"New school" mechanics are intimidated by drum brakes because they've never seen, let alone worked on them. A close friend of mine is the "automotive technology" (or something like that) instructor at our local vocational high school. He stopped by my little shop a few Sundays back as I was getting set to do drum brakes (all 4 wheels) on a 68 Chevy C-10. He actually only stopped to drink a beer and shoot the breeze until he saw what I had in the shop. He then proceeded to pretty much demand that I bring it to the school so that the students could do the work. You should've seen their faces when they got the tires off! The looks were priceless! It was even better when my friend and I showed them how to get the drums off. They were dumbfounded by all the springs etc. Since the truck is getting a nut/bolt restoration, it took them a couple days, under my friends careful supervision, to do the job, but, they did it right and learned a good lesson. Now, they all want to participate in the rest of the project!
I was laughing when you mentioned ranger with a 3L, That's my current daily she's an 05 also. Not nearly as crusty as you're customer's truck and she's lived on long island all her life. I've done Brakes all around, Front end work, suspension, all new fluids and oils from watching you're videos. Thanks for all of you're help. One job that intimidates me is a broken exhaust manifold bolt, I've been avoiding it because I don't want to open up a can of worms.
We should all do a pilgrimage to the SMA shop and do a brake job for Eric O. Then one will be worthy of a limited edition SMA sticker. Help a brother out. Lol
I do like how you say "some people are intimidated by drum brakes.... I don't know why"... then you proceed to do 100 steps where, you really have to know everything you're doing, & why... I had a real bad experience with drums on an old Tahoe, and I said "Never again"... After watching that video, I said "ummm hmmm.... Yep. Never again." Great Video Sir.
Well, I mean no slight to Eric when I say this, but anyone can do it with a lift, a big air compressor, and all the right tools. I mean, spring pliers. What shade tree mechanic bothers to get those, right? We're all out here on our bad knees on the ground fighting with a pair of regular needle-nose pliers trying to fight those f#$_ing springs back into place and by the time we're done (if we haven't already called "uncle") we're ready to beat an automotive engineering to death. It's for reasons like this that I'm honestly surprised it's not easier to find a place that rents lift time and air tools by the hour. I mean, I get the liability issues but I bet some smart entrepreneur could make it work.
Ah, gimme a brake. I used to do mine in the driveway. I don't remember it being difficult at all. The most time it took was when I took the drums to get cut and had to wait.
Drum brakes aren't hard to do. I've done them before I had a cell phone. At least now you can take a picture to see how everything goes back together. No one to show me how to do them, no special tools, barely had a jack. Pair of pliers and some sockets/wrenches and you can fix them. You may mess up the order the first few times, but after that you start to get it.
Keep doing the brake videos (especially drum brakes). You may not realize it, but there is so much we learn by watching how you approach a fastener or overcoming problems. Things like tool choices, accessing/approaching fasteners, overcoming adversity, or even just installing fiddly springs add to our knowledge base. What you sometimes do automatically is a revelation for some of us. Thank you for what you do.
@@tylerh629 i have a 2011 yaris i bought for 900$ no run. Honestly a really cool car. I took the doors off and it’s spray painted now. Kids at school love it.
As a Mechanic and do alot of brake jobs all the times. I most say i enjoy all watching your brake videos. Im from the rust belt across the pond and it the rusty stuff we deal with here.
I have been a mechanic for over 40 years and every time I watch you I learn some thing new and a different way to make the job easier and your ethics towards your customers is fantastic
I, for one, will never get tired of what might be "basic" brake job videos. I'm a home DIY'er taking care of five (well, soon to be four) cars (including an '08 Ranger), so having a reference for ANY of this information - especially a video - is like a gold mine. Thank you for taking the time to put these together, Eric!
I wish there were more mechanics like you, especially in my town. Your honest, through and only replace the parts needed. Your knowledge on diagnostics is well above the average. You sir are a true professional . Every video I have watched of yours ,has been very informative . Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Just started watching.... Can't resist. Holy cow, what a pile of rust!!! That's pretty bad, even by northern Wisconsin standards.... whoa... I'm fine with brake job videos.... the Eric O commentary is the best part anyways....
Trinity's a truck girl! You're raising her right, Mr. O! Loved the chatter on the test drive! Oh, and brake jobs are no problem. I generally learn something every time. Thanks, Mr. O!
Excellent! Glad I never worked in rust country (but now live there...). A thought... back in (stone age) high school auto shop, our instructor often went on over the importance of giving calipers a couple of brass mallet raps before the last bleeding 'pump' cycle/s... in order to knock loose 'cling on' bubbles within said caliper. Always did it out of habit, sometimes even with master, wheel & slave cylinders; but don't know how much good it actually does. Got some odd looks from other techs too. Cool videos, Thanks!
