Install Drilled Rotors

Rotors are important brake system components. Calipers squeeze the brake pads that surround the rotors, which helps to slow or stop a vehicle. Rotors are available in a variety of designs and sizes, so you will have no problem finding ones that work with your vehicle braking system. Drilled rotors feature holes that help keep the metal cool, which reduces slippage between the pad and the rotor surface and makes it easier for your vehicle to slow down or stop. Save time and money, by replacing your automobile rotors yourself.

Procedure:
1. Park the vehicle on a level work surface, to prevent the car from rolling. Apply the emergency brake, and turn off the ignition.
2. Place a floor jack under the lift point of the tire that is being removed, so you can access the rotors. Lift the car, slightly, and loosen the wheel lug nuts with a tire iron. Raise the wheel completely off the ground, and remove the loosened lug nuts and wheel to expose the brake caliper.
3. Remove the bolts that secure the caliper and the caliper bracket, using a ratchet and an appropriate-sized socket. Tie the unsecured caliper to the strut assembly with string, to prevent it from hanging on the brake line that is still attached to the back.
4. Slide the rotor off the wheel spindle and lug bolts. Tap on the back of the rotor with a hammer or mallet to loosen it, if it is stuck.
5. Slide the new, drilled rotor over the spindle and lug bolts. Reattach the caliper bracket that typically surrounds the rotor, using the ratchet and socket.
6. Place a C-clamp over the body of the caliper so that one end rests against the face of the old brake pad, and the other end is at the rear. Tighten the clamp, to push the brake piston back into the caliper body, so it can be fitted with new pads. Remove the old pads, and install the new ones.
7. Slide the caliper over the newly installed rotors. Secure the caliper into place, with the same bolts that were removed, previously, with a ratchet and socket. Place the wheel over the lug bolts, and tighten them, along with the nuts.
8. Lower the floor jack, so the tire makes contact with the ground. Tighten the lug nuts with a tire iron. Remove the floor jack from that specific lift point, and continue to the next tire. Step on the brake pedal to put pressure into the calipers, which will press the brake pads into place, when all of the rotors are installed.