'14 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Front Brakes
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- In this video I find out I am missing an 11mm Allen Socket that is required to replace the front brakes on this vehicle 😱. No worries though, Napa #notasponsor had one in stock 😉 -Enjoy!
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Never get sick of brake jobs.
Gravy on the meat and taters!!
In 1978 when I got my drivers license I would never have thought that I would be watching car repair videos on something called the internet and liking it.
Rig up a zip line over the bridge so Ms. Marie can pay her debts for raccoon damage fix.
No brake cleaner? Damn
Yea love the sound affect.
That was my first thought too.
Eric O: I should stop doing so many front brake videos.
Also Eric O: stupid decisions by automakers force me to make so many front brake videos.
Me: Still gonna watch it.
"I'm running behind today"
takes a 20 min test drive lol
and hit the ice cream shop
Chrysler engineering Dept: What's the most uncommon bolt size?
Chrysler Mechanics: well a 11mm is pretty uncommon but I bought a Craftsman set that come with a 11mm never really used it.
Chrysler engineering Dept: oh well did it have a 11mm Allen key?
Chrysler Mechanics: no never seen one of them...
Chrysler engineering Dept: great we are going to make are brake pins 11mm Allen.
Mechanics: .....
Chrysler purchasing department:
"Hey boss, I found a great deal on 500,000 11mm caliper bolts".................................
Not a lot of brain to buy Chrysler junk
Growing up in a Chrysler household this strikes home.
@@threefortyduster just another way to try to get you back to the stealership..all manufacturers do the same crap.
@@bojangleszj How does a $6 tool make a dealership visit any more necessary? Reminds me of a customer remark at a parts store when Torx fasteners started appearing on cars: "They're just trying to make it where a man can't work on his own car anymore."
A brake job with no brake clean? I must in good conscience, give this video a thumbs down. Just Kidding!
coated rotors - Mr O is becoming a eco hippy
Mrflash222006 yes the rubber gloves in all the recent videos and now no brake cleaner 🤔
Sigh..........SMA going to hell in a hand basket.......next thing you know, uncoated rotors and economy brake pads.
Ahhhhhh the question; " How long will it take to do?"
Answer: As long as it takes!!!!!
And that's the way it is!!!!!
and its done when i say so
How long will it take? What’s your budget?
@@PaulyD0859 that's the $64,000 question I always got when you call the customer back and tell them (1) how much and of course they say, how long?? I'd say when I get the parts and turn the rotors and assemble it and take it for a test drive to insure everything is ok, I'll call you
@@RedArwBus LOL, I can do it while you wait, just bring a cut lunch, a thermos and you can teach yourself to knit in the meantime.
Gotta turn the camera off so I can swear. Story of my life! Love you man!
Chrysler, reinventing the wheel one 11mm hex at a time.....
I work at a Chrysler dealership and just last week the shop foreman comes over to me and asks "Do you have an 11 mm allen socket?, I am doing a brake job and a Grand Cherokee and I dont have a socket to fit it!"
This Video made my day! Every thing Eric O said is just what I say daily! I've been doing this for 32 years and brother I quit every day! Truest statement "We dont like surprises" Still chuckling at that one!
Chrysler probably still using inch parts on some stuff. 7/16=11.1125
Just picturing the Mopar engineer's assistant "Boss, will 10mm female hex work for this caliper pin fastener?"
"NO"
"Oh, because I was just thinking that everyone has a"
"I said no"
Lol so true... Send like they could have came up with something unique. Some 7 pointed 11.5mm, inverted or something like that...
ERIC quote of the day from AvE KNOWED BY THE STATE OF CANCER TO CAUSE CALIFORNIA
Eleven mill allen's are a bit of an oddity, but yes, every now and then some engineer will specify their use and getting the appropriate wrench can be a bit of a trial.
