How to Change the Rear Brakes on a 2009-2015 Honda Pilot

How to to replace the rear pads and rotors on a second generation Honda Pilot. This is a 2011 awd model but a similar procedure may apply to other models as well. In order to save some video time, the parking brake replacement will be saved for another video. I will have two different angles of footage for the replacement. #oemtools #hondapilot #honda OEMTOOLS 24837 3-1/2 Ton Low-Profile Floor Jack: https://www.mobiledistributorsupply.com/24837-oemtools-24837-3-1-4-ton-low-profile-jack-oem Website: http://4diyers.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/4diyers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4diyers Twitter: https://twitter.com/4DIYers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4diyers/ Tumblr: http://4diyers.tumblr.com Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/4diyers/ Tools/Supplies Needed: -brake grease -12mm and 17mm sockets -ratchet -wire brush -hammer -impact driver -jack and jack stand Procedure: Elevate the rear of the vehicle and remove the wheel. I have also placed a jack stand under the vehicle as a safety. Loosen the cap on the master cylinder reservoir. Using large interlocking pliers, compress the piston in the caliper. Using a 12mm socket with a ratchet, remove the caliper bolts. Lift off the caliper and place it somewhere safe. A bungee cord can be used to hold it safely. Using a 17mm socket and ratchet, remove the caliper carrier bolts. Remove the carrier and place it off to the side. Don’t lose the spacers for the carrier. The rotor is held on with 2 Phillips screws. I would highly recommend using an impact drive for these as they’re known to seize. Using a hammer, hit the rotor between the wheel studs. This will eventually break any rust releasing the rotor. Finally remove the rotor.  Install the new rotor. This is a coated rotor so no packaging oil needs to be cleaned off the braking surface. If you don’t have coated rotors, then use brake cleaner to remove that packaging oil. Also use a wire brush if needed to clean the hub face so there’s no runout in the rotor. Install the rotor retaining screws.  Now for the carrier, remove the old pads. You can pry them out with a screwdriver or use a hammer.  Remove the anti-rattle clips.  Remove the slide pins. These will be cleaned up and have new grease applied.  Remove the rubber boots for the slide pins, they sit into a grove in the caliper carrier.  Using a wire brush, clean up the spots where the anti-rattle clips were located. If the pads bin, then there is most likely too much build-up of debris or rust here.  I applied some brake cleaner to the slide pin holes and I’ll let it soak for a minute.  The slide pins are cleaned with brake wipes. Remove any old dust and inspect for damage or excessive rust. If they are in rough shape, then replace them.  Now wash out those slide pin holes with brake cleaner to remove any old grease or debris.  I purchase new slide-pin boots. Use a small standard screwdriver to install them into the slot, and make sure they’re fully seated.  Install the caliper carrier with the bolts. I applied some medium-grade thread locker to these after cleaning up the threads with a wire brush. Don’t forget to install those caliper spacers. There should be one on the bottom and top. The torque specifications for the 17mm bolts are 65 ft lbs or 88 nm.  Install those anti-rattle clips. Now install the brake pads. I applied a small amount of brake grease to the ears on the pads. Don’t forget to install the wear indicator on the one brake pad.  These also have additional anti-rattle clips for the pads that are a spring wire. Install these as well, there will be two.  Apply new grease to the slide pins and install them. Make sure there’s enough where they’re well lubricated but not too much to cause a suction where they’re unable to retract.  Install the pins and clean away any grease residue on the outside of the boots.  Make sure that the piston is fully pushed back in the caliper and then install it.  Again those bolts were cleaned up using a wire brush, medium grade threadlocker was applied to the threads and then they were installed. The torque specifications for the 12mm caliper bolts are 27 ft lbs or 37 nm.  Clean the hub face on the wheel and then reinstall. The torque specifications for the lug nuts are 94 ft lbs or 127 nm.  Moving onto the other side for additional angles using the same process. Thank you to all those who watch my videos and support my content. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel for future tutorial videos and like my video if you found it helpful. New videos are always being uploaded every week! © 4DIYers 2013 All Rights Reserved No part of this video or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author.