Hey guys. I have been workin on cars for 35 years and have changed hundreds of rear calipers and pads with integrated ebrake in the caliper. This video is spot on and a money maker for anyone who runs into this style caliper with (EPB) Electronic parking brake. The one I did yesterday was a 2015 Mazda CX-5, and I could not have done it without this video. So Techs and DIYS PAY ATTENTION! This is THEE video to watch! 100 thumbs up! A video and job well done.
Hi Moe, thank you so much for your awesome reply and we really glad that our video helped you get your job done ! More videos to come in the future as we go!
Moe Yonkin Awesome! The method for the electric rear parking brake is different on my Golf R. It involves hand-winding the disassembled electric motor back if you don’t have the computer to do it. QUESTION: what’s the brake bleed order on a 2017 CX-5? Again, my Golf R is different than most cars.
Just followed your video to do this on a 2018 Mazda 6. Caliper design difference was minor but procedure is the same. Thanks. Great video. Mazda engineer who designed electric parking brake should be tar and feathered. I was told by the dealership to bring it in because i didnt have the tools to replace the pads. They lost my business now. 10 min each on front. Back is around 20 min due to motor.
Thanks!! Very helpful as I did the brakes on my Mazda for the first time. I was unsure what to do with the new electronic parking brake and you made it easy!!
Nice simple video. Question though, why didn't you guys just put the EPB into maintenance mode instead of having to manually take off the EPB, turning with torx bit and compressing the piston? My understand was that putting the EPB in maintenance mode would help you avoid doing all that extra work.
thank you! this video was made when EPB was still very new, but yes agrees maintenance mode is more simple. here is a video how to enter maintenance mode for anyone wanting to know. ua-cam.com/video/Nw8qsX5DSBA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AutoMotiv8ed
@@AutoMotiv8ed well you havent seen mechs using 9v batteries to release the motor. If everyone knew about maintenance mode innovation would go extinct.
Thank you for this video, I'm going to be doing the brakes on my spouses 2017 Mazda 6 GT and it has this EPB. The car has 42 000km and the rotors/pads* are destroyed, amazing quality (sarcasm) lol.
Thanks for the video. But putting the EPB in 'maintenance mode' is the safest way (& recommended by most mechanics), also when it is taken out of maintenance mode it automatically recalibrates itself. There is no need to remove the EPB motor. After completing the PADs/Rotor installation, just pump the pedal a couple of times until firm and then take the EPB out of maintenance mode. The orange dash light will go out.
Here is the link how to enter EPB Maintenence mode ua-cam.com/video/Nw8qsX5DSBA/v-deo.html This video was made to show the people who cannot enter Maintenence mode
My dash light (orange) for the EPB stays on in my 2017 Mazda 6. It was like that when I got it. Trying to go into maintenance mode the red EPB light on my dash starts flashing but I can hear it moving in the back. Thoughts?
There are another way using car elctronic control; 1- car off ,,keep push brake button off ,, full gas throttle ,, push start buttom 3 times until yellow brake light on ,, hand brake will be released on maintenance mode ,, when you finsh maintenance do same steps but the hand brake button on
One note, you could have used maintenance mode to save you the step of removing the motor. Enabling maintenance mode allows the piston to be fully compressed without removing the EPB motor. One note if you do use maintenance mode, DO NOT ENABLE WHEN THE CALIPER IS OFF!! It will fully extend the piston and you will have to pull the motor and rotate the shaft clockwise untill it releases the EPB. Engage maintenance mode prior to even pulling the wheel off just to be sure you dont run into any problems. Cheers.
I just did this on my cx-5 yesterday. Spent probably four hours trying to get the pistons back in on BOTH SIDES, and now the parking brake doesn’t function properly. Absolute nightmare.
I did this on my mazda and the caliber fully extended out and bow the caliper head came off of the rubber gromet wouod this mean i need to replace the whole caliper system ??? Please help 🙏
Thanks for posting this video! I consider myself relatively intelligent - but I now know what the screw hole is for on the brake rotor. For years I was just slamming away at it with a sledge hammer to get it off. HAHAHAHAHA.
@Peppermint Hi, we have been using petroleum white jelly for over 20 years now, on oil filter seals, injector seals, transmission o-rings, just to name a few and have never had any issues or swelling. Once it reaches a certain temperature point, the PWJ melts off, it is just used to help for initial lubrication so seals dont pinch or tear when being put back togeather.
