Your a hell of a mobile mechanic, I’d say 95% of the mechanics in my area (Cincinnati) that aren’t working out of shop are morons and just trying to get peoples money. For you too admit you didn’t catch the caliper issue and replace out of your pocket makes you a good man and excellent mechanic. Keep up the good work and good things will come.
@@michaeljohnston5053You call someone weird for having social anxiety and post a laughing icon? People like you are the problem in this world. Look in the mirror if you want to see weird.
And a gun, MaGiCaLlY makes social anxiety go away? Sounds like other problems if your too scared to walk around without packing. I'm not for or against guns, but being responsible with them is pretty big.
A lot of times I cover all possible common issues with the customer in the initial communication and let them know further issues could be present and a lot of times you wont know until you get into the job. That way you cover your butt and avoid any surprises to the customer. No one is perfect but we quickly learn communication is key in this industry! Good work brother.
Do you have any videos working on a bmw I have on that I just put a thermostat on I did Bleed it but not I keep getting a cat converter code that keeps popping up and my computer says one possible cause could be an over temp
Nice work, being a mobile mechanic I’m sure has its pros and cons but coming to someone’s home is a huge deal for folks that don’t have time or simply don’t want to have to deal with going to a garage. I’m very impressed with your capabilities and service, you seem to be very honest and that’s everything to me👍
You also have to watch for collapsed rubber lines on the caliper. If the bleeder won't come loose I break the line loose. If caliper pushes in its the line. I know Matt knows that but maybe help a viewer. Believe me I have been in your shoes. The many trips are a pain. O'Reillys are great people to deal with.
I’d have to agree. IMO it’s the rubber line where it meets the hard line mounted to the body, you can see the clip rusted normally pinching that exact spot
When you said it was sticking I assumed bad caliper or slide pins so I was wondering when you were pricing pads lol…it happens though, especially when trying to save someone money
And some of the stuff you'll encounter in the field will be absolute piles of rusty 💩! In Pennsylvania we have a rather rigorous inspection that includes brakes & undercarriage + cat conv & obd scan. But the cars that come in from ohio have all that going on. Ppl go over thre chasing a deal & come back with a car that has to be junked😂
I always wanted to be a mobile mechanic. But man, it's really hard specially here in South America when in every corner you get robbed without a flinch... Great job Man 👍🏻
Never blame yourself. It’s all part of it. Don’t screw yourself out money. If she had taken it to a shop it would have been 10 times what you charged. I just replace 4 motor mounts and both cv joints on my sons car for about $600 or so. The shop wanted $1500 per cv joint part not included and it was $400 for each motor mount. That’s why I don’t go to any shop I do everything myself. But you are a blessing to a lot of people. 👍🏻
It's called integrity. He showed his mistake, cost him maybe $300, but he will get that amount 100x's in return from future customers. You see how that works!?
@@chrisstromberg6527 That's not how it works. Been there done that. That's not his fault that caliper is locked up. He absolutely should not have eaten the cost of that. At most give it to her at his cost but he definitely shouldn't have eaten it. I've been in the same situation plenty of times and those people still are customers that have spent 1000s with me over the years.
@Carlitosway211 I could see eating the labor or maybe 50% of it since he was already into it as a good grace gesture. . But the part itself should have been payed for by the customer %100 for sure.
Not that my opinion is worth much, if anything, but I have gotten into the habit of replacing the brake hose when a caliper fails. The reason behind this is that, because I refuse to not completely know why something fails, I have always captured the brake fluid in a clean container and about 85% of the time a caliper has failed, I have had rubber chunks or powder in the fluid. Followed up by removing the piston on the first 30 or so I replace and found piles of rubber jammed in behind the piston, causing it to stick. Does that mean it is always the hose? Absolutely not. Is it worth it to replace the hose while you are there? 100%, every time. Even at an additional 50-100 dollars, it is worth it to not have another caliper needing to be replaced next month and have a customer satisfied with my work and continue to call me when anything goes wrong. Might not be right for everyone, but it is right for me!
