Rear Brake Job Walkthrough: 2008-2020 Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country

In this video we guide you through the process of replacing the rear brakes on your 2008 or newer Chrysler van.
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[@donatospoony]

Every time I change my pads I watch a re-fresher on you-tube. This is the best brake video I’ve seen so far. ‘Lining up the piston ‘ is something I never knew. One thing that is catching up with me though , at 57 , I’m sick of working off of my driveway . I wish I could go to a location and rent a hoist by the hour .

[@Faith-jd3vd]

This individual is highly skilled and accomplished in their chosen field. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@davidnelson4783]

Great video! Loved the detail - especially the part about making sure the pistons are correctly aligned after you wind them back. I watched several videos and didn't catch that on any but yours. Fantastic! Thanks a ton!

[@fisherman889]

Getting ready to replace rear pads and rotors on my 2009 Town & Country. So I decided to see if I could find any valuable tips on doing this on KZbin U. before I start. The first video I watched less than a third of it and being somewhat of a motor-head, decided to quit as it wasn't much help. Yours was the second, and I went no further. Let me say this, you ARE a teacher my friend, the was video perfect! I really appreciated how you treated the caliper pins and your method to free them up if they get stubborn, freeing up the piston boot with a pick tool if it is binding to it, lubricants used and finally the details of lining up the slots on the piston with the pins on the pad back plate. Many Thanks..see you again.

[@markp4967]

that brake job was a pain, and all I did was WATCH! good job!

[@billmuggelberg8418]

Just found your YT channel. I've only watched the one video so far, but plan to continue watching as I need to do repairs on my van in the future. Great communication by the tech. He explained it well. I've been working on my own vehicles for my whole life and the tech makes it easy to follow for others that don't know what's going on. Great job sir.

[@christophercoupe5006]

This lad must be a real mechanic because none of the shade tree guys talk about lining up the inner pad pin with the piston slot!!! I learned the hard way by ruining 2 sets of rotors how important this is. Best video on this subject!!!

[@Bobcagon]

Over torquing wheel nuts does two things. 1. Wallows out the stud hole in the wheel. 2.Over Stretches the stud thus wearing its strength. The third thing which is more of a pain is it makes harder to remove the wheel nut with the proper tool.

[@jpm1211]

Cleaning brush jag for a 20 gauge shotgun barrel looks like it would be a perfect fit for reaming out the gunk in there. Great tips as always!

[@gizmoflyslow9854]

This guy is great! I used to watch his Ford repair videos when I had an F-150. Excellent source of info!

[@Dolomite141]

Brakes are so under rated ... excellent job on showing and explaining all the pitfalls and tips n tricks to do the job right the first time.

[@craigriedel4688]

Great video! Love the detail and and explanations of things. Decided to stop being lazy and just did my own brakes for the first time after watching your video several times to make sure I understood things. Could not have asked for better instruction on the whole procedure. Thank you so much for this!

[@stevenhauser8089]

This is the best brake video I have seen, very through and neat, Thank you sir.......

[@raulvasquez3368]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. This is the best example of how brakes should be done. BSG is truly top notch.

[@downtown843]

Just used this video tonight to solve a similar issue with the lower pin binding. Saved me a ton of time!

[@cbielman1]

Excellent tutorial. Glad to see the finer explanations, like the nub on rear brake piston and the importance on lining it up.

[@Santiago-je5ki]

Dang it, i wished i watched this yesterday before doing a friends rear rotors and pads. You made it look too easy. It took me 3hrs to do both rears, everything was seized. Great video.

[@richie-rich3035]

I really appreciated watching your video. I am semi knowledgeable of this type of work. Your instructions and the patience you displayed really encourages me to tackle this job. Again, thank you very much and I appreciate your knowledge!

[@STLkev1]

Nothing like the brake job I used to do on my Taurus. I Could not have done the brake job on my Grand Caravan without your help. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@hawaiianpunchoner]

GREAT JOB... seems like you did it the way it's supposed to be done makes me wonder if other mechanics pay this much attention to detail.

[@GS-lh2nx]

I have enjoyed your videos but since I don't own a Ford I never thought I would actually need one. Imagine my surprise to find you working on a Mopar. Thank you it was exactly the info I needed and done very well

[@user-fm1oc8wc7x]

This is truly the best instructional auto video I've ever seen! This guy is the bomb. I consider myself a long term gear head, but need help on the newer models. You, sir, have given me all the confidence I need. Sure hope I can continue to find you when I tackle new projects in the future. Appreciate you! Mike

[@Tyler-ec5bz]

Great detail, lighting, explaining multiple methods to remove things, etc. fantastic instructional video.

[@budsodalsky]

You are a natural for youtube! Very good help for me to finish my 2014 Grand Caravan! Rotors rusted on for me so I came in and quit!

[@stevebaker1611]

Great video, As a amateur mechanic I always had trouble with the clips but this video really helped, Thank you.

[@allyssajohnson3845]

Thank you! Just changed my brakes and rotors for the 1st time and your video made it a much easier process!

[@alyssadoering1429]

This is great. Our caliper bolts won’t come loose for anything though 😅 It’s definitely throwing a wrench in the repair.

