As former owner of Mazda5 you might see this car again in your shop due to same problem: "sinking pedal". Well ABS module on these are weak spot, when is activated some of solenoids do not return in original position and oil is traveling longer distances which create sinking pedal. Sometimes you need to take car to gravely roads reactivate ABS to get firm pedal. I replaced my module eventually with one from ebay, and avoid dealer visit for programming I reused old software part from old one. New units are 600 700 new only part, plus cost of programming. Many people changed master cylinder and perform endless brake bleeding trying to fix issue, and at end all comes to ABS.
Reminds me of my first vehicle I bought it only had the calipers so the brakes didn’t work the owner was driving it everyday just ripping the e-brake to stop everywhere 🤣
I’m in the active service, I plan to take on a life within a version of your field. I’m a diesel mechanic in the Corps, and I plan to pick up a job in the diesel tech sector when I get out. This reality for me accounts for 51% of the reason I love watching your videos, it shows what someone deals with in terms of automotive repair. The other 49% is simply because your good at what you do, and I have a sense that you have a strong moral character, and your willing to inspire others to achieve a common goal. In other words, your a leader. Thanks for the great videos.
@@CatRPlrC16 I have a genuine question about rolling coal, it aint a thing in Australia AFAIK. Why? Like, at all? Because it seems, and I would love to be wrong, that: You make your car less fuel efficient, probably less reliable or at least it's gotta cause more wear on some damn thing, filthier for yourself and others, so that you can at least harass and often actively endanger people you don't like? And that 'people you don't like' are usually folk with more environmentally friendly cars or bikes? A spite thing in other words. I would love to be wrong about this, as I say, but I can't think of any other explanation and if I'm right it makes me sad. Please correct me!
I think he just skipped that step and went right to the grippy pliers. I tend to torch heat the nut to break the rust on both line and threads and then try the line wrench. (but I'm in the Canadian salted winter road region)
When you were bleeding the master cylinder saying up, down, up, down, I thought we were doing exercises🤣. You should have given this owner that bumper sticker that says, I couldn't fix your brakes, so I put a louder horn on your car🤣😉.
Brake fluid is an excellent paint remover! I knew a guy that covered his 50’s Lincoln with a home made cover. However he didn’t notice that some brake fluid had been spilled on it. Took the cover off in the spring and the roof was missing a paint in the shape of a large circle
I got an ass-hole goof with evil revenge by putting brake fluid in an armour all bottle and leaving it on the ground near his car. He was a cheap bugger and couldn't resist! His car never looked more crappy. :-)
@@jbussey5301 Watching the prick apply the brake fluid to his own car was priceless. He had no idea what was going on until it was too late. Bonus: He tossed the bottle away and never figured it out.
A couple years ago with my '05 Mazda 3 I experienced the same. I'd press the pedal and come to a stop, and the pedal would drop a tad more. Wasn't too worried as it just started to occur. Well couple days later I needed to stop and the pedal went right to the floor. Talk about a heart in throat moment. Had it towed to my mechanic and as expected the Brake Master Cylinder was shot. Car had 220k miles at that point. Now at 245k miles and still runs great.
cursed be your phone, sir! Recently i started doing the same "doodeedoo" noises each time my phone at work rings... still enjoy the confused looks of my coworkers since i am the one that's supposed to pick up the phone ;) Greetings from germany and thanks for the entertaining content
Just a heads up We’ve been seeing a fair amount of abs pump failures causing that same issue on that generation 3, hydraulics work normally when engine off, running brake pedal would sink to the floor sometimes intermittently Mazda master technician 12 years
Thats why I got a set of block off plugs, even engine off have had bad pedal, install plugs recheck pedal was normal, replace hcu problem solved, textron is the name of plug kit, actually misspelled its Thexton and there is a small kit and a bigger kit
Is be very confident in saying this customer will be back complaining the pedal is still soft. Like you said the abs pump is the culprit on this era Mazda damn near hundred percent of the time. You can also go in with the scanner and activate the inlet and outlet and valves for each wheel and see if they’re all clicking, that seems to be the easiest sure fire way of confirming
@@2491kridge with the recall on the Ford system I'm required to do that and if passes I'm to flush system with dot 4, if fail replace hcu, flush with dot 4
What a way to show how different types of cars need repairs or replacements of parts and how hard or easy they are to do, keep it up Ray, Have Yourself a Good day
I have the taller bloated version called the CX7. There’s something about a Mazda3 that the Corolla/Civic/Sentra doesn’t have. I’ve driven dozens of each of them and I still think Mazda makes the best one. The 6 is also much better to drive than the Camry/Accord/Altima. I still don’t understand why the other 3 outsell Mazda 10:1. The reliability is even similar and in some cases even better.
@@stevewhiting556 I can attest to that reliability. Mine is a 2011 that's lived its whole life in the salt belt, the rust is shockingly minimal at 230k and the only major maintenance was a clutch replacement at 220k.
Still driving a first gen Mazda 3 (with manual gearbox), it's a great little daily driver, and fitted with a Bilstein + Eibach suspension kit and wider wheels it's really quick around the corners.
Wow Ray, we got a master cylinder replacement, brake bleed and legendary battery service, Brake clean all in one video. Dang brother your on par today. Good job!
