Hi Eric, I'm also in the rust belt but up north. Caliper bracket are a big problem seizing the pads up and I wondered what was your thought on using a cold galvanizing compound behind the clips ?
There is a near-zero percent chance that most shops clean up the hubs and sand blast the caliper brackets - massive respect for your attention to detail!
Eric doesn't want a return. Other shops will make up a new thing to repair. Oh that's just your muffler bearings squeezing. I wouldn't drive it if I was you. That would be dangerous that's another 500 dollar repair
I end up having to use rotary wire wheelss and cup brushes to get some of the light truck/work van/RV brakes done so that I could install the new shims and pads. Unfortunately, we don't have a blast cabinet in the truck/heavy equipment shop I work at.
Someday, when NAPA does become a sponsor, Eric will proudly announce, "This episode is brought to you by Napper, yes, Napper , a sponsor!" Medical authorities will then be baffled by the sudden huge increase in the number of of seizures, heart palpitations and fainting spells experienced by professional and shade tree mechanics across the country!
@@danr1920 They wouldn't. They're cheap. Which is why most shops use them over other parts stores. That and better kickbacks for high volume ordering. They've got fairly decent parts for the price though.
@@MrWolfSnack Mr Tire is franchised/owned by AutoZone as a parent company. They're not sponsored either. What's your point? Most shops order parts agnostically. Whatever store gives them better service for what they need gets the business. At the end of the day, he supports Napa because they help him get the jobs done. I work for a competitor of them, and if it wasn't for some people getting me insane deals on parts, I'd go to napper myself
Wait until you reach the age when they lose interest at the front and head out back. I've forgotten what my doctor looks like nowadays but I can recognise his breathing behind me :)
There is one in Ontario Canada called Ken's auto and fastlube I'm the lead tech there and we live by Eric o and his work ethics I've learned alot my self from his videos
You're never too old to play Minecraft. My kids got me into it many years ago when they were still in elementary school. They're both grown up and moved out now - but we STILL play Minecraft together from time to time.
If I had to take my vehicle anyplace for brakes, I would ask them...do you watch SMA vejeos?? If I hear a “no”...I”m taking it some place else or just doing it myself. A couple of years ago I thought I KNEW brakes and could handle any brake job. Then I started watching SMA vejeos and realized I had a lot to learn. Two years into SMA Brake Job vejeos and I swear I learn something every time. I love this channel.
Thank you Eric for saying what most of us are feeling about humanity. Watching you work and deal with problems is like therapy for me and I try to take your work ethic and craftsmanship with me each day to work as I deal with daily mechanical/people issues. You are one of the Good Old Fashion Mechanics that we know and love. Thanks so much to you and Mrs. O for your videos.
Forty years working customer service in retail has destroyed and turned me into a misanthrope by the truest of definitions. Wish I got a dollar for every time I was assisting one customer with others waiting, and the self entitled no time to wait individual interrupts with that "I just have a quick question". There's no such thing as a quick question in retail, or auto repair I'm sure. Best part watching your 613th brake job video; when you rambles on about the family. Busy as you are, it's awesome you take that important time with your kids, playing video games, whatever. It's just nice to see how simply grounded you are, and quite the inspiration for others. Faith in humanity in believe the phrase is called!
Brakes are gravy train for the most part, unless you're working on light trucks or work/delivery vans. I think the reason why everyone likes watching them, is to see the different kinds of hardware and caliper designs the manufacturers use. It's easier for someone to do their own brake jobs at home on some jackstands in the driveway or garage when they have a general idea of what everything looks like and comes apart before they start taking it apart.
Just watch out when doing barn finds or vintage cars that you don't meet the wondrous invention that was asbestos brakes. They aren't dangerous to use - just dangerous for the guy working on them and breathing it in.
Thank you thank you thank you for what you do even a 65-year-old guy like me learns a lot about engines and everything that you do you're a really good teacher
Just wanted to say I enjoy watching you work and I like when you track down electrical problems, keep up the good work I'm disabled and can't do it myself anymore!!!
My favorite was when they pulled up out front and honked for me to come to them, they always had a longer wait than expected. I never walked out to the car.
