Why do we use Hose Clamp Pliers, Anti-Seize lubricant, High Temp Caliper Grease and Thread Lock in our brake replacement videos?

We strive to make the very best videos possible and this includes doing the repair the right way. We have taken the advice of an ASE certified mechanic on how we do our brake repairs and the steps we take are based on his recommendations. Now all the steps we take may not be 100% necessary and below we will discuss why we use each one.

• Hose clamp pliers - Hose clamp pliers are used to pinch the soft part of the brake line of when we compress the caliper piston any debris that maybe in the line isn't pushed back up into the ABS system causing damage. This requires us to open the bleeder screw and let the brake fluid in the caliper into our brake bleeder kit. Now a lot of mechanics skip this step by removing the cap from the master cylinder and draining some brake fluid before they compress the piston. Since they don't open the bleeder screw they don't need to bleed the brakes. While the chance of damaging your ABS system might be small it's a very critical system for safty and a very expensive system to replace.
• Anti-Seize Lubricant - Anti-Seize Lubricant is used on the external moving parts of the braking system. We use it on the caliper guide pins and where the brake pads come into contact with the caliper holder. Lubricating the caliper guide pins helps the brake pads wear evenly and lubricating where contact occurs helps the pads move more easily.
• High Temperature Caliper Grease - High Temperature Caliper Grease is applied to the back of the brake pads where the inner one comes in contact with the caliper piston and where the outter one comes in contact with the caliper mounting bracket. This helps reduce the rattling of the brake pads as move to contact the rotor as pressure to the brakes are applied.
• Thread Lock - Thread lock is used to keep the caliper guide pin bolts and caliper mounting bracket bolts from becoming loose and to maintain the torque that they were tighened to.

Whether or not you chose to follow all these steps is up to you. We recommend following all these steps because your braking system is the last place you need to be cutting corners.