Recently a friend of mine thought it would be a good idea to buy an old BSA Gold Star 500 motorcycle. He was doing a bit of work on it and there was a fair amount of cussing going on when he found that his tools, either imperial or metric, simply did not fit properly. I watched quietly for a few minutes and then asked the question, "Have you ever heard of British Standard Whitworth?" He gave me a look like I was from the dark side of the moon and I then went on to explain about how England, being an island and all, had developed their very own standard for thread pitches and bolt heads. He called a couple of local tool emporiums only to be told he would have to go to the dreaded Snap On dealer. He called them and they named prices that gave him heart palpitations. I just smiled as his frustration grew. He told me I was a smug SOB who seemed to be enjoying his plight and I admitted it. Then I told him, "I'm going home now. I might have to dig out an old tool box that I seldom use these days. It's the tool box that I used to use when I rode Nortons." He called me about an hour later and asked if he could borrow my "Norton tools". Moral of the story is never ever get rid of old tools. Never can tell when they might come in handy.
I'm just waiting now until he loses a bolt. You see, this smug SOB also happens to have another old tool box filled with spare nuts and bolts along with a tap and die set from when I rode Nortons.................
bet he loves your smug ass now !!!!!
Its all fun and games with that ice cream, until that metabolism kicks in and your on to adding pounds! ;)
more like when the metabolism checks out.
7/16 should be the same.
on those caliper bolts a 7/16 is a hair too big. But a sander fixes that issue.
The notification came up and I actually said out loud "sweet, brake job"
Me Too! Brake Job I'm there!!!!!!
I forgot how fun is to watch you do brake jobs. It's not so much that we need to see another brake job video, it's all the color commentary that goes with it. Thank you, Sir. Many laughs were had.
The bridge is out?? On the way to the ice cream shop??? Say WHAT?!?!?
I'd call that an EMERGENCY.... I bet NOW you wish you woulda got your own Taylor Ice Cream Machine.... Heh heh!
Dodge Challenger! hahaha! I did the fuel pumps in mine the other day.... omg. Now, to a superpro ace tech like yourself, I'm sure it's a yawner, but to a home gamer like me, holy crap. That tank lock ring, SO glad I bought the OTC tool... (OTC Tank Lock Ring Tool, #6599, bought on amazon, not a sponsor, is actually a nice tool.) Still needed a breaker bar, but I got those off... then the whole thing, with, tie a string to the lines, pull out the passenger side pump, untie your string, tie it to the new lines, pull the new lines on the new pump back through with the string.... Hahahah! I was like, are you kidding me?? Is this really what they do??
But I got them in, and it is no longer a Dodge Paperweight. It runs. It is alive. It's an SRT8 again. It's actually running really good. And there's no leaks, no gas smell, so I guess I got the new O-rings on, and got the lock rings back on properly....
I hate the smell of gasoline anyways, so I had the whole backseat area covered in plastic & beach towels, lest a drop of gas touch my pristine interior on my precious toy summer car.... I'll tell you what, I'm definitely older than you, but, crawling in & out of that teeny backseat 100 times and contorting around like a Cirque De Soleil performer almost killed me. Holy crap. I took an extra pain pill this morning. I have muscles I didn't even know I had, in some strange places, that are doing a lot of complaining this morning....
I'm sure you are not impressed, and I'm sure you could do that job in your sleep. That is not the point. The point, Sir, is that, watching your videos, has given me the confidence, to take a run at jobs like that... and, I saved $1500 bucks, doing it myself, so, Thank You Sir. Thank you for doing what you do. I appreciate it, and I hope you keep it up.
If you can do it.... I can do it. I'm real sore, but I'm feeling pretty smug about doing it myself.... Heh heh heh!
Patrick Morrissey I feel your pain! I'm 51 years young (or so I thought!) myself, and have a part time shop for a few extra $ on the side. The job I had last Friday was nowhere near as complicated, but, just as painful for a day or two, as yours. I replaced the shift tube and plunger assembly in a friends 2001 Ford Ranger. 4 hours of laying upside down, standing on my head, and working blind under the dash got the job done. 5 days later, the muscles I'd forgotten about feel better, however, I can still feel where the drivers side seat belt buckle was digging into my ribs!
I also had a "ya big dummy" moment as I was putting it back together. Since the 2 T-15 screws holding the hood release were the hardest to get out (except for the 2 that you have to take out from behind the column to remove the assembly that I'd already put back in), I figured I'd put them back in first. When I went to replace the plastic trim piece on the bottom of the dash, I remembered that those 2 screws are the ones that secure the middle of the trim. I literally crawled out of the cab, hung my head in shame and said to myself "YA BIG DUMMY"!
