Are the rear brakes drums?
No. This book says the front and rear disc brakes self-adjust when the pedal is applied.
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2018 Nissan Pathfinder
2018 Pathfinder front and rear discs are self-adjusting. Pads have audible wear indicators. No pad thickness or caliper torque is printed.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Brake type | Front and rear disc brakes. They self-adjust when the pedal is applied. |
| Wear indicator | Audible. A high-pitched scraping or screeching while moving, with or without the pedal applied. |
| Severe inspection | Pads and rotors: inspect every 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 6 months. Brake fluid: replace every 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or 12 months. |
| Fluid | Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid or equivalent DOT 3. The capacity cells are dashes. |
| What is not printed | No pad thickness, rotor discard thickness, or caliper torque. |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2018 Nissan Pathfinder owner's manual, brakes and maintenance (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2018 Nissan Pathfinder owner's manual, brakes and maintenance (opens in a new tab), Nissan North America, Inc., published 2017-12-11, read 2026-10-16.
Jack and jack stands
A wheel has to come off for a visual check. Support the vehicle on stands. Use the lift points in the owner's manual.
Torque wrench
For the wheel nuts after the vehicle is on the ground. The figure is on the wheel lug nut guide, 83 ft-lb (113 N·m). It is not a caliper torque.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Brake type | Front and rear disc brakes. They self-adjust when the pedal is applied. | Brakes, self-adjusting brakes |
| Wear indicator | Audible. A high-pitched scraping or screeching while moving, with or without the pedal applied. | Brake pad wear indicators |
| Severe inspection | Pads and rotors: inspect every 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 6 months. Brake fluid: replace every 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or 12 months. | Maintenance under severe operating conditions |
| Fluid | Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid or equivalent DOT 3. The capacity cells are dashes. | Recommended fluids and capacities |
| What is not printed | No pad thickness, rotor discard thickness, or caliper torque. | This page. Those figures stay off until a service procedure is cited. |
A high-pitched scrape or screech while the vehicle is moving is the pad wear indicator. Have the brakes checked as soon as possible. A light squeal in a gentle stop can be normal.
Under the severe conditions the book lists, inspect pads and rotors every 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 6 months. Replace the fluid every 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or 12 months with Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid or equivalent DOT 3.
No pad thickness, rotor minimum, or caliper torque was in the pages read. Get a service procedure for this Pathfinder before you remove a caliper. Front and rear are both discs, and the book does not give them separate thicknesses.
2018 Pathfinder Owner's Manual and Maintenance Information. A printing line was not found in the pages read. The PDF file was created December 11, 2017. The wear-indicator paragraph, the self-adjusting sentence, the DOT 3 row, and the severe-maintenance lines are the procedure this page will stand on. A pad thickness was not printed.
Wheel nuts are on the lug nut guide.
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Part
Genuine NISSAN Super Heavy Duty Brake Fluid
Or equivalent DOT 3. Capacity is not printed. Use fluid from a sealed container.
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Part
Front brake pads for a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder
No pad part number or minimum thickness is printed. The wear indicator is the noise the book describes. Confirm the brake option before you buy.
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Rear brake pads for a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder
The rear brakes are discs and have audible wear indicators. No rear pad number or thickness is printed.
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Tool
Jack and jack stands
A wheel has to come off for a visual check. Support the vehicle on stands. Use the lift points in the owner's manual.
Tool
Torque wrench
For the wheel nuts after the vehicle is on the ground. The figure is on the wheel lug nut guide, 83 ft-lb (113 N·m). It is not a caliper torque.
No. This book says the front and rear disc brakes self-adjust when the pedal is applied.
That torque was not in the pages read. The wheel-nut figure is 83 ft-lb (113 N·m) and is not a caliper torque.
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Same repair, different model year. Use the page that matches the truck or car in the driveway. A figure on one year is not a figure for the next.
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