[@emcet9546]

Cleaning the pin was great loved the technique to save the old part

[@elpresidentetx]

Much success on your new channel! Thank you for all the great information you provide👍

[@plmn93]

The alignment explains why my old pads wore funny. New pads don't have that tab so it wouldn't seem to matter. They are decent quality Wagner TCs, so hopefully that doesn't have negative effects.

[@countryside8122]

On 2011 town and country those warning tabs were on the back side of the brakes. It was the first brake job on it as well. I should say low pad warning tab. Also had a problem getting one of those clips for the pad guide installed. The back would pop up every time I started putting the new pad in.

[@jtman04401]

I always put anti seize on my lug studs.. done hundreds of wheels over my 30 years working on cars and never once have I had a wheel come off. If you have seen far too many come off then someone is not torqueing the wheels nuts correctly.

[@jackdenial-qm9dc]

Great job with the video, teaching detail, and reasoning. I enjoyed it and learn a great deal. Keep up the good work.

[@randymarko486]

You ROCK ...... BEST "How Too" vide on KZbin.

[@randycornwall6393]

Very Thorough better than most videos thanks

[@richardkhan2076]

Very thorough video Great for DIY techs. Thanks for taking the time.

[@marianav7325]

Excellent video. Best detailed and concise commentary on the process. Learned a lot and got the job done. Thank you sir.

[@marklk8787]

Absolutely the best brake video for my van! Thank you!

[@scottc1008]

Nicely done! You provided lots of details for doing the job that included troubleshooting along with future preventative steps as well. 2 THUMBS UP!

[@carlosvargasgamboa6634]

Great video awesome tutorial with all important details. 👍

[@CMNTMXR57]

Came looking for the torque specs as I have to do the rears on our '15 again, glad to see that you had the same issue with the guide pins that I had the last time I did the rears (the passenger side was locked up that time). Learning from that, I just ordered a new bracket and guide pins premptively as I believe that's the problem with the drivers rear this time.

[@dougjstl1]

I guess you could be a movie star you got the making the faces and everything

[@vasiledolhescu2851]

Great video.Please keep posting.

[@papabits5721]

Is a little easier to install the pads when there in the vice, especially when you're working in the driveway. Great video

[@GotWire]

Eric o from south main auto is a pro when it comes to caliper slide pins getting stuck haha love your video tho good tips!!!

[@BSGAutomotive]

Yeah I couldn’t handle the amount of rust he has to deal with out there.

[@xsosdid]

best detail of any video I've watched.

[@stu3775]

Looked like the HD version brakes.

[@Saint696Anger]

I have an additional bracket holding the brake line together in the 2008 model, hard getting it off I'm gonna need to get a longer breaker bar

[@bradclifford2399]

Semper Fi! Brother, thanks for the information!

[@MrMattNelsen]

wish I could give you more than one thumbs up! great job

[@Lukas-wl4oj]

Thank you, helpful video. Greetings from Europe

[@MarkQuinnelly]

This is a great video! Thank you!

[@stuckinpickle291]

This was awesome. Really really great explanations. Great directions

[@Paul1958R]

Brian, Great video - thank you! Im not a Mopar guy but I am a BSG/FordTechMakuloco guy! BTW Ive always used a bit of Permatex anti-seize on my wheel stud threads to prevent rust seizing which is common in the northeast. God bless Paul (in MA)

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

Absolutely. Very thin coating rubbed in with a cloth keeps the lug nuts removable. Been doing it that way for 50 plus years. I also anti seize the caliper bolts & caliper bracket bolts the same way. Never had an issue with a loose bolt. To each their own.

[@ericedwards5125]

Please add a comment or video addressing the parking cable!

[@rhancesk]

good job, thanks for sharing the video and also for not putting music in the background. work sound better.

[@arthurrodesiler3109]

On my 2020 van you can retract the piston from the electronic cluster panel. Don't know about other years.

[@yumis5244]

This looks like a single (non-heavy duty) rotor and brake. Only 1 piston, correct?

[@jrumlr]

great video. thank you for all your hard work. love your videos.

[@feger481]

Thank you, your videos are much appreciated, but in this particular video, your camera angles do not provide a good view of what you are working on. It would be really great if you could position your cameras, so that we could see your actual hands on manipulations.

[@Timothy.Master.Artist]

Great video , a bit much for a quick pad change

[@christakonis325]

Thank you! Great video!

[@ahamil3]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. The vid is very well done with much attention to detail. You saved me hundreds $$

[@drkar4656]

Thanks for making this vid. Good tip to try to free up a stuck caliper pin by spinning with the bolt while secured in a vise. But just why-o-why did Mother Mopar have one pin with the rubber and the other one without? Also a good tip on using a silicone brake grease so that said rubber on that caliper pin does NOT swell up.

[@stevek8458]

Great video THANKS

[@michaelwei1059]

what kind oil you put on before you put rotor？

[@Steveh112]

I can't get the rotor off, pounded on it like you did for almost an hour, sprayed PB Blaster around the center hub and inside the holes around the studs and I can't budge it. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for getting it loose. Thanks

[@carljenkins5092]

Great video. Thank you so much for all the information it is a huge help.