Good to see a conscious mechanic. The extra work you do to do the job well. The extra you do helps to avoid issues later. Like cleaning the battery terminals. I know if I were in Florida you would be my mechanic!
I drove a new Ford van in '72 for my employer. The brake pedal went to the floor. Had to keep pumping it to make it stop. The dealer said it was too new and a replacement part was months away. That was a fun ride.
We got our daughter a 2007 Mazda 3 for high school that she used through all of college. It drove back and forth from Florida to Ohio several times, great little car. That's where I discovered twist down calipers on the rears....I was like "WTF is this"? Both Advance and O'Reillys had loaner kits but none of the adapters fit exactly but Harbor Freights kit has one that is perfect.
Nice new mic sounds Ray! ... I was watching at 2am using headphones. Just after 24:32 you hear the hoist safety locks go off, the sounds come at yuh from UP above behind on your right side & it freaked the poop outta me because i thought it was some other stuff going off in my home!!! Awesome stereo audio recording!
With 5 daughters and one son live for those moments. They won’t remember most of those times but you will . And it helps through the teen years and later when they are adults and only come by on occasions 🙂
Love the addition of the air filter R&R. I always write the date and mileage on the filter side with a permanent marker. Sure helps later when i wonder if it's time for a new filter.
Watching your videos has given me so much more patience when working on my cars. I used to cuss, throw tools and kick the least valuable thing close every time something didn’t go as I expected. Now I just cuss and throw tools.
I did my time here in Australia as a brake specialist in the seventies we had a lot of English cars they are a pain in the ars to work on every thing is a pain to get to I very quickly learnt to swear I did sometimes throw things too you could not help it working on English cars
The cap on the master cylinder is for a manual trans car, there will be a hose at that cap going to the clutch master cylinder as they are a shared reservoir system.
The no internet connection is why I always like to have music on my phone, laptop, or mp3 player of some sort around. During a power outage, I use my mp3 player that uses AAA batteries. I usually use my phone for music but at times I don't have connection on my phone, so I have music downloaded, so I will always have something to listen to.
Thanks for the very enjoyable video Ray. Love the brake cleaner attack sound. The only thought I have is to put a rag under the master cylinder brake lines when you were bleeding them. You are something else in the way you give so much fine information in a manner that teaches as well as entertains simultaneously. It's very much appreciated.
@@MrGardoPR Me thinks "Stole" may be over dramatic.. He may have gotten permission to copy.. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... I caught Ray using a headlamp once...
Honestly i know how this sounds ray but your videos have this positive energy/aura idk when i watch your vids it’s low key relaxing so my adhd ass gets so hyper focused that i fall asleep you’ve saved me many a night where my insomnia cursed me thankyou 😅
I appreciate efficiency gained from experience. However, it might have helped the next tech /DIYer if you did something for that bleeder that was tough to turn. Suggest clamp the line, pull the screw, spray out the female threads with cleaner, briefly loosen clamp to flush possible debris, inspect bleeder screw, and replace if necessary. That way, it’s not “game over” for the next service.
Before I open bleeders because they've been closed for so long I like to spray some penetrating oil cuz otherwise if they break off it is a nightmare to get them little bleeders out and especially trying not to damage the caliper hey have a good day
@@michaelpressman7203 penetrating oil is useless you need heat they where not stuck if they unscrewed with only penetrating oil first it's snake oil it don't penetrate for shit
there not paying to have there bleeder screws serviced .. it not his problem to fix it for the next tech that works on the vehicle.. thats not how the repair business works ..
@@Pro-TechServices This idea that you have to screw the next guy, and everyone else, is folly. If we live in a world of abundance - which we do - then it is possible to look out for ourselves ~and~ others simultaneously. You can pour yourself a glass of juice, take a sip off the top, and then empty the container of the last swallow instead of putting it back in the fridge. That cost you an extra minute? But, the goodwill in the household is priceless. We live in a world where we can buy more juice as long as the shopper knows to add it to the list. Why set up a costly future failure when a few minutes of maintenance could preserve the function of the screw? Ray himself makes it a personal policy to change the stems for the A/C access valves. He does this to prevent future grief - for himself ~and~ others.
@@michaelgraham1005 if im repairing your vehicle i'm repairing it for the vehicle owner .. not the next tech that has to get under the hood or suspension .. you would hope michael g that you tech skill will be amazing enough... not to have someone come behind you to fix your repair because it failed .. you should never worrie about what happens after the car leaves your shops bay if you did it right the first time...
I did all the mechanical work for my son's car when he lived at home. (He doesn't like working on cars like I do). Anyway, when he moved away, after a couple years, he wore his brake pads out AND then the brake master cylinder started going out too. < But he didn't know why his brakes weren't working very well. I found that out after I drove many miles to him, and got into his car to check them out. - They were so bad, I had to use the parking brake, in conjunction w/ the regular brakes, to stop safely behind traffic. It's those times that you are glad the parking brake works (slowing that 1-2 wheels in the rear).
I was in a shop in N.C having my battery replaced and heard the tire guy when their phone rang do the doo the do..I yelled over RAINMAN and the guy RAY!! we were laughing, everyone else kind of moved over...😂😂😂😂👍
A couple of things. I noticed that the calipers are stamped with FoMoCo. Does Ford own some piece of Mazda, or does Ford just supply calipers for them. Also, we did not see application of the purple goo on the slide pins. If we didn’t see it, it must not have happened.
