Don't do it if you don't have any exprerience. You take your Kia to a mechanic man to do that job for your safety
To replace brake pads and rotor: Unbolt wheel, unbolt caliper, remove caliper, unbolt caliper bracket, remove rotor, replace rotor, bolt up bracket, compress caliper, replace pads, replace caliper, bolt up caliper, bolt up wheel, repeat whole thing on other side...
The same way you replace the front. there both disc brakes all you do is take the caliper bolts out if there factory it'll be star head bolt ifs its aftermarkret they'll be Allen heads just remove the caliper and replace the brakes
toolsfront or rear?drum or disc?need more infoif front disc then you will need caliper piston compressor or big C clampneed socket for caliper bolts removal
Purchase new hubs complete with pre-greased bearings. (About $160.00 each). Remove caliper and disc. Remove old hub. Replace new hub, disc and caliper. Voila!
If the front brake caliper is sticking, the disc may be uneven. Brakes that are left to scrape on the disc for a long time before they are changed will damage the disc enough to cause sticking or slipping.
Landrover RAVE manual for Freelander Mk1 gives the following values:- Front disc brakes Front caliper mounting bolts 83 Nm Front disc to drive flange screws 5 Nm Front disc shield to hub screw 8.5 Nm Front caliper guide pin bolts 27 Nm Front caliper brake hose banjo bolt 28 Nm
First, determine if they are disc or drum. If drum, remove the drum and replace the shoes. If they are disc, remove the caliper (and disc if necessary) replace the shoes and reassemble.
The best thing you can do is replace the caliper.
Most front wheel drive vehicles do. -The caliper in all vehicles is fixed and the 'floating disc' is the brake rotor.
If the front brake caliper is sticking, the disc may be uneven. Brakes that are left to scrape on the disc for a long time before they are changed will damage the disc enough to cause sticking or slipping.
The teves caliper is a single piston disc brake caliper and the akebono caliper is a dual piston disc brake caliper. The teves caliper is a single piston disc brake caliper and the akebono caliper is a dual piston disc brake caliper.
Sure could use some more information like the year, make, model and if this a front or rear wheel cylinder for drum brakes or a caliper for disc brakes.