Loose Brake Pedal Not what you think | 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 5.3
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Working under the dash can be really challenging. I've been upside down with fanny on the car seat, feet up over the seatback and my head and shoulders on the floor under the steering column. Lots of fun, particularly with bifocal glasses. You're amazingly upbeat doing this. 🙃
you can get inverted glasses for this kind of use. Personally I HATE bifocals at the best of times
For no more than this job arrangement happens reading glasses might be a cheaper option.
You are only doing it properly with your legs out of the sunroof!
Removing the seat makes it a tad easier.
I had to replace the brake booster in a 1996 Corvette. You have to take the seat out, lay in the floor, and put your feet up into the hatch. Once you do that, you're wedged into the basically shoulder width floorboard, because you have the transmission tunnel against your left shoulder and the frame rail against the right. Then you have to lean your head back to see the nuts you need to get to, and reach backwards over your head to get to them. That's not even including the steering column and all various other things that are in your way, or the plastic keeper clip for the floor mat digging into your back. Then when you're done, you have to figure out how to throw your legs out the door while twisting your rear end up and over the frame rail/door sill so you can climb out. It was not a lot of fun, lol.
Having been up in car dashes a few times myself, I find it amazing that you could do this job and manage to shoot quality video!
You beat me to it: Raindude's awesome camera work.
@@josephsteffen2378 same here😇
The last time I had to work under a dash, I ended up with my back on the floor and my feet on the headrest.
Quite a headrush!
I used to install car stereos. Watching Ray do this job gave me flashbacks and a crick in my neck.
so good I started to get motion sickness. the detail was killing me.
4:11 I'm with you 💯 on this Ray. Working under the dash is such a pain. I've got to remove the seat to get myself under the dash. It hurts me every time.
Glad to see our Ray is back, must have hit his Reset Button! His Mindless Ramblings are Pure Gold, makes my mornings better.😊
A couple of Doodlie Do’s and we are in Heaven 😇
He hasn't gone away. Been here the whole time.
@@TheFrenchPug I was thinking the same thing....
he never left?
@Eric Erickson Same here. No more doodlie doos is great.
Ray, your shop seems to be getting busier. So cool. I am pretty happy with how the new process has gone, I sure hope that you are too. We need more wife unit video’s though.
If day most of his customers followed him from other shop
More wife unit!! (and alien unit as well)
Sometimes I swear you're working on things wrong with my '02 truck. Now it makes sense why my brake pedal has rattled for the last 15 years whenever goong over tracks or rough road. Thanks Ray.
Those trucks are bad about the steering shaft rattling. That is more likely than the brake pedal. GM had a service bulletin on the problem. I had to replace mine at 60,000 miles.
We quit using K&N in all our trucks that see gravel road use. The oil tests showed way to much dirt was getting past. Back in went the factory filters.
I've a K&N filter but don' see a difference in performance compared to the stock filter. To me, it seems more trouble than it's worth and went back to using the standard filter
That’s because they are over oiled, like this one.
Brake pedal pivot pin. I vaguely remember it from my soft trim days. It had a torque setting because of that miserable plastic bushing. Too cheap to use a bronze bushing and a grease joint. GM engineering, save .0001 cents a job on each part, and you've saved .35 cents per job! Thanks GM for saving .50 cents on my head gasket. It cost thousands later. Love ya Ray! Great videos! Love the X-Files walk-on when they happen!
Love the X-Files walk-on when they happen!
It's like that drive shaft Ray did the other day doing no grease nipples on the whole thing that I saw have a great day
You may rethink the corner cutter fmc and fiat chrystler.
Well, if GM wasn't a public traded company. It wouldn't be concerned with every penny. If GM saved .35, and if around 500,000 units were made, it would save about $175,000. That's just one cost cutting part, too.
Thanks Ray! I use one of those lift tables from HF and raise it to the floor level and make a "bed" to lie on when working under the dash. Sure saves my back
I love it when the rocker panel is in the middle of my back yeah right have a good day
Ohh howI love working up under the dash. Its my favorite thing next to. Sticking a red hot poker in my eye. These newer models are even worse than this one. Good for you Ray for taking this on and filming a quality video for us. You Stay Safe Out There, say hello to all the units from your fans
Enjoy your videos, Ray. Way better than what's on the boob-tub. That being said, you should have read the instructions for the K&N filter cleaning. Compressed air can blow holes through the cotton media, compromising the filtration effectiveness. After cleaning, that filter should be allowed to air only dry before the re-lube process.
