BUNDYS GARAGE BUNDY HERE
TODAY WE ARE WORKING ON A NISSAN MAXIMA
THIS WILL COVER FROM 2004 TO 2017 NISSAN INFINITI
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE FRONT BRAKES ON
THIS MAXIMA
SO FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND
LOOSEN UP YOUR FRONT LUG NUTS
THERE'S 5 LUG NUTS THERE 21MM SOCKET RIGHT
THERE I HAVE A HALF INCH BREAKER BAR THAT
WILL BREAK THESE OFF WITH RIGHTY TIGHTY LEFTEY
LOOSEY
YOU WANT TO DO THIS BEFORE YOU LIFT THE
VEHICLE UP
THERE'S ONE LUG NUT
WE HAVE ALL 5 LUGNUTS LOOSENED UP
NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GO BACK HERE
RIGHT HERE BELOW THE FENDER RIGHT BEHIND THE
WHEEL YOU'LL HAVE A LIFT POINT TO LIFT THE
VEHICLE UP ON BRING IN A FLOOR JACK
SO RIGHT BACK HERE IS THE LIFTING POINT
I'M GOING TO SHOW THAT TO YOU REAL QUICK
THERE IS THE FRONT WHEEL IF YOU COME RIGHT BACK
HERE YOU HAVE THIS LOWER PART PLASTIC
FACIA BOARD RIGHT HERE RUNNING BOARD IF
YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT DO NOT LIFT THE
VEHICLE UP FROM THERE I REPEAT DO NOT LIFT THE
VEHICLE UP FROM THERE IF YOU GO IN A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE WHERE MY FINGER IS
THAT'S THE LIFTING POINT YOU WANT TO LIFT THE
VEHICLE UP ON DO NOT LIFT IT UP IN THIS PLASTIC
OR YOU WILL BREAK THIS PLASTIC AND POSSIBLY
CRUSH THE DOOR
LIFT THE INFINITI RIGHT HERE
ON MOST UNIBODY CARS YOU HAVE THIS SEEM
THIS WELD WHERE THEY PUT TWO BODY PANELS
TOGETHER THAT'S THE ONLY SPOT YOU WANT TO LIFT
THE MAXIMA UP FROM
SO AS YOU CAN SEE THE WHEEL IS OFF THE GROUND
GO BACK IN HERE AND TAKE ALL THE LUG NUTS OFF
WHEN WE TIGHTEN THESE BACK DOWN WE'LL TIGHTEN
THEM BACK DOWN TO 80 FOOT POUNDS
WITH A TORQUE WRENCH GOING IN A STAT PATTEN
WHEN I SAY STAR PATTERN I MEAN
THIS WOULD BE
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
THAT'S YOUR STAR PATTERN
WHEN YOU TIGHTEN THE WHEELS BACK DOWN
NISSAN BRAKE JOBS ARE PRETTY SIMPLE NOT
VERY HARD TO DO AT ALL RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE YOUR
BRAKE PAD
THIS IS YOUR BRAKE CALIPER
YOUR BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET
AND THIS IS YOUR ROTOR
YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE
BRAKE ROTORS
YOU CAN EITHER TAKE THE ROTOR AND HAVE IT
RESURFACED
ALSO KNOWN AS HAVING IT TURNED
YOU HAVE IT TURNED THEY TAKE IT TO A MACHINE
CALLED A LATHE A BRAKE LATHE
AND THEY ACTUALLY CUT A NEW GROOVE INTO
THE ROTOR YOUR SECOND OPTION IS TO HAVE
BRAND NEW ROTORS PUT ON
IT'S MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE
TO HAVE A BRAKE ROTOR TURNED THEN IT IS TO
HAVE NEW ROTORS PURCHASED
ALSO ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER
HERE ON THE LEFT IS AN OLD
UNSURFACED ROTOR HERE ON THE RIGHT
IS THE SAME EXACT ROTOR BUT RESURFACED
SO WHEN THEY GO IN THERE THEY CUT DOWN ANY
ANY IMPERFECTIONS OR WAVES IN THE METAL
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
AFTER MANY MANY HEAT CYCLES
WITH THE BRAKE PAD WEARING DOWN ON THE ROTOR
CAUSE THE ROTORS ARE STOPPING A 3,000 POUND
