Mazda 6 Front Brake Pads Replacement

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Published 2023-05-03
The front brakes are squealing on my wife's 2018 Mazda 6, time to replace 'em. The original front brake pads reached the end of their life just before 70,000 miles. Time to install new pads and clips. See the links below for the parts and tools I used:

Front Brake Pads:
amzn.to/427iz8W (affiliate*)

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All Comments (18)
  • @Mikeattempts
    Front Brake Pads: amzn.to/427iz8W (affiliate*) *Purchasing from these Amazon affiliate links earns my channel a small commission. Think of it as a tip that doesn't cost you anything. Thanks for the support!
  • @ravalos001
    Under 5 minutes and you covered everything. Excellent. Well, almost everything. There's the level of brake fluid in the reservoir to keep an eye on as you push that piston in.
  • Thank you, Mike! First video I've watched from you and it really helped! Doing my girlfriends brakes tomorrow!
  • @apmgold
    Nice informative video. With good elements of detail regarding the refitting of the pads and calliper. Thank you, it certainly provided some information that may not be obvious when you first come to refit the parts. Thank you for your time and effort.
  • Great explanation. I am sure this has been said, always clean and grease the caliper slide pins while you are there. I reuse my old clips after cleaning everything out just knowing they already seated right and have a bucket full of spares. My tourer is brutal on pads (every 20k miles.)
  • @DSB1338
    Perfect video, thank you. Kept it short and sweet, just the facts👍
  • @10jeanvaljean
    I am going to replace all the pads on my Mazda 6 2019 and watched many videos. This one is best Mike, thank you so much for the clarity. Do the back break pads require something different?
  • @paultaylor3294
    Good video. Remember to release hyd reservoir cap, when pushing back piston.
  • @paultaylor3294
    Wrong wording on my part, criticism, wrong word, sorry. Keep up the good work😅👍
  • @jamesdavies686
    1:57 you show a side by side of the old and new pad. Looks like the old pad is a good inch longer
  • @Mach141
    These brakes are almost identical to the ones i changed on a Toyota. Parts and technology sharing. You should have removed the cap from the brake master cylinder before forcing all that fluid back into the reservoir. But otherwise, nice and to the point.
  • @Nathan_Breeze
    Hey Mike, I'm in to a problem where the caliper pin boots are the same size as the hole in the bracket and of course, will not fit. Any suggestion on how to make them fit when the hole is the same size?
  • 139.56 canadian on Amazon for the linked pads, thats never going to happen, robbery
  • @Big_AlMC
    No torque specs?! Amateur. Thumbs down.