"I failed it for inspection "cause I'm a prick." Thanks SMA, 25 seconds in and I'm laughing. Keep up the good work. You wear your professionalism on your sleeve.
I laughed my ass off and my wife looked at me like I was insane. Had to regurgitate the line and she said verbatim "oh god, more car videos? I'm gonna hear about these for weeks!" Sorry honey, it's an addiction at this point. She doesn't mind it when I'm ensuring the cars are in working order though.
Is funny people will hack a brake job and pay twice for same job ,and spend more money than needed .just take it to a good mechanic and you be better off
Good old NYS inspections. When I first moved to the thousand island region, from Michigan, I was kicking and screaming about those stupid inspections, until I found out I had bad tie rod ends on my van. What really sealed the deal for appreciating those pia inspections, was when I came back to Michigan for a visit, and was following a car, that's gas tank was held up by a couple of bungee cords. I told the wife "wife, maybe those NYS inspections arent so bad afterall" lol
Eric, I have watched so many of your videos that I now subconsciously hear the BREAK CLEANER sound effect in my head every time I have to use it at work. I have no regrets.
This customer should be very happy he came to you Mr. O. His "brand new" brake job wouldn't have lasted any time since everything was already stuck. Your attention to detail in cleaning and lubing the hardware saved him whether he knows it or not.
I've been driving for 62 years, and have always used my e-brake. That's how we were taught, in Britain, when I learned to drive, I always use mine. Nearly all of our vehicles were stick, in those days. I still use it today and, always tell the dealer, when in for service, that I've applied it. Great show, as usual.
The innuendos and references are off the charts with this one. Unbeatable entertainment value. Also, you're not alone using the hand brake... between one stick car and one with a dual mass flywheel, I have trained myself to always reach for it.
Youre just doing your job and covering your rear end. Say you pass that inspection and something happens like the wheel flys off or something and an investigation shows you passed it when it shouldn't have been. I'd sure hate to see you get in a lot of trouble. Youre an honest guy that does the right thing.
Eric, This is such a great channel, I learn something new each video, great tips. On TH-cam, You and Eric the Car Guy are the best. Both great teachers and help us understand automotive repair.
The people calling you a prick are the same ones that would line up to sue you when their brakes failed after leaving your shop (if your were the type to just slap a sticker on it). Good on you for having integrity. Harder and harder to come by these days...
American litigation culture is insane. It's really infected a lot of the rest of the world as well. A crooked garage did you a favour by passing your POS vehicle that you might not be able to afford to repair and you turn round and sue them? They did you a favour!
You absolutely rule Mr. O. The amount of time you take to give us all this amazing content is incredible..THANK YOU!! and thank you to your family too, I imagine between being a small business owner and youtube creator, you must put an awful lot of time at the shop.
I’m so glad to see a proper brake job and the explanation of it. Most people do pad or in this case shoe slaps and it’s activates the heck out of me. It causes more problems in the future than anything. A little Lube and some sanding/filing goes a long way….. especially in the rust belt(New Hampshire mechanic here) thank you again and hope you have a great 4th!!!! I’ve been a wrenching for 20+ years and still watch and learn from your videos daily. No one can say they know it all!! Thank you again man
Love these nuts and bolts videos Eric. Love the other ones too, ,of course, don't get me wrong, but my faves are the ones that include plenty of ugga-duggas, "torque-to-factory-specs, brake cleaner and wisdom. SMA vidjas have become one of my favorite forms of education and entertainment.
Hey Eric.... if you read the comments down this far... here is something that could save you some grief... PLEASE wear some safety glasses when doing any brake spring work. I had a friend replacing his brake shoes and had a rusty spring break and it flew right to his eye, putting the eye out permanently.. so for goodness sake take a moment and get the glasses on for the spring disassembly and replacement. Love your channel and how you make things easy to understand... Have a blessed day... Bob
@@lesoram6236 well I probably wouldn’t have thought to take that precaution myself before my friend had his accident.. and I’m sure you could do it hundreds of times with no problem but it only takes once... it’s the old ounce of prevention thing.. freedom is great, and even greater if you have both of your eyes!!😁😁👍🏼
The first style was a push and slip on, the second style was a push and twist clip. Which honestly I understand why he feels that way, everyone just wants to press a little bit and then it'll slip right in.
