front brakes are squeealing like crazy, and i've got some spare paddies sitting around to change em to, but im wondering how to open up the ad holders.

Dad and I were having a look, and it seems as though there is some way to just release the holder to it can then drop forwards and then let u take the pads out, but i dont know how to loosen it.


anyone done this before?

G'day there...

Changing the front brake pads;

Make sure you drain bout 2/3 of the brake fluid from the master cylinder resevoir. There are two guide pins each with a bolt which tightens into the guide pin at the top of the callipers. One is located at the top of the callipers, one at the bottom. What you want to do is only loosen the top bolt in the guide pin, and completely remove the bottom one (and pin). To do this hold the hex head part of the guide pin with a spanner (this should be the hex head located more towards the outside of the car), and loosen the bolt (the one inside towards the car on the end). Once you've removed the bottom guide pin then the whole calliper will simply rotate upwards allowing you to easily exchange the pads. Careful not to lose the springs.

After you've replaced the brake pads and put everything back together top-up the brake fluid and give the brakes a bit of a pump to bring the pads back towards the disc again... and you're set!

Any more Q's let me know and I'll clarify. I probably haevn't been the clearest here, I know...

Cheers,
Adam

Yeh its pretty easy as Kaizen said, Take out a bit of brake fluid from the resivor in the engine bay, undo one of the bottom bolt holding the caliper (hold the pin with a spanner and undo the bolt with a socket) and swing the caliper up out of the way, Shouldnt have to take the pin out and its probably best if you dont, Then take out ya old pads but remember where the 4 shims go. Push the piston back into the caliper make sure that you push it in squarely cause you can wreck the rubber arround it. Then just put the shims on your new pads and put them onto the disc, then swing the caliper back down over the pads and put the bolt back in, make sure you dont over tighten the bolt though cause they can snap.
Then pump your brakes a couple of times and top up the break fluid your away, shouldnt talk you more than an hour to do.
Goodluck!

-Pete

man i hope u dun have abs then it apparently gets harder

man i hope u dun have abs then it apparently gets harder


nah, no ABS. Found out how good ABS is the hard way, totally locked up the wheels one time when i was braking harder than I needed to :S No damage or anything, just got a bit of a fright :p

Like Kaizen said.

If you are in Perth I have a spare set of Bendix Advance front pads which are very good for performance street work.

They cost a fair bit but I'll sell them for $55. Still in plastic and box etc.

yay, new pads are on, got twice as much pad as before,. thanks the for help dudes.


brakes still sqeak :S.


I'm not impressed

I hope you cleaned and re lubed the pins, if not expect shudder in the not too distant future as magna's are well known for shudder issues

i replaced my brake pads, it was a bitch to get the piston in, and also where r the springs? pictures? i have a problem
i have to pump the brake to get it working every time i goto use it, as if it gets pushed to the disc then retracts after use....whats going, need urgent reply? plz? i needa pump the brakes to get em working, wont work first time i push them in?

i replaced my brake pads, it was a B**** to get the piston in, and also where r the springs? pictures? i have a problem
i have to pump the brake to get it working every time i goto use it, as if it gets pushed to the disc then retracts after use....whats going, need urgent reply? plz? i needa pump the brakes to get em working, wont work first time i push them in?um i know you can get some good advice on here and all but that sounds like a pretty major and very dangerous problem. it may be nothing to fix but why the hell havent you taken it to someone to get it rectified. saving a couple of bucks really aint worth dying or even killing someone else over. oh yeah and did you blead the system properly? you mave have air in your lines.

Either you have jammed the calipers or you have air in the system. try a brake bleed and also check the calipers move freely on the pins. How did you retract the pistons as they are easy to do damage to

Get someone out to look at your car.

You should not be having this much trouble. Don't drive it in this condition call out a mobile mech.

yeh well, i got my mate out from auto bahn and all it was it had air in it.....ohwell, just bled em and saw all the bubbles in the bottle.....was pretty easy job.....but the new brake pads are sick........