"You ever have so much friction you melt your rubber?" 😂 The SMA channel is like the Disney of UA-cam. Family friendly but with little hidden gems for the adults. Great video Doc.
Can’t wait for the South Main Auto episode brought to you by Dorman blend door actuators. Because when you want 72 hrs of quality operation. Choose Dorman.
Looks like you have at least two Metallurgists in your audience! Heat treating ferrous alloys for 37 years has put food on our table. The tiny heat you put in the cast iron means exactly boo. I grew up where Pop ran a 3 bay garage. I've always worked on my own cars and thought we/I were doing it right. Watching the care you take in every job puts me completely in shame!! We've taken so many short cuts :( Thanks for educating an old guy!!
About 15 years ago I had a frozen caliper slide pin like the one in this video. I applied way too much heat to the caliper bracket and the slide pin shot out of its hole like a bullet! It went through the shop wall !! Im super careful with the torch now, Thanks for the great videos, Eric O.
You know a mechanic is good by their attention to detail and.... thoroughness (is that even a word?). I see it in the way you work, Eric O, letting the air out of a caliper dust boot when most mechanics would just let it be, other vids where you remove a part or disconnect something look at everything that came apart and then take a second look just for measure... and just that you know and show so many tricks of the trade. You are damn good at what you do mate
I feel better. The last time I did my brakes I had one caliper pin that was a little sticky. I pulled it out, smoothed it out with some steel wool, cleaned and lubed it and it seemed okay. The worrier in me thought I should have replaced it. Now I know I done good! Thanks for all your great videos!
I'm always impressed with the level of care you take with everything you touch on the car, regardless of how small the step is, you don't cut the corner and demonstrate good practice. Phenomenal stuff.
Eric O. you are awesome. I love how you sandblasted parts to clean stuff up. Buying new ones and tossing the old ones isn't good for the environment, either, right? Your honesty, workmanship, and integrity are top-notch!
The folks in Avoca are very fortunate to have your shop in town, honest and very knowledgeable technicians are hard to find in our neck of the woods. Your shop is what a lot of dealer mechanics dream about having some day. Please thank your wife for helping you produce these excellent teaching videos. I will be helping financially as I hope many others also do because the knowledge you share is first rate and worth every penny. Thank you Eric and Mrs. O!
You should work for a NASCAR pit team. That was the fastest lug nut install I've ever seen. By the way, I always laugh at the "NAPA, not a sponsor" comment, but I notice on your test drive videos, napa is on the building. Tell them to come take their sign down or pony up the coin... 🤣🤣
You deal with seized stuff exactly like I do and you treat any potential repeat rust areas as I do. You are a real mechanic who can fix things, not just a fitter who stick all new stuff on, great work
Have watched hours and hours of your videos and never commented. You sir are a magician. Always show the job done with meticulous care and with a little bit of middle digit to the haters. You just seem to know what’s right and wrong in a mechanical sense. I only work on my own vehicles and am certainly no expert, but I’ve learned a ton from your analytical approach. And you take care of your customers.
Instead of a "Gas Axe" I use a "Fire Wrench". Great video, we old weekenders appreciate the Me Maw tips. Hi to Mrs. O, love the verbal and non-verbal exchange.
I don't know who complained about the camera on the tool cart but it didn't bug me, and if it's causing YOU grief, go back to what you liked better. The action from the camera after a heavy tool hits the cart brings spectacular action to your videos anyway, kinda like the almost twisting the digits. LOL As usual another great video.
“So much friction you melt your rubber...” and “I broke my straw off in the hole...” I laughed harder than I should have at these! This and your witty banter and entertaining delivery is one of many reasons I love your channel! Keep up the awesome work!
This here is real mechanic work 👌🏻 Reminds me of my journeyman when I was apprentice, informative and funny. And a shining example of a mechanic working for the customer not out to rob them. Great work!
A metallurgist did raise an eyebrow, initially!!!!!, No damage done, you kept temperature below Austenitnizing temperature, (critical), possibly worst case is a little induced stress. No worst than driving through deep water after sustained hard braking. Cast steel is fairly tolerant in this respect. I do have a 4" vice on one arm of my armchair, still debating what should be fitted to the other.🤔. Thanks for sharing and best regards from the UK.
The only thing I've found that Dorman gets right? Would be spring brackets for Ford trucks. (The leaf spring mounts and the front spring/shock mounts). Everything else? Run like it's got the case of the scoots...
