Loved the toaster over sound ticking in the background while you were searching for a chisel. It happens to all of us when we're working on something. Thanks for being honest about how it goes.
This brings me back down memory lane. My first brake job ever was on my parent's FWD '84 Tercel wagon, back in HS auto shop in the mid 90's. A trick my auto shop teacher showed me for the parking brake cable retainer - slide a hose clamp on to it, tighten the snot out of it, then push the cable out of the backing plate. Back off the hose clamp as you pull the cable out. These days I have pliers designed for these cables, but I have been known to use the hose clamp trick when I'm too lazy to find the pliers in my tool box.
I don't know why I struggled so bad with this one. I have had better luck in the past! I honestly think I ended up using spark plug wire pliers on it and didn't cut it into the footage. It's a difficult thing to try and show the work and not make it a 82 hour long video. 🤣 Thanks for sharing the story! I hope to someday have a child of my own take one of these to a shop class! I think that would be pretty awesome!
@@BeardedWrencher Oh I hear you! You could do a job a hundred times off camera and everything goes smoothly...but the second you hit the record button things start going south. Been there, done that on my own videos. Kind of tricky trying to 'show everything' but still keep the video short and to the point. I'm super thankful for having auto shop class in HS. I managed to get scholarships to auto/diesel tech school from there, and turned wrenching into a lucrative career. I'm not wrenching for a day job any more, but I still have a steady stream of vehicles and a good client base to do work for outside of my regular job. I wish I would have had children of my own so I could pass on my knowledge, but mentoring some local younger people as well as sharing on my YT channel accomplishes that. Keep making content! I enjoy watching your channel!
Nice trick with the toaster oven. I need to remember that for next time I do bearings. My wife looked right at me even though you described what you were doing and said why is he using a toaster oven? Keep up the good work can’t wait to see more.
hey, wanna come out to oregon to do my head gasket/exhaust valves? Thanks! Also something to remember about the rear brakes on these 4wd models: the fwd kit will not work. You can ID the fwd kit by the round retention spring thingie instead of the retention clips that the 4wd models have. I dont know why this makes a difference but the last tercel I bought the previous owners thought the brake system was done for when their mechanic used the wrong rebuild kit. What happened are the retention spring/round thing fell off which allowed the shoes to move around causing a very soft brake pedal + some noise. I've had places mix em up on me.
Of course! I'll come fly out! There's probably a tercel nearby so if you pay for my ticket it could help fund a new project I ordered parts on Rockauto that were listed for 4wd versions. I still have to adjust them but once I get the MR2 Front brake conversion done I will find out!
@@BeardedWrencher You got the right parts. I just said it for anyone who might come across the video. There's actually an '83 tercel that a used car lot in longview, wa wants for $4k. I'm considering buying it, lol.
Right on! Good point to make. I should probably have specified that! Thank you! I think I saw it! I tend to use search tempest pretty regularly to hunt for spare cars and parts I could snag up. Still dreaming of the one owner 10,000 mile SR5 that's been hiding in a heated barn and mouse -poo free! (Dreams are always fun anyway) haha
Hey love your channel. Just dipping my toes in the mechanic world via my Tercel project and your awesome videos. I've got the parts for the MR2 brake upgrade for the front, which I plan on doing soon. Curious, would a disc brake conversion for the rear be a viable option within a reasonable budget? Seems like it could save time down the road (maintenance) and be better for off-road use.
When adjusting drum brakes, how much resistance do you like to feel? When I replaced my drum shoes & fiddled with my Tercel's rear brakes, I believe I set the adjuster so that I could get maybe a couple rotations of the rear wheel when I spun it by hand.
I usually adjust them to where they spin freely, but grab and fully lock up when I use the brake and parking brake. I often will pull the parking brake cable a ton to help get the adjustment set by itself. As long as it's working anyway. Hahah
Loved the toaster over sound ticking in the background while you were searching for a chisel. It happens to all of us when we're working on something. Thanks for being honest about how it goes.
Hahah. It honestly was starting to stress me out! Hence why I turned it off before I kept going.
This brings me back down memory lane. My first brake job ever was on my parent's FWD '84 Tercel wagon, back in HS auto shop in the mid 90's. A trick my auto shop teacher showed me for the parking brake cable retainer - slide a hose clamp on to it, tighten the snot out of it, then push the cable out of the backing plate. Back off the hose clamp as you pull the cable out. These days I have pliers designed for these cables, but I have been known to use the hose clamp trick when I'm too lazy to find the pliers in my tool box.