Ya the first style the nail is a tapered point and the clip pushes up ones the head is through. The second style the nail is flat and the clip has to turn when the head goes through. BMW has the best system for these. You hold the nail with an allen/hex then turn the allen when the head is through instead of trying to turn the clip n hold the nail with your finger. So much easier
Man watching my friend that’s a mechanic do his thing is a whole other world just because of the climate, I feel sorry for the undercarriages of any vehicle in your shop. Love your vids!!!!
Lube, lube, lube.....everything works so much better with lube !!! Don't want any friction when you're working it !!!!!!!!! And wipe it up when the job is done !!!!! Learned that here at SMA !!! Now his Dakota will be NY compliant !!!!! Well done !!!! On to the next one !!!!!
You talked about it getting ugly if the pins that locate the brake shoe breaks. I can confirm that, it happened to my Grand Cherokee, and it did a lot of damage, it also made it difficult to remove it.
How bad was it to remove? I cut the rear rotors off my ZJ because I think the parking brake pad was original, as well as the rotor, and refused to come off, and my pin wasn't even broken.
Gender neutral brake pads,,What'll they think of next?Pretty obvious watching you that you enjoy your work.And having the kids help out is awesome!This is my favorite You tube channel by far.
i used to be a Pa inspection/emissions mechanic, i gave that up a long time ago, had a guy get his 1992 Mercury Topaz inspected, left the shop, put Mustang GT wheels on it, and got in a wreck 3 hours later, state police and i had an hour long conversation, and my boss backed me up that the car had its original turbine polycast wheels on it. i gave my 2 week notice and never looked back, i didn't and don't want that looming over my head
I struggle to pin point exactly when I started watching Eric but I think I was somewhere around his 1500th subscriber but I can't remember if it was 2014 or 2015.
I despise electronic parking brakes. Back 40 years ago I was taught that your emergency brake can be used if you lose brake power. Never needed it until I did. Blew a brake line and had to use the emergency brake to get me home. Can't do that with these electric e-brakes...Yep, I guess I'm that one other guy that uses the parking brake...glad I did, or I would have ended up in the middle of a busy intersection with a mess of an accident.
My brother did that. Lost his brakes on his way home from work, got home using the parking brake. Instead of parking in the st or on the side of the driveway that had no car and more room, he parked on the side my car was parked, parked brake cable snapped and wiped out the front end of my car. Yup...never fixed it or gave me $ to...bastard
WreckDiver99 I mentioned that to an engineer who helped design one of the German electronic parking systems, His reply "Well the service brakes rarely fail that way" I remarked that doesn't help the family who died when they fail and have no emergency braking...
@@Blazer02LS comes down to money. Parking break systems aren't cheap. I integrating the parking break into the rear brake system is cheap in comparison to having the cables, levers and such. Cost and weight savings is worth a whole lot of money to car manufacturers. He isn't wrong either, conventional braking systems rarely fail, but when they do.....yea.....ugh.
@@WreckDiver99 The extra cost is probably more than you think, I know Mercedes had to jump through a lot of hoops and pay $$$$$ to get the electronic system approved because it essentially eliminates having a fully mechanical system as a back-up as required in the federal laws.
Thanks for all you do, Eric! Your troubleshooting and repair skills are exemplary, and you also seem to be a genuinely nice guy...and to top it off, you have a great attutude and a great sense of humor. You're truly one if a kind! I wish there were more people like you. Also, thanks so much for going the extra mile in showing viewers how to think when troubleshooting problems before making any repairs. Your videos are great...but watching them makes me a bit sad because they make me wish I lived nearby so I could refer friends and family to your shop, and that I could possibly get to know you as a personal friend. Keep up the great work!
Notice a lot of the newer cars don't call it an emergency brake. Everything is going to electronic parking brakes which is dumb. I prefer mechanical backup incase battery dies etc
It's also the only nice thing about driving in the winter. But you should use it when you park, specially on a hill, to avoid that loud clunk coming from your parking prawl.
Is it wrong to say I love you? I admire you as a man, a husband and dad. Your automotive repair skills are the least of your attributes. God bless you Eric.
Eric, try the Lisle 22800 Wheel Stud Installer. It has a bearing in it like you said an installer should. I’ve had one for several years and it works good.