Good video, very interesting, FYI when I got out of high school I went to work at a Oldsmobile/Datsun dealership servicing used cars that were traded in, and one time I had a Ford Granada to service and I noticed that the brakes felt funny when I pulled it in the shop so I put it on the lift and started checking them and I started the car and put it in drive and gave it a little gas then pushed the brake pedal and the rear wheels just kept turning no matter how hard I pushed, the car had about 75K miles on it and the brakes were brand new, so I got my boss to pump them up and I did not get one drop of fluid so I cracked a line coming out of the TEE on top of the axle housing, still no fluid, so I loosened the flexible line going into the TEE and got fluid, so I took the TEE off and it was never drilled out at the factory, no rear brakes ever, very interesting, I showed it to the mechanics in the main shop and they got a kick out of that, I just wanted to tell you about that experience, Thanks, Dave
What a weird combination Olds and Datsun, probably a lot of customers traded their Olds and bought a new Datsun, doubt that there many the other way around.
I really like the way you completely disassembled and explained the parking brake adjustment mechanism. We don't see drum brakes often any more, it will be nearly extinct in the next generation.
goenitzlopez Yep, they're still popular. They're cheap and last a long time because they don't have much braking power. The 75/25 distribution of braking usage makes rear brakes last 2-3 times as long as the front brakes, so it's not too big of a deal unless you tow or have a performance car.
Nice work restoring those brakes. You give such thorough explanations, there's no need to ask questions. I like all your videos, though the diagnostic videos are most interesting, both with and without the scanner/scope.
I paid a bunch of premadana instructors who were not close to your level of Precision and knowledge. You are a exalted teacher. Humble and a work ethic with integrity what else can we want. Also TH-cam has a zoom venture. Anything in frame you can zoom.
2 2022 Thanks 4 tips/reminders your presention pic's are clear to me. back 1970's my dreams were breake jobs, so it was nite & day work for me. Even product smells are re-played as I watch you. Being in my 80's the Dr.'s treat me as a old vehicle's needing artifical knees, hips, etc. Dr. uses some same tools you do. Watching you work makes me feel alive again. thanks!
Another great video. You've never done a bad one. I especially appreciate the advice about not depending on opposite side if you get lost. Thank you so much.
Been awhile since I did a drum brake job. Watching your method of operations reminds me of the days when disc brakes were for Candy Ass European cars. Funny how Americans finally traversed toward disc brakes. Working on a 1974 Ford Bronco all drums and this video " tuned me up". Thanks Mr. O.
I remember my little princess coming for a ride with me when I'd been working on a vehicle .. not no more she's doing her own thing now .. loving the channel bud
Eric, Regarding doing brake videos - you should never stop doing them. I say this because brakes and rotors are parts on a vehicle that have a service life and then they fail. When they do, people start searching out how to change them. The braking system on a car may be "routine" work, but it's no laughing matter nor is it something to be taken lightly with haphazard attention. Those brakes are what save your life every day. The average Joe who has some tools and is mechanically-inclined, can change his own brakes and take comfort in knowing that everything is done exactly as it should be. You show us how to do it the right way, why it is done, and that is invaluable for the simple guy like me who wants to do his own work to ensure its done right. The vast VAST majority of shops around my area are just throwing the crap on there as fast as they can with zero attention to detail so they can turn & burn on the next one. You are one of a select few mechanics I've ever seen that treats his customers cars and trucks as if they are his own. The pride you take in your work is nothing short of impressive, and heartening to see that there are still men around who do honest work for honest pay. You have saved me so much money over the years in diagnosing my problems on my vehicles and fixing them myself - especially brakes. I've followed your method to the T on my brakes since 2015 and have never once had a brake failure, a seized caliper, uneven pad wear, a scorched rotor, nothing. Permatex Extreme, fluid film, good hardware, etc. Good to go. Thank you Eric!
We saw with Ivan and his Subaru head gasket video recently that wobble sockets absorb some of the impact.Thanks for all the good vids. Enjoying and learning from West coast Canada
like, finding two left side "adjuster" cable's, one on each side? had that on a jeep from a CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER, they supposedly just serviced the brakes when it was bought
Hey Eric u say some people are intimidated by brake shoes. I guess im one of those people, i never done drum brakes before. So for the people that never done them u showed us very well in this video. Thanks man good video!!
There is nothing like dads baby girl. I have 2 daughters. Love your videos bro. My wife gripes at me because im watching your shows all the time man. Hahaha 😆
The great thing about TH-cam is if we don't want to watch another brake video we can just move on. It would be interesting to see which one of the kids carries on in the shop business. I hope I'm around long enough to find out.
My 87 Ranger with the "fire breathing" 2.9L had the front brakes with the push (with a hammer) pins holding the calipers. HATED THEM! Rears were similar to this one. Good job! New copilot now! PRICELESS ! !
Always found rear shoes are the biggest PITA to change out, especially those damn springs. Love break videos because I'm not doing them. Always nice to see Mrs. O.
