How to Inspect and Replace Car Brake Rotors : How to Clean & Install New Brake Rotors on Your Car

Learn how to clean and install new brake rotors on your vehicle - free video clip.

Expert: Nathan McCoullough
Bio: Nathan McCullough graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 and received their craftsmanship award and honor seal.
Filmmaker: Robert Rogers

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• car
• brake
• rotors
• auto-repair
• automotive
• inspection
• replace
• free
• video

[SabbraCadabra]

I love watching car repair videos and reading the comment section because EVERYBODY's a fuckin professional.

[izeman458]

Same reason that he leaves motor oil on his hands like it was Nivea: he could care less.

[mkubiak67]

some carb cleeners have oil in them!!!

[obaidish]

the best thing is you can do to polish it with sand paper dont make it oily otherwise your brakes will not work properly................

[Dotchetter]

@izeman458 Don't think that's oil dude.. probably brake dust

[JohnMSawyer]

I'd advise wearing rubber gloves if you're going to hold onto the rotor while you spray it with brake or carb cleaner.

[mannyman84]

He did somethings wrong. Didn't clean the hub and you aren't supposed to use brake or carb cleaner on rotors. Leaves a thin film that dries and can cause squeekin. Soap and water is the best to clean rotors.

[chinchillawrangler]

can you just wipe the oil off with a dry rag and just let any of the excess oil get rubbed off over time from the brake pads?

[kosmosleha]

can you used alcohol? also ... is it really necessary to wipe of some break fluid that got all over teh place as I took the caliper piston out? Thank You!

[wrenchrocketvideos]

brakleen and carb cleaner might have similar components, but they handle grime very differently. Carb cleaner will dissolve varnish no problem, brakleen won't. Brakleen is far superior at dissolving grease-based grime, but it won't dissolve varnish deposits. It's not very accurate to say they're the same. (and Brakleen™, aside from it's different cleaning abilitites than carb cleaner, has a WAY more powerful spray).

[cardo1111]

Excellent, video good info on cleaning rotors prior to installation. Well done!

[recommendme]

thanks for explaining this, i was wondering why my mechanic was whiping flamable things to my new rotors. I thot my car might fire up when im driving but it dries.. thanks.. (first time i actually liked expert village... cuz this was actually reasonable)