Curt72

My neighbor has a C7 (14) and tried to change his front brake pads. He said the pads were not loose after pushing them back off the rotor. Wont come out. Same issue on both sides. Tried tapping with a mallet, no joy. Wonder if anyone else ever had such a dilemma... Ive watched the video and can see no reason for them to stick unless at some time they were tremendously over heated ??? Doubtful though, he is a "mature" driver and treats his car like a temple.

feastersss

Try pushing the pads outwards to help relieve the pressure off of the pistons after removing the pins and center bolt, they should slide out, I just done mine today on my '17 GS

JMII

I had the same issue. The stock pads have a soft, rubber shim on the back side (used to reduce noise) and this causes them to stick to the caliper pistons. You'll need something like a putty knife to carefully pry them away. Just be careful not to cut into the dust boots while doing it. You can also use the "ears" where the pins slide thru as a leverage point with a screwdriver to help encourage them to pop free. Make sure the pistons are retracted as much as possible to allow room to wiggle the pads back and forth.

MMD

Go to 6:40 and watch the master @Ozzstar work his magic. You will not be disappointed!
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eboggs_jkvl

One item that I have pause on that video. It flashes up to use thread lock on the nut with 20lb ft of torque. Using thread locker will lubricate the threads and screw up the torque reading. You will actually over torque the nut on the caliper. Putting it back together will work just fine if you don't use thread lock on that part of the process. Other than that, good video.

Elmer

MMD

yep, that's what I did. I skipped the thread lock. Not needed.

George_L

Early 2014's had very strong 2 sided tape on the back of the pads. There's a good discussion of this in the forum. I believe JerryU modified a putty knife to break them loose. He did a whole writeup. Not sure if this link but give it a try. Go to page 9 of the PDF.

Curt72

BINGO!!! And there is the answer... cause he has never had his brakes serviced before.

Thanks so much for takin the time to reply

Curt72

Thanks. Appreciate all you guys helping out.

Z QQH 6

If you will note when taking out the bolt, there is residue of thread lock on the threads from the factory. Use blue locktite..20 lbs ft. is minor torque. It's what I did. Do what you want.

JMII

Very good explanation (and link) about the problem

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Here you go http://netwelding.com/Ceramic_Pads.pdf

freeride59

Tell your neighbor to take is foot off the brake pedal.