If you live in the rust belt, i have a better solution. Those small motor holddown bolts rust in the caliper pretty good and snap easily. Instead, some cars you can put in brake service mode with no scan tool. And you can also unplug the motor connector and apply 12v momentarily while trying to compress piston. If piston doesnt move then reverse the polarity.
I have been doing it exactly like you described it since they came out with electronic parking brakes. I think taking the bolts out are risky considering I live in a rust belt area. I haven't had much success taking them out in one piece.
@@steinlarsen8573 I never thought of that. But if you want to speed it up just take two nine volts and put them in a parallel connection. It will keep them at 9 volts but increase the Ah. Just make sure they are the same brand and both brand new. You should probably look up how to wire in a diode to keep the voltage from back feeding because it could be dangerous though if you don't know what you are doing.
Hondas have to be done manually as well unless you have a Honda scan tool. Honestly it’s not that hard or time consuming. On the Honda you unplug the motor, take off 2 screws an you can turn the actuator by hand with a socket. I was actually surprised that he had to use a ratchet.
Their is a simple procedure. It requires VCDS which costs money. You release the pistons for the electronic e brake before performing work. This is how you do it redneck style lol
I would’ve just disconnected the connector to the caliper and use battery voltage from my drill to open it and not think twice about it. This is the long way smh but hey, whatever works, right?
Because you will still need to retract the caliper cylinder so you have enough room to put the caliper back in the rotor once you put the new thicker brake pads.
All of the electric parking brakes are a bit different, but it’s great to see someone backing them off properly. I had to watch 5 different videos before I found one for my Honda Civic that explained how to back off the parking brake properly and he only explained it, he didn’t show it. The other guys did exactly what Honda says not to do and tried to twist the cylinder back in as you would a cable brake. Some times it works but there is a huge risk of destroying the motor for the parking brake.
From 2019 forward 98% of all GM vehicles have electric parking brakes, when the redesigned 3/4 and 1 ton trucks and Canyon/Colorado I believe that will be all GM vehicles
Unless you have a scan tool that gets you into the car’s software, you have to. If you try twisting the piston back in like you would a cable brake, you’ll either break the motor or the actuator screw.
I use a lithium jumpstarter at work, I have access to factory Hyundai, Mazda, Holden and Isuzu scan tools but by the time I've plugged in the scan tool, navigated to the service functions and backed off the E-brake I've already done so with the jumpstarter...if the motor still works taking the back off like in this vid is completely unnecessary and quite frankly just dumb. Take the connector off and give it 12V DC, if it sounds like the motor is under load change the polarity, get ready to disconnect power.
I love you for this video bro! Thank you!!!
It works on newer models aswell?
What size triple square did you use?
I just bought a cheap scan tool that has the retract function on there, worth the money, also has trans fluid temp function for fluid change.
awesome. what's the make and model of the scan tool?
@sanyopoweraid1 it's a autophix 5600, there are several reviews on TH-cam.
@@milehigh34200 thanks
This is so useful. Thanks
Thanks alot man it worked
If you live in the rust belt, i have a better solution. Those small motor holddown bolts rust in the caliper pretty good and snap easily. Instead, some cars you can put in brake service mode with no scan tool. And you can also unplug the motor connector and apply 12v momentarily while trying to compress piston. If piston doesnt move then reverse the polarity.
I have been doing it exactly like you described it since they came out with electronic parking brakes. I think taking the bolts out are risky considering I live in a rust belt area. I haven't had much success taking them out in one piece.
I use a 9V battery, goes slow but gets there. 🙂
@@steinlarsen8573 I never thought of that. But if you want to speed it up just take two nine volts and put them in a parallel connection. It will keep them at 9 volts but increase the Ah. Just make sure they are the same brand and both brand new. You should probably look up how to wire in a diode to keep the voltage from back feeding because it could be dangerous though if you don't know what you are doing.
Electronic parking brake is the worst idea ever.
😂😂no it's not wtf is wrong with you 😅
Just making things harder so you give up and take it to a specialist. It’s all a money game for these people
Disregarding maintenance and cost it’s not a terrible idea
When your battery goes dead ehen you are driving you have no brake. Its proper term is Emergency Brake!
Audi engineers should be ashamed of themselves for not having a simple procedures to put the car in brake replacement mode like Toyotas.
Hondas have to be done manually as well unless you have a Honda scan tool. Honestly it’s not that hard or time consuming. On the Honda you unplug the motor, take off 2 screws an you can turn the actuator by hand with a socket. I was actually surprised that he had to use a ratchet.
Blaming engineers for cars being hard to service is like blaming engineers for the Apollo o ring failure
Their is a simple procedure. It requires VCDS which costs money. You release the pistons for the electronic e brake before performing work. This is how you do it redneck style lol
@@latenttweet Well the wind shield wipers have a maintanance mode button in on-board computer so why not the same for rear brake pads?
Tats so helpful. Thank you sir
Will that work for 2015 a8L?
I would’ve just disconnected the connector to the caliper and use battery voltage from my drill to open it and not think twice about it. This is the long way smh but hey, whatever works, right?
Yeah or he coulda used a 9V too that’s the long way for sure lol and he can use a T40 also cause not everybody got triple squares loo
Had to do this on my c7 a6 bc I didn’t have obd11 it’s not hard at all
If you release the parking brake in the car then why does it need a tool ?
Because you will still need to retract the caliper cylinder so you have enough room to put the caliper back in the rotor once you put the new thicker brake pads.
Just apply 12v to the motor and watch the magic happen
Ma man 😂 I was thinking about it
This.
All of the electric parking brakes are a bit different, but it’s great to see someone backing them off properly. I had to watch 5 different videos before I found one for my Honda Civic that explained how to back off the parking brake properly and he only explained it, he didn’t show it. The other guys did exactly what Honda says not to do and tried to twist the cylinder back in as you would a cable brake. Some times it works but there is a huge risk of destroying the motor for the parking brake.
2 small jumper wires and a 9 volt battery seems a lot faster
Noted.
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Why do you need electric parking brake an electric wind off absolutely ridiculous
he dont know loctite
Easy fix.. Buy a Chevy..
And never do this again
From 2019 forward 98% of all GM vehicles have electric parking brakes, when the redesigned 3/4 and 1 ton trucks and Canyon/Colorado I believe that will be all GM vehicles
Iv wouldn’t suggest trying to take those bolts out they will most likely snap and then your buying a new caliper
Unless you have a scan tool that gets you into the car’s software, you have to. If you try twisting the piston back in like you would a cable brake, you’ll either break the motor or the actuator screw.
I use a lithium jumpstarter at work, I have access to factory Hyundai, Mazda, Holden and Isuzu scan tools but by the time I've plugged in the scan tool, navigated to the service functions and backed off the E-brake I've already done so with the jumpstarter...if the motor still works taking the back off like in this vid is completely unnecessary and quite frankly just dumb.
Take the connector off and give it 12V DC, if it sounds like the motor is under load change the polarity, get ready to disconnect power.
Thats lok tite not corrosion
Or just invest in Ross tech works so easy
Another reason to never own a German vehicle
What size triple squared did you use?