See, this is the kind of stuff that cant put you out out of business, the unforseen stuff, then You blame yourself, you didnt seize the caliber, You didnt put all that corrosive fluid all under there, so why should you eat it? At least split it with her, she should understand, sometimes there are uncommon things that you dont encounter at first and those things Will eat Your Lunch!🙏🙋♂️🙏
Anytime a car is driven in a rust belt, Change the rubber flex hoses. The crimp rusts up and creates a one way valve effect. Burn up a new set of brakes. I learned the hard way.
When inspecting brakes it’s always important to compress calipers before you go to the customer. Also brake the bleeder open if it’s stuck. Sometimes it’s the hose causing it. If calipers moves with open bleeder you know it’s the hose.
Nope I wouldn’t eat the cost atleast charge for the caliper at their price in store.. say u move the caliper or what ever and they decline the work and then call another person and they blame u for the bad caliper because u used A screwdriver to diagnose now ur screwed.. I’d just let them know what u found and to properly replace u have to replace the calipers since u have them off already I’ll just charge u the parts
Yes, she’s paying for the part but he’s not charging a second return fee because he didn’t check the calipers but beings you have to order them, wouldn’t have mattered if he checked the first time or during repair, would still have to order them. lol.
Good job admitting your mistake. Always check the hoses and calipers! I drive OLD ass cars tho so that's a go to. Again, stand up job accepting responsibility for not being as thorough as you could have.
I always use a c clamp and press the caliper in on the vehicle and all to make sure no pins are frozen or caliper. But yes...I've been there before too..we get in a rush...but a real man admits when he was wrong. Respect.
Don't short yourself brotha. Make her pay for the bad parts and if you feel like it's absolutly your fault discount the labor a little bit or just waive the 2nd trip charge if you do trip charge but you should get paid to do them calipers
I coulda told you those calipers where probably seized and I’m an apprentice, a good way to check quickly if the piston and slides are good is take a pry bar to the piston while its still bolted together and pry it back. Also learning from my shop using channel locks to see if the piston is seized is better cause the techs have seen pistons move with those clamps but still have the vehicle come back with a seized caliper. Also if you doing one do both its a necessity
In the uk our cars have to have a inspection by law to make sure theyre safe. Like seatbelts brakes and so on...also severe RUST! / corrosion on parts like subframe.. that car would be a instant fail its not safe at all. If somone rams it from behind it could crumple and hurt rear passengers
Good job bro. Just found this vid while I was scrolling. It good that your seeing and learning from you (minor) mistakes. What’s even better is you’re sharing your new knowledge and building your technical community. Good job, keep it up. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺
Thats the life of the mobile mechanic, I feel that struggle. You did everything right aside from not checking both sides, but even then if you visually checked both sides you wouldnt have known the caliper is siezed. In my shop the first thing we do during a brake job is push that piston in after everything has been torn down. You could have spent the time to clean everything and the last thing you did was push that piston in. That would have sucked. You handled it well. lesson learned.
I live in the rust belt and it blows my mind the amount of people that buy really nice vehicles only for them to rust out in 5-10years. Be glad you don’t have to just cut everything apart with a torch and angle grinder.
@codybertram6122 I had a buddy move from New York he was trying to trade his 2007 Nissan frontier in on a new truck. Body looked straight visually no rust besides rear bumper. He told me no dealerships would take it. I told him to let me check it out I might buy it if it's cheap enough. Holy shit I couldn't believe the undercarriage. Control arms had were just about Bluetooth. I told him as a friend this isn't safe get out of it asap. Mind blowing compared to what we see. Even at the coast the rust is Nothing like the areas that salt and brine roads
@@T6Tarek yup they salt and brine here in Iowa and it isn’t the worst state but it sucks seeing 10year old trucks with the wheel wells bubbling already. I’ve seen cars so rusted that the frame was starting to buckle and the car would bottom out and belly rub over bumps lol
Salute to you mate I wish there's was alot more people like you dude most mechanics they have a bad name for being dodgy and overcharging people and saying something is wrong but nothing is wrong and collects a extra 200 for nothing and theres Soo many people out there who dnt have the skills to diagnose there own car and believe the mechanic as if he was the car god and he will get me on the road.
the second car i ever bought was a ford focus and it had a 2ft hole under the spare tire in the trunk i didnt see til i bought it then i drove it with the frame rusted out for about 5 years until the front suspension finally rusted through while I was driving😭. car ownership in the north sucks
"Imagine if the rust came up here". That's how my Escape died. Pothole, shock let go and punched a hole then dug into the tire. You could see the hybrid battery from the outside. These Escapes love to rot.
