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brake pads / 97 acura integra

the same way you replace any kind of brake pads?

bring it to dobbs...

If you don't know, have someone that does replace them. One mistake during installation and you could kill yourself.

Assuming the car is already on stands and wheels are off in a safe flat area:Loosen the bottom caliper mounting bolt, take completely off. Loosen the top caliper mounting bolt, leave it on. Swing the caliper upward out of the way (if you have vice grips/clamps, use them to keep piston compressed) if you do not, just let the piston come out, take brake line off, compress piston in with your thumbs or something hard (piece of wood, metal, your shoe, get creative) then tighten brake line back on. Replace the old pads with the new pads (you'll see which ones go where) be sure to grease between the BACK of the pads and metal shims/plates. Swing the caliper back down, torque the mounting bolts to 17 ft/lbs. Double check brake line is tight. Bleed that caliper if necessary/squishy pedal. NOTE: A torque wrench is needed to torque the bolts to spec and use a flare wrench on the brake line if you loosen it, otherwise you may strip it.I'm sure there are other ways to do this, and people may tell me my way is wrong (natural "mechanic" behavior) but this is the way I've been doing it for years on several different cars, so its a proven method, never had any issues. Take it or leave it.