There was a time, say 1930s to 1950s, when most gas stations had a hose that went Ding! when someone drove up to the pump, and then someone would come out to pump the gas, wash the windshield, check the oil, and collect the money. If a station didn't have the Ding! hose, or it was broken, it was proper etiquette to give a quick toot on the horn to announce that you were there. But that was about 80 years ago, and things don't work that way anymore. (And some jerk laying on their horn back then would also discover that nobody showed up, or when they did it was to tell them to move on and not come back.)
For some reason a lot of people enter the driveway, park at the end so no one can get in off the street, and block the workshop. One guy was told he would have to wait, so he locked his car in the middle of the driveway and walked off down the road.
@@lwilton really not that long ago. Still had majority of stations like that in the 80's. That all disappeared in the 90's when shop owners realized getting rid of two bays that produced $100,000 a year each could be replaced with food and drinks that produced $1,000,000 a year. Also went from two skilled pay jobs to three or four no skill jobs that could also extend hours.
What a delightful way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Outside chores done. Now its Miller Time and an SMA video to boot. Great afternoon in store. Thanks Mr. O. And to top it off.... BRAKE CLEANER returns.
That's funny. I was watching and thinking to myself, "why are you watching a brake job"? Having done hundreds of them myself, I didn't think I would learn anything. That's when it hit me. Eric's vids are so good, I have to watch them no matter what he's fixing. So yes, there is always room for more, just like Jello. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for the wee tour around where you work, pretty little place. Top tip for cleaning caliper pistons, paraffin and wire wool😉 Regarding clamping the brake line. Only type not to clamp is braided lines, that's the one's that get damaged. Cheers for another video full of good content, wit and humour. Stay safe and enjoy your weekend.
I've looked st what he does and thinks yeah...this seems like...what is right good smart and logical. So many mechanics I've seen just wanna get it done and ship it...yeah I'll spend the 5 minutes and do s good job
Reminds me of when I stopped by to meet you and mrs o and the family. I remember the office having a couple people in there talking with you. You were doing your thing. I politely waited for you to greet me. Now after watching you rant. I’m glad I didn’t barge in and say hi I’m Jon from Ohio!Where’s my SMA stickers!!!! All demanding like!! I wouldn’t have anyways. It was the end of the day before closing. I felt bad enough to have kept you from going home on time. Thanks for your time SMA
Always on stand by for t great SMA.. We always learn something because it's a different vehicle or not just the simple job. Eric keep them coming when time allows.
Eric, don't ever feel like you aren't doing enough. Don't ever make apologies for getting frustrated with people. I don't even drive any of the cars I have watched you work on in this channel but have learned a volume in work ethic and how to do a job right. Thank you for your time.
I have a standard phrase that I use on rude entitled people , it starts with capital F and ends with a little f. Some seem genuinely shocked that I react this way after they have haranged me in my own place of business in front of my old long standing customers. Still , it brightens my day and gives loyal customers a good laugh . 👍🏻
I was trained in the military, and when the lining gets to the thickness of the backing plate, time to change them. ;) In my experience, when people go all the way to the bottom of the wear groove, they go ahead and chew up rotors too.
@@farmermiyagi1338 Yup. And the two percent or less that get turned in the shop every year are done with an on the car lathe to get best possible outcome. For what a rotor cost nowadays, its often less expensive to replace them than to turn them. Sad.
I complain about that stuff at my job all the time. "do you not see the other person already in the room?" and don't call them out because then you're the bad guy all of a sudden. yep.
Your disclaimer is good, however, I gotta say, your advice related to DIAGNOSE the problem first, has really been a good for me. It's kept me focused on the way we must look at every job we tackle here in the shop. Thank You.
Saturday, Great Weather, had a barbecue, stuffed full and now an SMA Video for the evening on the couch. Take care of yourself and keep up the nice work.
53 years old here - I play Minecraft EVERY day. Relaxing thing to do after a day's work. Loved Lego's as a youngster too. BTW - June...and the lady's winter tires are still on? SHAME! That's the car equivalent of wearing your morning house coat at 5 in the afternoon!
Yes sir I’m 65 and still swinging a wrench and teaching 13 students a day and how to do the right thing the right way the first time and let’s not forget test don’t guess
Eric, one thing I used to do was spin the wheel and put my other hand on the strut or spindle and FEEL for a roughness that is transmitted. Very reliable method for me. Thanks for having us!