You can't blame the guy for wanting Eric to do a bunch of work, he can see how careful and thorough he is with his repairs. Look at the workmanship on the previous brake job.
No but you can blame him for showing up without an appointment and wanting the work done that day. He’s lucky Eric did any work at all, it’s pretty absurd really.
I worked at a Sohio (Standard oil) station 45 years ago while in college (yes I'm old). We used oil impregnated bronze thrust washers for stud installation, worked pretty good...
Thanks for the video Eric. I say that on all your videos because I really enjoy watching the professional work and the wonderful cheerful narration. I know its a lot of work to make these and I want you to know it is very much appreciated.
I’ve been a mechanic for 18 years and I still watch every SMA video since I discovered it a few years ago. Great information and Eric is hilarious. Makes me feel good when he struggles with some of the same things I do. My favorite game is to see when he slips and cusses because it’s usually family friendly
I became a fan a few years ago when he fixed a Buick that wouldn't start. I'll never use the information he has on the the vehicles he fixes but I just really appreciate his narration of auto repair.
I always use the parking brake even in autos. Always been paranoid about the parking pin in previous cars, and it just stuck. Plus they are fun in the winter with a couple inches of snow or ice.
Good stuff, excellent attention to detail as always. 99 RT myself, big 360. Own a telescoping magnet tool with a 5/8 magnet end which holds the nail in while wrestling the clips on, easier on buffy's fingers:). Thanks for sharing, Cheers!
@@Ebooger I’ll take all the tips I can get before I snap or round the tips of the pins off. Are you using the magnets on the back side against the heads ?
Eric, I'm the other guy, i.e. I use my parking brake with my '12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible. I did catch with my eye that you had a Chrysler 200 white sedan in the bay next to you're job that you were videoing.
I clamp the brake shoes in place with an Irwin quick-grip so I can have both hands free to put the retainers and springs in. Doesn’t make the job any faster but it does make it less frustrating.
NeverSneeze is the glitter of the auto shop. Q: If three people are working in the shop and one of them unscrews the lid on the NeverSneeze jar, how many people have NeverSneeze on their hands? A: Five.
Lisle does make a couple different wheel stud installer tools that have a bearing incorporated. One is tapered to use with the conical seat lug nuts, the other one's flat for use with the nuts that incorporate a washer, like a Ford or Chevy truck. Had mine for years and really like them.
Always enjoy people who you barely know, asking you, "Break the law for me, everyone else can do the right thing but I am special." Are they going to take care of you and your family if the state fines you and pulls your inspection privileges? No. Customers need to take car of their cars, do the required maintenance and listen to and take care of their mechanic!
Those are also the same people who, if something breaks on the other end of the car, will come back and sue you claiming everything that happened was because of what you did (or didn't) do
I always use mine, too. I had a 2006 F250 whose e brake wouldn’t hold on a slight hill, even after being repaired. It bugged the crap out of me. I can’t believe it passed inspection all those years.
I think you're a pretty cool mechanic and awesome... I wish you were out here in California. I would go to your shop everyday I think you're a good mechanic and are hard to find these days honest honest mechanics
I'm the nut that puts (and teaches others) to put it in neutral first, engage parking brake, let off brake pedal, then put it in park; you have to let the brakes hold the car, not the transmission (I'd tell them to pretend its a manual but who else drives those these days?).
✋😎👍 Facing downhill: in reverse gear, foot on brake, set parking brake, to park Facing uphill: in forward gear, repeat steps. I also turn the wheel to the curb just in case...
Thanks for the videos Eric O. That screwdriver comment 😂 My old man is a builder. So a hammer and a screwdriver are the two most versatile tools that exist 😜 Me being the knucklehead I am, I kept breaking the handles of the cheap ones until I saw a set with the striking plate at the top.
This is like a comedy show these days. 🤣🤣 I feel bad for some of the international viewers that don’t pick up on the subtle things due to the language barrier. I guess it reminds me off going to the movies with my daughter when she was little and there was funny stuff the kids laughed and than there was the funny stuff all the parents laughed and kids didn’t get it.
What's worse is when you take your kid to a movie that's racier than you expected, ("Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" for example) and your kid laughs at all the right places.
That's when they realized if it's fun for the parents, they may see it again. Awesome to be able to sit through a kids movie with them on your lap and have a good time!