Love the humour and the detail way you explain stuff. Even if you have done a million brake jobs it's always nice to watch someone else do it properly. Another good job from sma
Eric - you are correct - Back in the Saddle again was an AeroSmith song. Orginally recorded by Gene Autry - the singing cowboy. Steven Tyler rewrote the lyrics and they recorded it on the "Rocks" album.
This video is the definition of doing the job properly! I know a lot of mechanics who wouldn't bother doing many of those steps beyond unseizing the pin, unfortunately.
Great tutorial video, very concise & to the point. Until Mrs. O walks in; then it's "What was I doing here?", I lost all my train of thought.. priceless.
You hear everything we hear Eric. We that good at this. Got to love that girl, she understands that she's second to cars. This is who we are. Love you, Eric.
Usually when I see an ETCG video and a SMA video I used to watch ETCG first but I like your videos much more now :-) I want to hear some bad words from you and Mrs. O
The way you freed up that caliper pin is the way a down home small town shop would do it. Anything to get the customer back on the road safely, and with minimal effort/cost. Nice work.
I'm the type to appreciate someone trying to reuse something versus outright replacing. Yeah it's faster or easier to just replace it... but some don't have financial liberty to replace things if not critically needed. So, thank you for being an honest, up front, reliable, dependable and ethically good mechanic/person.
Ah, the brake clean gods are shining down on you today...the tree huggers and the metallurgist...not so much...great video for us do it yourselfers. Thank you for all that you do.
People that get mad over this video probably never worked in a garage you do what you have to do to get the job done definitely if the owner doesn't want new I been working as a mechanic for 20 years now I seen nothing wrong with the video
I was feelin' pretty special when you whispered in my ear and hit me with your hose ... then Mrs. O showed up and it was all over with. GREAT video Mr. O! Thanks for bringing us into your world of expertise.
Great tips, as usual. It's pretty easy to tell when guy loves his work, even tasks as repetitive as brake work. Eric, when your career is over, you'll be able to look back and realize you've been a teacher to hundreds of thousands of techs. That's way more impact than a professional teacher at a community college.... By the way, I totally agree with your remarks about sponsorship.
I had a seizure earlier and just told myself everything would be just fine, I hammered on it for a while all mounted up with no success, so I threw a rug over it , but now I am all infoed up and ready to go back in and do it right, thanks !
Here's another horror story. This happened at a busy dealership i used to work at years ago. The workshop was down a driveway beside and behind the showroom. A courier (parcel delivery guy) drives in to the shop and talks to the service manager about his front brakes in his hiace van making a scraping noise. The manager says we will do your pads now and bring it back tomorrow and we will machine the discs. He was in the middle of his courier run. So he calls one of the boys over and hands him a new set of front pads and tells him the story. So my friend jacks up the van and changes the front pads put the wheels back on and heads off to the toilet as he was just about ready to fill his pants and was in desperate need of the toilet. the service manager sees the wheels are on and says to the driver "its all ready for you" comes out of the office and lets the jack down. The courier jumps in and roars off down the driveway hits the brakes and nothing happens as he goes flying across the two lane road and up over sidewalk and into a large shrub before he hits the brakes a second time and it stops. My friend comes out of the toilet and yells "" wheres the van its not finished, I haven't pumped the the F%%$## in brakes or checked the fluid!" to the service manager. OH S%$t!!!.! The courier walks back in fuming. In the end we had to go over the road with the shops pick up and tow it off the shrub as the front wheels were off the ground. Always check with the person doing the job. LOL
@@HighestRank I do that. They go in the top draw of my tool chest. but he didn't. The driver was lucky that there was no traffic at the time as its usually busy.
I had a similar incident when I did brakes for my neighbor, it was all put together and I had to run to answer the phone, I was doing it at home and we lived in a dead end road and as he was turning round he hit the brakes and as I hadn't pumped them up he didn't have any and he demolished the front garden wall of my house.
Finally the brake cleaner draught is over! Love your running commentaries of instruction, memaw lessons, and asides. Best combination of professional instruction and entertainment. Mrs. O. looks directly into the camera and gives one of "those" looks! Classic. Bless you all!
Nice to see some good old mechanical maintenance when changing the disc/pad. Lot of shops just throw the new parts on with no focus to details. I usually service the brakes on my cars 1-2 times a year: Cleaning the caliper-arm/notches, ensure good pad movement, check the sliding pins and rubber - and also lube the caliper-piston (cycle it out and in a few times). Oh, and check the rubber seal on the piston. I usually do this when changing tires (from summer to winter and vice verca). They use so much salt on the roads here that you kinda have to. If you start lubing the piston you have a new spray bottle to show with dramatic sounds :P You got some skills Mr, thanks for all the tips about stuck bolts and what not.
