How to Install Brake Pad Retainer Clips

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We recently had a Ford Explorer in our shop for a rear brake job. As part of that job, we have to replace the old pad retainer clips with the new hardware provided in the box. This process can be difficult.
In this video, we walk you through our time-tested method to remove and install pad retainer clips.
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[@robyjessee4672]

Finally someone takes the time to explain and install spring clips, i see so many people struggling with the how, why, which way of these, someone needs to do ford and chevy and others also

[@bart6130]

Learned a lesson today. Always use the clips that came with the caliper. We were trying to install the new clips that came with the new pads and fought with them until we realized they where much smaller than the ones we took off. The original clips went back on in seconds. After watching this video, I knew there was something not adding up.

[@VicFerrari3]

after 10 minutes of bloody knuckles I found this video! Thank You!!!! So simple.

[@daatjie]

I was struggling to fit it back in but your video and explanation saved the day. Thank you kind sir.

[@connor3288]

Tip:put a small amount of silicon brake grease on the ends of those clips, where they go into the holes. This will stop them from rusting to the caliper so you can easily remove them next brake job.

[@masoninnovation]

Is the spring supposed to clip under the edge of the brake pad? When you took it off it looked like it was but you never put the new one back on the brake pad. Is this video incomplete?

[@triv7252]

exactly right, that's why the refitting was so easy....he hasn't done it correctly!

[@mars188]

clips a pain up the rear. doing it now- i can get one clip in the 2nd one pops out like not enough room for both- i am about ready too toss it

[@ethiosyd1578]

i want to buy the exact same clipper he used for my 2013 civic but i couldn't find it. please help me to get it online

[@chronicsys]

Can some kind soul confirm ..... So these puppies go into the main caliper body but do these clips rest against the carrier or both the carrier and the brake pad? Mine do not reach the pad. Thanks

[@mikel4008]

Thank you for posting this.

[@GrumpySkallywag]

If all you are doing changing two clip, how long approximately would it take; from the time a car drove in to get it done?

[@Drunk3n1rish2009]

5 minutes Most of that time would be removing and putting the wheel back on

[@sendit1158]

If you break the end of the clip in the caliber do i need to replace the caliber?

[@conrado6137]

How to remove a broken spring?

[@tommalsman4185]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks

[@ray4825]

Why can't I ever find a video of what I'm looking for. I asked for 1977 f 150 brake ips and it sends me to you

[@TitanRaider23]

Who was running the cam

[@MKwan82]

My clip is stuck on there by rust and the other side broke off. How to bang it out?

[@connor3288]

I would use some needle nose and gently wiggle it back and forth while pulling to try to free it. If that doesnt work you could try heating the clip near where it goes into the hole as well as around the hole a little using propane or map gas, when hot quickly cool it with a wet cloth, then try the needle nose again. If still stuck you could spray with penetrating fluid and let soak into hole overnight, just dont get any on pads/rotors. For the broken off ones try the same method if you can grab onto the end with needle nose. Otherwise i would carefully drill the broken off part of the clip out of the hole, match up a new clip with the matching drill bit size for the right bit, and dont drill too deep.

[@conrado6137]

How to remove a broken spring?

[@GSF404]

These things are a nightmare to get off it must be said.

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

dammit i literally forgot how to put them back on and i've been doing this for 40 years!

[@Lockemeister]

Good video. Thank you!

[@vybzmolly9782]

Nice lesson

[@ReasonablySane]

I've installed a lot of disc brakes on my cars over the years. But I'm putting new rear brakes on my 2004 silverado and the pads will only go on without the clips. With the clips on, there is not enough room for the tabs to slide in, even whin pounding with a rubber mallet. So I have to go without the clips. :(

[@_Anthony___]

They would have fit if you had pressed in the caliper pistons.....

[@michaelbutcher9343]

Are they the correct pads?

[@romangervaise35]

Lmao just find out that one is missing on the passenger side of my passat, The clunking sound has driven my crazy and i cannot express how happy i am to find out it's a 10€ fix

[@Nataliaisafraid]

I just put new brakes on my passat and mine came off of my passenger side too even though it seemed like it was seated even better than the driver's side

[@gregison5122]

thankyou sir.

[@makinggreatbread]

duralast caliper system 2 anti rattle clips

[@dillonglover7839]

This must be a 2018+ I have a 2016 Nissan Altima with a squealing noise when applying the brakes at LOW SPEED. I can imagine it's no different at high speeds also. Brakes are New-ish. When doing the job a couple months ago, I bought O'riellys cheapest pads. Greased em up and threw em on. WAIT! There's a difference in the pads. The retainer clips didn't match the old ones. I matched each side up with one side both different inside/outside pads. Leaving each side with one brake pad equipped with retainer clip facing outward to the wheel. When I pulled them off Today, I found that every single pad inside AND out, had the same retainer clips or "squeelers". Assuming the "squealer pin" was the issue (since the pads are new-ish) had to be the issue. I bent each brake pad back and fourth until I snapped the 1/2 inch thin squealer pin off the pad connected with it looked to be a rivet. Put everything back together, and what do you know, .the noise was still there. Only, it wasn't alone. It brought another noise to the show. This one not as sheer. It was more of a continuous THUD. Could this be the zip ties used to hold my hubcap in place? Possibly. However, breaking the "squealer pins" off did NOT FIX THE SQUEEZING. Now back to the drawing board. Damn it.

[@charlesdjones1]

"you will get the new hardware, in most cases, if you don't then we'll you got jipped."

[@125israel]

had a mechanical who forgot to replace this it was a pain

[@WunKoolKat]

Those are the easy ones

[@icemanxp300]

Just wanted to find out what these pieces of crap are called. I have changed these in the past no problems. With that said, today I changed the rear pads and rotors on my 2012 mazda 3 for the first time. Eight years of NY winter salt and 86,000 miles welded them in. They would NOT come out. The first side I did I actually broke the lower portion off in the caliper and it kept breaking off until I had nothing left to grab. My only option was to drill a new hole right in front of the original. On to the second side after numerous applications of pb blaster and me cutting the clip in half I found that using channel locks applying pressure against the caliper to force it out was the best method. Last year I changed the front pads and rotors and the clips came out fine but I think it was the second time of changing the pads. However the rotors were stuck on so bad I had to cut them off the hub. After last years rotors and this years retainer clips I will never tell anyone again " do it yourself breaks and rotors are easy".

[@jayabraham4377]

Are the spring clips really even necessary? I had them break on my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee and can’t remove the remnant pieces.

[@MKwan82]

Also NY snow. Gotten a car from NY. Rattle clip got stuck. The other side got stuck as well. Thinking about banging a nail from the inside out.

[@luisponce1472]

Those Clips are to Just Warn you when the Brake Pads are Worn out you can hear the Wire Squeeling