GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Holden 🢒 2009 🢒 Epica 🢒 Brakes 🢒 Disc Brakes 🢒 Front Disc Brake Pads Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 1255707 Size: SH

    Danger: To avoid any vehicle damage, serious personal injury or death when major components are removed from the vehicle and the vehicle is supported by a hoist, support the vehicle with jack stands at the opposite end from which the components are being removed and strap the vehicle to the hoist.

  1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
  2. To preserve wheel balance, mark the position of the front wheel relative to the wheel hub.
  3. Remove the front wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
  4. Remove the lower caliper mounting bolt.

    5. Object Number: 1255708 Size: SH

    Note: Caliper removal is not necessary to service the brake shoes.

  5. Pivot the caliper upward.
  6. Remove the brake shoes.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 1255708 Size: SH
  1. Install the brake shoes.

    2. Object Number: 1255707 Size: SH
  2. If new brake shoes are being installed, they will be thicker than the worn shoes that were removed.

    3. Push the caliper piston inward, if necessary.

    Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

    Note: Do not damage the piston dust seal when the caliper is pulled downward and install the lower mounting bolt.

  3. Pull the caliper downward and install the lower mounting bolt and tighten to 27 N·m (20 lb ft).
  4. Install the front wheels. Align the marks that were made when removing the front wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
  5. Lower the vehicle.