you'll need: 19, 17 mm sockets
large ratchet (1/2 drive)
c-clamp or brake piston compressor tool
floor jack and jack stands
wire coat hangers
torque wrench
blue locktite
approx a 45min-1hr job depending on experience + the time it takes to have your rotors turned if needed. (about 2.5 hours.)
for the front pads:
jack up each side of the car and break loose the lug nuts.
place the car on jack stands
remove the wheels.
behind the caliper are two 17mm bolts. they are tight, but break them loose and remove them and the caliper comes off.
the old pads simply push out.
hang the calipers on the shocks with wire hangers so they dont stress the brake hoses.
inspect your rotors. if they show excessive wear in any spots, take them and have them turned. most autoparts stores can do this for you.
take your c-clamp or brake piston compressor tool and squeeze the piston on the caliper all the way back in.*
now simply press in the new pads
put blue locktite on the 17mm bolts that hold the caliper in and tighten them very snugly.
put the wheels back on the car. remove jackstands. lower the car.
torque the lug nuts.
now get inside, start the car. press the brake pedal completely down at least 5 times. the first few there will be a lot of travel in the pedal. it should get less and less until it reaches a consistent distance.
congrats! you just saved your self money over what it would have cost to have a brake shop do something you can do your self.
* if brake fluid leaks out of the master cylinder do not be concerned. this normally happens and does not mean you need to bleed the brakes or add brake fluid.
I have never replaced my back brakes. so you might consult a service manual for that information. However, they appear to be pretty standard drum brakes, so look for material on that subject if those need replacing also.
***this goes for all Generation 1 Solaras as far as I know.***
how to replace break pads on 2001 4runner
The rear brakes on a 2001 Monte Carlo are replaced by removing the rear wheels, unbolting the calipers, and taking out the old brake pads. The new pads can then be installed and the brakes reassembled.
The senors need to be replaced, they are about $75.00 a piece and there are 4. Even if you replace the brakes; until replace the senors it will is flash change brake pads on dashboard
1. replace brake pads.
Answering "How do you replace the brake pads on a 2004 Dodge Durango limited with anti lock brakes?"
A twelve point 1/4 inch socket.
This will greatly depend on what kind of brakes you have and which parts you are trying to replace. Do you have disc or drum brakes? If you have disc brakes, do you want to replace the calipers, pads, or rotors? If you have drum brakes, do you want to replace the drum, or the shoes?
how to change the brakes
Remove the rear tire and wheel. Remove the brake spring from the brake assembly. Remove the brake pads. Reverse the process to install the new brake pads.
just brakes fool
Replace the pads, and the rotors. You need to change the brake pads and the rotors.
The most likely problem is warped rotors. Have rotors turned or replaced. Replace front brake pads.