Jeep Wrangler TJ Brake Pad and Rotor Replacement - Updated

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Published 2017-04-19

Changing rotors and pads. Procedure will be similar on Jeep Cherokee XJ and Grand Cherokee ZJ & WJ.

Note: This video is a re-upload of our earlier video, edited to cut down on viewing time but still show all steps needed to complete this process.

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All Comments (21)

@champ6368 12 days ago

Very much appreciated! Local shop wanted to charge me $550 to do the front brakes. You saved me a lot of money!
@garrettgarces4424 4 years ago

Straight to the point, simple and informative. You really saved my ass dude, I replaced both rotors and break pads in my dorm parking lot and she’s up and running like a champ again. Huge shoutout, you should be the one making every automotive video!
@rangerdanger222 4 years ago

11ft-lb is the torque spec for the break caliper mounting bolts. For all year TJs.
@michaelwas8549 5 years ago

Nice video dude. And no stupid music in the background!
@JohnYeeRebel88 4 years ago

Thank you bro you just saved me a couple hundred dollars!!!
@BrettHoustonTube 2 years ago

Very well done! Great tips and delivery. Thanks!
@thedm8531 2 years ago

Great video! Thanks for the information this helped me tremendously
@PowerlineRider 2 years ago

Thanks for the video i''ll be doing mine on Friday.
@chookvalve 3 years ago

Thanks for the video from Australia
@Graydood 3 years ago

Thanks for this video. It helped a lot.
@mikec1714 2 years ago

Why can’t all instructional videos be as simple and to the point as this?
@jameslajambe 5 years ago

Nice simple video well done only question is did you not need to service your slide pins or were they good?
@cadenj1 5 years ago

Great vid! Thanx
@leslarson8113 3 years ago

You did not mention the little stainless clip i saw on the one shoe where it slides. Is there one on both ends and are both shoes suppose to have them??
@rcayers1700 5 years ago

On the steering knuckle carriers, where the pad flange glides, you have wear. This is an abnormal indentation on the carriers you are working on (common on jeeps). Even with lube on the carriers, the pad flanges will not move freely as they should. The indentations must be cleaned more thoroughly than with a screw driver, then weld to fill the wear holes, then grind and polish the weld to match the surface of the carriers. A lot of people forget to do this. Eventually, larger indentations will wear into the carrier surfaces. At that point the caliper cannot move the pads at all. The rotors will be eaten away by as much as 1/16 or more in less than 30 because the pads will be continuously applied as the vehicle is driven . The carrier surfaces are supposed to be perfectly flat, polished shiny, then lube applied. Otherwise, just changing a rotor or pads is a disservice to your customers or yourself.
@DrewmanGaming-kl7yg 4 years ago

nice video
@noahyates636 5 years ago

So what do you do when you are compressing the caliper and the fluid is about to overflow
@V_V77 1 year ago

Thanks!
@bpittman 4 years ago

did you install the anti-rattle clips on the ends of the brakes?
@chantalmcconnery5633 4 months ago

Can u fit 2018 renegade rims on tj