Going to be doing the rear brakes on my friends 2011 Kizashi today. Any tips or quirks I should be aware of? I've replaced rear brakes on numerous vehicles before so I'm not expecting any major problems, but the service manual shows to remove part of the center console on this car to release tension on the ebrake with a screw. Does this sound about right, or can that part be skipped? I've never done anything like that on prior cars.
Also the manual shows a special tool to push the brake piston in, but I have the tool rented from autozone that you use to push in brake pistons. That should work for this car right?
Rear Brake Replacement questions
I recently replaced my rear pads and I did not have to do anything with the parking brake.
Also the piston does not get pushed back into the caliper. the piston has a groove cut into the face, just use a flat blade screwdriver to turn it in.
The Kizashi brakes are super easy to replace.
Also the piston does not get pushed back into the caliper. the piston has a groove cut into the face, just use a flat blade screwdriver to turn it in.
The Kizashi brakes are super easy to replace.
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I don't think you need to mess with the console to loosen the hand brake line. If the hand brake is disengaged, you should be able to work on the rear pads to get them out especially if they're worn and thin. I haven't had to deal with the Kizashi's brakes yet, but much like you, I've never had to loosen the hand brake line via the cable nut in any other car before.
The special tools for the brake pistons are like keys that you fit into the brake piston's special shapes to compress them into the caliper by turning them. Depending on the automaker, they can vary in shapes. I haven't done the brakes on the Kizashi yet, but Sluggo seems to suggest no special tools are needed to compress the piston to fit the new pads. That's a relief. Otherwise, you can rent a tool kit or buy one at HFT like I did.
The special tools for the brake pistons are like keys that you fit into the brake piston's special shapes to compress them into the caliper by turning them. Depending on the automaker, they can vary in shapes. I haven't done the brakes on the Kizashi yet, but Sluggo seems to suggest no special tools are needed to compress the piston to fit the new pads. That's a relief. Otherwise, you can rent a tool kit or buy one at HFT like I did.
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2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
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danman132x
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I did it last night, and by far the easiest car to do rear brakes on. Had the basic autozone brake piston reset kit that turns it back in, and 2 basic wrenches. Believe like a 12mm and 17mm (or close) Caliper popped right off, swapped the pads, pushed in the piston, and caliper slid right back on without a problem. Everything works great. Beats me why the service manual would say to remove the ebrake cable, not necessary at all. Thanks guys.
You have to remember that replacing the pads is only one reason for removing them. It may be a different story if you had to remove new pads to perform some other service. I'm sure there's a process for adjusting the parking brake when you replace the pads as well. To do that, you do need to remove part of the center console. However, it's easy. You remove the trim ring that's around the shifter and then remove two console screws you'll immediately see and then there's two more you get from the back seat that are under a couple of covers that easily come off.
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TimothyWance
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I could use some help getting my pads off of my 2012 Suzuki kizashi
You need to remove the bolts that hold the caliper brackets around the rotors with the pads inside. There bolts on the backside of the caliper. Once those bolts are out, you can slide off the caliper bracket and take off the brake pads.TimothyWance wrote:I could use some help getting my pads off of my 2012 Suzuki kizashi
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2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 6MT (Sold)
No need to take the caliper bracket off on the rear, unless you are also removing the rotors. If you are just replacing the pads in the rear all that is needed is to unbolt the caliper from the bracket and swing it up out of the way. If you're careful, there is no need to remove the parking brake cable from the caliper. You only need to remove the caliper bracket if you're also replacing the rotors. I had to drive out the factory pads with a punch, because they were corroded and wedged in to place.
Great to hear these are simple to replace. It's on my Kizashi work list of stuff to do. Definitely want to get to it before it wears too thin and grooves the rotor.