The front is so easy, its the rear thats a bitch! I just did mine Saturday, ran into a huge problem with my piston not going in all the way, worked the boot out of place and got so much air in the line they didn't work at all. I also had my left rear rotor and caliper stuck in place.
I had someone inspect the rear and thank god it just needed to be bled but then I said the hell with it, I'm out of state visiting family so I cant deal with this crap and I just had the front done while they inspected the rear and bled the lines. I know exactly what you are talking about cause after paying 70 bucks in labor for the front they put my drilled and slotted rotors on the wrong sides.
All you do with the front is remove the bolts that hold the caliper to the bracket. If yo feel the need to inspect everything like some do you should remove the bracket also. Its just 2 more bolts, then compress the piston with a small sized clamp. Any size should work as long as its not very small.
You should know the rest, add all the goos like the grease to all moving parts and the CRC disk brake quiet to the backs of the pads and you should be set as long as your rotors are OK.
Even the guys at the shop that took over for me used the same CRC stuff.
