How to Replace the Front Brake pads on a Nissan Xterra/Pathfinder/Armada/Frontier
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- This is a walkthrough video that demonstrates replacing the front brake pads on a second generation 2005 Nissan Xterra.
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Seriously, your thorough and straight forward vids have been a go-to must. You have saved me soo much $ over the years!
As always, best Xterra how-to fix videos on UA-cam! Thank you!
You’re welcome, thank YOU for watching.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I did my brakes today! With your videos, I was able to do it! Thank you!!
Thanks for taking the time, and effort on doing these videos on the 2nd Gen Xterra Ryan, it is very much appreciated. Makes working on my 2010 Xterra much easier.
Great video with easy to follow instructions. I paid $18.99 for semi-metallics at Autozone and followed your video. They work great, no squeaks, saved $100 on labor! Popping in the brakes wasn't as easy as it looks, especially the ones on the rear of the rotor (the one with the tab was the hardset ,) but still just took an hour and a half to do both sides on my first try. Thanks so much, keep making these vids, I just subscribed. Long live the Nissan Xterra, my favorite vehicle ever!
That metal tab thing that sticks out is a low brake level indicator. When your pad wears down to a certain point it'll make contact with the rotor when braking, creating a ringing sound, indicating that you need new brake pads.
Nice, Guess i never let them get that low.
so grateful for these xterra videos. 3/4 of my caliper slide pin bolts snapped when I went to remove them. I think people have a tendency to over-tighten them, spec is only 32 ft-lbs. If they are not breaking loose easily, definitely spray some penetrant on them and do something else for an hour or two
Ry, your always my first stop for learning how to work on my X. Your videos are to the point and thorough. Thanks!
Helpful demonstration, My son and I are about to change the pads on his Xterra SE 2006. Hopefully, the pad clips are the same. Now that being said, your viewers should also know to clean the guide pins. The caliper bolts into the pins; they are protected by a rubber compressable "boot" if you may. It's not hard, pull the pin/rubber boot, wipe completely off, apply brake lubricant to each and reinsert in reversal of removal. Each should easily compress by hand. The bolt head is usually rectangle and needs to be placed in its inserts of the caliper "squared" up so they do not rotate when you reinstall the caliper bolts.
Why do I go over all this, this is an often missed part of the brake replacement process. If allowed to go dry, those pins will most likely bind in there slide holes and you may not be able to remove them. I had to purchase caliper brackets because of this. An unexpected expense. Those guide pins must glide freely so the caliper presses on the pads uniformly
Also, use a small wire brush to clean every bit of rust off the calliper, the bracket, the space on the rotor between lug bolts. Spray down (wearing safety glasses) with BRAKE cleaner generously any moving part of the brake system that has dust. Wipe any cleaner off the rotor face with a CLEAN rag.
Not trying to be a "know it all" , but those guide pins must be re-lubed.
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I love my Xterra and it looks exactly like yours. Best SUV I could have ever gotten
Great video. Very helpful. I own a 2008 Xterra, and it's been years since doing own pad change. I usually rely on my father inlaw's master mechanic skills. Haha.
Thanks again.
Dude I know I'm not saying anything new here, but your channel is amazing. Great camera angles, everything is filmed, clear explanations...makes it easy to have the confidence to do jobs on my X that a younger me never would have thought I'd be doing. And there's a video for almost every job I want to do! Keep up the great work!
+fleisher thanks man! I really appreciate the comment. Keep watching and ill keep making them!
When I change brake pads I always service sliding bolts. Note not to overfill holes with grease as they stop moving easily. Learned that the hard way.
Did overgreasing them mess something up?
You make it seem so easy. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
cool video man. saved me time knowing what is was going to be looking at before i broke into it... ty
Thanks for the video. Just replaced my front brakes with your video as a guide.
Glad it helped
Thanks for all your videos. Any time I have a problem for my X, you already have a video on it.