I own one of these and they are basically a Ford focus chasis and suspension,covered in a mazda shell, electronics and engine. Lots of the drive train and suspension parts from Ford fit that as well, unless you have the Japan version, then things go weird
@@SwichMad drivetrain wise that's Mazda like the engine and transmission Ford just slaps their brand name on it and call it a day (early duratech 4 cylinders = Mazda mzr)
Same thing happened to me with my 1976 Ford Pinto wagon. The brakes had always been one of the car's best-performing features, until the pedal sank to the floor. I was able to restore pressure by pumping the pedal, and replacing the master cylinder and bench-bleeding the new one turned out to be pretty easy and cheap on that car. Ah ... the good old days of inexpensive parts and repairs. :)
The master cylinders used to have the little bleeder hoses and also I remember one master cylinders were rebuildable but they won't sell kits because the liability for bed somebody puts in the o-rings wrong and they wrecked the car they will try and Sue whoever made the little o-rings the cost about 3 dollars have a good day
I don't know if you guys noticed it but Ray also checked the emergency brake before he went on a ride to make sure if the brakes totally failed he had a second resort and I've had it happen I'm glad I remembered where that lover was have a good day
Don't you wish you had that car today baby with a 289 in it that would have been a fun car then pintos they were great looking cars like the Vega GT and oh my God but the boat is for in any good hey have a good evening bye thanks for the response
@@michaelpressman7203 Repairs certainly were a breeze, but I don't miss the cramped rear seat space (fronts were good). I currently have a 2001 VW Passat wagon, which is simply the best-sized, best-configured car I have ever seen. Much more time-consuming and expensive to repair, though.
I'm the same way about the direction of the writing on parts. It gets worse the older you get. I take my bleeder screws out and wrap the threads with Teflon tape to help with the vacuum bleeding, also helps with the screws getting frozen.
I had a light like that one when I worked at the power station. It survived three multi-floor drops. The fourth one did it in. I would have made a video of an average power station Electrical and Instrumentation tech day but the noise level was too high.
Ray, why don't you apply anti-seize between the rotor and the hub? I always think about the next guy or even myself when doing this type of job, that rust will come back and the anti-seize sure does make things easier when the time comes to replace the hub bearing or the rotor (again).
Since getting the new microphone, I think the sound is a lot ‘looser’ now, more background noise than before, although the actual sound quality is, perversely, better!
I have found that I enjoy all of your videos. And the haters in commentVille just aren't watching all the way to the end. They miss the instructional part about having a great day. Gotta watch the entire video. Thanks Ray
Every time you remove a disk rotor, you have to clean the rust off the wheel hub. Often alloy wheels will stick to steel rotors because of dissimilar metal corrosion or water ingress. When you brush off the rust with your rotary brush, why not apply some sealant to stop the corrosion returning or the dissimilar metals from corroding? You might never get to work on that vehicle again but, someone will and you never know if someone else applies the sealant, it might make your life easier one day too? Luckily in this case, the rotors had been painted stopping that corrosion.
Yep, nipple thing is supply for clutch master, for manual car... But you knew that... Another great video. I was at a parts store that has the same ring tone on the phone. I did, with effort, refrain from responding in a Ray-like manner...
I watched a teardown of an early 70's desert find vehicle. they pulled parts off and the only rust was a "cinnamon" powder falling off as the impact hit. everything was in beautiful condition, just needed a sanding and painting. a 2 year car up north has deeper rust!
In regard to brake fluid damaging paint. Many decades ago, I worked at an AMC dealership. That was the first year AMC Eagles came out. One of the new cars came in with the vast majority of the paint damaged due to brake fluid leaking on it. The body shop we sent it to had to strip the paint down to bare metal to get rid of all the fluid. Then if course, the repainting happened. Cost the transportation company around $5000. for the repaint.
23:00 isn't it the farthest wheel from the abs motor for vehicles with abs? For this particular vehicle, it makes no difference, because abs motor is near the master cylinder, but there are many vehicles with abs motor located on the opposite side. And thanks for the Eric O style parts cleaner entrance 😄😄😄.
At my shop, we have a mighty vac pressure bleeder. Makes bleeding a MC on the vehicle so much easier. I learned when I last did a MC on a 2011 Silverado, That it will continue to loose brake fluid until the lines are hooked up. What a mess. Learned the hard way. No need to crack lines open. The pressure bleeder supplies a steady source of pressure, and no assistant is needed. Technically. Although I’ve found having An assistant pump w/ the pressure bleeder will eliminate the chance if air being left over in the abs or other wise. Best part is, you won’t have to worry about cleaning brake fluid out from the engine bay by braking loose the lines!
Ray I was watching a video today that reminded me of you. It was titled “ Brake Cleaner the Amazing Wasp Killer”. I was looking for some method to kill a yellow jacket nest at home. I had to watch this brake video. Thanks for your informative videos.
