Ford Taurus: Rear Rotors and Lateral Link (Tie Rod)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video we knock out the rear lateral link and rear rotors on the back of a 2014 Ford Taurus. The rear lateral link with ball joint is often referred to as toe link or rear tie rod end. -Enjoy!
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Eric I think you should ignore the comments section negativity. I teach and it seems like my students put me under a microscope in an attempt to find anything and everything I do “incorrectly”. Everyone is an expert when they aren’t doing the work in front of an audience. Thanks for your awesome content and great attitude even when the idiots are blowing your phone up.
Maybe idiots don’t get it that this is a real guy with a real job supporting a real family and he’s not your buddy. I’m impressed he even spends the time to read and reply to lots of comments. You stalkers are really just not thinking this through. Stop with the phone calls!!
Up early on a sunday Morning. heck, I just got home from Saturday night at work, but I do live on the west coast... One more thing. How many time does Eric have to nicely ask not to call his place of business, unless it is for an appt. Just disrespectful. Don't ruin a good thing. Thanks! Oh, and thank you Eric for another great video..
Glad you put the battery back in or the brakes never would have worked!
that is sorta true because the car won't start to be able to use the brakes lol
It don't need to start to use the brakes
@@tenkillcombo It's a joke.
Ha ha ha you made funny.
Hey your getting slow with video's.
In regards to people calling Eric's shop up and asking/begging for advice on auto repair: Plenty of Forums exist to assist in auto repair. Own a Subaru? (which I now do....*shudder* LOL) There's a wonderful bunch of people on a Forester forum that is great to deal with! Need general advice? I know this name gets visions of welded in ball joints.... But ericthecarguy dot com Has a great forum full of people with tons of experience that can answer most questions. Vehicle specific issues a simple google search can point to appropriate groups that can help.
If you need personal life advice? Tell it to your priest, counselor, etc...
Respect Eric O's ability to run a business first. He's not making mega bucks off these videos. His main source of income is still turning a wrench and shipping repaired vehicles down the road...
Hey Butt-Heads...…. QUIT CALLING THE DAMN SHOP!!!!!!!
Eric, Thanks for enduring & Pushing through the Headaches of being a TH-cam "ROCK STAR" and continuing the amazing content! This channel is the Best.
I did my first brake job on my F250 this weekend and I couldn’t have done it without these videos. I changed calipers, pads, and rotors. Only took about 4 hours, most of which was fumbling around the smaller details of the job. Thank you for the great info Eric, I’m glad to support you on patreon.
I wish all of us had access to known honest auto shops. It's frustrating just to get my oil changed. Seems all the shops around here have a problem with transparency, you know, being able to actually see the the mechanic break the seal on the $10 quarts of synthetic oil and pour them into my car engine etc etc.
Eric, it's amazing to watch you at work, professional, ethical, hard working, going well beyond most shop mechanics to ensure the work is done right.
Raise your prices, I'd still be a loyal customer knowing the work you do on my car would be God like.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
Who watches this stuff at 4am central time on a Sunday? Me do. Wouldn't miss SMA for the world.
Watching at 10.35pm on Sunday night over here in New Zealand
When I was a mere lad, many years ago in college and just married we needed a second vehicle. So not having much of a budget we saved a few bucks here and there on meals and bought a 1984 Ford escort from a used car lot. What a pile! It had vented rotors but the previous owner didn't believe in changing brake pads. One of the pads was nearly all gone and the rotor was held on by remnants of just a few of those cooling fins. No money for parts so I went to the junkyard and found used rotors in good shape and their brake pads. Fixed that up just fine. Given the money is there I always do new pads with new rotors. But a little coarse sandpaper can do wonders to flatten out a newish but grooved brake pad. ;)
I have worked on cars most of my life. Every video I have watched seems like you care and you treat every vehicle as it is your own vehicle.We need more people to treat there jobs like this. Great Video
Every time you do brakes and remind the folks to pump'em up before engaging the vehicle into a drive gear it always reminds me of the one time many years ago when I was working as a mechanic and in the middle of a brake job the owner of the shop decided to argue with me about something and of course the E350 van I was working on was done except pumping the brakes, so peeved at the owner over this argument I thought I had already pumped the brakes and I jumped in the Van threw it in reverse had to bump the peddle to get over the rack hump and out the door I shot, pumping the brakes as fast as I could but now rolling downhill at a pretty good clip, thank goodness the owner parked his Mercedes at the bottom of the hill or I would have ended up in the ditch, unfortunately an E350 van moving at a pretty good clip with no brakes did a wonderful job to the front end of the owners Mercedes and just a little lite scratch on the bumper of the Van, the owner thought I did it intentionally, but honestly I simply got side tracked due to the owner and forgot.
