Follow my video for a worry free brake job.Easy step by step directions for a perfect job the first time .
Follow my video for a worry free brake job.Easy step by step directions for a perfect job the first time .
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Hello, I'm getting ready to do a brake job on my 2008 Nissan Altima and was if I need to pump the brake after I put everything on? Thanks for your help and I'm sure I'll be messaging you again soon haha!
You didn't clean the grease off the rotor when installing the caliper, And you forgot to say to keep your new pads free of grease when installing them
Jim, Thanks for pointing out that the tab on the hardware must be inserted into the wear indicator. I see a lot of videos where this step is missed. I missed this myself for years and wondered why my brakes would squeal after a few months. I lubed all the hardware and installed the pads correctly. No more squeal! Thank, Jim!
Is turning the rotors a must when changing break pads? Thx.
Do you have to take off the caliper before you take off the bracket if you don't plan on changing the brakes? I'm putting new wheel hub assemblies on a 2008 Altima coupe 3.5
This is an incomplete method for changing the brakes. You did too much when you removed the mounting brackets and you did not include the very necessary part of pushing the piston back into the caliper, which requires a C-clamp device….you will NOT be able to put the caliper back on the rotor and it will NOT go around the new brakes if you don't adjust the piston on the caliper
is it necessary to put brake grease between the brake pad shims and back of the pads as stated in the nissan service manual? i trust your answe since you have years of real world experience, tgank you
what can I use , to clean it out..gas ??
the bottom pin is sticking.
now those pins just push in right ? I replaced both pins, and car did great. then later i could here something and I checked it out. it was the bottom pin sticking. im not always on you tube, but if you want to text me that would be okay. .9185745348
jesus bless you, and thanks for your video. .
jimmy one of my slide bolts
are sticking. i took WD-40 to it, and I think that was a bad idea. I purchased new pins and I thought that would do it, i was wrong. I get im going to have to squeeze alot of grease in there..i really don't want to replace that brake braket..
Jim is it the same procedure for the 3.5 alitma brake job?
Why do you have to take the mounting brackets off ???? Can't you just unscrew the 2 screws and then change the pads?
nevermind you said you'll be resurfacing the brake rotors, my bad. I still would replace with new brake rotors anyway, just my personal preference.
jim the car guy, how can you say you installed a new brake rotor when it looks like the same rotor that was on there before you pulled the old one off? I can tell that the supposely new rotor you installed is rusted on the brake hat and has the imprint of the back side of the wheel on the hat when the wheel is rested on it. You won't see that on a brand new rotor and is clean and rust free unless you had the rotors turned and even that alot of shops now days don't turned rotors anymore and is better just to replace them with a new set. As for putting greese on the brake caliper bracket i don't know about that, why? what for? really i don't think you should put grease there as it will come in contact with your brake rotors and pads and i could already see the grease smear on the rotor surface as you are installing the brake caliper bracket on it. I never put any grease there whenever i do brake pads on any car.
Thank You Jim.
I am doing the brakes on a friends Altima tomorrow and whenever I am tackling a model I have never done before I always look up a video so I do not run in to any unexpected issues. Very informative.