NAPA, Astro tools, Harbor freight, OTC they should all be coming at you with money. I know I've added several hundred dollars worth of tools from these folks based on your "recommendations" of what you use. Can't believe they spend millions of dollars on TV adds that NOBODY believes. When we see Eric O use the tool or product we know its worth the money. Thanks and keep up the great work.
A professional repair, once worn in they should be perfect for years :-D. i can't see how minimal warming with a non blue flame can cause any problem. People panic far too much.
Not a mechanic but a contractor builder and remodeller and remodeller. I did this job yesterday and I was pulling my hair out sith a stuck caliper piston. The next day I pulled out a torch and took care of it. Anyways I just wanted to say that I watched this video before I did the job it would have been way less stressful Anyways I just wanted to say it and I watched this video before I did the job it would have been way less stressful. So you are 100% on point with respect to weakened DIY's appreciated that.
Sorry for the chatty banter buy--you said "seduce" and Mrs. O gave us the BS look but held back to saying anything to you. Run this back to 18:20 or so. Really Funny!!!
And that's how a pro' with thousands of happy customers behind him does it. Keeping vehicles on the road safely till EOL at reduced cost to customer is bread and butter. Great vids, thanks for sharing.
I'll never own any of the cars that you work on (being from the UK) but your content is some of the most watchable, informative and entertaining on UA-cam...full stop...(or period - depending on which side of the pond you're from). I did the brakes on my wife's Mini this afternoon and, following the tips I've seen in your videos, I consider it to be probably the best brake swap I've done. Only used 14 cans of brake clean in the process too!!! Please keep doing what you're doing Eric - UA-cam is a better place because of it.
Yes, I miss is "Bruh, you can't do that..." comments. I did think it was funny that he was talking about haters complaining about his pronunciation of phenolic, but then he just hangs the caliper by the hose. Ha Ha Giving a middle finger to the haters.
I don't like when he hangs the caliper by the hose either. He has also pinched them with clamp pliers as well. He still has a ways to go to reach master technician status.
Common problem in the UK with sticking pins I have in the past drilled a small hole in the other end of the carrier and filled WD40 and with mild heat normally come free and plug hole with epoxy, also I have found using copper based anti seize is fine for the pads and pistons but it has a habit of going hard with the pins so I use CV grease and have never had one stick after using it. As usual great to watch someone else doing what the customer needs and not just throwing parts at it,
Your channel is awesome Eric. Very helpful. Learned so much about "real repairs" instead of theoretical bs. Love the rust! In Michigan, same story. So it really gives me realistic solutions. Thanks. Best of luck with everything.
Permatex 24125 Ceramic Extreme Brake Parts Lubricant is not good for the slide pins they get stuck after a year ... i have to warranty all brake jobs that i did for one year because of the stupid permatex grease Use SIL-GLYDE works best
Thanks for confirming that. I love that lube with ceramic particles for the clips and guides but I've never used it on pins. I ran into a few brake jobs with pins previously lubed with antiseize way back when. The lubricant dries up and the dry particles make the pins stick, not seize, but stick enough to overheat the rotors and wear the pads out prematurely.
All the armchair mechanics can blab all they want...but you have a successful shop and need no advise from keyboard warriors that think they know everything. That's a solid fix for a beater, better than most other shops would do. You are an honest and great mechanic and don't need to defend anything you do.
Hi Eric, happy new year to you and Family. This is my squeaky car brakes bedtime story. My son-in-law's car brakes squealed every time stopping for the 10 years he owns it, because he has a sh** car mechanic for a friend. My son-in-law give us the car last year and the squeaking was driving my wife and I crazy. Thanks to your DIY lessons, the brakes are as quiet as a mouse. Thank you Eric, you are the man.
@@HighestRank The phenolic piston has a metal face sort of like a large washer that also holds the outer edge of the rubber boot. This metal face bears against the metal backing of the brake pad so it is indeed a "metal to metal" contact area. I must admit that I was very surprised when I did a 4 corner brake job on my F350 to find out the pistons were plastic!
Our shop has been using your brake job technique for years now and never had a complaint. Only thing we do is add a little blue locktite to the Caliper bolts. Also on seized slide pins we rap a wet shop rag around the rubber boots to help prevent and burning. Thanks again .
Great video. That professional trick of cleaning out the brake caliper with a drill bit was awesome. Thanks for the tricks and much appreciate the friction comments.