20:45 yeah, i like that better, too, because to me a "flush" is uncontrolled and a "fluid exchange" is deliberate and controlled and since you push the brake fluid out with the pedal it's a controlled way
@@richsweeney1115 the rust in the chasis and bodywork will kill it long before the engine dies, they're known to last well over 200k in dry climates, not UK where they salt the roads like there's no tomorrow
The blanker on the 3 Bl your working on is for a clutch pipe. The mazda 5s had a remote reservoir, funny enough we use to change alot of the cross over pipes on the 5s here in England... Joseph
I know I can't be the only one here that hasn't a CLUE what we're watching but Ray"s commentary makes it extremely interesting. My guess is that he could read a dictionary and we would all be sitting here just fascinated. Just want to tell him I sincerely hope he is no where near retirement because I look forward to his next video every time I turn on UA-cam. 🚗
I agree the word flush has always been odd I agree we flush toilets fluid exchange sounds better always has great points ray @19:52 @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Hi Ray! Thanks for posting incredible video material for me to place my eye balls on daily. No real qualm aside from a technicality-mazdaspeed platforms don't come in auto or non-turbo so you worked on a regular mazda 3. Cheers!
i like a little bit of liquid wrench on the bleeder valves as soon as i take off wheels so they soak while doing the other stuff. then they usually don't snap off and flare nut wrench for the master cylinder
In the rust belt, I spray the hub with Rust Check or Fluid Film before the rotor goes back on. The rotor hub gets sprayed too before the aluminum wheel goes back on.
As former owner of Mazda5 you might see this car again in your shop due to same problem: "sinking pedal". Well ABS module on these are weak spot, when is activated some of solenoids do not return in original position and oil is traveling longer distances which create sinking pedal. Sometimes you need to take car to gravely roads reactivate ABS to get firm pedal. I replaced my module eventually with one from ebay, and avoid dealer visit for programming I reused old software part from old one. New units are 600 700 new only part, plus cost of programming. Many people changed master cylinder and perform endless brake bleeding trying to fix issue, and at end all comes to ABS.
Like the Ford Fusion
@@JeffBrown1966 if you look on the caliper at 31:30 it has FoMoCo on it
Damn dude are you mechanic cuz that was pretty in depth
My expansion tank was a constant headache. Went through 4 of them before a coyote totaled it.
As a long time Mazda tech I’ll agre with you. As soon as I saw the concern with the car I said to myself “I bet he misses this one”
what's nice about this channel is the variety of repairs
yep, a good mix of the average stuff you see at an "all makes" shop.
And the variety of makes and models.
Reminds me of my first vehicle I bought it only had the calipers so the brakes didn’t work the owner was driving it everyday just ripping the e-brake to stop everywhere 🤣
I’m in the active service, I plan to take on a life within a version of your field. I’m a diesel mechanic in the Corps, and I plan to pick up a job in the diesel tech sector when I get out.
This reality for me accounts for 51% of the reason I love watching your videos, it shows what someone deals with in terms of automotive repair. The other 49% is simply because your good at what you do, and I have a sense that you have a strong moral character, and your willing to inspire others to achieve a common goal. In other words, your a leader. Thanks for the great videos.
What you going to do when electric cars come in
Thank u for your service
@@AdmissionGaming IDK, roll coal through their driver side window,, maybe.
@@CatRPlrC16 I have a genuine question about rolling coal, it aint a thing in Australia AFAIK. Why? Like, at all? Because it seems, and I would love to be wrong, that: You make your car less fuel efficient, probably less reliable or at least it's gotta cause more wear on some damn thing, filthier for yourself and others, so that you can at least harass and often actively endanger people you don't like? And that 'people you don't like' are usually folk with more environmentally friendly cars or bikes? A spite thing in other words. I would love to be wrong about this, as I say, but I can't think of any other explanation and if I'm right it makes me sad. Please correct me!
@@jessdonovan3187 nope, you’ve pretty much hit all of the finer points
A man who enjoys his job, well done.
They make flange wrenches for a reason. Doing brakes on VW's and MG's back in the 80's taught me that lesson well.
Did you break around one off I hope not but I have a have a good day
I think he just skipped that step and went right to the grippy pliers. I tend to torch heat the nut to break the rust on both line and threads and then try the line wrench. (but I'm in the Canadian salted winter road region)
When you were bleeding the master cylinder saying up, down, up, down, I thought we were doing exercises🤣. You should have given this owner that bumper sticker that says, I couldn't fix your brakes, so I put a louder horn on your car🤣😉.
Brake fluid is an excellent paint remover! I knew a guy that covered his 50’s Lincoln with a home made cover. However he didn’t notice that some brake fluid had been spilled on it. Took the cover off in the spring and the roof was missing a paint in the shape of a large circle
Won't hurt most nu car coatings
Ooooooo.. horrible spring surprise. 😬😖
I got an ass-hole goof with evil revenge by putting brake fluid in an armour all bottle and leaving it on the ground near his car. He was a cheap bugger and couldn't resist! His car never looked more crappy. :-)
@@TerryLawrence001 I thought water balloons filled with either thinner or brake fluid was pretty bad. But that.. that's creatively worst.
@@jbussey5301 Watching the prick apply the brake fluid to his own car was priceless. He had no idea what was going on until it was too late. Bonus: He tossed the bottle away and never figured it out.
I always put a socket on the bleeder and give it a good tap with hammer first and then use line wrench
A couple years ago with my '05 Mazda 3 I experienced the same. I'd press the pedal and come to a stop, and the pedal would drop a tad more. Wasn't too worried as it just started to occur. Well couple days later I needed to stop and the pedal went right to the floor. Talk about a heart in throat moment. Had it towed to my mechanic and as expected the Brake Master Cylinder was shot. Car had 220k miles at that point. Now at 245k miles and still runs great.
