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Learn how to break in your new brake pads with this simple procedure. Brake job done? Here are the next steps to ensure your brakes function safely.
Supplies Needed for This Job:
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2. Gloves: orly.cc/3YKu3QZ
0:00 – Welcome Back
0:17 – Pump Brake Pedals
0:30 – Test Drive Your Vehicle
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O’Reilly Auto Parts, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, has been a household name for aftermarket replacement parts, repair tools, interior accessories, and even professional-grade shop equipment since its founding in 1957. Since then we’ve only grown, and now have over 6,000 stores throughout the United States and Mexico–all dedicated to servicing the do-it-yourself and professional customer. The O’Reilly Auto Parts YouTube channel provides another way for us to serve our customers by offering reliable automotive repair and product selection information in a way that is easy to understand, no matter the user’s skill level. Let us help you repair your car with helpful tips and step-by-step instructions to get the job done right.
Easily Break In New Brakes with O'Reilly Auto Parts
How To Check and Bed In New Car Brakes
Do It Yourself Pump Brake Pedals and Test Drive
This procedure will be effective for any new brake pads and rotors, regardless of the vehicle.
Once your entire brake job is done, make sure you’ve pumped your brake pedal a few times until the pressure has returned.
If the pedal feels spongy, you may have air in your brake lines.
Here’s a link to instructions on how to bleed them if that’s the case.
If the pedal feels like it should, take your vehicle out for a drive, slowing it down thirty or so times from thirty miles per hour with moderate brake pressure, allowing the brakes to cool for about thirty seconds in between each slowdown.
Try to avoid aggressive stops during this process.
Your brakes will probably smell after you’ve done this, and that’s okay.
If the odor persists past five hundred miles or so, or if you have excessive dust on a wheel, you may have a stuck caliper.
And that’s it. We hope this video’s been helpful, but if you still have questions, we’d love for you to stop by a store, OReillyAuto.com or contact us on social media. We’ll see you again soon.
Learn how to break in your new brake pads with this simple procedure. Brake job done? Here are the next steps to ensure your brakes function safely.
Supplies Needed for This Job:
1. Safety Glasses: orly.cc/4e7cFKz
2. Gloves: orly.cc/3YKu3QZ
0:00 – Welcome Back
0:17 – Pump Brake Pedals
0:30 – Test Drive Your Vehicle
Facebook: facebook.com/oreillyautoparts
Instagram: instagram.com/oreillyautoparts
Twitter: twitter.com/oreillyauto
Find your local O’Reilly Auto Parts: oreillyauto.com/locations
Shop all your automotive needs: oreillyauto.com
Subscribe and ring the notification bell! bit.ly/2bTyluF
Check out our How-To Hub library: oreillyauto.com/how-to-hub
On our channel we cover several different topics:
Auto Product Descriptions
DIY Auto Repair
Do It Yourself Car Maintenance
Car Repair How-Tos by Year, Make and Model
O’Reilly Auto Parts is a retailer that provides automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States and Mexico for both professionals and do-it-yourself customers. We’ve grown from a single store in 1957 to our current size of well over 6,000 locations (and growing), and our channel offers reliable automotive information that is concise and easy to understand.
#OReillyPowered #CarRepair
#TeamOReilly #CarMaintenance
O’Reilly Auto Parts, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, has been a household name for aftermarket replacement parts, repair tools, interior accessories, and even professional-grade shop equipment since its founding in 1957. Since then we’ve only grown, and now have over 6,000 stores throughout the United States and Mexico–all dedicated to servicing the do-it-yourself and professional customer. The O’Reilly Auto Parts YouTube channel provides another way for us to serve our customers by offering reliable automotive repair and product selection information in a way that is easy to understand, no matter the user’s skill level. Let us help you repair your car with helpful tips and step-by-step instructions to get the job done right.
Easily Break In New Brakes with O'Reilly Auto Parts
How To Check and Bed In New Car Brakes
Do It Yourself Pump Brake Pedals and Test Drive
This procedure will be effective for any new brake pads and rotors, regardless of the vehicle.
Once your entire brake job is done, make sure you’ve pumped your brake pedal a few times until the pressure has returned.
If the pedal feels spongy, you may have air in your brake lines.
Here’s a link to instructions on how to bleed them if that’s the case.
If the pedal feels like it should, take your vehicle out for a drive, slowing it down thirty or so times from thirty miles per hour with moderate brake pressure, allowing the brakes to cool for about thirty seconds in between each slowdown.
Try to avoid aggressive stops during this process.
Your brakes will probably smell after you’ve done this, and that’s okay.
If the odor persists past five hundred miles or so, or if you have excessive dust on a wheel, you may have a stuck caliper.
And that’s it. We hope this video’s been helpful, but if you still have questions, we’d love for you to stop by a store, OReillyAuto.com or contact us on social media. We’ll see you again soon.
