How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?

My brother-in-law is convinced he needs an allen wrench to change the front brake pads on his car. The allen wrench is supposedly needed to remove a bracket that is holding the calipers in place. He thinks the calepers need to be removed to change brake pads. I've never experienced this, but i guess it could be true.How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?Most all General Motors cars, you would need to remove the calipers to change the pads. On many Japanese and European cars you don't have to. Most older GM calipers were held on by a pair of bolts with an %26quot;Allen%26quot; head, but most later models you will need a %26quot;Torx%26quot; bit.



The caliper bracket on these cars is an integral part of the steering knuckle, which cannot be removed, and removing the caliper will allow removal of the rotor. On some other cars the caliper bracket is removable, and would have to be removed to remove the rotor.



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http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/090How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?I do not know if he will need an allen wrench, but I do know he will need to remove the calipers to change the pads. Some calipers are mounted using standard bolts while some use clips, and others use allen screws.How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?ez remove wheels their is just to bolts u need a spacial key it looks like a star and your doneHow do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?yes he will need an allen wrench to take two bolts out of the caliper that mounts the caliper to the spindle. the bolts are facing toward the car with the bolt heads facing the car. it is like this with almost every car that has disk brakes that i know of.How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?you do need to remove the calipers to change pads. you will need a brake caliper socket to use with a ratchet. the tool is used to remove the caliper bolts. you can't change pads without removing the bolts and the caliper. if the bolts have a male head you can use a normal socket to remove them but if it is female you will need to use that caliper socket. you could use an allen wrench but you need to create a tremendous amount of force to remove it and an allen wrench would be difficult. you need to compress the piston on the caliper once you have it off so installing the new pads will be easier. remember to support the caliper once it is off so that it doesn't hang by the brake hose. you can use a small bunge cord and attach it to the spring or somewhere out of the way. also remember to grease the caliper bolts before reinstalling them.How do you change front brake pads on a 1997 Buick LaSabre?yes you must remove the calipers. Get the special allen socket at a parts store. If you dont know how to do it have a friend help you.