Hi Eric O you make some of the best auto mechanic videos I have seen. I am a little older but came up into the automotive/heavy equip. business as you did instead of working for my dad I worked for a caterpillar dealer for many years as a field service tech. I would classify you as one of the best at your craft. The other day I saw one of your videos about a 4 wheel brake job on a ranger with flames, as I to am a stickler for cleanliness and proper lubrications for brake system assembly you did everything by the numbers and then it happened... I thought I saw you remove the brake shoe actuators from the wheel cylinders and they were wet with fluid just inside the dust cover boots. To me this would mean that the cup seals inside the cylinders are bypassing the fluid beside the pistons past the dust boots and into the drum where fluid will collect in the drums wet the shoes and lock up the brakes any time you touch them. but I don't remember seeing new or rebuilt wheel cylinders go on the truck. Am I wrong or did I miss something? Really like your videos Mark...
One reason I watch brake videos is not because I do not know how to do them. I watch because different things happen in different situations, and you can not only learn from your own experience, but these videos allow one to also learn from your experience.
Thanks for this video. Im getting ready to do the drums on the rear of my 89 F150, including the cylinders. These videos are great. It gives us an idea of what parts are the most difficult to deal with and the order of installation. Repetition is great for us do it yourselfers.
I learned something today - if ya got clumpy never-seize, use WD-40 as a thinner. Also, apply never-seize to the wheel cylinder actuators. I'm going to do that next brake job! You are a wealth of information sir - thanks Mr. O!
Good morning Eric, I just got home from work 2:00 AM (PDT) to see your video. Wow! Quite the drum brake apparatus, little more to them than on my '89' Celica. Fantastic. Bring on the brake videos... Thank you!!
Baaah, dang TH-cam! Never got the notification on this one! 😤 I've probably done thousands of brake jobs myself since I was a youngin, but it never gets old watching you do them. 👍It's like hangin out in the shop with ya ... without you getting nervous with eyes on you the whole job, lol. Certain people bug me when they're standing over my shoulder, but not everyone. Probably why most shops in the city won't let people behind "the line". Especially when you're getting bombarded with a million questions while you're trying to concentrate. I'm one of those people that was built to work alone - get someone yapping, and I'll try to install a spark plug in a brake caliper. Then I'll walk to the toolbox and stare at it for 10 minutes until I remember what the hell I needed over there. I can walk and chew gum ... but just barely ... 😁 So much brake clean in this one, I'm high off fumes through me screen! 😜 Got the Grand Marquis ready for it's 32nd summer. Wife's been tooling around in it lately. Still on the OE fuel pump, p/s pump, and driveline! 👍 I adjusted the TPS, which fixed this perpetual off-idle stumble it's had for a long time. Thing read 0v until you just touched the pedal ... then it would jump to 1.2v (right when it stumbled). Since I couldn't get it any lower, I left it at 1.2v, and she's happy. Had to thank Paul Danner and his T-pins for that one. I always wondered where he got those things from ... and then I discovered a box of them on my wife's craft table. Guess where they are now? LOL - I told her weeks later. It was the perfect crime, because she'd never suspect me having any use for them. 😁 Not a single automobile here (aside from my own). Right now, I'm swimming in lawn & recreational equipment. Got 5 tractors, 3 saws, 2 weedwackers, a pair of outboard motors, and 3 ATVs ... plus a motorcycle today that my buddy just bought. Alot of the stuff I had to go and pick up / deliver - that takes a TON of time. I don't get much done when I'm driving. Then another buddy stopped by in his 2018 Coyote-powered Mustang that he had just left the dealership with. This thing is INSANE. I can just imagine the electrical nightmares this thing will be throwing me in 10 years. Lane departure, auto braking, hill assist (6-speed), and 4 or 5 different driving modes that alter the electronic suspension, engine, steering, and electric exhaust! This thing hauls ass, and sounds SWEEET! Handles like a go-cart too! Definitely didn't get much accomplished today on that ride, LOL. One of the perks of working for yourself I guess. :) In other news, the floor is scheduled for next week! You have no idea how friggin happy I am. By the end of the month, I won't be tripping over stuff, losing tools, and being generally unproductive. Oh, and no more playing the "get-up, get-down" game with my aching joints! I can finally let my jacks & stands take a rest!🤘 Loved the interaction with you and Trinity at the end there. Had me laughing. Always love the interaction with Vanessa, too. Thanks for showing us your awesome family. Great stuff as usual, man. 👍 😎
Actually i've done more break jobs than i care to mention lol. I enjoy watching you do them because you don't cut corners and your an excellent teacher. Thanks
Another super video SMA! I like that trick of using a valve stem as a banjo fitting blocker - much better than a hose pincher ;). You daughters ability to troubleshoot the sound of a failing pinion bearing is amazing - she is clearly a chip off the old block!
I like the older "square body" trucks. Simpler to work on, SAE tools, and lots of room to work with. I have a '90 Ranger, and a '79 GMC "Heavy Half". Love them both cause they are PAID FOR, and have never seen salt.
