My fellow Mini Cooper Diehards, are you hearing squealing noises or metal on metal sounds coming from the rear of your car? You might have worn rear brake pads! The Mini Cooper has one of the easiest rear pads to change so please do not spend $300-$400 and let a shop do the work. Do it yourself in under 45mins.

This DIY was performed on a 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman S but the process should be applicable to many other Mini Coopers to include:

2011, 2012, 2013 R56 Mini Cooper S Hatchback
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 R55 Mini Cooper S Clubman
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 R56 Mini Cooper S Convertible
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Mini Cooper S R58 Coupe
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Mini Cooper S R59 Roadster
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Mini Cooper S R60 Countryman
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Mini Cooper S R61 Paceman

The process involves lifting the rear end of your Mini up and on jack stands, removing two bolts, pulling off the brake caliper, then retracting the caliper piston. The only specialized tool required, is a piston retractor like the following from Harbor Freight:

https://www.harborfreight.com/disc-br...

If you guys have any questions, please post below and I will do my best to help. As always, thank you for watching and supporting my channel! Until the next time, this is Peter, The Automotive Fanatic!

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