As someone who has been there, the problem isn't the T-handle not providing enough leverage. The issue is the caliper. _Rebuild the caliper or replace it._ Because if you do manage to get the piston in enough to replace the pads the caliper will not apply the proper pressure to pads when braking... the piston is partially seized.
Great video. Took me four hours from wheel off to wheel back on to fit new brake pads due to an extremely stiff piston. Bent the handle worse than you did! After a couple of hours of effort and watching average videos I saw my Monkey wrench by chance and thought I try and get a grip with that which worked but not without having to readjust. A big problem was trying to keep the caliper still but I saw you bolted it back on! So simple and obvious, you should make people aware of that great hack as not one video I looked at showed this! Been thinking all day on how to improve the rewind tool and how to hold the brake caliper but you nailed it! Good job!
Wee trick I use at work for tapping is deburring the hole first to give it a lead. Then start your thread off with a taper tap as it will line up better, then chase it out with the plug tap.
good mod for the tool just done some of these rear brakes this weekend, if you had spun the nut you made 90° in the vice it would have clamped on the face where you cut it (and been flat for drill/tap) 👍
5:10 trying to tap a straight hole with that nut at 60 degress is killing me. Put the nut in the vise, but rotate it 90 degress (looking at it from the top). Now you are clamping from the side you just cut off. (the hole is NOT visible from the side) Now rotate it so that the face you want to drill is straight up & down.
Top job if I ever need to I will do this cheers The problem you do have is all your mates are gonna want to borrow it and when you need it I bet it ends up lost 😞
This was pretty genius, have to be honest. My callipers and carriers turned up so I'll have to be doing this soon for the first time - not fiesta ones so not sure what bits are there/missing. Another vid that shows great things can still be achieved with basic tools, some planning and some brain power. And as always very enjoyable to watch.
Nice!...but unless the idea is to make the nut removal from the tool, why not just ratchet the nut down right & cut/grind the head off? No need for the screwdriver mod.👍
👎Great idea BUT you made a huge error. Which is why it got harder and harder to put that bolt in. You MUST tap (thread) both holes from one side. If not you end up with one side having reversed threads and you will have to cross thread (ruin) the bolt. Righty tighty lefty loosy. The way it was done the bolt would go thru the first hole with no problem but then hit left hand threads on the other side then it would either stop or cross thread and be ruined. I was surprised you got it in at all TBH. Its vey simple if you think about it. Also stainless harware is very easy to ruin. Ive seen it happen many times at work. Someone with run a nut down with an impact instead of with their hand or wrench, then tighten with impact. If you run the nut down fast with an impact or drill the threads will lock up and it will need to be cut or broke off. Ive personally had to break many stainless studs using a wrench and impact and about 5 min per nut. Its hard work. We couldn't cut because we couldn't produce sparks due to location. 🔥 This is very basic mechanical knowledge. Other then that it turned out nice. Im going to make the whole tool from scratch.
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly do you work for ToolPro? Because you’re a professional tool! How many comments you gonna reply to and try and show me up over a hole that did it’s job man? It’s really not that deep
@@MendItModIt lol you seem upset. Was just trying to tell the commenters not to follow these bad instructions. All you had to do is admit your mistake.
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly there’s ways to go about it bro, swinging your 🍆 round in my comments section isn’t it. We all want to learn and improve, myself included - but the way you went about it is just a poor attitude towards people wanting to have a go at things for themselves. I’ve never claimed to be a mechanic or an engineer, I’m just a DIYer learning as a go and sharing my experiences with others - good or bad. You want to add something useful then by all means, but get down off your high horse, we all start somewhere.
@@MendItModIt because you tapped it wrong. Need to do voth holes from 1 side or you end up with reverse threads. This is why it got harder each time you put that bolt in and you had trouble getting it all the way in. You are cross threading one side, which will ruin the threads everytime. Love to see you pull that bolt back out and inspect the threads in bolt and collar.
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly I think you’re way too invested in trying to prove your point there bro 😂 it’s in there, it works, it ain’t coming out, no harm done. I hope you’ll rest easy tonight 😌
Now that's a sturdy rebuild tool. 👍
As someone who has been there, the problem isn't the T-handle not providing enough leverage. The issue is the caliper. _Rebuild the caliper or replace it._ Because if you do manage to get the piston in enough to replace the pads the caliper will not apply the proper pressure to pads when braking... the piston is partially seized.
Great video. Took me four hours from wheel off to wheel back on to fit new brake pads due to an extremely stiff piston. Bent the handle worse than you did! After a couple of hours of effort and watching average videos I saw my Monkey wrench by chance and thought I try and get a grip with that which worked but not without having to readjust.
A big problem was trying to keep the caliper still but I saw you bolted it back on! So simple and obvious, you should make people aware of that great hack as not one video I looked at showed this!
Been thinking all day on how to improve the rewind tool and how to hold the brake caliper but you nailed it! Good job!
Glad you found it useful mate 👌🏻
@@MendItModIt What was the size of the nut that you used?
@@markchandler001 from memory 21mm. It was a metal spacer/stand-off I cut in half
@@MendItModIt I thought it was 22mm.
Wee trick I use at work for tapping is deburring the hole first to give it a lead. Then start your thread off with a taper tap as it will line up better, then chase it out with the plug tap.
