Hey, first time changing the brake pads. how do i take them apart haha

 

Serious? You looking for instructions?

 

Or are you just posting to raise your status level? ;D

 

Your kidding, right??

 

I take mine apart with tools ;D

 

I didn't even know they had pads. Maybe thats why mine squeek so bad.

 

BRAKES??????...I don't need no stinkin' brakes!!!

 

Most people use their hands and some tools. The hands are there to hold the tools.

 

You shouldn't take the brake pads apart- but maybe dynamite would work. <br>I usually just change the pads, using tools, hands, feet and some beer. ;D<br><br>Jack up, wheel off, two hex bolts on the inside of the caliper, slide away caliper, throw away old pads, push back piston, put in new pads, slide on caliper, tighten bolts, wheel on, jack down. Voila! ;D<br><br>Clean everything you see after each step. <br><br>HTH<br><br>AlpineRAM

 

Just a small addition to Alpine's post. <br>When you push the caliper piston back, loosen the bleed screw to prevent pushing crud in the lines back into the master cylinder or the ABS control valves.<br>You'll loose a tiny bit of fluid, but save a large repair bill. <br>Also, I like to hose down the rotor with Brakeclean before putting the wheel back on.<br><br>Ed

 

Brakes? I usual stop using a honda civic or anything else thats smaller than me. ;D

 

Also don't forget to check disk runout and lube caliper pins :

 

Don't forget to clean the caliper mounting surfaces upper and lower both on the caliper and the mounting frame on the truck with a wire wheel or piece of sand paper. I wire wheel those surfaces to clean metal and put ever so light a coat of grease on the two surfaces. Helps the calipers slide better.