I apologize in advance for the quality of some parts of the video. They turned out really dark after filming so I tried to brighten them up as best I could w…
I apologize in advance for the quality of some parts of the video. They turned out really dark after filming so I tried to brighten them up as best I could w…
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@Polymath95 If I had to guess I would say it probably has something to do
with getting more air to the brakes to cool them down.
@tookimonster333 The caliper pistons screw in on these, not push in like
the old ones. If you try to force them with a c-clamp, you will lock them
up.
Ha! What a great few words to start this video!
It’s easy to badmouth a car that you’re tired of working on, but if this
were a same year Mercedes S-class, you’d be pulling the hair out of your
head to maintain it. Buicks are some of the most dependable cars on the
road, especially late 90’s models.
Why do all steel rims always have those circular holes? Is that considered
a standard or something?
@metalmaniac622 I will whenever I get around to doing it.
New lug nuts? SON OF A BITCH!
if you put a large c clamp on the outside pad and the end of the caliper
you can get the piston to compress and it will be way easier to flip up the
caliper
I had the same thing happen to me with the lugs……… cough, walmart…
.lol.
when you do the intake can you take video of it?
Screw in pistons can kiss my ass, just had to do the breaks on a friends
buick lesaber it sucked i’m gona pick up the special tool for it so it will
be easy peasy next time.
@dawg1157 I’m not sure what the law would say about using a torque wrench,
I’ve never heard of it being mandated by law though.
sweet
Steel wheels are shaped that way for stuctural purposes. If they were
solid, they would not be as strong. By the way, this video has great
elements of seemingly unintentional humour. Had you used duct tape at one
point (possibly to hold up the caliper while removing the rotor) I would
have thought you the reincarnation of Red Green. You cut all the corners,
but at least you say so: should change the rotor, should use proper wheel
nuts, etc. Funny yet informative.
@Polymath95 because brakes get hot,while your driving, it helps cool the
rotors
ouch a tire guy who did not know what he was doing and ya know I can relate
to that many times most recent was kinda odd..went to.cough. walmart..to
have my tires balanced and oil changed in my s-10 few minutes later got
called back and they gave me a load of crap was wrong with the truck turns
out they was tryin to scam me..so be careful out there
buick lesabres are crap… they arent amazing but their good… i got one
as my first car.. 2001 to be exact
dude thanks for doing this video im going to replace mine today just cause
your video helped alot
In regards to the service guy tightening the lug nuts with an impact….I
thought it was illegal NOT to use a torque wrench when changing tires,
brake inspections, etc. Isn’t there an issue with liability?
does your gas gauge work?
Fantastic…thanks for doing this!!
i think it mite be time to down grade a few cars lol great video.
I remember on Dave’s Farm when they said, “Who needs rear brakes at
Davesfarm? Nooobody.” Haha but of course most of his cars he doesn’t drive
on the roadways.
Yes, but these car’s have the push and turn type caliper pistons on the
rear. Use a special tool that twists the piston as it pushes it open.
It’s really annoying when you bad mouth this car.. They’re good cars, but
you always get in the bad ones.
holy shit lol that thing still has the original roters on the back lol
My guess would be their purpose is to reduce weight and save steel. It
probably has the same structural integrity (if not better) with those holes.