Chevrolet Impala Rear Disc Brake Replacement

[@danielholland20twin]

Very helpful and strait to it. Thanks!!!

[@RichpinTv]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chazzwins944]

Very clear video

[@chazzwins944]

Nice work

[@DJDevon3]

Great video. First time I've ever seen that piston tool. Really neat. I use a huge C-clamp and it does work but not as efficient as a purpose built tool like yours. Your videos are getting really streamlined now. Great info, great angles, loving it.

[@TrueBlueEG8]

I agree with the person above, those swivel sockets are worth their weight in gold, I find them extremely useful in tight spaces , like around turbos and bell housings. good vid man :)

[@wielerdealer247]

Thanks a ton, been working on brakes for 2 days watched this video and figured out what I was doing wrong.

[@barrykelly2722]

If Ray Romano were a shade tree mechanic. Informative. Good video.

[@luigithebaker]

rich you should get some impact swivels. Not the u joint kind they're a pain and not the ones with the socket size built in, just the one with a male on one side and female on the other, I bought some at harbor freight along with some extensions so i dont have to be fooling around getting the impact gun into place. Very good time saver. I forgot exactly what they are called but they should be right next to the impact u joint swivels.

[@RichpinTv]

I like the sound of them.

[@ppoonjr]

Oh thank goodness I don’t need to have rotate and push the piston back into the caliper like my 1986 Trans Am! Had to buy a special tool kit for that.

[@Donttalktostrangers1985]

Made this job harder than it should have been 👎🏻

[@rosalinaperaza1328]

Good job gringo you make me save money thanks

[@rtta51]

Don't forget to clean the rotors with brake cleaner before you put them on to get the rust inhibitor off. Very important. you don't want it getting on the pads.

[@RichpinTv]

Thank you for reminding everyone.It is the first thing i do when i take them out of the box.

[@RichpinTv]

I have not got up to speed on the TPMS but hope to soon.

[@GuitarHipp0]

Bro my parking brake adjuster is fully extended out, not letting me put the rotor back on., I tried turning.it and it's not going back in

[@RichpinTv]

You would think so but i better double check.

[@rogerthat2868]

Thank you for taking the time to make the video. It helped me a lot and saved some $$ too.

[@nickheinz3737]

very professional

[@Edward2TheC]

I love my Impala thanks for the video.

[@RichpinTv]

Welcome to New England.

[@elizabethcassara]

My parking brake shoe started to fall apart so I attempted the repair. Parking brake is behind the rotor and engages on inside surface of rotor. Debris from the shoe pads were causing horrible noises. See my vid here if you’re interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3jHmnVnhZmsmKM

[@bestmastermind951]

with that rust im suprised the caliper still works

[@lusl1094]

Thank you

[@corym2513]

Good video, but I want to know if you had to open the brake fluid reservoir?

[@RichpinTv]

Cory M Not when resetting the calipers.

[@corym2513]

ok great, don't have to deal with that. I'm just and entry level D IY mechanic.

[@corym2513]

Thanks a lot!!

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

That is a neat attachment for your air impact gun. Never saw one like that.. Also, could GM make a more cheap suspension. There is nothing to it. The rotor looks like something off a kids bike. I'm a GM guy but really could they put some substance into a car..? Great Vid as usual...Take Care

[@RichpinTv]

No problem there because i never put fluid in the reservoir as it goes lower because of pad wear.

[@RichpinTv]

It might be ok if the pads have the backing on them.

[@mannys9130]

Hey Rich, is that caliper grease silicone based? Those slide pin boots will swell and rot if petroleum grease is used.

[@ATCA]

Why are the bolts different?

[@larz46north18]

its way the wheel turns , and brakes grab....more 🤣

[@t2tha]

Thanks a lot, very helpful!!!

[@haroldsmith4071]

how did you go from disc brakes to drum brakes?