I don't know why I struggled so bad with this one. I have had better luck in the past! I honestly think I ended up using spark plug wire pliers on it and didn't cut it into the footage.
It's a difficult thing to try and show the work and not make it a 82 hour long video. 🤣
Thanks for sharing the story! I hope to someday have a child of my own take one of these to a shop class! I think that would be pretty awesome!
@@BeardedWrencher Oh I hear you! You could do a job a hundred times off camera and everything goes smoothly...but the second you hit the record button things start going south. Been there, done that on my own videos. Kind of tricky trying to 'show everything' but still keep the video short and to the point.
I'm super thankful for having auto shop class in HS. I managed to get scholarships to auto/diesel tech school from there, and turned wrenching into a lucrative career. I'm not wrenching for a day job any more, but I still have a steady stream of vehicles and a good client base to do work for outside of my regular job. I wish I would have had children of my own so I could pass on my knowledge, but mentoring some local younger people as well as sharing on my YT channel accomplishes that.
Keep making content! I enjoy watching your channel!
You're doing a proper job on that one buddy! Great video, loved the structure and I'm sure this will help alot of people out 👍
And yeah, more Volvo stuff! 😃
Thanks! I am very excited to get it on the road soon. Hopefully I can keep the work and content coming! Thanks for watching!
Excellent hammering rust belt neighbor!
Thank you so much!
Gotta love these old girls, good video by the way👌
Thank you so much!
Yes love the introduction ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nice trick with the toaster oven. I need to remember that for next time I do bearings. My wife looked right at me even though you described what you were doing and said why is he using a toaster oven? Keep up the good work can’t wait to see more.
Thank you! It's slowly coming together one piece at a time. I can't wait to finally take her on her first drive in basically 20 years!
Hey Wrencher, great work on the Tercel, have to love it when they job goes as planned!😉
I definitely agree! All things considered this went very well!
Thank you so much!
hey, wanna come out to oregon to do my head gasket/exhaust valves? Thanks!
Also something to remember about the rear brakes on these 4wd models: the fwd kit will not work. You can ID the fwd kit by the round retention spring thingie instead of the retention clips that the 4wd models have. I dont know why this makes a difference but the last tercel I bought the previous owners thought the brake system was done for when their mechanic used the wrong rebuild kit. What happened are the retention spring/round thing fell off which allowed the shoes to move around causing a very soft brake pedal + some noise. I've had places mix em up on me.
Of course! I'll come fly out! There's probably a tercel nearby so if you pay for my ticket it could help fund a new project
I ordered parts on Rockauto that were listed for 4wd versions. I still have to adjust them but once I get the MR2 Front brake conversion done I will find out!
@@BeardedWrencher You got the right parts. I just said it for anyone who might come across the video.
There's actually an '83 tercel that a used car lot in longview, wa wants for $4k. I'm considering buying it, lol.
Right on! Good point to make. I should probably have specified that!
Thank you!
I think I saw it! I tend to use search tempest pretty regularly to hunt for spare cars and parts I could snag up. Still dreaming of the one owner 10,000 mile SR5 that's been hiding in a heated barn and mouse -poo free! (Dreams are always fun anyway) haha
Awesome tutorial
Thank you for watching!
Hey love your channel. Just dipping my toes in the mechanic world via my Tercel project and your awesome videos. I've got the parts for the MR2 brake upgrade for the front, which I plan on doing soon. Curious, would a disc brake conversion for the rear be a viable option within a reasonable budget? Seems like it could save time down the road (maintenance) and be better for off-road use.
When adjusting drum brakes, how much resistance do you like to feel? When I replaced my drum shoes & fiddled with my Tercel's rear brakes, I believe I set the adjuster so that I could get maybe a couple rotations of the rear wheel when I spun it by hand.
I usually adjust them to where they spin freely, but grab and fully lock up when I use the brake and parking brake. I often will pull the parking brake cable a ton to help get the adjustment set by itself. As long as it's working anyway. Hahah
Isn't that seal supposed to be inserted only to a depth of .22"? Did that bottom out on something or are you just eyeballing the depth?
Please send me the disc number of a 1986 Toyota Tarsal 3A
Brake disc? Clutch disc? All part numbers can be found on rockautos website.
DURAGO BR3108