Thanks for making the video. Would it be easier to enter the maintenance mode which retracts the electric parking brake motor? No scan tool required...just follow the steps to enter maintenance mode. I have a 2016 CX5 so I'm going to find out eventually.
@Mark D Much Appreciated! We have tried entereting maintenance mode with and without a scanner tool with no success This way works beautifully, as we have done multiple times with 0 issues! Hope this helps
You can try this procedure for maintenance mode.. press and hold accelerator pedal and EPB switch , ignition on wait 3sec, switch off and on ignition 3 times with in 5sec yellow EPB light should stay on indicating it is in maintenance mode.. to turn off maintenance mode same procedure yellow EPB light should turn off
Hey, I have minimal mechanical experience but was able to put my ‘17 Mazda3 into maintenance mode following the steps in this video ua-cam.com/video/nnqvD9ESbWs/v-deo.html
If using the Mazda maintenance mode first, you can no longer spin the caliper piston in. It has to be pressed in just like a regular caliper piston. ua-cam.com/video/UPvvNYkNuu4/v-deo.html
Hi, I hope you're responding to this thread still, I've a 2017 Mitsu Outlander with epb behind the rear caliper. My question is can I retract the caliper piston the same way you did, or does it have to be put on maintenance mode like the dealership wants? Thanks
Hi @henry Calles , I have yet to do rear brake pad replacement on a 2017 Mitsubishi outlander with epb, so i cannot confirm this with you at the given time, i will be uploading a video on how to enter maintenance mode in the near future Thank you
Hi Alan, Bolt used to release rotor from the hub shown from 1:12 - 1:30 of the video, was a 12mm bolt, but just double check to see if it fits by screwing the bolt in a couple of threads by hand to see if thread sizes match, as some thread sizes vary.
The bolt needed to remove the rotors from the hub turns out to be a M8 with 1.25 threads. I used one that was 40mm long, and it worked great. I squirted some liquid wrench in the hole and used a wire brush to clean it up before inserting the bolt. Much better than violently whacking the rotor with a hammer, especially while all four corners are up on stands.
@@alan_buch Awesome happy to see you job is done! Good to know exactly what bolt it was for future reference! Exactly right, it's the best way to get it done!
Not sure if I had to do this, but I just put my 2017 Mazda 6 into service mode and it fully retracted the electronic parking brake. Had no issue compressing the caliber piston either. Once I was all done the car recalibrated the electronic parking brake and it was all said and done; just a few button presses
Hi @house12353 Yes that is correct, make sure you have exited service mode once you finish your install. I will make another video how to enter service mode in the near future
Hi @Sammy War , you can pump the brakes after each wheel or at the end, as long as you pump it before you drive the car orelse your pedal will go to the floor while driving if you forget to pump
Hi @zack knox , best way to find out, is to put a little bit of pressure pushing onto the piston, and twist rear of the caliper clockwise. It should turn soft and freely. As you turn, push the piston back, as shown in video
You work to hard .....you don't have to take all that apart......a 9v batery and 2 wires will do the job ...just unplug the connector use batery ...job done ....when you finish just apply the parking brake 3 times to adjust and Happy days ....
Thanks for the video I would have been in all sorts after watching some other videos about turning the engine on and off three times whilst depressing the brake? 😂 This video was spot on although living in Scotland I found the bottom bolts on the caliper housings a real bitch to get off due to the ends protruding and attracting road salt ect. Still got there in the end fitting brembo discs and pads on my Mazda 6 tourer 69 plate.
Bottom bolt difficult to get off because the caliper pin rusted or corroded in the caliper bracket. Replace caliper bracket as even if you get the pin out and find it rusty there is no brush to get into the caliper bracket to clean the rust out and once the caliper bracket is rusty it will happen again.
Im about to attempt this soon on my 17 mazda 3 that has the same system. So if I put it into maintenance mode I will not need to remove the motor and back off the 40mm torx? Im a little weary with the epb and I really want to make sure I dont damage anything
Are any of these reverse threaded for the Mazda 6? Because I'm working on the driver side rear for a 2018. But I can't seem to retract the Piston even though I'm turning it. If I'm turning the caliper piston clockwise, I can't turn the t40 screw clockwise because it stay tight but I can turn it counter clockwise.
