Chevy Malibu Brake Pad and Rotor Replacement - 2008 - 2012 - DIY How To 

Dude!! You. Are the GOAT of cars! Mind you I had to cut my nails off 😭😭😭 after a brief nail funeral, I got to work n changed my brakes!!! You just save me a 517.89$ Tires plus was gonna charge 275 for front brakes and 220 for rotors. I did this for less than 150

Great video. Very detailed but no time wasted. This helped me tremendously. Thanks!

Very detailed no bs just straight to the point and able to clearly hear what your saying. Nicely done 😎

Probably the best video out there on this car and this particular issue. You showed every steps 👏👍 And nice camera angles.

Good video. Made the whole process seem simple.

This was awesome man!!! Followed er’ step by step!!! Brakes are niiiice now too! Maaaaannnnn thanks again!!!!!

This guy is 💯💯💯 stright to the point !!!! No bs! Wow

Oh yeah! About to get to work now. Thanks for sharing

The music takes the stress out of doing this for the first time

Thank you for video! Huge help to an amateur

Awesome video my front brakes are making the same noise 2012 chevy malibu ls 120000 thousands miles

Great video. Lube slides in rubber boots. Very important... Pump your brakes before you put it in gear!!!. This will prevent that soft pedal. Yup

Thank you this was a great refresher 🙏🏼

On a 2011 Malibu......what is required besides the torque to take the lugs off?????? Any way of dumbing it down for ppl like myself who are tool illiterate lol I'm trying to learn though. Thank you so much for the awesome videos

I want to try to change my pads and rotors myself.

I’m going to attempt this on my own in 3 days give me luck

Where did you put jack in front to lift it up ?

Thank you so much this was very helpful. This malibu is the first car I have ever owned always had trucks and jeeps....where exactly are you lifting the car from the front with the floor jack? Also where did u place the jack stands I really appreciate it!!!

Appreciate the content ! Keep them coming

What size are these rotors.?? I’m trying to buy some but i don’t know the size..I have a 2008 chevy Malibu

Have you made a rear brake video the front brake video is awesome peace and much respect to you ✌️ Jason

Do you need to pump your brakes or anything so you Calipers work????

You got everything off Amazon? Are the rotors on your video off Amazon and the brake pads ??

Great video, factual. Yes torque specs are important but in 55 years of working on cars, I know when it "feels right". Bleeding only necessary if hydraulic system has been opened(repl master cyl, caliper, etc).

Please be sure to cover the tools required in order to complete the task. Otherwise the video was perfect. It would be nice to know what socket was used in order to pull off the hub cap and the lug nuts. Beyond that, perfect! You covered: 1. 14 mm socket and the ratchet for the 2-caliber bolts 2. Medium pry-bar to pry away the caliper, slowly. (beware of the break-line, catch the caliper) 3. Zip-tie to temporarily mount the caliper 4. Check the break rotor for grooves. It may need replaced. 5. Wide-mouth vice-grips to compress the caliper piston back in. 6. Use brake pad cleaner on rotor. 7. Apply brake pad grease on the shim 8. Pull out caliper slides, clean, and grease them. 9. Re-assemble (common sense. Put it back together, you took it apart!)

What are all the tools you used in this video pretty please?

How do changes the brake hose

Well done

Great video. thanks!

What do I do if the brake piston opened up more and won’t close?

great video! would it be the same process for the rear brakes?

Great video thanks

172 k on that car,,nice any major problems?? I have the same car,is it a 4 cyl?

Super helpful 👍🏾

So yeah I have had a crazy brake issue the last month on my 08 malibu lt2 118k.. About a month ago I experienced a brake caliper grabbing while on the freeway, I replaced the LF brake hose and caliper problem fixed I thought.. The next day more intermittent brake grabbing issues, so changed the RF hose, pads and rotors, and extensively bled the brake fluid a couple times.. So it drive great for a couple days so far but now I'm experiencing a "catching" noise only when making right turns while not applying brakes, it sounds like the corners of a brake pad are catching or something metal is tinging the rotor.. This has about made me crazy, I just want brakes and a car that doesn't shake!

I noticed you didnt bleed the breaks, how come? Im nit s mechanic but i can do this i iust need to know if you dont mind

Great video! One question I have - how do you know where to put the jack and jack stands? On my 2010 it has pinch weld jacking points. I've googled but I can't really find the exact answer I'm looking for. How do you know which part of the car to place your jack?

Appreciate you!

New to working on my car, I haven’t taken it apart yet to change the brakes, but I’m just replacing the brakes so will I need to get the vice grip to compress the caliper piston back in?

I dont understand why but my caliper will not for the life of me fit back on. I've compressed the piston all the way, but it's like a full centimeter off. I've got the pads and bracket on, screwed right, new rotor, but when I go to put the caliper on if I have one bolt hole lined up the other doesn't even come close to fitting over the slide.

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Do you need to take the master cylinder cap off?

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I thought u were supposed to loosen the brake fluid cap.

Shouldn't you be using a torque wrench to put the wheels back on?

For anyone going crazy like I was -- on the REAR pads for my 2010 LT you have to screw the piston back in, a compressing tool does nothing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-46wvs07NGIQ.html

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I hate these cars sooooooo much

Remember people if you don't have snap on tools you cannot accomplish this job