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How do you remove a brake rotor from a trailblazer?

How do you remove a brake rotor from a trailblazer?

Raise the front of the TrailBlazer with a jack and secure it on jack stands. Remove the lug nuts from the front wheels with a tire iron then pull off both wheels. Remove the two bolts on the backside of the brake caliper with a socket and ratchet. The bolts secure the caliper to the brake spindle. Pull the caliper off of the brake rotor.

How do you change a brake rotor on a car?

Tap a new inner wheel bearing onto the back of the brake rotor. Apply bearing grease to the inner bore of the rotor then tap the new outer wheel bearing onto the front of the rotor. Slide the rotor onto the spindle and secure it with the nut, socket and ratchet. Remove the old brake pads from the caliper.

How do you mount a caliper on a trailblazer?

Squeeze the caliper piston back into the backside of the caliper with a pair of pliers. Place the new pads into the caliper and mount the caliper onto the rotor. Secure the caliper to the brake spindle with the two bolts, socket and ratchet. Remount the wheel back onto the TrailBlazer’s rotor and secure it with the tire iron.

How do you remove the cap from a trailblazer?

Remove the cap from the TrailBlazer’s master cylinder. Raise the front of the TrailBlazer with a jack and secure it on jack stands. Remove the lug nuts from the front wheels with a tire iron then pull off both wheels. Remove the two bolts on the backside of the brake caliper with a socket and ratchet.

Raise the front of the TrailBlazer with a jack and secure it on jack stands. Remove the lug nuts from the front wheels with a tire iron then pull off both wheels. Remove the two bolts on the backside of the brake caliper with a socket and ratchet. The bolts secure the caliper to the brake spindle. Pull the caliper off of the brake rotor.

Tap a new inner wheel bearing onto the back of the brake rotor. Apply bearing grease to the inner bore of the rotor then tap the new outer wheel bearing onto the front of the rotor. Slide the rotor onto the spindle and secure it with the nut, socket and ratchet. Remove the old brake pads from the caliper.

Squeeze the caliper piston back into the backside of the caliper with a pair of pliers. Place the new pads into the caliper and mount the caliper onto the rotor. Secure the caliper to the brake spindle with the two bolts, socket and ratchet. Remount the wheel back onto the TrailBlazer’s rotor and secure it with the tire iron.

Remove the cap from the TrailBlazer’s master cylinder. Raise the front of the TrailBlazer with a jack and secure it on jack stands. Remove the lug nuts from the front wheels with a tire iron then pull off both wheels. Remove the two bolts on the backside of the brake caliper with a socket and ratchet.

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Ruth Doyle