How to Replace Integra Brake Pads

The Acura Integra's brake pads can typically endure 25,000 to 35,000 miles of driving before needing replacement. The pads have a metal backing with a semi-metallic material making up the pad's lining. When the pad's lining wears down and the metal backing becomes exposed, this can create more problems. For this reason, periodic inspection of the brake pads is needed. Running on worn out brake pads can cause rotor wear, caliper leakage or even complete brake failure. Luckily, the brake pads on the Acura Integra are relatively easy to replace.

Instructions

1

Loosen, but do not remove, the front lug nuts, using the ratchet and a socket.

2

Raise the front of the vehicle with the floor jack and secure it with jack stands.

3

Remove the lug nuts and pull the front wheels from the Integra.

4

Look on the rear of the brake caliper and locate the upper and lower caliper bolt.

5

Loosen, but do not remove, the upper caliper bolt, using the ratchet and socket.

6

Loosen and remove the upper caliper bolt, using the ratchet and socket.

7

Pivot the caliper upward, using the upper caliper bolt as the pivot point.

8

Grasp the inner and outer brake pads and pull them from the brake assembly. Make note of how the old pads came off, as the new ones must be installed in the same fashion.

9

Place the new brake pads on the brake assembly, just as the old ones came off. Make certain the metal tab -- the wear indicator -- is positioned upward on the inner pad.

10

Position the c-clamp over the brake caliper so that the fixed portion is contacting the rear of the caliper and the screw portion is contacting the caliper's piston, the metal, cylindrical object inside the caliper.

11

Tighten the c-clamp and observe as the piston compresses into the caliper body. Continue tightening the c-clamp until the piston is completely inside the caliper and stops moving.

12

Loosen and remove the c-clamp from the caliper.

13

Pivot the caliper downward and cover the new brake pads.

14

Hand-tighten the upper and lower caliper bolts.

15

Tighten the upper and lower caliper bolts to 24 foot-pounds, using the torque wrench and a socket.

16

Repeat steps 4 through 14 for the pads on the other side of the Integra.

17

Place the front wheels back on the vehicle and hand-tighten the lug nuts.

18

Remove the jack stands from under the vehicle and slowly lower it to the ground.

19

Tighten the lug nuts to 80 foot-pounds, using the torque wrench and a socket.

20

Press and release the brake pedal repeatedly, until it feels firm.