Hi guys! For my Mazda 6 2017. Do I have to enter maintenance mode or not? Because some people say that you cannot push the piston in without to enter maintenance mode. Thank you!
Hi @Vladislav Gorokhovsky , We did not enter any maintenance mode for this car as it did not allow us to, with or without scanner tool. Follow complete instructions made in this video step by step and you will be ok 👌 Dont forget to un plug motor and disconnect, before pushing piston back, wind back screw behind calliper as shown
I work for honda and i know all about those EPB modules on the back of the calipers. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone force pushing the caliper piston in with the module on the caliper. It can potentially break small parts that aid the EPB to work... Thats just mine opinion. I've also heard of people doing the honda vehicles with the EPB and damaged components so that's why i say i wouldn't recommend it. Some vehicles do have maintenance mode but then again sometimes it doesn't function on the vehicles often. I've done many honda's and just pulled off the EPB like he did.
You are saying that you cannot get the car to enter maintenance mode? Do you know why that is? And if I’m thinking right? Basically entering maintenance mode will just reset the caliper to the full off position. Which is basically what you did just manually. I did brakes on my cx5 and wasn’t aware of this procedure, and now one of the calipers is hanging up. Do you think if I put it into mainenance mode, and then take it back out that should reset the epb position to the correct position?
Hi @tenac2215 Once you take the epb motor off from the back.of the caliper, screw it back all the way untill there is no thread left. Then retract piston all the way like a normal brake change. Once all done amd epb motor is ready to instal, unscrew rear of the caliper half a turn to allow free play, then you can bolt up the motor and finish your installation. Check video thoroughly to understand the correct procedure. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the video, I am having issues pushing the piston back in. I took the caliber off, then attempted to use maintenance mode which ended up with a decompressed piston from the e brake, fully decompressed which I believe is causing the issue, now I cannot get the caliber back on and I cannot turn the e brake off(blinking on the button). Any advice?
push caliper piston back manually like shown in video, put everything back togeather. once everything is all on, pump the brake pedal, install scanner onto OBD and clear brake fault code.
Did this exact thing yesterday, spent about 4 hours trying to spin both of my rear brakes back onto the screw inside the caliper, and now parking brake doesn’t engage on the left side. Absolute nightmare.
Hi @willy lamb Brake bleeding on any car is in this order. - 1st wheel in the front closest to brake master cylinder -move to next front wheel -next will be rear wheel (behind one closest to brake master cylinder) -last wheel will be one furthest from brake master cylinder Hope this helps
Moe Yonkin Thanks, yeah that was a few months ago. The CX-5 was this weekend. Got it done good though! Pedal travel is still really long however. I know the pads, rotors, and fluid is good and without air though.
AutoMotiv8ed not any car. The correct way to bleed any car is going by the way the manufacturers recommend every car is different depending how the hydraulic system is set up most cars are furthest away from master cylinder first but I would check with manufacturers
Hi @procharger94 , disengage parking brake beforehand because caliper will not come off otherwise and will cause problems if forced off. Engage parking brake when job is complete, to make sure it is working and no fault has occurred during procedure.
@@AutoMotiv8ed ok thank you. The beginning of the video looked like you had engaged the brake and it didn't make sense to me. Thanks for clarifying. Excellent video.
@son tran pushing the piston back, no turning required.. this tool has the multi function on twist back and push back, it is the only tool i had available at the time
I work for honda and i know all about those EPB modules on the back of the calipers. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone force pushing the caliper piston in with the module on the caliper. It can potentially break small parts that aid the EPB to work... Thats just mine opinion. I've also heard of people doing the honda vehicles with the EPB and damaged components so that's why i say i wouldn't recommend it. Some vehicles do have maintenance mode but then again sometimes it doesn't function on the vehicles often. I've done many honda's and just pulled off the EPB like he did.
Does this have to be repeated for both sides? As far as putting it into service mode? Or can I just put it in that service mode, then do the rotors and pads on the rear. Drop it, then do the rotors and pads in the front. Then after all that’s done can I take it back out of service mode ?
@@jjazmin on this specific car we did not enter a service mode to perform this job although some Audi's, Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz require you to enter a service mode before you replace brakes. If so, release electric park brake, enter service mode before you start working on the car, do the front and rear brakes and finish off the job, once everything is done and brake pedal is pumped and gone hard, you can exit service mode then test the electric park brake to make sure its all in working order.
