Ford Fusion: Front Brakes & Lower Control Arm
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- In this video I show the process of replacing brake pads and rotors on a Ford Fusion along with the process of replacing the front lower forward mounted control arm. -Enjoy!
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TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
*SIM TOOLS LCAT6803 Lower Control Arm Tool: amzn.to/2Sd7X4y
*Astro Pneumatic Tool 4980 0.498" Shank Super Duty Air Hammer: amzn.to/2DXDy7k
*Lisle 24300 Speedy Brake Pad Spreader: amzn.to/2DIDZkM
*OTC 6295 Front End Service Set: amzn.to/2r3XSex
Why is it necessary to lift suspension while tightening the 2 bolts? Is it gonna fall out if I don't?
@@staind288 On suspension bushings, it needs to be at its ride height because when you tighten the bolt, it clamps the metal sleeve in the center of the bushing. If you tighten it and then lower it to its ride height, it flexes the sleeve inside tge bushing beyond its designed limit and will wear out your bushing early.
@@jamesemerson7445 cool. Thanks for explaining this
Makes total sense now. Not sure how I didn't think of the sleeve being pinched
South Main Auto Repair LLC what if you change a ECU to like a holly or a hondata and keep all the catalytic converter EGR etc.can it still pass???
Nice to hear Hannah’s voice.
Come for the tips and tricks.
Stay for the "WHOA!"
As many times as he's done that I still jump when he says it.
Didn't get a "crab biscuit" however!?!?
@@tiredagain6722 probably because that's NOT what he says! Lol. It's "crap biscuit"
Every time I see the lower control arm tool, I want it. Then I look at Amazon and see it's $240 and remember why I haven't bought it yet. Then I tell myself "Hey, you can just weld one of those up yourself", then I forget all about it till I'm doing ball joints or control arms... or I see you using it again. Then it starts all over... it's a vicious circle
Are you blonde?
Hi, I’m earth. Have we met?
Hi Bruce L. Do you suffer from tool envy? It's a common problem! LOL!
@@94jimmy5 Most definitely
nice one Eric another fine video. just a quick hello from England.. i am only a bricklayer. but a hobbyist mechanic.. and you are by a long shot the best mechanic i have ever witnessed... on screen or in reality.. keep up the outstanding work my friend. Dave from England
D.S. It seems good mechanics are in short supply on both sides of the Atlantic. BTW what do you drive? if I was shopping for a car in the UK I would buy a Toyota made in Derbyshire.
David Sewell,
Good bricklayers are really important for a safe and long lasting house.
Don't under rate yourself.
it's a skill that some people just don't have, even if they seem competent.
Falling over garden walls is the result, no one would ever trust a house made by such a person.
@@zx8401ztv spot on!!!
Nice comment. Here in LA houses r mostly made of wood. Much lighter than brick. But subject to termites and rot if your roof leaks. And quite combustible. If they do use block, must reinforce with lots of steel. U don't have to many earthquakes over there, do u? Have a great day in your beautiful country!!
Good video Eric O
Hannah keeps Mr. O on his toes. She is always a good addition to the show. How her headlights are still clean and bright!
I do appreciate your comment "Peoples Republic of New York." Been gone about 7 years and don't miss the over control/over taxation one bit. Your channel is top notch!!
The bench buddy you call Roger not only vibrates the camera, it vibrates the whole shop! (lol)
Thanks for the videos. They never get old.
8:28 -- Eric, auto mechanic And French chef
Thanks to you, now every time I drop something I yell “WHOA!” That’s kind of a bad thing in the clinic I work at. 😲
I do this too.... What have you done to me Eric?!?
Jake Austin We’ve been SMA’d! We’ve been EricO’d! That’s gonna make his celebrity status even worse...walking around a mall and people just randomly yelling “WHOAA!”
Great video, glad to see someone who takes the time to pull off those rattle clips to clean the rust off the brackets. I've used that purple brake lube from permatex myself and have found that it likes to dry up on the slide pins which causes the slide pins to stick. Have you ever had that problem with that lube?
I never thought about removing a ball joint with an impact hammer (but not a pickle fork, front end kit, etc). I always learn something here! Love the comment about the anti-sieze too. I spit my drink out.... Thanks SMA!
