1) Place a car jack under the car chassis at the appropriate jacking point (Tool: OEM car jack or $40 hydraulic jack)
2)Loosen the wheelnuts prior to jacking the car (Tool: socket of relevant size to your wheel nuts)
3) Jack the car to get the wheels off the ground
4) Remove the wheel to expose the brake/hub assembly
5) Remove the bolt holding the brakeline in place (Tool: size 12 spanner)
6) Shift the brakeline bracket away in preparation for removing the caliper
7) Remove the slider pin bolt for both top and bottom of the caliper. (Tool: size 12 and 17 spanner)
Remove the brake pads. Move the caliper body out of the way to access the caliper bracket. Remove the 2 bolts for the caliper bracket. (Tool: size 14 spanner)
9) Check the brake fluid level of the brake reservoir. You are going to push the piston back into the caliper and this level will rise so keep a look out for it. Using a long nose plier, screw the piston back into the caliper (A long nose plier will work if your pistons are in relatively good condition and not stuck. A special brake piston tool will be necessary if the caliper has not been serviced regularly and the piston is stuck). Take note of the brake fluid level to ensure that it does not overflow out of the brake reservoir.
10) Comparison of old and new pads
11) Remove the philip head screws holding the rotors to the hub. 9/10 times it would be jammed and you will need an impact driver to remove the screw
12) Remove the rotor from the hub.
13) Comparing new and old rotor
14) Clean the sliding surface of the brake pads
15) Apply caliper grease to the sliding pin and the pad sliding surface
16) Install the rotor and the caliper brackets and place the pads in place, taking care to remove all traces of grease that had made its way to the rotor.
17) Install the caliper back to the caliper bracket and install the brakeline bracket
18) Do the same for the other side
19) Check the fluid level and remove excess fluid. Purist will argue to change the brake fluid as well but it is not necessary to do that. Just stick to your brake fluid replacement schedule. The level only increase by 5-6mm after changing both pads so caution is not that necessary for fluid overspill (For the front, take extreme caution for fluid overspill)
20) Install the wheels back and torque to 108Nm.
21) Step on the brake pedal a few times with the engine on to get the brake pads to sit well on the rotor. The handbrake travel will be long immediately after the replacement of pads due to the piston being screwed in all the way. Pull the handbrake numerous times until it feels the same as normal and taut.
22) Enjoy your new brakes.
PS: I do not endorse nor sell EBC brakes. I just happen to use them as they are cheap from amazon. All parts cost in around S$160.
