Rear Brake Pads: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Firebird and 2002 Chevrolet Camaro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove 2/3 of brake fluid from master cylinder reservoir. Raise and support vehicle. Mark wheel in relation to wheel studs. Remove wheel. Install 2 wheel lug nuts finger-tight to retain rotor. Position "C" clamp with one end on brake hose fitting bolt and other end on outer pad.
- Tighten "C" clamp until piston is bottomed in caliper. Remove and discard upper guide pin bolt securing caliper onto caliper mounting bracket. Rotate caliper downward on lower guide pin. Remove pads and pad shim. Discard pad shim.