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+++ categories = ["vehicle"] date = 2024-10-01T02:49:01Z description = "" draft = true slug = "brake-pad-replacement" title = "🔧 Brake Pad + Rotor Replacement"
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This task is not urgent and will not be complete any time soon. This log entry will take shape progressively as I ramp up to actually doing the thing. In my last post relating to car maintenance I mention the gruesome prospect of having my skull crushed between a thick slab of concrete and thousands of pounds of steel after the pinch welds of a twenty year old car give way. In this post I will take pains to avoid this. This time I cannot use the sturdy stout plastic ramp, I must use the skull-crusher 9000 model jack stands. The front wheels of the vehicle must be suspended in the air so that I can remove them to access the brake pads. The car will be on jack stands, and part of my body will technically be underneath the car, but dear reader be assured that I plan to avoid putting my head between the car and the concrete as much as possible. This is how I win.
Replacing Brake Pads
The process for removing and replacing the pads is the more straightforward of the two maintenance tasks, requiring a short list of supplies:
- 3/8" drive 10mm hex socket
- Gloves
- Jack stand (2)
- Trolley jack
- Flat head screw driver
The process is simple and I have not bothered to outline it yet. That is all I know for now. Stay tuned.
Replacing Brake Rotors
The process for removing and replacing rotors is not straightforward! Stay tuned.