How to Replace Brakes and Rotors for Nissan Altima(s) (2013-2018)

[@HeadMasterMike]

Best part of this whole experience is being STOPPED dead in your tracks, hanging off with my WHOLE body weight on the first damn 22mm socket on the inside… 😭😂 we still doin it tho. Lmao! Great instruction process fs!!

[@MrArtVein]

Don't forget to take the cap off for brake fluid reservoir before you do this

[@mcgurrentertainment]

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[@k1llshot]

Best video out there for this process. I'm overly critical of these types of vids, but I really didn't have a single question after viewing. Thank you for what you do. Also, I use a C-clamp with one of the old pads to compress the piston.

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you very much. We try our best. A C-clamp works very well, that's what I used before buying the kit. Good info.

[@royhi1809]

German Torque! GUD N TIGHT! BTW, Your video is the BEST on how to do it right!

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you very much

[@zacmolinar7701]

Thanks this video just saved me money I was able to do it myself

[@mcgurrentertainment]

That's awesome!!! I'm very glad it helped 😃

[@just1zuri]

I like how detailed you are. I am going to change my brakes and rotors for the first time soon. I feel less intimidated now lol

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you very much. It's not difficult at all. Once you do it, it gets easier every time.

[@josephalphonse2954]

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[@bizcotch]

Great video. Clear and to the point.

[@ErnieTessein]

Perfect video. Thank you so much. And thank you for listing everything in the description

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you for the positive feedback and support

[@earnestmcpherson8124]

Best one so far

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you very much!!!

[@SM-un7ob]

I didnt see where you adjusted the rear parking brake when reinstalling the rotors? Was that an oversite?

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Good question. No, this was not an oversight. We adjusted the parking brake just a small amount at the beginning, which accounted for wear on the old rotor. This placed it in an ideal position when installing the new rotor. Plus, working the parking brake will correct the gap.

[@bifurcated]

Where do you jack the rear of the car? I've been trying to figure it out for days. Great vid, btw!

[@mcgurrentertainment]

I added a diagram from the service manual in the description (drive.google.com/file/d/1AsWwbuk6VFqg1YVy7whAT8LY9IhBxBeI/view?usp=sharing). Hope this helps.

[@bifurcated]

Ah, gotcha! I mixed up scenes and thought one of the front tire jacking steps was the rear. Went back through and saw you using the rocker seam a bit down from the reinforced portion of the pinch. Glad to see that works, heard a lot of hemming and hawing about the seam folding and people seemingly resorting to the rear suspension member/getting the whole rear up at once. I'll likely use your/the manual's method, but for anyone interested, that suspension member center point has definitely been used successfully by others, and although it's no longer listed in the Gen 5 service manuals, it is a fitting component for Maximas made in years where their manual did list it, so it sounds like it's probably good to go. All that said, I'm very new to this, so anyone interested should definitely double check my work. Thanks again, and good luck to everyone else trying to figure this out!

[@robertperkins3661]

Great video and very detailed. Just a couple of quick questions. It appeared that the wear tabs were on the top of the old pads when you removed them on the front wheels but you installed the new pads with the wear tabs at the bottom. Will they work properly in either position? The second question is that you didn't show any adjustment to the parking brake on reassembly. I'm assuming that it auto adjusts so no adjustment is required. Thanks again. P.S. Do you have a video showing the replacement of the parking brake shoes?

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Thank you. Yes, as long as the brake pad wear indicator is on the inside of the caliper, you're good. The adjuster was rotated just a bit to remove the rotor. Cycling the parking brake should bed the pad to the original position. However, there is a whole procedure for changing and breaking in new parking brake pads. At this point in time, it is not on the schedule to be done.

[@tracysullivan7558]

On the back brakes… when u take the rubber seal out and turn that on the inside to release the rotor some… do you have to turn it back before u put the seal back in?

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Good question. We adjusted the parking brake just a small amount at the beginning, which accounted for wear on the old rotor. This placed it in an ideal position when installing the new rotor. Plus, working the parking brake will correct the gap.

[@ThePackman2323]

Might be a silly question to ask but if you left the parking break engaged when changing the rear what would happen?

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Good question. Well, you would have a very difficult time removing the rear brake rotor.

[@ThePackman2323]

@@mcgurrentertainment got it thanks a lot and your video was very informative

[@mcgurrentertainment]

No problem at all. And I'm glad it helped.

[@jesusflores9238]

Not to sure why you used the thread locker on rusty bolts. Next guy is gonna love removing those bolts

[@mcgurrentertainment]

Medium Strength Threadlocker (blue) is easy to remove. And most likely, I will be that next guy.