How Do You Change The Brakes On A Nissan Maxima?
Even if you don’t have a garage packed with professional mechanic’s tools, you can still change your own Nissan Maxima brake pads. This is a relatively straightforward operation that takes about 10 to 20 minutes per pair of brake pads once you have the car raised and stabilized. Brake designs in the Nissan Maxima have changed little since the line was introduced in 1976, so these instructions can lead you through the process of any model year. Park the car on a level surface where you have plenty of room to work. If the car was recently driven, let it cool, as the wheels, brakes and rotors may be very hot. Stick a wheel chock behind each of the rear tires. Use a tire iron to loosen the lug nuts on each of the front wheels. Only loosen each one about two full revolutions. This is just to make it easier to remove them later. Slide a floor jack under a solid section of the front end suspension. Carefully jack the car up until you have room to slide jack stands under each side of the front
