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If you are experiencing poor braking performance and or a noise when braking, then it may be time to replace your brake pads.
Applies to most Jeeps with disc brakes, including Cherokee (front), all Grand Cherokees, Liberty, and Wrangler.
Follow this video tutorial by YouTuber FreedivejeepHD to complete the replacement yourself.
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With the transmission in park, firmly set the parking brake
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Open the hood and locate the brake fluid reservoir at the back of the engine compartment
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If the brake fluid level is at or near the full mark, make room in the reservoir by drawing off enough fluid with a turkey baster to bring the level down near the add mark
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Before jacking the wheel and tire assembly off the ground, loosen the lug nuts about one quarter turn each
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Carefully jack one side of the axle high enough to get the respective tire an inch or two off the ground
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Position your jack stand under the axle tube between the lower control arm mount and the sway bar bushing bracket
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Carefully lower the axle onto the jack stand, ensuring it will be stable and secure
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Before removing the old brake pads, spread newspaper below the work area
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After the solvent has flashed off, remove the two protective caps that cover the brake caliper mounting bolts
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As you tighten the C-clamp, the brake caliper piston will be forced back into the brake caliper, allowing clearance to remove the brake caliper assembly off of the caliper mounting bracket
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Check the fluid reservoir underneath the hood so that you don't overflow the fluid reservoir with brake fluid and spill it into your engine compartment
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Using a 7mm Allen attachment, remove the upper and lower caliper mounting bolts
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Gently pry the little clips off with a screwdriver
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The outer brake pad just slides off through the grooves in the caliper mounting bracket
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Clean the brake caliper and caliper mounting bracket of any braking residue
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Apply anti-squeal compound to the backing of the new brake pads
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Reinstall the new brake pad in the caliper
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Apply a small amount of anti-squeal compound to the caliper mounting brackets
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Install the new outer brake pad by sliding it into the respective grooves of the caliper mounting bracket
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If the brake piston is not retracted enough to allow for the additional width of the new thicker brake pads, installing the brake caliper can be more difficult
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Clean the caliper mounting bolts off with solvent and paper towels
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Apply a thin coat of high-temperature disc brake grease to the smooth sliding surface of the bolts before reinstallation
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Tighten the bolts to between 21 and 30 foot-pounds using a torque wrench
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Reinstall the wheel and tire assembly
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Tighten all five lug nuts in a star pattern, torquing to 95 foot-pounds with a torque wrench
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After lowering the vehicle to the ground, re-torque the lug nuts to 95 foot-pounds.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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So there is the option for the teves or akebono on these jeeps…what I am assuming is the teves have the wire that has to be detached as shown in this video, correct? I’d like to verify before I purchase the wrong parts and have to return the parts. Any help that you could provide to me would be great, thanks.
Very good video overall. May I suggest #1) use a breaker bar to loosen and remove lug nuts, always pushing DOWN on bar instead of pulling UP . Pulling UP compresses your spine and can aggravate or injure folks, especially us older grease monkeys. #2) we usually do not replace brake pads without regrinding brake rotors first, but overall a VERY good video. Oh and nitrile gloves are a great way to protect hands from solvents ect. Thanks!! T.N.