Eric,With the new calipers on the bench,locate a hose that fits over the brake bleeder port. Next put the end of the hose inside the bottom end of the funnel.Now remove the plastic banjo cover,fill the funnel with brake fluid and open the bleeder.The fluid will come out the banjo fitting when the caliper is full.Sort of back bleeding the caliper. I have done this when I don't have a helper to bleed the brakes.Hope this helps you. Ken
Wow, didn't think I'd learn my pinion bearing was going bad watching a brake video. Been trying to figure out that howling noise only when I step on the gas and goes away when I let off. Thanks for the diagnosis!
Good to see a drum brake video. I replaced the rear brakes on my '06 Dakota three weeks ago.. Got 113,400 miles out of them. Since it was my first crack at em, I took pictures and went slow. Worked out great. I also heard that certain sound when ever i picked up the brake cleaner!!
I never get tired of your brake jobs Eric! Hell everything I work on for the most part has air brakes so it's nice to see this. You put out quality work, I bought my truck used and whenever I fix something on it I see the handiwork of the previous mechanic and it bugs me because zero care was taken, wish you were the guy who worked on my truck before I bought it!
An old Rolls Royce trick for installing cotter pins that are captured in the castle nuts. Clamp pin ends in vise and twist the eye end 90 degrees. Makes pin ends perpendicular to axle when folding over. Makes a neat installation. Learned this from RR machinist from England.
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Good tip using WD on aged anti seize.
What are you using to clean up around the lug nut bolts? Not the discs but what went over top of them to clean next to the bolt.
Also curious on the stud cleaning tool.
Pleeeease add link to the tool you used to clean around the base of the studs (goes over the top of them).
South Main Auto Repair LLC Tired maybe you guys need som B-12 rotor flush just kidding keep up the good job 👏
"New school" mechanics are intimidated by drum brakes because they've never seen, let alone worked on them. A close friend of mine is the "automotive technology" (or something like that) instructor at our local vocational high school. He stopped by my little shop a few Sundays back as I was getting set to do drum brakes (all 4 wheels) on a 68 Chevy C-10. He actually only stopped to drink a beer and shoot the breeze until he saw what I had in the shop. He then proceeded to pretty much demand that I bring it to the school so that the students could do the work. You should've seen their faces when they got the tires off! The looks were priceless! It was even better when my friend and I showed them how to get the drums off. They were dumbfounded by all the springs etc. Since the truck is getting a nut/bolt restoration, it took them a couple days, under my friends careful supervision, to do the job, but, they did it right and learned a good lesson. Now, they all want to participate in the rest of the project!
You were born to be an entertainer. No videos you release are boring Eric.
I was laughing when you mentioned ranger with a 3L, That's my current daily she's an 05 also. Not nearly as crusty as you're customer's truck and she's lived on long island all her life. I've done Brakes all around, Front end work, suspension, all new fluids and oils from watching you're videos. Thanks for all of you're help. One job that intimidates me is a broken exhaust manifold bolt, I've been avoiding it because I don't want to open up a can of worms.
I've been doing drum brakes for near fifty years and I am still learning thanks to you.
We should all do a pilgrimage to the SMA shop and do a brake job for Eric O. Then one will be worthy of a limited edition SMA sticker. Help a brother out. Lol
Trinity is sure her mother's daughter. Both are lovely ladies. I don't care what you fix Eric. It's all good.
She so cute! What a smart kid.
I do like how you say "some people are intimidated by drum brakes.... I don't know why"... then you proceed to do 100 steps where, you really have to know everything you're doing, & why... I had a real bad experience with drums on an old Tahoe, and I said "Never again"... After watching that video, I said "ummm hmmm.... Yep. Never again."
Great Video Sir.
Well, I mean no slight to Eric when I say this, but anyone can do it with a lift, a big air compressor, and all the right tools. I mean, spring pliers. What shade tree mechanic bothers to get those, right? We're all out here on our bad knees on the ground fighting with a pair of regular needle-nose pliers trying to fight those f#$_ing springs back into place and by the time we're done (if we haven't already called "uncle") we're ready to beat an automotive engineering to death. It's for reasons like this that I'm honestly surprised it's not easier to find a place that rents lift time and air tools by the hour. I mean, I get the liability issues but I bet some smart entrepreneur could make it work.
They're really not difficult to do, maybe a pen is the right tool for you! 🤔
Ah, gimme a brake. I used to do mine in the driveway. I don't remember it being difficult at all. The most time it took was when I took the drums to get cut and had to wait.
Drum brakes aren't hard to do. I've done them before I had a cell phone. At least now you can take a picture to see how everything goes back together.
No one to show me how to do them, no special tools, barely had a jack. Pair of pliers and some sockets/wrenches and you can fix them.
You may mess up the order the first few times, but after that you start to get it.
Looking at all that rust and corrosion, makes me glad I love in the sunny South.
That baby's clean for the rust belt!
