Ford Ranger: Full Brake Job Overhaul - Part II
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video I continue the work on the Rapid Ranger brake job and start in the rear. Rear pads, rotors, calipers and parking brakes shoes. We are also still waiting on the other grease cap and flush out the entire system. -Enjoy!
Part I : • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
Part II : • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
Part III: • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
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Been watching this mechanic since Nov. 2014 and he never ceases to amaze me how genuine he is. He makes his videos " HUMAN ", including the bloopers that any wrench can make. I check in with his weekly videos and Wed. evening WUW's. He's the BEST !
This video had it all, brake clean, Big Nasty, a torch, the air compressor, and the phone!!!
Sorry... left out the mechanic in the other bay with the impact wrench and the Noon time City Siren
But no appearance by Mrs. O, so it is incomplete.
@@steveorshon we didn't see her, but we heard her.
Don't forget the Fluid Film! LOL
And the train....
This is the best video on how to change the complete rear brakes and ebrake shoes on a Ford ranger.. thanks again for everything you share
There is nothing as good as watching a really competent mechanic at work. Eric is truly outstanding.
‘That’s fine Mr Mackey um kay!’ Love the vid Eric.
I'm convinced Eric started this channel so he didn't look like a crazy person talking to himself.
Mrs. O made him do it so she could justify his monologues.
Sometimes talking to your self helps 😉😂 it's better than actually talking to what some call normal people lol
I work on small engines and I am positive I probably sound like a madman talking to myself. I tell my wife I am talking my way through a problem. She just says " Right" and walks away. Ah! What do they know anyways!
Well, sometimes I talk to myself because at times I need good advice....(Daffy Duck)
I have a cat to talk to so I don't look crazy
Personally, like you, I don't worry too much about cleaning the inside of the reservoir. As long as the fluid is fresh, it's fresh right? Since you mentioned it though, I got to thinking (usually a dangerous thing for me lol!) and remembered how we used to clean the coffee pots at a diner I worked in back in high school in the 80's. We'd fill them about 1/2 way with crushed ice, add a few tablespoons of salt and shake the snot out of them. The pots always came out crystal clear. Maybe I'll try it on an old reservoir that I happen to have laying around (if I can find it!) from the V8 Ranger project that I'm currently working on.
Man when you loosened that banjo fitting and that fluid squirted out, I got an instant sensation of that smell. Nothing smells like brake fluid in the morning
Bruce Day True, but a 5 gallon bucket of carb cleaner comes close.
Up cannot sleep and my feed says new video from SMA.....👍
Well, it's 2:15 am here in kalifornia, I can't sleep, recovering from surgery, and I see Eric uploaded a video 15 minutes ago. Thank you Eric!
I know exactly your plight. 3:10 when I started watching here in San Diego. Got out of dialysis about 3 hours prior, and I'm wound up. "Oh- part 2 is up. Cool.
Best of luck to you all. Dialysis is tough. Grandpa needs it (GFR of 19) but is too old and doesnt want to undergo it.
@@codyrobert12 My mother did medical billing at a dialysis clinic. One of the patients had been on for years and he was old and tired. As you know, dialysis patients have strict dietary rules because they have to carry around whatever excess electrolytes and water they eat until their next appointment removes it. Well, this man had had enough of all that. He loved watermelons and bananas before his kidneys failed. He went to the store and bought both, went home, ate the whole watermelon and a few bananas, and died of the water and electrolyte overload. He decided he wanted to go out with one of his favorite foods, and he sure did. We take our functional body for granted, and it's not until we meet someone whose life is a living hell that we realize how lucky we actually are. :(
The Big Nasty music was great! That Ranger's pretty clean underneath, considering its age. Eric O., thanks for another educational show!