Perfect how not to do it video. You put the car into maintenance mode and you can just push the piston back in. And it's not a good idea to goob up the sliders of the pads with grease because all the sand and dust and dirt will stick to it and lock up the pads. The grease goes under the stainless (sliders) hardware to prevent rust build up under there causing the pads to stick.
you should be using a scanner tool to reset the electronic parking brake (piston)!! When your replacing a $1000 caliper motor in two months you'll see why the scanner is the recommended way.
Hi @tomlew2007 We have done many cars this way for many years, also reccomended by other mechanics and have never had any issues Different for VW, AUDI, BMW, which we only do with scanner as they are very sensitive when it comes with brakes..
Hey guys. I have been workin on cars for 35 years and have changed hundreds of rear calipers and pads with integrated ebrake in the caliper. This video is spot on and a money maker for anyone who runs into this style caliper with (EPB) Electronic parking brake. The one I did yesterday was a 2015 Mazda CX-5, and I could not have done it without this video. So Techs and DIYS PAY ATTENTION! This is THEE video to watch! 100 thumbs up! A video and job well done.
Hi Moe, thank you so much for your awesome reply and we really glad that our video helped you get your job done !
More videos to come in the future as we go!
Moe Yonkin Awesome! The method for the electric rear parking brake is different on my Golf R. It involves hand-winding the disassembled electric motor back if you don’t have the computer to do it. QUESTION: what’s the brake bleed order on a 2017 CX-5? Again, my Golf R is different than most cars.
@@willywillywillywillywilly Hi, i will also make a video for Golf R on how to replace rear pads and bleeding the brake system when i have the chance
Auto King Resets just so you know the Golf R does NOT use the traditional bleed order.
I never take the motor off ever
Just followed your video to do this on a 2018 Mazda 6. Caliper design difference was minor but procedure is the same. Thanks. Great video.
Mazda engineer who designed electric parking brake should be tar and feathered.
I was told by the dealership to bring it in because i didnt have the tools to replace the pads. They lost my business now.
10 min each on front.
Back is around 20 min due to motor.
@redbovine thank you so much for your feedback! Glad to see my video was helpful enough for you to complete your job!
Thanks!! Very helpful as I did the brakes on my Mazda for the first time. I was unsure what to do with the new electronic parking brake and you made it easy!!
@chatterboxj thank you so much for your feedback!! Glad to know these videos are helping! 🙏
Just put your car In service mode and the electric hand brake backs itself off very simple to do
Nice simple video. Question though, why didn't you guys just put the EPB into maintenance mode instead of having to manually take off the EPB, turning with torx bit and compressing the piston? My understand was that putting the EPB in maintenance mode would help you avoid doing all that extra work.
thank you! this video was made when EPB was still very new, but yes agrees maintenance mode is more simple. here is a video how to enter maintenance mode for anyone wanting to know.
ua-cam.com/video/Nw8qsX5DSBA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AutoMotiv8ed
@@AutoMotiv8ed well you havent seen mechs using 9v batteries to release the motor. If everyone knew about maintenance mode innovation would go extinct.
Electronic parking brakes should be banned.
@Gravemind We agree 😂😂
Absolutely!!!! Yea
No kidding, I’m doing this now on a 2016 mazda6 and it sucks
Seriously
AutoMotiv8ed me too
Thank you for this video, I'm going to be doing the brakes on my spouses 2017 Mazda 6 GT and it has this EPB. The car has 42 000km and the rotors/pads* are destroyed, amazing quality (sarcasm) lol.
Good luck!
Funny cause (Mazda 2017)requires that it be put in maintenance mode and literally says not to spin the caliper in 😂
Because spinning it will damage the parking brake motor, but he's removed that motor before spinning it.
When the motor is in service mode you can spin it without destroying the motor
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Thanks for the video. But putting the EPB in 'maintenance mode' is the safest way (& recommended by most mechanics), also when it is taken out of maintenance mode it automatically recalibrates itself. There is no need to remove the EPB motor. After completing the PADs/Rotor installation, just pump the pedal a couple of times until firm and then take the EPB out of maintenance mode. The orange dash light will go out.