Man, don't be so hard on yourself. Most shops or jobs are close to a parts store and doesn't require the hassle of you have. Most people wouldn't have discovered the bad calipers assembly of the new parts exactly as you did.
Parker Parker. You’re not a mechanic……. You’re an automotive technician. Mechanics are people that can do minor jobs like replacing parts and stuff you do more than that you know how to diagnose and repair that’s what technicians do. Love your content and I wish I had a mobile tech around my area as passionate as you.
Yea, when the pads are written all the way down like that, yikes! I had one where the piston popped all the way out. And instead of buying a new caliper, customer wanted me push it back in (which is not as easy as it sounds 🧐) 🤷🏽♂️ But, lesson learned; good job 👍🏽
You have alot of patience man. I think I would have left immediately if they answered the door like that. I just have no patience for weird or rude people.
Someone call me not long ago for lock up front brakes pads on a 2013 Ford fiesta! Pads worn to the metal! Hard to push in! just open the bleeder valve and they will retract easily! Also it's recommended on cars equipped with abs to open the bleeder valve and not push fluid back!!
Seized piston is not something you should have to check to diagnose properly, bro. I get how you felt when you had to explain why you wouldn't finish but next time you just add that there could be an issue with them and to keep that in mind as more of a repair if need be. You're good bro.
as a mechanic myself, i feel your shame. everybody makes a mistake, its what you do to fix the mistake is what matters, being honest is always the best. you can have a hundred cars where you diagnose the same thing, where its always nothing special. but the one time you skip a step in the diagnosis its always something else! i dont know how this happens but it gets me every damn time!
You could have popped the piston removed the line and bleeder rinsed it with gas cleaned it well and put it back together that boot wasn’t leaking so it probably just had trash in it. As long as the piston wasn’t pitted. Part two is probably where you realized it was the line not the caliper and replaced it off screen.
Bro it’s brakes we all do it lol. I’ve done more brakes than can count. When depending one brakes they should be at least two or if you can all four. Dude did the right thing bcz when it comes to brake, it’s two at ones or all four. I won’t do brakes unless it’s two at a time or all fours but if you do the backs do the front but drums change them when your front brakes need to be fr
Back in the day I jacked up a 83 cutlass. The jack goes into the rear bumper to work. I jacked it up until I noticed just the rear was coming up. Bye bye car.
Frozen / leaking calipers are always a possibility. That's just brake jobs. I always tell people I could find other issues once I do a full teardown because of the rust and corrosion issues. That vehicle is not safe even after the brakes are done.
if its stuck can you break it free by pressing the brake pedal? if you can get the slide pins out you can most likely clean it up, no? lubricated c-clamp is what i use, i feel like that has more leverage than your thingy
I would have cleaned my car out before the mechanic worked and filmed it! But I have my car pretty cleaned inside. A lot of rust unfortunately that’s what happens in cold climate to cars!
Well I thought that's what test drive made you aware of sticking calipers when you let go of the brake the car still kept slowing down drastically. Test drive was pointless if you didn't catch that
I don't understand i watched the video just seemed like the customer was a bit wigged out or tweaked this is the worst customer you've ever had?? lmao how long you been in the industry for
I have a 2008 ford escape hybrid and the front rotors, pads, and drum pads need replaced. I wonder how much you would charge for that. I may reach out and get a quote.