It also helps to tap both hole from one side or you end up with reverse threads on 1 side
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly bro are you okay? 😂😂
good mod for the tool just done some of these rear brakes this weekend,
if you had spun the nut you made 90° in the vice it would have clamped on the face where you cut it (and been flat for drill/tap) 👍
5:10 trying to tap a straight hole with that nut at 60 degress is killing me. Put the nut in the vise, but rotate it 90 degress (looking at it from the top). Now you are clamping from the side you just cut off. (the hole is NOT visible from the side) Now rotate it so that the face you want to drill is straight up & down.
Never bothered with a tool. Needle nose pliers and brute force has always worked for me and I wouldn't say I'm the world's strongest man
Top job if I ever need to I will do this cheers
The problem you do have is all your mates are gonna want to borrow it and when you need it I bet it ends up lost 😞
Thanks man! Yeah I get you, but normally it’s “oh can you help with...” rather than “can I borrow” 😂 but I am precious about my tools 😂😂
This was pretty genius, have to be honest. My callipers and carriers turned up so I'll have to be doing this soon for the first time - not fiesta ones so not sure what bits are there/missing. Another vid that shows great things can still be achieved with basic tools, some planning and some brain power. And as always very enjoyable to watch.
Thank you buddy 😁 I hope it all goes well for you. Glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙌🏻
Life hacks 👌 keep up the good work
Cheers mate, got any brakes that need rewinding? 👀
This is genius, man. I commend your fabrication skills.
He tapped it wrong thats why it was so difficult to get bolt in
It was good how u made it but y didn't u just cut the head off while the bolt was in the tool
Nice!...but unless the idea is to make the nut removal from the tool, why not just ratchet the nut down right & cut/grind the head off? No need for the screwdriver mod.👍
nice job bud
Nice one.. ive got the rewind kit, 08 fiesta , and just so happens front discs and pads to be changed . i know what i will be doin tomorrow .. cheers
Thanks mate glad you like it 👌🏻
👎Great idea BUT you made a huge error. Which is why it got harder and harder to put that bolt in.
You MUST tap (thread) both holes from one side. If not you end up with one side having reversed threads and you will have to cross thread (ruin) the bolt.
Righty tighty lefty loosy. The way it was done the bolt would go thru the first hole with no problem but then hit left hand threads on the other side then it would either stop or cross thread and be ruined. I was surprised you got it in at all TBH.
Its vey simple if you think about it.
Also stainless harware is very easy to ruin. Ive seen it happen many times at work. Someone with run a nut down with an impact instead of with their hand or wrench, then tighten with impact. If you run the nut down fast with an impact or drill the threads will lock up and it will need to be cut or broke off. Ive personally had to break many stainless studs using a wrench and impact and about 5 min per nut. Its hard work. We couldn't cut because we couldn't produce sparks due to location. 🔥
This is very basic mechanical knowledge.
Other then that it turned out nice. Im going to make the whole tool from scratch.
I realy like to watch your videos, i own a Fiesta 2006 too! Haha
Thanks mate, glad to have you on board 🙏🏻
Can’t believe this isn’t already ‘a thing’ 🤷🏻♂️
It probably is but I bought the cheap tool 😂
Hi there, I was just wondering if you could make me one of those and I’ll pay you I have nothing but a nightmare with that caliper tool
Let me k ow if you still want this. He made an error
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly do you work for ToolPro? Because you’re a professional tool! How many comments you gonna reply to and try and show me up over a hole that did it’s job man? It’s really not that deep
@@MendItModIt lol you seem upset. Was just trying to tell the commenters not to follow these bad instructions.
All you had to do is admit your mistake.
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly there’s ways to go about it bro, swinging your 🍆 round in my comments section isn’t it. We all want to learn and improve, myself included - but the way you went about it is just a poor attitude towards people wanting to have a go at things for themselves. I’ve never claimed to be a mechanic or an engineer, I’m just a DIYer learning as a go and sharing my experiences with others - good or bad. You want to add something useful then by all means, but get down off your high horse, we all start somewhere.
Please fasten your vice securely to your bench with bolts that run all the way through. A loose vice is an accident waiting to happen.
Thats what you took from this video? Thanks mate 🙄😂
Your a engineering student??
Nah man I’m not, how come?
@@MendItModIt because you tapped it wrong. Need to do voth holes from 1 side or you end up with reverse threads. This is why it got harder each time you put that bolt in and you had trouble getting it all the way in. You are cross threading one side, which will ruin the threads everytime.
Love to see you pull that bolt back out and inspect the threads in bolt and collar.
@@A7X_foREVer_Philly I think you’re way too invested in trying to prove your point there bro 😂 it’s in there, it works, it ain’t coming out, no harm done. I hope you’ll rest easy tonight 😌
@@MendItModIt am i wrong tho???? Nah didn't think so.
Why not spot weld on top nut & shaft, 1 minute and done!
Great if you can weld, but a lot of people can’t 🤷🏻♂️
Good job mate!!
Would you make this and sell it lol. I would happily send my tools to get you to make them for me unless somewhere sells it.
Great video and great idea. Thank you!
Nice job mate great idea.
Thanks mate, I’m glad you think so 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Good job.
No he tapped it wrong
A set screw would have been all you needed.
You mean instead of cutting a bolt down? 🤔
Cheaper to buy a new tool.
Please explain that one to us all? 😂😂
Good job