Okay Dr.O
I've been watching SMA since day one. SMA is by far the best automotive repair channel in RUclips. For the longest I've always compared your rust area in Avoca to mine in NW.INDIANA. But today when you had to heat the rear e-brake adjuster to get the rotor off. Avoca is the hands down champion of the rust belt. Only if we could get our vehicle inspection back along with our mandatory smog testing which we have. To me the safety inspection in my thoughts should be a major concern. Gotta love the rust. One more thing. When I give a estimate whether it's from Mitchell pro or Alldata and sometimes Chilton Library I have to add extra time for the rust. 😉
@ oh must be talking bout etcg and kilmer.
I've heard of barn finds but this is an ocean find!!!
I'm at about 8:00 in so far and the comment about the parking brake reminds me of the first time I did the parking brakes on a E-350 van. New swear words is RIGHT!
Great video. This was the first time doing this job for me. A lot of good tips for first timers. I did my 2010 Ranger and I ran out of swear words trying to connect that spring. I went from behind like the OEM too.
I'm glad I took the time to watch this video. I'm not touching this brake system with a ten foot pole.
So odd to hear of parking brakes never being used, here in the UK we always apply the handbrake (parking brake) whenever we leave the vehicle. I know people have commented on this before but I guess the manual gearbox rules supreme here and you need a mechanism to secure the car in place, ergo, the handbrake. Fun video as ever, especially the 'wheeee' trips around the workshop.
Thank you for showing is all these repair procedures. You don't need to do it but you do and it's a pleasure to watch a real pro at work. Thanks for taking us along.
I found vise grip needle nose pliers work much better than regular needle nose ones to remove and replace drum brake springs. Skin on your knuckles will live for another day.
I use a pair of needle nose fishing pliers, the ones with the little nib on the end, and they work wonders for the springs.
Great video. Thanks. Glad we didn't have the corrosion. The springs were not sagging in. Slam dunk just doing pads, new rotor/drum and lube.
I enjoy the manner you use to explain your work. Good lesson.
Thanks Eric!! Be encouraged; I know you do 37 million brake jobs each year, or it feels that way. It only takes 1 panic stop that avoided a real catastrophe to make your attention to detail pay off. Keep it up man!
Oh man, nothing brings out the profanity faster than parking brake shoes lol. Especially those little ford type nail retainers.
Absolutely despicable workmanship, you did everything ( short of the missing grease caps. Dang Napa! ) you could.
In all honesty I thoroughly enjoyed your old school methods of doing the job including putting the grease where it belonged for the emergency shoes. Nice seeing a master mechanic working through a job as it should. Ever thought of taking on a high school automotive shop student? I don't honestly know if they even teach automotive shop anymore. Was merely thinking if you had a student that really wanted to learn the proper way, you would be the man to teach him or her.
I particularly like the way you don't hurry a job along but move at a steady and safe speed.
Cheers! 👍👍👍
Hey Mr. O,
Just have to express my respect for you on how hard you work. Thank God Mrs. O works with
you or she would hardly ever see her. All the power to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's ok Eric O. I only talk to myself when I need expert advise.
Nice, gaining about 1K subscribers almost every day. The SMA army is growing!
Those rear brakes look like a pain in the ass! If it works either way on that spring , I'll go for easy! I miss my 87 ranger really liked that truck!
Stretching and hooking springs: what sometimes works for me is to loop a length of string through the spring hook. That way I can pull on the string to stretch the spring, using the needle nose just to guide it into the hole (versus trying to use the needle nose both for stretch and manoeuvr). The best string is the green and white plastic stuff that electricians use to pull wires through conduit: strong but also slippery enough to easily pull out once the spring is home. A spool of this stuff will last a lifetime.
Great video Eric, you're thorough and it's appreciated!
Man I enjoy your videos so much, absolutely my happy place to sit down after work and be entertained watching you work. I hope knowing so many people are there with you makes your day go a little easier.
Not sure if this has been mentioned so.... before you take the brake lines lose, use an adjustable hood rod or similar to slightly(3/4") hold down the brake pedal. This will position the master cylinder spool past the reservoir intake port. You won"t drain the reservoir. Eric, keep on pumpin out these great videos!
