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Pads from AutoZone, $12 per axle, cheap and make dust. Jack up car and pull wheel. Blow away dust, AZ sells a spray can for this.
Pull pins, clips, and such. Scrape off any crud.
Use water pump pliers to get pad away from rotor just a little, then use large screwdriver to push pad as far from the rotor as possible. Use pliers to pull out pads and shims. Use a light and mirror to check condition of seals, and look for liquid on shims which reveals a leak.
Blow out dust. Lightly grease shim, as said in other posts. Put shim in far enough to cover pistons, then put new pad in. Evenly push both in until pin holes lines up. Reinstall pins and clips. Do other axle.
Do not overtorque the wheel lugs. Can warp a rotor. Alloy "Corona" wheels get 82 lb-ft.
While wheel is on but still up off the ground, do a wiggle test. Grasp wheel and 12 and 6 o'clock and wiggle in and out. Looseness is a wheel bearing problem. Grasp at 3 and 9 o'clock, wiggle back and forth. Looseness is tie rod and/or ball joint problem.
Get in car and slowly push down on brake pedal, not to the floor. Pump up several times until pedal is firm. Do not drive until this is done.
Save receipt for pads, AutoZone may still have their insane (for them) lifetime guarantee.
Good Luck,
Bob
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