Anyway, the job got done and the truck is back on the road doing truck stuff. As always, I congratulated myself with a few cold beverages after finishing.
@@MikeBrown-ii3pt Ohhhh My.... hahahaha! I hate crawling under the dash. My "big dummy" moment came as I wrapped it up.... I got it together somewhat, and thought I'd try it, just to make sure. Car cranks and cranks, sputters, nothing. Fuel gauge on E. I'm like, what in the thunder..... omg. I did not go through this, for it to not work.... Then the little light bulb goes on over my head.... Ohhh yeah that's right, I pumped out all the gas first, so I wouldn't be splashing around in gas the whole time.... Maybe I should pour that back in??? Yeah, maybe.... Pour the gas back in.... Starts right up with authority.... Hahahaha! Ahhh, sometimes I'm glad no one is filming me do these things.... Hahaha! Yeah, cold drinks & cigars are an important part of the process at the end.... Yeah, turning 40 wasn't bad... 50 was a little worse. Yesterday was my 8th birthday. 8 years since I got my stent. So besides that, and the herniated disc, and the knee, and the neck, it's going great, yeah.... Hahahahahhaha! It gets tougher... Your mind says yeah man, let's do this.... Your body, has other ideas....
Patrick Morrissey I hear ya brother! I've had the light bulb come on many times! As far as the pain/suffering goes, it's like the old Toby Keith song "As Good As I Once Was" says...My body says you can't do this boy but my mind says ohhh yes you can!
Personally, I don't own/drive anything newer than 1994 (except my semi tractor-I'm an owner operator as my full time job). Younger people ask me why I don't buy new vehicles every few years instead of fixing my old stuff. I always give them 2 reasons. 1) I don't want to, even though I can afford too. 2) Most newer vehicles have no soul!
Nothing against you or your Challenger because even though I'm a GM guy, I've never liked the 1st gen Camaro, which GM obviously went for with the new ones, and, while the Mustangs aren't bad looking, I just don't identify with them. However, my wife and I had a Challenger as a rental car for a few days last summer while visiting our daughter and twin grandsons in another state. I'm not ashamed to admit that I "connected" with that car! As we were returning that black beauty at the airport, she caught me looking back and said "You wanna keep it don't you? I do too!" Apparently, she'd "connected" with it too! My wife is also a gear head, gotta love her lol!
Chrysler gives a whole new meaning to "where's the 10 mil?".
Welcome to South Main Brakes and other things.
4:12 Reminds me of when I had my excavating co. "while you're here" and expect it for free.
I’m just waiting for the day you say your a sponsor for something, Then I will buy something from them😂😂😂😂😂 Ps Your I’m not a sponsor saying is almost as good as pulling out the brake cleaner lol
Why not use a 7/16 Eric !!!! 😆😆
100% would have fit 0.003" difference
C'mon Eric everyone has an 11mm hex socket. Even my grandmother has one lol.
I can't believe he doesn't have a set of the plain old Allen wrenches, with that said I better make sure mine has an 11, seems like a bastard size. I went and checked my craps-man set only goes to 8
Quiet Sunday morning until I ran into my neighbor. Single parent 2 year old daughter. Tells me lost front braked on car. Took day off because afraid to drive.. Didn't need to test drive I hear metal to metal sound right front brake. Couldn't afford the repair quoted over $300. 00 for a Kia Sorento.. New Pads and rotors $160. There goes my Sunday. I had them get the parts.. Took the car to my buddies garage. Gave it the full ERIC O brake job. Cookie wheel rust off hub face.. Blasted brackets. Brake caliper grease pins moving free etc. Return car now safe to drive more important children are safe. I A,M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY AT A BOYS HERE.! Just saying if you do brakes do it the way Eric does. Clean grease as need. My payment if you are interested. Another tread in my stairway to heaven. Also a big smile and a hug from the little one/
It's not classed as a brake job without brake cleaner. ;-)
Also, that jeep was very clean underneath.. 👍 🇬🇧
lol, reckon they flick 'er into 4WD to get up the gutter to wash 'er?