Keep doing the brake videos (especially drum brakes). You may not realize it, but there is so much we learn by watching how you approach a fastener or overcoming problems. Things like tool choices, accessing/approaching fasteners, overcoming adversity, or even just installing fiddly springs add to our knowledge base. What you sometimes do automatically is a revelation for some of us. Thank you for what you do.
Now Mrs O is supervising your brake job. You got to give her a raise.
Probably mentioned: The blue paint on the caliper and other assorted parts adds at least 20 HP to this flame beast of a truck.........
can confirm, painted the calipers on my 2011 Toyota Yaris. It now puts 150 hp out instead of the already blistering 108 hp.
I thought in this case the blue paint helped cool down the brakes from the extra heat / horse power that the flames added.
@@tylerh629 i have a 2011 yaris i bought for 900$ no run. Honestly a really cool car. I took the doors off and it’s spray painted now. Kids at school love it.
Cant get enough of your videos. You're like a mechanic, a teacher, and a comedian combined.
As a Mechanic and do alot of brake jobs all the times. I most say i enjoy all watching your brake videos. Im from the rust belt across the pond and it the rusty stuff we deal with here.
Hands down the best part of this video is the test drive with your darling daughter. She is so cute and I love your interaction with her.
I have been a mechanic for over 40 years and every time I watch you I learn some thing new and a different way to make the job easier and your ethics towards your customers is fantastic
I, for one, will never get tired of what might be "basic" brake job videos. I'm a home DIY'er taking care of five (well, soon to be four) cars (including an '08 Ranger), so having a reference for ANY of this information - especially a video - is like a gold mine. Thank you for taking the time to put these together, Eric!
The conversation between father and daughter is the best part of the video.
What an intelligent and cheerful little lady. She grounded very well. She's adorable.
I wish there were more mechanics like you, especially in my town. Your honest, through and only replace the parts needed. Your knowledge on diagnostics is well above the average. You sir are a true professional . Every video I have watched of yours ,has been very informative . Thank you for sharing your knowledge .
Just started watching.... Can't resist. Holy cow, what a pile of rust!!! That's pretty bad, even by northern Wisconsin standards.... whoa... I'm fine with brake job videos.... the Eric O commentary is the best part anyways....
Trinity's a truck girl! You're raising her right, Mr. O! Loved the chatter on the test drive! Oh, and brake jobs are no problem. I generally learn something every time. Thanks, Mr. O!
Brings back memories of my youth, doing drum brakes. I love stretching the springs over the stud - sproing. lol Thanks Dr. O!
Baxrok2 yeah, with a pair of Multi Grips or pliers! The good 'ol days😂
No, no! I had that cool tool that's bent just right and has a relief in the end so it doesn't slide off the locator tab - slip, sproing - every time!
Excellent! Glad I never worked in rust country (but now live there...). A thought... back in (stone age) high school auto shop, our instructor often went on over the importance of giving calipers a couple of brass mallet raps before the last bleeding 'pump' cycle/s... in order to knock loose 'cling on' bubbles within said caliper. Always did it out of habit, sometimes even with master, wheel & slave cylinders; but don't know how much good it actually does. Got some odd looks from other techs too. Cool videos, Thanks!
Good video, very interesting, FYI when I got out of high school I went to work at a Oldsmobile/Datsun dealership servicing used cars that were traded in, and one time I had a Ford Granada to service and I noticed that the brakes felt funny when I pulled it in the shop so I put it on the lift and started checking them and I started the car and put it in drive and gave it a little gas then pushed the brake pedal and the rear wheels just kept turning no matter how hard I pushed, the car had about 75K miles on it and the brakes were brand new, so I got my boss to pump them up and I did not get one drop of fluid so I cracked a line coming out of the TEE on top of the axle housing, still no fluid, so I loosened the flexible line going into the TEE and got fluid, so I took the TEE off and it was never drilled out at the factory, no rear brakes ever, very interesting, I showed it to the mechanics in the main shop and they got a kick out of that, I just wanted to tell you about that experience,
Thanks, Dave
Ford. Figures.
What a weird combination Olds and Datsun, probably a lot of customers traded their Olds and bought a new Datsun, doubt that there many the other way around.
Was it stamped "Made in China"?
@Haz Cat Roflmao!!!!!!
I had something similar in that I got a new spark plug with no threads on it.
Live in California and never have to deal with this rust stuff. Feel so bad for you guys out in NY or any other snowy place! Love the videos !!
Jacob Wood I’m in AZ and don’t deal with it as much. Now that we have a lot of transplants from the NE states we’re starting to see more rust cars. 😑
A nice thing to do would be to “retire” to a non rust belt state and work on cars there. It would be like you died and gone to heaven.
It is a completely different game up here. Very few things come apart easily! The road salt DESTROYS everything on the car!
I'm just a home gamer doing my own but I've done a dozen brake jobs. I learn from every one of yours I watch.