[@HOTRODRICO]

harold smith those are disc brakes, the thing that looks like drum brakes are the emergency brake shoes which are on both sides of the rear brakes..

[@PantherSteven]

Great video. What is the name of the tool you used to push in the caliper? Amazon link pls

[@miguelgonzalez-mz3br]

great video richpin

[@mikebiondo5408]

How do I reset the caliper piston without that tool?

[@RichpinTv]

Mike Biondo For this vehicle you can possible use a large c-clamp.

[@HOTRODRICO]

Mike Biondo i use big c clamp style vice grips by IRWIN works every time..

[@deadman12078]

Did you have to take the cap off the brake fluid reservoir and remove some of the fluid? Normally when blakes are worn right down... there is way too much fluid in there. Or it's hard to push the piston in with the cap on

[@mdmyer]

Busted my bolts clean off using a breaker bar, ended up replacing them and the slides.

[@Donttalktostrangers1985]

Impact really,just makes it difficult kinda lazy too

[@richardseeger1992]

thanks!

[@clapton924]

Wow, that rotor was trashed!

[@Donttalktostrangers1985]

It's a good video though, thanks for sharing

[@daytonpyro]

great... how do you adjust the rear brakes? my rear disc are not shiny like the front and it takes longer to stop.. im not brake guy, but I can tell there are not making contact like they should...

[@RichpinTv]

daytonpyro Sounds like you need new rotors and pads.

[@ChucksBasix]

There is no adjustment... You either have an ABS unit that has a valve or two stuck which is limiting or stopping pressure from going back, or you have air in the rear line set. I know your post is 3 years old, however the only "adjustment" you can do is to bleed the brake lines on these cars.

[@DJDevon3]

I thought he said Paw King brake. It's a manufacturer of parking brakes that can't be de-activated by animals in the car. :P

[@GammaCruxis]

Is that your car Rich? Or a loyal customer's? Great video as always! Thank you!

[@EnviroRico]

Did you lubricate the shims where the brake pads slide / contact them? Didn't notice or hear you say if you did...

[@callmecamo2]

Thank you!

[@MrAsadEp]

I was under the impression you didn't need to put grease on the pads if they had the soft backing material on..only grease pads which have no shims/metal backing shims

[@jangles55]

I need to replace my RR wheel hub on my 09 Impala and I wish someone would make a video on how to deal with those pesky rear parking brake shoes thanks!

[@stevenwashington4638]

what do you have to do to put 24s on a 1987 chevy monte ss

[@JackassHill]

+Steven Washington As far as I know, 22's fit, but rub a little. W/a 24", you're going to possibly get into the outer fender wells, and have to run spacers or crazy offset at least in the back. Also, run as low pro a tire as possible.

[@intraterrestre]

Hey richpin, do you know something about the unnecessary TPMS (Tire pressure monitor system)? 2007 and up of all american and made in 'america' cars has it. My TPMS light on my dash is on, I know there's a faulty sensor and dealer bill me a little bit less than my soul to repair it. Will not fix it, any ideas? thanks!

[@DaddyManDave]

I had the same problem om my 2000 Impala, come to find out the spare tire was low on air. I thought I had a bad sensor, but it was a flat spare.

[@mustafasalem38]

hi. why the park brake hold down hill and won't hold up hill ????

[@WarDaddy66]

what side is the parking brake adjuster on?

[@ChucksBasix]

There is an adjuster on each back wheel... You can usually only access them from the backside behind a rubber plug. What he was showing was the same thing with the rotor removed because it's a pain from the back side.

[@robluke4197]

Working on my 2010 this weekend. The new rotor would not fit on the right rear hub. Had to adjust my 'drum-in-hat' drum brake style parking brake. Working from the outside at the bottom of the hub used a flat screwdriver and leveraged against the hub to turn the adjuster wheel down which pulls the brake shoes in so now the rotor can slide on all the way. Great video Richpin06a!

