How do you remove the front and rear brake pads on Toyota Matrix?

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To remove the front brake pads, first, remove the cap of the brake fluid reservoir and then you can loosen the lug nuts for your wheels as a next step, after which you need to lift up this car using a trolley jack and mount it on the jack stands. Take off the wheels and check on the brake disc. To do so, use a 'C' clamp to push back in its bore carefully enough not to let any fluid from cylinder master welled over. Therefore, before disassembly cleans these brakes by applying brake cleaner. In order to do that, unscrew bolts leaving them behind; hang caliper from strut coil spring using wire so that no stress is exerted onto hydraulic hose. As a result, remove shims and pads that are outer and innermost and at last add those ones which are needed. If they are ruined check both lower as well as upper pad support plates and fix them being equipped with wear indicator. On installation put support plates inside new inner pad breaking them in correctly plus add shims and insert outside one carefully and firmly into place. Once all pins slide right in apply some high temperature grease on their sliding points then attach them entirely. With regard to caliper bolts remember required torque while if necessary utilize C-clamp for facilitation of caliper mounting process afterwards secure caliper fittingly since high pounds must be applied when tightening torque above mentioned required values finish by stepping down on pedal of brake depress, check out level of brake fluid amount tight lug nuts holding wheel onto hub finally test braking efficiency before normal operation mode may be continued. Stepwise guide for removing rear disc brake pad includes; taking off clip alongside two anti-rattle springs; employing needle-nose pliers that pull out two pin retainers holding back inboard pad followed by removal of anti-squeal shim; make sure that new in-board has just a little silicone-based grease on it by applying respective silicon-based grease prepare the new inboard brake pad, and place the anti-squeal shim into its slot; position the new inboard brake pad into the caliper, then pull out the outboard brake pad and remove its anti-squeal shim; when you install your new outboard brake pad, grease it up first and then install a shim between this pad as well as your caliper before attaching it to the latter; after installing two pad retaining pins together with clip featuring two rattle springs on they should be put inside caliper. Therefore, push brake pedal down inspect quantity of fluid that has gone into depress them tight lug nuts holding wheel onto hub finally test braking efficiency before returning vehicle to normal service.

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