Start by removing your
anti-rattle clip on the outside of the caliper with a flat blade
screwdriver as shown below.
Now pry out
the plastic covers on the end of the rubber tubes and you
will find 2 bolts/slides holding the caliper to the bracket remove both
of your 7mm allen(socket) caliper slide bolts. Just like the front
brakes.
With the slides now removed lift the caliper off the
rotor. If you have a rust ridge on the rotor (you should check the
rotor with a micrometer for proper spec and make sure it's not
undersize. Min. spec is 8.5mm) I use a flatblade screwdriver and slide
it between the outer pad and the rotor pulling outward on the
screwdriver inturn compressing the caliper piston a bit as shown below.
Now lift the
caliper off.
Next
remove your old pads and then I use a pair of large
channel-lock pliers and slowly compress the piston inward. A c-clamp
will also work.
Once
again use a flatblade screwdriver and wire brush to clean out
the grooves on the caliper bracket that your pads are seated in.
Now install your new pads. The O.E. pads have a tack coat on the
outter pad covered with a protective paper. Clip your inner pad into
the caliper. Then install the outter pad in the bracket and remove the
protective paper on the pad exposing the sticky surface coated on the
pad.
Your final step is to clean you caliper slides. Using 220
grit sandpaper remove all the build up on the slides then
coat
them with a disc brake lube as shown below.
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Install and
tighten your caliper slides, put your plastic caps back in,
then reinstall the anti rattle clip. Pump the brake pedal up until it's
firm then open the brake bleeder's one at a time. RR first
then LR. Let them drip until you see no air
bubbles (this is a gravity bleed don't touch the brake pedal). If there
is air in the system it will come out with-in a few seconds.
Recheck your work make sure all is tight then take it for a drive. A
few short stops from 60mph to 20mph with a bit of cool down time in
between will scrub them in.