I wonder if they come to a complete stop at speed bumps, that's my favourite! *chuckles*
As someone in Australia, seems foreign to have calipers as a consumable item, salt belt is nasty on cars.
"Hey, it's that guy!" I don't know why but that brought tears to my eyes for laughing so hard. Love the videos Mr. O!
It was so natural, that's why it's funny.
We had a Grand Cherokee the customers had changed the tires in the back well all-wheel drive all time you can't do that it had the Mercedes transmission look like a damn PTO hanging out of it LOL but because of that transmission couldn't keep up with the two different speeds burn it up
Eric,
11mm = .433
7/16 = .4375
You should be able to use 7/16. Never sick of YOUR brake jobs.
SMA#1
God bless
Paul
Excellent idea!! If I didn't have a 7/16 I would've machined down the tip of a 12mm. Your idea makes me think of how
many times I've used a 9/16" wrench/socket on a 14mm bolt or 3/4" on a 17mm bolt....or, like Eric has said - use a metric Crescent wrench...
Jack Nobles 3/4 on a 19*
@@ilikeboost4764 Oopsy! Stand corrected!
While I have your "ear" - you have any recommendation for brand of scanner tool? I was looking at Harbor Freight's Zurich brand (Zurich 11 or 13)-they any good?
Jack Nobles I have no clue. I need to get a scanner but don't have one currently.
Really, if you had a brain you would have bought a complete set, which includes the 11mm
Nice T shirt, 11mm, bridge out so no ice cream, and Main street has been reduced to a pile. Check. :)
Sigh....the end is nigh for Avoca.
Fiat (not a sponsor) is showing they can undermine simplicity in engineering is all that 11MM socket means.
I keep saying.....your becoming AMERICAS MOST TRUSTED TH-cam MECHANIC
WAIT Eric --- did you say the bridge was out to the ICE CREAM SHOP??? That's just not right, plain un-American I'd have to pitch HELL about that!!!!!
Are you kidding? Eric goes there so often they will likely deliver to him :-)
Eric will be able to get maku up time if that road closed sign blocks the shop that means vacation time is near bring a frisbee dish for a large strawberry ice cream 😋😋😋😋☺️☺️😋😋
We change the transmission change the tires got them all the same size resold a vehicle and told the new owner do not vary the tire size 9 months later it came back same thing this time they had to pay it is what it is that Mercedes transmission does not like different speeds front and rear at all and it runs like crap to because computers don't like it either have you dealt with that
I lost my Snap On 7/16 wrench like 20 years ago. Been using an 11mm ever since.
I was thinking of that too.
Can never have enough tools! Snappy should be rolling up any minute.
Oh, did you find anything else why you were under there?
“All depends how much you wanna spend”.
Fucking rape truck 😂😂😂😂
Come-on man. Do you not realize that 11mm is almost identical to 7/16" (within 0.004"). Surely you have a 7/16" Allen socket. Got to get your metric to imperial conversions figured out Eric.
SATAMAN Schmidt
I was about to say.
Private investigations by Dr O... Never seen in the same car twice
11mm same as 7/16” close enough 😁
If it fits, it's even better since its slightly larger, tighter fit.
Donuts coffee or booze 😂 I'm dead
I was going to do the brakes on my '14 Grand Cherokee in the next week or so...impeccable timing....thanks for telling me I need to buy a new socket!!
Hahaha I did a brake job on a grand Cherokee a few months ago and thought the same thing when I saw it wasn't just a simple bolt holding the caliper. Come on Chrysler!
Fiat size caliber bolt. Wait till they merge wit Renault..
@7:14 those rubbers have to come out, and you need to clean underneath them. Those are German ATE brakes (thanks to Daimler), and they even make a special tool for that (looks like a bottle brush Flex-Hone 22mm front 18mm for the rear) to clean out or hone the holes where those rubbers sit in. It corrodes and puts pressure on the rubber that makes your slide pins stick. Common sense to use silicone based oil or grease for the rubber.
Ok I wouldn't have thought of using a torx bit. Seems i'm not you either but damn close :)
Wow, I have "cred"! I have resorted to using a torx when faced with an oddball allen that wasn't in my collection.
