2005 Buick Rainier Brake Pad Set

You should inspect the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir, raise the vehicle, remove the tire and wheel assembly, compress the front brake caliper piston, remove the upper brake caliper mounting bolt, rotate the rear brake caliper downward until it stops, remove the rear brake pads, the brake pad retaining clips from the brake caliper mounting bracket and the retaining clip from the brake caliper, clean the brake caliper mounting bracket with denatured alcohol and dry the brake caliper mounting bracket.

You should inspect the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir, raise the vehicle, remove the tire and wheel assembly, compress the front brake caliper piston, remove the lower mounting bolt from the guide pin, rotate the brake caliper upward and remove the outboard brake pad, the inboard brake pad, the brake pad retaining clips from the brake caliper mounting bracket, the brake pad retaining clip from the brake caliper and all foreign material from the brake caliper.

Burnishing the brake pads and brake rotors is necessary to ensure that the braking surfaces are properly prepared after service has been performed on the disc brake system. You should select a smooth road with little or no traffic, accelerate the vehicle to 48 km/h (30 mph), use care to avoid overheating the brakes while performing this step, use moderate to firm pressure to apply the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop, repeat until approximately 20 stops have been completed and allow sufficient cooling periods between stops to properly burnish the brake pads and rotors.