when i try to put the caliper back in it doesn’t fit because there isthing
round circle in the caliper that is in the way. brake pads are new and i
thing that round thing needs adjustment or i got the wrong pads ?
I have a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5S. I put new brake pads but my rotors are
dark and rusted looking. Should I replace them or just get some rust
cleaner to get it off? They don’t squeak though after I put new brake pads
leaving in the old rotors however when braking (After driving for 6 months)
it felt super weird, like tapping the brake and suddenly stopping.
@MrMacnab68 Yeah, shimming mean turning them. They could possibly be
warped. You can replace them pretty cheap. I have a detailed video on how
to replace the rear rotors (fronts are pretty much the same).
Nice vide. Have a 2002 nissan frontier and have to change pads soon, before
christmas. In the haynes manual. It stats to spray everything with brake
cleaner, for before doing a brake job. I don’t know if you should do that
or not.
Ok great i think its that too ,your vidoe was a great help to understanding
it ,BTW is it ok to change the fronts with new meat and then the rears
later and do the brakes need to be bled?
Your caliper has adjusted itself to the old worn down pads. You need to
take an old pad, flip it so the pad is facing the cylinder and then take a
c-clamp and compress it in. The new pads are larger because they are not
worn down. I have somewhat of an example on my Pontiac rotor change video.
@anrodri2010 Nope, may want to clean the sensor while your down there. Yes,
you don’t want to open up the bleeders. You can take the cap off the fill
resevoir to make them push in a little easier.
What about when you change the pads from old to new ones. When they are
thicker because theyre new will you have to press out the caliper to make
them fit? I have an 05 as well.
Hi thanks for the great vid! I’ve got an 05 3.5SE as well and was told my
rears are low so I was going to try my hand at replacing the pads. I see
that it is really easy, but everywhere else that I’ve read up on changing
brakes (on any car, not just altimas) they always mention using brake pad
grease to prevent brake noise, did you use grease when you replaced your
pads? Also, should I change out the rotors as well? They look ok and I know
I haven’t been grinding into them so is it necessary?
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Did show how to back the caliper piston in. Which is why I wanted to watch
this in the first place.
Pretty much. Thanks for watching!
Will that work on a 2005 Altima?
when i try to put the caliper back in it doesn’t fit because there isthing
round circle in the caliper that is in the way. brake pads are new and i
thing that round thing needs adjustment or i got the wrong pads ?
Yes, you have to compress it with a c-clamp.
yea when they squek gotta put quit grease to chnage vibration frequency.
I have a 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5S. I put new brake pads but my rotors are
dark and rusted looking. Should I replace them or just get some rust
cleaner to get it off? They don’t squeak though after I put new brake pads
leaving in the old rotors however when braking (After driving for 6 months)
it felt super weird, like tapping the brake and suddenly stopping.
Hey I didn’t see you remove the tire. I want the same magic pls loool
@killsolo916 Thanks for watching!
very helpful…thanks man.
Yes
Great video! Some of these videos mention tightening the caliper back on
with a torque wrench. Thoughts?? Thanks for posting
Thx very helpful.
@repairdrive You’ll need to use a c-clamp to push the pistons on the
caliper back in. If you look at some of my other brake videos I explain it
a bit.
does this help the car to stop vibrating when you press on the brakes?
@MrMacnab68 Yeah, shimming mean turning them. They could possibly be
warped. You can replace them pretty cheap. I have a detailed video on how
to replace the rear rotors (fronts are pretty much the same).
Autozone.
Nice vide. Have a 2002 nissan frontier and have to change pads soon, before
christmas. In the haynes manual. It stats to spray everything with brake
cleaner, for before doing a brake job. I don’t know if you should do that
or not.
So in other words.. i can change my brakes in 10 mins? Very helpful thanks!
life saver
Yeah they still squeak a little. Cheap pads..
Ok great i think its that too ,your vidoe was a great help to understanding
it ,BTW is it ok to change the fronts with new meat and then the rears
later and do the brakes need to be bled?
@igottagetmycam Pretty much!
@Johnnysshop Ahhhh, ok. I’ll check that out. Great videos. Thanks.
Thanks again!
When you hear a tick tick tick tick tick sound while driving does that mean
the brakes need to be changed or is that a warning sound
Is this kind of what a Kia Sorento would be like? I need to change my pads
and rotors, and I am new to this, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
@opieto Cool, let me know how it goes.
Ok great will update you on the results of the work next week i appreiciate
your response
same set-up for nissan pathfinder?
Your caliper has adjusted itself to the old worn down pads. You need to
take an old pad, flip it so the pad is facing the cylinder and then take a
c-clamp and compress it in. The new pads are larger because they are not
worn down. I have somewhat of an example on my Pontiac rotor change video.
@VoyageofLaputa LOL.. I love the sound of them!
@opieto Sweet, thanks for watching!
So you just slide the caliper back in you don’t have too compress it back
in or something
@btrueeth Could need new pads or they could just be really cheap pads.
@jerry736 I usually only spray the rotors with cleaner.
@anrodri2010 Nope, may want to clean the sensor while your down there. Yes,
you don’t want to open up the bleeders. You can take the cap off the fill
resevoir to make them push in a little easier.
@btrueeth LOL
@ZENITH2k9 Need a bigger one….
Did you compress the caliper back in?
What about when you change the pads from old to new ones. When they are
thicker because theyre new will you have to press out the caliper to make
them fit? I have an 05 as well.
Hi thanks for the great vid! I’ve got an 05 3.5SE as well and was told my
rears are low so I was going to try my hand at replacing the pads. I see
that it is really easy, but everywhere else that I’ve read up on changing
brakes (on any car, not just altimas) they always mention using brake pad
grease to prevent brake noise, did you use grease when you replaced your
pads? Also, should I change out the rotors as well? They look ok and I know
I haven’t been grinding into them so is it necessary?