The tools and other items needed to complete this procedure include a floor jack, two jack stands, a lug nut wrench, a flathead screwdriver, a 7mm hex head socket with a ratchet or a 7mm Allen key wrench, a "C" or "F" clamp and a tube of brake caliper grease.
Open the tailgate and look under the cargo area floor mat to locate the tools by the spare tire. Remove the tire iron lug nut wrench , the floor jack and the small silver metal ring with a hook on the end. Insert the small metal hook into the hole in the center of the black plastic lug bolt covers. Pull out the five plastic lug bolt caps and set them aside in a safe place.
Carefully raise the front of the SUV with the floor jack at the jack point usually indicated by a triangle on the pinch weld. Securely support the SUV with at least two jack stands. I prefer to just work on one side of the vehicle at a time to keep three tires on the ground for extra safety. Pull off the front wheel to reveal the rotor, bracket, caliper and suspension.
Use a large flathead screwdriver to carefully pry off the metal spring clip on the outer edge of the caliper. Set the spring clip aside in a safe place. Pry out the bolt caps with a flathead screwdriver.
Set the two bolt caps aside in a safe place. Loosen the top caliper bolt by turning it in the clockwise direction as seen from the outside of the vehicle. The inner brake pad will remain attached to the caliper piston.
Pull the old outer brake pad out of the bracket. It is held in place to the piston by three metal prongs attached to the back side of the pad. Discard the old inner brake pad. Move to the right rear corner of the engine bay and twist off the round black plastic cap on the brake fluid reservoir. Removing the reservoir cap will allow the brake fluid to more easily travel back through the lines when you compress the caliper piston.
Try to avoid pinching or damaging the rubber dust boot around the piston. Brake fluid is hygroscopic absorb moisture from the air , so be sure to replace the reservoir cap as soon as possible by twisting it on in the clockwise direction.
Thoroughly clean off the brake rotor, caliper bracket, brake caliper assembly and the lug bolt holes with brake parts cleaner spray. Do not use compressed air or blow with your mouth to clean off the brake parts since inhaling brake dust can be harmful to your health. Brake dust could be carcinogenic cancer causing if inhaled.
Apply a thin layer of brake parts lubricant grease to any area where there is metal to metal contact such as the outer lip of the caliper piston. Do not apply brake caliper grease to the friction surface of the new pads or the rotor. If your Tiguan previously exhibited shuddering, pulsations, or vibrations in the front end during braking, you may need to have your rotors "turned" resurfaced or just replace them with brand new rotors.
If this is the first front brake job on your SUV and the rotors appear to be in excellent condition, you should be able to just replace the pads with great results.
The caliper bracket bolts should be tightened to 59 lb-ft of torque according to the service manual. Insert the new outer pad into the bracket. Depending on the caliper, the piston may need to be both compressed and rotated at the same time to retract. This is where a dedicated tool shines. On the list of tools needed to change brakes, a brake bleeder wrench may or may not be needed depending on the job.
If you disconnected the brake hose to change the brake calipers, then you need this tool to make sure no air is trapped in the hydraulic lines. Photo courtesy of Flickr. Know How. Nicole Wakelin covers the automotive industry as a freelance journalist for a variety of outlets. Her work includes news pieces, podcasts, radio, written reviews, and video reviews. Note: I am not a registered charity. Donations are not tax deductible.
Pictures Articles My Blog Home. Pictures Articles My Blog. Slightly Loosen Lug Nuts. Raise Front of SUV. This automotive maintenance tutorial was specifically written to assist owners of the fifth generation , , , and probably also the face lifted model year Jeep Cherokee in changing the front disc brake pads and lubricating the caliper slider pins.
Spin Off 5 Lug Nuts. Five Lug Bolts Removed. Rotor, Bracket, Caliper. The first few steps are to park the SUV on a level surface, place the transmission in park and turn off the ignition. Front Brake Caliper.
Loosen Top Caliper Bolt. Loosen Bottom Bolt. The front brake caliper is held in place to the bracket by two bolts located on the back side of the caliper with the bolt heads facing in towards the engine bay. Spin Out Upper Bolt. Remove Lower Bolt. Two 14mm Caliper Bolts. Spin out the two caliper bolts and set them aside in a safe place. Pull Off Brake Caliper. Rest Caliper On Suspension. Old Brake Pads Exposed. Carefully pull the caliper off the old brake pads and out of the bracket.
Wear Bar - Top Inner Pad. Remove Old Outer Pad. Replace Pad Abutment Clips. Check out this video to learn how to replace the front brakes on your Chevy Tahoe. Brought to you by 1AAuto. In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the front brake calipers on this Chevy Tahoe, same as most Chevy and GMC trucks and SUVs from this time period, basically '88 to ' Calipers can need to be replaced because they start leaking or because they get sticky and you can't service the sleeves that the calipers slide on.
Start by removing your wheel, if you have a center cap or the lug covers take them off carefully and then if you don't have the benefit of air tools or impact tools as I do, you'll want to start with your vehicle on the ground, loosen the lug nuts, then raise it up, secure it and remove the lug nuts and the wheel.
You're going to want to loosen this 11mm bolt that holds the line into the caliper. You want to take a large screwdriver or a pry bar, and it helps if you kind of force that piston back in, so I'm taking a screwdriver and prying out on the caliper. Then, I'm going to use a regular crescent wrench and put that on there for some extra leverage and then pull. Same thing for the top. I'm going to fast forward here as I just finish removing those two bolts. Once you've got those bolts backed out, then your caliper comes off.
Take our 11mm socket, and you want to have a catch pan or something underneath because you are going to get brake fluid coming out of here. Remove your bolts, make sure both of these copper washers come off. Now take your new caliper, put it right up here. You want to take your bolt, put one of the new crush washers on it, the bolt goes through from the same side as where your line bends to then you want to put the line, oops, you want to.
A little clarification here: the new caliper should come with new copper crush washers so you put one onto the bolt then put the bolt through the line and then put a crush washer on the bolt on the other side so that you have a washer in between the bolt head and the line and then a washer between the line and the caliper.
Put the line on and you want the line pointing to where that bleeder valve is.
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