In the end I think I was lucky I didn't need help pulling the seat cushion out of my backside from the intense pucker factor that I experienced that day, the owners Mercedes was completely devastated in the front end.
I learned two things that day, always double check yourself regardless and a Ford E350 van with a heavy duty step bumper will kill a Mercedes.
I had the same thing happen, but store manager came out in a run saying is this done? As he hopped in the car I was finishing the paperwork on at my toolbox. I was going to pump up the brakes, test drive, then park on the apron and run keys and work order in. The manager floored it out of my bay as I was screaming "the brakes aren't pumped up!!!" Luckily, we were a good year dealership and had just got a shipment of new tires in. He ended up ba king into the pile of tires and getting stopped with no damage. He said he thought it was done as it was off the lift, I told him it's done when I park it and bring the keys in.
When I worked at a tire shop 20+ years ago (only did tires). The main mechanic did something to the brakes on the car I was working on, didn't bother to tell me. Was a full sized van, scared the shit out of me.
Honda Pilot, was up on a lift, last car of the day, still a newbie at the time. Did a full brake job, wheels were back on, and I had forgotten about pumping the brakes. Backed out and there was about twenty five feet to where the lot went over a wall into a ditch. Wound up throwing the car into park, yanking the ebrake, and stomping on the brakes as fast as I possibly could trying to get it to stop. Hit the little curb at the end of the wall at about 5mph and stopped. Didn't go into a ditch. Nobody saw. I nearly had a heart attack.
Hey if you want free advice call your dealer. Let Eric do his job.
But can I call and get some free advice on how to make an appointment?
No not until the end of september.
Yes wow it's a business come on we are smarter than that.
@@timothybarney7257 No if your that stupid you should not be driving.
@@rimmersbryggeri Of 2080
Another great vid from SMA. Just bought the earthquake xt 3/8” and 1/2” drive impacts. Very impressed so far.
It is great to get an alert on an Auto Repair job by SMA. At 8am with coffee in tow and the 8 year old watching the TV I am able to enjoy this video. Thank you again for helping me be a better Auto Mechanic. Thumbs Up.
It is annoying when you're working on something and you get 50 million phone calls!! I love the videos and I learn a lot just by watching the videos!!
please don't stop doing your videos because of a few inconsiderate ass***** , the rest of us love your humor , Mrs. O ,the kids , and the way you do your work...it puts a smile on our faces ...thanks
Glad you mentioned the thermal quiet issue. I thought it was just me, but I noticed not only them getting noisy but the performance was crap too. Pedal was softer, initial bite was slow. Chucked them in the bin and all the issues followed them. Getting to the point you can't trust any brand.
You really can't. Even once trusted brands are subject to change at any time.
Break Cleaner just isn't the same without the sound effect. Lol!
I was totally disappointed to see the can without the noise....Especially because we all seen it was coming.
What sound effect? That brand of brake clean Eric uses always makes that sound. That was OBVIOUSLY a defective can that slipped past quality control.
Maybe your missing a business opportunity. TH-cam callers please press 1 for Eric O's physic hotline a $19.99 a minute fee will apply. Lol.
That is an excellent idea. Then direct them to ETCG's website!
Why not? I just referenced people asking questions about auto repair to ETCG's site. It's actually a decent site with a lot of helpful people...
Absolutely.
I did this yesterday on my 14 and had the axel to contend with but was able to get it done. Having a lift make life a whole lot easier. Working on the cold ground sucks. Thanks for the instruction, Eric.
Always a good day when it starts with Sma
TH-cam people stop calling SMA! Let the man do what he does in peace.
Yep. Been burned many times by the Wags myself. Thermo Squealers we used to call them. I feel like they used to be a lot better before they went to that integrated shim design. At least we still have Akebono. Love the channel sir! Always appreciate seeing someone who takes great pride in their work. That and the Hokey Pokey are what it's all about.
Newer vehicle repair shows similar to the older makes/model. Thank you for your continued teachings... now Eric, happy wifey, happy life...looking forward to your repair of the Hondu O’s bus.
Disconnect the ringer so you can't hear it in the shop. Let your voicemail do the work. Then buy a phone system you can program your customers into so you know who's calling. Great channel!
I’m the type of person to change both sides even if one side is still good. And at least turn down the rotors with new pads. Never just pad slap brakes on with old rotors. In the long run, old rotors eat new pads faster. Have a great day Mr. O. Love the videos.
