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When changing brake pads on a car, make sure the car is jacked up, remove the bolts on the caliper and remove the brake pads.

Replace brake pads in a car with help from an auto mechanic in this free video on car maintenance and repairs.

Expert: Tom Brintzenhofe

Bio: Thomas Brintzenhofe has been a certified mechanic for the past 14 years, and a certified master mechanic for the past eight years.

Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

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26 Responses to “Auto Repair & Maintenance : How to Change Brake Pads”

1. kimchijeegeah2 Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm

   this is laziest brake job i’ve ever seen D=. he’s going to kill somebody

2. wilayafr Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 pm

   thanks man

3. KJBfreak Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 3:35 pm

   ur rite he didnt take the rear out,i caught thta. . learn how to wrk jackass

4. Iamthegreenguy Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 4:15 pm

   This video is a great example of how not to do a brake job. 90% of the steps to do a brake service correctly were not done. It is this type of service that will lead to all sorts of problems, and complaints. Most of the accepted professional trade standards in servicing brakes are also violated here, causing potential safety problems. The correct methods can be found online at professional sites. This guy poses a danger to the industry and his customers. ? Do you want cheap or correct?

5. ZaphedBeebleBrox Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 4:56 pm

   I never use american car mechanics to do maintenance work on my cars. I always changed every thing including mufflers. The only time I took my car was to weld a piece on the exhaust and I was watching the fuker like a hawk. Do your own work, never trust american anything.

6. lovemym16 Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm

   I have a friend that worked at pepboys, the service is very slow and they have mostly entry level installers. though it should take about 10 min to do pads with air tools for any level of tech

7. lovemym16 Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm

   go to sears an get a C3 19. 2 Impact wrench. thats small enough to fit behind the caliper and strong enough to zip off the bolts. I own one myself and its great for light stuff, use IMPACT sockets though

8. imprezawrx8191 Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm

   here in mexico nobody tell you how to do it yourself . . . . mechanics in mexico sucks,,,they only want more money for his pocket hahahaha. . .
   good video man thanks for the advice. . .
   I will change my old brakepads myself

9. billy342 Says:
   December 3rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm

   i guess your gonna have to replace your new caliper . . . it happened to me last month i was changing my brake pads at home then one of the bolts locked and did many techniques to loosen it up but it wouldnt work so i had to buy a new one . . . good luck

10. R5P205 Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    did anybody notice that he did’nt put the new rear pad in??? 0_0 or was that just me?

    BTW take the cap of the brake fluid reservoir before squeezing the pistons back in put some rag on the out side of the neck incase of spillage

    spray the whole braking area with brake cleaner before working on it, to stop the horrid dust.

    clean the grooves where the new pads will sit so they don’t bind. .

    i find this a very poor video, buy a car manual instead. . NEVER make short cuts with brakes!

11. divyeshlibra Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Thank Tom,

    Thats my first car job which I done succesfully with in an hour. Save more than $150. Thank you very much for Posting Video on youtube.

12. andrewjoslin3 Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    try soaking them in PB blaster. You will most likely have to use a breaker bar on them, but be careful not to round off the bolt heads

13. andrewjoslin3 Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    wow, this video gives you the basic idea but fails to cover many important point. First of all, after removing the pads from the caliper slides you must clean all of the brake dust and rust from the slides. If not your new brake pads will most likely stick, which will wear your new pads out in a matter of a few months. Also the video take only 3 min. because the car is already jacked up the wheel off and the caliper bolts loose. Nice video but I wouldn’t rely on it.

14. wc9394 Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    I’m having trouble losing up the two caliper nuts/bolts. I used a quite a lot of strengths and it turned a little but the nut still wont budge. Any help would be appreciated.

15. 02redcavi Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    thanks man way to kill automotive business

16. veryfuck Says:
    December 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    i could write a list here 10 paragraps long why this video sucks, but i decided to not waste my time and just let you know that this whole ExpertVillage stuff is just a new “Internet-Cancer”

17. jeffreyrodri Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 12:03 am

    thanks!!!

18. cellophane331 Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    thanks im gonna try this

19. skylinef Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 1:47 am

    You helped me out a LOT, thanks for sharing.

20. gtbwilliams Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 2:29 am

    i just did my breaks ater watching this clip. it took me half an hr to do both rear breaks (taking wheels off too) cost me 60 bucks for pads. . . . . auto shop told me it would cost 350 bucks!!!! this clip saved me a bundle!! but just check your break fluid level. . . . i had to take some out.

21. iDalek Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 3:01 am

    He had it part dissembled already which saves a lot of time.

22. iDalek Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 3:28 am

    It has to be EXACTLY right. If it doesn’t fit it can shift, fail or even pop out in an emergency. Here in the UK you WILL go to jail if there is an accident and it turns out that you used the wrong part.

23. Secnateb Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 4:01 am

    haha that took all of 3 minutes. i called pep boys and asked them how long it would take to get my break pads changed. the dude told me 1-2 hours. . . now unless he meant because of the wait time with other cars ahead of mine. . . i sense a big scam there.

24. cisca248 Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 4:52 am

    does the brake pad need to be exactly the same size as the old one? coz i got a bit smaller one but it still fits. . i just couldnt transfer the clamp from the old brake pads. . . and new brake pads doesnt have the metal thing. . . should that be okay? thanks

25. jayguy173 Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 5:51 am

    Your jack can fall anytime since hydrolics can bleed off spontanusly and you need to use a solid jack too also you should check the rotor to make sure it doesnt need to be machined.

26. JustHost Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    thanks a lot. I’m gonna try it.
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