Hi guys,

I am planning to replace my front brake pads and had a question do I only need pads?
Do I need anything else that needs to be replaced there?
If anybody changed pads on their Max t it would be nice to know how difficult
it was to do it?

Thank you.

 

doesn't seem too hard.... take off wheels.... unbolt like two things... slide off calipers... and the pads should be accessible... just replace them...

 

Make sure you have a C-clamp to compress the piston in the caliper all the way back...and don't remove any of the pressure fittings on the caliper itself. If you do, you'll have to bleed the entire system (including the ABS stuff)...

 

It's a good idea to get the rotors turned when you change brake pads.

 

Yeah I just had Nissan resurface rotors because they were warped, and now
I want to replace pads as they are pretty worn already.

 

There have been a few threads on this subject. Personally, I wouldn't turn the rotors unless I knew they were an issue or could not determine if they needed to be. You can only turn a rotor so many times and then they have to be replaced. Bleeding the brakes is also strongly suggested and is easy to do.

 

Compress the Piston, I use a That big carjacking screwdriver, and stucks it in the sqaure hole on the caliper and work it back and forth till it de-compresses, then I remove the bottom bolt of the caliper and just raise it like a trunk ready for removal just pop out and pop in,

RULE #1 Before you start, take the top of the Brake master cyclinder. Fluid is going to go back in there

RULE #2 When the Pads are installed dont forget to put the top back on the master cyclinder.

RULE #3 Take the time to pump the brake several times in park before driving

 

When you say to compress piston back, what do you mean by that? You saying piston
will come forward when I take appart the caliper and remove the pads?
How do I know that I compressed piston all the way back?

Thanks and sorry for so many questions.

 

No, the piston will not move unless some is pushing the brake pedal. You have to get the piston pushed back into the caliper because the new pads are going to be thicker than the old worn ones. I suggest you watch someone do a pad replacement before doing it yourself. It's pretty much the same procedure for all makes of vehicles.

 

Yeah so how far do I need to push piston back into the caliper, or it will be obvious when
I am doing it?

Thanks.