I just love it when he makes the nice and shiny brake clean moments so dramatic with the fanfare noises lmao
cursed be your phone, sir! Recently i started doing the same "doodeedoo" noises each time my phone at work rings... still enjoy the confused looks of my coworkers since i am the one that's supposed to pick up the phone ;) Greetings from germany and thanks for the entertaining content
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Just a heads up
We’ve been seeing a fair amount of abs pump failures causing that same issue on that generation 3, hydraulics work normally when engine off, running brake pedal would sink to the floor sometimes intermittently
Mazda master technician 12 years
whats the best way to daig that its happend to me a few times
@@hanotme.1085he just said if the brakes are tight when the car is off the MC is good, hench the abs pump being bad, leaking
Thats why I got a set of block off plugs, even engine off have had bad pedal, install plugs recheck pedal was normal, replace hcu problem solved, textron is the name of plug kit, actually misspelled its Thexton and there is a small kit and a bigger kit
Is be very confident in saying this customer will be back complaining the pedal is still soft. Like you said the abs pump is the culprit on this era Mazda damn near hundred percent of the time. You can also go in with the scanner and activate the inlet and outlet and valves for each wheel and see if they’re all clicking, that seems to be the easiest sure fire way of confirming
@@2491kridge with the recall on the Ford system I'm required to do that and if passes I'm to flush system with dot 4, if fail replace hcu, flush with dot 4
good afternoon from the UK!
What a way to show how different types of cars need repairs or replacements of parts and how hard or easy they are to do, keep it up Ray, Have Yourself a Good day
I live in Japan and they torque the tires in front of the customer every time. Love your vids!
Japan is very precision oriented. that doesn't really surprise me! very cool.
I like that vacuum brake fluid transfer device. Nice Job Ray.
Great to finally see a Mazda3 making an appearance. Zoom-dee-zoom!
They're fun little tanks, made me happy that one appeared in a video.
I have the taller bloated version called the CX7. There’s something about a Mazda3 that the Corolla/Civic/Sentra doesn’t have. I’ve driven dozens of each of them and I still think Mazda makes the best one. The 6 is also much better to drive than the Camry/Accord/Altima. I still don’t understand why the other 3 outsell Mazda 10:1. The reliability is even similar and in some cases even better.
@@stevewhiting556 I can attest to that reliability. Mine is a 2011 that's lived its whole life in the salt belt, the rust is shockingly minimal at 230k and the only major maintenance was a clutch replacement at 220k.
Still driving a first gen Mazda 3 (with manual gearbox), it's a great little daily driver, and fitted with a Bilstein + Eibach suspension kit and wider wheels it's really quick around the corners.
Wow Ray, we got a master cylinder replacement, brake bleed and legendary battery service, Brake clean all in one video. Dang brother your on par today. Good job!
Good to see a conscious mechanic. The extra work you do to do the job well. The extra you do helps to avoid issues later. Like cleaning the battery terminals. I know if I were in Florida you would be my mechanic!
I hate to be a pedant but I think you meant conscientious? OK, I'll go away now.....
@@alexbrown1995 exactly, I think they are all conscious.
@@lightningdemolition1964 Mostly, but autocorrect doesn't know any 4 syllable words.
I drove a new Ford van in '72 for my employer. The brake pedal went to the floor. Had to keep pumping it to make it stop. The dealer said it was too new and a replacement part was months away. That was a fun ride.
We got our daughter a 2007 Mazda 3 for high school that she used through all of college. It drove back and forth from Florida to Ohio several times, great little car. That's where I discovered twist down calipers on the rears....I was like "WTF is this"? Both Advance and O'Reillys had loaner kits but none of the adapters fit exactly but Harbor Freights kit has one that is perfect.
Bought a retractor that the manufacturer/importer claimed did Mazda3 rears. It didn't. Had to modify it so the pins were on the correct spacing.
Most people don't notice, but at 31:32 is the evidence of when Ford Motor Company (FoMoCo) owned Mazda.
Nice new mic sounds Ray! ... I was watching at 2am using headphones. Just after 24:32 you hear the hoist safety locks go off, the sounds come at yuh from UP above behind on your right side & it freaked the poop outta me because i thought it was some other stuff going off in my home!!! Awesome stereo audio recording!
With 5 daughters and one son live for those moments. They won’t remember most of those times but you will . And it helps through the teen years and later when they are adults and only come by on occasions 🙂
Thank you for all the effort you put into making these videos. Nothing worth watching on television here in the UK so please keep the videos coming.
What about Monty Python I love that show hey have a good day
No doubt there will be many programmes about the death of the Queen...
Ray u crack me up !!! When cleaning posts on battery. I like the sound that one makes lol 😂😆 funny guy
I embrace my inner child
@@RainmanRaysRepairs u and me both buddy awesome. Random words as well platapuss headlight wtf hilarious 😂😆
Favorite part is the *DIIIING* the empty brake clean can makes on it's first bounce.
hollow and empty!
You and Southmain BOTH have the epic Brake Cleaner introduction going on. Love it!
And they both waste so much of it ! Must have stock in the company.
@@bushmaster2936 Nah, they just don’t pay for it, so they can be very generous with dispensing it!
Love the addition of the air filter R&R. I always write the date and mileage on the filter side with a permanent marker. Sure helps later when i wonder if it's time for a new filter.
