Preparation

• 1). Loosen the bolts on the rear wheels with your tire iron, then raise the car's rear end with the floor jack and support it on jack stands.
  
  
• 2). Remove both rear wheels with the tire iron.
  
  
• 3). Wash off both brake assemblies using an aerosol brake cleaner and a drip pan underneath to catch the dripping residue.
  
  

Brake Pads

• 1). Unscrew and remove the brake caliper mounting bolts--grip the slide pin with an open-ended wrench while unscrewing the bolt with a flare-nut wrench--and remove the caliper. Hang the caliper by a length of strong wire so it won't hang by the hose.
  
  
• 2). Pull the inner and outer brake pads from the caliper mounting bracket.
  
  
• 3). Remove the retaining springs from the mounting bracket, using needle-nose pliers, and install new ones.
  
  
• 4). Peel off the foil backing on the replacement brake pads if they have them; these pads have an adhesive backing. Apply an anti-squeal compound to the backing plates if they do not have adhesive.
  
  
• 5). Install the replacement pads in the caliper mounting bracket.
  
  
• 6). Rotate the caliper piston clockwise with a rotation tool while pushing in on the piston with the end of the flare-nut wrench to retract the piston.
  
  
• 7). Remove the slide pins from the caliper, clean them and apply high temperature grease before re-installing them.
  
  
• 8). Install the caliper with its mounting bolts, then reconnect both wheels and lower the car after changing the brakes on both sides.
  
  

Brake Disc

• 1). Inspect the condition of the brake disc while the wheels and caliper are removed, looking for cracks or deep grooves. Proceed with the remaining steps if the disc needs replacing.
  
  
• 2). Unscrew the mounting bolts for the caliper mounting bracket with your wrench and remove the bracket from the disc.
  
  
• 3). Remove the retaining screw for the disc, if there is one, using an impact screwdriver, then slip the disc off the wheel studs.
  
  
• 4). Place the replacement brake disc on the hub flange and line up the bolt holes. Install and tighten the retaining screw.
  
  
• 5). Install the caliper mounting bracket and caliper with their mounting bolts.