My Accent has 176,000 miles and believe it or not it's the first time I need to change the front pads. I've changed many pads on other cars but never a Hyundai. I'm just looking for the basic procedure & any pit falls I may encounter. Special tools? This is my only vehicle and have no other way to get around so if I mess up..........
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22,000 miles per year. That's a lot of highway miles. No wonder the front pads lasted so long.

The front dics brakes are no different than any other car. If you've done disc brakes before, you will have no problem.

 

Thanks. I need to buy a "C" clamp to retract the piston. What size should I get?

 

Screw C-clamps. This is what I use and it works for all single piston calipers:





You need a different tool for rear calipers that have pistons that need to be rotated back in.

 

They had that same tool at the parts store. Took me exactly 30 min to do both. Easiest I've ever done.
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Nice work!