How do you replace rotors on a Ford Canyon?
Return the wheel to the wheel bolts and screw on the Canyon’s lug nuts by hand. Lift the truck and remove the jack stands. Lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the lugs with the lug wrench or 21-mm socket and breaker bar. Repeat steps 4 through 18 for each of the remaining rotors that you need to replace.
What kind of brakes does a GMC Canyon have?
The GMC Canyon (as well as the Chevrolet Colorado) come equipped with ABS disc brakes. The braking system is comprised of brake pads and rotors, all powered by brake fluid forced through the brake lines when the brake pedal is depressed.
Where is the master cylinder cap on a GMC Canyon?
Park the Canyon on a flat stretch of road or driveway and open the hood. Remove the master cylinder cap located near the firewall on the right side of the GMC’s engine. Remove half of the brake fluid in the reservoir with a turkey baster. Lay the cap over the container.
How do you replace a Colorado wheel bearing?
When the wheel hub is ¾’s of the way out, having the ability to smack the back of the hub with the rotor is usually just enough force to break it free. On one wheel the hub needed a few taps from the brake rotor to assist the hub out of the spindle, on the other wheel bearing I did not.
Return the wheel to the wheel bolts and screw on the Canyon’s lug nuts by hand. Lift the truck and remove the jack stands. Lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the lugs with the lug wrench or 21-mm socket and breaker bar. Repeat steps 4 through 18 for each of the remaining rotors that you need to replace.
The GMC Canyon (as well as the Chevrolet Colorado) come equipped with ABS disc brakes. The braking system is comprised of brake pads and rotors, all powered by brake fluid forced through the brake lines when the brake pedal is depressed.
Park the Canyon on a flat stretch of road or driveway and open the hood. Remove the master cylinder cap located near the firewall on the right side of the GMC’s engine. Remove half of the brake fluid in the reservoir with a turkey baster. Lay the cap over the container.
When the wheel hub is ¾’s of the way out, having the ability to smack the back of the hub with the rotor is usually just enough force to break it free. On one wheel the hub needed a few taps from the brake rotor to assist the hub out of the spindle, on the other wheel bearing I did not.