Turn down your air pressure on your regulator for your compressor have a good day
Great video - I have a 2003 Suburban. For safety measures make sure to check the brake lines under the car. They are notorious for rusting out. I was towing a boat from FL to NJ and got home late in the night. Next morning on the driveway under the drivers seat was a large puddle of fluid. Both lines where they enter the balancing value where rust through and leaked - the truck lost all of it's brake fluid. To this day I thank goodness the lines didn't blow out while towing at 75mph.
No annual safety checks in your state, I'm guessing??
@@h8troodoh Emissions every 4 years.
@@joeythedime1838 I was pertaining to the rotten brake lines.. annual safety likely would've caught that..
Nicely done! I am currently doing the entire hydro boost system from pump, hoses to hydro boost and master cylinder on 2003 2500HD. That dang clip is maddening! While I had the front of the accessory off I am doing knock sensors too. Upside down under the dash is tough on this old body with a bad back, the rest of the job is easy, until it is time to bleed the system.
For bleeding the brakes, get yourself a power bleeder. I got one that uses air to pull the fluid to each wheel. After having done dozens of brake bleeds the old way, this tool makes it fast and easy to bleed by yourself!!!
Sooo sweet.
@@bobklittich5710 I have one as well as one for the power steering pump.
@@bobklittich5710 or just gravity bleed the system..
"Yeah, I over did it. "
Sprays more 😂
On the K&N you use gentle water spray and spray the top side so as to not push dirt into the filter. Also its supposed to dry overnite before re oiling.
Sounds like you read the directions!
When Ray is contorted in a spot I find myself tilting my head to look around things.
I do the exact same thing. My wife unit thinks it's hilarious
Great video! I've noticed 0n my 02 GMC Sierra when I hit bumps on the freeway my cruise kicks off sometimes and the brake pedal weebly wobbles around and makes noise. I just ordered one of these bushings and will be doing this job as soon as it shows up. Thanks Ray!
Wow, that K&N cleaning and lube process is much easier than just tossing an old paper element and putting a new one in😊.
Larry..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣IKR..lol
Some of us build performance cars and other just talk about it...
I have a k&n on my dirtymax which has paid for itself several times
Even some paper filters are stupid expensive and it's worth getting a K&n
That oil and cleaning kit cost more to🤑
I tried K&N filters many years ago. After a couple thousand miles and seeing all the dirt and gunk that "filter" was allowing to pass through, I decided that going with a good quality Wix filter and keeping my engine healthy, was a better option than using a glorified window screen.
If you can see daylight thru the filter, then just what in hell is it even filtering? Leafs, twigs, and gravel?
I use a wood board as a floorboard creeper when I have to work under dash. I remove a seat it needed. As you get older getting into cramped positions is more difficult.
You are amazing. Going under the dash can be a nightmare.....and yet you can produce such fantastic video in the most awkward spaces and in the most awkward positions. I commend you highly for your incredible effort to produce quality, educational, and entertaining videos.
Ray you go above and beyond for your customers 🚙 well done fella 🔧🛠🏁
Seeing the pedal bushing, it reminded me of my old 69 Ford F250, the pedal cluster was so worn that the brake lights would go on while clutching. A trip to the wrecking yard and some time contorting under the dash solved the problem for about $50.
I had K&N filters on a Dodge Dakota and on a Silverado, I decided that they weren't worth the trouble.
Thanks for taking us along, I am sure it would be a lot quicker to leave us out. At 21:20 I see you have a Ford Focus in the shop. Hope you have a video on that since I have one. It would be too good to be true for it to be motor mounts. Mine needs those.
The video is on Wife Unit's channel. No motor mounts for now, she's changing spark plugs.
After watching tons of Rays videos, I started using Brakleen. That stuff is great! I am on my 2nd can already. Did the timing chain on my 1998 Dodge B1500 and it cleaned up the cover beautifully. I am surprised he did not use it on that air filter, ha ha. Ray needs to get them as a sponsor.
These cars are among some of the most reliable cars in America as long as you do basic maintenance. If you take care of it, it will take care of you. And my personal daily driver is a 2004 Chevy suburban 5.3L Z71. Best car I’ve driven. And I’ve driving much newer cars.
2001 here. I've had to fix a lot even the vacuum brake booster which everyone agrees is weird. But I trust it more than anything to keep going. Only 160,000 so far
2004 Suburban 2500 LT 4WD 6.0 136k mi. Great truck.
I have had Chevy Suburbans for three decades and they are great vehicles. Keep the maintenance up and they are 300k mile vehicles.