I got neighbors above me that stomp all night and day. So when I’m ready to change the tires from winter to summer. My impact is making lots of noise at 7am ;)
Its a tough call. You could have retracted the calipers with a flathead like you said and that probably would have been ideal but then you would also need to get in and pump the brakes afterwards to reseat the pads every time you do diagnosis because otherwise you risk the customer getting in the vehicle and rolling the car through the neighbors house if the repair isn't done the same day for whatever reason. 😆😆
You should charge list price on these parts to cover the losses associated with unforeseen associated failures. If no collateral issues, credit them some money back at the end. Everyone is better off
Refreshing to see that you admitted your fault and did not pass on the extra cost to the customer. Hope they appreciate your honesty. This should benefit your reputation and help build the business.
I almost always quote 1 new caliper up here in the rust belt now, tell them its just in case but to be prepared, super common on these 10-15 yr old clunkers :(
i had a similar situation, after replacing the caliper brake got hot. turned out the rubber brake hose deteriorated from the inside and acted like a check valve.
why do people call and order a service like a mobile mechanic which requires you to be active with the mechanic telling him whats going on with the car and letting him know info but then wanna hide inside there house........
A good sign that a caliper is bad is when you only see one side of the rotor is grooved I knew right away after seeing the rotor that the caliper probably was going to bad never know till you go to press it.
Hey, love your videos I find it easier when pulling drum brakes off to pull them from top and bottom instead of side to side that way you don't get caught on the shoes
Every try to push the caliper out first (with your foot on the brake) and then push it back in? You can exert a lot more force on it that way and maybe break it loose.
Funny you say that about rust spot in the wheel well. My friend had that exact same vehicle and his did rust there, it punched right into the vehicle you could see it wile he drove. I seen that once, never rode in it again 😂
That lady sounds like she's about 4 xanax bars into dreamland when she answered that door
she gone
😂😂😂
Yeah real strange
Faded
Living off welfare ....black baby daddy no where to be found
She kept the door cracked like Dexter was at the door! Lol
Why does she have the door cracked like you're a criminal??
Major red flag. Would've found a reason to not work for her
Her house is probably dirty
trying to keep her pets inside
@@lv999iam oh yeah
Probably has a dog - still a little awkward.
That lady’s boutta overdose lol
Your a hell of a mobile mechanic, I’d say 95% of the mechanics in my area (Cincinnati) that aren’t working out of shop are morons and just trying to get peoples money. For you too admit you didn’t catch the caliper issue and replace out of your pocket makes you a good man and excellent mechanic. Keep up the good work and good things will come.
Yeah he’s a damn good mechanic and he can talk to people like this chick is weird bro definitely got social anxiety 😅
@@michaeljohnston5053You call someone weird for having social anxiety and post a laughing icon? People like you are the problem in this world. Look in the mirror if you want to see weird.
@@michaeljohnston5053yep. Same lady scared to death to open her door but wants all guns banned 😂😂
And a gun, MaGiCaLlY makes social anxiety go away? Sounds like other problems if your too scared to walk around without packing. I'm not for or against guns, but being responsible with them is pretty big.
@@Timewave-Zer0wouldn’t that make sense though
She’s scared of getting shot or something right
why is that woman attempting so hard to not come outside and to block any view of the inside of her apartment wtf lmfao
Most people don't want the inside of their homes posted to thousands online.
also had a dog that was trying to get out between her legs
Probably a slob
inside of her house probably looks like the inside of her car.
It's probably cold
A lot of times I cover all possible common issues with the customer in the initial communication and let them know further issues could be present and a lot of times you wont know until you get into the job. That way you cover your butt and avoid any surprises to the customer. No one is perfect but we quickly learn communication is key in this industry! Good work brother.
Do you have any videos working on a bmw I have on that I just put a thermostat on I did Bleed it but not I keep getting a cat converter code that keeps popping up and my computer says one possible cause could be an over temp
@@tommystevens7456 You are doomed.
@@tommystevens7456 cooling systems on bmws suck u should prob just do a overhaul of it
Nice work, being a mobile mechanic I’m sure has its pros and cons but coming to someone’s home is a huge deal for folks that don’t have time or simply don’t want to have to deal with going to a garage. I’m very impressed with your capabilities and service, you seem to be very honest and that’s everything to me👍
You also have to watch for collapsed rubber lines on the caliper. If the bleeder won't come loose I break the line loose. If caliper pushes in its the line. I know Matt knows that but maybe help a viewer. Believe me I have been in your shoes. The many trips are a pain. O'Reillys are great people to deal with.
