Loosen and remove lugs and rims..



Loosen and remove caliper slider bolts.. You will only be able to remove the top caliper slider bolt at this time.. (14MM)

 

Remove 2 bolts holding caliper bracket onto wheel hub.. (19MM)



Remove caliper bracket and piston.. Never hang piston by the brake line..



Pictures of caliper bracket with brake pads..

 

Remove old pads and be very careful to not damage the brake pad brackets unless you're provided with new ones..
Pry off brake pad brackets with a flat head screwdriver.. Take a wire brush and clean where the brake pad brackets were removed..



Picture of caliper slider bolts..


Bottle of brake parts cleaner..


Spray and clean brake caliper slider bolt holes, brake pads brackets, and caliper slider bolts..

 

Remove brake disc rotor by hitting it with a hammer and rotating the disc rotor until it loosens..
Spray down hub with brake parts cleaner after the removal of the brake disc rotor



A bottle of anti-seize lubricant..

Place brake pad bracket back on to caliper bracket and lube with anti-seize lubricant..
Also clean and lube caliper slider bolts..

 

Disc brake caliper tool..


Take one old brake pad and place next to piston and use tool to compress piston..


Lube piston where it will touch the brake pads..



Place new rotor onto hub..

 

Remove rubber piece from old disc brake rotor and place onto new disc brake rotor..



Place caliper bracket and piston on the same way it was removed due to the lower caliper slider bolt..
Tighten caliper brackets bolts.. (19MM)



Place new pads on brake pad bracket.. The one that has a clip on it, goes towards the back side..

 

Replace piston over new brake pads and tighten caliper sider bolts.. (14MM)


Place rim back onto hub and hand tighten lug nuts before using a tool to fully tighten to 80lbs of torque..

 

Props, man! Beautiful How-To and great photos. Only thing I might add is, when compressing caliper pistons to accept the new pads, you might want to slightly open the brake fluid reservoir (aren't those French the coolest with words?) in order not to damage it or the cap seal. And a question: the caliper slide bolts look about the same size, but they are differently machined. Any idea why, and whether it matters if you mix them up on the install?

 

Very nice write up and pics...only thing i would add for creatures of habit such as myself..... "don't forget to disengage the emergency brake when removing rear rotors or regradless of how hard you tap on them with a hammer, the rotor is not coming off..."

 

Well done, homeslice. Props to you for the detailed pics!

 

I smell a sticky, mods do this guy justice. Did you post this on the other forum?

great job

 

Are there really people out there who can't change their own brakes..?

+1 on opening fliud cap.

Alot of people say its best to scuff/clean the new rotor surface first too.

 

very nice detailed pics!

 

did 07-08 get vented rear discs? if so do they fit 04-06 calipers?

 

nope we didn't get vented rears.

 

LucKie1nE has them

pics show him removing and installing them. 350z rotors or what?

 

im pretty sure he did a upgrade with the 350z caliper and rotors. I have done my rotors recently and they are solid not vented like the fronts.

 

Very nice, any plans to change the brake fluid, it's usually one of the most overlooked fluids

 

I have 350Z rears on my Maxima and they are vented. I did write up on this.

 

Thanks for the write-up and pics! Good to know its very similar to doing my 20 yr old Toyota. More and more I see automakers turning DIY maintenance projects into stealership-only maintenance.

Anyone know who made the original rotors on the Maximas? I want to make d*mn sure I don't put another set on because my originals are warped at 35k !!

 

Great Job and write up, I personally would have detailed those grungy looking calipers though...

 

Do you have to remove the caliper bracket to just change the pads? My pads have 70k on them and about 1/8 of pad left. No sounds are coming from them but then again I see no wear indicators at all either. Where's the cheapest place to get OE pads ?

 

nah just remove this bolt the one with the wrench and pull back. its not necessary to remove the brake line clip as well. you can cheap oem ones at advanceautoparts. wearever brand cost 20 bucks.

 

Cool thanks for taking the time to do this

 

Are the wearever's as good a quality as OE? I never had good luck out of pads from advance and auto zone, always squealed. I'm gonna try and not turn the rotors if I can help it. They don't look bad.

 

I got some C -Gold Pad at Autozone which are pretty nice. I did the front the other day with rotors and now I am doing the rear. I pulled on the parking brake while the old rotor was off and now I can't get the new rotor back on. The rear is more of a pain than the front. :-(

 

Very nice with the pics and such....thanks

 

Wish the pics on this thread was still available........

 

Sorry, I erased all the piks for this thread.. Hopefully I have it backed up some where on my hard drive.. If I can find then I will repost them..

 

I cannot see the pictures in the explanation

 

links for pics are dead. can you refresh?

 

Hey bro did you ever find those pics?