1993 Ford Taurus Change the Front Brakes

Car maintenance, including brake changes, can be costly for car owners, who may choose to perform this routine maintenance themselves. By following a few simple steps and with a little help from employees at your local auto parts store, you can change the front brakes on your 1993 Ford Taurus yourself. A couple of basic tools and some new brake parts are all the supplies you'll need.

Tools Used

Tools
Car jack
Jack stands
Lug wrench
Wrench
Socket wrench
New rotor (Optional)
New brake pads

Change the Front Brakes

• Park your Taurus on a level, paved surface and set the parking brake.

• Raise the front end of your Ford Taurus with a car jack and lower the vehicle onto jack stands.

• Remove the hubcaps and lug nuts with a lug wrench then pull off the front wheels and set them aside.

• Remove the caliper slide bolts then use a screwdriver to remove the caliper from the rotor. You will need to open the bleeder screw on the caliper housing and push the piston back into the housing with a C-clamp. Close the bleeder screw and remove the C-clamp.

• Unscrew the two caliper bracket bolts from each brake assembly with a socket wrench then remove the rotor. The rotor is a round metal plate with studs for lug nuts coming out of the center. A bad rotor will have warping and deep grooves. If you are unsure if your rotor is bad or not, a local auto parts supply house can help you determine if it needs replacing.

• Replace the rotor and the caliper bracket and tighten the bracket bolts with the wrench.

• Install the new brake pads by placing them onto the caliper bracket then sliding the caliper back into place. Tighten the caliper bolts with the socket wrench.

• Remount the tires onto the vehicle, then raise the car with the jack, remove the stands then lower it to the ground. Tighten the lug nuts in a crisscross pattern and replace the hubcaps.

• Depress the brake pedal repeatedly until it feels firm before driving the car.