Hey brother , good job keep it coming - " Dealership Tech " , i grew up in my back yard with jack stands , Northern Canada way above the border ............i feel your pain
"I failed it for inspection "cause I'm a prick." Thanks SMA, 25 seconds in and I'm laughing. Keep up the good work. You wear your professionalism on your sleeve.
I laughed my ass off and my wife looked at me like I was insane. Had to regurgitate the line and she said verbatim "oh god, more car videos? I'm gonna hear about these for weeks!" Sorry honey, it's an addiction at this point. She doesn't mind it when I'm ensuring the cars are in working order though.
Is funny people will hack a brake job and pay twice for same job ,and spend more money than needed .just take it to a good mechanic and you be better off
Mr. O., this resident of hilly San Francisco thanks you for teaching how to do parking brakes. I use my new shoes daily!
Good old NYS inspections. When I first moved to the thousand island region, from Michigan, I was kicking and screaming about those stupid inspections, until I found out I had bad tie rod ends on my van. What really sealed the deal for appreciating those pia inspections, was when I came back to Michigan for a visit, and was following a car, that's gas tank was held up by a couple of bungee cords.
I told the wife "wife, maybe those NYS inspections arent so bad afterall" lol
Two bungee cords is overkill. One is plenty.
Or you park in the driveway and a tie rod falls off.
@@markchidester6239 I grew to appreciate those annoying inspections, believe me.
@@anonymousgeorge4321 😂😂😂
Eric,
I have watched so many of your videos that I now subconsciously hear the BREAK CLEANER sound effect in my head every time I have to use it at work.
I have no regrets.
"Come on baby! I've got three kids, you'd think I'd be better at this." GOLD.
Solid gold!! We need the “adult version” SMA channel so Eric can really say what he’s thinking.
@@Astrand1 guess it will be like South Park Movie then, World record for most Bad Words haha
Put a little hair around it lol 😂
Just spit on it lol
If the mattress could get pregnant you would have had seven. 😶
This customer should be very happy he came to you Mr. O. His "brand new" brake job wouldn't have lasted any time since everything was already stuck. Your attention to detail in cleaning and lubing the hardware saved him whether he knows it or not.
Eric over here being professional with a stud installer while the rest of us just use the lug nut and some junk (washers, etc) to do the job.
Seriously, I usually use an old lug nut and whatever I can find to go in between. Then he has that special brake clip tool.
yep
I just pop the new stud in until it bites, then finish it off when I put the wheel back on 😳😬
Lisle makes one that rides on a bearing. Cost 20 bucks and works better than any other style I've owned.
@@upnorth5465 Do you have one? Know the part number?
I've been driving for 62 years, and have always used my e-brake. That's how we were taught, in Britain, when I learned to drive, I always use mine. Nearly all of our vehicles were stick, in those days. I still use it today and, always tell the dealer, when in for service, that I've applied it. Great show, as usual.
All four of my family use the parking brake. I got the habit when driving postal vehicles and trained the rest of the family
The innuendos and references are off the charts with this one. Unbeatable entertainment value. Also, you're not alone using the hand brake... between one stick car and one with a dual mass flywheel, I have trained myself to always reach for it.
Youre just doing your job and covering your rear end. Say you pass that inspection and something happens like the wheel flys off or something and an investigation shows you passed it when it shouldn't have been. I'd sure hate to see you get in a lot of trouble. Youre an honest guy that does the right thing.
And, if anything happened, you can be sure the owner will throw Mr E under the bus
That's highly unlikely for a situation. Please get real.
Keeps the rest of us safer, too.
Eric, I ALWAYS set my E brake. Have since 1983.
Eric, This is such a great channel, I learn something new each video, great tips. On TH-cam, You and Eric the Car Guy are the best. Both great teachers and help us understand automotive repair.
I really enjoy the commentary. I mean, brake jobs are fun to watch, and do too, but there's so much more in the words behind the job
Thanks Eric for a great "classic" SMA video ! 30 minutes of entertaining , funny, professional auto repair , 5 STARS !
I always appreciate the fact that you take the time to do the job right
The people calling you a prick are the same ones that would line up to sue you when their brakes failed after leaving your shop (if your were the type to just slap a sticker on it). Good on you for having integrity. Harder and harder to come by these days...
