Convert the Rear Brake Shoes of a 2005 Nissan Sentra
The 2005 Nissan Sentra is a 4-door sedan with front and rear CD brakes, that is built for consolation and safety. One of the most valuable safety features on this machine is the brake step. Provided the brakes are grabbing, squealing, or failing to blockade, it is hour to transform your brakes. Brake replacement is far cheaper than enchanting the machine into a mechanic and normally takes the twin size of chronology.
Instructions
1.4. Remove the brake caliper setup. The brake caliper setup is the metal housing that sits atop the brake trundle and holds the brake pads.
2. Jack up the automobile. Lay your jack unbefitting a solid cut of the underside of the motorcar. Elevate the machine Sufficiently to fit the jack stand under a relieve strut of the vehicle.
3. Catch off the tires. Stop removing the lug nuts from Everyone of the tires and slide the tire off of the trundle.
Loosen the lug nuts. Loosen Everyone lug fan up to two filled rotations using the tire iron. Engage in not remove the lugs at this allotment. It can be removed by undoing the bolts on it with the socket wrench.
5. Remove the brake pads. The brake pads will slip out of the caliper setup once it has been removed.
6. Compress the brake caliper. The brake caliper is the cylindrical piston in the caliper setup. This can be done in one of three ways. You can use your thumb and forefinger to compress the caliper. You can use a c-clamp to compress the caliper. Also, if the caliper will not simply compress (if it has a horizontal groove on it) you will need to use the brake caliper compression tool.
7. Install the new brake pads. Place the new brake pads into the slots where the old ones were. One boxed set of pads is used for each tire. The two brakes within the box are universal so they may be used for either side of the caliper setup. Make sure that the black brake material is facing inwards, toward each other.
8. Reattach your housing and tire. Replace the bolt holding the housing on after it is back in place. Then reattach your wheels. Carefully lower your car with the floor jack.
