In this page we will illustrate how to replace the front brake pads on a 2002 Hyundai Accent GS, if you need detailed information about the Braking system in general, visit our page titled Brakes .

   

    

   

    



   

   

   

   

   

  
    

  Before you start working on the vehicle, make sure that it is in park, the emergency brake is applied and you have wheel chucks on the rear wheels to keep the car from rolling.

 Using a lug wrench, loosen the wheel lug nuts as shown in the picture, don't remove them yet, next, using a floor jack, lift the front end of the vehicle, place two jackstands under the subframe, remove the lug nuts and both front wheels.














 This brake system is quite simple, all you need to do to gain access to the front brake pads is to remove the lower guiding pin as shown in the picture.



















 After you remove the guiding pin, lift on the brake caliper and fasten it to the struct with a small rope to keep it out of the way.






















 Next, remove the front brake pads as shown in the picture, keep track of wich brake pad goes in the front and which one goes in the back side of the brake rotor, one of them has a wearing indicator tab, make sure that the new brake pad that has the wearing indicator is installed facing the same direction the old brake pad was.




















 Remove the caliper bushings as shown in the picture, after time, the lubricant dries up and causes the calipers to stick, clean the outer side of the bushing with fine sandpaper, next cleane it inside and out with brake cleaner.

















 Clean the inside of  the cavity where the caliper bushing goes with brake cleaner, if you have access to compressed air, blow the remaining brake cleaner off, otherwise, allow it to dry.













 Lubricate the outer side of the caliper bushing as shown in the picture and install it back on the brake caliper.








 The next step is to compress the brake caliper piston, install one of the old brake pads in between the piston and the brake pad spreading tool, attach a small diameter hose to the bleeder screw, make sure that the container attached to the other end of the hose is higher than the caliper, that way there will be no air bubbles going back inside the caliper and cause a spongy pedal, loosen the bleeder screw, and start compressing the caliper piston, do it slowly, and don't apply excessive pressure once it gets near the end, once the piston is fully compressed, tighten the bleeder screw, remove the tool first followed by the rubber hose. 






 In this particular vehicle, the disc brake rotors were in good condition and didn't need to be turned, if the brake rotors in your vehicle are either warped or have grooves, you will need to remove them and have them machined at your local machine shop, if the rotors in your car seem fine, all you need to do is sand them down with 80 grit sandpaper in a criss cross pattern on both sides, front and back, that way the new brake pads will have their normal break in period and that will keep them quiet, make sure that you clean the brake rotors with brake cleaner after sanding them down.

Also, to avoid noisy brakes, apply a light coat of disc brake quiet to the surface of the brake caliper that makes contact with the brake pads as shown in the picture.

Install the new brake pads, slide the brake caliper over them, install the guiding bolt back on, make sure that the brake fluid reservoir is at the full level, without starting the car, depress the brake pedal slowly a few times untill it goes back to normal, inspect for brake fluid leaks, if there is none, install the wheels back on, lower the car, tighten the wheel lug nuts, double check the brake fluid level again and you are done.













  Take the car for a test drive, make sure that the  brakes operate smoothly, the car doesn't pull to either side while braking.
 
When you get back from test driving the car, open the hood again, check the brake fluid level, perform a visual inspection on the brake calipers to make sure that they don't have any brake fluid leaks, sometimes the piston seals get disturbed when the piston is compressed causing a brake fluid leak.