When you allow the brake pads to wear down on a Buick Century, it will damage the rotors. As the pads wear down, it allows the rivets holding the brake linings on the brake pad to come in contact with the rotors and cut grooves in them. Depending on how bad the grooves are, you may be able to take the rotors to a machine shop for resurfacing. Or, you may replace the rotors at the same time you change the brake pads.
Instructions
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Park the automobile on a level surface and place the wheel chocks behind the rear wheels.
2Raise the car on the side you will be starting with and place a jack stand under it near the jacking point. Raise the jack stand up to the frame of the automobile.
3Remove the wheel using the lug wrench to remove the lug nuts. Remove the brake caliper using the proper size hex socket and a ratchet. Access the retaining bolts on the back side of the caliper. Secure the caliper to the strut using a wire tie. Do not let the caliper hang freely or you will damage the brake line. Pull the old rotor off the wheel assembly. If it doesn't come off easily, use the rubber mallet to strike the rotor several times until it breaks free.
4Put the new rotor on the wheel and then replace the brake caliper. Tighten the retaining bolts with the hex socket and ratchet. Put the wheel back on the car and tighten the lug nuts with the lug wrench. Remove the jack stand from under the car and lower the automobile back to the ground.