Just did one of these, used a pitman arm puller to get the bushings off and a ball joint press to put them back in the knuckle
Eric know your videos are greatly appreciated I’ve learned a lot since following you and thanks to this video I’ve ended a few months of trying to find a correct control arm because the width of the male end I thought to be different was just a removable sleeve to take off and slap onto the new control arm.
It’s great to hear Hannah working alongside dad.
Let's all pour out a cold one for the Fusion, Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, and Taurus now that Ford has announced they are no longer going to make cars outside of the Mustang.
I love my Taurus
I heard that too. Crazy that Ford is giving up on all cars, except the Mustang. GM will be loving those potential customers beating down their dealership doors!
@@klwthe3rd I thought I just heard gm is giving up too Japan won
The only place I'll pour a cold one is down my throat!
GM is closing the plant here in Oshawa in 2019.
8 rounds in a magazine is not safe in NY but havimg brakes with 1mm of friction material and a bunch of loose ball joints is OK? I like upstate NY but dang your legislators are crazy.
More people need to use cars a a weapon then they will think about how stupid they sound when they say guns kill
@@maxwellpeter1598 they do! daily non stop, you just don't hear about it as much, because it's written up as an accident. but if it was all recorded from inside the vehicles I'm sure most would be deemed criminal operation
@@throttlebottle5906 exactly what I'm saying
Loose ball joints WILL fail you in NY, don't believe me go read it yourself on the NY DMV website for inspection regulations:
dmv.ny.gov/brochure/new-york-state-vehicle-safetyemissions-inspection-program
"Steering, Front End, Suspension, Chassis, Frame and Wheel Fasteners
Front end assembly - check condition
Steering wheel play - check for excessive freeplay
All steering linkages - check for tightness or binding, excessive wear and/or looseness in parts, including idler arm, center control arm, tie-rod ends, drag link ends, steering and pitman arms, gear box, cross shafts, bushings, wheel bearings, steering column or steering wheel shaft mounting
About as crazy as NJ! You can now legally go careening down the highway at 75 mph with no shocks, ball joints, OR brakes ... but God forbid that check engine light is on! Wouldn't
want to make the purple unicorns choke now, would we?!? Yep - no safety, only emissions ... 🤯😒
"WHAT" No brake cleaner !!!!! Big change on the auto industry
My thoughts exactly, he is slipping
Not when you have cooking on your mind!
Kkkkk
Hannah is correct, regarding the triangle.
Yup that's an equalteral
HAVING ALL SIDES EQUAL [EQUILATERAL]
@@kennethtibbitts6641 the triangular file has equal sides.
Ramekin. Learned something new today. Never heard that word ever in 54 years.
Happy Tuesday all! Nice to see Hannah again. Have a great week !
Brake pads. I had a 97 Ford 150 which I bought new in 98. When I took it in for the 100 k tune up they said the pads still had a few thousand left. I did do a great deal of highway driving while I had it. But was amazed that they were still in great shape. Guess it just depends on driving style.
Just recently traded off my 2011 Chevy equinox with 147000 miles on it ...never put brakes on it and visual ck looks like at least a third of the pads left. Like I used to tell my customers, they only wear when you push the pedal..... Had one customer that could burn the front and rear brakes on a 1 ton van down to the metal in 12,000 miles.....twice
Yeah, I typically get at least 80k from front pads too. I tend to drive on the throttle and leave a large gap from the vehicle in front. The 3 foot behind tailgaters are not only annoying and dangerous, they cost themselves money by having to dab their brake pedals constantly.
Buddy and I worked for a messenger service both bought 81 dodge colts, He got about 18,000 on the front pads and I got 75,000. I attribute it to driving style, I swear he could shave in the mirror of the car in front of him
that is an equilateral triangle all sides are the sale length thus the same angle. gotta love that white salt on everything
Hannah was correct about the terminology regarding an equilateral or an isosceles triangle.
I used the same puller for some carrier bearings a couple of day's ago worked just as it should. The front end service set that it comes in is affordable for what you get. I'm sure we would watch one of your videos even if it was you checking the air in one of your customers winter tires. I'm going to watch this one again just in case I missed something of interest!