Here is the link how to enter EPB Maintenence mode
ua-cam.com/video/Nw8qsX5DSBA/v-deo.html
This video was made to show the people who cannot enter Maintenence mode
My dash light (orange) for the EPB stays on in my 2017 Mazda 6. It was like that when I got it. Trying to go into maintenance mode the red EPB light on my dash starts flashing but I can hear it moving in the back. Thoughts?
@@Barberry282in my case, similar symptoms, my epb motor was broken
there's built in maintenance mode, which doesn't need to disassemble it , just squeeze back like front calipers
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I'm afraid this manual doesn't follow the procedure of going into the service mode.
One point do not let your caliper hang like that, you are looking for trouble Sir
There are another way using car elctronic control;
1- car off ,,keep push brake button off ,, full gas throttle ,, push start buttom 3 times until yellow brake light on ,, hand brake will be released on maintenance mode ,, when you finsh maintenance do same steps but the hand brake button on
Definitely the easier/faster way of doing this! Thank you ☺
I did it thanks for the video
your most welcome
There is no need to take the Brake Motor Off. Use a 12V DC Battery and Jump-It. Once you do that, you will know which way it will "retract".
One note, you could have used maintenance mode to save you the step of removing the motor. Enabling maintenance mode allows the piston to be fully compressed without removing the EPB motor. One note if you do use maintenance mode, DO NOT ENABLE WHEN THE CALIPER IS OFF!! It will fully extend the piston and you will have to pull the motor and rotate the shaft clockwise untill it releases the EPB. Engage maintenance mode prior to even pulling the wheel off just to be sure you dont run into any problems.
Cheers.
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yes agreed! Link above is how to enter maintenance mode
I just did this on my cx-5 yesterday. Spent probably four hours trying to get the pistons back in on BOTH SIDES, and now the parking brake doesn’t function properly. Absolute nightmare.
I did this on my mazda and the caliber fully extended out and bow the caliper head came off of the rubber gromet wouod this mean i need to replace the whole caliper system ??? Please help 🙏
Thanks for posting this video! I consider myself relatively intelligent - but I now know what the screw hole is for on the brake rotor. For years I was just slamming away at it with a sledge hammer to get it off. HAHAHAHAHA.
@Michael Tyniec No worries glad i can help!! Hahaha every day is a learning experience for all of us!
Enjoy my friend!!
Use only silicone grease around the seal (at 6:00) Vaseline contains petroleum and the seal will swollen
@Peppermint Hi, we have been using petroleum white jelly for over 20 years now, on oil filter seals, injector seals, transmission o-rings, just to name a few and have never had any issues or swelling. Once it reaches a certain temperature point, the PWJ melts off, it is just used to help for initial lubrication so seals dont pinch or tear when being put back togeather.
You can pot the Mazda in break service mode and it’s easier to do the job and the righ way
Thanks for making the video. Would it be easier to enter the maintenance mode which retracts the electric parking brake motor? No scan tool required...just follow the steps to enter maintenance mode. I have a 2016 CX5 so I'm going to find out eventually.
@Mark D Much Appreciated!
We have tried entereting maintenance mode with and without a scanner tool with no success
This way works beautifully, as we have done multiple times with 0 issues!
Hope this helps
You can try this procedure for maintenance mode.. press and hold accelerator pedal and EPB switch , ignition on wait 3sec, switch off and on ignition 3 times with in 5sec yellow EPB light should stay on indicating it is in maintenance mode.. to turn off maintenance mode same procedure yellow EPB light should turn off
Hey, I have minimal mechanical experience but was able to put my ‘17 Mazda3 into maintenance mode following the steps in this video ua-cam.com/video/nnqvD9ESbWs/v-deo.html
If using the Mazda maintenance mode first, you can no longer spin the caliper piston in. It has to be pressed in just like a regular caliper piston. ua-cam.com/video/UPvvNYkNuu4/v-deo.html
I don't have to start the engine to release/engage electronic parking brake on 2015 Mazda 6. Do you REALLY have to do it with the 2014?
you will have to put vehicle into ignition mode or start the car to release park brake. you can engage park brake any time
Thanks
Thank you share clip
You are welcome
Hi, I hope you're responding to this thread still, I've a 2017 Mitsu Outlander with epb behind the rear caliper. My question is can I retract the caliper piston the same way you did, or does it have to be put on maintenance mode like the dealership wants? Thanks
Hi @henry Calles ,
I have yet to do rear brake pad replacement on a 2017 Mitsubishi outlander with epb, so i cannot confirm this with you at the given time, i will be uploading a video on how to enter maintenance mode in the near future
Thank you
I have the same issue, i have a 2019 Outlander, do you know if its the same? Were you able to the same as this video?
