Anyone know of a good "how to" guide for replacing front and rear break pads?

I know it seems easy but I'm a computer geek not a car mechanic but I've heard breaks are about the easiest thing to replace in a car, as long as you are tool savvy... which I am.

 

you know, I actually would like to know the correct steps on doing this as well. By the way, its BRAKE pads lol

 

Here is how I did it...sorry if my lingo isn't exactly right...

1. Jack the wheel up.
2. Take the wheel off.
3. There should be 3 bolts behind each rotor / caliper. 2 bolts are the same size, and 1 bolt is much larger than the other 2. Remove the top of the smaller 2 bolts, loosen the bottom of the smaller 2 bolts.
4. Using the loose bolt as a hinge, pull part of the caliper holding the brake pads downward.
5. There are 2 brake pads, one on the front and rear of each rotor. They should just slide out. Slide out the old ones, and slide the new ones in.
6. You now need to put the caliper back together. The piston will need to be compressed. Use a C clamp to push the piston back in so the caliper can be reassembled.
7. Bolt the caliper back together and reattach the wheel. Move on to the next wheel.

 

BINGO!!!

 

Course if you have 300zx tt brakes, you take the top retainer out, remove brake pads, squeeze pistons in, install new pads, done. 2 minutes. Woohooo!!!

 

Try not to break anything while changing your brakes.

 

I should note that if the brake line doesn't have enough slack to rotate the caliper downwards, do it in reverse (take out the bottom bolt and rotate the caliper upwards).