How to Remove Brake Pads

Video Transcript

"In this clip we are going to talk about the proper way to remove your old brake pads. As you can see here, these are the pads right here and right here; these are the inboard and outboard pads. Some of them are spring loaded to release that will aid in keeping the rotor from getting too glazed and extend the pad wear a little bit. What you are going to want to do is be careful with these and not loose your springs. Unhook it right there, unhook the bottom spring. Your new brake pads more than likely won't come with new springs so you are going to want to make sure to save them. They'll be identical so it's okay to get them mixed up. Once you have the springs off, it is just a simple matter of wiggling the pad out of its position. This is the inboard pad. As you can see the friction material is entirely gone; nothing left of it. It is almost down to the wear indicator. You've got that pad off. It's all right to go ahead and get the other pad out of the way. This is your outboard brake pad. You see we've got a little corrosion going on the glides here. We are going to install this. Okay! You can see the way the pads sit on these guides. They have a hook style on them. You got to make sure they lock in properly; otherwise, it will give you some binding trouble. Once you've got them off, go ahead and set them down and collect your other hardware components. Just like the springs more than likely, your new brake pads are not going to come with replacement shims. As long as they are not damaged, you can reuse them and that is how you remove your brake pads."