I really like all of the mechanical stuff. Electronics are o.k. but the mechanical is the meat and potatoes. Thanks for the great video's.
Lurker Steve says, "great job as always!" Nice young family as well. Thanks for being a humble servant and the backbone of America. You the man!
I really like the way you completely disassembled and explained the parking brake adjustment mechanism. We don't see drum brakes often any more, it will be nearly extinct in the next generation.
goenitzlopez Yep, they're still popular. They're cheap and last a long time because they don't have much braking power. The 75/25 distribution of braking usage makes rear brakes last 2-3 times as long as the front brakes, so it's not too big of a deal unless you tow or have a performance car.
Nice work restoring those brakes. You give such thorough explanations, there's no need to ask questions. I like all your videos, though the diagnostic videos are most interesting, both with and without the scanner/scope.
I paid a bunch of premadana instructors who were not close to your level of Precision and knowledge. You are a exalted teacher. Humble and a work ethic with integrity what else can we want. Also TH-cam has a zoom venture. Anything in frame you can zoom.
It just struck me that you are the Bob Ross of the mechanics world. Everyone is an artist when they have passion for their work and love their job.
Perfect Sunday morning, cup of coffee and SMA video, time for a break(brake). Thanks Eric
such a great dad! not a mechanic but love watching this channel and hopefully learn a few things along the way!
2 2022 Thanks 4 tips/reminders your presention pic's are clear to me. back 1970's my dreams were breake jobs, so it was nite & day work for me. Even product smells are re-played as I watch you. Being in my 80's the Dr.'s treat me as a old vehicle's needing artifical knees, hips, etc. Dr. uses some same tools you do.
Watching you work makes me feel alive again. thanks!
Wow, a valve stem in the brake hose to stop the brake fluid leaking all over the place. I learned a new trick from South Main Auto Repair! Yayyy
Dude please keep the brake videos coming, keeps a smile on Mrs O, your family is what matters
I love your brake videos Eric. Please never stop them!
"It's not my truck"! Spot on :) You can only do what the client agrees to, if you do more you are basically paying for it yourself!
Another great video. You've never done a bad one. I especially appreciate the advice about not depending on opposite side if you get lost. Thank you so much.
Eric, your daughter is such a sweetheart. Mrs O and yourself have done a great job.
Trinity knows what a bad pinion gear sounds like? Wow, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Been awhile since I did a drum brake job. Watching your method of operations reminds me of the days when disc brakes were for Candy Ass European cars. Funny how Americans finally traversed toward disc brakes. Working on a 1974 Ford Bronco all drums and this video " tuned me up". Thanks Mr. O.
Your video's are never boring, Mr. O. Never too old to learn a new wrinkle about vehicle maintenance.
More brake videos and wheel bearings never gets boring!! It’s your delivery sir and entertainment
Pro tip: if you're bad at swinging left handed just turn the car upside down.
This might be the best comment I've ever read on a TH-cam video.
Nice’n easy...
Just get your weak sauce Snap-on air hammer and drive that socket onto the bolt. If that doesn't work get out Big Nasty.
lol
Hahhahahahah
I remember my little princess coming for a ride with me when I'd been working on a vehicle .. not no more she's doing her own thing now .. loving the channel bud
your videos are informative, but its your banter that keeps me hooked on S M A
it's not the brake job we love , it's the commentary we look forward to .... no babel, all facts ...
Trinity is an awesome smart girl! I don't mind long brake videos by the way... they relax me.
I enjoyed that full brake job video.Remember those repairs back then.Keep up the good work
22:50 that's a good looking Fusion in the bay across the way. Nice wheels!
Eric,
Regarding doing brake videos - you should never stop doing them. I say this because brakes and rotors are parts on a vehicle that have a service life and then they fail. When they do, people start searching out how to change them. The braking system on a car may be "routine" work, but it's no laughing matter nor is it something to be taken lightly with haphazard attention. Those brakes are what save your life every day. The average Joe who has some tools and is mechanically-inclined, can change his own brakes and take comfort in knowing that everything is done exactly as it should be. You show us how to do it the right way, why it is done, and that is invaluable for the simple guy like me who wants to do his own work to ensure its done right. The vast VAST majority of shops around my area are just throwing the crap on there as fast as they can with zero attention to detail so they can turn & burn on the next one. You are one of a select few mechanics I've ever seen that treats his customers cars and trucks as if they are his own. The pride you take in your work is nothing short of impressive, and heartening to see that there are still men around who do honest work for honest pay. You have saved me so much money over the years in diagnosing my problems on my vehicles and fixing them myself - especially brakes. I've followed your method to the T on my brakes since 2015 and have never once had a brake failure, a seized caliper, uneven pad wear, a scorched rotor, nothing. Permatex Extreme, fluid film, good hardware, etc. Good to go. Thank you Eric!
new years eve and i am watching a full brake job - get a life - i do feel satisfied right now.