9:22 Editing fail! How can I properly enjoy an SMA video without the glorious sting that accompanies the Brake Clean??
Too busy with stupid You Tubers calling all the time... Something's gotta give!
You've got a great flow to this video. It all seems effortless. Awesome job!
We did a bunch of these toe links back when they were dealer only parts, glad to see that mevotech started making them. they suck to adjust. Finally someone else who knows about the thermoquiet squeal! All the parts salesman get confused when I tell them why we don't buy and install thermoquiets.
Wagner ThermoQuiet... WIsh this video was posted before I bought some for my beater van in summer 2018. They do freaking squeal mad. Summer 2018 I replaced all rotors and brake pads, as well as did proper rust cleaning, lubricating, etc the SMA way, and the squealing started not too long after. For a beater car, I don't really care too much about the squealing (radio volume up). But I definitely learned my lesson and used different brand brake pads for wife's car this spring.
Stop calling the shop for free advice! Eric and Vanessa aren't tech support for your vehicle!
Guess I'm not the only one up early on a Sunday. First!
Ima fan. MICHIGAN CARPENTERS ARE UP BEFORE THE ALARM GOES OFF, @4:30am..
I made it today ,right @4:20 lol
Thee3rdprophet am?
I think he sets auto publish
Eric i have to say outta all the mechanics on u tube u are the best ,and i watch u all the way over here in Ireland .Ty
My boss at the motorcycle shop was on a ride one time, a fellow rider rode up and said, "I think my bike is making noise!" my boss replied to him, "Mine sounds fine." I think that sums up your telephone problem. I feel for ya. and I understand.
Thank you for another great video.
New York reminds me of Massachusetts with the vehicle inspection. Ball joints were another big thing, but it never ceases to amaze me anywhere I go, the amount of tail, stop, head and marker lights that are out!
I know California has their share of bad bulbs! It's so easy to do a quick walk around! Sorry for the rant. Anyway, have a great weekend!
I’m new here but I gotta say I’m so happy I found you. I’ve become increasing interested in cars in the past few months and learning as much as I can about them and your videos are like exactly what I need to learn. Super descriptive and ya show exactly what you’re talking about as you talk about it and most importantly you make them fun AND interesting. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Is a total pleasure watching you work, you make all the hard work look like easy work.well done Mr.
Thank you Eric O sir I am new to this trade and was struggling diagnosing cars. I watched you vids and got better using your procedure of diagnosis. I hope I can be half the mechanic and man you are. From BC Canada
Another excellent repair. Wonder how the owner knew the tie rod was bad? Don't waste the pads, use em up. Kudos, Mr.O
probably state inspection caught it....or it was rattling
Cleaning rotors in the sink, i thought i was the only one! When i do a driveway brake job, i ask my wife to wash the dishes (rotors). I get goofy looks from people. And you folks must have a different breed of rust in your area. I live in ohio. As i have done a couple of those links so far and everytime i gotta get the fire wrench! This is after the first one i did and broke the weld nut free. Oh joy! Torches on painted frame bolts near the gas tank, thats an exciting workday! Thanks for the videos Eric. Hope your Labor Day holiday is labor free and you get a chance to relax with the family!
My grandma does her own brake jobs and she prefers to just do a pad slap. The money she saves on not buying new rotors is spent playing bingo at the senior center.
I caught my (now ex-)wife doing a pad-slap once, but it wasn't anything to do with the car. I just wish I could un-see it. Anyone got a neuralyzer I could borrow for a minute?
+stan patterson it's a nightmare.
The reindeer that ran over my grandma used to do the same thing . Then we sat it down and had a long talk about the sleigh and new rotors and stuff . I told Santa he should be bringing it in soon to SMA for a good check up from Eric O before christmas this year !
Good for her she deserves her fun. You borrow her can and put new rotors on for that's your na na she is worth it right.
@@stanpatterson5033 Oh man that can about make a guy go gay.
Just did the links in mine and now there’s a video figures lol keep the good info coming
I woke up just to see this I live in the uk so it’s like 10:06 here great job Eric
Same here uk fan
Loved the battery bit! Sorry about the TH-cam idiots calling.
Shave and a hair cut torque spec. Great video.
You ought to do a video on the crazy TH-camrs calling and stopping by?
Despite this being extremely annoying to you and your team, this is a good problem to have. You can do what big business does-job out all your calls overseas and let them deal with it? Lol
Oh YES This ^^^
He has done a video on this if not several
Don't recall anything specific? Have the links?
@@SuperM1687 That cost money.
