Contributed by Kerry Totten

There will come a time in every IROC owners life, where he/she will have to replace the rear brake pads in their IROC.  Kerry was kind enough to document his rear brake pad replacement.

The first thing that needs to be done is to remove about half of the fluid in the master cylinder reservoir.

Then, after the wheels are removed, screw a couple of the lug nuts back on the lugs to hold the rotor in place on the axle while you are working.  I used a spacer to help out with this step.

Next, take a 13mm socket and remove the upper caliper guide pin bolt and then rotate the caliper housing downward to access the pads.

Before installing new pads, gently push the caliper piston back into the caliper housing to allow the extra room for the new pads.   Hint: If you need assistance in pushing the piston back, use a large enough C-clamp to assist.

Ensure the new pads are installed the same way as the old pads.  With the new pads installed, torque the upper caliper guide pin bolt to 26 ft./lbs.  Also, make sure the springs, that are attached to the pads, don't stick through the inspection hole in caliper housing.  They need to look like this:

I always apply some anti-seize compound to my lug nuts whenever I have my wheels off ... if they need it.

All that's left is to put the wheels back on and to refill the brake fluid reservoir to the correct level.  I have been torquing my lug nuts to 75 ft./lbs. with no problems.

Since no air got into the system, there is no need to bleed unless you feel that bleeding the brakes are necessary.  We recommend starting with the front right, then front left, then rear right and finally rear left.

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