We saw with Ivan and his Subaru head gasket video recently that wobble sockets absorb some of the impact.Thanks for all the good vids. Enjoying and learning from West coast Canada
Any car with flames has no need for stopping.
Thats because it can do reverse flames to stop.
Lol 😆
Great job, Would love to see Eric O do a set of Cab/Body Mounts.
When I lived on the farm we said. Shxt is money. for mechanics rust is money. Moved from rusty minnesota to colorado in 1980 never miss the rust.
Awesome video as always. Informative and good humour too thanks. 👍👍👍
Your video’s are the best on you tube. Most can’t explain what they are doing you do a perfect job of that!!!
That Rust is brown gold for mechanic...... Just gotta know how to mine it !!! Lol !!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Gotta hammer all your sockets on.
@@jack002tuber and then hammer em back off. Lol. The life of a rust belt mechanic.
Another fine video Mr. O. Thank you! And great to see your daughter - she is really growing up fast. They all do - cherish these times.
God bless
Paul
Never, never, NEVER will be sick of brake videos...because there’s a chance of a faulty diy, or bad shop job being shown...or a what’s it, who’s it.
like, finding two left side "adjuster" cable's, one on each side? had that on a jeep from a CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER, they supposedly just serviced the brakes when it was bought
Great explanation of putting on new rear brake shoes! Thanks
I like the valve stem trick to keep from losing brake fluid. Nice work. Now its time for emission failures and diagnostics. Lol
Aaaahhhh! Sunday morning. Late spring breeze wafting through the family room. Breakfast on my plate and Eric O on the TH-cam. Life is good!
Hey Eric u say some people are intimidated by brake shoes. I guess im one of those people, i never done drum brakes before. So for the people that never done them u showed us very well in this video. Thanks man good video!!
Other shops watched your diagnostic vids and took your catch phrase to heart, though I doubt they can really do it!
another brake job ill take it keep up the great work Eric O
There is nothing like dads baby girl. I have 2 daughters. Love your videos bro. My wife gripes at me because im watching your shows all the time man. Hahaha 😆
Thank you Eric. It would be great to see that pinion bearing getting replaced.
The great thing about TH-cam is if we don't want to watch another brake video we can just move on. It would be interesting to see which one of the kids carries on in the shop business. I hope I'm around long enough to find out.
My 87 Ranger with the "fire breathing" 2.9L had the front brakes with the push (with a hammer) pins holding the calipers. HATED THEM! Rears were similar to this one. Good job! New copilot now! PRICELESS ! !
Always found rear shoes are the biggest PITA to change out, especially those damn springs.
Love break videos because I'm not doing them.
Always nice to see Mrs. O.
The classic valve stem in the Bango to stop brake fluid Spillage Nice Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
Hi Eric O you make some of the best auto mechanic videos I have seen. I am a little older but came up into the automotive/heavy equip. business as you did instead of working for my dad I worked for a caterpillar dealer for many years as a field service tech. I would classify you as one of the best at your craft. The other day I saw one of your videos about a 4 wheel brake job on a ranger with flames, as I to am a stickler for cleanliness and proper lubrications for brake system assembly you did everything by the numbers and then it happened... I thought I saw you remove the brake shoe actuators from the wheel cylinders and they were wet with fluid just inside the dust cover boots. To me this would mean that the cup seals inside the cylinders are bypassing the fluid beside the pistons past the dust boots and into the drum where fluid will collect in the drums wet the shoes and lock up the brakes any time you touch them. but I don't remember seeing new or rebuilt wheel cylinders go on the truck. Am I wrong or did I miss something?
Really like your videos Mark...
One reason I watch brake videos is not because I do not know how to do them. I watch because different things happen in different situations, and you can not only learn from your own experience, but these videos allow one to also learn from your experience.
Eric, enjoyed the brake video, you do a good job and like the family aspect!
Thanks for this video. Im getting ready to do the drums on the rear of my 89 F150, including the cylinders. These videos are great. It gives us an idea of what parts are the most difficult to deal with and the order of installation. Repetition is great for us do it yourselfers.
i think you do a good job teaching. i've learned a lot from you. i watch you everyday.
I learned something today - if ya got clumpy never-seize, use WD-40 as a thinner. Also, apply never-seize to the wheel cylinder actuators. I'm going to do that next brake job! You are a wealth of information sir - thanks Mr. O!
Good morning Eric, I just got home from work 2:00 AM (PDT) to see your video. Wow! Quite the drum brake apparatus, little more to them than on my '89' Celica. Fantastic. Bring on the brake videos... Thank you!!