Had a '95 Explorer, bought new in Seattle then 3 yrs later it spent a year in San Diego. Followed by a trek across and up for 4 yrs in Suburban Maryland. In 2004, in Pascagoula, MS, I took it in for brakes. Guy was apologetic as they replaced 3 in total, but were able to save some the 4th. I don't remember the details. "It had a lot of rust". I told him where I'd come from. "Say no more" was his response. But even there, they kept the cost down by saving the one. Not bad, given I came from north of hwy 90, but a guy I worked with, born and raised, had vouched for me.
This was just a wonderful, fantastic, funny, down-to-earth, relatable video which also showed Eric's expertise and confidence, and passed on some to me. Just drove past Avoca on Wednesday! Wish I had had time to stop by and have Eric sign my hood or something.
"You ever have so much friction you melt your rubber?" 😂 The SMA channel is like the Disney of UA-cam. Family friendly but with little hidden gems for the adults. Great video Doc.
My jobs never lasted long enough to create that much friction. Do I detect some hog farmers that watch this channel?
"Do you smoke after sex?" "I don't know... I never looked."
Lol and the classic r.o. ....lol
There are so many that are very well hidden ... or I'm just dirty.
That's what she said
Screw the troll metallurgist! That was a great video. It had it all... BrakeKleen, fluid film, torch. Even the sand blasting cabinet had a cameo.
Somehow, you make me feel like a friend who was invited over to learn how this stuff should be done.
R Jones O has named the grind/buff tool so it also feels special.
Yes, he reminds me of Mustie1. Same banter with us as if we're inside the camera.
Exactly that!
Fair comment 👍
Another great SMA video that has it all! Diagnose uneven pad wear, a good tip from Meemaw, and a cameo appearance by Mrs. O.
Don't forget the Fluid Film and Brakleen
Yes, this one hit all the major points, especially Mrs O. trying to seduce Eric.
Chris Kozel, Eric didn’t stand a chance. There goes the productivity for the rest of the day. 😜
@@79spirit74 Completely understandable too.
Can’t wait for the South Main Auto episode brought to you by Dorman blend door actuators.
Because when you want 72 hrs of quality operation. Choose Dorman.
G J Ha!!!!!
Guess I'll just leave the thing unplugged, those actuators wear out that fast?
We guarantee that your costumers will come back again 😂
Looks like you have at least two Metallurgists in your audience! Heat treating ferrous alloys for 37 years has put food on our table. The tiny heat you put in the cast iron means exactly boo. I grew up where Pop ran a 3 bay garage. I've always worked on my own cars and thought we/I were doing it right. Watching the care you take in every job puts me completely in shame!! We've taken so many short cuts :( Thanks for educating an old guy!!
About 15 years ago I had a frozen caliper slide pin like the one in this video. I applied way too much heat to the caliper bracket and the slide pin shot out of its hole like a bullet! It went through the shop wall !!
Im super careful with the torch now, Thanks for the great videos, Eric O.
I love the banter between you and Mrs. O. Plus just witnessed another excellent video. Eric, you are the man!
You know a mechanic is good by their attention to detail and.... thoroughness (is that even a word?). I see it in the way you work, Eric O, letting the air out of a caliper dust boot when most mechanics would just let it be, other vids where you remove a part or disconnect something look at everything that came apart and then take a second look just for measure... and just that you know and show so many tricks of the trade. You are damn good at what you do mate
Most “mechanics” wouldn’t even notice the air pocket because they are either ignorant or in a hurry to get to the next job.
You are 100% correct It's why I really enjoy watching SMA video's and learned so much!
@@Cowboy_Ash Great point. Eric O has a attention to detail
@@jaredstrehlein5605 Came here to say this: he has terrific attention to detail, which makes his videos great.
I feel better. The last time I did my brakes I had one caliper pin that was a little sticky. I pulled it out, smoothed it out with some steel wool, cleaned and lubed it and it seemed okay. The worrier in me thought I should have replaced it. Now I know I done good! Thanks for all your great videos!
I have watched dozens of SMA brake jobs and it just keeps on delivering.... thanks...
No matter how many brake job videos I watch I still learn something new every time. You're the man Mr. O!
More Break Jobs. We just cant get enough of them. We are all weird Mr. O.
I'm always impressed with the level of care you take with everything you touch on the car, regardless of how small the step is, you don't cut the corner and demonstrate good practice. Phenomenal stuff.
Nice tip with the drill bit. Very honored that you named the vice after me. As a Dave, we always have a good grip on things. :D
18:38 Lets give a hand to this FreeStyle Owner for helping keep track of where the curbs are with that rim! Doing Gods work!