American litigation culture is insane. It's really infected a lot of the rest of the world as well. A crooked garage did you a favour by passing your POS vehicle that you might not be able to afford to repair and you turn round and sue them? They did you a favour!
True story.
@@zoidberg444 , then there's the matter of The Other Guy whose car got hit because you hand-waved the brake inspection for The First Guy.
It's always someone else's fault, no matter how bad they screw up
Thanks for the shout out. I'm the other guy that uses the parking brake in an automatic
You absolutely rule Mr. O. The amount of time you take to give us all this amazing content is incredible..THANK YOU!! and thank you to your family too, I imagine between being a small business owner and youtube creator, you must put an awful lot of time at the shop.
I’m so glad to see a proper brake job and the explanation of it. Most people do pad or in this case shoe slaps and it’s activates the heck out of me. It causes more problems in the future than anything. A little Lube and some sanding/filing goes a long way….. especially in the rust belt(New Hampshire mechanic here) thank you again and hope you have a great 4th!!!! I’ve been a wrenching for 20+ years and still watch and learn from your videos daily. No one can say they know it all!! Thank you again man
Love these nuts and bolts videos Eric. Love the other ones too, ,of course, don't get me wrong, but my faves are the ones that include plenty of ugga-duggas, "torque-to-factory-specs, brake cleaner and wisdom. SMA vidjas have become one of my favorite forms of education and entertainment.
I always use my parking brake to keep the tension off the parking pawl and on the brake pads.
Eric: -"These stud installers should have a bearing to overcome the high friction forces".
Thor: -"It's like you don't know me at all".
They say on a cold winter’s morning if you listen hard enough you can hear the power steering lines blowing off a Chrysler product somewhere.
Nice job Eric! I still drive my Dad's 2003 Dakota, I love that truck.
Hey Eric.... if you read the comments down this far... here is something that could save you some grief... PLEASE wear some safety glasses when doing any brake spring work. I had a friend replacing his brake shoes and had a rusty spring break and it flew right to his eye, putting the eye out permanently.. so for goodness sake take a moment and get the glasses on for the spring disassembly and replacement. Love your channel and how you make things easy to understand... Have a blessed day... Bob
@@lesoram6236 well I probably wouldn’t have thought to take that precaution myself before my friend had his accident.. and I’m sure you could do it hundreds of times with no problem but it only takes once... it’s the old ounce of prevention thing.. freedom is great, and even greater if you have both of your eyes!!😁😁👍🏼
"THis is the best nail style"
*puts it back together*
"I freaking hate this style"
It's a love-hate kinda thing I guess ?
Look closely, the replacement clips are a different style than the ones that were removed.
The first style was a push and slip on, the second style was a push and twist clip. Which honestly I understand why he feels that way, everyone just wants to press a little bit and then it'll slip right in.
Ya the first style the nail is a tapered point and the clip pushes up ones the head is through. The second style the nail is flat and the clip has to turn when the head goes through. BMW has the best system for these. You hold the nail with an allen/hex then turn the allen when the head is through instead of trying to turn the clip n hold the nail with your finger. So much easier
@@jacksmith2315 Can't be any easier than the old spring style ones can It?
ERIC!!! great to see ya on a FRI .... got to head to work here in a bit ....thanks for the motivation.
Wow I can't believe how big Trinity has gotten from when I first started watching this channel
Watching the family grow! Very cool
are all the ladies in the shop family members? i also enjoy the way the family is involved
@@mikethompson9745 The ladies that are in the shop are Trinity his daughter and Vanessa his wife
Man watching my friend that’s a mechanic do his thing is a whole other world just because of the climate, I feel sorry for the undercarriages of any vehicle in your shop. Love your vids!!!!
In the fleet shops I've worked in, the biggest smart ass was king. All hail King Eric.
Dang you are a pro.
Wish every mech/tech in every shop was as good as you.
Their not, so you are booked for a month. Good on you.
Sweet! SMA on a friday, need to get my coffee!
Excellent video! That style parking brake clip is a total workout until they suddenly go in and then you wonder what the fuss was.
"...I have 3 kids, you'd think I would be better at this..." - OMG!!! LOL!!! Too funny! Thanks for the Friday video!!!
