads. Reassemble the caliper, ensuring everything is secure, and finally, reattach the wheels and lower the vehicle.
When you remove the caliper, the pads can be pressed out by hand.
Lift the car, remove the tires, remove the brake shoe/calipers, and remove the old brake pad. Put in the new brake pads, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire and lower the car.
Remove the wheels and remove the 2 14mm headedbolts from the caliper and lift caliper from brake pads www.lextechautomotivellc.com
Raise Vehicle, Remove Tire, take out the 2 Brake Caliper retaining bolts and remove caliper, take the old pads out and replace with the new ones... its as simple as that
Wheels removed..........remove the 2 bolts holding the caliper to the steering knuckle...........remove the pads! Using a c clamp or similar, press the piston back into the caliper. install new pads, and reinstall caliper. Be sure to pump the brake pedal before test driving.
Lift the car, remove the tire, remove the brake shoe/caliper, and remove the old brake pads. Put in the new brake pads, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire, and lower the car.
# Preparation For Brake Pad Replacement # Remove the Wheel # Unbolt the Caliper # Remove the Old Brake Pads # Compress the Brake Piston # Re-Install the Brake Caliper
Front wheels? Remove wheels Remove caliper mounting bolts Slide caliper off rotor Use a "C" clamp to fully compress piston into caliper body Replace inner and outer pads Re-install caliper PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO SET PADS AGAINST ROTOR PRIOR TO MOVING VEHICLE
Lift the car on a vehicle jack, remove the tire, remove the brake shoe/caliper and remove the old brake pads. Put in the new brake pads, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire and lower the car to the ground.
Collapse caliper(screw driver to pry caliper apart), remove brake pin plug, remove brake pin, remove pads, reverse for install