Besides the educational value of Mr. O's videos, the entertainment value is worth the price of admission.
You can put us back on the tool cart. It worked just fine. Thanks for taking care of us week end guys.
Yup, totally ok with the tool cart. I liked getting rolled around once in a while. And it was funny when we'd fall flat on our faces.
I think he was spending a lot of extra time trying to get good angles
Smoke Jenson Yup every time we fall over I couldn't help but laugh
I never noticed a difference from the cart or the tripod
6:09 the sound for the Fluid Film should be a sheep sound: 'Baaaaa', since Fluid Film is made from Lanolin.
Hahaha. That's some bleating edge technology.
I'm also on board. I like it!
So I should schmear sheep lanolin on my rubber? Does that help or hinder the schmoo? So many new things to ponder.
@@Graham_Wideman You Sir, are truly a cunning linguist.
+1 Baaaaaa would be perfect for the Fluid Film.
Eric O. you are awesome. I love how you sandblasted parts to clean stuff up. Buying new ones and tossing the old ones isn't good for the environment, either, right? Your honesty, workmanship, and integrity are top-notch!
The folks in Avoca are very fortunate to have your shop in town, honest and very knowledgeable technicians are hard to find in our neck of the woods. Your shop is what a lot of dealer mechanics dream about having some day. Please thank your wife for helping you produce these excellent teaching videos. I will be helping financially as I hope many others also do because the knowledge you share is first rate and worth every penny. Thank you Eric and Mrs. O!
You should work for a NASCAR pit team. That was the fastest lug nut install I've ever seen.
By the way, I always laugh at the "NAPA, not a sponsor" comment, but I notice on your test drive videos, napa is on the building. Tell them to come take their sign down or pony up the coin... 🤣🤣
There are tons of good repair channels but SMA is one I always come back to especially if I'm trying to fix one of my vehicles!
Your style of Making video Rocks Respect From PAKISTAN Sir
You deal with seized stuff exactly like I do and you treat any potential repeat rust areas as I do.
You are a real mechanic who can fix things, not just a fitter who stick all new stuff on, great work
The mechanic you want to have 🤘
This is a first. A video about a stuck caliper pin that had me laughing so hard I was crying... Thanks!
Must have been the melt your rubber joke.
Have watched hours and hours of your videos and never commented. You sir are a magician. Always show the job done with meticulous care and with a little bit of middle digit to the haters. You just seem to know what’s right and wrong in a mechanical sense. I only work on my own vehicles and am certainly no expert, but I’ve learned a ton from your analytical approach. And you take care of your customers.
Super detailed step by step video! I'd say the best brake video to date! Perfect for the DIYer! Well done bro! 👊
Instead of a "Gas Axe" I use a "Fire Wrench". Great video, we old weekenders appreciate the Me Maw tips. Hi to Mrs. O, love the verbal and non-verbal exchange.
Cant beat an SMA brake video . Nice one Eric O .
This is one of my favorite SMA vids! Mr O. Is definitely in the zone.
I don't know who complained about the camera on the tool cart but it didn't bug me, and if it's causing YOU grief, go back to what you liked better. The action from the camera after a heavy tool hits the cart brings spectacular action to your videos anyway, kinda like the almost twisting the digits. LOL
As usual another great video.
I actually enjoyed the occasional "Whooaa!" as he just catches the camera from tipping over. Interactive, lol.
“So much friction you melt your rubber...” and “I broke my straw off in the hole...” I laughed harder than I should have at these! This and your witty banter and entertaining delivery is one of many reasons I love your channel! Keep up the awesome work!
"For a million bucks I might."
That, folks, is true honesty I can respect. 8)
One.million.dollars
This here is real mechanic work 👌🏻
Reminds me of my journeyman when I was apprentice, informative and funny. And a shining example of a mechanic working for the customer not out to rob them. Great work!
That drill bit trick was sweet, gotta apply that to my old car.
NAPA stands for Never Any Parts Available
@@michaelmankowski5092 You got that right
I must have watched about 10 brake jobs on this channel and I learn something new every time.
A metallurgist did raise an eyebrow, initially!!!!!, No damage done, you kept temperature below Austenitnizing temperature, (critical), possibly worst case is a little induced stress. No worst than driving through deep water after sustained hard braking. Cast steel is fairly tolerant in this respect.
I do have a 4" vice on one arm of my armchair, still debating what should be fitted to the other.🤔.
Thanks for sharing and best regards from the UK.
put a grinder on the other
Lady O always changing the whole dynamic of the shop when she walks in. Even us viewers go deer-in-headlights
I love the brake job videos.