WHOA! A vid without a scan tool?! What's the world coming to..
You're both right. Every equilateral triangle is isosceles.
listening to ya like a podcast as I make doughnuts 🍩 for Krispy Kreme!
I like the wrenching videos. Enjoy seeing these NY rust buckets getting fresh parts.
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The NY State Inspection seems like a pretty simple affair compared to the UK's MOT Test. You should check the comprehensive list of vehicle safety and emissions items that are checked. It was introduced in 1960 by the then Ministry of Transport (hence MOT) for vehicles over 10 years old, reduced to 3 years old in 1967. Certificates are now issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), but it is still called the MOT Test. Since 2012, the test certificate also lists the vehicle's recent mileage history from previous certificates on the DVSA database. "Classic" cars, first registered more than 40 years ago are exempt as are vehicles on some of the small islands where there is no convenient connection to larger islands or the mainland. At the other extreme, ambulances, taxis and and vehicles with more than eight passenger seats are tested annually from new. Goods vehicles have their own test requirements. (By the way, I'm a civil engineer not a vehicle mechanic, so apologies for any glaring inaccuracies).
This control arm replacement looked much more difficult for the DIYer than other replacements we've seen on this channel. If you can't just remove the old one, swap in the new one, without using special tools I'm out! I just bought the Astro 65SL light, brake piston compressor & hooks and the extreme purple stuff for Christmas. That special tool to pull that sleeve off is out of my wheelhouse so this job would have went to my local Napa Auto care center. Did I mention I just sent my car back to them for my 6th comeback this year alone? Seems they never can fix it right the first time ever time like SMA!
Very excited for any Video come from this channel.
scallops rock..especially wrapped in bacon...
Yummy
there is one I think it's the lower control arm on the front that you have to lower the subframe a little bit to get the bolt out. I learned so much from your videos thank you cuz I have a fusion just like that one.
Wish my repairs went as smoothly as yours. I gotta get a cart with all the tools within arms reach like you do. Maybe that's my problem. Been enjoying my SMA Sweatshirt. Trying to not get it all greased up. Anti seize is like roof cement. You can't use it without getting it on yourself somewhere.
Eric O Is A chef on his second job
Holy crap Ramekin! Is this now the pinky-out channel!!!!
Souffles and Ramekins? I suspect he eats Quiche in the deer blind too.
@@tiredoldmechanic1791 - Not sure I know what ANY of that is ... 😆
Hey Eric, did I see the outer pad going on the inside 7:14? maybe you switched it and I missed it! Always a great video, keep them coming!'
Great video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Looks like you know your stuff. I’m happy to know what Thanksgiving foods you like to eat. I’d ALSO liked to have learned what that purple lube was called and why you use it. Or shown the difference between the old and new break pads. I’ve watched two of your videos and they are excellent. For the people who know your style or know what they are doing they can fast forward to what they need to know. For people like me, who just are looking to be an informed consumer, I appreciated the other video where you are talking through what you are doing and why. I watch a ton of videos and don’t comment because I don’t feel like my comment would make a difference. I appreciate your willingness, time and effort it takes to put these videos together.
Do I watch Eric O. work or go to the unheated barn and lay under my truck to finish changing my brake hoses on my 03 Ram truck. I elected to watch Eric and enjoy a cup a joe from my Lazy Boy.
Have had that dilemma myself. Work on my own car out in the cold and dark, or... watch Eric O. My car still needs work.
Something went wrong. It came apart easy peasy. It’s good to hear miss Hanna back in the shop again.
Dipping cold turkey in Miracle Whip sounds good.
11:41 LOL air compressor kicks on while using a cordless impact.
Alright your next channel "cooking with Eric o" you can use big nasty to mash potatoes!
Lol
And then strike up the oxy acetylene torch for that oh so fancy Crème brûlée that Chef Eric is known for.
Anti seize can jump upto 40 feet I only have to see a tin in the distance and 'i have some on me......
Had a salesman come to the shop selling a new brand of anti-seize. One of the features was that it could easily be wiped of with a towel and didn't spread everywhere. I had to point out to him that being easily wiped off defeats the purpose of an anti-seize.