Lube, lube, lube.....everything works so much better with lube !!! Don't want any friction when you're working it !!!!!!!!! And wipe it up when the job is done !!!!! Learned that here at SMA !!! Now his Dakota will be NY compliant !!!!! Well done !!!! On to the next one !!!!!
You talked about it getting ugly if the pins that locate the brake shoe breaks. I can confirm that, it happened to my Grand Cherokee, and it did a lot of damage, it also made it difficult to remove it.
How bad was it to remove? I cut the rear rotors off my ZJ because I think the parking brake pad was original, as well as the rotor, and refused to come off, and my pin wasn't even broken.
Gender neutral brake pads,,What'll they think of next?Pretty obvious watching you that you enjoy your work.And having the kids help out is awesome!This is my favorite You tube channel by far.
Watching the side view of that stud install was as satisfying as pressure washing vinyl siding. It was that good.
Thank God I live in the south. Your videos dealing with the hellish rust makes me appreciate the clean cars I have.
It's nice to see Trinity to the rescue! Has she taught the dog any new tricks? My daughter's 11 already, growing up too damn fast!
Looks like she's following on from Ms Hannah.
Your comments and humour get better every time I watch, love it.
I know how you feel I used to do state inspections in Louisiana and got called that all the time when junk would roll in and fail
i used to be a Pa inspection/emissions mechanic, i gave that up a long time ago, had a guy get his 1992 Mercury Topaz inspected, left the shop, put Mustang GT wheels on it, and got in a wreck 3 hours later, state police and i had an hour long conversation, and my boss backed me up that the car had its original turbine polycast wheels on it. i gave my 2 week notice and never looked back, i didn't and don't want that looming over my head
I use my parking brake often in the slip-o-matic(lol). I really don't leave it set often though, just more exercise it on/off to keep everything free.
Every Tool has a Hammer Side....some will not last but most will break :D
👍🏼👍🏼
Everything is airdroppable at least once.
Every tool is a hammer if you use it wrong enough
I was heading to your shop...I know you will fix my car right away...no appointment necessary.
Love how you involve your family!
LLV driver probably uses the seat belt to.
I'm in Southern California and sometimes I feel like driving my car to NY just to have Eric work on it!!!
Trinity all grown up. How many years have I been watching you?
I struggle to pin point exactly when I started watching Eric but I think I was somewhere around his 1500th subscriber but I can't remember if it was 2014 or 2015.
I know, right!
Time flys
I love these videos 😆 and especially the sound effects and edits 😂😂
Coming from Prince albert Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦
I despise electronic parking brakes. Back 40 years ago I was taught that your emergency brake can be used if you lose brake power. Never needed it until I did. Blew a brake line and had to use the emergency brake to get me home. Can't do that with these electric e-brakes...Yep, I guess I'm that one other guy that uses the parking brake...glad I did, or I would have ended up in the middle of a busy intersection with a mess of an accident.
My brother did that. Lost his brakes on his way home from work, got home using the parking brake. Instead of parking in the st or on the side of the driveway that had no car and more room, he parked on the side my car was parked, parked brake cable snapped and wiped out the front end of my car. Yup...never fixed it or gave me $ to...bastard
@@jacksmith2315 I hope it was a beautiful funeral for him.
WreckDiver99 I mentioned that to an engineer who helped design one of the German electronic parking systems, His reply "Well the service brakes rarely fail that way" I remarked that doesn't help the family who died when they fail and have no emergency braking...
@@Blazer02LS comes down to money. Parking break systems aren't cheap. I integrating the parking break into the rear brake system is cheap in comparison to having the cables, levers and such. Cost and weight savings is worth a whole lot of money to car manufacturers. He isn't wrong either, conventional braking systems rarely fail, but when they do.....yea.....ugh.
@@WreckDiver99 The extra cost is probably more than you think, I know Mercedes had to jump through a lot of hoops and pay $$$$$ to get the electronic system approved because it essentially eliminates having a fully mechanical system as a back-up as required in the federal laws.
Thanks for all you do, Eric!
Your troubleshooting and repair skills are exemplary, and you also seem to be a genuinely nice guy...and to top it off, you have a great attutude and a great sense of humor. You're truly one if a kind! I wish there were more people like you.