I’d have to agree. IMO it’s the rubber line where it meets the hard line mounted to the body, you can see the clip rusted normally pinching that exact spot
I've had to do that a couple times when the bleeder screw was on boogered up. Or somebody used vice grips instead of a ten millimeter socket.
Nice job. It's of great men to admit their mistakes. Kudos.
When you said it was sticking I assumed bad caliper or slide pins so I was wondering when you were pricing pads lol…it happens though, especially when trying to save someone money
And some of the stuff you'll encounter in the field will be absolute piles of rusty 💩! In Pennsylvania we have a rather rigorous inspection that includes brakes & undercarriage + cat conv & obd scan. But the cars that come in from ohio have all that going on. Ppl go over thre chasing a deal & come back with a car that has to be junked😂
I always wanted to be a mobile mechanic. But man, it's really hard specially here in South America when in every corner you get robbed without a flinch... Great job Man 👍🏻
Never blame yourself. It’s all part of it. Don’t screw yourself out money. If she had taken it to a shop it would have been 10 times what you charged. I just replace 4 motor mounts and both cv joints on my sons car for about $600 or so. The shop wanted $1500 per cv joint part not included and it was $400 for each motor mount. That’s why I don’t go to any shop I do everything myself. But you are a blessing to a lot of people. 👍🏻
It's called integrity. He showed his mistake, cost him maybe $300, but he will get that amount 100x's in return from future customers. You see how that works!?
@@chrisstromberg6527 That's not how it works. Been there done that. That's not his fault that caliper is locked up. He absolutely should not have eaten the cost of that. At most give it to her at his cost but he definitely shouldn't have eaten it.
I've been in the same situation plenty of times and those people still are customers that have spent 1000s with me over the years.
@Carlitosway211 I could see eating the labor or maybe 50% of it since he was already into it as a good grace gesture. . But the part itself should have been payed for by the customer %100 for sure.
mass respect uploading this and admitting your mistake
Forget it about the brakes I hope you tell the lady about the frame
Weld on a proper patch, paint it & should last 5 yrs. 👍
Watch out for the HOA. they will put a stop to that.
I guess if youre buying in an hoa (thugs) area then u arent the "type" of car owner they want. They like polished 3 yr old Lexus & Benzes.😂
Not that my opinion is worth much, if anything, but I have gotten into the habit of replacing the brake hose when a caliper fails. The reason behind this is that, because I refuse to not completely know why something fails, I have always captured the brake fluid in a clean container and about 85% of the time a caliper has failed, I have had rubber chunks or powder in the fluid. Followed up by removing the piston on the first 30 or so I replace and found piles of rubber jammed in behind the piston, causing it to stick. Does that mean it is always the hose? Absolutely not. Is it worth it to replace the hose while you are there? 100%, every time. Even at an additional 50-100 dollars, it is worth it to not have another caliper needing to be replaced next month and have a customer satisfied with my work and continue to call me when anything goes wrong. Might not be right for everyone, but it is right for me!
Why is she driving when she can just float away to her destination 🤣
1:45 "Alright, so I'm well aware this is a chrome socket"
See, this is the kind of stuff that cant put you out out of business, the unforseen stuff, then You blame yourself, you didnt seize the caliber, You didnt put all that corrosive fluid all under there, so why should you eat it? At least split it with her, she should understand, sometimes there are uncommon things that you dont encounter at first and those things Will eat Your Lunch!🙏🙋♂️🙏
That rust is nothing compared to my F150 frame from the salt of Minnesota😂
Me personally that thing isn’t worth putting money into at all you should of notified her the frame is gone
We dont get to tell other people (who may be struggling) how to spend their money. 🤑. Unless we work their job or collect their govt benefits.
My cousins mom had that rust go to the shock on her escape. Same gen.
The shock took the whole mount and everything
Wish I could ride with you and learn to fix cars! I just recently got into car repairs
Anytime a car is driven in a rust belt, Change the rubber flex hoses. The crimp rusts up and creates a one way valve effect. Burn up a new set of brakes. I learned the hard way.
