changing rotors and pads

Have a 93 altima gxe......have pad and rotors to be installed. Would like to know if its a basic job or difficult....??? special tools required?

tahnks

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I do it all the time on my cars. Basic tools, including a decent SAE + metric socket set, plus:

- Have a 1/2" ratchet and a 1/2" bar plus 1/2" to 3/8" adaptor, will come in handy.

- You'll need a sizeable C-clamp for the front wheels

- You'll need a special tool to turn the rear wheels' pistons

Sounds special, but they're not - you can find them at any decent automotive hardware store. Pretty cheap, $60 - $70 tops for the complete set.

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Gershon Shamay

The rear caliper tool is $10-12, available at any auto parts store. You might try turning the calipers [clockwise] with needle-nosed pliers instead, but I broke the tip off a pair trying to do that.

The C-clamp is probably $5 or less; it can be very low quality (doesn't really put on much pressure), but has to have a 5-inch span or so, to get around the caliper assembly.

The other tools, you should buy anyway for general purposes.

JM

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