Also, thanks so much for going the extra mile in showing viewers how to think when troubleshooting problems before making any repairs.
Your videos are great...but watching them makes me a bit sad because they make me wish I lived nearby so I could refer friends and family to your shop, and that I could possibly get to know you as a personal friend.
Keep up the great work!
Not just a parking brake it's an emergency brake as well if you lose the hydraulic brake system
Notice a lot of the newer cars don't call it an emergency brake. Everything is going to electronic parking brakes which is dumb. I prefer mechanical backup incase battery dies etc
It's also the only nice thing about driving in the winter. But you should use it when you park, specially on a hill, to avoid that loud clunk coming from your parking prawl.
Is it wrong to say I love you? I admire you as a man, a husband and dad. Your automotive repair skills are the least of your attributes. God bless you Eric.
I was waiting for the other shoe to drop!
Lisle 22800 stud installer hasn’t failed me. Fantastic thrust bearing.
NAPA!!! Sponsor this man treasure for crying out loud. Great video as always SMA.
With all the parts he goes through? I don't think the local store could take the hit 😁
I don't think he wants their sponcorship, then he would feel like he should use their parts and I think he is more OEM
thanks for another great video, I'm sure it's not easy given how much longer the job takes because of video - it's much appreciated :)
You would think NAPA with kick you a few for all the mentions. Quite a Picasso with the Neverseize.
Eric, try the Lisle 22800 Wheel Stud Installer. It has a bearing in it like you said an installer should. I’ve had one for several years and it works good.
Another professional repair!
You can't blame the guy for wanting Eric to do a bunch of work, he can see how careful and thorough he is with his repairs. Look at the workmanship on the previous brake job.
No but you can blame him for showing up without an appointment and wanting the work done that day. He’s lucky Eric did any work at all, it’s pretty absurd really.
holy moly, Trinity is getting big!
Was that her at 4:49?
@@samh3029 yep
All I saw was a hand
Sorry I went back to 449
I just sold my '03 dakota, except for lack of HP, ( 3.9) it was an awesome truck, very nice to drive.
@xamot80 the only gripe i had with mine was the 3.9 was so under powered.
Thanks as always, Eric!
I worked at a Sohio (Standard oil) station 45 years ago while in college (yes I'm old). We used oil impregnated bronze thrust washers for stud installation, worked pretty good...
My stud installer was a nut and a stack of greased washers.
I just used the lug nut wo greased washers.
@@jacksmith2315 some studs protrude slightly through the axle flange, thus requiring a spacer/washer to completely and properly seat the studs.
I've actually used the lug nut with a larger nut. Works great.
Thanks for the video Eric.
I say that on all your videos because I really enjoy watching the professional work and the wonderful cheerful narration. I know its a lot of work to make these and I want you to know it is very much appreciated.
I dunno how this got into my recommended, but HOOO BOY I'm an instant fan. Great stuff!
I’ve been a mechanic for 18 years and I still watch every SMA video since I discovered it a few years ago. Great information and Eric is hilarious. Makes me feel good when he struggles with some of the same things I do. My favorite game is to see when he slips and cusses because it’s usually family friendly
I became a fan a few years ago when he fixed a Buick that wouldn't start.
I'll never use the information he has on the the vehicles he fixes but I just really appreciate his narration of auto repair.
SMA mega show, we got impressions, we got dad jokes, we got innuendo, we got sound affects.
In 50+ years in the biz, I have never seen a stud installer. Wow
Agreed! Working on school buses & trucks, the 'stud installer' was an 8-12 pound hammer after pulling the axles/hubs.
I always use the parking brake even in autos. Always been paranoid about the parking pin in previous cars, and it just stuck. Plus they are fun in the winter with a couple inches of snow or ice.
Good stuff, excellent attention to detail as always. 99 RT myself, big 360. Own a telescoping magnet tool with a 5/8 magnet end which holds the nail in while wrestling the clips on, easier on buffy's fingers:). Thanks for sharing, Cheers!
Wow never thought of that. Actually a pretty good idea. Thanks for the tip
Yep, i, too, have a couple of super strong rare earth disc magnets, make holding the nail in child's play.
@@Ebooger I’ll take all the tips I can get before I snap or round the tips of the pins off. Are you using the magnets on the back side against the heads ?