That torque wrench “clickage” audio was amazingly audible. It was like I was right there in the shop. I am completely satisfied. Thank you
Watching your videos has given me so much more patience when working on my cars. I used to cuss, throw tools and kick the least valuable thing close every time something didn’t go as I expected. Now I just cuss and throw tools.
I did my time here in Australia as a brake specialist in the seventies we had a lot of English cars they are a pain in the ars to work on every thing is a pain to get to I very quickly learnt to swear I did sometimes throw things too you could not help it working on English cars
The cap on the master cylinder is for a manual trans car, there will be a hose at that cap going to the clutch master cylinder as they are a shared reservoir system.
Why no flare-nut wrench Ray? So easy to round those darn nuts. But, as usual a great job.
I was thinking the same.
The no internet connection is why I always like to have music on my phone, laptop, or mp3 player of some sort around. During a power outage, I use my mp3 player that uses AAA batteries. I usually use my phone for music but at times I don't have connection on my phone, so I have music downloaded, so I will always have something to listen to.
Thanks for the very enjoyable video Ray. Love the brake cleaner attack sound. The only thought I have is to put a rag under the master cylinder brake lines when you were bleeding them. You are something else in the way you give so much fine information in a manner that teaches as well as entertains simultaneously. It's very much appreciated.
He stole the brake cleaner sound from another UA-camr 🙄
@@MrGardoPR Me thinks "Stole" may be over dramatic.. He may have gotten permission to copy.. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... I caught Ray using a headlamp once...
@@jimharper6073 why did you not use a flair nut wrench ?
@@jimharper6073 Yeah, Ray and Eric play off each other frequently.
@@MrGardoPR Ray and Eric are cool, I don't think he'd be mad lol
Honestly i know how this sounds ray but your videos have this positive
energy/aura idk when i watch your vids it’s low key relaxing so my adhd ass gets so hyper focused that i fall asleep you’ve saved me many a night where my insomnia cursed me thankyou 😅
I appreciate efficiency gained from experience. However, it might have helped the next tech /DIYer if you did something for that bleeder that was tough to turn. Suggest clamp the line, pull the screw, spray out the female threads with cleaner, briefly loosen clamp to flush possible debris, inspect bleeder screw, and replace if necessary. That way, it’s not “game over” for the next service.
Before I open bleeders because they've been closed for so long I like to spray some penetrating oil cuz otherwise if they break off it is a nightmare to get them little bleeders out and especially trying not to damage the caliper hey have a good day
@@michaelpressman7203 penetrating oil is useless you need heat they where not stuck if they unscrewed with only penetrating oil first it's snake oil it don't penetrate for shit
there not paying to have there bleeder screws serviced .. it not his problem to fix it for the next tech that works on the vehicle.. thats not how the repair business works ..
@@Pro-TechServices This idea that you have to screw the next guy, and everyone else, is folly. If we live in a world of abundance - which we do - then it is possible to look out for ourselves ~and~ others simultaneously.
You can pour yourself a glass of juice, take a sip off the top, and then empty the container of the last swallow instead of putting it back in the fridge. That cost you an extra minute? But, the goodwill in the household is priceless. We live in a world where we can buy more juice as long as the shopper knows to add it to the list.
Why set up a costly future failure when a few minutes of maintenance could preserve the function of the screw?
Ray himself makes it a personal policy to change the stems for the A/C access valves. He does this to prevent future grief - for himself ~and~ others.
@@michaelgraham1005 if im repairing your vehicle i'm repairing it for the vehicle owner .. not the next tech that has to get under the hood or suspension .. you would hope michael g that you tech skill will be amazing enough... not to have someone come behind you to fix your repair because it failed .. you should never worrie about what happens after the car leaves your shops bay if you did it right the first time...
I did all the mechanical work for my son's car when he lived at home. (He doesn't like working on cars like I do). Anyway, when he moved away, after a couple years, he wore his brake pads out AND then the brake master cylinder started going out too. < But he didn't know why his brakes weren't working very well. I found that out after I drove many miles to him, and got into his car to check them out. - They were so bad, I had to use the parking brake, in conjunction w/ the regular brakes, to stop safely behind traffic. It's those times that you are glad the parking brake works (slowing that 1-2 wheels in the rear).
I was in a shop in N.C having my battery replaced and heard the tire guy when their phone rang do the doo the do..I yelled over RAINMAN and the guy RAY!! we were laughing, everyone else kind of moved over...😂😂😂😂👍
If you watched from start to finish nonstop then congratulations. You are now part of the get it fixed club.
I'm surprised that you don't have a set of flare wrenches to remove tubing without rounding them off with a open end wrench.
I can’t go a day without hearing dodedoo❤😂
A couple of things. I noticed that the calipers are stamped with FoMoCo. Does Ford own some piece of Mazda, or does Ford just supply calipers for them. Also, we did not see application of the purple goo on the slide pins. If we didn’t see it, it must not have happened.
I own one of these and they are basically a Ford focus chasis and suspension,covered in a mazda shell, electronics and engine.