[@KB9NLL]

Just get a right angle impact drill. My brother only uses the regular impact drill for the tire lugnuts, then uses the right angle impact drill for everything else. That hand sized thing was neat, but if it has no power and you can't use it on everything, then it's useless.

[@MrNusouth]

dumb question. since I'm JUST changing the pads, do I need to remove the rotor?

[@stevehoward3049]

Kedar. No you should be able to remove just the calipers and change the pads then put the calipers back on their mounts

[@danlankow8235]

Kedar. Its not necessary. However IMO, You should have rotors machined when replacing pads. New pads will last longer & perform better

[@hunkydude322]

do all impala's from 2000 on up have rear dics brakes, or when did they discontinue the rear drum break style, thanks. great videos.

[@HOTRODRICO]

hunkydude322 yes, it ended with the box style impalas of the 77-79 era

[@rangerrick8220]

Is there a torque spec for the caliper pins?

[@-MrRichBiker1967]

yes, 98 ft pounds for CALIPER bolts, and 25 ft lbs for slide pin bolts

[@-MrRichBiker1967]

yes 25 ft lbs

[@backyardpierow]

I'm doing it on at 14 and can't get the caliper to go over the brake pads????

[@flipshoe]

the screw that holds rotor on is unnecessary. so after you remove it you can throw away. It's purpose is to hold rotor on at factory till tire was installed. so rotor would not fall off going down assembly line.

[@RichpinTv]

Kevin McCarthy Very interesting never knew that, thank you.

[@techbill2900]

+Kevin McCarthy I usually install one of the lug nuts while I'm putting it back together

[@TBach1979]

If that screw wasn't necessary then why do they put that hole in the new rotor. they wouldn't have spent time screwing in a bolt to hold on the rotor. On my cavalier the drum was held on with a push nut which is a lot faster to put on, so they would have done that if it wasn't important. It is a good idea to put that bolt back in to keep the rotor tight to the hub.

[@Future_Trunks94]

Absolutely wrong...

[@-MrRichBiker1967]

OMG..who's better than you, bro...read my comment..LMAO. I just posted that!

[@gorbloouey]

I thought they were 14mm bolts?

[@xochitlsamuels7704]

But what about bleeding the brakes. how do you do that. we almost ran into the neighbors house because they were not bleed.

[@stevehoward3049]

Xochitl Samuels Yes very important. But in this case he didn't have to open the lines. So for this job bleeding not necessary.

[@DanielKoch87]

you have to make sure you pump the brakes up once once you have pushed that piston back in.. Bleeding only happens when a line is taken loose.

[@zx8401ztv]

Good job mate, like new :-)

[@blackiechong4344]

If he would pay attention to wear on his brakes he would not have ruined the rotor.

[@ChucksBasix]

Heh, most people ignore brakes till the pads are worn out and the little clip makes it's lovely screeching sound. With rears, the rotors will usually wear out before the pads do and most cars you can't see the condition of the rear rotors.

[@mobes329]

I really did not see any difference in the two pins. Just that one of them had a black tip.?

[@56thSPSk970]

I use the black tip(bushing) to tell me that it goes on top.

[@dalgrim]

Thanks for the video! Did you paaak the caaah outside? :-p You weren't kidding about the pad holder bolts rusting on. I didn't have an impact and it took almost 40 min of hammering on them and using a 2 ft "cheater" over the wrench!

[@RichpinTv]

+Brian Green That is the fun you have working on a vehicle in the salt belt.

[@michaelschade3381]

next time, you can carefully heat them with a burnzomatic torch(paying close attention to the rubber boots) and attach sharp vise grips then a good couple of whacks with a 2lb hand sledge on the vise grips and they come right out. mine were rusted good(ohio) so I had to replace them anyways.

[@Donttalktostrangers1985]

Ever heard of a breaker bar, you don't always have to use air tools. Unless you have arthritis

[@tragichero7746]

Hahaha Exactly