My pleasure! Glad to help man. 👍🏻
Thanks for the vid. After watching im more confident lol. Havent worked on my own car in years.
+Colt Webb That's Great! Be sure to hit me up with any questions.
U made it look easy,love the cámara Angle in the back made it look I was there watching it .
Glad you liked it!
Great vid sir - best one and most informative one I've found yet. Now I am confident enough to get this done myself!
Thanks for the video Ryan! Did this today. I change the rotors as well. I didn't get that snap when I place the new pads in but everything seems fine and they seem to be seated appropriately.
Did you enjoy doing the rotors? Lol
@@A1ex760 huh?
Absolutely your video clip is clear, thoroughly and very helpful my friend.. Now I can do it myself and definitely will save me lots money.. Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
This is another great, informative and thorough video. Thanks again and keep it up, these vids are a huge help to me.
Amazing video! Thank you for the tutoriala..you have save me quiet few dollars just to do it my self... ill be doing my front breaks tomorrow morning.... gracias amigo!!!
De nada! I'm glad you liked the video.
Awesome video. Worked perfect.
Thank you.
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Just helped me change the front brake pads! Awesome video, thank you!
You’re welcome, thank you for watching!! Sub for more.
Hey really appreciate this tutorial first time changing brakes and having watched this made it just about seamless ! Cheers man !!
Cheers! Really glad it helped.
You are a damn lifesaver. Awesome how-to video.
Got u man! 💪🏻👍🏻
I have a 2001 . I am assuming that the breaks are very similar. Do you guys think this video will help me?
@@kisme808 I believe the brakes are the same on the Xterra model between the years 2000 and 2004.
They were the same and the video help so much . Thank you!
Nice video, now I have to change my female friend front brake pads
9:08 Sounds like your friend is cracking open a congratulatory beer back there.
haha you know it. Any reason to "celebrate"
Keep it up man!! Everytime I need to do work Im unsure of. I head straight to your page!
Love it! If you keep coming back I'll keep making them. :)
Deal :)
Question. I recently changed my breaks and they started squeeking soon after. Where should i add the brake lube? As i know the pads are still good?
Did you buy organic brakes?
Hi! What kind of grease do you use for this?
I recently had the brakes done and they stole my hardware, didn’t do the job at all! But, I want to know how to fix it myself.
Good video. Only one concern. For the detail stuff when you’re removing the brake caliper, better lighting would help. Also, for some of the fine details stuff, better lighting and focusing on those details-panning in. When you installed the clip (minute 8:44), I couldn’t tell where you were placing it. Do you need a torque wrench for replacing parts, and if so, what is the torque recommended? I especially liked where you used a C-clamp for expanding the brake caliper. As I was watching the video, I was thinking to myself, I wonder what the price of special tools are needed to do this job? I prefer not to go out and buy a lot for expensive tools because I don’t know how often I would use/need them.
Thanks for this feedback! I appreciate it.
Very good video. Lots of help.
Ry your video is a nice little tutorial of pad change just a few comments since you asked
I find it nice that you put these out for people that do not or have not done service on their vehicles
At 4:05 you show inside pad sorry but it was the only instance I saw of your used pad material an "That's not worn" now you said they were pretty low? well if your outside pad was worn I'd be looking at your slide instead of just slapping pads on there or you'll be out there in pretty much no time doing them again an if it's inside pad look at your caliper as the culprit.
At 5:15 thats what I call the pad scratcher it's there to tell you your pads are worn before you go ahead an almost certainly ruin your rotors.
At 6:30 you start with master cylinder why? if doing pads there is no reason to open your cap to collapse your piston and introduce air which has water aka moisture in it to a relatively sealed system unless you have been topping off fluid as your pads wore and every time you do you introduce more as brake fluid by design attracts moisture.