VEHICLE YOU GET WAVES IN THE METAL
AND IF YOU HAVE EVER PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE
IF YOU HAVE EVER FELT YOUR BRAKE PEDAL
PULSATE WHEN YOUR BRAKING THAT'S THE WAVE
YOUR FEELING INSIDE THE ROTOR
TO GET RID OF THAT WAVE
THEY GO INT THERE THEY CUT A NEW SURFACE
ONTO THE BRAKE ROTOR
THESE ROTORS HEAT UP MULTIPLE TIMES
THOUSANDS OF MULTIPLE TIMES DURING AH
DURING THE LIFE OF A ROTOR IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT
THAT
SO THIS ROTOR HAS ALREADY SEEN HOT AND COLD
CYCLES IT'S BEEN SEASONED SO I THINK YOUR BETTER
OFF GETTING A ROTOR TURNED THEN BUYING
NEW ROTORS BECAUSE A SEASONED ROTOR
HAS ALREADY SEEN THE HEAT CYCLES AND
PROBABLY ISN'T GOING TO FLUCTUATE
THAT MUCH AS OPPOSED TO A BRAND NEW ROTOR
CAUSE I HAVE SEEN BRAND NEW ROTORS AFTER
300 MILES ALREADY HAVE A PULSATING IN THE BRAKE
IN THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU CAN HAVE ROTORS
TURNED AT MOST MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE STORES
JUST CALL BEFORE YOU BRING IT THERE
SEE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE CAUSE YOUR
VEHICLE WILL BE INOPERABLE AS LONG AS THERE
TURNING THE ROTORS AS FAR AS SAVING MONEY
YOU WILL SAVE MORE MONEY HAVING YOUR
ROTORS TURNED THEN BUYING NEW ONES
BEST PRACTICE IS TO HAVE YOUR ROTORS
TURNED THEN TO LEAVE THEM LIKE THIS
WHEN YOUR DOING A BRAKE DOING A BRAKE JOB
ALRIGHT THERE'S MY IN DEPTH DISCUSSION
MY THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION ON BRAKE ROTORS
SO RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE THE CALIPER BOLTS
BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS ONE HERE
ONE HERE AS WELL
14MM RIGHTY TIGHTY LEFTY LOOSEY
GETS THESE OUT
ONCE YOU GET THESE LOOSE
RIGHT INSIDE HERE YOU HAVE A PIN THAT GOES INTO
THE
BRACKET FOR THE BRAKE CALIPER
IT ACTUALLY HELPS THE BRAKE CALIPER SLIDE
SO YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO GO IN THERE
AND GREASE THIS GREASE THIS SECTION UP I'LL
SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW
SO RIGHT HERE PUTTING THE WRENCH ON THE
CALIPER BOLT KNOCK IT OPEN WITH MY HAND
THAT GETS IT LOOSE THAT WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
GET THE CALIPER OUT
SO THERE'S ONE OF THEM
SO I TOOK THE BRAKE CALIPER OFF AND RIGHT HERE
THIS IS THE BRAKE PAD THIS IS THE OTHER BRAKE PAD
OUTER ONE INNER ONE
SO RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE THESE BRAKE PAD PINS
THESE PINS ACTUALLY PUSH OUT ON THE BRAKE PADS
SO YOU DON'T GET THAT SQUEAKING
YOU KNOW BINDING NOISE YOU SOMETIMES
EXPERIENCE
VERY NEAT DESIGN SO YOU JUST PULL THIS PIN OFF
STRAIGHT UP AND OUT
THAT PINS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME
YOU PULL THAT ONE OUT
EXACTLY THE SAME
RELIVES THE TENSION ON THERE
AND THEN YOU PULL THE BRAKE PAD STRAIGHT OUT
TOWARDS YOU
THERE'S ONE OF THE NISSAN BRAKE PADS
HERE'S THE SECOND NISSAN BRAKE PAD
NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE BRAKE PADS OFF
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE ROTOR OUT