Cleaning up the caliper and freezing up the pin... Making it good again was relaxing and therapeutic even. Thanks Eric
South Main Auto Brought to you By Dorman Products Inc. The best aftermarket auto parts..... Yup that would bite....
The only thing I've found that Dorman gets right? Would be spring brackets for Ford trucks. (The leaf spring mounts and the front spring/shock mounts). Everything else? Run like it's got the case of the scoots...
I have used dormen parts works for me though I am a Diy guy.
I knew someone had that same thought!
Lol
If you buy a Dorman oil pan drain plug from Amazon, they have a left-handed thread plug as the pic which shows what you buy. Strange...
Love the humour and the detail way you explain stuff. Even if you have done a million brake jobs it's always nice to watch someone else do it properly. Another good job from sma
Eric - you are correct - Back in the Saddle again was an AeroSmith song. Orginally recorded by Gene Autry - the singing cowboy. Steven Tyler rewrote the lyrics and they recorded it on the "Rocks" album.
Must have been thinking of Back in Black when he said AC/DC.
Thanks for another great video Mr. O
This video is the definition of doing the job properly! I know a lot of mechanics who wouldn't bother doing many of those steps beyond unseizing the pin, unfortunately.
Great tutorial video, very concise & to the point. Until Mrs. O walks in; then it's "What was I doing here?", I lost all my train of thought.. priceless.
You hear everything we hear Eric. We that good at this. Got to love that girl, she understands that she's second to cars. This is who we are. Love you, Eric.
Usually when I see an ETCG video and a SMA video I used to watch ETCG first but I like your videos much more now :-) I want to hear some bad words from you and Mrs. O
The way you freed up that caliper pin is the way a down home small town shop would do it. Anything to get the customer back on the road safely, and with minimal effort/cost. Nice work.
Nice work mate. Cheers Dave from Australia, really appreciate and enjoy your vids.
I'm the type to appreciate someone trying to reuse something versus outright replacing. Yeah it's faster or easier to just replace it... but some don't have financial liberty to replace things if not critically needed.
So, thank you for being an honest, up front, reliable, dependable and ethically good mechanic/person.
Ah, the brake clean gods are shining down on you today...the tree huggers and the metallurgist...not so much...great video for us do it yourselfers. Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for thinking of the customers. Going to the shop can be a budget buster for a lot of people.
People that get mad over this video probably never worked in a garage you do what you have to do to get the job done definitely if the owner doesn't want new I been working as a mechanic for 20 years now I seen nothing wrong with the video
I was feelin' pretty special when you whispered in my ear and hit me with your hose ... then Mrs. O showed up and it was all over with. GREAT video Mr. O! Thanks for bringing us into your world of expertise.
Great show, the look on Mrs. O's face when you said she was there to seduce you, cracked me up! Love the witty banter.
Great tips, as usual. It's pretty easy to tell when guy loves his work, even tasks as repetitive as brake work. Eric, when your career is over, you'll be able to look back and realize you've been a teacher to hundreds of thousands of techs. That's way more impact than a professional teacher at a community college.... By the way, I totally agree with your remarks about sponsorship.
That was the funniest episode ever because it had me cracking up. With you saying "--Freestyleee--" because it reminds me of "--Super Starrr--"
I always learn something from your videos. It keeps me coming back.
i too live in the greatest state of NY and the rust is so grate NOT love the show keep up the good vids
I live in CT we have rust also
I had a seizure earlier and just told myself everything would be just fine, I hammered on it for a while all mounted up with no success, so I threw a rug over it , but now I am all infoed up and ready to go back in and do it right, thanks !
Greetings down south!
As a fellow mechanic, you’re the patience and due Diligence with simple jobs def help make me be better!
Here's another horror story. This happened at a busy dealership i used to work at years ago. The workshop was down a driveway beside and behind the showroom. A courier (parcel delivery guy) drives in to the shop and talks to the service manager about his front brakes in his hiace van making a scraping noise. The manager says we will do your pads now and bring it back tomorrow and we will machine the discs. He was in the middle of his courier run. So he calls one of the boys over and hands him a new set of front pads and tells him the story. So my friend jacks up the van and changes the front pads put the wheels back on and heads off to the toilet as he was just about ready to fill his pants and was in desperate need of the toilet. the service manager sees the wheels are on and says to the driver "its all ready for you" comes out of the office and lets the jack down. The courier jumps in and roars off down the driveway hits the brakes and nothing happens as he goes flying across the two lane road and up over sidewalk and into a large shrub before he hits the brakes a second time and it stops. My friend comes out of the toilet and yells "" wheres the van its not finished, I haven't pumped the the F%%$## in brakes or checked the fluid!" to the service manager. OH S%$t!!!.! The courier walks back in fuming. In the end we had to go over the road with the shops pick up and tow it off the shrub as the front wheels were off the ground. Always check with the person doing the job. LOL
andrewkiwi1 always the worker keeps the doggone keys with him till the job is finished, even if he's skipping to the loo my darling!
