**Rotor Installation and Brake Pad Replacement**

When it comes to brake repair, having the right tools and parts is crucial. A high-quality rotor can make all the difference in your car's performance and longevity. If you have an uneven surface on your rotor, it will sit crooked, leading to wheel shimmy and shake. To avoid this, it's essential to ensure a clean fit between the rotor and the brake caliper.

When inspecting the rotor, look for any coatings or anti-rust treatments that may be present. Sometimes, these coatings need to be removed before installation. A good quality rotor will have little cross-hatchings on its surface, which indicate its durability and performance. These rotors are designed to last longer and work efficiently.

If you're looking to replace your brake rotors, make sure to purchase OEM-quality or high-performance alternatives. Investing in the right parts can ensure a smooth and quiet braking experience. In this case, we're using high-quality AABON Japanese ceramic brake pads, which offer superior performance and durability at an affordable price point.

Before installing the new brake pads, it's essential to prepare the caliper. This involves removing any old or worn-out pads and backing plates. It's also crucial to clean the area before installation to ensure a proper fit. The new pads come with a backing plate and grease to facilitate smooth sliding and prevent squeaking.

To install the new brake pads, start by placing them in the correct position. Make sure to align them properly, as this will affect their performance and longevity. Sometimes, it may be necessary to tap them gently into place. Once they're in position, slide on the caliper and secure it using a pair of pliers.

Next, reattach the caliper bolts, making sure to line up the holes correctly. Use a torque wrench to tighten them snugly, but avoid over-tightening, which can damage the threads. For this specific application, we recommend using 34 ft-lbs of torque to secure the caliper bolts.

After securing the caliper bolts, it's essential to check the brake pad installation. Make sure they're properly seated and aligned, as uneven clearance can lead to poor braking performance. To ensure a smooth fit, use a special socket and tighten the caliper bolts by hand before applying the torque wrench.

