Does the brake pads need to be lubed when doing the brakes?

Hello, I'm Danny.

You will not need to lube the pads themselves but the slider pins are important. You will see where to lube in the picture steps below. Here is a tutorial showing how to replace the rear brake pads and rotors:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-rear-brake-pads-and-rotors

Here is a YouTube video from our site showing how to compress the rear caliper piston.

https://youtu.be/j8YwfSKEzZo

I've attached picture steps below showing how to replace the rear brake pads and rotors on your car. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.