8a on a Sunday morning. I always change my battery when doing break jobs... Good one Eric O
No reason not to do it. Pads looked good to me also. Don’t ya love that push and spin emergency brake set up. My daughters car is a Toyota and it squealed like crazy every time she had her brakes done. The right pads, new hardware and lube fixed it every time. She keeps telling me that’s your job dad. Yeah right.
So true on the Wagner pads. Put a set on my Escape, removed in less than a year. Ford brake pads are great and sold at a reasonable price.
Another great vid! Teasing us with more thoroughly destroyed parts on the other side, but not showing us! We live for the images! I was sort of surprised to see a solid rear rotor on such a large car.
as a viewer of your work, i would never call for information unless i knew you personally or wanted to make a appointment for you to do work for me.
Always somthing interesting atSMAI think I'll just mozzy down and chat with Eric all day. I got nut'n better to do
I feel you on the Wagner's Eric, been in the parts biz for a long time always have them coming back with upset customers because they squeal half way through.
Mr O, you are my favorite auto youtuber. Love your videos. Dont let the free advice callers get ya down. Is it always the same youtubers calling?? I have Panasonic cordless phones that can BLOCK up to 250 numbers. when I get telemarketer calls I add them to my caller block list and eventually I no longer get calls from them.
Thanks for the video. People, stop calling the man for cryin' out loud!
ASMR tie rod end at 15:47! Nice work Mr. O! Sorry that the 'hope I can get this for free' folks keep irritating you.
Hmm. Let me interrupt Eric's workday for some free advice. I just know we'll be buddies for ever afterwards.
That was surprisingly rust free one Eric! Man rust belt is a good name for your area. Great video!
Great job like always A+
A Ford Taurus used to be a mechanics paycheck. Wonder if these 2008+ ones are like the old ones...
Nice work as usual!
I would have liked to have seen what the inspection failure on the other side looked like, but great job as always. I had a little bit of a weird experience when my brain started filling in the missing brake-clean sound effect and then abruptly stopped when it wasn't in the video, but I enjoyed it, again, as always.
Oh... and STOP CALLING THE FRICKING SHOP, people!
Oddly enough I have to watch a mechanic repair video from this channel to wake up lol. It's better than the news, and I love fixing things stupid engineers design ;)
Another all in a day's work - again. :-)
Been watching your videos for quite a while, finally subscribed about a month or so ago and just want to say, I enjoy you working on cars, rusty, crusty or no as I learn something new from your videos as I do work on mine when it needs it. Back when I was younger and had a Civic (1983 DX hatchback) I did the rear brakes, the fronts, replaced the CV boots (outer with 2 pc units, big mistake), replaced the alternator, I think did a thermostat and I forget what else on that car. But being that I'm on the west coast, we don't deal with rust like you do so a 13 YO car can still be relatively rust free.
Now, I don't do as much of the big stuff as one, I don't have a good spot at my house (no driveway or garage) and have the use of my buddy's driveway when I do oil changes and the like.
Sorry to hear of people not understanding that while you do videos to help other's out there, you don't have time for free advice over the phone as it takes way more time out of your day to deal with than a single video.
Keep it up and some suggestions for how to deal with this are given and I agree that a solution along those lines is likely, though I don't know if you need to change your phone # itself, just have a # that can go to VM and Vanessa and just dump without listening if need be and ensure caller ID for any #'s that come up and there are services on the web that can reverse search the offending #, but at a cost, but it might be negligible compared to what you bring in.
As to those that keep saying they use an old pad and a C clamp to push in the brake cylinder, not all cars you can do this, This Taurus, some Toyotas, Mazda and others require you to twist and push in as they screw in instead.
Also to all those saying I use a c clamp..go ahead...you won't get that caliper to push in...cause she's a spin in! I remember the helper trying to use a c clamp on one of these...boy it took him about 20 min of head scratching before he figured that one out!
also, reusing old pads.. is perfectly fine. I love how everyone likes to question eric. He knows what he's doing. ✌
I’ve done the old needle nose trick on the brake caliper.
Another great video, thanks.
I have to admit, I was always taught to lightly sand the old pad faces against a flat plate before reinstalling to knock down the high ridges that had been running in grooves in the old rotor. Yea you don't have to, but it seemed to make the pad wear more even.
13:20. Nice picture filming skills!!! You had the Monroe brake pad poster in frame, while advising against Thermal Q's 😂!!!!!!!
I don't know how you find the time to make videos, especially with the annoyance of celebrity. Another brilliant video, thanks for your effort.