WHICH I'M ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO DO
I KNOW I GAVE THAT WHOLE SPEECH
ABOUT CHANGING OUT YOUR ROTOR AND GETTING
RESURFACED OR REPLACING THE ROTORS WITH NEW
ONES
THIS NISSAN DOESN'T HAVE THAT MANY MILES
ON IT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS MORE OF
HOW TO DO THIS THAN ACTUALLY DOING IT SO I
APOLOGIZE BUT THIS ROTOR IS ACTUALLY ALREADY
FREE UNLIKE A HONDA OR A TOYOTA YOU DON'T HAVE
A PIN OR A SCREW IN HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE
THAT'S NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT BEFORE YOU CAN
ACTUALLY GET THE ROTOR FREE
SO IF I GRAD THIS ROTOR YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S
ALREADY FREE
THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING IT UP IS THIS BRAKE
CALIPER BRACKET
IF THIS ROTOR WAS STUCK ON HERE A LITTLE
BIT ALL YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO TAKE A HAMMER
TAKE A BALL PEN HAMMER
TAP IT
INSIDE HERE
TO GET THE ROTOR FREE
BUT TO GET THIS BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET OFF
YOU HAVE TWO 22MM BOLTS ON THE BACK SIDE
LET ME TAKE YOU BACK THERE AND SHOW YOU
REAL QUICK ONE OF THE BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET
BOLTS IS HERE THE OTHER ONE IS HERE
22MM GETS THESE BOLTS OFF
THERE HUGE YOU WANT TO TORQUE THESE BOLTS
DOWN WHEN YOU PUT THEM BACK ON TO ABOUT
100 FOOT POUNDS
OK
THIS IS THE OTHER BOLT RIGHT THERE
RIGHT IN HERE ARE THE SLIDES FOR THE
BRAKES PADS THE BRAKE PADS ACTUALLY SLIDE
IN HERE OK
SO YOU CAN SEE ONE BRAKE PAD IS RIGHT THERE
THE BRAKE PAD SITS RIGHT HERE
THIS BRAKE PAD ACTUALLY SLIDES BACK AND FORTH
ON THIS GUIDE
SO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS GET SOME BRAKE
PARTS CLEANER AND CLEAN THAT UP
AND THEN PUT SOME NAPA SYLI GLIDE ON THERE
WHICH I WILL SHOW YOU HERE IN A SECOND
AND THEN YOU COAT HERE HERE
AND ON THE BACKSIDE AS WELL
AND YOU ALSO WANT TO COAT
SO HERE'S THE BRAKE CALIPER PIN
THIS PIN ACTUALLY COMES OUT
YOU HAVE ONE ON TOP AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM
YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO PUT NAPA SIL-GLYDE
ON THESE PINS AS WELL
CAUSE THIS HELPS THE CALIPER SLIDE BACK AND
FORTH WHEN THE BRAKE PADS ENGAGE AND
THEN RELEASE
SO LET ME SHOW THAT TO YOU RIGHT NOW
HAVE O'REILLY BRAKE PARTS CLEANER
SPRAY IT RIGHT THERE
SPRAY ON TOP
TAKE A RAG
CLEAN THE SLIDE OUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE
GREASE AND MUCK COMING OUT ALREADY
SEE WHO MUCH SHINER THAT LOOKS ALREADY
DO THE SAME ON THE TOP
AND THEN WE'LL DO IN ON THE BACKSIDE AS WELL
HERE'S ONE OF YOUR SLIDES RIGHT HERE
AND THEN SHOOT IT ON TOP
RIGHT ABOVE THIS THE ONE I'M WORKING ON RIGHT
HERE
A LITTLE DAB WILL DO YA ON THIS STUFF
NAPA SIL-GLYDE LUBRICATING COMPOUND
NON MELTING NON FREEZING NON GUMMING
WEATHER PROOFING FOR BRAKE PARTS
PREVENTS PAD SQUEEL SO YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE
BIT ON YOUR FINGER JUST A LITTLE BIT