When inspecting brakes it’s always important to compress calipers before you go to the customer. Also brake the bleeder open if it’s stuck. Sometimes it’s the hose causing it. If calipers moves with open bleeder you know it’s the hose.
Nope I wouldn’t eat the cost atleast charge for the caliper at their price in store.. say u move the caliper or what ever and they decline the work and then call another person and they blame u for the bad caliper because u used A screwdriver to diagnose now ur screwed.. I’d just let them know what u found and to properly replace u have to replace the calipers since u have them off already I’ll just charge u the parts
Yes, she’s paying for the part but he’s not charging a second return fee because he didn’t check the calipers but beings you have to order them, wouldn’t have mattered if he checked the first time or during repair, would still have to order them. lol.
What's with the woman hiding behind the door? Do they know he's filming?
Next time bring a big C clamp and compress the calipers before removing anything to check if they're stuck.
Blink twice if you’re being held against your will…
I've never broken a chrome socket on an impact and I have the biggest one snap on makes
It’s not so much about breaking the socket, wearing out the anvil on your impact screwed up the hog ring on the end.
What's with the creepy customer.
U should of known that caliper was bad when u said it felt like they were sticking
Good job admitting your mistake. Always check the hoses and calipers! I drive OLD ass cars tho so that's a go to. Again, stand up job accepting responsibility for not being as thorough as you could have.
Gosh I wish you were near me in Texas!
I always use a c clamp and press the caliper in on the vehicle and all to make sure no pins are frozen or caliper. But yes...I've been there before too..we get in a rush...but a real man admits when he was wrong. Respect.
That's a bad idea these days considering the pistons need to be rotated
thats only on rears w/parking brake@@23Butanedione
@@georgefeyen8759 didn't know that, thanks for the info
Don't short yourself brotha. Make her pay for the bad parts and if you feel like it's absolutly your fault discount the labor a little bit or just waive the 2nd trip charge if you do trip charge but you should get paid to do them calipers
I think the fact you pas on your discount totally makes up for the stuff up mate
I coulda told you those calipers where probably seized and I’m an apprentice, a good way to check quickly if the piston and slides are good is take a pry bar to the piston while its still bolted together and pry it back. Also learning from my shop using channel locks to see if the piston is seized is better cause the techs have seen pistons move with those clamps but still have the vehicle come back with a seized caliper.
Also if you doing one do both its a necessity
In the uk our cars have to have a inspection by law to make sure theyre safe. Like seatbelts brakes and so on...also severe RUST! / corrosion on parts like subframe.. that car would be a instant fail its not safe at all. If somone rams it from behind it could crumple and hurt rear passengers
Totally agree. Actually I think it's irresponsible for any mechanic to help this car back onto the road unless the rust issues are resolved.
Can she be anymore introvert & anti-social? Yeesh.
Her car is filthy.
She dont open her door all the way meaning her house is ever worse.
Your content is always good bro.
Stay safe.
Youre so smart.
@@jessicabecause3717 you must be her
I hope you replaced the hoses when you put the new calibers on?
Good job bro. Just found this vid while I was scrolling. It good that your seeing and learning from you (minor) mistakes. What’s even better is you’re sharing your new knowledge and building your technical community. Good job, keep it up. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺
Thats the life of the mobile mechanic, I feel that struggle. You did everything right aside from not checking both sides, but even then if you visually checked both sides you wouldnt have known the caliper is siezed. In my shop the first thing we do during a brake job is push that piston in after everything has been torn down. You could have spent the time to clean everything and the last thing you did was push that piston in. That would have sucked. You handled it well. lesson learned.
Here's the deal how many times do you say that????????
Enjoying the videos. Would be nicer if in landscape format.
What's up with the lady hiding behind the door?
Structural rust. Im so glad i live in an area that surface rust is the worst we see
I live in the rust belt and it blows my mind the amount of people that buy really nice vehicles only for them to rust out in 5-10years. Be glad you don’t have to just cut everything apart with a torch and angle grinder.