Cant u do this to all electric breaks
@Jor arr Hi, Most electric park brakes work the same, but can't guarantee so
@@AutoMotiv8ed cant I do a kia optima 2012 like that
What size is the bolt you used to release the rotor from the hub?
Hi Alan, Bolt used to release rotor from the hub shown from 1:12 - 1:30 of the video, was a 12mm bolt, but just double check to see if it fits by screwing the bolt in a couple of threads by hand to see if thread sizes match, as some thread sizes vary.
@@AutoMotiv8ed Awesome. Thanks for the tips and nice job on the video.
The bolt needed to remove the rotors from the hub turns out to be a M8 with 1.25 threads. I used one that was 40mm long, and it worked great. I squirted some liquid wrench in the hole and used a wire brush to clean it up before inserting the bolt. Much better than violently whacking the rotor with a hammer, especially while all four corners are up on stands.
@@alan_buch Awesome happy to see you job is done! Good to know exactly what bolt it was for future reference! Exactly right, it's the best way to get it done!
Not sure if I had to do this, but I just put my 2017 Mazda 6 into service mode and it fully retracted the electronic parking brake. Had no issue compressing the caliber piston either. Once I was all done the car recalibrated the electronic parking brake and it was all said and done; just a few button presses
Hi @house12353 Yes that is correct, make sure you have exited service mode once you finish your install. I will make another video how to enter service mode in the near future
Did you have to twist the piston while pushing back? Or could it be retracted only by pushing?
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Retractable by pushing, no twisting required
Do you pump the brakes for each time you do each wheel or at the end?
Hi @Sammy War , you can pump the brakes after each wheel or at the end, as long as you pump it before you drive the car orelse your pedal will go to the floor while driving if you forget to pump
AutoMotiv8ed thank you!!!! Appreciate it
@@sammywar No worries!! Glad i could help!!
Do both side twist the same direction, clock wise?
Hi @zack knox , best way to find out, is to put a little bit of pressure pushing onto the piston, and twist rear of the caliper clockwise. It should turn soft and freely. As you turn, push the piston back, as shown in video
Both sides are done the exact same way
They so many videos on rear pad replacement and not many front pad replacement on a mazda 6^???????
Does the piston need to be rotated when pressing it down?
No. Only pressed in. As long as its loosened from behind the caliper
@@AutoMotiv8ed Thanks alot for the reply!
Porqué en mi mazda se escucha un chirrido al activar y al desactivar el freno de mano? Gracias
Notice I didn't see you lube the brake pins ?
So I have a 2015 mazda 6 with a handbrake for the parking brake. Do I need to have the parking break pulled up while I change the brakes?
Hi @Gibson In Distress
Handbrake must be down and NOT engaged
@@AutoMotiv8ed Yea that makes since lol. Guess I got confused at the beginning of the vid.
That would be tough
You didnt do calibration to service mode firet😂😂😂
No need to put in service mode doing this way ? Which is a big pain in the ass.
Correct 👍
thanks for the video! I was about to give up till I watched how you two threaded that piston back into place...tytyty
Glad it helped
Wait you aren’t bleeding the brakes 🤨
You work to hard .....you don't have to take all that apart......a 9v batery and 2 wires will do the job ...just unplug the connector use batery ...job done ....when you finish just apply the parking brake 3 times to adjust and Happy days ....
Thanks for the video I would have been in all sorts after watching some other videos about turning the engine on and off three times whilst depressing the brake? 😂 This video was spot on although living in Scotland I found the bottom bolts on the caliper housings a real bitch to get off due to the ends protruding and attracting road salt ect. Still got there in the end fitting brembo discs and pads on my Mazda 6 tourer 69 plate.
Very nice! Happy my video helped you 👍
Bottom bolt difficult to get off because the caliper pin rusted or corroded in the caliper bracket. Replace caliper bracket as even if you get the pin out and find it rusty there is no brush to get into the caliper bracket to clean the rust out and once the caliper bracket is rusty it will happen again.
Nice video gentlemen! Very helpful.
