How To Replace Rear Brakes 2000-05 Chevy Monte Carlo
Created on: 2014-07-28
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace your own worn, squeaky, fading old front brakes on 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 Chevy Monte Carlo.
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step 1 :Removing the Wheel
- Loosen the lug nut covers with a 19mm socket
- Pull off the hub cap
- Loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
- Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
- Secure the vehicle on jack stands
- Remove the lug nuts
- Pull off the wheel
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step 2 :Removing the Brake Pads
- Remove the two 14mm bolts from the brake caliper
- Pull the caliper back
- Pry the brake pads off with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the brake pad slides with a flat blade screwdriver
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step 3 :Removing the Brake Rotor
- Remove the two 13mm bolts from the brake caliper bracket
- Pull off the brake caliper bracket
- Pull the rotor off
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step 4 :Installing the New Brake Rotor
- Adjust the emergency brake, if necessary
- Turn the star adjuster with a flat blade screwdriver until the rotor slides on with some resistance
- Slide the rotor on
- Put the bracket back into place
- Insert the two 13mm bolts into the bracket
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step 5 :Installing the New Brake Pads
- Pull back the caliper
- Put an old pad in the caliper
- Use a large C-clamp and the old pad to push the pistons back
- Clean the brake pad slides with a wire brush
- Put the brake pad slides into the caliper bracket
- Clean the rotor with brake parts cleaner
- Apply grease to the brake pad tabs
- Install the new brake pads into the bracket
- Put the caliper on
- Insert the two 14mm bolts into the brake caliper
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step 6 :Reattaching the Wheel
- Slide the wheel into place
- Start the lug nuts by hand
- Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
- Lower the vehicle to the ground
- Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds of torque in a crossing or star pattern
- Reattach the hub cap
- Tighten the lug nut covers with a 19mm socket
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step 7 :Testing the Brakes
- Pump your brakes repeatedly until they feel firm
- Test your brakes at 5 miles per hour and then 10 miles per hour
- Road test the vehicle
Tools needed
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14mm Wrench
13mm Socket
Large C-Clamp
Torque Wrench
Hammer
Jack Stands
19mm Socket
Brake Parts Cleaner
Bearing Grease
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Ratchet
Wire Brush
Floor Jack
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the rear brakes on this 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo. We show you on the passenger side, but the driver side is the same procedure. The items you'll need are a new brake pad and rotor kit from 1AAuto.com, 13 and 19 millimeter socket and ratchet, 14 millimeter wrench, flat-blade screwdriver, hammer, large C-clamp, wire brush, brake grease, jack and jack stands, and a torque wrench.
Loosen up the lug nut caps, pull your hubcap off, and then, remove the lug nuts. You want to loosen these while the vehicle is on the ground, and then raise the vehicle and remove them the rest of the way, if you don't have air-powered tools. Now, just pull the wheel off.
Next, remove these two 14 millimeter bolts. Put your 14 millimeter wrench on the bolt and then use another wrench for some extra leverage to help break them free. Then, remove them the rest of the way. Once you pull back the caliper, just pry out the brake pads with the flat blade screwdriver and then, pry off these brake pad slides. Now, remove these two 13 millimeter bolts. Now, pull the caliper off and set it aside, and slide your rotor off.
On the left, are the old brake pads and rotor; on the right, are the new ones from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical and they'll fit exactly the same. You may find that you need to adjust your e-brake, the shoe, in a little bit. Just turn the little star adjuster to make them smaller. You can see here we adjust it so that the rotor goes on and will spin freely once it's on. Take your caliper and push it back into place, and replace those two 13 millimeter bolts.
Pull back your caliper and then, using an old brake pad, just push in that piston. Just twist the large C-clamp and then push the brake pad against the piston and push the piston in. Clean off your brake pad slides using a wire brush and then, push them back into place. Wipe down your rotor with some brake cleaner and then apply brake grease to the tabs on either end of your brake pads. Slide the brake pads into place and then push your caliper back up into place now for the brake pads. Then replace those two 14 millimeter bolts and tighten them up.
Replace your wheel and then replace the lug nuts and tighten them preliminarily. Then, lower the vehicle and tighten them the rest of the way. Torque each of these to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing pattern. Replace your hubcap and tighten up these lug nut caps.
Whenever you do any work on the brakes, you want to just pump the brake pedal until it firms out and then do a stopping test from 5 miles per hour, and then 10 miles per hour.
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