@@HighestRank I do that. They go in the top draw of my tool chest. but he didn't. The driver was lucky that there was no traffic at the time as its usually busy.
I had a similar incident when I did brakes for my neighbor, it was all put together and I had to run to answer the phone, I was doing it at home and we lived in a dead end road and as he was turning round he hit the brakes and as I hadn't pumped them up he didn't have any and he demolished the front garden wall of my house.
Much respect for anyone who works on cars in the rust belt. It makes every job 10 times harder. Good
Work!
I thought the freeing of the slide pin tips were very useful
There is possibly only 1 in 100 mechanics that have the attention to detail that this good man has.
I went to NAPA a couple days ago and in my head I was thinking "I'm going to NAPer (not a sponsor) for an oil filter"
Finally the brake cleaner draught is over! Love your running commentaries of instruction, memaw lessons, and asides. Best combination of professional instruction and entertainment. Mrs. O. looks directly into the camera and gives one of "those" looks! Classic. Bless you all!
I hate it when my hose hits my tripod too! 😂😂😂😂
Nice to see some good old mechanical maintenance when changing the disc/pad. Lot of shops just throw the new parts on with no focus to details. I usually service the brakes on my cars 1-2 times a year: Cleaning the caliper-arm/notches, ensure good pad movement, check the sliding pins and rubber - and also lube the caliper-piston (cycle it out and in a few times). Oh, and check the rubber seal on the piston. I usually do this when changing tires (from summer to winter and vice verca). They use so much salt on the roads here that you kinda have to. If you start lubing the piston you have a new spray bottle to show with dramatic sounds :P You got some skills Mr, thanks for all the tips about stuck bolts and what not.
Have you tried a magnetic mount with a flex arm for your camera? Good vids...keep it up...🤖
Yeah! If it works for your light, it should work for the camera - except on maybe a Saturn since they are made of plastic.
NAPA, Astro tools, Harbor freight, OTC they should all be coming at you with money. I know I've added several hundred dollars worth of tools from these folks based on your "recommendations" of what you use. Can't believe they spend millions of dollars on TV adds that NOBODY believes. When we see Eric O use the tool or product we know its worth the money. Thanks and keep up the great work.
But what about the caliper files? Would have loved to see them in action.
Happy Friday
Dave, Roger,Ginger, Big Nasty, I love how you give names to your tools.
A professional repair, once worn in they should be perfect for years :-D.
i can't see how minimal warming with a non blue flame can cause any problem.
People panic far too much.
Not a mechanic but a contractor builder and remodeller and remodeller. I did this job yesterday and I was pulling my hair out sith a stuck caliper piston. The next day I pulled out a torch and took care of it. Anyways I just wanted to say that I watched this video before I did the job it would have been way less stressful Anyways I just wanted to say it and I watched this video before I did the job it would have been way less stressful. So you are 100% on point with respect to weakened DIY's appreciated that.
Exactly how I would have done it.
Besides his auto repair expertise,his camera set-ups are perfectly framed for an instructional video.
Sorry for the chatty banter buy--you said "seduce" and Mrs. O gave us the BS look but held back to saying anything to you. Run this back to 18:20 or so. Really Funny!!!
And that's how a pro' with thousands of happy customers behind him does it. Keeping vehicles on the road safely till EOL at reduced cost to customer is bread and butter. Great vids, thanks for sharing.
Early risers!!!
I'll never own any of the cars that you work on (being from the UK) but your content is some of the most watchable, informative and entertaining on UA-cam...full stop...(or period - depending on which side of the pond you're from). I did the brakes on my wife's Mini this afternoon and, following the tips I've seen in your videos, I consider it to be probably the best brake swap I've done. Only used 14 cans of brake clean in the process too!!! Please keep doing what you're doing Eric - UA-cam is a better place because of it.
so now you're telling me my dollar general brake pads are no good? lol!
In what state does dollar general sell brake pads?
you gotta go outback...look for vito...@@jaredstrehlein5605
The brake clean cam is one of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen, pure cinematography right there
Cars junk now...caliper hung from hose for 2 seconds....never be the same :)
Yes, I miss is "Bruh, you can't do that..." comments. I did think it was funny that he was talking about haters complaining about his pronunciation of phenolic, but then he just hangs the caliper by the hose. Ha Ha Giving a middle finger to the haters.