My son and I spent 45 min per side to put that spring back on the inside on the e-brakes. I told hem if we ever need to change the e-brake shoes again we are going to pull the axles.
Couldn't sleep. Cat had to go outside, booted up computer and wah lah! Part 2. Thank you Eric for letting us watch, I'm sure at times it slows you down but these tricks, advice and Mee Maw tips really helps us. On my '64 Chevy C-10 I couldn't afford new dust caps (when I was a young lad)and now, in my box, patiently awaiting the snow and rain to stop will install with all new front end hardware. I did manage to get the old ones to last with careful hammer strikes..... I'll try not to tear any rubbers, that could be disastrous at my age. I tried to time your torque to yelled and I think I got to 2 Mississippi. I think that is safer than torque to yield numbers..... I burnished the pads on the wife's 08 Honda Accord, believe me you want to folks! After 2 sets of burned brakes, I had some rotors hammered out of a meteorite cross drilled and slotted with upgraded pads with unobtanium and burnished those bad boys by the instructions and haven't had a problem since. I use Car Quest though, not a sponsor Remember folks, safety 3rd.
I have a 2011 Ranger, been looking for a video that had rear disc brakes along with the E-Brake pad change. Thank you for the video!!!!
Eric, you're the best. I've done this job so many times. You make it look fun. We wish an obstacle wasn't there but we find a way around it.
Us mechanics, we all think like Eric. I have always talked myself through a procedure. People think I'm strange, but I don't care. I get it done. Works out great.
It's OK as long as you don't start arguing and get into a fight with yourself.
Great video. The little bit of heat goes a on long way was great. Never had seen that trick before on brakes. The hint on the spring placement was spot on. I never do drum brakes unless I have the complete spring replacement kit. I also take pictures before I remove any part and do a comparison of before and after prior to the test drive. Thanks again for the hints.
The Bob Ross of Brake Jobs.
I love my parking brake. Use it all the time. It's the right thing to do and keeps the cable from seizing!
I had a mechanic do the brakes on my silverado and he didn't clean the mounting surface for some sort of what looked like a retaining clip and spring piece. That was fun to fix 600 miles from home in another state without the right tools after my brake locked up and started rolling smoke out of the fender. 30 seconds with a wire brush or 5 with that air sander would have saved me an hour of busted knuckles, a smashed fingernail and a lot of cussing.
Perfect I really enjoy watching your channel plus I own a 2011 Ranger 4.0 stick which I just finished with new bearings, pads, rotors and shocks last week. Again great job on the video.
I normally give SMA videos a thumbs up as soon as I start the video..this time I waited until the music for Big Nasty started.
Doing breaks I use white lithium or anti seize compound , all my hardware gets coating of fluid film , never had issue with adjusting when cones time , plus when inspection time comes , they can't say you need new breaks .
Talking to yourself truly helps , clears the minds thoughts , it's lit better than talking to what some call normal people at times lol 😂😂😂😂
I upgraded my sport bike from DOT4 brake fluid to DOT5.1 which is also compatible and has an even higher boiling point!
Hey man! Love the videos! Here's some info for the viewers... I live in the rust belt of canada. I did front pads and rotors on a 2016 Toyota corolla with 106km (65,000m??) And the passenger rotor would not come off. Hammer, bigger hammer, sledge hammer, nothing. I tried the extraction threads on the stock rotors with some 12mm bolts, still nothing, stripped the threads. Ended up heating the rotor with a torch and hear it 'pop' than it came off with two hits of the hammer. RUST IS NO JOKE PEOPLE!!!
Eric: those Ford noise dampeners I didn't notice if you removed or kept on that long bolt the sit on or removed prior, but always made it look easy and again, incredibly thorough.. Thanks
Just started watching your videos. Really like that you clean things up before installation. Going the extra mile that few people do anymore.
Nice Ernest P. Worrell reference at 21:45.
You know what I mean Vern.
Last time I did such a parking break, I hooked the hard-to-reach spring into the two shoes before mounting them to the backing plate. Might be something to try, if there's no other hardware in the way.
