When you depress the brake pedal on your Hyundai, several things happen at once to slow and stop your car. First, the master cylinder sends brake fluid through the brake lines to the calipers. The caliper contains a piston that causes the brake pads to squeeze the brake rotor between them so that the car stops. You need to change the brake pads periodically because they wear out. Most people do not realize that the rotor wears out as well. This is particularly true if you allow the brake pads to wear beyond the recommended thickness. At that point, the rivets have a chance to destroy the rotor by cutting into the steel. When it reaches this point, you need to change the rotors and your brake job gets more expensive.
Instructions
- 1
Park the Hyundai on a level surface and raise it up with the automobile jack. Place a jack stand under the car near the jacking point and raise it to the frame.
2Use the lug wrench to remove the lug nuts and pull the wheel off the car. Loosen the caliper bolts with a socket and ratchet and pull it off the wheel assembly. Use a wire tie to secure the caliper to the strut. Never allow the caliper to hang loose or you will damage the brake line.
3Use the pliers to pull the cotter pin out of the wheel shaft, then use a wrench to remove the spindle nut and washer. Pull the rotor off the wheel assembly.
4Put a new rotor on the wheel assembly. Put the washer and the spindle nut on the shaft and tighten it with the wrench. Insert the cotter pin and spread it open with the pliers.
5Put the brake caliper on the mounting bracket and tighten the bolts with the socket and ratchet. Install the wheel and tighten the lug nuts with the lug wrench. Remove the jack stand from under the Hyundai. Lower the car to the ground. Repeat the process on the other wheel.