At 8:00 you explain benefit for the lube just why put it on before installing pad just put it on when your ready to install caliper back on along with your slide pins after you have cleaned everything an reinstalled pads all your really accomplishing by this is giving yourself more opportunity to contaminate either the pads or rotor
Why didn't you clean anything Rotor,Caliper,Pins or anything main reasons of complaints squeal abnormal wear an failure
There is NO mention of resurfacing rotor an yours were pretty glazed at least rough up the surface some
I originally watched to see if you were going to say nut sizes cuts down on the tools I'll need to bring out an if you knew the bleed sequence which neither were addressed either.
All in all wow from the looks of it your pads really did look fine and had a ton of meat left on them an if you look straight on into caliper above rotor you will notice a inspection slot to know how much pad is left I do it when I get tires balanced/rotated just take a min to walk out to guys an ask if I can check the brakes since you have the wheels off and stick my head in wheel well I have never had anyone say NO over the years this included Discount NTB Firestone Sam's Costco just to name a few but anyplace that I had the wheels off at. Now I'm all for doing service/maintenance before it's metal(backing plate) on metal(rotor) I'm OCD with it actually but from the looks of it that brake job was just waste Ry
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey there, I changed the pads at all 4 wheels, found leaking calipers on both fronts so I replaced them as well. I bled both calipers to get the air out. Now my pedal is very soft and the truck doesn't stop as fast. Any thoughts?
I heard there is a bleeder valve that can/should be opened on each wheel that can be opened/used during the compression process of the pistons. Know anything about this? Kind of like how you opened the brake fluid cap in the engine bay.
Very good Ry
Thank you!
awesome video bro, thank you so much for your help, do you have a video for the rotors?
thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. you could talk about the ABS and DVC OF SLIP sensors and thanks again
didn't see you change the rotor with the pads. would you explain some rational behind it? Thank you for the great video as always
No need to replace if they are in spec and are not exhibiting symptoms. That's all. You can save a bit of money if the rotors are healthy. Thanks for watching!
Great info thanks.
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Thanks buddy!
You're welcome!
Thanks ive finished my motor mounts will do brake pads tommorow ive done this before but didnt deal with 2 pistons 😵and tie rods after tommorow 😫😓 then set the car out of air was on jack since 2 days cleaning oil and dirt on both sides and checking leak from washer reservior hope ill not need to jack it again its so painful xterra is too heavy 🤪 and its pita to work with and tracing oil leak 😵 hope i can pinpoint it but it looks like the driver side front Corner edge
I just heard that squeak... when the sensor lets you know it's time for new pads. I'm going to check them tomorrow and see if I need rotors. Did you measure yours before going ahead and just changing pads?
Very helpful!
After you put the new brake pads on, do you pump your brake pedal to pump the cylinders out?
Very helpful thank you!!👍👍
You're welcome!
Thanks much.
You're welcome!
My Xterra 2010 has been making some rattling sounds as well as squeaking often as I brake.
Is this something that can be solved by fixing the brake pads? I want to do repairs myself but live in houston where prices are surged to figure out what’s wrong! They charge like $105 just to TELL me what I need fixed 🤯🤯
Are you certain the metal shim from the old pad is suppose to be installed on the new pad. The new pad would already have a new shim.
Thank you for making these videos. They help all of us tremendously. To the best of your knowledge would the front brake process be the same for a first gen Xterra as it would for a second gen Xterra?
Thanks!
No, thank YOU for watching. :D
I usually bleed the brake line after adding new brake pads to push out any possible air bubble that might got into the brake line.
well.....i may have screwed up. maybe not. the 2015 xterra is the same. i didn't add back that wirey pin that goes on after you put the pads on. The wire that goes in the little holes at the bottom. i also didn't change the shims. I just did a road test and did great. Are these necessary?
When it comes to brakes I think its all necessary.
hey, i was bleeding my brakes today and the person helping me wasnt paying attention and the level went dry. do u know of anyway to bleed the abs or master cylinder without bringing to the dealer ? the front breaks still bleed good and the rears took along time but the pedal dosnt feel right..