@codybertram6122 I had a buddy move from New York he was trying to trade his 2007 Nissan frontier in on a new truck. Body looked straight visually no rust besides rear bumper. He told me no dealerships would take it. I told him to let me check it out I might buy it if it's cheap enough. Holy shit I couldn't believe the undercarriage. Control arms had were just about Bluetooth. I told him as a friend this isn't safe get out of it asap. Mind blowing compared to what we see. Even at the coast the rust is Nothing like the areas that salt and brine roads
@@T6Tarek yup they salt and brine here in Iowa and it isn’t the worst state but it sucks seeing 10year old trucks with the wheel wells bubbling already. I’ve seen cars so rusted that the frame was starting to buckle and the car would bottom out and belly rub over bumps lol
You're an awesome guy and a full-on professional. I wish you were in my area. I wish you a million followers and much success.👍
Salute to you mate I wish there's was alot more people like you dude most mechanics they have a bad name for being dodgy and overcharging people and saying something is wrong but nothing is wrong and collects a extra 200 for nothing and theres Soo many people out there who dnt have the skills to diagnose there own car and believe the mechanic as if he was the car god and he will get me on the road.
I see Dwight Schrute top right! 8:44
the second car i ever bought was a ford focus and it had a 2ft hole under the spare tire in the trunk i didnt see til i bought it
then i drove it with the frame rusted out for about 5 years until the front suspension finally rusted through while I was driving😭. car ownership in the north sucks
Fluid film
"Imagine if the rust came up here". That's how my Escape died. Pothole, shock let go and punched a hole then dug into the tire. You could see the hybrid battery from the outside. These Escapes love to rot.
you are a badass mechanic man God bless you
Of coarse. If there dragging its probably frozen caliper. But it happens to the best of us. Keep the good work up and keep rockin
Man, don't be so hard on yourself. Most shops or jobs are close to a parts store and doesn't require the hassle of you have. Most people wouldn't have discovered the bad calipers assembly of the new parts exactly as you did.
Oh you are in Oklahoma
Why was she the worst customer you ever had (as per the description)? She didn't screw you around or waste your time.
Parker Parker. You’re not a mechanic…….
You’re an automotive technician. Mechanics are people that can do minor jobs like replacing parts and stuff you do more than that you know how to diagnose and repair that’s what technicians do. Love your content and I wish I had a mobile tech around my area as passionate as you.
Yea, when the pads are written all the way down like that, yikes! I had one where the piston popped all the way out. And instead of buying a new caliper, customer wanted me push it back in (which is not as easy as it sounds 🧐) 🤷🏽♂️
But, lesson learned; good job 👍🏽
You have alot of patience man. I think I would have left immediately if they answered the door like that. I just have no patience for weird or rude people.
Someone call me not long ago for lock up front brakes pads on a 2013 Ford fiesta! Pads worn to the metal! Hard to push in! just open the bleeder valve and they will retract easily! Also it's recommended on cars equipped with abs to open the bleeder valve and not push fluid back!!
Seized piston is not something you should have to check to diagnose properly, bro. I get how you felt when you had to explain why you wouldn't finish but next time you just add that there could be an issue with them and to keep that in mind as more of a repair if need be. You're good bro.
as a mechanic myself, i feel your shame. everybody makes a mistake, its what you do to fix the mistake is what matters, being honest is always the best.
you can have a hundred cars where you diagnose the same thing, where its always nothing special. but the one time you skip a step in the diagnosis its always something else! i dont know how this happens but it gets me every damn time!
You could have popped the piston removed the line and bleeder rinsed it with gas cleaned it well and put it back together that boot wasn’t leaking so it probably just had trash in it. As long as the piston wasn’t pitted. Part two is probably where you realized it was the line not the caliper and replaced it off screen.
Bro it’s brakes we all do it lol. I’ve done more brakes than can count. When depending one brakes they should be at least two or if you can all four. Dude did the right thing bcz when it comes to brake, it’s two at ones or all four. I won’t do brakes unless it’s two at a time or all fours but if you do the backs do the front but drums change them when your front brakes need to be fr
Back in the day I jacked up a 83 cutlass. The jack goes into the rear bumper to work. I jacked it up until I noticed just the rear was coming up. Bye bye car.
