Changing your brake pads at home can save you a bunch of money. And you don’t need to be a mechanical genius to do it! Haynes Brake Techbook — http://www.ha…
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http://youtu.be/0PFiCV2BG2Y
Someone should send this “mechanic” back to the 1950s. The brake systems of
today are NOTHING like 30 years ago except for the fact that we have a
hydraulic pump and hydraulic cylinders. The materials, the fluids and the
basic systems are not the same. This guy just cost you $2500 by pushing all
the contaminated fluid, ie… dirt, moisture, deteriorated rubber brake
line material and rust from the calipers and the steel lines, inside your
brake lines, back through the ABS pump and valves. This is not to mention
the brake master cylinder. If you want a cheap Gomer and Goober mechanic
just go to Craigslist and get yourself a good deal on one of the “mobile”
guys. Ask them if they are licensed, insured or registered in your state to
do repairs. Also, where will they be when that cheap repair goes bad?
Your brakes are the most important system on your car. Why would you take a
short cut on something so critical. Say what you want, but I’ll always give
my customers value for their money. SHEEEESH
AND!!!! How many miles on the vehicle? What about the wheel bearings and
rotor “run out”? Brake fluid should be changed, at the very least, every
two years. It is by nature made to absorb moisture. It keeps it in
suspension until it becomes “saturated”. That’s when it settles in your
master cylinder, brake lines, calipers and wheel cylinders where it becomes
corrosive and eats away at the metals. I suppose Mr. Haynes didn’t think we
were smart enough to explain that to us. Ignorance is bliss as they say!!!
@mrjost55 Save the brake fluid in your baster and use it for stuffing on
thanksgiving 🙂
@casibsp It was a quick demo, but you are 100% correct. Hopefully people
spend the $15 on the book.
can you start your car, when the brake caliper is of the rotor ???
bleeding the old brake fluid out cos it has lost anti rust quality for
brake piston, is fluid bled and replaced renewed at every brake pad change
No need to resurface unless grooved or slightly warped. Whoever does your
brakes has been ripping you off lol
wasome video thanks man,greeting from Kosova
@butcher0672 Im a class “A” mechanic, and i havent used one in years 🙂
i know u posted this like 20 years ago but for stuck bolts you need more
leverage so id you dont have a big enough ratchet or wrench to break them
use an extension or a breaker bar..in other words put a bar or something on
ur wrench to make it longer and it will make it twice as ez
@butcher0672 I see, well i just get annoyed when everybody always says
follow the book. You don’t need to follow the book all the time, just use
better judgement, if its tight, then its tight. And really, youre not gonna
strip it with a set of sockets and a ratchet, unless youre on steroids.
use a turkey bastor, that’s what i do
@mrjost55 Yea, i change brakes all the time and i guess i just know how
tight to tighten them. All cars are basically the same in that aspect.
@campauchicken class “A” mechanics use torque wrenches all the time… does
that mean they should’nt be doing this?
check out my brake pad video 🙂
i just go by the feels when i tighted the bolts. why are you messing with
the brake fluid?
u only ave to bleed it if u take off brake pipes im sure
i have been using haynes manuals for the last 20 years, i wouldnt recommend
anything but haynes!
lmao thats awesome man
does anybody know if you have to bleed the brakes after replacing the pads
?? or is it only if you lose fluid at any point ??
@mrjost55 Well, figure this. If you have never changed your brakes before
chances of you have a regular wrench let a lone a torque wrench are slim.
and the fact that you can just tell when they are tight. so a torque wrench
is un-neccesary
@butcher0672 Man, mine always come off easy. I always put some loc tight on
them when re-assembling as well.
save your money.open any bleeder valve ,now have someone gently and slowly
press down on the brake pedal. make sure that any fluid goes into a clean
plastic 1 quart container.when doing brakes never let it drip on any paint.
and replace what was taken out with new,fresh fluid.
Can someone tell me what tools I need for a 2000 Mercedes ml320 rear brake
pad replacement
You don’t have to bleed the brakes unless you take the hose off and get air
into your brake line.
i would have gotten a haynes manual… if you had one for my car!!!
If you need a torque wrench to tighten the bolts, you shouldnt be doing
this.
not taking the extra steps to do a professional job is the difference
between a shade tree mechanic and a professional mechanic.
i hope you’re not talking about a DIY artificial insemination. XD
@royuncg whatever works 🙂
@hackingtime88 “why are you messing with the brake fluid?” He didn’t
explain it, but I believe he took out some brake fluid so that when he
compressed the piston with the C-clamp, the fluid wouldn’t go above the max
level.
great video. Please post more Nook N cranny Dayton
@campauchicken That’s a good point. But the first time I worked on my
brakes, I didn’t have a torque wrench. I just tightened them as much as I
could. But ever since I bought a Torque Wrench, I always try to follow the
car’s manual.
1.quit being a wimp 2. thats really not absolutly neccisary