brought to you by 1a auto calm your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet hi I've gone from 1 a.m. I hope this how-to video helps you out and the next time you need a part for your vehicle think of 1a auto calm thanks in this video we're going to show you how to replace the brake pads on this 2002 Chevy Suburban and the items you'll need for this is new brake pads from 1a auto calm a 22 millimeter socket and ratchet with a piece of pipe for extra leverage t-55 Torx bit large c-clamp torque wrench jack and jack stands and brake grease now you want to just loosen up these 22 millimeter caps then pull the hubcap free and then you want to loosen these lug nuts while the vehicles on the ground then raise the vehicle and remove them the rest of the way unless you have air powered tools that you can do it while it's in the air and then just remove your wheel check your rotors if there's any deep grooves or rusts you'll want to replace the rotors as well and you can also check your pad life and then you can see ours are actually in good shape but we're going to show you how to replace them anyways and there's two t-55 Torx bolts that you need to remove and we'll fast forward is we use a t-55 Torx bit and a ratchet to remove those they're using a large c-clamp just put it back behind the caliper here and the other part right here on the brake pad and just twist this in and this is going to push your caliper piston in and make it easier to pull the caliper off and then just remove the c-clamp and lift your caliper up and off and set it aside they're using a flat blade screwdriver just pry out your brake pad and sometimes brake pads and suck in there use a flat blade screwdriver and hammer to pry it free apply brake grease to the tabs on either side of your brake pads push your new brake pads into place and use a hammer necessary to lightly tap that into place now using an old brake pad just put it on to the caliper pistons and then tighten it in with your seat clamp and this will just push those Pistons in the rest of the way grease up your caliper bolts put the caliper back into place and slide those slide bolts back in and we'll just fast forward as Don tightens those up and you want to tighten these two about 30 foot pounds now replace your wheel and then replace those lug nuts and tighten them preliminary lower the vehicle and tighten them the rest of the way the torque the in a crossing pattern for 100 foot pounds replace the hubcap and tighten up those caps and after doing work on your brakes you want to pump the brake pedal until it firms up and then do a stop test from five miles per hour then 10 miles per hour and you're all set we hope this video helps you out brought to you by 1a auto calm your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the internet please feel free to call us toll free 88888 it's here for you on the internet and in person