Brake pads esy to change ?

Hey, i ordered some new brake pads yesterday and i was just wondering if they are easy enough to change yourself ? has anyone done them and are the tools in with the tool kit in the boot ?

Thanks

Liam :-)

You'll need-

Wheel Brace

21mm deep socket

14mm socket and ratchet

Copper grease

Wire brush

And that's it!

Its easy enough pal!

yep simple

uk or jap? sometimes the uk brake pad pins seize in. i had to have mine drilled out but i replaced with chris wilson's stainless steel pins

Ok cheers guys, its a jap spec, i have changed pads on other cars before but just didnt know if anyone had had any problems with these :-) thanks again :-)

its easy the only hard part it pushing the piston back

its easy the only hard part it pushing the piston back

take one pad out put the retaining bolt back in and use a large screwdriver to lever the piston back

take one pad out put the retaining bolt back in and use a large screwdriver to lever the piston back

if you want to be technical about it

if you want to be technical about it

make sure you put the pads in the correct way,

if you hear scraping after youv done the job youv done it wrong.

easy mate, if you have UK brakes even easier,

just need to take wheel off,

take the 2 pins out with your fingers (no tools)

then just remove the old pads (wiggle them out with a screw driver)

press the piston/pistons back with something like a bar,

slip the new pads in

Ok then im sure i will work out how to do it tomorrow :-)

My new pads are here now so i will be doing them tonight, so i dont need to take the callipers off, just take the 2 pins out, push the brake pads out, push the piston back, put the new pads in, put the pins back in, do this on all 4 wheels then pump the brakes with the ignition off and all should be good ?

Yeah, remove the 14mm bolt on the top of the calliper and pull the calliper down so it hangs on the bottom pin, remove the old pads, apply copper grease to the pistons, open the reservoir cap under the bonnet, push the pistons back using a calliper tool(G Clamp can be used but ensure even pressure across the face)

Copper grease rear of new pads including shims, position shims and anti rattle plate on rear of pad, place pads back into the carrier, fold the calliper back up and locate the 14mm bolt,

Tighten the 14mm bolt, close the reservoir cap and with engine off, gently apply pressure to the brake pedal...

What calipers do you have ? there are 4 differant calipers that can be found on a mkiv supra.

There are the smaller 2 piston fronts and single piston rears and the larger 4 piston fronts and 2 piston rears.

They are totally differant and changing the pads is also totally differant.

I have the J spec 2 piston front and j spec 1 piston back

Follow Josh42's pad change info but on top of that i'd take both the sliding pins out, clean them

up and pop some copper slip on them and re fit them

Ok thanks for all your help guys, i think i should be able to do them with confidence now :-)

Yeah, remove the 14mm bolt on the top of the calliper and pull the calliper down so it hangs on the bottom pin, remove the old pads, apply copper grease to the pistons, open the reservoir cap under the bonnet, push the pistons back using a calliper tool(G Clamp can be used but ensure even pressure across the face)

Copper grease rear of new pads including shims, position shims and anti rattle plate on rear of pad, place pads back into the carrier, fold the calliper back up and locate the 14mm bolt,

Tighten the 14mm bolt, close the reservoir cap and with engine off, gently apply pressure to the brake pedal...

someone on here told me not to use copper grease it rots the rubbers it might have been chris wilson

I've always used copper grease on all my cars and never had a problem?

Dont put the copper grease on the outer seals and you wont have a problem