SEE JUST A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT
AND YOU RUB IT COMING I'LL START AT THE VERY BACK
AND COME THIS WAY CAUSE I DO NOT WANT THIS
TO GET ON THE ROTOR OR THE SURFACE OF THE
BRAKE PAD THE FRICTION MATERIAL ON THE BRAKE
PADS SAME WITH ON TOP
GO AHEAD DO THIS ONE JUST A LITTLE BIT
AND GO ON THE BACK SIDE SORRY YOU CAN'T
SEE IT BUT I'M JUST PUTTING IT ON THE BACK SIDE
ON THE BOTTOM
AND NOW ON THE TOP
OK YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR GUIDE PINS
PULL THOSE OUT
YOU CLEAN THE OLD GREASE OFF
YOU APPLY THE NEW GREASE DIRECTLY ONTO THE PIN
YOU SPREAD IT AROUND
WITH YOUR FINGER REPEAT THIS FOR THE PIN
ON THE BOTTOM AS WELL
A LOT OF TIMES WHY YOU SEE UNEVEN BRAKE
PAD WEAR IS BECAUSE SOMEONE DIDN'T
REMOVE THE OLD GREASE AND PUT NEW GREASE ON
THE SLIDE PINS
OK BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM
ARE DONE
SO WE HAVE BOTH SLIDE PINS
CALIPER SLIDE PINS
GREASED UP
WE HAVE THE SECTION WHERE THE BRAKE PADS
ACTUALLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH
WE HAVE THOSE GREASED UP AS WELL
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT IN THE BRAKE PADS
ONE THING YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU PUT IN THE
CALIPER BACK INTO PLACE YOU NEED TO PUSH IN THE
CALIPER PISTON BACK IN THE NEW PADS ARE GOING TO
HAVE MORE MEAT THAN THE OLD ONES MORE BRAKE
PAD MATERIAL THAN THE OLD ONES
SO YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO PUSH THIS
PISTON BACK INTO PLACE
YOU CAN DO THAT WITH A C CLAMP
THEY MAKE SPECIAL TOOLS FOR THEM AS WELL
I'VE NEVER HAD ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL TOOLS
MY DAD ALWAYS TAUGHT ME TO USE
A C CLAMP SO I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE LAST
WHAT 35 YEARS
WITH NO PROBLEMS
SO YOU WANT TO GET YOUR OLD BRAKE PAD
GET YOUR OLD BRAKE PAD
SET IT IN PLACE
OPEN UP YOUR C CLAMP
BRING YOUR C CLAMP INTO PLACE
WHEN YOU DO THIS IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD
AND OPEN UP THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR
SOME FLUID MIGHT COME OUT
IF IT DOES YOU CAN JUST WASH IT OFF
WITH WATER
WATER EATS BRAKE FLUID
YOUR GOING TO SLOWLY PUSH
THE PISTON BACK INTO PLACE
OK
ONCE YOU GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE
MAKE SURE YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL
5 TO 10 TIMES BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE
SO THAT THE PISTON CAN COME OUT
AND MAKE CONTACT WITH YOUR NEW BRAKE PADS
OTHER WISE YOU'LL FIRE UP YOUR CAR
YOU'LL GO TO DRIVE AWAY
AND YOUR NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY BRAKES FOR THE
FIRST 3 OR 4 PUMPS THAT YOU PUT ONTO THE BRAKE
ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL
OK SO THAT BRAKE CALIPER PISTON
IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK
GO AHEAD GET YOUR C CLAMP OUT OF THE WAY
GET THE OLD BRAKE PAD OUT OF THE WAY
THAT'S READY TO GO
LET'S GET OUR BRAKE PADS READY TO GO
LET'S BRING BACK IN YOUR BRAKE PAD
THERE'S ONE BRAKE PAD