Finally, inspect the newly installed brake pads for any signs of proper alignment or clearances. If everything looks correct, proceed with checking the brake fluid levels and performing a test drive to ensure the brakes are functioning smoothly and quietly. By following these steps and using high-quality parts, you can enjoy improved braking performance and longer-lasting rotors.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrev up your engines today I'm going to show you how not to waste money fixing your car over and over again replacing the same parts now this advice covers many aspects of car repair but here's a perfect example you drive it down the road and when you hit your brakes at high speed your steering wheel starts wiing well when you're driving down the road at high speeds the rotors are spinning really fast with the wheels when you hit the brakes hard even slightly warpage of a few thousands of an inch will cause them to warp back and forth and that will make the steering wheel wobble now I'm going to show you in this video how you can replace the brake pads and the rotors you replace them in sets because if the rotors are warped the brake pads are warped too so you got to replace them all but here's a gigantic warning a lot of people don't heat it that it bites them in the rear end if you want your brake job to last do not go to the local discount auto part store or online and buy the cheapest rotors you can I've had many people do that over the years then a few months or 7 8,000 Miles later steering wheel start shaking again and say Scotty I give up I tried fixing my brakes but they're shaking again and I look at it and I say where did you buy the brake rotors from they say I got a great deal they're only 20 something bucks a piece I bought them at Amazon or at a local discount auto part store and guess what they got what they paid for they were low quality I've even seen these low quality ones they're heavy devices right and the wheel bolts on of your car they're spinning around I've seen them bolt on new rotors and after the job when they're not even breaking the steering wheel start shaking because it unbalanced the front of the car they were so poorly made that they weren't symmetrical and they made the tire shake at high speeds because they were not symmetrical and they weren't balanced you can see here I bought a pair of rotors and what does it say Toyota genuine parts keep my cars Forever This is a 2007 Matrix 15 years old the original rotors are finally worn out I'm replacing them with the same ones because I don't want ones that are going to warp soon after I keep my cars forever I'm cheap myself I go online and I found these at a Toyota dealership in the United States and they were on sale $52 okay each there were 26 at the discount auto part store and eBay for the cheap ones you know it wasn't that much more money I wanted to last forever tell you the genuine parts now make sure it's all spelled right cuz I've seen Chinese copies where it' be toyot D or they'd smell something wrong make sure they're the right ones anyone can do this job so first we'll Jack the car up in here and one of the things I love about this Matrix and older cars is this right here in the middle of the front there is a great solid steel jacking PL there it is you can rise the whole front of the car from that one point and of course make sure the emergency brake is nice and tight so it doesn't roll take a jack stand under yo want it falling down while you're working and take off the wheel this has got a little Hub cover so we got to take that off there's a little slot you stick the screwdriver and that pops off this has special lugs so get the special adapter that goes on them and I'm lazy so I'm using the electric impact wrench these are actually quite handy now you only want to use the electric impact wrench to take them off not to put them on you can take them off by hand it just takes more time but when you put them back on you want to use a torque wrench you want to set of that s 6 footb of torque as you can see for later I got it set at 76 footb of torque if you put it together wrong and you make it too tight you can warp the rotors already just by Boling it on and if you put it too loose the wheels might fall off so you need a torque wrench to do it correctly we'll take it off this is the rotor which comes up but you got to take the brake caliper off too but since you're changing the Warped rotor you got to change the brake pads too so first we'll take the caliper off this case the bottom swings up it's got a four 15 mm bolt on it you just put it on and remove it now you're going to find these things are tight as can be so if you're weak like me do this you get it on and you get a big hammer and what you do is get enough swing here that you can hit the hammer then when it gets loose your puny little arms can take the rest of it off and here comes the bolt then you can swing the whole thing up sometimes they stick so you got to pry them a little now in this case it's so old it's sticking we're going to take the top bolt off too on a really new car you wouldn't have to mess with the top bolt but this is kind of sticking from being so old so we'll take the top bolt off too even that I can't do it with my bare hands now we should be able to wiggle it up hey now we can get it off the brake pad's out of the way as you can see there's plenty of thickness left but it's warped so we got to throw them away when we change the rotor now to get the caliper off you see it comes out but sticks on the mount so we have to go to the back side and down here you'll see there's a bolt down the bottom and a bolt on the top we got to get them up they're 17 mm they're off and on super tight so I'm getting a giant extension bar and I'll put it down here right there well it doesn't give as much working room that's a problem they don't give you too much working room so we'll try from the top now pulling is usually useless so we got our Hammer again start hammering these things are on tight you can see it's starting to move let's see if my weak arms can pull them not it's coming off and of course then you do the top the same way when you finally get both of them off we're unscrewing the top one they make them long they don't want them falling off it's for your own safety they make them long the whole assembly comes off and you can remove the rotor here's the Warped rotor you can see it's got a bunch of lines on it it's the original one but if you have one it's really corroded you get little wire brushes fine ones and clean all the stuff to make it flush because when you put the rotor on if that's an uneven surface the rotor will be sitting crooked and then the car won't go down the road correctly you'll get wheel shimmy and Shake you want to make a nice clean fit now of course check the inside but you can see this is brand new there's nothing wrong with this and if the rotors have any coatings on them sometimes they have anti- rust coating you spray the front and back to get the coating off and just wipe it off you can see this is a quality rotor you can see that there are little cross hatchings on it when they're cross etched like that they last the longest and work good and you always want to have the OEM quality thick heavy and these are the cooling fence you put on one that doesn't have the right cooling fence it won't cool and it will warp too early these babies the original ones lasted from 2007 till now that's 15 years so you can't complain buy the right stuff if you want it to last kind is simple if you got the right one just goes on then you get your hall down Bol put your caliber mount bracket on put the top bolt and the bottom bolt on get them both on relatively snug using a little wrench get out your big one to finish it so they're nice and tight you can use a torque wrench on this if you have one if you're using a torque wrench you put about 100 and 15 all they're just holding the bracket on they're not going to warp anything you want them super tight then you put the brake pads on now in this case I'm using better than OEM I'm using these aabon they're Japanese ceramic brake pads and yeah they cost more than usual these are 57 bucks but they don't make any noise they last a long time they're worth it and you can see their quality they already have the backing plate on so they don't squeak and the Box comes with a little bit of grease that you put on the ears just a little you don't need much but it comes with it you just need to put a little bit on the ear that's way they slide back and forth a little bit there then you slide them on you put the outside ones in you put them at an angle sometimes you got to tap them a little cuz everything's a little bit old going be stretched a little there they go then you put the inside ones on they went in a lot easier and then you put the caliper back on but first of course you got to squeeze it back in cuz the old pads were worn so get a big pair of pliers and just squeeze it in the hallway so it's flush as we slide it on you can see we're not having the hassle we had before it just slides right on then we put the two bolts in the one on the top but you got to line them up there's a little line up here you got to line it up so it goes in a hole and do the bottom one too then you get the two balls snug first the top one and the bottom one and to make sure they don't come off give them a few Taps you want them nice and snug and the bottom one which we'll do on the bottom because it's easier to get the hammer in and if you want to be a fanatic you can use the torque wrench and it's 34 ft-lbs of torque you put the wheel back line up the hle in this case it's always fun cuz this wheel can fit many different cars so you have to find it until you get the right ones and the right holes it's not as easy as most other cars and remember what I said don't use an impact putting them on you want to put them on by hand first and of course this is a special socket so you got to get the stupid socket have them on snug by hand get your torque wrench and like I said earlier it's 76 ft-lbs of torque and then tighten them up first till they're snug now if you're lazy like me you don't want to Jack the car down torque them on have a friend come step on the brake and hold it down and then you can correctly torque it without the wheel moving you do it till it clicks hear that click that one's done that one's done next one that one's done next one that one's done let's check the one we just did see okay that's it your little Hub on it it won't look right make sure they're snapped on the tight you remember on my trip from Rhode Island Tennessee one of them fell off I had a heck of a time finding another one then of course do the other side too you got to do them both in pairs so if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that Bell h\n"