I have played Oboe for Five years now, and I need to replace the pads on the lower joint of the Oboe. I
have Pads I got off ebay, but I'm not sure how to replace them. I looked on youtube to see if I could find a video on how to replace the Pads, but I couldn't find anything. any suggestions?

Pads on oboes have to be very well seated to form a perfect seal which is tricky especially if they are cork, which most instruments do these days.
I assume the pads you've got were just sold as a ready made set. Not all instruments have the same diameter or thickness pads - they need to be replaced with ones the correct thickness as well as diameter. Finally when you have replaced the pads the instrument will need to be regulated so that everything works together. I seriously suggest you get this done by a specialist oboe technician - many woodwind techs don't understand oboes.
I don't know of anything on line but probably the best book is The Complete Woodwind Repair Manual by Reg Thorp which appears to be avaialable as an e-book from Amazon.

Good Luck

Ian

yes, I got the pads as a complete already made set. do you know of an Oboe technician in Washington?
thank you tons!

Sorry I can't help - I'm in UK.
I suggest you ask other oboists you know or find local teachers or pro players. Also search on napbirt.org. or the International Double Reed Society page on faceboook.

Ian

great! will do, thank you so much for your help!