It's the quiet ones that you gotta watch out for, but you never shut up. That's why I tune in. You're awesome! I bet you talk even when the camera isn't there. I know I do. I'm doing it right now!? I can relate to the spousal exchanges. Classic.
I certainly appreciate that you take the time to bring us along, even on these "bread and butter" jobs. I'm sure running the camera doubles the time it takes to do these projects. Thank you for all the great content.
Nice job. wondering what went on outside because I’m nosy like that lol sounded like someone dragging their exhaust down the street … Maybe a quick quiz see who guesses correctly haha….
16:30 "Some day......" Aaah sorry there Mr.O think that day came and went. Seriously Eric hands down one of the few auto repair channels worth subscribing to. Thank you for your effort.
I was a nice to everyone man, then they turned my town into a tourist trap. So many self entitled jerks that frequent that style of establishment. I am now know as the angry mechanic.... have to channel Eric;s positive attitude more often to save my sanity....
Good work Eric I'm a lead tech at a shop here in Ontario and I watch your videos all the time and apply what I see your doing in my shop and my customers love the work we do cuz of it that's for all your hard work making us small shops look good Burns me when I see butchered work come in
Always appreciate a good brake job & wheel bearing diagnosis… I’ll put that trick in my bag of tricks to help diagnose a bad bearing in the future! Well done as always, thanks for bringing us along.
Always enjoy getting little pointers on whatever project your doing , i pass it along to my son who is the mechanic now. Old school here and yes people can be real pain in the behind nowadays lol. Peace
I love to watch anything with the brakes or suspension or anything I can do in my garage. When you start getting into electrical problems I’ll leave that up to you guys. Great channel.
I just wanna say thank you I watch most of your Videos and I’ve learned a lot from them and there great entertainment and you matter keep up the good work god bless man
I used to think it was just the "new" generation that think they are special and entitled to priority treatment. But no, I see people from every age group come into the ER and think they should be seen before all the other people that have been waiting, and worse, are insulted when you tell them they will have to wait their turn. Some buy into the old saying, "squeaky wheel gets the grease", well, not always. Sometimes, we need to have security usher them out, they are so outraged by not getting seen first. About the several brake job videos, we just enjoy watching a quality repair job of every sort, and no two jobs are done exactly the same as the issues are often varied, as are some of the tools used to overcome these issues. Thank you, Eric O for your videos.
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I’m just here for the rambling of Eric O😂
What was going on outside? Loose exhaust?
Only way to fix entitled people who do that very thing.. is to call them out... embarassment is a good way to modify entitled attitude.
@@TenmaFN Could not AGREE MORE!!!
Hi Eric, I'm also in the rust belt but up north. Caliper bracket are a big problem seizing the pads up and I wondered what was your thought on using a cold galvanizing compound behind the clips ?
There is a near-zero percent chance that most shops clean up the hubs and sand blast the caliper brackets - massive respect for your attention to detail!
Yes, I worked with a few like that
I'd end up with the comeback
Eric doesn't want a return. Other shops will make up a new thing to repair. Oh that's just your muffler bearings squeezing. I wouldn't drive it if I was you. That would be dangerous that's another 500 dollar repair
I wish I had a sandblaster to clean caliper brackets, it would be a lot quicker than the hand file I have to use .
All in part of making your job easier even at the cost of a little more work!!!
I end up having to use rotary wire wheelss and cup brushes to get some of the light truck/work van/RV brakes done so that I could install the new shims and pads. Unfortunately, we don't have a blast cabinet in the truck/heavy equipment shop I work at.
"People piss me off...one day I'm gonna go crazy" I'm right there with ya, Eric!!
It's comin man I'm telling ya
🙋♂️
We have reached a whole new level of narcissism
Yeah, I feel ya Eric. As a cashier I am frequently peeved by the self entitled Karens out there.
There's a reason I don't work frontend anymore.
Someday, when NAPA does become a sponsor, Eric will proudly announce, "This episode is brought to you by Napper, yes, Napper , a sponsor!" Medical authorities will then be baffled by the sudden huge increase in the number of of seizures, heart palpitations and fainting spells experienced by professional and shade tree mechanics across the country!
He gives them enough free plugs now, why would they waste their money to sponsor him?!