[@lolilando]

I would like to see when the piston need to be replace.

[@donaldballasch5619]

Great video. Learned what I need to know the easy way.

[@roymeredith204]

one of the best . great instructions and video

[@treborhi]

Concerning the discussion starting at 31:32 about the nubs on the back of the brake pad. What the purpose is of that little nub? Does it come into play when engaging the parking brake? Great video, was all set to do this job and then it turned out I had a stuck lug nut. The tire shop touched it last and apparently cross-threaded with an impact wrench. Since, I needed help getting the wheel stud replaced, I had the shop do the rear brakes while they were at it. Heard the shop guys talking about grinding the nub off...

[@dfazzini]

Thank you for the great video. Made the job so much easier.

[@awebuser5914]

I'm puzzled why there are threads on the middle of the tool? Does the tool "push" the piston in any way, or does it simply turn the piston? Seems that you could simply have a supported shaft with the round drive-plate and wind the piston in. Maybe the middle threads keep the round plate in contact with the piston, but wouldn't you need to have exactly the same pitch of thread in both the tool and caliper (distance moved per turn...)?

[@bigoxforexx3054]

Great video. Helped me a lot. Quick question. How important is the rubber on the stuck guide pins? They were shredded by the time I got them out. What a pain. Also without a vise...

[@BSGAutomotive]

It is not absolutely necessary.

[@bigoxforexx3054]

@@BSGAutomotive thank you. I do feel that the guard bracket may hold snow and ice on it which could make it's way into the rubber shelve. Just a thought i had while changing. All other pins were good.

[@supercamario]

You said the piston was fully compressed yet you were able to rotate the piston in order to,line up the nub on the pad.

[@BSGAutomotive]

Yes, the way this piston setup works is they will bottom when engaged while under pressure and will dead stop. When turning the piston without pressure though it will free wheel over the mechanism below, this allows for you to turn the piston freely to align the recess with the nipple on the pad. That is why the tool I use is designed to both apply pressure and turn the piston in at the same time.

[@supercamario]

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[@keithb6307]

The video (2008-2020) showed the rear pads being installed with the wear indicators at the bottom of the pad. However, my 2015 Grand Caravan 3.6 liter vvt apparently requires the wear indicators to be on top, for all 4 wheels. Any comment?

[@shith00k]

Excellent video! Thanks!

[@Ken_Domik]

Thanks for the video

[@user-nb8ye1zi2k]

can i use 1/2 copper fitting brush to clean inside the bore? would that damage anything?

[@kevindaniels9390]

Very informative and excellent walk through. 5stars

[@dougjstl1]

Everybody knows how to take a tire off and put a tire on we don't need help with that how do you adjust the cable how do you put slack in the cable mine is too tight

[@tonyb282]

Hi, I have a 2017 dodge grand caravan. I have had my front rotors turned and replaced several times. The owner of the shop said the front rotors are notorious for warping. The rotors ate less than a year old and I just had them turned last week before going on a trip. I drove 800 miles and the vehicle started shaking while going down steep hills. I was actually very careful this trip and didn't ride the breaker at all. During the last repair the mechanic stated that the only way to permanently fix this problembis to buy cold forged breaks and that they are super expensive. Does this sound right? Thanks for your help.

[@jeffreybanks0519]

Do you need to take the cap of the master cylinder reservoir off when you push the caliper piston back in?

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

You don't have to, but it is a good idea, especially if your fluid reservoir is up to the top.

[@MrLamu8080]

My brackets didn’t fit when I put the pads back on. Does it really needs those anti rattle brackets??

[@bearvollmer9761]

Good video thanks

[@GabolovesPam]

You did that way better then I did I may have re do my brakes

[@bruceclaxton5721]

Most Excellent Video.....Didn't miss a thing, Thank You:-)

[@RJ67.]

Actually it's not impossible to set up a camera underneath the car

[@LubaLuba1]

How can I check if my rear calipers are working i need to see if both pads are moving on the rotor? I had both brakes replaced but I still get a slight shim feel when i brake and I know its the rear because when I hit the e brake only i get the same thing.

[@-DC-]

Superb content really appreciate the time and effort you take over your channel 👊

[@nicfriesz2902]

Do both of the rear calipers rewind the same direction?

[@DilipNandiUS]

Excellent video!

[@Just2362]

Good Stuff as always

[@ggarciacota]

Great video thank you!!

[@yogavan]

Really good work, thanks!

[@chrisbrannan3784]

Last time I did the brakes on my 2010 t&c,. The boots twisted and tore. Had to get both rear calipers replaced. I am due for new pads again. What can I do to keep the boots from spinning with the piston and ripping? Probably not enough pressure pushing in, or is that just something that happens eventually given they were the original calipers and I live in the rust belt? Ive done tons of brake jobs on various vehicles, but rarely on the screw type calipers. Needless to say a felt like an real dummy when I tore both and would like to avoid this go around.

[@hectorquinones4824]

Great jpb. Thankyou very much

[@FrancisRoy]

Thanks so much