- Hey, what's up everybody?
Dustin here with Rocky Mountain ATV MC.
Today, I'll be showing you how to replace
the brake pads on a 2016 Polaris XP 4 1000.
Brakes.
One of the most important serviceable wear items
on your UTV that are all too often overlooked
until you either hear them screeching or grinding.
Now it's really fun to go fast,
but it's not that much fun
if you can't bring your vehicle to a stop.
Now, knowing how to change out the brake pads
is definitely something worthwhile to do,
and it's relatively easy,
and it's something that you can get done
in a reasonable amount of time.
Now today we're going to show you how
to change out the break pads on a
Polaris RZR XP 4 1000,
but the process that we're going to show you here today
is pretty universal and can be applied
to most all of the UTVs that are out there.
Now when it comes to you and your UTV,
make sure to reference your service manual
for your machine's specific information.
Alright, so to change out the break pads
we're just going to need a few basic tools.
Now for specialty tools,
we'll be using a C-clamp and a torque wrench.
Now you will want to have some rubber gloves,
some safety glasses, some brake parts cleaner
and some contacts cleaner,
as well as a drain pan and some rags.
Now as for brake pads, we offer a wide variety.
Everything from OEM to aftermarket brands
like Tusk, Neutron, and many others
that can be found on our website.
Now for today, we'll be installing
the Neutron Sintered Metal pads,
so let's show you how to get them installed.
To begin, start by elevating the machine.
Then we can remove the tires.
Next we can begin to remove the brake caliper,
and in order to do so,
we need to remove the lower radius rod.
For this, I'll be using a 15 millimeter socket
and 15 millimeter box open-ended wrench.
Alright, now once you pull the bolt out
and you let the lower radius arm down,
you'll want to take and place a jack stand
underneath the trailing arm
to support it while we work on it.
Next we need to loosen the pad adjuster screw
two to three turns.
Then we can remove the two bolts
that secure the caliper to the hub.
With the two bolts removed,
we can now work the caliper off of the rotor.
Okay so now that we've got our caliper removed,
we need to compress the piston cup
so that we can make room for the new pads.
Now when we do this, we're gonna use a C-clamp
and keep the pads still installed
so that we can press against the piston cups evenly.
So you'll compress this, again,
to make room for the new pads.
Now when you do this, you're going to be forcing
the brake fluid that's inside of here
back up to the brake reservoir.
Now if your brake reservoir is currently full,
and we go shove a bunch of fluid back up into it,
it's going to over fill.
So you may want to have someone up there
keeping an eye on it,
and if necessary, remove the excess brake fluid.
Alright so now that we've got our piston cups
compressed back into the caliper body,
we need to take the caliper's bracket that it mounts to
and we're going to push this in towards the body.
Now in doing so, it's going to give us enough room
so that we can remove our brake pads.
So we'll just simply slide the pad
towards the outside of the caliper body,
and then we can remove them.
Now we're ready for new pads.
Alright, so now that we've got our pads removed,
right now it'd be a good idea to take some brake cleaner,
clean off the caliper,
remove any of that old brake dust
as well as clean your rotor off as well.
Alright, so now that we've got our calipers
sprayed down and cleaned off,
we need to service the pins that allow
for our caliper to move on the brake stay.
This is what's going to be making
those small adjustments as our brake pad wears
so we get really good contact.
Now you wanna make sure that this will slide
back and forth real smoothly.
As you can see, ours doesn't slide very smooth.
So we'll pull this off, just like so,
and then we'll take some grease
and we'll coat the pins right here
and then we can reinstall them,
and when you do so, make sure to secure
the rubber boot around the little collar that sits here
on the brake stay pin.
Alright so now that we've got our caliper serviced,
now we can install our new brake pad.
So we'll start with the first one,
make sure that the brake pad itself
is facing towards the outside.
We'll take the next pad,
we'll place it on there
with the brake pad material facing towards the inside.
With new pads installed, we can now fit it
to the rotor and the hub.
Next, we can insert the caliper bolts,
and then we'll torque them to 40 foot pounds.
Alright, so now that we've got our caliper mounted up,
next we can reinstall the lower radius rod.
Now Polaris recommends that we replace the nut
any time that this bolt is removed.
Now once the bolt has been installed,
you'll wanna torque it to 100 foot pounds.
Alright, so now you're gonna wanna pump the brakes
until you get some substantial pressure.
Once you've done that,
you're gonna take your 5 millimeter Allen wrench,
and you're going to turn the brake pad adjuster screw
all the way clockwise.
You're gonna fully seat it.
Once it's seated, you'll back it off half a turn.
Alright, so now that we're done with this side,
the driver's side,
we can now move over to the passenger rear,
get that side done,
we'll do the same process,
and then we'll move up to the front.
Alright, now servicing the brake pads
on the front calipers is pretty much going to be
the same process as on the rear.
Now to begin, we're gonna start by loosening
the screw adjuster nut here.
We're gonna back it out two to three turns.
Next, we need to remove the two bolts.
For this we're going to be using a 15 millimeter socket.
Alright, so once we've got our caliper removed,
then we can take our C-clamp
and compress the pistons into the caliper housing.
Alright, so now we can take the caliper brake stay
and we're gonna push it in towards the caliper body.
Once we've pushed it in as far as it can go,
then we can take and remove our brake pads.
Alright, so now that we've got our pads removed,
we can spray this down with some brake cleaner,
remove all that old brake dust
as well as clean our rotors with the brake cleaner, as well.
Now when you're cleaning your rotor,
it's not a bad idea to give it a good inspection,
check for any deep grooves,
anything like that,
if it's got some excessive grooves,
excessive wear, you'll want to replace your rotor as well.
Alright, so now that we've got
our caliper and rotor cleaned,
we need to pull off the brake stay
that has our pins in it, the brake pins,
and we need to service these with a little bit of grease.
Once we've got them greased,
we can install them back onto the caliper,
and then we need to set the boot, the rubber boot here,
so that it sits nicely in its groove,
so it covers and protects that pin.
Alright, so now that we've got our brake stay
bracket pins lubricated,
we can now install our new brake pads.
Alright, so now that we've got our new pads put on,
we can now place it onto the rotor.
Then we can install our caliper bolts,
and then we'll torque them to 30 foot pounds.
Alright, so next you're gonna wanna pump the brakes
until you get some substantial pressure.
Once you've done that,
you're gonna take your 5 millimeter Allen wrench,
and you're going to turn the brake pad adjuster screw
all the way clockwise.
You're gonna fully seat it.
Once it's seated, you'll back it off half a turn.
Alright, so once you've finished up with this side,
you can repeat the same process for the passenger front.
And once you're finished, it's always good to check
your brake reservoir to make sure that it's topped off.
Once you're all done with that,
we can then reinstall the wheels
and torque the lug nuts for this machine
to 120 foot pounds.
Now if you're working on a different UTV,
make sure that you reference your service manual
for its specific information.
Now if you jump online, check out our website
at RockyMountainATVMC.com,
you can find a wide variety of replacement brake pads
and much much more that will fit your machine.
Now if you have any questions or concerns
as to what we've done here today,
feel free to leave a comment below,
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Alright, guys, that's it for me.
I'm Dustin with Rocky Mountain ATV MC.
Thanks for watching, and keep the wrenches turning.