I have the same issue with super glue. No matter how careful I am I end up gluing my fingers together. Grrrrrr
Respect for tightening bolts on "ride high" , seems nobody else does it :)Great vid :)
:O who doesn't! I always have, even back as a brat...
" . . . and for dessert, we're having Lipitor!" Since Ford owns the patent on the MacPherson strut suspension they'd use it on most everything, but this car uses a 'short long arms double wishbone' front suspension. No one has ever accused me of having short long arms.
the conversation with hannah`s great
Thank you for the tip on the anti drag clips I have always struggled with them
Did you just install those "outer" pads on the inner side?
Haha you caught it! I did that intentionally to see who was paying attention :) Yes I did switch them around off camera :-D
@@SouthMainAuto uh huh sure you did LOL :-|
I noticed that too!! Mr. O don't start slipping now!
So I'm not crazy, well maybe just a little.
I was just going to ask the same question but I guess I'm a little late to the party lol.
The music while putting back the plastic shield would be good for dancing w/ Mrs. O in the kitchen, between souffles!
I think a dancing with Mrs O would make a good video. Can't wait to see the Mr shuffling his feet and tripping about like a hippy on bad shrooms.
The titles you used for the commentary was funny! It looked like 1960's era movie titles for a romantic comedy!
cold turkey in miracle whip :)))))
a weird quirk for sure, almost missed that
A dramatic snow day today eh? Got to dr real early between the plows and the patients snow and slush and snow so I did parkbrake drifting for about 15min solid. It was so picture perfect all the real sticky white snow on all the trees. I drove to walmart and back an hour each way. Just to look at the total whiteness of it all. it was real scary even with the best snow tires.
The language on this channel is out of control I tell you. Ramekin. How dare you! haha You always surprise us with something new. Thanks Dr. O!
Thank you for uploading a video this late. It's 2 am in California and I couldn't sleep. SMA to the rescue haha.
Hope the thanks are for entertainment & education; they dont put me to sleep. Learn a lot of tricks, but I now pay the mechanic, I'm to old to fix my car now!
Of course they're for the entertainment and education lol. I've learned a lot too.
I spend all day wrenching on cars. And I still get excited for an sma video. Do some tool reviews. You haven't done one in forever.
A Ford Fusion that hasn't gone nuclear? What a find.
IN A SURFERS VOICE......."Hey man, you put your outer in place of your inner."
rad!
I thought I was seeing things when the outer pad was installed
Not 100 on this but I don't think it's too critical on this particular assy.
it got out the door didn't it?@@staind288
@@rickjljr11 honestly, I haven't the slightest. I wasn't there during the reverse out the garage procedure.
Hello from Vancouver Canada
Sittin here watchin Dr.O beat on a Ford while polishing the brass frame of my new Uberti Ahhh.._.Lifes good.
Oh yeah.....cold turkey and miracle whip!!
Eric,
Great video! Im loving that vice - thank God for the guy that gave it to you.
SMA#1
God bless to you and Hannah
Paul
You should open a restaurant next to the shop, Eric! Picture this.... Folks could bring their car to be fixed, eat while the work is being done! South Main Eatery!
We need that cheese souffle recipe.
And another thing to do with left over mashed potatoes is to make gnocchi.
Wow, Ginger, Big nasty, Roger, Dave and Hannah! Everone gets to play (and get some never sneeze on them).
Great video Eric and love your chatting with Hannah 😆
Thanks for bringing me along.
So now your a cook, sharing recipes with Miss Hannah?!
Great Video. Isn't it great when parts come off without a fight!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Hey EricO, I did the plunge and just got a Tundra SR5 crewmax as my Christmas gift. If the Tundra is good enough for you then its good enough for me. LOL. if you have any time could you do an update video on your truck? likes/dislikes and sound of engine?
A triangle is scalene if all of its three sides are different (in which case, the three angles are also different). If two of its sides are equal, a triangle is called isosceles. A triangle with all three equal sides is called: Equilateral.
Great video Eric stay warm it's also snowing here in West Virginia
Look at you getting i'll jiggy with it on the all the music stuff. Love it
Well, That was easy!
Especially since did not get out of my chair...
Great video
The outer pad goes to outer??? Or i'm wrong???