@@danr1920 They wouldn't. They're cheap. Which is why most shops use them over other parts stores. That and better kickbacks for high volume ordering. They've got fairly decent parts for the price though.
No he won’t
He will never be a NAPA sponsor..
Too many limitations
The irony is his shop is franchised by NAPA but they still won't sponsor him.
@@MrWolfSnack Mr Tire is franchised/owned by AutoZone as a parent company. They're not sponsored either. What's your point?
Most shops order parts agnostically. Whatever store gives them better service for what they need gets the business.
At the end of the day, he supports Napa because they help him get the jobs done. I work for a competitor of them, and if it wasn't for some people getting me insane deals on parts, I'd go to napper myself
Unfortunately my urologist uses the same vice grip technique. It's tough getting older
I laughed then realized you’re probably not joking
Wait until you reach the age when they lose interest at the front and head out back. I've forgotten what my doctor looks like nowadays but I can recognise his breathing behind me :)
At least your urologist uses a vise grip! When he start to use plastic tie straps I suggest yo change doctors hahahaha
I doubt there are many other repair shops that take as much care as you do.
There is one in Ontario Canada called Ken's auto and fastlube I'm the lead tech there and we live by Eric o and his work ethics I've learned alot my self from his videos
True story
My boss wants brakes done in 20 mins...
.....whether they work or not?@@christopherenger1602
💯% agreed
You're never too old to play Minecraft. My kids got me into it many years ago when they were still in elementary school. They're both grown up and moved out now - but we STILL play Minecraft together from time to time.
Great way to start a Saturday: coffee and Dr. O
Same here in san diego
@@sterlingstephens7093 me too
I miss the Dr. O intros
Finally, some brake cleaner sound effects. Whew! I was going through withdrawals.
After watching this, I'm certain I've never had a brake job done correctly, even when I did them myself. ;-) Love the dialogue, in full agreement.
If I had to take my vehicle anyplace for brakes, I would ask them...do you watch SMA vejeos?? If I hear a “no”...I”m taking it some place else or just doing it myself. A couple of years ago I thought I KNEW brakes and could handle any brake job. Then I started watching SMA vejeos and realized I had a lot to learn. Two years into SMA Brake Job vejeos and I swear I learn something every time. I love this channel.
Finally, this can cure my lack luster TH-cam recommendations 😆
mine were just as bad as well
Dont forget Ivan at PHAD. 😃
Lol 😆
I recently got into Vice Grip Garage.. quality stuff
@@GlycerinZ Derek has a great channel and he is a awesome guy at vice grip Garage channel
Eric, just want to say that Mrs. O is a KEEPER!!!
and businesses are for supporting community not for burning and looting
The " people piss me off " part deserves a like 😂❤
I've been a mechanic for 42 years. I love watching someone else do a brake job.
Thank you Eric for saying what most of us are feeling about humanity. Watching you work and deal with problems is like therapy for me and I try to take your work ethic and craftsmanship with me each day to work as I deal with daily mechanical/people issues. You are one of the Good Old Fashion Mechanics that we know and love. Thanks so much to you and Mrs. O for your videos.
Forty years working customer service in retail has destroyed and turned me into a misanthrope by the truest of definitions. Wish I got a dollar for every time I was assisting one customer with others waiting, and the self entitled no time to wait individual interrupts with that "I just have a quick question". There's no such thing as a quick question in retail, or auto repair I'm sure.
Best part watching your 613th brake job video; when you rambles on about the family. Busy as you are, it's awesome you take that important time with your kids, playing video games, whatever. It's just nice to see how simply grounded you are, and quite the inspiration for others. Faith in humanity in believe the phrase is called!
seeing Eric do a brake job and a bearing makes me smile and go to work easier next day:)
61 year old Minecrafter here.... wife is 58 and she plays too...!!!! great video
Brakes are gravy train for the most part, unless you're working on light trucks or work/delivery vans. I think the reason why everyone likes watching them, is to see the different kinds of hardware and caliper designs the manufacturers use. It's easier for someone to do their own brake jobs at home on some jackstands in the driveway or garage when they have a general idea of what everything looks like and comes apart before they start taking it apart.
Just watch out when doing barn finds or vintage cars that you don't meet the wondrous invention that was asbestos brakes. They aren't dangerous to use - just dangerous for the guy working on them and breathing it in.