I’ve got a 91 Suburban and I’d drive it anywhere. It’s by far not my daily cause I don’t own a gas station but it runs really good.
Have a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer with 167K. Used to be my daily, but now it's a beach fishing truck. No major mechanical problems, just maintenance.
Absolutely thank you for the bounous K&N filter clean and recharge, from what I've heard other mechanics say kids get these and put oil on them every time they wash them to the point its drenched in oil cloging the mass air flow sensor and causing codes to go off on the ODBII system or it gets into the intake or even slows the air so much the motor cant get enough air to burn gas.
I bought one of these kits to do my wife's
Cars TRD k&n filter.
I got 3 questions for you Ray. 1. Can you give a shop update? 2. What happened to project Jeep? And 3. Now that you have a flatbed did you ever pick up that nasty Toyota from your old work? Thanks Ray.
I was wondering about that biohazard Toyota. His former employer probably deserves it.
Hats off to you Ray. Doing a pain in the neck job & having to set camaras. I don't have the patience. One or the other would have to go.
Yeah that under the dash work is really fun especially them little clips and bolts and screws Oh my but I've done it I also I had problems with my mass airflow sensor was over application of oil I cleaned it it worked have a good day
I have been watching your channel for a while now. I have learned so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I was trying to tell you the screw you put on the battery was going to fall into the abyss but you couldn't hear me.... You need to go get a checkup because I was even pointing right at it... Eventually I just threw my hands in the air and said this guy's blind and deaf... You just can't help some people.
The plastic bushing was bad in my 1968 mustang. I replaced it with a kit that was needle bearings you really tell the difference pedals were really smooth movement.
I just did that service on the Evo's K&N. I folded it over a bit and used a brush to loosen up the bugs and dirt. It worked out well. A little more intake roar
I liked how the assault air gun sounds like a machine gun when the compressor is running. And the invisible helper makes another appearance.
"I think I overdid it."
*Hits it again with more*
I'm glad I'm not the only one that ends up doing that!
😆
Wow that takes me back, K&N oiling an air filter, we used to do that on K&N mesh pancake filters back in the day and every few months off would come the filter bolts, the wire wool element taken out and soaked in petrol then soaked in a bowl full of the K&N filter oil which was very thick and sticky so particles would stick to that and not the insides of your carb jet. Simple but super effective :) I fitted a K&N kit to my Reliant 850cc engine and the pancake allows it to breathe and far more revvier than stock :D
Eating breakfast and watching Ray repairing a Chevy this is my morning routine keep them videos coming cuz !!!
My 2500HD has heard so many of Ray's videos while I unceremoniously devour my breakfast.
Good that Wife Unit lets you use her parking space to do repairs.😁
Thanks for the K&N lesson, just put a set of these filters in my car (engine and cabin air), now fully educated on the maintenance of said filters.
Don't use high pressure Air to clean or dry them
Don’t use this as a guide. It was over oiled and blow out with compressed air. Two no’s no’s.
@@workingmanaudio2754 especially the blow out with compressed air
You will see that one again for a MAF code. I ran K&N filters in the 90's and early 2000's on every vehicle I had. My conclusion is that they filter better the dirtier they are. Negligible performance gain but cheaper than dry OEM filters if you ran 100k+ miles on them. Excluding the MAF faults I had to deal with I only saw them as a plus with my carbureted Harleys. I stick with dry filters now as everything is injected.
Yea, I've done a few of those hydroboost systems this year. Now I've noticed how the pedal kicks back when they're starting to fail. Which funny enough, my work truck started doing it today. But only at idle/shifting out of park sort of thing
Why was I tilting my head to get a better view of that clip, LOL.
Pro tip: Find some spare bolt lying around...all shops collect them. One approximately the same diameter as the shaft bolt. Insert it into the opposite side of where the shaft bolt inserts. In the case of this truck, on the left. Then insert the shaft bolt, and let it push the spare bolt out as you reinstall it.
Reduces 10 minutes of fighting an alignment, down to just a few seconds.
Most impressive part, is that filter didn't shoot across the garage from the compressed air.
This reminded me I need to clean my Banks Ram Air filter.
It's only got like 4 years and 100 mud holes on it.
Those cleaning kits need to come with an oil change like window cling.
I love your into video. As an 80s baby, I can appreciate it.
