This video shows you exactly how retardedly easy it is to change brake pads on your own on your jeep. Why people pay the stealership to do this is beyond me….
This video shows you exactly how retardedly easy it is to change brake pads on your own on your jeep. Why people pay the stealership to do this is beyond me….
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Shit, Ass, Shit, Ass, Ass, Shit. Otherwise a decent video I guess.
Bleed your brakes. Go get a cheap vacuume bleeder from Harbor Freight or
the auto parts store and do a full bleed and flush with new brake fluid.
(check owners manual for correct DOT # for your make vehicle) The reason
for the full bleed is: 1) Your squishy pedle is most likely air in the
line, air compresses while fluid not so much. 2) brake fluid absorbs water,
over time it adds up. Its just good practice to doo a full flush once in a
while.
@gkuli28 Thanks. I hate seeing people getting robbed for what they can do
at home
@ Spawn… Yes it would. This is true for all JK models. 2007-2013
@spawn00x yes. this is a 2007 and the brakes are the same for all models
from that year to current.
great video, awesome job
awesome, just saved me 180 for labor cost!
@usmcdoc14 Thank you very much my friend!
Awesome! you rock! Some people forget to say things and you explained it as
a pro.
this is why i do most of my repairs myself. I’m 19 and my control arm
snapped while I was offroading. Now I went to Pep Boys and i could get the
part for 15 bucks and they charged 50. My parents say that they don’t trust
me doing it and decided to take it to Firestone. We get the call that
apparently my tired where dry rotted. They called us at 4:15 on a Sunday,
after they closed so i couldn’t take a look at the tires myself. Total was
$1,200. I told my parents I’m never using a mechanic again.
Great video. Im about to do it myself and I was kinda nervous about it. Im
good now thanks.
thank you sir for the video… ima go do it now. 1st time with this
video… 2007 commander. have a goodnight sir.
i have a 96 jk sport with 200 000 mi and squeaking front brakes. i actually
rented the $60 deposit piston tool from autozone. when i got the wheel off
there still appeared to be enough significant pad on the brake pads. since
i dont know what i’m doing, including jack placement, and was using the
wimpy jack that came with the car i decided to live with the squeak and
abandoned the replacement project. if the pad still looks ok can i safely
just ignore the squeak?
Another tip for ya, when collapsing the piston back into the caliper, use
one of the old brake pads inside the caliper for the C clamp to press
against. This helps to keep the piston from cocking in the bore. This also
works perfectly when collapsing dual piston calipers as you can do both at
once. Also, before doing this check the level of brake fluid in your master
cylinder. Some may have been added to ‘top it off’ by inexperienced lube
techs and owners. Too much will flow out and make a mess.
did mine exactly the way you did, everything went on fine. however now when
i brake i have to push all the way to floor to stop…… I also checked my
brake fluid and its full. what could my problem be?? oh and i obviously
pumped my brake before i started to drive..
Doc great vid but I did notice that you didn’t mention anything about
turning your rotors. How do you know when to turn our when to just slap
pads on.
Dude, so very helpful and easy to follow, THX!
Thanks a lot. Really good video 🙂
No jack stand.
Thanks,,,, I am a fair mechanic that like to work on my own cars and
classics. Your vid took the guess work out of my first brake job on my 2009
Wrangler….. Especially when there are not any repair books out yet that
cover basic repairs for the new Jeep.
thanks, I just changed my brake pads with the help of this video
@smallbee1234 If I can feel ridges with my fingernail I will have them
turned or replaced. Luckily I have a place close I can get them turned for
near nothing. Also with the current price of turning vrs buying new rotors
sometimes it it like $10 more just to buy new ones. That and a lot of new
cars have a very small tolerance before replacement, it is usualy stamped
on the inside of the rotor hat.
You should definitely have the rotors cut EVERY time you replace the pads.
It increases the life of the pads and pretty much ensures you wont get
uneven wear. Also, concerning pushing the piston back into the caliper. The
best practice is to take one of the old pads you removed and put it in
place against the piston, then drive it home w/ the c-clamp. Doing this
protects the piston and also solves the issue of having multiple pistons
like he mentioned. Al in all….. Great Vid!
and quick question. don’t you need to cut the routers when you replace the
pads?
Hi, just wondering if this would also pertain to a 2011 jeep wrangler?
Thanks
i stopped at 4:26, this seems to complicated for me, im to much of a pussy
to try this shit, thinking i might brake something lol, iam try to change
my oil first and if successful i might give it a go
Great video bro… i knew from the second i heard you cuss, i was right at
home. Wonder if most of this info would work for my TJ 1997?
Good video Mr. Ford! Thanx!!!!