The Chevy Silverado 2500 is a -ton, mid-duty pickup truck. The 2500 has a larger, more substantial, brake system than the 1500 Silverado. The heavy-duty, four-wheel disc brake system is necessary to stop the truck with heavy loads in the bed. The brake pads are larger than those on the 1500 but wear at roughly the same rate. While there is no set interval for brake pad replacement, you should inspect them every time you rotate the tires and replace the back brakes when the pads fall below 3 mm in thickness.
Instructions
- 1
Shove wheel chocks against the front and back of the Silverado 2500's left front tire. Turn all the rear lug nuts counterclockwise to loosen them with a lug wrench.
2Lift the rear end of the Silverado 2500 with a floor jack. Support the rear end on jack stands placed under the rear axle.
3Pull the rear lug nuts and back tires off the Silverado 2500 to access the back brakes.
4Place a drip pan under the left rear brake rotor. Wash all the brake dust off the caliper and rotor with brake cleaner.
5Unbolt the left rear caliper with a socket set. Remove the caliper from the mount by hand. Extricate the old brake pads and discard them.
6Wash the inside of the caliper with brake cleaner, paying special attention to the pistons and slide pins. Lubricate the caliper slides with white lithium grease to prevent seizing.
7Force the caliper pistons back into the caliper with a caliper tool. Remove the tool and immediately insert the new brake pads.
8Set the caliper back into the mount and bolt it in with the socket set.
9Move to the Silverado 2500's right rear and repeat Steps 4 through 8. Remount the back tires and lug nuts. Lower the truck off the jack stands with the jack.
10Re-torque the lug nuts to 140 ft.-lbs. with a torque wrench.