Eric, I'm the other guy, i.e. I use my parking brake with my '12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible. I did catch with my eye that you had a Chrysler 200 white sedan in the bay next to you're job that you were videoing.
Love your videos Eric
I clamp the brake shoes in place with an Irwin quick-grip so I can have both hands free to put the retainers and springs in. Doesn’t make the job any faster but it does make it less frustrating.
How the caliper identify 🤣
For this kind of content i like this channel so much
Hi Eric, I'm the other guy who uses the parking brake (hand break this side if the pond)
Big Nasty would knock those studs into next week!!
Love this channel. Entertaining and educational and then there is Mrs. O. Just outstanding all the way around.
NeverSneeze is the glitter of the auto shop. Q: If three people are working in the shop and one of them unscrews the lid on the NeverSneeze jar, how many people have NeverSneeze on their hands? A: Five.
And the rest of the guys in the shop never tell you that you are SMOTHERED in it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Never Sneeze for the win…..
@@notajp very true 😀
Lisle does make a couple different wheel stud installer tools that have a bearing incorporated. One is tapered to use with the conical seat lug nuts, the other one's flat for use with the nuts that incorporate a washer, like a Ford or Chevy truck. Had mine for years and really like them.
I love your narration. You keep crackin' me up!
Sounds real quiet in the background, did the rest of the crew get the day off ?
I hope you never stop making videos
Always enjoy people who you barely know, asking you, "Break the law for me, everyone else can do the right thing but I am special." Are they going to take care of you and your family if the state fines you and pulls your inspection privileges? No. Customers need to take car of their cars, do the required maintenance and listen to and take care of their mechanic!
Those are also the same people who, if something breaks on the other end of the car, will come back and sue you claiming everything that happened was because of what you did (or didn't) do
Eric; I hope you Vanessa and the kids have a great holiday. May the "4th be with you" young man.
Weeeee Another Eric O Video oh Yeahh sweet @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
It’s always a good day when I new video is put out!
I can’t believe how big Trinity is getting! Where does the time go?!
Holy forearms Eric
This man gets ahold of you
You won't be getting away
I drive an automatic Tacoma, I always use the parking brake, good habit to get into.
I always use mine, too. I had a 2006 F250 whose e brake wouldn’t hold on a slight hill, even after being repaired. It bugged the crap out of me. I can’t believe it passed inspection all those years.
I think you're a pretty cool mechanic and awesome... I wish you were out here in California. I would go to your shop everyday I think you're a good mechanic and are hard to find these days honest honest mechanics
I'm the nut that puts (and teaches others) to put it in neutral first, engage parking brake, let off brake pedal, then put it in park; you have to let the brakes hold the car, not the transmission (I'd tell them to pretend its a manual but who else drives those these days?).
I do exacly the same!
Me, too. It’s how I was taught by my dad, who was taught by his father, who was taught by the guy on the farm who fixed all the equipment
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Facing downhill: in reverse gear, foot on brake, set parking brake, to park
Facing uphill: in forward gear, repeat steps.
I also turn the wheel to the curb just in case...
"We need to see how the caliper identifies..." I busted a gut laughing when you said that Eric. Hysterical.
Your tools! Do what you want with them.
I appreciate your videos. it seems you show the worst sometimes that it can get and show how to overcome it
Great job
Thanks for the videos Eric O.
That screwdriver comment 😂
My old man is a builder. So a hammer and a screwdriver are the two most versatile tools that exist 😜
Me being the knucklehead I am, I kept breaking the handles of the cheap ones until I saw a set with the striking plate at the top.
This is like a comedy show these days. 🤣🤣 I feel bad for some of the international viewers that don’t pick up on the subtle things due to the language barrier.
I guess it reminds me off going to the movies with my daughter when she was little and there was funny stuff the kids laughed and than there was the funny stuff all the parents laughed and kids didn’t get it.
What's worse is when you take your kid to a movie that's racier than you expected, ("Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" for example) and your kid laughs at all the right places.
You mean like Shrek and Lord Farquaad.
That's when they realized if it's fun for the parents, they may see it again.
Awesome to be able to sit through a kids movie with them on your lap and have a good time!
Hey brother , good job keep it coming - " Dealership Tech " , i grew up in my back yard with jack stands , Northern Canada way above the border ............i feel your pain