Chevy S10 front brakes - rotors, pads, seals, re-packed bearings how to DIY

If you find this video useful VENMO BEER MONEY to @StevieCarssuck .
I filmed changing the front brakes on my neighbors 2002 Chevy S10 2WD pickup. I show removal, and installation of caliper, pads, rotors, and hardware with a re-pack of the bearing grease.
ERROR NOTICE: The video shows me putting the o-rings on the slider pin bolts. They actually install inside the caliper, Just like the wider rubber bands, just on the outside holes, no the inside holes. Sorry for the mistake. Maybe it was the beer that made me do it wrong.

[@allentig]

tip i learned from a brake instructor... before you push the piston back with c-clamp, get some soapy water and a tooth brush, and clean all the debris off the rubber seal before you push it back in. it will help ensure even brake wear by making sure the piston moves freely

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Good advice. Thanks.

[@neilsiebenthal8696]

If only all maintenance explanation videos were like this one. All the information you need without unnecessary rambling. Good camera angles and steady. Others should follow your style of maintenance videos. Absolutely perfect.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Wrench On!

[@forrestbarrett4806]

Yea u can tell old video- rotors are not 30 bucks.. more like 80. Ty for great video this was best one it of the many I've watched really useful and attention to detail. Learned a lot ty

[@Lou8430]

Sorry to say you're wrong check Rock Auto these roads are still pretty cheap I got a set for $6 a piece although it was the last two they had inventory

[@jimjohnson7601]

Just wanted to help, since your excellent video really helped me get my truck done, thanks again.

[@ermspa9373]

the only guy on the net that shows ware the o rings go they and the lub keep the brakes from rattling over rough roads thanks

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

erm Spa Like I always say, don't be a hack, buy the hardware pack. Thanks for recognizing.

[@wisdomspectre]

Great video! Very informative, accurate, and not filled with "Uhh"s and "Umm"s.

[@luvdisturbed1122]

J S Who cares if there are "uhh"s and "umm"s? Most of these videos are unscripted.. forgive people if they must think before saying shit.

[@AROD500500]

Neat video, nice n easy to follow..going to buy my parts after Thanksgiving ..2001 Chevy S10 4.3L..Thanks

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Alberto Rodriguez Great truck! Worth keeping maintained. Wrench On!

[@troymiller319]

Awesome video. Not overdone. Very informative. and Beer! I was leary about doing this but you have made me confident. Need the same brake job on mine. Same year and 2WD.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Glad to help. This is a great DIY project. Wrench On!

[@bassbone52]

This is a good video. Just the right amount of narration.

[@damianjackson6396]

Same here. I have a 2001 though

[@apexalpha4947]

ME too ! But last time pad wore crooked and did NOT replace O-ring for Slider Bolt, OH NO ! Bet it's Crooked again. Will replace long bolts, sleeve and O-ring...Bolt was wore into the metal last time YEARS ago. DREADING this...Need to replace rotors this time.

[@brandoncurrent3741]

Don't know why any one would dislike this video but anyway thanks very informative

[@taurinotostado7812]

Great video, thanks!

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Truck On!

[@jesusibarra3712]

Thanks helpful info.. please keep making more videos for same year and model if possible..👍

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

The neighbor still owns the truck, so, maybe.

[@jimjohnson7601]

My guide pins didn't have any orings on them, and my caliper had the exact same smaller oring from my hardware kit, installed opposite the larger oring in the same type of recessed channel. I really believe for the guide pins to slide on.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

I'll buy that. It was a long time ago. The neighbor still has that truck with no problems. I'll pay more attention next time. I was drinking beer at the time. :)

[@adamlutsch1975]

Well done sir.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Glad got liked it. Wrench On!

[@coleman6131]

This video needs a correction. The small rubber rings DO NOT go at the hex-pin head. They seat into a groove in the small holes on the outside of the caliper where the pins move through them, opposite the larger holes with the bushings.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

I put a note in the video description. Thanks.

[@y0riai.]

Good video. Thanks mate

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Brake On!

[@bassbone52]

Good video. No bullshit.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Thanks. Wrench On!

[@zekemcfly5223]

Thanks that was informative

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

+Zeke mcfly You're welcome. Glad it helped. Truck on!

[@VicinalElk44104]

My brake rotors are different. They don't have the nut in the middle. There is a cap there and when I take it off there is nothing to remove. It's hollow in the middle and you can see all the way through to the other side. My drivers side rotor started developing play and it is making all kinds of noise and vibrations and stuff so I wanna get it replaced but idk how

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

4x4? Different year?