THE OUTER BRAKE PAD ON THE NISSAN
BRING IN THE INNER ONE HERE FOR THE NISSAN
ALRIGHT
NOW WE GOT TO BRING IN THESE BRAKE PAD PINS
BACK INTO PLACE
THIS ONE FACED UP
THERES A HOLE HERE A HOLE HERE
SAME ON TOP
I LIKE THAT DESIGN PRETTY COOL DESIGN
IT KEEPS THE BRAKE PADS FROM SQUEAKING
IT KEEP EM IT KEEPS EM PUSHED OUT CORRECTLY
KIND OF MAKES IT HARD TO GET THE BRAKE
CALIPER BACK IN BUT HEY IT'S A NEAT DESIGN
OK THERE'S THE BOTTOM
WORKING ON THE TOP
THERE'S THE TOP
GRAB OUR CALIPER
BRING THAT INTO PLACE
ALL IN ONE SWIFT MOVE
BRING OUR BOLTS BACK IN
START THESE BY HAND
YOU MIGHT NEED TO MOVE THE CALIPER
UP OR DOWN TO GET IT TO LINE UP CORRECTLY
SO I HAD TO HAVE THE SLIDE PINS IN THE CORRECT
SPOT
CAUSE IT ACTUALLY HAS A FLAT SURFACE
ON BOTH SIDES AND THAT HAS TO LINE UP WITH
THE CALIPER CORRECTLY
RIGHT HERE WHERE MY FINGER IS
HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT
IT'S KIND OF LOW LIGHT HERE
YEAH RIGHT HERE THE SLIDE PIN
HAS TWO NOTCHES IN IT
YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU GET IN THERE
AND IT HAD TO LINE UP WITH THE CALIPER
CORRECTLY
RIGHTY TIGHTY LEFTY LOOSEY
ON THESE
ONCE I GET THESE
ALWAYS START THESE BY HAND
ONCE I GET IT STARTED BY HAND
JUST GO AHEAD IN HERE WITH MY WRENCH
SNUG THEM UP
THERE FAIRLY EASY TO TAKE OFF
SO I'M JUST GOING TO SNUG IT UP BY HAND
SAME WITH HERE ON THE BOTTOM
CHECK THAT ONE DOUBLE CHECK THE TOP ONE
GOOD
DOUBLE CHECK THE BOTTOM ONE THAT ONE IS
GOOD AS WELL
MAKE SURE ALL MY HARDWARE IS IN
BRAKE PADS ARE IN PLACE
SO THAT'S HOW YOU DO A BRAKE JOB
ON A NISSAN
SO I'LL BRING IN THE FRONT
WHEEL NOW
I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW YOU THE OTHER SIDE
THIS WAS ACTUALLY DONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE
I WON'T SHOW YOU THE PASSENGERS SIDE
BECAUSE IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME
AND I'M NPT TO BORE YOU WITH THAT
AND I'M NOT GOING TO OFFEND YOUR INTELLIGENCE
BY SHOW YOU THE OTHER SIDE
NEXT THING WE'LL DO IS BRING IN THE WHEEL AND
TIRE ON THE RIM TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS
DOWN TO 80 FOOT POUNDS
IN A STAR PATTERN
REMEMBER TO PRESS YOUR BRAKE PEDAL
5 TO 10 TIMES BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY
AND THEN ALSO CHECK YOUR RESERVOIR
YOUR BRAKE RESERVOIR CAP MAKE SURE IT'S FULL
BUT NOT OVER FLOWING IF SOME BRAKE FLUID CAME
OUT WHEN YOU PUSHED BRAKE CALIPER PISTON BACK
IN GO AHEAD REMOVE SOME BRAKE FLUID
OUT OF THE RESERVOIR TO GET IT TO THE
TO THE SPOT THAT YOU NEED IT THE MARK
ON THE SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE
AND THEN USE SOME WATER LIKE A HOSE
TAKE YOUR CAR OUT TO THE STREET
HOSE THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR BOTTLE DOWN
OR POUR A GALLON OF WATER OVER IT
CAUSE WATER EATS BRAKE FLUID
AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL THE RESIDUAL
BRAKE FLUID THAT MIGHT OF COME OUT
OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BRAKE RESERVOIR
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