db09JKU

Mine have just started squealing ever so often. A little nervous on doing it but I have a friend who ISA former mechanic that I'm going to get to watch me when he drinks my beer!

TreyJkOrlando

Hey man, when I come to a stop at a red light I get a noise from my rear brakes. It sounds like a slipping noise. Kind of like a finger sliding across wet glass for a moment. Is it my brake pads? I have 19k miles on my jk

whpony96

I would definitely look at them through the window to see what their status is..

dmwil

I did my rear pads today, and will do front pads tomorrow morning. I guarantee if I can do this, ANYONE can do it.

I used Wagner ThermoQuiet pads. I chose them when I saw they had a $15 rebate per set, so I get premium pads for a decent price. I'm not sure why all new pads don't come with the clips. I went ahead and reused the old ones. Also, the ThermoQuiets instructions tell you NOT to use any brake grease. They claim the coating or alloy on them doesn't require it. From my first little drive around the block, I had no squeaking or issues.

I'll post the verdict when I get the fronts done and drive it around for awhile.

Thanks for the write-up, and to all others that did write-ups. (I looked at all of them plus a couple YouTube videos just to be sure I didn't miss something.)

dmwil

Did anyone ever determine whether the front bolts are to be tightened to 26 or 32 lbs?

I certainly don't want to under tighten them, especially on the fronts. I don't want to over tighten them, either, and risk the bolt breaking.

What do you guys do??

joe002

Same bolts for the same function so I figured they have a typo in one place of the FSM and it should be 26 Front and Rear.

dmwil

That's what I did, at first. Then, I went back and tightened them to 32, because of the fronts doing the most work. On the torque wrench, I couldn't really feel to the difference between 26 and 32. I hope I don't cause it any problems. It feels fine, but I haven't driven much yet.

If it is a typo, what a $*&#@# thing to do! I'd rather them have a typo on how to put in the rear floor mats or something like that!

joe002

Well, it's a typo somewhere because in one place in the FSM they say 26 and in another place in the FSM they say 32. Both can't be correct, so one is wrong/typo...

Mike Davis

Nice write-up. Thanks See my comments in the stock section

Mike Davis

Joe002, were you able to get a set of the spring metal pad slide inserts anywhere but the dealership? One was missing when I removed the right rear inside pad.