How to Replace Brake Pads on a Ford F-350

The replacement of brake pads in your Ford F-350 pickup truck can be done in your driveway and will take about a half-hour for each wheel. When you change the pads, check the surfaces of your rotors to be sure they are smooth and that there is no scoring by worn brake pads, or you will have to replace the pads again soon.

Instructions

1

Open the hood of the Ford F-350 and, with the turkey baster, siphon half of the brake fluid from the master cylinder. The cylinder is on the back firewall on the driver's side of the truck. Put the fluid in the drain pan for recycling later.

2

Place the wheel chocks behind the rear wheels. Raise up the truck with the automobile jack. Place a jack stand under the truck and raise it to the frame. Loosen the lug nuts with the lug wrench and take off the wheel.

3

Remove the bolts from the brake caliper using a socket and ratchet. Pull the caliper from the mounting bracket. Remove the old brake pads and discard them. Insert the piston tool in the caliper and tighten the handle until the piston is inside the caliper housing.

4

Insert the new brake pads in the caliper. Place the caliper on the mounting bracket and tighten the bolts with the socket and ratchet. Put the wheel back on the hub and tighten the lug nuts with the lug wrench. Remove the jack stand from under the truck. Lower the vehicle to the ground. Repeat the process on the other wheel.

5

Check the brake fluid level when the brake pad replacement is complete and add to it as necessary. Pump the brake pedal until it feels firm in order to seat the brake pads on the rotors.