I do reuse old brake pads with new rotors if they are thick enough BUT I always remove the edge groove by sanding it down with a belt sander. Ok, I'm loosing a little pad thickness but I don't loose the whole pad and I get 100% brake pad width contact with the rotor. This is important because rust will begin to form on the rotor edge where the worn pad don't make contact.
2:20.. those look like Genius Tools double box end 0° offset long wrenches.... I love mine
Nothing like a Ford ( fixed or repaired daily ). Go get yourself a strawberry sundae. Boy that sounds good. 👍👍
Hey if you can't handle the heat you know what to do right . So lets start or should I say stop feeding them at Patreon . Did you ever think some people are getting screwed by dishonest shops. I will be the 1st one to say Eric does a very honest video . Some times it would be nice to help some one and it doesn't have to be about the green back. Hell to date you have made 6 figures
I had the same problem with the Thermoquiet pads. They were the Thermonoisiest pads I ever used.
Get a phone answering machine that gives the caller options. Press 1 to make a appointment. Press 2 to check status on your vehicle being repaired. Press 3 to ask technical questions. "NOTE", you must first enter your charge card information before pressing 3. We charge a $125 a half hour rate for technical information with a half hour minimum. Set the machine up so the #3 call will not go through unless the charge card number has been entered and approved by the automated system. If they call 1 or 2 say you must press 3 and hang up.
Eric, Love the videos BTW. I agree with your opinion of Wagner but, Wagner pads with the bumps on the backing plate do not require lube. In fact, the "bump" is friction material. You know how friction material and oil get along.
I forgot to pump up brakes one time; pulled out of the driveway onto my street came to stop sign and nearly soiled myself. you know your alive when this happens!
So many people up on a Sunday nice job
It's 6 pm here where I'm.
Not just people from you area who watch SWAR.
I remember my father having the same problem with people wanting free advice when he had his auto repair shop..... sometimes the calls were overwhelming...... the worst ones being at 5:AM on a Sunday morning......😡
Speaking of Wagners, a long long time ago, when I was just a wee lad...
Well, this is a long story, so I'll just call tomorrow, and tell you in person! Y'all be open by 9:00???
Too Many negative comments.
He is showing how to do a quick & cheerful clear coat repair.
He selects one portion of the car just to show the steps.
Most people will not contemplate respraying an old vehicle due to the high cost.
Etic,
Thank you for another great video. Loved the 'oops wrong video' battery install :)! Also always love the mema advice too! Im sorry people call you at your shop for advice - that is very rude and wrong.
SMA#1
God bless
Paul
The callers may have already, paid you through patreon !
Now I wanna go work on my dad's truck but it's too hot outside!
I like the fast lug removal. You look like a member of a good pit crew...lol
And the pad section Goes Wild!!
I wind up using the old needle nose trick all the time, usually because I keep losing that little cube shaped socket.
The only pads worse then the Wagner TQs are the cheapo Wagners that turn your rims black after 2000 miles with all the dust. I usually use Centrix, no squeal, low dust.
i love the light ugga dugga brake spec comment haha. i also started using fluid film because of your channel but did not expect it to smell to terrible. rates right up there with diff fluid. Keep up the good work Eric-0
Great video Eric O
Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff.
Pump the brakes before you go, that reminds me, once I forgotten to pump them and soon as I put into drive, van lurched forward and hit an 500 gallon outdoor propane tank. Nothing happened thou but my heart was beating so fast. (Rental house with propane tank at the end of driveway)
Thanks for another great video!!! Maybe all the people calling you should try calling Advance for advice!!! Thanks for what you do!!!
9:21 you can thank me later. Brake clean thumbs up. But no sound effects...so thumbs down...😃😃
I know you didn't thumbs down...
Too happy you got a brake video, I am.
oh... on many cars with rear disc brakes you really want to operate the parking brake lever to get the caliper piston to adjust out to the proper position.
Little life Lesson I have learned. If anything is advertised Quiet then it will be (noisy), if it says Quality it is probably not, If it is Longer lasting it probably has a half life of another brand. A good product speaks for itself many times by word of mouth, just like a business that does good work such as yours.
Sooo moral of it is do not buy the brakes called "Quiet super long lasting high quality stop-o-matics?"
Happy Labor Day O's
Great stuff, as usual. Cheers!
Been subscribed to your channel for about a year now didn’t know how to write a comment my daughter finally showed me like all your videos very informative
Hey I'll just it to belle tire. I'll just wonder why I have vibrations and can't stop? Oh we "belle" didn't have right parts but we "jerry rigged it". You are a good person you do a very job to help people without ripping them off. Maybe you should make a vid of why prices are what they are at shops. Alot of people don't know what it takes to run a shop.