No matter how many brake jobs I've done, always excited for a sma brake video.
Can't explain why, I guess it's just soothing 😌.
Yes, we weirdos love our brake jobs Eric. Keep em coming!
So you eric o and Scotty Kilmer and Chris fix are the only ones to actually watch to learn and understand and fix cars and trucks!!! 💪🏻👍👊🏻
I'm glad we were able to talk this out. My wife is looking at me though.
Thank you thank you thank you for what you do even a 65-year-old guy like me learns a lot about engines and everything that you do you're a really good teacher
You DA man Eric! i've never met another mechanic that does THIS thorough of a brake job! Your customers really do get their moneys worth!
Ah, the little diagnostic helps like pinching the brake hose so the other side spins. That's what keeps me coming back. Thank you SMA
more brake jobs and wheel bearings videos wouldnt hurt me i love em
I don't like doing brake jobs, but I love to watch your videos of *you* doing brake jobs!
My Saturday eating breakfast drinking coffee watching the dawg do his magic 🤣🤣🤣
It isn't just brake jobs. It's the banter that goes with it!
"Nor do we want their sponsorship." Reverse psychology, very subtle Mr O.
HE can sign up to become a NAPA shop any time he wants. NAPA already has programs in place to do this.
Best heat shield repair I've never seen.
I am fully entertained now, thanks Mr. “O”.
pretty sure you've taught me more than i learned in four years of high school shop class, Thanks !
Just wanted to say I enjoy watching you work and I like when you track down electrical problems, keep up the good work I'm disabled and can't do it myself anymore!!!
"You got to see how I diagnose bad wheel bearings, you got to see a toot around town, " and got to see Mrs O.
clowns running around in Portland are really grinding my gears
42 year old dude here, play minecraft with the kids all the time, love it!
My favorite was when they pulled up out front and honked for me to come to them, they always had a longer wait than expected. I never walked out to the car.
I do what anyone would do when someone honks their horn, I wave at them. I',m a friendly kind of guy. so I wave my hand not my FINGER.
There was a time, say 1930s to 1950s, when most gas stations had a hose that went Ding! when someone drove up to the pump, and then someone would come out to pump the gas, wash the windshield, check the oil, and collect the money. If a station didn't have the Ding! hose, or it was broken, it was proper etiquette to give a quick toot on the horn to announce that you were there.
But that was about 80 years ago, and things don't work that way anymore. (And some jerk laying on their horn back then would also discover that nobody showed up, or when they did it was to tell them to move on and not come back.)
For some reason a lot of people enter the driveway, park at the end so no one can get in off the street, and block the workshop.
One guy was told he would have to wait, so he locked his car in the middle of the driveway and walked off down the road.
@@lwilton really not that long ago. Still had majority of stations like that in the 80's. That all disappeared in the 90's when shop owners realized getting rid of two bays that produced $100,000 a year each could be replaced with food and drinks that produced $1,000,000 a year. Also went from two skilled pay jobs to three or four no skill jobs that could also extend hours.
What a delightful way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Outside chores done. Now its Miller Time and an SMA video to boot. Great afternoon in store. Thanks Mr. O. And to top it off.... BRAKE CLEANER returns.
On the next Episode of S.M.A. "You know what really grinds my gears..."
Nothing, unless your gearbox has no synchroniser rings in which case, not double de-clutching.
I love that trick of pinching off the brake lines. Never saw that one before. The sound when the brake clean comes out, cracks me up every time.
SMA brake jobs are like jello there’s always room for one more!
Well put, poetic even
That's funny. I was watching and thinking to myself, "why are you watching a brake job"? Having done hundreds of them myself, I didn't think I would learn anything. That's when it hit me. Eric's vids are so good, I have to watch them no matter what he's fixing. So yes, there is always room for more, just like Jello. 👍🏻👍🏻
Aaaaa. Saturday morn, the sun is shining, the garden is growing, coffee beside me, and an SMA vid in front of me. Yes, life is good.
Thanks for the wee tour around where you work, pretty little place.
Top tip for cleaning caliper pistons, paraffin and wire wool😉
Regarding clamping the brake line.
Only type not to clamp is braided lines, that's the one's that get damaged.
Cheers for another video full of good content, wit and humour.
Stay safe and enjoy your weekend.
