Installing Caliper for Brake Pads

Video Transcript

"MARK BLOCKER: Okay. In this segment, we're going to cover installing the caliper. Now, we've already lubbed the caliper slide pin so we simply slide the caliper over the pin. We want to make sure it slides on evenly. Check that rubber boot on there, make sure it's not cramped or pinched. And it's in there freely. Slide it back and forth a few times and you twist it around. That will move all the anti-seize around. Make sure you give it a good, even coat on lubrication and just slide it over and it should slide right down and over your brake parts. And then your inside floating pin, you might have to position it and push it out so it will slide over the lower portion and then you just have to install your bolt. Some of these bolts are installed with an anti-seize on there and what it is, it's a liquid you put on and it helps to ensure that the bolt doesn't come loose from vibration. If your vehicle is equipped with it, I highly recommend you using it. The way you can tell is by inspecting the bolt when you remove it. You'll see the anti-seize built into this thread, it'll look like a different colored gum or goo or wax build-up of some type left on the thread. And that's that anti-seize compound and a highly recommend to use it on installing if your vehicle is equipped with it. We just place the lower bolt in, get it started, run it down as far as you can by hand. And once you get it in, we just want to tighten it down. Once we are sure we've got that tight, quick visual inspection, slide the caliper back and forth, see to it that it moves freely and everything's good, that concludes our caliper--installing the caliper. Please watch the next segment on installing the wheel."