How to Change Front Brakes on a Pontiac G6 (Changing Front Brake Pads & Brake Rotors on a Pontiac G6
In this video I go over how to change the front brakes on a 2006 Pontiac G6. 🚘 I change the brake pads and the brake rotors on the front brakes. If you're wondering how to change the brakes on a Pontiac G6 this should help you. I am not a professional mechanic so you can likely do this process as well. But if you are in doubt, do not mess around with safety: have a professional install them for you. If you do install them yourself, follow the directions from brake pad manufacturers and rotor manufacturers re: lubrication and cleaning. *Do this brake job at your own risk. This video is NOT a guarantee that your brake job will go smoothly or correctly.* The front brakes are a lot easier than the rear brakes. The reason I say this is because the front calliper piston just pushes back in order to retract it, but the rear brake pistons require you to twist them back into place. I used a C-clamp to push the front brake caliber piston back into place. (For the rear brake caliber piston you can either use a special tool, or I used a pair of channel lock pliers to twist it back in, and I was careful not to burr the side of the piston.) If you don't have an impact wrench then you'll want to crack the lug nuts (get them loosened) with a tire iron while the car is still on the ground. Then when they're just slightly loosened, you can jack the car up, put a jack-stand under the car, and then fully remove the lug nuts. Set the tire aside. You need a 14mm socket to loosen the bolts that hold the brake caliper in place. (You'll know you have the right bolts because they are 14mm and there is a little rubber booty that you'll see in the video.) I suggest to loosen both of these 14mm bolts before fully extracting the bolts. If you fully remove one bolt before even loosening the second 14mm bolt, the caliper may just swivel on the still tight bolt. If you're only replacing the brake pads then you can use a flat head screwdriver to carefully pry the brake pads from the little clips they sit in. Just note how they're positioned when you remove the old ones. It makes the job of putting the new ones back in a lot easier when you know how they are positioned. If you are replacing the rotor too then you'll need 15mm socket to loosen off the bolts that hold the caliper bracket in place. (Not sure if that's the technical term for the bracket but that seems to describe what it actually does.) On my car these 15mm bolts were painted blue. Note, the rear brakes have 13mm bolts holding this bracket in place. If there is a demand for it, I'll upload a video of me doing the rear brakes. (Just let me know in the comments.) Around the 4:20 mark of the video I point out that once the brake caliper bracket is removed I used a wire brush to remove rust and debris. That way when I install the new clips that come with the new brake pads they'll sit in the grooves of the caliper bracket properly. And please excuse the ridiculous attire. I I don’t always wear cut off muscle shirts but when I do I wear them poorly. 😁 If you have any useful comments to help future viewers of this video please write them below. (Such as torque specs or other tips to improve the process. ) Thanks for watching. 🙏