@David K. Thank you glad to help 🙏
Everybody is saying how helpful this is but what sizes are they using
t27 star key and a t40
Is this applicable to any other car with electric parking brake?
most cars work the same way
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You could of avoided taking the motor off by putting the car in maintenance mode.
Im about to attempt this soon on my 17 mazda 3 that has the same system. So if I put it into maintenance mode I will not need to remove the motor and back off the 40mm torx? Im a little weary with the epb and I really want to make sure I dont damage anything
If u put it in service mode , do u still tighten the thing with the torx40? Taking the electrical motor off?
Mr Selma no you don’t have to. Just take the bracket off and push the caliper back in.
So do I press down the brake pedal and hold it as I press the braking button
Thank you so much for the good info 👍. Got me out of a bind
Glad it helped!
Great Vid. Saved me time and grief. Thank You.
thank you sir
Great vid mate! Helped me out today! Cheers
Glad to hear it!
Are any of these reverse threaded for the Mazda 6? Because I'm working on the driver side rear for a 2018. But I can't seem to retract the Piston even though I'm turning it. If I'm turning the caliper piston clockwise, I can't turn the t40 screw clockwise because it stay tight but I can turn it counter clockwise.
U don't need to turn the piston. When u PUSH piston all the was retracted make sure ur slotted 9 12 3 and 6 o'clock
Cheers guys, going to do this tomorroe
You're welcome! 😊
Hi guys! For my Mazda 6 2017. Do I have to enter maintenance mode or not? Because some people say that you cannot push the piston in without to enter maintenance mode. Thank you!
Hi @Vladislav Gorokhovsky ,
We did not enter any maintenance mode for this car as it did not allow us to, with or without scanner tool.
Follow complete instructions made in this video step by step and you will be ok 👌
Dont forget to un plug motor and disconnect, before pushing piston back, wind back screw behind calliper as shown
The Maintenance mod thing just wouldn’t work for me but this idea of removing the electric motor worked great. Thanks again.
@John Cameron thank you very much! Highly appreciate your feedback 🙏
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I work for honda and i know all about those EPB modules on the back of the calipers. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone force pushing the caliper piston in with the module on the caliper. It can potentially break small parts that aid the EPB to work... Thats just mine opinion. I've also heard of people doing the honda vehicles with the EPB and damaged components so that's why i say i wouldn't recommend it. Some vehicles do have maintenance mode but then again sometimes it doesn't function on the vehicles often. I've done many honda's and just pulled off the EPB like he did.
Putting your rear ebrake into maintenance mode is the correct way to work on the rear brakes and the easiest option.
This is great for a dead battery or moving a vehicle that won't turn on. If putting in maintenance mode isn't a option.
If you don’t pump the brakes before putting the wheels back on can that affect it?
No, as long as caliper w pad are back on rotor, the wheel doesn't matter. I sometimes take back out of maintenance mode w tire off to watch piston
You are saying that you cannot get the car to enter maintenance mode? Do you know why that is? And if I’m thinking right? Basically entering maintenance mode will just reset the caliper to the full off position. Which is basically what you did just manually. I did brakes on my cx5 and wasn’t aware of this procedure, and now one of the calipers is hanging up. Do you think if I put it into mainenance mode, and then take it back out that should reset the epb position to the correct position?
Hi @tenac2215
Once you take the epb motor off from the back.of the caliper, screw it back all the way untill there is no thread left. Then retract piston all the way like a normal brake change. Once all done amd epb motor is ready to instal, unscrew rear of the caliper half a turn to allow free play, then you can bolt up the motor and finish your installation.
Check video thoroughly to understand the correct procedure.
Hope this helps!
I followed the steps in this video ( ua-cam.com/video/nnqvD9ESbWs/v-deo.html ), could be different depending on the country you’re in?
Would it work on VW Tiguan or MK7? Thanks!
hi i dont reccomend doing this on VW as their braking system is more sensitive and may faults may occur.
Dang awesome
@Roberto Ortiz Thank you for the feedback
Thanks for the video, I am having issues pushing the piston back in. I took the caliber off, then attempted to use maintenance mode which ended up with a decompressed piston from the e brake, fully decompressed which I believe is causing the issue, now I cannot get the caliber back on and I cannot turn the e brake off(blinking on the button). Any advice?
push caliper piston back manually like shown in video, put everything back togeather. once everything is all on, pump the brake pedal, install scanner onto OBD and clear brake fault code.
