How to Install Brakes on a 1999 Ford F250 Truck

There is no piece of safety equipment on your 1999 Ford F-250 truck more pivotal than the brakes. When your brakes are worn, they will not be able to produce maximum stopping power, which could put you, your family, or other families directly into harm's way. In order to prevent this, it is important to maintain your brakes by regularly changing the brakes every 35,000 miles or when they begin to squeak during routine stops.

Instructions

1

Lift the front end of the F-250 using a jack. Make sure that your jack is rated to lift trucks and at least three tons. A normal car jack will not do.

2

Open the hood and open the brake fluid reservoir.

3

Remove the lug nuts on each of the front wheels using a tire iron.

4

Pull off the front wheels.

5

Remove the two bolts on each of the front brake calipers using a socket wrench.

6

Open the calipers and remove the worn brake discs inside. The brake discs may be stuck to the inside of the calipers, at which point you may use a flathead screwdriver to gently pry them free.

7

Use a C-clamp to force the piston in each of the brake calipers back into the housing. Make sure each piston is flush with the caliper.

8

Place the new brake pads into the calipers.

9

Slide the calipers back over the rotors and bolt them into place using a socket wrench and the bolts you removed earlier.

10

Put the wheels back onto the F-250 and bolt them in place using the lug nuts and tire iron.

11

Lower the front end of the truck and then lift the back end using the jack.

12

Repeat steps three through 10 for the back wheels.

13

Lower the back end of the F-250 using the jack.

14

Top off the fluid in the brake fluid reservoir and close the reservoir. Only pour new brake fluid into the reservoir.