Ice Pick to push out the pins after removing cottar pins



Push back pads with towel and large pliers



Remove shims



Watch brake fluid level



Clean parts




Apply brake squeal reducer on back of pads and shims and insert after 10 minutes



Cottar pin



Place spring and insert second pin and cottar


Done



Move to the back...but now the pins come towards you





Use 130 or so grit to sand the rust from the hubs where the wheels make contact and clean the old brake material off of the rotors...per instructions on hawk hps sight. Now bed your pads per manufactures directions. Mine were approx 8 moderate force stops from 35 and 2-3 hard stops from 45, then let brakes cool.

 

nice pics and write up

 

i agree. great pics, nice write-up! just reinforces the service manual. i didn't know you could use big pliers like that to push the pistons back in. thanks!

oh, by the way, is it necessary to resurface the rotors before the installation of new pads?

 

An Inifiniti mechanic told me that you cannot turn Brembo rotors. I sanded off the rotors with 100 grit sandpaper with medium pressure to get off some of the old pad material. It was impossible to sand the back of the rear calipers dure to the full dust shields. I have finally had a chance to drive the car for a few days with no vibration or squealing.

 

got it, thanks!

ps-was that a bit of "wheelwax" that i saw on one of your calipers?

 

I do love my brakes....LOL!!!

 

Gotta love how easy the Brembos are. When I had them on my Z I got it down to 40 minutes to jack up the car remove all wheels, replace pads, put weels back on, and drop the car back down to the ground. I used to change between street and track pads all the time Good write up.

 

what happends if you dont replace the shims.. i kinda just tossed mine out with the oem pads when i installed my hawk hps pads..

 

As far as I know, they play a role in heat transfer so you may want to check and make sure your pads haven't melted to the caliper pistons lol.

 

The shims are there to keep the pads quiet. If not replaced it could cause squeaking even if brake quiet is installed. They seem to have some sort of plastic coating and they sit between the back of the pad and the piston. I'd imaging that the metal to metal may make noise when the shim is not in between them.

 

Is the orange stuff the brake squeal material? Where do I get this? How much are you suppose to apply?

 

thanks for good writeup and pics. i chaged my pads on my 03 coupe w/brembos. on one rear brake, i've lost the two cotter key-like things that go in each pin. anyone know if you can get these at a hardware, autoparts store or are they "speical" only available thru infiniti??!?!!?
any input is appreciated as it's a beautiful sunday and would love to go for a drive!!
thx!

 

Contact Justin in the parts department at Infiniti of Scottsdale. There is a good chance he will be able to help you out.

 

So if the pins come at you on the rear brakes does that mean you have to hammer them out with the ice pick on the side toward the wheelwell?

 

Excellent instructions