Baaah, dang TH-cam! Never got the notification on this one! 😤
I've probably done thousands of brake jobs myself since I was a youngin, but it never gets old watching you do them. 👍It's like hangin out in the shop with ya ... without you getting nervous with eyes on you the whole job, lol. Certain people bug me when they're standing over my shoulder, but not everyone. Probably why most shops in the city won't let people behind "the line". Especially when you're getting bombarded with a million questions while you're trying to concentrate. I'm one of those people that was built to work alone - get someone yapping, and I'll try to install a spark plug in a brake caliper. Then I'll walk to the toolbox and stare at it for 10 minutes until I remember what the hell I needed over there. I can walk and chew gum ... but just barely ... 😁
So much brake clean in this one, I'm high off fumes through me screen! 😜
Got the Grand Marquis ready for it's 32nd summer. Wife's been tooling around in it lately. Still on the OE fuel pump, p/s pump, and driveline! 👍 I adjusted the TPS, which fixed this perpetual off-idle stumble it's had for a long time. Thing read 0v until you just touched the pedal ... then it would jump to 1.2v (right when it stumbled). Since I couldn't get it any lower, I left it at 1.2v, and she's happy. Had to thank Paul Danner and his T-pins for that one. I always wondered where he got those things from ... and then I discovered a box of them on my wife's craft table. Guess where they are now? LOL - I told her weeks later. It was the perfect crime, because she'd never suspect me having any use for them. 😁
Not a single automobile here (aside from my own). Right now, I'm swimming in lawn & recreational equipment. Got 5 tractors, 3 saws, 2 weedwackers, a pair of outboard motors, and 3 ATVs ... plus a motorcycle today that my buddy just bought. Alot of the stuff I had to go and pick up / deliver - that takes a TON of time. I don't get much done when I'm driving. Then another buddy stopped by in his 2018 Coyote-powered Mustang that he had just left the dealership with. This thing is INSANE. I can just imagine the electrical nightmares this thing will be throwing me in 10 years. Lane departure, auto braking, hill assist (6-speed), and 4 or 5 different driving modes that alter the electronic suspension, engine, steering, and electric exhaust! This thing hauls ass, and sounds SWEEET! Handles like a go-cart too! Definitely didn't get much accomplished today on that ride, LOL. One of the perks of working for yourself I guess. :)
In other news, the floor is scheduled for next week! You have no idea how friggin happy I am. By the end of the month, I won't be tripping over stuff, losing tools, and being generally unproductive. Oh, and no more playing the "get-up, get-down" game with my aching joints! I can finally let my jacks & stands take a rest!🤘
Loved the interaction with you and Trinity at the end there. Had me laughing. Always love the interaction with Vanessa, too. Thanks for showing us your awesome family. Great stuff as usual, man. 👍 😎
Got to love it that brake cleaner sound.
Actually i've done more break jobs than i care to mention lol. I enjoy watching you do them because you don't cut corners and your an excellent teacher. Thanks
Another super video SMA! I like that trick of using a valve stem as a banjo fitting blocker - much better than a hose pincher ;). You daughters ability to troubleshoot the sound of a failing pinion bearing is amazing - she is clearly a chip off the old block!
I like the older "square body" trucks. Simpler to work on, SAE tools, and lots of room to work with. I have a '90 Ranger, and a '79 GMC "Heavy Half". Love them both cause they are PAID FOR, and have never seen salt.
Keep the brake videos coming, Eric O !
After I first saw this video, I went down to Advanced Auto and bought a few cans of the Car Quest Brake cleaner. I like the power. Thanks Master O..
Eric,With the new calipers on the bench,locate a hose that fits over the brake bleeder port. Next put the end of the hose inside the bottom end of the funnel.Now remove the plastic banjo cover,fill the funnel with brake fluid and open the bleeder.The fluid will come out the banjo fitting when the caliper is full.Sort of back bleeding the caliper. I have done this when I don't have a helper to bleed the brakes.Hope this helps you. Ken
Wow, didn't think I'd learn my pinion bearing was going bad watching a brake video. Been trying to figure out that howling noise only when I step on the gas and goes away when I let off. Thanks for the diagnosis!
I don’t know who taught him to be a mechanic, but they did a good job. His attention to detail is what separates a good mechanic from a bad mechanic.
Good to see a drum brake video. I replaced the rear brakes on my '06 Dakota three weeks ago.. Got 113,400 miles out of them. Since it was my first crack at em, I took pictures and went slow. Worked out great. I also heard that certain sound when ever i picked up the brake cleaner!!
I never get tired of your brake jobs Eric! Hell everything I work on for the most part has air brakes so it's nice to see this. You put out quality work, I bought my truck used and whenever I fix something on it I see the handiwork of the previous mechanic and it bugs me because zero care was taken, wish you were the guy who worked on my truck before I bought it!
An old Rolls Royce trick for installing cotter pins that are captured in the castle nuts. Clamp pin ends in vise and twist the eye end 90 degrees. Makes pin ends perpendicular to axle when folding over. Makes a neat installation. Learned this from RR machinist from England.
Another good vlogg , thanks for taking the time out to do it Eric O. Dont put the brakes on doing brake videos 😁
I enjoy all of your videos I all so learn a lot from them so keep them coming
The brake clean still gets me every time
Your daughter is adorable, and seemingly smart! You should be proud!