Lots of the drive train and suspension parts from Ford fit that as well, unless you have the Japan version, then things go weird
@@SwichMad drivetrain wise that's Mazda like the engine and transmission Ford just slaps their brand name on it and call it a day (early duratech 4 cylinders = Mazda mzr)
I'm glad I'm not the only one that seen that
Fun fact ......Ray is a SHINY battery terminal enthusiast...and well respected in the SHINY battery terminal community
Same thing happened to me with my 1976 Ford Pinto wagon. The brakes had always been one of the car's best-performing features, until the pedal sank to the floor. I was able to restore pressure by pumping the pedal, and replacing the master cylinder and bench-bleeding the new one turned out to be pretty easy and cheap on that car. Ah ... the good old days of inexpensive parts and repairs. :)
I made thousands of those summer job
The master cylinders used to have the little bleeder hoses and also I remember one master cylinders were rebuildable but they won't sell kits because the liability for bed somebody puts in the o-rings wrong and they wrecked the car they will try and Sue whoever made the little o-rings the cost about 3 dollars have a good day
I don't know if you guys noticed it but Ray also checked the emergency brake before he went on a ride to make sure if the brakes totally failed he had a second resort and I've had it happen I'm glad I remembered where that lover was have a good day
Don't you wish you had that car today baby with a 289 in it that would have been a fun car then pintos they were great looking cars like the Vega GT and oh my God but the boat is for in any good hey have a good evening bye thanks for the response
@@michaelpressman7203 Repairs certainly were a breeze, but I don't miss the cramped rear seat space (fronts were good). I currently have a 2001 VW Passat wagon, which is simply the best-sized, best-configured car I have ever seen. Much more time-consuming and expensive to repair, though.
The dooda doos with head out window as car coming into bay just priceless @Rainman Ray's Repairs
You do create a good atmosphere Ray, makes work so much more fun.
I'm the same way about the direction of the writing on parts. It gets worse the older you get. I take my bleeder screws out and wrap the threads with Teflon tape to help with the vacuum bleeding, also helps with the screws getting frozen.
I had a light like that one when I worked at the power station. It survived three multi-floor drops. The fourth one did it in.
I would have made a video of an average power station Electrical and Instrumentation tech day but the noise level was too high.
Paused the video last night to finish watching it today. And I didnt want to miss any part when I fell asleep watching the video last night.
Ray, why don't you apply anti-seize between the rotor and the hub? I always think about the next guy or even myself when doing this type of job, that rust will come back and the anti-seize sure does make things easier when the time comes to replace the hub bearing or the rotor (again).
Your not supposed to use anti size. Just put Fram 1 on the facings
Man, that car entry with the toudeedouudeeedouuu was priceless.
Since getting the new microphone, I think the sound is a lot ‘looser’ now, more background noise than before, although the actual sound quality is, perversely, better!
Thanks for the bit on bench bleeding. I need to do a complete brake job on my antique ford.
There's a recall on a lot of these master cylinders, because they leak into the brake booster. It might be worth checking if it applies to this car
I notice FO MO CO On the calipers- a ford/mazda?
@@tony-ps4qw Mazda was basically Ford Japan for years
@@tony-ps4qw Yep. My wife had one. Nice car but it just didn't hold up to her driving. 😆
@@wb2194 stay away from used cars for sale that are "lady driven".
Exactly!
I have found that I enjoy all of your videos. And the haters in commentVille just aren't watching all the way to the end. They miss the instructional part about having a great day. Gotta watch the entire video. Thanks Ray
Ray's 'do-dee-doo' actually made my day after a day of heavy mental workload... thank you.
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I look forward to it every video and on the rare occasion he misses one I sacrifice a chicken in his name!
It always makes my day.
I am still looking for that phone sound as a ringtone 😂
@@TomHamilton54 888
WOW!!! You turned the air on all the way and I felt it all the way up here in northwest Arkansas!
Every time you remove a disk rotor, you have to clean the rust off the wheel hub. Often alloy wheels will stick to steel rotors because of dissimilar metal corrosion or water ingress. When you brush off the rust with your rotary brush, why not apply some sealant to stop the corrosion returning or the dissimilar metals from corroding? You might never get to work on that vehicle again but, someone will and you never know if someone else applies the sealant, it might make your life easier one day too? Luckily in this case, the rotors had been painted stopping that corrosion.
Brush on a light coating of anti-seize.
@@thehoneybadger8089 I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!
he put some sort of oil on there
I think Eric O and Watch Wes Work use fluid film but they're up north where the road salt lives
A thin film of copper paste it's what I usually apply.
I was getting concerned there wasn't going to be any break clean used but then bam it happens and im a happy man once again
You didn't lube the caliper bracket or slide pins ☹️
maybe in Fla no need
@@price9195 might not rust as bad but still wear
Yep, nipple thing is supply for clutch master, for manual car... But you knew that... Another great video. I was at a parts store that has the same ring tone on the phone. I did, with effort, refrain from responding in a Ray-like manner...
Why no lube on the caliper bracket or slide pins?
Love it when there's FoMoCo logos on your Mazda brake calipers 😆
I love how he just reached up and took the rotor off. Eric O. at South Main Auto would have had Big Nasty out beating on it to break the rust bond.
I watched a teardown of an early 70's desert find vehicle. they pulled parts off and the only rust was a "cinnamon" powder falling off as the impact hit. everything was in beautiful condition, just needed a sanding and painting.
a 2 year car up north has deeper rust!
As always thanks for 50 minutes of nice and relaxing auto maintenance that you were doing while I was relaxing watching you doing it.
why didn't you grease the caliper slide bolts?
