- 1). Park your F-150 on level ground, push the emergency brake and loosen the lug nuts with your tire iron. Don't remove the nuts entirely just yet.
- 2). Open the truck's hood and remove the cap/lid from the brake master cylinder. This cylinder is the reservoir for your brake fluid. If you don't know where the master cylinder is, refer to your owner's manual.
- 3). Place the jack under your F-150 and lift it until the tire is barely off the ground. Remove the lug nuts you previously loosened and pull the wheel off of the truck.
- 4). Look at the back of the caliper. You'll see two bolts, one on the top and one on the bottom. You must remove these bolts in order to remove the caliper assembly from the rotor. For many newer F-150s, the caliper bolts are 13 mm. However, the exact size will depend on what year your F-150 was manufactured.
- 5). Remove the caliper assembly from the rotor after you've removed the two caliper bolts. Fasten the caliper to the shock or top of the rotor using a bungee cord or small rope. This will prevent the caliper from falling and possibly damaging the truck's brake line.
- 6). Unclip the old brake pads from the rotor. When removing the old pads, pay special attention to how they were attached. You need to install the new pads in the same position as the old ones.
- 7). Spray both the front and back side of the rotor with brake cleaner. Then clip the new pads into place against the rotor.
- 8). Place an old brake pad against the caliper piston. This will function as a brace between your C-clamp and the caliper piston. Tighten your C-clamp against the old pad and the caliper and continue tightening until the caliper piston is pushed all the way inside the frame of the caliper.
- 9). Fit the caliper over the rotor and new brake pads. Line up the bolt holes and screw both caliper bolts back into place. Remember to tighten both top and bottom bolts.
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Put the wheel back onto the truck and start the lug nuts onto the studs. Tighten the lugs as best you can with the tire still off the ground. - 11
Lower the jack and finish tightening the lug nuts on the wheel. Replace the brake pads on the other side of your F-150 using the same steps. When you're done, check the master cylinder. Replace any brake fluid that was pushed out when you compressed the caliper pistons and then replace the cylinder cap.
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