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Rear Brake Pads(xrs)
Added May 7th, 2010
Tools you will need:
1. C Clamp 
2. Ratchet with 14mm Socket 
3. Screwdriver 
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Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you hurt yourself or others due to this DIY.
Notice:Brakes are a Very Important Part of you car and should not be taken lightly. Failure to properly install and maintain breaks could cause injury and sometimes death.
Lets Start…………..
Jack your car up. Put her on Jack stands and pull the rear wheels off.(if you dont know how to do this, STOP and take you car to a mechanic)
Once the wheels are off, it should look like this…
Start by locating the two bolts that hold the break caliper in places.
(Refer to PICs below for bolt locations)
(Refer to PICs below for bolt locations)
Note, they are the two bolts with the rubber boots.
Use your Ratchet with a 14mm socket to remove the two bolts.
(lefty loosey, righty tighty) or (counterclockwise=Loose/clockwise=Tighten)
(lefty loosey, righty tighty) or (counterclockwise=Loose/clockwise=Tighten)
After the bolts have been removed you can just take the break caliper off(sorry dont know why i forgot to take a pic of that)
Next are the break pads and springs/bars holding them in…
Start by removing the springs showen in the Pic below.
There are 3 springs in all for each side.
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1 long spring holding the bars in
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2 short springs holding the break pads against the caliper.
To remove: 1 Long spring
Push/pull up the 1 long spring out of the holes in the bars with a screwdriver. (careful to not lose the spring)
To remove: 2 short springs
Use screwdrive to push springs inward. (Careful not to lose springs)
!!!Use finger to keep spings from flying away and taking your eye out!!!
Now pull out the bars holding the brake pads in place and take out the old brake pads.
Next you will need to compress the caliper piston in order to make room for the new brake pads
Use the C-Clamp for this.
Place the top of the C-Clamp onto the Piston and the bottom end of the C-Clamp on the backside of the Brake Caliper as shown below.
Now samply turn the Screw on the C-Clamp in order to push the piston in.
***Be vary Carefull to evenly push the piston in or it could get stuck and you will have to take the Caliper apart. This is something you dont want to do.****
Once done it should look like this….
These can be pushed in and out. Reason i’m putting this out there is due to the fact that they sometimes get in way when putting the Caliper back on the disc.
AT this point you can now place the new break pads in and put the springs back as before.
Put the Caliper back onto the disc and insert the bolts back into place
(shorter bolt on bottom, longer bolt on top)
(shorter bolt on bottom, longer bolt on top)
last but not least. Bleed the brakes. Some dont feel that you need to and some do. As for me, I perfer to.
Now put the wheels back on and drop the car back down.
Take the car for a test drive. Take the car up to a vary low speed and make sure the brakes are working properly. Do this a few times. Each time taking the speed up.