Brake jobs do get monotonous for sure, but unfortunately brakes and ball joints are necessary to keep the lights on and water running. I enjoy powertrain work and really tough diag stuff but it can tie up bays and many consecutive days, plus the vehicle could end up in the parking lot for who knows how long before the customer comes to pay the bill.
Ha! Had to laugh cause I said the same thing about an 11MM Allen head when I first did the brakes on my 14 GC as well.
least it wasn't a VW that needed an "inverted spline" driver @ 86 fun tickets!
Love love love it! when manufacturers decide to design a new fastener for no good reason other than to try to stop us fixin em!
They'll NEVER defeat us!!! NEVVAAARRRRRRR!!! AND we do a FAR better job than the dealerships will EVER do!!!
Gotta love those triple squares
Ive done them, after i baught the sockets, never seen another one
7/16 will fit 11mm, 5/16 will double as a 8mm, 3/4 is only .002 away from 19mm. 5/32 works for 4mm. I've used that knowledge often in factory maintenance.
Tony Whitaker ... Absolutely correct. A 14mm wrench or socket is actually better on 9/16" hex head bolts or nuts due to being very slightly tighter in fitment.
Conversely, a ½" wrench or socket fits tighter on a 13mm hex. The catch is that 13mm hex bolts or nuts are very rare.
fully focused on the video until the "Stress Reduction Bang Head Here" sign on the wall showed up
I saw that too. Thing is, has he used it?
Thanks SMA for another great video!
As a retired diesel mechanic I have a question about pushing old brake fluid backwards in the system????
What are your thoughts on doing this???
The reason I ask is that I attended Bendix Westinghouse air & hydraulic brake school and reverse flow we were told is not a good practice as it is old fluid that has been heated and cooled many cycles and this causes condensation. We were told better to crack the bleed valve and expelled the old fluid!
The reason we dont do that up here in northern ny or at least i dont do that i cant speak for everyone, is because with the rust issues sometimes cracking a bleeder when u dont have too can open up a whole nother nightmare. Its not as simple as jist cracking open a bleeder around here. Besides ive done brakes like this for years and never once has an issue.
@@dylankinch2735
Well your lucky!
In the medium and heavy truck industry (26,000 lbs and to 80,000lbs) you have to sign off on the repair. If a problem arise you can beheld liable too the point of vehicular homicide!!!!
So to me shortcut could cost a life and it not worth the chance!!!! It could very well be your family!!!
And the units I worked on ran Canada to the US southern border.
Never disappointed with the SMA videos!
This must be a car jeep that's just passing through, it's not a rust bucket. You could've order replacement pins that were 5/8 or something else to make it easy on the next guy !!!
In Canada metric sets often don't include 11 and16 mm sizes because they match very closely with 7/16 and 5/8 and everyone has those. I had to replace the brakes on my 08 GC Jeep at 150,000 km (about 90,000 mi) because the rotors were pitted, just like the one in this video. The rust on my Jeep was not too bad, except I foolishly decided to replace the struts and I broke the bottom bolt and it had to be cut out with a torch and I ended up needing to buying a very expensive lower control arm.
Great video as usual! Another Eric w a channel posted a brake video recently and not to be rude but he may want to start watching yours. Just saying.
.....makes me think of the Mask " I just want an oil Change"......THEN " DIFF'S SHOT AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!".......hmm Challenger...gonna be fun finding those 2 piece rotors for the 6 piston brembos.............."Singing Mechanic"...could be a new Show..
I spritzed the room with brake cleaner just before the video. Sweet sweet smell. Then what ta fish, you didn't oblige. 😢
Welcome to the legacy of having been owned by Mercedes-Benz.
Not a drop of brake Kleen?who is in charge of quality control?Mrs O.....
