Fix It Right! :: Front Brake Job - 2008 Chevy Uplander 3 5L

"Fix It Right!" Series Two
Front Brake Pad Replacement
on a 2008 Chevy Uplander 3.5L
Skill Level
DIY-FRIENDLY
This repair is easy enough to perform that most reasonably well-equipped DIYers can perform it. Few to no specialty tools are required, and any required specialty tools are widely available.
Synopsis
Front brake jobs are a mainstay of DIY auto maintenance, due to being fairly straightforward on many vehicles. Generally speaking, this is one of the most popular repairs one can perform.
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Soundtrack
The featured artist for this video is teknoaxe, who offers a sizeable library of songs for free under the "Creative Commons - By Attribution" license.
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Tracks used in this video are:
"Driving the PCH (Remastered)"
"Celebration of Life"
"Rebellious Love"
"Overcast in Aberdeen"
About The Series
"Fix It Right!" is a how-to series on auto repair, directed toward DIYers that already have at least some small amount of experience with repairing their own vehicles. Repairs are performed by a real automotive technician, on a real vehicle, using real tools and techniques.
The "Fix It Right!" video series includes captioning instead of narration, so that DIYers that are following along can pause the video without interrupting or losing spoken dialogue. These videos don't hold your hand and try to provide overly micromanaged instructions. Instead, they show what the job really entails, with enough details to be useful without overwhelming the viewer.

[@jochesv6100]

Great instructional video, pretty straight forward, camera not shaking nor wasting talking 😁 The only recommendation would be if you can add some light to the inside camera, so people can see better. Thanks a lot

[@Maddiedoee]

Great job and thank you. Doing mine this weekend.

[@leodavis1373]

Thank you, your video was precise and to the point. The way it should be.

[@robertlhynes9242]

thanks thanks i am installing brake pads on my sons uplander

[@jameswebb2365]

Thanks you made a great instructional video.

[@williambass5933]

Great Job! 👍

[@SlipKnotRicky]

Good video! Gives all the pertinent information without blathering about unnecessary subject matter. Keep up the good work. I just subbed by the way!

[@ELITEmyfrat]

Man I hate that when watching instructional video

[@rokitman5753]

If the retainer screw strips out drill it out and dont worry about replacing it there's five lug nuts that will keep the rotor in place c :

[@celestialbeez7024]

Good video; only thing is my caliper slide bolts look just a little different from one another, one has a black thicker part on the bottom. Seems like it doesn’t matter?

[@richardbedard1245]

I don't remember hearing a caution about watching the reservoir level as you push the pistons back into their holes.

[@claraalas6277]

Only one comment. If you lubricate the tip of the sliding pins they may not move correctly.

[@goatbucket]

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