Everlasting mechanisms have not yet been invented. They are all subject to wear and tear. Especially if they are used to their fullest. In the case, for example, when a motorist likes to brake sharply.
You need to understand that the brakes of his transport will wear out the faster, the worse the quality of the material of the brake pads. Sooner or later they will wear off and need to be replaced.
The procedure for preparing for self-replacement brakes
A squeak should be the signal to replace the brakes. And then the driver is faced with a choice: go to a car service or do this work in his own garage. If you chose the second solution, then here is a small instruction on how to work:
- Use a jack to raise the car. Select the wheel on which you want to replace the pads and remove it. It can also be a pair of wheels.
- Next, the caliper is dismantled and the condition of the anthers is checked. If they are in order, you do not need to replace them, but it is better to complete the entire procedure at once so that you do not have to return to it in a short time.
- We remove the guides from the brackets of each brake disc and clean them well. To remove dirt and rust from them, sandpaper is used. Then the brace guides are carefully lubricated and installed in place, after putting on the boot.
- Sometimes it can be difficult to remove the guides. Moisture entering the staple causes them to get stuck in it. A gas cylinder comes to the rescue. After warming up the guides, they are untwisted with a wrench or other tools. You need to work carefully - it costs nothing to break!
The process of installing new pads
- The place of their fasteners must be carefully cleaned;
- Using a special tool or hammer handle, you need to squeeze the caliper cylinder;
- Then you need to insert the pads into the bracket, put the caliper on them and securely fix it with bolts, after dropping oil on their threads.
You have a question: how to compress a cylinder with a hammer handle? This is easy to do by placing it on the cylinder and pushing it down. Likewise, it can be squeezed using a pry bar, screwdriver, or other available means.
You will have to spend at least 60 minutes for the entire independent procedure for replacing the pads. But you will be helped to solve this problem for a small fee and in a car service, for specialists it will not be difficult.
