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How do I Replace Brake Pads on a 1998 Buick Lesabre?

    • 1). Raise the front of the car with the floor jack, and support the car on jack stands. Remove the tire and wheel assembly using the lug wrench. Loosen the caliper bleeder screw located on the top inside of the caliper using a wrench. Insert the screwdriver between the inside brake pad and the rotor, and pull on the handle, forcing the caliper piston back into its bore. Close the bleeder screw and tighten.

    • 2). Remove the two slider bolts securing the caliper to the mounting bracket using a hex head socket. Lift the caliper off the rotor, and remove the outside brake pad. The pad is secured to the caliper feet by the large flat spring attached to the brake pad. The spring clip can be seen on the outside of the caliper, effectively "pinching" the pad to the caliper. Push down on either end of the pad to bend the spring clip enough to make it loose, and slide the pad and spring off the caliper.

    • 3). Remove the inside pad by pulling the pad and its backing spring clip out of the inside hole in the brake caliper piston. Install the rear inside pad first. Position the inside pad so the spring clips on the rear of the pad start to go inside the caliper piston. Push the pad down hard enough to push the spring clips into the piston.

    • 4). Install the outside pad by placing the pad so the spring clip is on the outside of the caliper and the pad is on the inside. Push the pad up, effectively sandwiching the caliper between the pad and spring. Lower the caliper over the rotor, align the holes and install the slider bolts. Tighten these bolts using a hex head socket.

    • 5). Install the tire and wheel assembly, and lower the car. Lift the hood, and check the level of the brake fluid in the master cylinder. Correct as necessary by adding brake fluid. Start the car, and pump the brakes 10 times before attempting to move the vehicle.

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