The comedy in your videos are always something to look forward to. Great content too!
I'll guarantee 99 percent of mechanics dont go to the extent that mr.o does when he does breaks. He's a true professional 👏
I've looked st what he does and thinks yeah...this seems like...what is right good smart and logical. So many mechanics I've seen just wanna get it done and ship it...yeah I'll spend the 5 minutes and do s good job
Reminds me of when I stopped by to meet you and mrs o and the family. I remember the office having a couple people in there talking with you. You were doing your thing. I politely waited for you to greet me. Now after watching you rant. I’m glad I didn’t barge in and say hi I’m Jon from Ohio!Where’s my SMA stickers!!!! All demanding like!! I wouldn’t have anyways. It was the end of the day before closing. I felt bad enough to have kept you from going home on time. Thanks for your time SMA
Always on stand by for t great SMA.. We always learn something because it's a different vehicle or not just the simple job. Eric keep them coming when time allows.
Eric, don't ever feel like you aren't doing enough. Don't ever make apologies for getting frustrated with people. I don't even drive any of the cars I have watched you work on in this channel but have learned a volume in work ethic and how to do a job right. Thank you for your time.
I have a standard phrase that I use on rude entitled people , it starts with capital F and ends with a little f. Some seem genuinely shocked that I react this way after they have haranged me in my own place of business in front of my old long standing customers. Still , it brightens my day and gives loyal customers a good laugh . 👍🏻
We call it the MeFirst generation
I started watching his videos 4 yrs ago and haven't missed one since. I will say I miss the diagnosis videos
I love a good bearing and brake job with a bonus rant.
I love the closed captioning on this channel, we got a bad wheelbarrow! Learn something new every day 😆
Best give Mrs O the keys to the gun cabinet🤣
Never get tired of the basics.
I was trained in the military, and when the lining gets to the thickness of the backing plate, time to change them. ;) In my experience, when people go all the way to the bottom of the wear groove, they go ahead and chew up rotors too.
Replace the rotors anyways now. They are often times too thin to turn even once.
@@hungryjack8032 And most times anymore, if you do turn them, they warp even faster because of low quality metals. I hardly ever turn a rotor anymore.
@@farmermiyagi1338 Yup. And the two percent or less that get turned in the shop every year are done with an on the car lathe to get best possible outcome. For what a rotor cost nowadays, its often less expensive to replace them than to turn them. Sad.
Your attitude is totally understood. I love humanity, it's people I can't stand.
Thanks for sharing.
I complain about that stuff at my job all the time. "do you not see the other person already in the room?" and don't call them out because then you're the bad guy all of a sudden. yep.
Never tired of watching your videos!
Another SMA nuts n bolts job....bliss! ASMR for gear heads :-)
Your disclaimer is good, however, I gotta say, your advice related to DIAGNOSE the problem first, has really been a good for me. It's kept me focused on the way we must look at every job we tackle here in the shop. Thank You.
Oh baby!! Time to put on a pot of coffee and watch the new SMA video!!
Just did my first break job on a 14 Cruz at my new job thanks for everything you do Mr O
Does anyone say 'not a sponsor' when ever Mr O says 'NAPA'?
I say that when I say NAPA
🤣Guilty!🤣
*Raises hand
All the time!!!!
*Nods
The small rant was the best part of my day.
I say alot of crazy things myself when working on cars, it's almost common place, lol, Liked the vid
Saturday, Great Weather, had a barbecue, stuffed full and now an SMA Video for the evening on the couch.
Take care of yourself and keep up the nice work.
53 years old here - I play Minecraft EVERY day. Relaxing thing to do after a day's work. Loved Lego's as a youngster too.
BTW - June...and the lady's winter tires are still on? SHAME! That's the car equivalent of wearing your morning house coat at 5 in the afternoon!
Yes sir I’m 65 and still swinging a wrench and teaching 13 students a day and how to do the right thing the right way the first time and let’s not forget test don’t guess
I wear my housecoat and slippers to the supermarket
It's both the work and the commentary we come back for. :)
NAPA is expensive. I priced out a brake job , they were twice what PEP boys wanted , and PEP gave me Wagner pads.
Eric, one thing I used to do was spin the wheel and put my other hand on the strut or spindle and FEEL for a roughness that is transmitted. Very reliable method for me. Thanks for having us!