Frozen / leaking calipers are always a possibility. That's just brake jobs. I always tell people I could find other issues once I do a full teardown because of the rust and corrosion issues. That vehicle is not safe even after the brakes are done.
Should’ve known it was possible caliper when driving around the car realizing it was getting stuck. 😅
if its stuck can you break it free by pressing the brake pedal? if you can get the slide pins out you can most likely clean it up, no? lubricated c-clamp is what i use, i feel like that has more leverage than your thingy
I was curious why you didn't check calipers initially before speaking with the customer.
I would have cleaned my car out before the mechanic worked and filmed it! But I have my car pretty cleaned inside. A lot of rust unfortunately that’s what happens in cold climate to cars!
Definitely happens to the best of us, always stay open and honest with people and you will achieve great success!
Well I thought that's what test drive made you aware of sticking calipers when you let go of the brake the car still kept slowing down drastically. Test drive was pointless if you didn't catch that
Why don't you start filming from beginning to end?? We want to see you fix the problems? It looks like you don't!!
I don't understand i watched the video just seemed like the customer was a bit wigged out or tweaked this is the worst customer you've ever had?? lmao how long you been in the industry for
I have a 2008 ford escape hybrid and the front rotors, pads, and drum pads need replaced. I wonder how much you would charge for that. I may reach out and get a quote.
I got neighbors above me that stomp all night and day. So when I’m ready to change the tires from winter to summer. My impact is making lots of noise at 7am ;)
Its a tough call. You could have retracted the calipers with a flathead like you said and that probably would have been ideal but then you would also need to get in and pump the brakes afterwards to reseat the pads every time you do diagnosis because otherwise you risk the customer getting in the vehicle and rolling the car through the neighbors house if the repair isn't done the same day for whatever reason. 😆😆
I had a Hyundai that had a locked calliper piston, i was thinking that at the beginning of the video, hey it happens, your the man great work 👍
You should charge list price on these parts to cover the losses associated with unforeseen associated failures. If no collateral issues, credit them some money back at the end. Everyone is better off
Refreshing to see that you admitted your fault and did not pass on the extra cost to the customer. Hope they appreciate your honesty.
This should benefit your reputation and help build the business.
I almost always quote 1 new caliper up here in the rust belt now, tell them its just in case but to be prepared, super common on these 10-15 yr old clunkers :(
i was so supriced you didnt chek the pistons after you said it feels like its sticking during the test drive
i had a similar situation, after replacing the caliper brake got hot. turned out the rubber brake hose deteriorated from the inside and acted like a check valve.
These prices you quote! Wtf! No where near that here in Seattle metro. I’m moving!!!!
i wish i had as good of an ear as you so i could tell if i had a rod knock or not 😂 love the vids
the good news is, you know by now. XD
those for escapes are notorious for rotting out where the top of the rear struts mount.
why do people call and order a service like a mobile mechanic which requires you to be active with the mechanic telling him whats going on with the car and letting him know info but then wanna hide inside there house........
Everyone gets in a hurry. Much respect.
A good sign that a caliper is bad is when you only see one side of the rotor is grooved I knew right away after seeing the rotor that the caliper probably was going to bad never know till you go to press it.
Hey, love your videos I find it easier when pulling drum brakes off to pull them from top and bottom instead of side to side that way you don't get caught on the shoes
You should invest in a ratcheting brake caliper depressor. Works much better imo
Every try to push the caliper out first (with your foot on the brake) and then push it back in? You can exert a lot more force on it that way and maybe break it loose.
Weird,,,, the brake piston was all the way out and won’t go back in,,,, shocker.
You're an Awesome mechanic , ever think about moving to a better location? You got the skills.
Funny you say that about rust spot in the wheel well. My friend had that exact same vehicle and his did rust there, it punched right into the vehicle you could see it wile he drove. I seen that once, never rode in it again 😂
You have to quit giving it away, but I do understand.. wish you were a little closer to me!!