How to Replace the Brake Pads on a Ford Taurus
- 1). Jack up the Ford Taurus and support the vehicle with jack stands.
- 2). Remove the lug nuts with the lug wrench and take the wheels from the wheel bolts.
- 3). Remove the caliper locking pins with the 13 mm socket and ratchet. Pull the caliper from the caliper bracket and rotor.
- 4). Pull the old brake pads straight away from either side of the rotor and their slot in the caliper bracket.
- 5). Place an old brake pad against the caliper piston. Place the C-clamp over the old brake pad and the back of the side of the caliper from which the piston extends.
- 6). Turn the C-clamp in a clockwise motion to squeeze the piston into the side of the caliper.
- 7). Place the new brake pads into their slots in the caliper bracket on either side of the brake rotor.
- 8). Place the caliper onto the caliper bracket, surrounding the new brake pads, and replace the caliper locking pins with the ratchet and socket.
- 9). Replace the wheels onto the wheel bolts and screw on the lug nuts.
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Remove the jack stands from beneath the Taurus and lower the vehicle to the ground. Tighten the lug nuts with the lug wrench. - 11
Lift the hood of the Ford and remove the master cylinder cap. The master cylinder is located on the driver's side of the vehicle, near the windshield. - 12
Fill the master cylinder with DOT-3 brake fluid.