2019 Subaru Ascent Front Caliper bolts are also 11mm Hex
Chrysler found an overstock supplier for 11mm cap head hex bolts. They probably saved a penny per fanstener. Go Chisler. I mean Chrysler. :-)
Really impressed with your multiple talents - you know "how to do it" and you know how to present your skills in a very entertaining and understandable manner. (Though, I must admit to having occasional beverage control issues when you explain some subtle nuance of the problem at hand.) Please permit me to make a very small criticism, sometimes I sense that you don't know which tool to use. Exhibit A: the 11mm Allen Socket requirement to do the '14 Grand Chereokee brake job - I really think that the secondary use of your small magnetic light should have been employed during the repair as it may have made it a little easier for you to deal with. Just a suggestion! 😁😁
Jeep = Fiat, which means you get the odd Euro sizes .. 11 and 16mm ;)
Fiat was not yet in the equation when this model of Jeep was designed.
Mercedes was though and they use 11mm...
wheres the rust???
"NAPER, not a sponser."
*pulls out of the shop, huge NAPER logo on the roof*
That he pays for...
The fun thing you got one Now Yeah Buddy!!!, Now Where are my Glasses!!!; )
11mm is NOT a preferred metric size - manufacturer ought to RTFM. It's in Machinery's......
10:16 Shiney McShinerson tires there
Thank you! First, I did not have an 11mm hex either. Your video saved me a huge amount of time and money. It seems the "anti rattle" clip actually affects brake operation. I completed a pad and rotor change easily enough but FAILED to note the installation position of the aforementioned clips. Following my incorrect clip installation, I experienced terrible pedal fade. I thought I had damaged a caliper or something. I then watched your video and noted the clip position . I then repositioned my clip correctly AND magically, the brakes then functioned normally. PS I enjoyed the banter!
I used the double nut Allen key replacement for a 17 mm motorcycle fork cap about a year ago. Worked great.
Edit: because why not use a 17mm Allen, thanks Yamaha🙄.....
Lol dumptruck is above the law and didn't stop, he must work for Justin Sturgill Trucking.... Good job driver 10-4!
I bought a 13pc set of sunex 3/8 drive one piece hex bits long ago. They have both metric and standard in one set + a nice case. They run from 4mm to 1/2. The set includes a 7/16 which is usually close enough to a 11mm. I use those 1/2 drive harbor freight one piece hex bits for larger sizes.
I admit I came for the laughs. I wasn't disappointed.
So how does NAPA delivery work? Do they charge a fee every time you need them to deliver a part? What if you don't need the part, is there a penalty for that? What if you opened the box?
I'd like if you could explain how the relationship between shops and suppliers works. For us DIY folks Napa is just another store but shops seem to have more going on with them. Thanks!
You need to go back to your youth when you were wrenching on car in the dirt with your buddies and you had to SCROUNGE up solutions instead of having them delivered !
11mm = 0.433" , only 0.066" smaller than 1/2" ! Get a 5/16" diameter bolt and a couple of nut. (5/16" 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎 1/2" 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡 /𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ.) Place the nuts on the bolt and lock them together like you said, then chuck it in a bench vise. Maybe 5 or 10 licks with a file on each of the 6 flats and you have an 11mm hex key !
WOOH!! Why does the other bay have a "NAPA AutoCare Center sign????? You mean "NAPA-notasponser AutoCare Center:??? That's FREE advertising Mr.O I'm surprised you let that slip!
This guy www.rapidtables.com/convert/length/mm-to-inch.html says 11mm converts to approx 7/16". (11.1125mm is exactly 7/16"). Hope that helps.
So you fixed Miss Marie's raccoon-shattered Hondoo for a strawberry sundae, but now you can't get to the ice cream store to receive payment? Either you weren't thinking or she pulled fast one on you dude. ;)
BTW, what's worse...needing an 11mm Allen for the Jeep or needing a tri-square bit for a VW?
I'm a Chassis/Suspension Designer since 1995....Trust me, most Engineers wouldn't even flinch on buying off on these oddball fasteners.
ring ring at 3PM, ""I need my my brakes changed"", OK how soon, ""well they started GRINDING about a week ago and we're leaving on a road trip tomorrow morning (around the country twice) ................""" yep, that's how it goes all too often
You can always squeeze in extra work that the customers drops on you if the conditions are right. Consider this scenario:
A customer calls Eric "I need new front brakes, can you get me fixed up?"
ERIC: "Sure, bring it in on ___day at ___ time."
