today I am going to be pulling off the rear tires
on a 2006 Pontiac G6
we're going to be checking out those rear brakes
to see how bad they are
person wants me to do the brakes all around this vehicle
cause they are making a lot of grinding noise
I don't know if you seen part one
had a lot of rust build up from sitting around
so I am just going to quickly check the backs
(intro music playing)
jack and safety jack stand
you always want to be safe when your working on a vehicle
19mm socket for these lug nuts
now if the wheel is stuck
sometimes kicking it
will knock it right out
so we're going to take the two bolts
out of this caliper
pads are not that bad
but
we are going to go ahead and get this rotor off and see what it looks like on the back side
it's feeling kind of rough
so to get the caliper bracket off
their is two bolts behind here, one here and one right there
you are going to need a wrench
get the top one out
cause you won't be able to get a socket in there
the top bolt
for the caliper bracket is probably not going to come out cause it will hit this bolt here
so just leave it in there
when you put the bracket back on
that will be the first bolt that will go on the bracket
no lets take a look at this rotor on the back side
ya these rotors are in bad shape on the back side
see all that rust build up there
their is no way I am going to be able to get that out
unless I take this to the
machine shop and have them turned
but I don't even know if its worth doing that
I'll let him know he needs rotors on the back
and
we'll get that on for him
now these calipers
to get that piston to go inside the caliper
you need a special socket
something like this
this is actually a handmade tool
that I made out of a socket
got two teeth on it
and that engages
inside of that piston there
and then it allows me
to turn that piston in
and if its frozen in there
doesn't want to turn
(grunting)
that means
this is junk
now that I know
that I can't screw the this
piston back in
I am going to have to get new calipers for the rear
they are frozen up
their is no
getting this piston back down
so we are going to have to remove this caliper off of here
what I am going to do is I am going to clamp off the hose
so it doesn't leak brake fluid
now
we got to get this cable
off of here
and then we slide that brake cable out of that
mount
so GM is known for this
these thing will rust out inside of here
and you won't be able to screw them back down
being a 2006 I
thought there was going to be an issue with the rear brake calipers
now I know for sure
while
we are waiting on the brake rotors
and the caliper to arrive
I am going ahead and clean up this hub
as best as I can
with the wire brush
try to get as much rust off the hub
as I can
a little PB Blaster
on the hub
don't have to do that but I like to
protects the metal
take the
caliper bracket
clean up the area were the hardware for the brake pads go
or the slides
and I like to take these
slide pieces out
the pins
wipe it up
take some brake caliper grease
put a lite coat on there
and put the pin back
where it was
now do one at a time so you don't mix them up
and put that back
alright, so that's good
that's nice
moving freely
no binding
put the hardware back in those tracks
where it belongs, the new hardware
what I like to do is take a little bit of my brake grease
and I just
lightly
coat the inside of the track
and put the hardware on the other side
and that caliper bracket is ready to go
take the brake hose
clean that area
really good
I got the rotor so we can
put that on there
take a nut
just to hold the rotor in place
what's nice is the new caliper
comes with the new bracket and everything on it
I am
going to remove this
to make it easier
to install
so I am removing the two bolts to the bracket
to get the caliper off
now we can put the hardware kit inside that new bracket
and we install the bracket
oh, have a little bit of play in that rotor so you can get this bracket slipped in behind
that bolt there
get the other bolt started
start all of these by hand cause you don't want to strip them
alright, makes sure they are both good and tight
now
I can put this rotor back up against the hub
put this back on
pad on the front side
alright, both pads are in
so now we take the caliper
emergency brake cable slides through the bracket
so now I have to pull this
back into
underneath the bracket
this is not easy to do, I tell ya
(grunting)
whoa
ya boy
alright, so
before you can put this caliper on
we need to turn this piston
so that the piston
indentations are facing up and down
now the caliper
can go on
easily
going to take the caliper mounting bolts
and get this back on
you are going to have to hold
this from spinning
the slide, it needs to be held
so it doesn't spin
get them good and tight
(grunting)
now we take the bolt
goes on the brake line
washer on the back side
and that
goes right into the caliper
tighten it up good and snug
remove the clamp off the brake hose
now we need to
open
the bleeder
will you sit in there and just pump the brake for me
I'll tell you to go down and you go down with it and hold it
down
and I'll tell you to come up and you come up with it
down
go up
down
go up
down
one more time, up
down
there you go down to the floor
alright and we're good
that's it for now buddy
you can go back if you want
is this paid by the hour
(laughing)
it paid by the minute (laughing)
Well then I am going to hang around a few minutes (laughing)
alright now that we are bleed
or the brake system is bleed
I am going to go ahead and get this tire back on
very last thing you want to do is
check your
brake fluid
reservoir
make sure it is right where it says max
if its low
go ahead
open the cover
and add some what's called DOT 3 brake fluid
check your brake pedal before you put it in gear or reverse
make sure you still have a good brake pedal
and once your comfortable with that
your good
now you can put it in
in gear
that's all there is to it
its more complicated cause I had to do that caliper
but if that caliper doesn't turn back in
you know that caliper is no good, its all rusted out, you need a new caliper
don't even mess with it
don't try to repair it
cause I don't think your going to be able to do it
just get yourself a new caliper
they're
I don't want to say they are cheap but
what's the word I'm looking for
you want to do your brakes and do them correctly
in the end what its about, is about
doing the job properly
and
making sure, you know
it leaves here
with the proper working parts
that's it
don't forget
pump your brake up
makes sure you have a good brake pedal
before you take off with your car
you all take care
God bless
catch you on the next one
bye, bye