Haha you caught it! I did that intentionally to see who was paying attention :) Yes I did switch them around off camera :-D
Enjoyed that one as I just did most of that a few weeks ago of course not as smooth. Had to replace the bearing and found out the previous owner didn’t put the the retainer ring on which ruined the hub also. Oh well just bought the car for 300$.
Eric, great video. I have to ask why i don't see you cutting rotors, just replacing them? Here in Soviet Jersey they put strong pressure on shops to cut them and not use new Chiniseum rotors
Dr O says " When bushings are loose, big nasty gets use"
New channel idea: Cooking with Eric O! LoL~!
Big NASTY needs it's own sound like Brake Clean does!
theme to Jaws would be good
Wow! A rare SMA brake video. Score!
Nuts and bolts video...the best.
Great video , love the nuts & bolts stuff
The youngster knows her triangles !
IIRC, it is the left front rear control arm that is a pain !
A triangle equal on all three sides is known as an equilateral triangle.
Eric: What's you opinion of Chinese brake parts? Some years back, I was stuck with my car on jack stands and could only find Chinese rotors. A few months later I had chatter, and vibration. Next time I shopped around, and got Canadian rotors and they lasted the life of the car. What's a guy to do?
Hugh Davey Avoid parts made of Chinesium as much as possible. I've had good service with EBC rotors.
lifetime Rotors + Semi Metallic Pads . I like Autozone . Hard Baking is What Causes The Most Heat/Warping !
@@wayneo7307 semi mets are the hardest on rotors. High quality rotors + ceramics are the way to go man.
WHOA!!...love when he says that...good work as always.
this is now a cooking show, not a car repair show
Do you ever find you need to turn your new rotors before you install them down South we find the new rotors from O'Reilly's or advance need to be turned prior to installation
What's everyones dreaded rear break assembly? Mine is the one with the intergraded parking break with the rotating piston, man are those a pain in the behind!!
I had Fords with the parking brake integrated into the calipers. I just needed a small tool that fit the piston and screwed it back down into the caliper. Otherwise, the same as regular disc brakes.
Can u shoot some more close ups of the bolts and and ball joints etc when workin on em to get a better idea of the set up plz?
Nice video and a pleasant surprise to have Hannah in there
I was interested to see how you keep the pads from being pushed out of the bracket by the "V" springs as you install the caliper. Mr. O, I do believe you forgot the "V" springs. I've so far found a small "C" clamp holds them nicely while i slide the caliper down over them.
Do most New Yorkers keep two sets of wheels with winter and summer tires instead of switching tires on and off?
Many Pennsylvanians do, too. It just makes sense. I'm gonna put a set of winter tires on my original set of wheels when I get them so I can put my Crosstrek wheels away for the winter.
In Michigan it's common for people to buy aftermarket wheels for their summer tires and put the winter tires on the stock ones. Salt is not friendly to wheels.
When I had my car, that's the way I did it, it's just much easier.
because most cars have steelies now its cheap enough to do that
We do it in MA. All seasons do everything half assed, while dedicated summer and dedicated winter tires excel during both respective seasons.
Congrats on winning the contest!
SMA kitchen. With your host Eric O and Hannah . watch out Martha Stewart !
seems like ceramic is all the rage today in brake pads. Do you put ceramics on these vehicles or what decides what composition you use? Besides dust, semi metallic seem to be the way to go but I hear they are noisy. What is your experience with semi metallic? Are they as noisy as all the websites that compare pads say''?
I use oem compound, if it came with semi metallic, it gets those, if it comes with ceramic it gets them
Semi metallics are noisy, dusty, and very hard on rotors and wears em down quickly. They bite hard though and are cheap. I go with ceramics exclusively now on my cars. Quiet, very minimal dust, last a long time, easy on rotors. They don't bite quite as hard and are more expensive. I hate the look of dusty wheels so that alone is worth the extra cost to me.
I noticed that you mentioned that in new york you cannot fail for a loose ball joint. So my question to you is can they refuse to give you the inspection sticker for not letting them replace your cabin air filter?
I was watching a brake job that turned into south hell's kitchen.
I just subscribed, love your videos! Informative, & funny! Keep’em coming brother!