So glad I live in Texas where my vehicles don’t rust and rot away
But all your rubber and plastic parts melt and rot away from UV exposure and destabilization of the plastic.
@@MrWolfSnack Takes a long time, longer than rust takes.
I live in Texas and drive a 2003 Lincoln with no rust anywhere. I’m glad I don’t live where they use road salt.
It's the quiet ones that you gotta watch out for, but you never shut up. That's why I tune in. You're awesome! I bet you talk even when the camera isn't there. I know I do. I'm doing it right now!? I can relate to the spousal exchanges. Classic.
I certainly appreciate that you take the time to bring us along, even on these "bread and butter" jobs. I'm sure running the camera doubles the time it takes to do these projects. Thank you for all the great content.
Satisfied my brake sweet tooth! Love the use of brake clean and I follow your lead on all my brake jobs!
What!?! No hello viewers!?!…..okay I’ll let it slide this time because it’s a SMA brake video…
I absolutely love the old Bad wheel bearing and brake job video. Keep them coming SMA 👍
Nice job. wondering what went on outside because I’m nosy like that lol sounded like someone dragging their exhaust down the street …
Maybe a quick quiz see who guesses correctly haha….
Lol, i was thinking another car dropped off and ran, with a note inside!
Man I love the small town video you show, I live in the GTA of Toronto Canada , and enjoy your small town sensibility! Cheers!
Yup, that's why I live in the woods. Hahaha you get more respect from the wildlife.
I work for $BIG CELLULAR PROVIDER. I work “behind the scene”. I’ve told my managers more than once “There’s a reason I work with equipment.”
16:30 "Some day......" Aaah sorry there Mr.O think that day came and went.
Seriously Eric hands down one of the few auto repair channels worth subscribing to. Thank you for your effort.
I was a nice to everyone man, then they turned my town into a tourist trap. So many self entitled jerks that frequent that style of establishment. I am now know as the angry mechanic.... have to channel Eric;s positive attitude more often to save my sanity....
Just don't take life so seriously. Focus on your own life and own problems, what everyone else is doing is not of any concern.
Good work Eric I'm a lead tech at a shop here in Ontario and I watch your videos all the time and apply what I see your doing in my shop and my customers love the work we do cuz of it that's for all your hard work making us small shops look good Burns me when I see butchered work come in
The ' EVIDENTLY YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I THINK I AM" crowd
Always appreciate a good brake job & wheel bearing diagnosis… I’ll put that trick in my bag of tricks to help diagnose a bad bearing in the future! Well done as always, thanks for bringing us along.
"Hold on, we gotta wait for the Napper guy, not a sponsor."
Glad to see I'm not the only one that gets pissed with most people today. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder.
18:50 Can I just say your Minecraft rant made my day, thank you
Always enjoy getting little pointers on whatever project your doing , i pass it along to my son who is the mechanic now. Old school here and yes people can be real pain in the behind nowadays lol. Peace
I played Minecraft with my kids when they where into that game.
I love to watch anything with the brakes or suspension or anything I can do in my garage. When you start getting into electrical problems I’ll leave that up to you guys. Great channel.
Whatever happened to the old man with the electric scooter who used to occasionally stop by?
I was wondering the same thing the other day
I just wanna say thank you I watch most of your Videos and I’ve learned a lot from them and there great entertainment and you matter keep up the good work god bless man
Mr. Safety puts his seat belt on as he's traveling down the road.
I live in the desert, and enjoy your drives through the beautiful countryside.
"People piss me off." Yep, that's why I don't work on other people's vehicles!
I used to think it was just the "new" generation that think they are special and entitled to priority treatment. But no, I see people from every age group come into the ER and think they should be seen before all the other people that have been waiting, and worse, are insulted when you tell them they will have to wait their turn. Some buy into the old saying, "squeaky wheel gets the grease", well, not always. Sometimes, we need to have security usher them out, they are so outraged by not getting seen first.
About the several brake job videos, we just enjoy watching a quality repair job of every sort, and no two jobs are done exactly the same as the issues are often varied, as are some of the tools used to overcome these issues. Thank you, Eric O for your videos.
I agree with you Eric, people have lost their civility. Humans behaving badly.
Brake jobs and basic service videos are the best.