Replace Disc Pads

Replacing disc brake pads is not hard to do. The procedure is the same for both front and rear wheels, with only some minor differences. If your car has both front and rear disc brakes, you can follow the same procedure for all wheels. The friction that brake pads and rotors create, when stopping your car, wears down the brake pads. The project is easy enough to do in your driveway, so there is no need to take your car to a repair shop to replace the brakes. Each wheel will take about 30 minutes to do.
Procedure:
1. Open the engine compartment and remove ½ the brake fluid from the master cylinder with a turkey baster. Put the fluid in a drain pan for recycling. Place wheel chocks behind the rear wheels. Raise the vehicle with an automobile jack. Place a jack stand under the car near the jacking point and raise it to the frame. Remove the lug nuts with a lug wrench and pull the wheel from the car.
2. Loosen the bottom bolt on the caliper with a socket and ratchet. Pivot the caliper away from the rotor and remove the old brake pads. Force the caliper piston back into the housing with a piston tool. Insert the new brake pads into the caliper.
3. Push the caliper into place on the rotor. Tighten the bolt with the socket and ratchet. Remount the wheel onto the car and tighten the lug nuts with the lug wrench. Remove the jack stand from under the vehicle and lower it to the ground. Repeat the process on the other wheel.
4. Add brake fluid to the master cylinder as needed. Pump the brakes a few times until the pedal feels firm