Installation help on rotors???

I have a 99 subaru legacy outback and need to know all that is needed for installing new rotors on the back??

i am going to show exactly how to do a rotor and pad swap, in detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)get yourself one of these, they're 10 bucks from checker/schucks/kragen. a good chilton's, haynes, or bently is also an absolute must!

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0063.jpg

 

2)this stuff helps, alot...LiquidRacing loves air!

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0052.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0051.jpg

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3)this is the stack of fun.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0053.jpg

 

4)if you're smart, jack the entire car off the ground, for ease of access and speed purposes. you can do this one wheel at a time, but, to each his own!

 

5)wheel on.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0050.jpg

 

6)take the wheel off. can you guess what will be next?

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0057.jpg

 

7)there are two bolts that hold the caliper assembly on. they are on the backside(red circles). i suggest removing the entire assembly and hanging to the spring with safety wire or such.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0061.jpg

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8)remove "old" rotor

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0062.jpg

 

9)pull off the "old" pads from the caliper assembly, then reinstall the caliper assembly without pads! torque to spec (60ft-lbs front, 20ft-lbs rear)

 

10)remove the lower slide bolt, (aka-lower lock pin) on the caliper itself. (blue arrow)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0061.jpg

 

11)use your "tool" to compress the caliper, SLOWLY! btw, if your brake reservoir is full, use a syringe or something to pull out roughly half of the brake fluid, or it WILL spill into your doghouse! then, re-hang just the caliper.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0064.jpg

 

12)liberally coat all parts of the "new" pad backing, and any other part that comes in contact with "stationary" parts of caliper assembly with "brake quiet", save the rotor side of the pad!

 

13)install "new" pads, being careful not to smudge the "brake quiet".

 

14)SLOWLY, lower the caliper into place, again, being carefull not to smudge "brake quiet" all over the place, that stuff sucks to get on your clothing also, doesn't exactly "wash off" too easily.

 

15)reinstall slide bolt, torque to spec.(30ft-lbs front, 175*in-lbs* rear)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg270/legacylsi/rotor%20swap/PICT0066.jpg

 

16)reinstall wheel. torque to spec.(70-75ft-lbs)

 

17)do the other three using this same formula and after more brake jobs than you have fingers and toes, you too can do all four in under thirty minutes!

 

18)Enjoy the smooth as glass stopping power you have bestowed upon your beast!

To add to your step 11 (compressing the brake piston), leave the old pad in there when you do it. That way you don't have to run the tool all the way into the piston and you get nice even pressure.