Buy a shit ton of tubing that will fit snugly around every bleeder valve. Take all tires off and connect all bleeder valves from each caliper to the tube. Run the tubes all back to the master reservoir and add a shit ton of brake fluid to displace all the fluid in the lines and just keep pumping the pedal. You can do it on just one at a time and watch the air bubbles go out and into the top of the reservoir. Just add enough fluid and keep bleeding each caliper this way until no bubbles come back. Need to do all 4 though.
Do you have a brake pedal has a "squishy" feeling ?
Thanks for the great vid, man!
Anytime!
Great videos just subscribed 👍 Could you make a video on changing the brake fluid, i just recently bought an 05 xterra and im curious how you'd go about it. Thx
I am going to have to do the rear brake soon so I might include it in that video. Thank you for the suggestion.
My brake old pads didnt have hardware on them. Also that paperpclip pin part wasnt there either. Just the metal shims that come with the brake pads themselves
Dude you are awesome good video. 🤙🇵🇷
Thanks man! I appreciate it. 👍🏻👍🏻
I hope it’s as easy as you make it look.
It's never as easy as it looks. But it won't be bad, you got this. 👍🏻
How many foot pounds for the caliper bracket bolts?
Great videos on the Xterra fixes. So far i've found a few useful videos! Would it be too much to ask for a solid axle swap on your next one? He he jk! Great job!
forgot to tell them to pump the brakes up before
driving
I did that thanks to your comment. The idea is the get the brake cylinders back onto the brake pads I assume? How much pumping should I do. I just did it for a good couple of minutes, and then checked the brake calipers and they seemed to be squishing down the lubricant. also didnt see any brake fluid leaking anywhere. I'll go on a test drive later when someone else is home just in case.
I could not figure out how to put the little springs on the brake pads. Too bad it is not shown as a close up.
What can I use if I don’t have a 5 in C-clamp?
Really strong fingers?
Thanks this video really helped, do you know anything about the xterra radiator fail that ruins the transmission?
Honestly, not much. All I know is that it is some bypass in the transmission cooler that fails and ends up mixing your oil and antifreeze. My X is a manual transmission so I am not affected by this problem. Believe me though. If I had an automatic I would be making a video on it for you.
Ry the car guy
It happened to me recently, im pretty sure mr trans is toast, i flushed it and replaced the radiator but its not shifting correctly, over 4,000$ grand to have garage install rebuilt, I wish nissan had warned me, on the bright side my front brakes are awsome!
Well I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad you will be able to stop once you get it to go!
Many xterra's had the failure of the transmission line within specific radiators cause the comingling of atf and coolant. Without constant checking of atf the problem arises when shifting is poor. Anyone fearful of this disaster can purchase an external transmission cooler and avoid a failure...which is what I did. Nissan didn't recall the radiators and acted just as if this was just a maintenance issue. Check out the many youtube videos about the xterra and smod....strawberry milkshake of death. Apparently the coolant totally screws up the tranny unless it is caught really early. Repair bill is often about $10K and thus the x gets trashed.
Whenever I do brake work I also lube up the slide pins with some 3M silicone
Good call
Do you have to bleed the brake system after simply replacing the pads? Thanks
Nope!
Do you have a video on changing the rotors?
Is it just me or did where is the resurfacing the rotors overlooks? That’s why I actually came to this video was to find out if the car can be driven after new brake pads, but before resurfacing rotors? Or must they be completed together?
No they do not have to be replaced if your rotors are in good shape.
Ry the car guy Great to know, I thought they must be both perfectly flat and ware in together every time either is replaced. Great videos! Do you have any on Catalytic converters? Doesnt look like you do, hows your cat doing, mine both have tiny rusty holes in each one same spot.. weird?
Great video! Love the series especially because I have a 2006 model which is essentially the same. It's so helpful to have an exact visual representation on how everything looks before I attempt any of the work. I have a quick question about the rear brakes, would you be able to do a video on that? Or is the process the same for the rear brakes as the front brakes? Thanks for your response
+Christian Troy I plan to do the rear brakes but I have not gotten around to them. They are a little different since they have pads AND shoes in a hybrid type system.
