Brake Pad Changing

[Lewis]

How to Change the Brake Pads on Your Car. From MicksGarage[video=youtube;EpZxHyGqkBM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZxHyGqkBM[/video]

 

[Lewis]

I always use a C clamp, and if one is not around I use 2 screwdrivers to push the piston back. And sometimes that does not work, so this method of removing the inner pad and and putting the caliper back on, and using a screwdriver in between the rotor and piston works well. But try not to damage the rotor.

 

[reba]

What kind of a sissy wears gloves working on the car? Greasy finger nails are manly

 

[Lewis]

What kind of a sissy wears gloves working on the car? Greasy finger nails are manly

but getting that stuff off of you everyday is no fun, you have to get it off of you for lunch and when it is time to go home. Most of the time I don't wear them, but I regret it after I finish.

 

[reba]

That brake 'dust' is nasty stuff. It finds every dry skin patch it can. I would rip the gloves some how... just pour some over your hands as it will eat the dust off

 

[Lewis]

That brake 'dust' is nasty stuff. It finds every dry skin patch it can. I would rip the gloves some how... just pour some over your hands as it will eat the dust off

 

[stovebolts]

Lewis,

You only want to push the calipers back in without opening the bleeder valve every other brake job. You need to move that old gritty fluid out of the calipars or it will cause the pistons to groove and it can cause overheating as well as uneven pad wear usually on the inside pad.

 

[jasoncran]

I always use a C clamp, and if one is not around I use 2 screwdrivers to push the piston back. And sometimes that does not work, so this method of removing the inner pad and and putting the caliper back on, and using a screwdriver in between the rotor and piston works well. But try not to damage the rotor.

i have a tool for dual piston calipers and i use another for single piston calipers. @ jeff if one opens the bleeders and forgets to close them fast. better bleed that system.i used to open those at work when i do brakes but we flush the fluid so much that it doesnt make any difference as our brake fluid doesnt get that crap to it.

when i replaced my wheel cylinders on my nissan. they werent bad but surely werent going to last me another 10 years! they were clean as i took them apart.

 

[stovebolts]

Hey Jason.

I found that if you get a couple feet of clear tubing that fits over the bleeder valve and you run it into a jar with a little brake fluid already in it, it doesn't make the mess and you don't suck as much air back into the caliper so bleeding the brakes is pretty quick and easy.

Normally I have my wife or my son pump the brakes while I bleed them. It's not a big deal. It kind of goes like this.

Fill brake fluid reservoir.

"Push the pedal in and hold it".
* You listen for the pedal to hit the floor and he says, "Holding".
* Crack the bleeder valve until all the pressure is released and then close the valve.
* "Ok, let the pedal up".
* Listen for the pedal to come up.
"Push the pedal in and hold it".

* Repeat until all air bubbles have been removed. Check and fill fluid reservoir as needed (use good judgement on how much your pumping out).