How To: MP3/P5/MSP Front & rear Pad/Rotor Change (No 56K)

[Bufyglien]

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[FishJunkie]

Excellent instructions. First time changing brakes myself. With this post and the shop manuel; changing pads, rotors, and painting calipers was easy. I didn't have a impact gun, so breaking the lock tight and rust took some pounding with a mallet but everything eventually came off.

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[mig360mBJ]

Great HOW-TO

 

[Bigchris800]

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[sport]

Thanks for this thread.

New user here. I just did a 4 wheel brake job on my Protege and this thread helped a ton.

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

Quick question on the MSP rears...with the P5, the procedure after replacing pads is to turn the allen gear until the pads contact the rotor, then back off a 1/3 of a turn or so. If this is not done, the handbrake doesn't have proper clearance and doesn't work. With the MSP calipers, is there any post-pad adjustment to ensure the Pbrake works, or do you just put the new pads in and it all just self-adjusts?

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

self adjust