How to Remove the Brake Pads on a 2000 Silverado 1500

The 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 got a more powerful, V-8 engine and got an added fourth door as standard equipment instead of optional. The half-ton pickup still has all around disc brakes with anti-lock which provides added security to its passengers as well as ease for the do-it-yourself mechanic. Disc brakes are much easier to change than drum brakes and to change all four tires it should only take two hours.

Instructions

1

Loosen all of the lugs 1 to 2 full rotations with the tire iron. Set the wood blocks in front of the tires that will not be removed.

2

Jack up the vehicle high enough that the wheels are off of the ground. Place jack stands under a stable location, such as under the axle. Remove the tires and set them and the lugs aside.

3

Loosen the bottom bolt of the caliper mounting bracket with the socket wrench. Lift the bracket up and slide the old brake pads out.

4

Compress the caliper with a C-clamp. Place the clamp against the caliper, in the center of the bracket, and compress it until it is flush with the bracket.

5

Install the new brake pads by slipping them into the same spot that the old ones were in.

6

Re-bolt the bracket to the rotor. Put the tire back on and tighten the lugs by hand only. Lower the vehicle and then tighten the lugs with the tire iron.