You are supposed to put the EHB into maintainence mode before starting the job.
Did this exact thing yesterday, spent about 4 hours trying to spin both of my rear brakes back onto the screw inside the caliper, and now parking brake doesn’t engage on the left side. Absolute nightmare.
You forgot to put it in the service mode! That’s how you mess up your epb 😱😱😱
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Not if u remove epb motor like her did
Hey man. What’s the bleed order for a 2017 CX-5?
Hi @willy lamb
Brake bleeding on any car is in this order.
- 1st wheel in the front closest to brake master cylinder
-move to next front wheel
-next will be rear wheel (behind one closest to brake master cylinder)
-last wheel will be one furthest from brake master cylinder
Hope this helps
Hope you got the Golf bled out and going!
Moe Yonkin Thanks, yeah that was a few months ago. The CX-5 was this weekend. Got it done good though! Pedal travel is still really long however. I know the pads, rotors, and fluid is good and without air though.
AutoMotiv8ed not any car. The correct way to bleed any car is going by the way the manufacturers recommend every car is different depending how the hydraulic system is set up most cars are furthest away from master cylinder first but I would check with manufacturers
Did you torque the bolts or just did as shown
pretty much know the feel of the torque because been doing this for so long.
Out of curiosity, why is it necessary to engage the parking brake prior to doing the brake job?
Hi @procharger94 , disengage parking brake beforehand because caliper will not come off otherwise and will cause problems if forced off. Engage parking brake when job is complete, to make sure it is working and no fault has occurred during procedure.
@@AutoMotiv8ed ok thank you. The beginning of the video looked like you had engaged the brake and it didn't make sense to me. Thanks for clarifying. Excellent video.
el piston se gira o solo se empuja?
Se empuja el piston, no es necesario girar.
Muchas gracias saludos
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Are you turning Piston back in or just pushing it in? Hard to see
@son tran pushing the piston back, no turning required.. this tool has the multi function on twist back and push back, it is the only tool i had available at the time
That is a good work. I like it.
Thank you for the feedback 🙏
I’m in the middle of doing this right now and can someone tell me the wrench sizes
Why does this one particular video constantly freeze when I try to play it? What the fuck.
Very good video - nice job
Thank you for your feedback @Tom Winn
I work for honda and i know all about those EPB modules on the back of the calipers. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone force pushing the caliper piston in with the module on the caliper. It can potentially break small parts that aid the EPB to work... Thats just mine opinion. I've also heard of people doing the honda vehicles with the EPB and damaged components so that's why i say i wouldn't recommend it. Some vehicles do have maintenance mode but then again sometimes it doesn't function on the vehicles often. I've done many honda's and just pulled off the EPB like he did.
Is this only on one side where the motor is at?
Hi @jjazmin , both sides are the same, both with the electric motors. Follow the same step for the other side, but make sure to do 1 side at a time
Does this have to be repeated for both sides? As far as putting it into service mode? Or can I just put it in that service mode, then do the rotors and pads on the rear. Drop it, then do the rotors and pads in the front. Then after all that’s done can I take it back out of service mode ?
@@jjazmin on this specific car we did not enter a service mode to perform this job although some Audi's, Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz require you to enter a service mode before you replace brakes.
If so, release electric park brake, enter service mode before you start working on the car, do the front and rear brakes and finish off the job, once everything is done and brake pedal is pumped and gone hard, you can exit service mode then test the electric park brake to make sure its all in working order.
Perfect how not to do it video. You put the car into maintenance mode and you can just push the piston back in. And it's not a good idea to goob up the sliders of the pads with grease because all the sand and dust and dirt will stick to it and lock up the pads. The grease goes under the stainless (sliders) hardware to prevent rust build up under there causing the pads to stick.
Thank you, this worked for me on my Mazda. Thumbs up!
@Alex M thank you for your feedback! Glad it helped 😊
you should be using a scanner tool to reset the electronic parking brake (piston)!! When your replacing a $1000 caliper motor in two months you'll see why the scanner is the recommended way.
Hi @tomlew2007
We have done many cars this way for many years, also reccomended by other mechanics and have never had any issues
Different for VW, AUDI, BMW, which we only do with scanner as they are very sensitive when it comes with brakes..
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thank you !