My back is sore just watching Ray!
K&N filters are awesome. I even have them in my house hvac units.
Thanks for the longer more detailed videos helps me learn more about how certain stuff on cars comes apart. Each car is unique in its way its built. Thanks again
We’ve never lived along the coastline nor in the rust belt so seeing rust under the dashboard is a first for us. We always have ourselves a great day while watching you having yourself a great day. Ray your loyal local viewers need to volunteer to clean off the tops of your toolboxes/workbenches plus shop floor, make everything nice & shiny.
Hire a kid and teach them.
I live in the rust belt and haven't seen a brake pedal rust like that. The rust seems to only be on some components like they came from a different vehicle.
They may be moisture in area around pedals. Windshield could be leaking.
You guys are driving me nuts when you literally think the rust belt has anything to do with rust. It's a metaphor for industrial decline and industries that go out of date. Use the term salt belt as that is not a metaphor.
Just leave your car windows open one rainy day and not quickly dry the floor pans (including mats/carpet/sound dreading fabric) and "Voila!" you have surface rust up under your dash in no time. And to help quicken the pace throw in (or track in on your shoes or boots) some road salt. driveway salt melt, or fine ocean spray mist. Entropy is a bitch.
And not a single curse word was uttered. Commendable Ray.
Ray,those leaves were part of the defrost system,holding onto morning heat,as the Florida sun rises,to expedite the clearing of mornin dew!
Unfortunately as a mechanic you have to do what the customer wants then list everything else you fond wrong on the work order and hope for the best! Nice video, with the price of the K&N filter and the cleaning kit i could buy enough air filters on Amazon to go the life of the truck. Customer rules.
K&N are pricey, but they aren't THAT pricey. You're supposed to replace your air filter every time you change the engine oil. However the K&N offers increased engine performance. It can give up to 25 more horsepower, depending on the engine.
Had to do lotsa brake switches on similar, kept tric pivot clips in stock. Removed old w/long nose vise grip kwikly,destroying it not a problem
Idk why but every time you say “heeuur” idk how it would be spelled…..but I giggle every time… but great video again!!! You have skills with videoing and working on a vehicle! He taught us how with our big bobble heads getting in the way to see… also I want to know if PEETAH will ever make a guest appearance!! It always cracked me up hearing that… the dealership I worked at all I heard was BLUE!!! being yelled across the showroom or the service area… I worked in sales and service and sometimes in the shop if someone didn’t show up or called in… I did a lot in sales, service writing , and cashing out customers that were upset because of the price or the others they worked with… then the basics and certification for oil changes and inspections… so I was always getting called in different places, I was training in parts until I had quite a few health problems and had to leave… I miss working there and everyone also… even the owner still texts me to check on how I’m doing and that they are praying for my recovery… your videos bring me joy every time I get a notification because I can get lost in watching them… much love Rainman Ray!!!!!!💙💙
26:05 Nice! Exactly what you'd want in your ground water!
Lube with PTFE SuperLube, and the same dried grease gunk you found on the pushrod pin is found inside the multifunction switches on the steering column. The dried gunk will often kill a multifunction switch. Cleaning the MF switch is often simpler than waiting for a new one to arrive.
Watching repairs on this suburban makes me regret ever trading my 04 in. Miss the ol' Black 'Magic Bus' 😥
It's even more fun when the pivot bolt has left hand thread.
Small as i am, i still have a hard time working under the dash. I should be using The Force.
At the beginning of the video you said "let me get comfortable " I said to my self. "Yea that's not happening "
28:20 you want to go easy with the oil so that it doesn't end up on the MAF sensor.
Dude I absolutely am a huge fan of yours ! Love seeing you out on your own now and as a past business owner I understand you have millions of responsibilities, just a suggestion -clean and organize , everything should have its own home in its own place and clean ❤, it will make your job and videos that much better it says I am a true complete professional!
I could see Ray being even happier yet at work if his nice tool box top was always cleaned off after every job was finished. It makes a great work bench...if you can find it.
Said humble Tom…😊
I like the red rust protection coating.
Reminds me of an '86 Fiero I had with an aluminum clutch pedal. I found an '87 model in salvage and got the steel pedal unit from it. I had to replace the pedal pivot bushings, but they were two pieces instead of being one piece like this one.
11:45 oh well, you’re human even you make mistakes, don’t worry and have fun.
I know you do enjoy your job. Thank you for doing what you do. I have learned a lot from you.