[@galaxyprime6543]

Best Video on youtube.

[@tremayne3]

Good on the brake pads part but he didn't show how to remove the inner bearing and its seal.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Just pry out the seal and the bearing falls out. If you're replacing the seal you don't even have to be careful. Wrench on!

[@tremayne3]

@@user-nq5rd4ck5z Wow...that was fast. Thank you.

[@ArtMonkey5150]

Did you have to bleed the breaks?... Or refill the break reservoir??? Thanks. I have a 2000 Chevy S10 2.2ltr. truck.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

No. The new pads push the brake fluid back up into the master cylinder. No bleeding was necessary because the hydraulic side was never opened; no brake line or caliper replacement.

[@lsmith1120]

At Goodwll, it was .25

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

What was?

[@blkhemi3925]

Has anyone run into a problem where the bleeder screw won't seat correctly? Did a full brake job on my s10, and I'm thinking the new pads are so thick, that I have to push the piston deep into the caliper, and the piston kind of gets in the way of the bleeder valve. I screwed it in and tightened to the point of snapping it off, and I still can't seem to tighten it enough to stop the fluid from coming out. The only conclusion I can come up with is that the new pads are too thick. So, I either grid down the pads, grind down the rotor, or cut off 1/8 of an inch of the caliper piston. Has anyone run into this before? Because it's a first for me.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

That doesn't sound right. Put the old pads back in, pump the brakes to move the piston out and see if you can shut the bleeder.

[@ssilvrfoxx]

i have a 2002 chevy s10 v6 2wd. im doing the driver side front brakes and rotor also caliper change. everything is all done and ready to be tighten down, i got the top bolt for the caliper on and tight but the bottom bolt will not reach female thread and tighten? any ideas

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

temper moto Is the sleeve hung up on the o-ring? If it is not pushed in, it could hold the bolt back. Keep us posted.

[@ssilvrfoxx]

There's no o-ring but the sleeve is fine not hung up or Cought everything is snug but the bolt just won't grab thread...makes no sense I took it off lol so should go back on but it's a new caliper and bolts...

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

temper moto Keep comparing it with the old caliper. Something is not right.

[@ssilvrfoxx]

i got it and now all is replaced and fixed issue was turning wrong way instead of left was turning right lol simple mistake but also was pretty bad striped and tore up.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Ha! Rightie tightie, leftie loosie. Except when looking at it from the back side. Thanks for sharing. Glad you got it.

[@abraham9141]

Trying to see which way the seal goes in

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

It is there to hold the grease in, so if you think of it as a cup, and the grease as the soup...

[@muckduk13]

well done, sir. keep it up. but step up your beer game.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Michael Hixson The High Life girl in the moon is tattooed on my arm.

[@charlesandjanetmcknight6716]

So just pull the seal out from behind the rotor. Wow, I didn't know it just pulls out so easy.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

I just pried it out with a screwdriver. It was easy.

[@clamo6362]

were did you get that tool for greasing bearings?

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

The Zone. Any auto parts store has them.

[@clamo6362]

there a specific name for them?

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

clamo6362 bearing packer

[@clamo6362]

ok thanks.

[@jimjohnson7601]

First, thanks for the video, but I believe the small o ring you put on the caliper guide pin, should actually have been inserted opposite the larger o ring you inserted in the caliper, for the guide pin to slide on.

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

Maybe. That's where they were when I took it apart. I think it works as a dust shield. If you mean that they go on the other end of the pin, remember that the pins stay with the caliper and don't move in relation to the caliper.

[@613JMM]

Jim, you are correct. The smaller o-ring is supposed to go on the opposite side in the caliper not under the bolt head. I have owned a 1997 Blazer since new and have always done the brakes on it. That is where the o-ring came on the factory set-up and if you buy replacement calipers, that is where the o-rings come installed. I can't imagine you would get a proper torque reading if you install the o-ring under the bolt head, not to mention losing torque as the rubber expanded and contracted and wore out over time.

[@galaxyprime6543]

613JMM can you tell me how it should be placed correctly My s10 has no hardware just bolts

[@johnwolf1475]

Which way do seals face?

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

In.

[@bluesmurf6142]

Million dollar question how do you bleed them?

[@user-nq5rd4ck5z]

No need to on this job. There are thousands of brake bleeding videos on KZbin.

[@Vortec67]

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