CaptainCrunch
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- Mazda 5, Mazda Tribute, & 1996 Miata MX-5
Tools Needed: 7mm hex wrench with 3/8" ratchet driver, pliers, 6 C clamp, coat hanger wire, emery cloth
Step 1 With the vehicle in park on a level area, set the parking brake, and block the rear passenger side wheel to prevent the car from rolling when lifted on the jack. Slightly loosen both front driver side and passenger side lugs. Turn wheel to hard left.
Step 2 Raise front driver side of car on jack and place this corner on a jack stand. Always use a jack stand or other substantial support for the car to eliminate the chance of the car falling. Never attempt this job with just the car jack to support the car! Remove front driver side wheel.
Step 3 Hang a 12 piece of coat hanger wire bent in an S on the coil spring as a place to hang the caliper when the time comes. Using a pair of pliers, pull off the large brake spring clip on the outer face of the brake caliper assembly. Using a pair of pliers, gently pull off the plastic caps covering the two brake caliper bolts on the back of the brake caliper. Using a 7mm hex wrench in a 3/8 ratchet drive socket, loosen and remove both brake caliper bolts. Gently slide the caliper off the outer brake pad and rotor. Hang the caliper onto the S hook made of coat hanger wire.
Step 4 - Using a large 6 C clamp, depress the inner brake pad to push the caliper piston back into the caliper cylinder. Pull the inner brake pad out of the caliper by hand, being careful not to damage the rubber seal around the piston of the brake caliper. Discard inner brake pad, outer brake pad, and old brake spring clip.
Step 5 Move the vehicles transmission into neutral. Take a 4 x 4 sheet of 180 grit emery cloth and gently hand sand the inner and outer surfaces of the rotor to remove old brake deposits. Turn the rotor several times to allow you to sand the full surfaces of the rotor. Use a paper towel to wipe the rotor surfaces clean.
Step 6 Move the vehicles transmission back into park. Place the new inner and outer brake pads into the caliper, and position the caliper back onto the rotor. Tighten both brake caliper bolts with the 7mm hex wrench. Replace the plastic caps that cover these bolts. Remove the coat hanger wire from hanging on the coil spring. Install a new brake spring clip with the aid of a pair of pliers.
Step 7 - Replace the wheel and lightly snug up the wheel lugs. Lower the car off the jack stand until the wheel is just in contact with the road surface, and fully tighten the wheel lugs. Lower the car off the jack completely.
Step 8 Move the block from the rear passenger side to the rear driver side of the vehicle. Turn the wheel to hard right. Raise the front passenger side of the car on jack and place this corner on a jack stand. Remove the front passenger side wheel.
Step 9 Repeat steps 3 through 7 to complete the opposite side of the car. Remove the block from the rear of the car before attempting to drive.
Step 1 With the vehicle in park on a level area, set the parking brake, and block the rear passenger side wheel to prevent the car from rolling when lifted on the jack. Slightly loosen both front driver side and passenger side lugs. Turn wheel to hard left.
Step 2 Raise front driver side of car on jack and place this corner on a jack stand. Always use a jack stand or other substantial support for the car to eliminate the chance of the car falling. Never attempt this job with just the car jack to support the car! Remove front driver side wheel.
Step 3 Hang a 12 piece of coat hanger wire bent in an S on the coil spring as a place to hang the caliper when the time comes. Using a pair of pliers, pull off the large brake spring clip on the outer face of the brake caliper assembly. Using a pair of pliers, gently pull off the plastic caps covering the two brake caliper bolts on the back of the brake caliper. Using a 7mm hex wrench in a 3/8 ratchet drive socket, loosen and remove both brake caliper bolts. Gently slide the caliper off the outer brake pad and rotor. Hang the caliper onto the S hook made of coat hanger wire.
Step 4 - Using a large 6 C clamp, depress the inner brake pad to push the caliper piston back into the caliper cylinder. Pull the inner brake pad out of the caliper by hand, being careful not to damage the rubber seal around the piston of the brake caliper. Discard inner brake pad, outer brake pad, and old brake spring clip.
Step 5 Move the vehicles transmission into neutral. Take a 4 x 4 sheet of 180 grit emery cloth and gently hand sand the inner and outer surfaces of the rotor to remove old brake deposits. Turn the rotor several times to allow you to sand the full surfaces of the rotor. Use a paper towel to wipe the rotor surfaces clean.
Step 6 Move the vehicles transmission back into park. Place the new inner and outer brake pads into the caliper, and position the caliper back onto the rotor. Tighten both brake caliper bolts with the 7mm hex wrench. Replace the plastic caps that cover these bolts. Remove the coat hanger wire from hanging on the coil spring. Install a new brake spring clip with the aid of a pair of pliers.
Step 7 - Replace the wheel and lightly snug up the wheel lugs. Lower the car off the jack stand until the wheel is just in contact with the road surface, and fully tighten the wheel lugs. Lower the car off the jack completely.
Step 8 Move the block from the rear passenger side to the rear driver side of the vehicle. Turn the wheel to hard right. Raise the front passenger side of the car on jack and place this corner on a jack stand. Remove the front passenger side wheel.
Step 9 Repeat steps 3 through 7 to complete the opposite side of the car. Remove the block from the rear of the car before attempting to drive.