I don't like when he hangs the caliper by the hose either. He has also pinched them with clamp pliers as well. He still has a ways to go to reach master technician status.
@@GNX157 How many years have you been working in the trade for a living? Anyone pay you for your knowledge and experience?
Jeremy he wouldn’t know if it hit him in the face lol
@@GNX157 nothing wrong with his way. as a mechanic you sometimes have to improvise. pinch a hose shut.. sometimes has to be done.
Common problem in the UK with sticking pins I have in the past drilled a small hole in the other end of the carrier and filled WD40 and with mild heat normally come free and plug hole with epoxy, also I have found using copper based anti seize is fine for the pads and pistons but it has a habit of going hard with the pins so I use CV grease and have never had one stick after using it.
As usual great to watch someone else doing what the customer needs and not just throwing parts at it,
I never use NAPA brakes ! I had them come apart the day after a brake job. They wouldn't warranty them.
Your channel is awesome Eric. Very helpful. Learned so much about "real repairs" instead of theoretical bs. Love the rust! In Michigan, same story. So it really gives me realistic solutions. Thanks. Best of luck with everything.
Permatex 24125 Ceramic Extreme Brake Parts Lubricant is not good for the slide pins they get stuck after a year ...
i have to warranty all brake jobs that i did for one year because of the stupid permatex grease
Use SIL-GLYDE works best
Yes!!!! Sil-glide is an incredibly useful lubricant for a multitude of jobs!
Thanks for confirming that. I love that lube with ceramic particles for the clips and guides but I've never used it on pins. I ran into a few brake jobs with pins previously lubed with antiseize way back when. The lubricant dries up and the dry particles make the pins stick, not seize, but stick enough to overheat the rotors and wear the pads out prematurely.
All the armchair mechanics can blab all they want...but you have a successful shop and need no advise from keyboard warriors that think they know everything. That's a solid fix for a beater, better than most other shops would do. You are an honest and great mechanic and don't need to defend anything you do.
A few wacks with "BIG NASTY" will solve all those issues lol
The Dirty Mechanic plan b: beat it to death with El Bato.
Hi Eric, happy new year to you and Family. This is my squeaky car brakes bedtime story. My son-in-law's car brakes squealed every time stopping for the 10 years he owns it, because he has a sh** car mechanic for a friend. My son-in-law give us the car last year and the squeaking was driving my wife and I crazy. Thanks to your DIY lessons, the brakes are as quiet as a mouse. Thank you Eric, you are the man.
The dislikes are from metallurgists with rubber fetishes I suppose. Great tip on that seized pin!
KastioZ *latex. Mr. Chowderhead-O put grease on the phenolic pistons and called it "metal to metal contact area".
@@HighestRank The phenolic piston has a metal face sort of like a large washer that also holds the outer edge of the rubber boot. This metal face bears against the metal backing of the brake pad so it is indeed a "metal to metal" contact area. I must admit that I was very surprised when I did a 4 corner brake job on my F350 to find out the pistons were plastic!
I work at a full service automotive machine shop and do hundreds of these... This is exactly how it's done.. Good job..
The sign of an honest man is he tells everybody what his price is. We all have one.
Excellent video with audaciousness and humor. Love that you don't swear in your videos.
Our shop has been using your brake job technique for years now and never had a complaint. Only thing we do is add a little blue locktite to the Caliper bolts. Also on seized slide pins we rap a wet shop rag around the rubber boots to help prevent and burning. Thanks again .
Great video. That professional trick of cleaning out the brake caliper with a drill bit was awesome. Thanks for the tricks and much appreciate the friction comments.
Had a '95 Explorer, bought new in Seattle then 3 yrs later it spent a year in San Diego. Followed by a trek across and up for 4 yrs in Suburban Maryland. In 2004, in Pascagoula, MS, I took it in for brakes. Guy was apologetic as they replaced 3 in total, but were able to save some the 4th. I don't remember the details. "It had a lot of rust". I told him where I'd come from. "Say no more" was his response. But even there, they kept the cost down by saving the one. Not bad, given I came from north of hwy 90, but a guy I worked with, born and raised, had vouched for me.
This was just a wonderful, fantastic, funny, down-to-earth, relatable video which also showed Eric's expertise and confidence, and passed on some to me. Just drove past Avoca on Wednesday! Wish I had had time to stop by and have Eric sign my hood or something.