How to Replace Brake Pads and Rotors in Your Car (COMPLETE Guide)

Brake pads and rotor replacement. How to replace brake pads and rotors in your car, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How to do a full brake job by yourself. How to replace brake pads. How to replace rotors. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 44 years.

Find the parts and tools you need to do a brake job on eBay by following these links:

Torin Big Red 3 Ton Low Profile Floor Jack

Akebono OEM Ceramic Front Brake Pads

Centric Front Disc Brake Rotor

Centric Front Caliper Kit

CRC Synthetic Brake & Caliper Grease

Black Stallion Tool Handz ShokBlok Anti-Vib Mechanics Gloves

Craftsman 309 Piece Mechanics Tool Set

Kobalt 24-Piece Mechanic's Tool Socket Ratchet Set

Tactix Combination Wrench Set

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[DIRTYBIRDYBEATS]

PUMP YOUR I believe scotty meant to mention to EVERYONE as the FINAL STEP ***MAKE SURE TO PUMP YOUR BRAKES WHEN YOU ARE ALL DONE*** if not, that piston you squeeze back in will be all the way in and your brake pedal will go all the way to the floor as you roll through two fences like I just did because after you are done you have to PUMP YOUR If you DO NOT, you will not have any brake pressure! DONT ROLL YOUR CAR THROUGH TWO FENCES!!!! PUMP YOUR

[davids.]

man... to work on cars that never see salt... must be sweet.

[PapaVapes]

Wow. Every time I have an issue with my car, or even just a question, there seems to be a new video from Scotty explaining just what I need! Thanks again, for making all these videos, Scotty!

[technokiller]

this dude needs more views his videos are simple to understand which makes it the best

[scottykilmer]

I'm at downtown houston, 15 minutes away. I check out cars all the time M-F when I'm working on them. You bring it to me, I check it out in about an hour.

[scottykilmer]

I use them on engines and crucial torque settings. A mechanic like myself can do it by feel on brake jobs, and anyone using hand tools can get them as tight as they can and that's fine for such work.

[ElectricBlakeGames]

Hahaha +Scotty Kilmer your editing made it look like you ripped the wheel off without taking anything loose! Love it!

[dandearman]

Hello Scotty. You said the rotors you buy are ready to go on out of the box. Regardless, I always clean off the friction surfaces with brake cleaner or CRC degreaser. I've had cars come back from the shop and the guys left greasy finger prints on the rotors. A few weeks later the brakes started to vibrate when I pressed on the pedal. I could see spots on the  rotors where the they were not wearing evenly from the greasy prints and had to replace the rotors. I always like watching your videos. Great Job.

[jascokovacevic]

Got to agree with Scotty on this one. The saying, 'dont rock the boat!' Scotty's kind enough to provide all these amazing videos, heck i might be in Australia but I do loads of work on cars I could never dream of doing before thanks to Scotty's videos. Cheer up pal, if absolutely everything was ticked and perfect and predictable in life and no problems whatsoever, imagine how boring life indeed would be! Speaking of problems, we can't stop the boat ppl coming here, 400 last week!

[scottykilmer]

I tighten em by hand, been doing it so long, you can torque em if you're a newbie. You can such fluid out first if you worry about messes. I would use oem pads, and rotors can last over 100 thousand miles if you baby the brakes. change brake fluid every 5 years or so

[ertr]

I HAVE A NAME FOR THIS GUY MR. EASY.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME DEEPLY INTERESTED IN MECHANICS ! I HAVE DONE SO MANY MECHANICAL WORKS AFTER WATCHING YOUR EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. LIFE TIME KNOWLEDGE !!!

[cardboardplanet]

Just wanted to say thanks alot for all these awesome DIY videos. My dad did all of the automotive work on our vehicles thus he never bought anything after the mid 80s due to all the electrical components integrated into every system. So, its nice to have someone with as much experience such yourself doing these videos and helping the average Joe Citizen save some coin. Thanks again for taking the time to educate us.

[bluelt]

My van is in need of a front brake job and am using Brembo rotors and Akebono pads. I was originally going to look on amazon but now will check eBay to see if their prices are better. Thanks again for your insight as always, keep up the good work!

[F-powerstrokeFord]

I love Scotty he has taught me so much and being 17 I have saved so much money fixing my own stuff in my 1995 Ford F-250 and I just did my brakes today after watching this video it’s easy to understand definitely better than high school auto tech. Scotty keep up the great vids you are a true mechanic

[nihonkokusai]

Its best to use a torque wrench and loctite on those bolts and dont forget to regrease the caliper pens

[lostjunglist]

I can do this myself ! ! ! I'm sitting here like who the hell can I ask to help me do my brakes without being charged $400 at a repair shop...Then I thought of you! You make these things look so easy & it inspires me to bring out my inner man vibes.

[ryanomalley]

Scotty your the GOAT, no BS or lengthy explanation, very quick straight forward and easy. This is easily the most useful video to save money and do tha job, thanks Scotty

[ishzero]

I wasn't going to do work on my own car or sub to your channel, but your charisma and attitude made me do want to do both. Wish me luck fixing my car.

[silvermount]

Nice touch adding the materials used. Ebay is good, sometimes you get a better deal from the sellers web site. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the vids