To bug people like you. Lol
In regard to brake fluid damaging paint. Many decades ago, I worked at an AMC dealership. That was the first year AMC Eagles came out. One of the new cars came in with the vast majority of the paint damaged due to brake fluid leaking on it. The body shop we sent it to had to strip the paint down to bare metal to get rid of all the fluid. Then if course, the repainting happened. Cost the transportation company around $5000. for the repaint.
I love Ray and his fantastic videos, best on UA-cam, but his use of pliers sometimes make me nervous.
A man's got to do what a man's got to do hey sometimes that you got to get the jaws have a good day
23:00 isn't it the farthest wheel from the abs motor for vehicles with abs? For this particular vehicle, it makes no difference, because abs motor is near the master cylinder, but there are many vehicles with abs motor located on the opposite side.
And thanks for the Eric O style parts cleaner entrance 😄😄😄.
Don't tell me you don't have an appropriate flare nut wrench for that brake line!
I get better results with a 6 point socket and a little PB Blaster. The tubing wrench can open up a little.
At my shop, we have a mighty vac pressure bleeder. Makes bleeding a MC on the vehicle so much easier. I learned when I last did a MC on a 2011 Silverado, That it will continue to loose brake fluid until the lines are hooked up. What a mess. Learned the hard way. No need to crack lines open. The pressure bleeder supplies a steady source of pressure, and no assistant is needed. Technically. Although I’ve found having An assistant pump w/ the pressure bleeder will eliminate the chance if air being left over in the abs or other wise. Best part is, you won’t have to worry about cleaning brake fluid out from the engine bay by braking loose the lines!
notification squad!🔥🔥🔥
Ray I was watching a video today that reminded me of you. It was titled “ Brake Cleaner the Amazing Wasp Killer”. I was looking for some method to kill a yellow jacket nest at home. I had to watch this brake video. Thanks for your informative videos.
Ray, would it have killed you to vacuum or blow out the debris in the air box? ;-)
20:45 yeah, i like that better, too, because to me a "flush" is uncontrolled and a "fluid exchange" is deliberate and controlled and since you push the brake fluid out with the pedal it's a controlled way
Hey I love my Mazda 3, 2011 (140k miles), runs great, ZOOM ZOOM!
edit: Are you sure thats a 2010? Looks like a 2012 with the dash.
140k is nothing... my neighbor has a 2010 w the 6 spd standard tranny w about 255k and I drove it a few months ago and it runs like new
Mine has 121k, got it at 102 and still running smooth as silk and fast when needed, zoom zoom
@@SwichMad 121k is nothing though
@@richsweeney1115 the rust in the chasis and bodywork will kill it long before the engine dies, they're known to last well over 200k in dry climates, not UK where they salt the roads like there's no tomorrow
I love your sense of humor. The headlight bit slaps me way to hard XD
I suspect the contamination of the rotor is due to the Chinesium manufacturing process.
More likely is initial material transfer from nu brake pads. Scuffing the ol rotors might help, but Shop's liability (& best braking)
watching you from morocco, i really like what you're doing.
you love your job, and i feel it.
thanks.
What is this madness? Using brakleen on an actual brake job???
I know, what a sicko!
RIP Her Majesty.
First person on UA-cam to properly show how to bleed d master cylinder on a car well done
Just as Ray was pulling in, and the phone rang, I was singing 'Do-de-do-de-do' before he was! 🙂 Love your vids Ray.
That cap'd off fitting on the breakfluidcontainer is for the clutch in a stickshift
Broke one of my bleeder valves off my car last week doing this. Thank god it was tightening and not loosening
The blanker on the 3 Bl your working on is for a clutch pipe. The mazda 5s had a remote reservoir, funny enough we use to change alot of the cross over pipes on the 5s here in England... Joseph
I know I can't be the only one here that hasn't a CLUE what we're watching but Ray"s commentary makes it extremely interesting. My guess is that he could read a dictionary and we would all be sitting here just fascinated. Just want to tell him I sincerely hope he is no where near retirement because I look forward to his next video every time I turn on UA-cam. 🚗
I agree the word flush has always been odd I agree we flush toilets fluid exchange sounds better always has great points ray @19:52 @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Got chills - those sweet clicks
Hi Ray!
Thanks for posting incredible video material for me to place my eye balls on daily.
No real qualm aside from a technicality-mazdaspeed platforms don't come in auto or non-turbo so you worked on a regular mazda 3.
Cheers!
i like a little bit of liquid wrench on the bleeder valves as soon as i take off wheels so they soak while doing the other stuff. then they usually don't snap off and flare nut wrench for the master cylinder
The phone "do-dee-do" pulling the car on the lift was priceless! LOL
Love the drive-by do-de-do-de-do
"Title Text Here"
That's the best information I've gotten all day!
In the rust belt, I spray the hub with Rust Check or Fluid Film before the rotor goes back on. The rotor hub gets sprayed too before the aluminum wheel goes back on.
if only every job was as easy as this one but they are not and that's why we have Mechanics like you and thank you for the video
Those are great driving cars... a bit small, but nippy and steers great, also reasonably economical and usually reliable.
Ray gave it the "NeeHaaa"!!! That's how you get r done.
The drive-by DOO DEE DOO made me choke on dinner... CLASSIC!