Changing front brake discs and pads on suzuki swift II

We will start with one wheel. We will then have to repeat the entire tutorial on the other wheel.

To remove a wheel: Remove your hubcap if you have one, by simply pulling on it.

In your trunk, under the carpet, you will usually find a key designed to unscrew the 4 nuts. Unscrew them when the tire is on the ground without removing them completely.

Use a jack to raise the front of your vehicle. To do this, place the jack in the notch provided on each side of the vehicle.

When the car is lifted, you can remove your 4 nuts that hold the wheel as well as the latter by pulling on it

To change the brake pads and discs, first unscrew the lower bolt of the caliper. To do this, use the ratchet with the 13mm socket and the 15mm open-end wrench if necessary. Remove the bolt.

Second, rotate the caliper on the axis of the upper screw. If it is too tight and does not allow it to rotate, unscrew it slightly while leaving it in place

Unscrew the two caliper bracket screws with the 17 mm socket wrench, starting with the bottom one.

Then remove the top screw

Remove the caliper bracket and hang it up.

Be careful not to damage the cable

To remove the brake disc, you must unscrew the 4 screws that hold it in place.

Then remove the disc by tapping on it and behind it with a hammer.

Remove rust using sandpaper

Check the correspondence between the old disk and the new one.

Put the new disc in place respecting its direction and screw in the screws to hold it in place.

Replace the caliper bracket

Tighten the screws using the 17 mm socket wrench (start with the top one)

Remove the old brake pads by levering them with a wrench and pulling them out by hand.

Remove the old noise-canceling pads by pulling them. Replace the new noise-canceling pads by pressing firmly on them.

Check the correspondence between the old and new pads

Check the direction and replace the new brake pads by inserting them into the notch of the anti-noise pads. Press firmly to engage them.

Using a piston pusher, push the latter back because with the new thickness of the brake pads, it needs more opening to be able to reposition it later.

Close the brake caliper, then tighten the caliper screw(s) using the ratchet with a 13 mm socket.

Replace the wheel by screwing it back in a cross pattern (top, bottom, left, right). Now repeat the entire tutorial on the other front wheel.

When the brake discs and brake pads have been changed on both wheels, press the brake pedal several times to put the pistons back in place.

Do not brake too hard during the first uses. It takes time for the pads to create the first scratches on the discs.