Changing Brembo brake pads

[carwars622]

I have just got my pads for my 350Z TRACK MODEL, can anybody tell me how to change them, I'm very into working on my own cars & this is my 5th sports car & my second Z, but my first car ever with Brembo brakes, do I need any special tools after getting the tires off, could somebody give me a step by step how to, that will not make my calipers look like they have been Brutaly raped, please help Z.

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[detore344]

I chenged the brembo brakes on my g35 at the beginning of the summer, and if you've ever done brake pads before, you'll be amazed at how easy these are. This is literally the easiest brake job I've ever done. All you really need is a pair of needlenose pliers, a flathead screwdriver, and if you're resurfacing the rotors (which, if anything like my g you might as well replace them with some crossdrilled from brembo), you need the right socket for removing the calipers (I think it's a 17mm). You don't need a caliper piston compressing tool, all you need is the flathead. Insert it inbetween the pad and the rotor and aply some pressure,... this will give you enough slack to get the old pads out, once you've removed the guide pins (Needle nose pliers). If you do take off the calipers to resurface or change the rotors, this will be the hardest part as those bolts are in there pretty tight, and getting enough pressure to break them was hard on mine. The whole job is pretty much straight forward. Once you have the rotors and calipers back in place (After you've cleaned everything up and re-lubed the calipers). Simply slide the new pads in place and replace the guide pins. If you haven't compressed the pistons enough, just work them a few times by hand. It's literally just that easy. If you want to be careful, throw some breakable thread locker on all of the bolts for safety.

And,... enjoy.