In this video I replace front brake pads and discs to 2016 Renault Kadjar. Kadjar shares platform with Nissan Qashqai so the procedure is almost identical in that car.
A great moment of car mechanics. 5/5 !! I have never seen this done at the best garage... To get such a great service, you have to do it yourself ! Thanks for sharing. The list of the different products used (copper paste, ceramic paste...) would be a plus... On my side, I add : for my Kadjar, the minimum thickness of the front brake discs is 24 mm.
Bonjour et merci pour ce tuto très explicite et je voulais vous informer que sur mon kadjar de 10/2016 les écrous qui maintiennent l'étrier sont en 14 et non 13. Heureusement j'avais un coffret de douilles à chocs supplémentaire, car pas dans mon coffret à cliquets. Bonne continuation et encore merci pour vos tutos Serge
That little clip which fixes to the edge of the pad which is only on the back pad. Should it go at the top or bottom. I see you fixed it to the bottom but on mine it was at the top of the pad. Thank you.
Great job! I also plan to do mine. Do you know the torque ratings for the brake caliper bolts. I see you use anti sieze copper grease for pads and another anti-squeak white grease. What grease is the white one? What brands are the break discs?
Thanks! Unfortunately i don’t have torque specs but it is about 90-100 Nm as in most cars. The white grease is Crc ceramic paste. Discs are from Vector, it is basic aftermarket brand which is sold by Motonet in Finland.
I did both the front and the rear at the same time so yes I did release it. If you are going to do the front only it is not needed to release handbrake.
the most important thing about a brake service is to clean and re grease the sliders on the carriers, this guy missed them totally. nice clean job though.
There is only one holding screw although there are two holes in both hub and disc. The unused hole in the hub does not have a thread though so to use it you have to use a tapping bit of the correct size to put a thread in it (takes 2 mins). I ended up needing this when I replaced my front discs as the holding screw was so tight that the head was stripped trying to remove it. So it had to be drilled out. I then bought a new screw (£3.50 Renault or 50p from breakers yard) and used the other mounting hole instead. Job done. Just make sure that there is nothing of the old screw sticking proud of the hub. By the way, be prepared for a fight to get the old hub off! I needed heat, some big hammers and a lot of patience. If you can get something in the slot between the two disc faces (the vents) it helps as you can apply a twisting motion- provided that the car is in gear to lock the wheel.
