Pontiac G6 front brake info

This video has information pertaining to the front brakes on a Pontiac G6 and issues i had with the parts stores not having the correct info on which parts fit certain cars. Pardon the swearing at the end.

[@justinjohnson7693]

Could the caliper be causing the shaking when I got to brake....

[@LoFiMofo]

Usually shaking or a pulsating brake pedal while pressing the brakes is a warped rotor. If it is indeed a warped rotor you’ll need to replace it but you may be able to reuse the brake pads as long as they aren’t too worn.

[@breannahonorable6381]

I have a caliper on my front passenger side that is not bleeding can you point me in the right direction

[@LoFiMofo]

Did you replace the caliper and are now trying to bleed it? You will have to add some fluid before you start the bleeding of the brakes if you replaced the caliper as you will have lost some fluid that would have been in the old caliper.

[@breannahonorable6381]

@@LoFiMofo The guy at auto part store said it may be a blocked hose because no fluid is coming out at all my brake pedal has lost pressure

[@LoFiMofo]

@@breannahonorable6381 If you lost pedal it could be a number of reasons. If your fluid in the reservoir got too low you could have air in the brake lines now which would gives you a soft pedal. In that case you'd gave you bleed all the lines to get the air out. If your fluid didn't go too low then it could be a leak in one of the calipers or at a fitting near the caliper. I'm not a mechanic by trade but if the fluid in the reservoir is not too low i would look for leaks around the calipers possibly allowing air into one of the lines.

[@LoFiMofo]

@@breannahonorable6381 Also, if it is an old caliper that you are trying to bleed the seals inside could be bad not allowing the fluid to go through the caliper and out the bleeder valve. In that case you may need a new caliper. But if it is a new caliper and if you didn’t pinch the brake line to prevent air from going back in when you changed it then you may just need to continue the bleeding process to get all the air out of that one line.

[@breannahonorable6381]

@@LoFiMofo thank you the fluid never went low out the reservoir so I will consider a new caliper and then go from there

[@quentinsmith09]

Try checking your slider pin aren’t mixed up