prelude48
Member
- Location
- Calgary,Canada
- Name
- Nelz
Tools needed:
14mm wrench
17mm wrench
maybe a hammer
piston compressor (pushes the piston in the caliper back in)
Small jar of Anti-seize for the 14 and 17mm bolts, (this depends on your climate.)
Jack your Fx up on what ever side you plan to start on. Remove the wheel.
Get your 14mm wrench and loosen the 2 bolts behind the caliper
Remove your caliper NOTE:DO NOT LET YOUR CALIPER HANG ON THE HOSE, IT WILL DAMAGE THE HOSE BY STRETCHING AND COULD CAUSE A WEEK SPOT RESULTING IN FAILED BRAKES!!!
Once your caliper is secured, remove the 2 17mm bolts that bolt the caliper bracket to the hub
Once this bracket is removed, feel free to clean up the spots on the bracket where the pads sit. you can now also remove your rotor.(might need to hit the rotor a few times to dislodge it from the hub.)
After you have cleaned your caliper, put a little brake grease on the bracket where the pads sit, also you can put a little on the back of the pads themselves just for less friction when your caliper is installed.(this step is up to you)
Install the rotor on the hub, it may not sit tightly, this is ok as the wheel will hold it tightly when bolted back on.
Reinstall your caliper bracket.
Install your pads, some vehicles have a pad for the inner and outer, the fx is interchangeable.
Take a old pad and place it on your caliper, now take your piston compressor and slowly turn so the piston compresses.(go slow, it takes a while to push all the brake fluid through the lines back into the reservoir.)
Once the piston compresses successfully, reinstall your caliper with the 2 14mm bolts.
Double check your brake lines are not twisted or forgot to put the rotor on etc
Jump in your fx and slowly pump your brakes a few times, this allows the piston to push back out and seat against your pad.(If you dont do this and you finish both sides and go to drive off you will have no brakes for a second and you could damage the fx.
To seat the pads, drive around 50kmh or 30mph and do a few heavy brakes. And i think thats it.
remember to take it easy for a while, as these are your brakes and if they are not seated properly can be very weak and when you need to jam them on for a kid or dog or what ever you wont stop like you should.
Im not responsible for anything regarding this post. This is my own method and some people do this other ways. This is just to show how i do it!
14mm wrench
17mm wrench
maybe a hammer
piston compressor (pushes the piston in the caliper back in)
Small jar of Anti-seize for the 14 and 17mm bolts, (this depends on your climate.)
Jack your Fx up on what ever side you plan to start on. Remove the wheel.
Get your 14mm wrench and loosen the 2 bolts behind the caliper
Remove your caliper NOTE:DO NOT LET YOUR CALIPER HANG ON THE HOSE, IT WILL DAMAGE THE HOSE BY STRETCHING AND COULD CAUSE A WEEK SPOT RESULTING IN FAILED BRAKES!!!
Once your caliper is secured, remove the 2 17mm bolts that bolt the caliper bracket to the hub
Once this bracket is removed, feel free to clean up the spots on the bracket where the pads sit. you can now also remove your rotor.(might need to hit the rotor a few times to dislodge it from the hub.)
After you have cleaned your caliper, put a little brake grease on the bracket where the pads sit, also you can put a little on the back of the pads themselves just for less friction when your caliper is installed.(this step is up to you)
Install the rotor on the hub, it may not sit tightly, this is ok as the wheel will hold it tightly when bolted back on.
Reinstall your caliper bracket.
Install your pads, some vehicles have a pad for the inner and outer, the fx is interchangeable.
Take a old pad and place it on your caliper, now take your piston compressor and slowly turn so the piston compresses.(go slow, it takes a while to push all the brake fluid through the lines back into the reservoir.)
Once the piston compresses successfully, reinstall your caliper with the 2 14mm bolts.
Double check your brake lines are not twisted or forgot to put the rotor on etc
Jump in your fx and slowly pump your brakes a few times, this allows the piston to push back out and seat against your pad.(If you dont do this and you finish both sides and go to drive off you will have no brakes for a second and you could damage the fx.
To seat the pads, drive around 50kmh or 30mph and do a few heavy brakes. And i think thats it.
remember to take it easy for a while, as these are your brakes and if they are not seated properly can be very weak and when you need to jam them on for a kid or dog or what ever you wont stop like you should.
Im not responsible for anything regarding this post. This is my own method and some people do this other ways. This is just to show how i do it!
