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Old 26 June 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Now dont laugh, im new to all this car stuff ,r pads easy to change? i remamber doing some on on my moms car years ago and i had to bleed the brakes and all that stuff,do i have to do the same with pads or do they just fit straight in? and can u tell by looking through yr alloys if they r worn or not? like i said dont laugh
Old 26 June 2007 | 10:25 PM
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all depends on what car you have to how easy they are.
Old 26 June 2007 | 10:29 PM
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a bugeye,so they dont just fit where the others came out?
Old 26 June 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Jack up, wheel off, lid off fluid res, wire clip off, pins out and spring plate off, push piston back using old pad and some adjustable pliers, lift out old pad, copper slip new pad back and insert along with anti-squeal shim, copper slip pins and insert along with spring clip, refit wire clip, wheel on, jack down. Do other side then put lid back on res. Start up and pump pedal a couple of times to seat the new pads, take for a gentle test to make sure.

Half an hour max

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Old 27 June 2007 | 09:17 AM
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Add: clean dust out of caliper (when pads out) with old toothbrush. Torque wheelnuts to 65 ft-lb.
Old 27 June 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Saved me a job
Old 27 June 2007 | 01:33 PM
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Piece of cake . Change them as mentioned above.

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