Thursday, June 13, 2013
Replacing brake pads on the Nissan with his own hands
Recently, the stopping distance of your car has become much longer, and examination showed the minimum allowable thickness of the brake discs. Then you will need, and urgently to replace. Thus, the tools you need: - the lift or pit - Jack - a standard set of tools that should be available at each motorist - consumables and spare parts - a tripod. It bears and assistant. Before we get started, you need to fix stops with both rear-wheel drive car. Now you can loosen the nuts on the wheels and poddomkratit one side of the car. When the machine is raised to the desired level, take a tripod and with her help fix a car located in the position. Remove the wheel. Stupichnuyu surface and caliper clear the dust and dirt (you can not prevent it from entering the bearing). Unscrew six bolts attached the brake disk, by resorting to the help of an assistant, who must hold down the brake pedal and steering wheel, while you will undermine the bolt. Now you can remove by unscrewing the two bolts, brake calipers. Unscrew two screws and remove the caliper bracket, brake pads and pressure spring. Securely fix the hub, so she did not turn until the end unscrew the six bolts securing the brake disc. However, at the hub cap unscrew the six bolts. Remove the hub. So we got to the main thing - lock semiring. Remove and take out of it two goals - a bronze and steel. After that, unscrew the two screws fixing the locking disc. Here you can apply an ordinary Phillips screwdriver. Unscrew the nut of the external support bearing. To avoid damaging the seal, to be very careful to remove the hub from being in her inner bearing and outer bearing clip. Further bring down the disc with the hub using a soft bumper, and a hammer, but do not forget to do all this must also be very careful in avoiding damage to the gland. And now we take the new drive, make sure that the hub and tsentruem. Before you install should be thoroughly flushed all the details in the solarium, gasoline, kerosene, etc. After a full set of brakes and host, spinning six bolts. Hang on the hub and gathering place of the bearing. After squeezing the nuts, put the lid hub, friction, and washers. Install the caliper and new pads, call assistant and compress the brake disk six bolts. Dress the wheel and the same thing to make with the second party.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
How to Replace Audi Brake Pads
1. Loosen the lug nuts that hold the wheels to the Audi’s hub. You can use a socket and a ratchet or a lug wrench. Lift the car with a heavy-duty floor jack and lower it onto jack stands. You can support either the front or the rear of the car on jack stands or you can support the entire car. Audis are heavy vehicles, so make sure to use caution and also to use high-quality jack stands.
2. Finish taking the wheels off and set them aside where they won’t become damaged or scratched. Spray the brake caliper and rotor with brake cleaner and wipe everything down thoroughly with a clean, dry rag.
3. Loosen and remove the two caliper bolts located on the back of the caliper (facing the wheel well) on the top and bottom. Most Audis use a star-shaped bolt, so use the proper Torx bit and a socket. You may also need a breaker bar (an extension on the ratchet for extra torque) to remove the bolts.
4. Remove the caliper from the rotor by sliding it off. You may need to angle the caliper a little to get the piston to retract enough to allow the caliper to slide off the rotor. Support the caliper with a length of wire tied to a nearby suspension component so that the brake line is not damaged from the weight of the caliper while you work. Disconnect the wire for the brake-pad wear sensor.
5. Remove the old brake pads from the rotor or from the caliper. Depending on the model of Audi that you have, the pads may stay with the rotor or they may still be in the brake caliper. Open the lid to the brake-fluid reservoir, located in the engine bay. Use a syringe or a baster to remove a small portion of the brake fluid so that it does not overflow when the caliper pistons are retracted to make way for the new pads.
6. Retract the caliper piston into the caliper by wedging a piece of wood (or the handle of a hammer) between the piston and the opposite side of the caliper and pressing on the piston. Install the brake pads in the opposite of removal. Reconnect the brake-pad wear sensor wire if your Audi has one.
7. Retract the rear caliper piston on newer Audis by using a special caliper-piston tool that fits into the piston and turns it while pressing it into the caliper.
8. Reinstall the caliper and the new pads by sliding the caliper over the rotor. Install and tighten the caliper-retaining bolts with the socket and ratchet. Repeat for the remaining corners of the vehicle. Replace the wheels and lower the car to the ground. Fill the brake-fluid reservoir with brake fluid. Pump the brake pedal until the brakes feel firm again.