Great! I'll be on the lookout for that video. Any plans on reviewing the process of removing the starter?
I actually have it. Its just part of another video. I created a link that should jump you right to the correct spot.
Here you go!
ua-cam.com/video/j3uY3clWxFE/v-deo.html
i have a 2002 and my brakes are on the backside of my rotor. wonder why its different?
What do you mean? You should have a pad on each side that squeeze the rotor.
on the rear brakes they have a rotor and hat which is a rotor for the regular brakes and a drum brake for the parking brake. is that what your talking about?
Is this procedures same as 2001 Nisan xterra?
+Ismael Nateras It may not be the exact same but I would assume its VERY similar.
I'm pretty disappointed that you mentioned NOTHING about the caliper mount carrier bolts. I found out today that they are supposed to be mobile, not solid. That is a pretty non typical situation as far as automotive repair, it really should have been included in this tutorial. Admittedly I'm stupid for assuming this tutorial was complete, but as a consequence of this omission, I drove to work and back today with my brakes rubbing. Please take care in the future to include such things.
So you are saying that your slides were seized? Was I supposed to anticipate that your truck is broken?
Hey man, I'm not on here to flame you. Second gens are getting older, and since the slides are part of the calipers going on right; yes, it would have been nice if you mentioned them.
TheStrykerSeven: Thanks assuming that everyone reading your reply knows what the hell you are talking about. What the hell is a mobile carrier bolt? Admittedly I'm stupid for assuming your reply was complete, but as a consequence of this omission, I drove to work and back wondering if my brakes would fail. Please take care in the future to include such things.
Having only done brakes on my own and close friends' vehicles I don't have very diverse experience. I have only ever seen break caliper mounts with slides similar to those shown here. I didn't realize that this was atypical.
by the way good video
When I changed my brakes, I did not re-use the stock shims. Will this be an issue?
You did not use any shims?
only what came with the new pads. My new brakes looked like your new brakes.
Then you should be fine. As long as you used something.
Hey Ryan, cant thank you enough for all of the content. I have been fixing my 06 Xterra right along with you. Most of the time because of what I learned from your videos. Just finished front brakes, rotors and pins, not the first time obviously. I am anxious to see the lift you put on your Xterra. I have thought of adding a lift kit, but I have what looks like only an inch or two to get into my garage. Could you cover something like garage door clearance when you lift the Xterra? Thanks Bill
Should probably torque bolts to spec. Caliper bolts back out if not torqued correctly. I think factory torque is higher than anything you can do with a little ratchet. 136 ft lb for front calipers and 76 ft lb for rears...I THINK. dont quote me.
you are talking about the torque specs for the bolts to the knuckle, the larger bolts. The caliper pins, smaller bolts, would be torqued to 20 and 32 foot lbs. front caliper and rear calipers pins have different torque specs.but i do agree that torquing them is very important and craftsman torque wrenches are cheap.
32 lb. Ft for sliding pins.
The torque member bolt gets torqued to 136 lb.ft.
Rear sliding pins are 24 lb.ft.
I can not compress the things
Is that Scotty I hear in the background at 2:30 ? lol
Lol who’s Scotty?
@@Rythecarguy Scotty Kilmer, the guy who yells "REV UP YOUR ENGINES!" at the beginning of all his vids lol
FOR GODS SAKE REMEMBER TO PUMP UP THE BRAKES BEFORE YOU START THE VEHICLE SO YOU DONT RUN OVER THINGS OR GO OUT THE BACK OF YOUR GARAGE .....OTHERWISE YOUR FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION WILL BE ONE BIG THRILL.....CRAP NO BRAKES!!!! UNLESS YOU CAN PUMP THE BRAKES A MILLION MILES PER HR.