Customer shows up right on time. Customer "Oh, I think it's time I need my timing belt replaced, can you squeeze that in too?"
ERIC: "I don't think I have the time to do that today."
Customer: "I'll pay you double your normal labor costs plus all the strawberry ice cream sundaes you can eat!"
ERIC: "Well, in that case....."
Leave it to Chrysler to reinvent the wheel with the caliper bolts. I don't know how they are still in business.
For the Honda, my 2000 grand Prix has 284,000 miles and the original calipers.
My 2001 Sonoma had the original front calipers at 252,000. The rears lasted 220,000 miles.
My 1990 blazer at 182,000 had the original calipers in the front. My brothers 2000 blazer has 274,000 miles and had the original calipers.
I just don't get why people change there calipers if they are not bad...
What was strange as we had issues with the throttle body of all things computers went nuts they did not like the different size wheels and they spread it like a virus it took a minute for us to figure that out the first time but never again good luck brother
At least it was a real Jeep not the Fiat Renegade junk nothing but four wheel drive Fiat with a Jeep name junk
At least a Nitro is a Jeep with a Dodge name that's cool
That's that stuff he sprayed the hub with before putting the rotor on?
Napper...not a sponsor...to the rescue! My local NAPA recently moved from their old, hole in the wall location that was WELL off the beaten path, to an abandoned grocery store in a shopping center. The "new" store is within a stones throw of one of the 4 auto parts "stores" that employs clueless teenagers punching keyboards only to find that they don't stock that part! Luckily, my NAPA kept their crew of experienced old guys, along with a few youngsters, that actually know what they're doing! Now, they're even open on Sunday, so, I can pretty much pass by the other "stores" when I need something.
With that said, I'm kinda disappointed in this video. No Baaaaah sound effect for the Fluid Film, no brake cleaner or it's intro music, and, no Big Nasty? What gives here?!? At least the B.F.H. made an appearance lol!
I love it when you HAVE TO BUY new tools to do a simple job..... NOT...... well really yes if it gets you into the Snapon Truck. Nice to see South Main Street getting re-paved. Looks like it needs it and can't wait for the "Test Drive" of the street when their job is completed. The real question is.... Once the street is repaired and all silky smooth.... where will you go to test for loose shocks and undercarriage components? Call the Army Corps of Engineers and see if they have an "Ice Cream Bridge" they can loan you.... or a Taylor machine for your office.
If you think Chrysler's 11MM is annoying look at MOEN faucet systems 7/64" Allen key....savage bastards.
My question is why are Jeep brakes so expensive?! Doing a ‘12 Grand Cherokee and it’s costing $400.00 in regular parts from Advance(not a sponsor) and that includes a 25% off coupon!
Same here no 11mm....hey service writer I don't have an 11mm...okay hang on calls advance "shop PO"buys whole rail of allens with 11mm included...me keeps the whole rail for free "shop supplies"
I think Napa ought to have SMA stickers and such for sale at the counter. Good or bad publicity is publicity. Maybe ask them about licencing an SMA/NAPA sticker promo. Would definitely buy a sticker locally for my tool box. Probably sit and talk at the counter about SMA for an extra two minutes as well.
Thanks for the 11mm tip.
Brake jobs are the bomb, commentary is great too! Change title, to 15, said in the vid it was a 15, you have titled as 14...just sayin
11 mm Allen. Here is what I think happens,,, the major tool truck CEOs get together and lobby the Big Three, "Our tool sales are down 15% this quarter, how about coming up with, let's say seven new fasterner designs".
That's 'Sods law' , the one you need is the one you aint got :-D
People pull the trick of extra faults with electronic repairs, i found it bloody annoying when i did repairs.
No one likes the supprise jobs.
Eric!
You could have used a 7/16 hex if you have one.
11mm = .433
7/16 = .437 less than 5 thou difference
I used a 7/16 to take mine off, not knowing any better. LOL
It fit perfectly. 11 mm vs 7/16 size difference 0.0044 inches.
I was looking for someone else to make this comment.
What size rotor is that?
Watching Eric O. grease up the caliper bracket and pistons... my brain says, it's the S.M.A. version of painting with Bob Ross.