Changing the front brake pads on a Clio 4

Turn the wheel outwards to make it easier to access the pads later.

Remove the hubcap and slightly loosen the 4 wheel bolts.

Raise the car using a jack and place it on a safety stand

Unscrew the 4 screws completely and remove the wheel

Securing the vehicle: removing and refitting the wheel

Note: It is not necessary to release the handbrake as we are dealing with the front brakes.

Push the brake pads back using a screwdriver between the blue disc in the photo and the red pads.

You have to go very slowly and gently, the caliper cylinders will gradually move apart.

This is to facilitate the extraction of the caliper and to be able to insert the new pads, the orange circle shows us the clearance of the right pad. (The space is larger than the previous photo)

Unscrew the two caliper mounting screws using a 7 mm Allen key. They are circled in red in the photo.

A plastic cover must be removed before the screws can be accessed.

Using pliers, remove one side of the clip that holds the caliper. To do this, pull on the clip at one of its two fixing holes (circled here in red)

It will then unclip on one side, and it will be easy to remove it from its other mounting hole.

If the staple is damaged, it must be replaced.

Remove the caliper to gain access to the brake pads.

Remove the old used pads

Set up the new pads in the stirrup

The second photo allows you to clearly identify the difference between the old plate and the new one: Here, it was really time to change them!

Put back in place the stirrup with the new pads on the disc without forcing.

Tighten the two Allen screws securing the caliper again.

Don't forget to put back the plastic caps that protect the caliper screws.

Replace the caliper clip

Reassemble the wheel

All you have to do now is repeat the operation for the other wheel.

Once the operation is complete, remember to pump the brake pedal to put the caliper piston back in place and prime the brake circuit.

Be careful during the first few kilometers after changing the pads, the braking is not optimal. You have to brake gently without heating the discs and after a few kilometers, the grip will reappear.