Follow the K&N instructions. Don't put high flow water or Pressure Air! You can cause permanent damage to the filter otherwise.
Hey Ray, nice reach-around when you were putting that bolt back into the brake pedal.
Your experience speaks for itself!
Machine gun sounds with assault rifle blowgun - I like it! You have a great day. Dave Birmingham England
"See, look, I overdid it." As he sprays more on. Lol!
Raiman Ray went missing . Chat search team found him stuck up in a Suburban Dashboard hanging on to Flashlight .
7am and an episode of Rainman. My morning is complete!
Man Ray . Im not sure if its just that i actually work in a shop or what but youve given me so many giggady and thats what she said moments the last 2 days lol.
That bolt It is even farther away from here in the UK 😁
I totally enjoy Ray’s rambilings and his valuable merchanical knowledge 😊
I've done one of those switches and clips but this was back when the switches were mostly metal and harder to get on or off. back in the 1980s.
Of ALL the K&N filters I've seen cleaned , YOURS brings me back to a memory , of something to do with "A Monkey and a Football !
My days of laying backward upside down under dash is long over. This is when I'm glad I have sons, they now have an appreciation for the head rush this process involves.
@10:50, sorry, you are wrong. A 2004 typically comes out in 03, so that grease is at least 20 years old depending on when it was manufactured, typically 6 months to a year BEFORE the official model year.
got the coffee hot, the bitcoins are bought, my fiat money dumed, watching the LBZ on the cam garage in the garage heat, i am rdy for a rainman repair vid!
Those oiled filters suck for a modern, non modded out car. They do nothing for you, that a racing hat and a couple fun stickers would. But if someone insists on using one, a wise investment is a "place keeper" traditional filter to allow a couple days for complete drying of cleaner and oil to set. At least minimize the chance of MAF contamination issues.
thank you Ray,,im sure ive never seen you do any videos doing pedals before,,,👍👍
What an obscure repair I love it this is stuff people just ignore until they cant good job !!
Ray is an obscure kind of guy. Thats why we show up every early morning.
I need to do this and the steering column bushing in my '04 Silverado, Mines right at 340k, unfortunately it lost 3rd and 4th gear in the 4Lslippy yesterday, but it had a good run, so I can't complain.
Lately my favorite hammer has been a big crescent wrench. I think I've used it as a wrench once, but that's not the right way to use it 😀
You need the combo nut fucker and thumb detector from Ave.
Looking at you assault air blaster and listening to the air compressor run, it sounds like a assault weapon. Cool 😎
Wow, I sat on the sofa and watched Ray clean an air filter while a new air filter for my Silverado sits waiting for me to get around to installing it.
I did this to my 04 suburban. The difference was night and day. That fabulous GM plastic sucks. But I will say, it lasted 18 years. Would be nice if these were metal ball bearings though. I have another suburban, an 01, if I have to do this to that one, I’ll just take out the driver seat so I can lay on my back. I was in so much pain, crouched over the driver seat, smooshed in the foot well.
Assault blow gun sounded like it was firing when the compressor kicked in😁
I love doing under dash work!!!
If you believe that I’ve got some swamp land in Colorado for sale..
Blow filter with air hose, helps removes excess oil
Great job with the camera ! I couldn't possibly do that working under a dash!
Be Well!
Working under the dash on your back - that's a perfect time to have helper/wife unit grab tools for you. We had a 1994 Suburban and a 2005 Yukon with double that mileage, and never had such issue with brake pedal. Need lube on the steel peg/rod on the pedal where it goes through the booster hole. I've used Simple Green to clean the K&N type air filters, then used correct oil after it has dried. My 2005 had Torx head screws for the air filter housing.
I'm so old and creaky that I've taken to removing the driver's seat in order to work under dash. That and enough rubber pad.
nicely done, a repair that you dont see often, but good to know...
Transmission fluid change - Brake parts cleaner
Crusty earwax on brake parts - Mini Pry bar
While the pedal was out, I would have sanded the rust off. If it was my vehicle I would also have painted it but that would mean a delay in reinstalling it, but maybe some wax on the shiny surface to retain the look a little longer?
Extra cost
Very few owners are going to pay to have the brake pedal painted.
Why do so many people have no clue about how businesses run?
What a nice Chevrolet, mine Is a 1999 with the normal hydraulic lifters. Wait untill you get one with AFM.
I was hoping that you would remember to put some lubricant on the bolt.
Thank goodness it is a clean truck.