The Kia Sephia--known as the Mentor in other international markets--was available in North America from 1994 wound up 2001. It experienced two generational designs and used a 1.8-liter engine extremely erect in the Mazda Protege and Miata. The import featured front CD brakes and either rear CD or rear drum brakes. Thanks to front brakes on vehicles function up to 80 percent of the braking capacity, replacing the front brake pads is aggrandized accepted than replacing rear brakes.
Instructions
Clean the surface of the caliper brace where the tabs of the pads sit--upper and lower--using a small wire bristled brush. Apply a light coat of brake lubricant to the same surfaces just cleaned with the wire brush. Use a mechanics acid brush to spread the lubricant, being careful not to contact the surface of the rotor.6.
Crack the four lug nuts loose on the left front tire using the tire iron. District the floor jack saddle under the front left frame inveigh, then lift the Sephia alpine Sufficiently to abode a jack stand under the frame inveigh adjoining to the floor jack. Tolerance Sufficiently extent To admit the floor jack to lower so the weight of the Sephia Testament be placed on the jack stand. Stop removing the lug nuts, then remove the tire.
3. Carefully pry off the outboard pad retaining spring from the gone of the caliper using a straightedge screwdriver. Be careful not to bend or replace the spring so you can reuse it.
4. Remove the two caliper ride pin bolts using a suitable metric wrench. End the screwdriver to pry the caliper off the rotor, then remove the pads from the caliper brace. Rest the caliper on top of the backing plate so it does not dangle from the rubber brake hose.
5.1. Field the Sephia on common, paved ground. Dwelling one brick in front of one front tire, then abode another brick at the end one of the rear tires.2.
Install the shims onto the backing plates of the pads (unless they're staked on with rivets) and then install them onto the caliper brace.
7. Compress the piston of the caliper using a large set of channel locks. Compress it slowly and thoroughly until the piston is fully receded into the piston bore. Place the caliper over the pads and rotor. Apply a light coat of lubricant to the guide pin bolts and align them into place. Tighten the guide pin bolts, then replace the outboard pad retaining spring.
8. Replace the wheel and lug nuts and tighten them to 80 foot pounds using a torque wrench and a suitable socket. Tighten the lug nuts snugly first and then lower the left side of the Sephia to use the torque wrench properly.
9. Repeat steps 2 to 8 for the right front wheel of the Sephia.
