2009 Cadillac SRX Brake Pad Set

You should inspect the brake caliper guide pin bolts, the brake caliper guide pins, the brake caliper guide pin seals, and the brake caliper piston boot.

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.

The first step is to inspect the brake caliper guide pin bolts.

The procedure is to inspect the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir, remove brake fluid to the midway point, raise the vehicle, remove the tire and wheel assembly, install a large C-clamp, tighten the C-clamp, remove the C-clamp, hold the brake caliper guide pin, remove the brake caliper pin bolt, pivot the brake caliper body upward, secure the caliper out of the way, remove the brake pads and remove and inspect the brake pad retainers.

You can inspect the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir, remove brake fluid to the midway point before proceeding, raise the vehicle, remove the tire and wheel assembly, install a large C-clamp over the body of the brake caliper, tighten the C-clamp, remove the C-clamp from the caliper, hold the brake caliper guide pin with a wrench, loosen the lower brake caliper pin bolt, remove the lower brake caliper pin bolt, pivot the brake caliper upward from the caliper bracket, support the caliper out of the way with heavy mechanic's wire or equivalent, remove the brake pads from the caliper bracket and remove and inspect the brake pad retainers from the caliper bracket.