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If you're pretty good with tools, it's a fairly simple job. Frankly, If you're new to working on cars, or don't know very much about them, it might be a good idea to go to midas, etc.
-First thing to do is loosen the wheels (Not all the way, but just a turn). You never want to torque anything while a car is on jacks.
-Under the hood, loosen the cap fro the brake fluid. Don't take it off since you don't want dirt getting in there.
-Lift the end of the car you're working on. Choc the wheels on the oposite end. If you're working on the fron left, choc the right rear wheel. A brick does the trick.
-Take off the wheel
-There are two bolts (They might be a hex head) on the top & bottom of a caliper. Loosen them & take em out.
-Take off the caliper by lifting it out.
-You can now pull out the pads. Look at whick pad goes on which end.
-Take one end of the old pad, put it against the brake piston & use a C-clamp to push the piston back into the caliper.
-Install the new pads. Use that anti squeeling grease they give you on the back of the pads. (Don't get any on the part that wears away).
-Now would be a very good time to replace the discs if they are pitted, warped, thin, cracked, etc.
-Push the caliper back on the disc.
-Put some anti-seize on the caliper bolts & screw 'em in.
-Make sure everything is back together properly & turn the hub to see if it spins.
-Put wheel back on, screw the nuts back on all the way, don't torque 'em just yet.
-Bring the car down & then torque the wheels.
-Close the brake resevoir.
It should be as simple as that, remember to test the brakes before you drive anywhere.
As for brake pad type, anything is fine for normal driving. Organic pads are cheaper, but wear out faster, but I would recommend carbon metalic, they're safer & last longer.
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-1991 Corolla GT-S
-1994 Ford SHO MTX
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