2005-2012 Nissan Pathfinder Front & Rear Brake Replacement

[@MystiqueOfWonder]

🤠 Frumpy 55 year old lady here... lol OMG THANK YOU for posting this excellent tutorial... Got right to it, extremely thorough, no confusing b.s. or time spent trying to sell me dumb stuff I don't need 💚 You saved me so much money and, holy crap, how empowering to do my own brakes. I feel like a TOTAL BADASS!! LoL Gave you a thumbs up and now I'm a NEW FOLLOWER 💪💚💥

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Thank you! I truly appreciate your comment 🙏 thats great to hear though! Good job!!!

[@vladimirvladspecial2739]

Thanks for the Video!

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Appreciate the comment 🙏

[@jonathanbutcher5280]

Excellent video! Very detailed on his instructions on "how to".. I'm getting ready to do my brake pads and rotors on my 2012 Nissan Pathfinder and this video makes it extremely easy to understand.. Thanks for making this video! Highly recommend sharing!!

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

I greatly appreciate the comment, thank you!

[@marshalbird7321]

Yes! I agree! Thanks very much!

[@FOPTampa]

Excellent video. Used it to change out the front and back brakes.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Awesome 🙏🙏

[@gordoman9145]

Perfect video! 😂I’m a KZbin/DIY GUY so I wanted to take a peek before I took on this job. Thank you!

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Lol awesome man glad to hear 👍👍

[@jamesw.3491]

You did a great job explaining how to, and the specs. You need to learn to use anti seize though. The reason the rotors rust to the hub is because it did not have anti seize on when last changed. You should always anti seize metal to metal areas and bolts. You should also have cleaned up everything. Wire brushing metal parts and blowing the dirt out of the calipers are always smart things to do. Anti seize on lug studs also save you from broken studs later down the road.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Anti-seize isn’t something you come across when working on others vehicles. This is not my vehicle. And typically, nobody does that. Shops/dealers/flat-rate mechanics aren’t putting anti-seize on anything. Great for your own DIY projects on your own vehicle, but I’ve done 100’s of brake jobs and I can only recall encountering anti-seize on brake components one time. I’m a fan of anti-seize and can definitely agree with you…I do use it on my own applications sometimes. But IMO idk about anti-seizing lug nuts.

[@rossdmcc]

Great Video. Thanks for being thorough. You are much appreciated. I'll be doing this same project this week.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Appreciate the comment! Thank you!

[@ThatBeardedGuy69]

I was going down a hill and stoping and my pedal went straight to the floor. Replaced master cylinder bled it and bled the wheels over and over to no luck. And advice is appreciated thanks. 2010 pathfinder.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Sorry to hear man. Kind of hard to trouble shoot over the internet, I’d imagine you’ve checked every thing for leaks? all the brake hoses, lines (under the truck), all the fittings, and all the calipers?? Because that will definitely happen if you have a leak somewhere. So just ensure you aren’t leaking. Also could potentially be a defective master cylinder. I had that happen to me before actually. Same exact scenario, replaced MC & still had no pedal. Was a defective part. But i would check all calipers, take them off and inspect, inspect brake hoses….and then all lines & fittings….and if theres no leaks and all that checks out I’d be inclined to think its a defective MC.

[@alejandronanez7888]

well explained and step by step thanks for the tutorial video im gonna try to do it myself for my 2008 Pathfinder.very helpul. ill watch this over and over to remember the procedure.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Appreciate the comment, good luck with the job 👍

[@millaraaron]

Great video! So helpful. The C-clamp demo was awesome as well.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

I appreciate the comment! Thank you!

[@hulong0205]

These power stop rotors look really similar to Bosch quiet-cast rotors. Both have this matte silver finish when brand new. I use Bosch quiet-cast rotors and pads for my Nissan Altima. They are good products too. No noise and low dust.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Nice! I've never personally used them, but good to hear you're happy with them. I've used these PowerStop Geo kits for a while now, probably installed over 100 kits by now I would say. They seem to be pretty good for the most part!

[@waynebeck7801]

It’s always good to not both sides touch the pads..you don’t want any grease or grit on the pads..should clean the rotors as well with brake clean.

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Re-read/proof read your first sentence. Mentioned rotor cleaning @ 9:20, however these PowerStop Geo kits that was utilized in particular don’t need it, as they come super clean and dry as a bone.

[@andy621]

Hi from the UK 🇬🇧 Firstly let me say what a brilliant video you've done here. I'm in the process of building an overland Pathfinder and doing the jobs I'm able to myself. I'm changing the rotors and pads myself and the only replacement pads I can get, don't have the holes for the spring to keep the pads away from the rotors. I've looked at 4 different brands now and none seem to have them. Any ideas? Many thanks

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Appreciate the comment. Excuse my international ignorance, but rockauto.com should definitely have options if that is something that is available to you. But even so, it’s really not that big of a deal without them, the caliper will hold the pads where they need to be. I’ve done a few brake jobs on vehicles that were supposed to have the retainer clips….and when I got in there I realized they had been removed/lost by someone in the past, and everything was fine. I’m sure some comment engineer with no resume will tell you that your transmission will fail and your engine will blow up cause you didn’t utilize retainer clips….but imo you can definitely get away without them if need be.

[@andy621]

@TheOriginalBeeCee yeah I'm not too interested listening to bedroom based auto techs. Appreciate the reply, quite a lot of work to do on a R51 pathfinder turning it into an overlander so learning as I go. Thanks again

[@rossdmcc]

By the way, I use Detroit Axle brand of parts. Available online.

[@marshalbird7321]

Is there a special cloth or cleaner that you wipe off the new rotors with?

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Nope! I typically just use paper towels/brake cleaner. You can use paper towels, shop towels, microfibers, old towels, etc

[@marshalbird7321]

@TheOriginalBeeCee excellent!

[@mostafajaber460]

Very good work. Thanks so much

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Thank you for the comment!!!

[@alarm7005]

So,pathfinder are front traction????

[@RamboKOstrich]

Hey great vid! How are you measuring the ft. lbs?

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

With a torque wrench!

[@kninja5]

Before you compress the brake piston did you have to siphon some brake fluid from the master cylinder or release the cap. Plus did some brake fluid overflow

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Nope. The FSM suggests siphoning some fluid to prevent overflow. But one thing you can do is replace one corner, and after you’re done….go in the vehicle and press the pedal until its firm again. If you do that after every corner, it won’t overflow. Ive been doing that for a bit now and have yet to have one overflow on me. Just replace, going press pedal, on to next corner.

[@kninja5]

@@TheOriginalBeeCee thank you so much

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

@@kninja5 no problem

[@Twistedzzxx]

Thank you

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

🙏🙏🙏

[@juanmadera6803]

EXELLENT 👍

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Appreciate it!!!

[@c23m9]

excellent work

[@TheOriginalBeeCee]

Thank you! 🙏🙏