Sure glad I didn't have to deal with the rust problem here in Southern California! The only ones I recall having problems with were the rear drums on the Chevy Luv pick ups.
Eric O! You make it look easy... I wish I had seriously started working on Autos much earlier in my lifetime so to get that kind of experience. I believe I've heard you in one of you vids say you wouldn't make a good teacher, but part of being a Great teacher is loving what you teach. I hear that love and enjoyment in your voice and in your videos. And that makes it enjoyable for us to watch and more importantly LEARN. Thanks Professor Eric! :o) On to Part III...
"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"! 😂🤣😂 I don't think I've told you how much I friggin LOVE that! Makes me crack up hysterically!! You got me saying it now, LOL - it's highly contagious! 😁
Nice trick on those parking brake shoes! I've found that flipping out, throwing tools, and cussing at the top of my lungs does little for my productivity, so I'm going to try your way next time. 😂 The last set I did on a '04 Ram 1500 was easy - noticed the weeping axle seals and decided to sell that job. Soooo much easier with the axles out!
So I just got my compressor yesterday!! Just went through the thing to make sure nothing was wrong. Glad I did, because the little compression fitting on the nylon line they ran to the drain valve in one of the legs was leaking like a sieve. I had my neighbor drop the skid in the new shop so I could go through it. To power it up, I had to shut the breaker off to the lift, take the wires out of it, hook a set of jumper cables to that, then stuff some 4 AWG wire into the pressure switch of the compressor, and clamp the jumpers to the other side. Yep, OSHA would have a field day over here, lol! 🤣 Watch out for the live jumpers now! 😁It worked - let the thing run 20 minutes with the valve open, then shut the valve and let her air up to 175 when it kicked off. Stuff gets HOT, but it worked great. Just tightened that compression fitting, and all is well. Now just have to call the neighbor up and move it into the old shop where the Craftsman compressor is, and start shootin' vid on the install. 😎
I love the sound effect for the brake cleaner.
DOT 4 brake fluid is Dot 3 that's been blessed by the Pope.
So what does that make DOT 5? The devil's spawn?
Hotrodelectric with a boiling point over 500Deg and no abs yup devils spawn lol
Anything blessed by the pope would have potential pedophile reprocussions
@@Hotrodelectric DOT 5 is based on silicone oil DOT 3 and 4 are based on glycol.
@@ebbeollman1198 Yes Ebbe, I'm aware, thanks.
Ludwig
From Brooklyn, NY you and your brother with the tow truck look just alike. learning a lot of stuff from your videos.
3/24/2019
Eric, this DIYer would never attempt rear brake shoes again. Tried it one time, years ago, on an old rust bucket (Connecticut car) Renault . No problem breaking it down but putting it all back together, NOT. Those springs were a beeyotch for me. No way, Hosay (that's the English spelling for Jose). To the garage I went.
This is the first time I have watched somebody do it and you confirmed for me why it drove me crazy. For you, Eezy Peezy
Love the pressure pot idea for doing the brakes
Glad to see that you still have advanced Auto break clean again 👍
more parts.... nice shiny parts that Eric installed. making the ranger brakes great again!
Mrs O sounded a little cheesed off there... I like the fact that when you order a brake overhaul kit, you get everything... Over here we have to order each part pretty much one piece at a time. Guess they make more money that way.
I’ve watched so many SMA videos that I feel like I know the man! Reality sets in,I do not know him. Damn,imagine sitting around drinking a beer and telling stories with the great mind that is Eric O!
great tip on the parking brake spring, i don't want to pull the axles just to do parking brake shoes.
Talking to yourself is not a problem until you start losing the debate.
I lose all the time! What does that say about me?
Talking to self just means you need someone intelligent to speak with!
TY@@tacocin ...I have now adopted that saying.
Lol @@bigpappahemi4263 I am not qualified to diagnose but recommend seeking a professional assessment...unless of course your other side disagrees.
I usually win my arguments till that third guy shows up that guy is an asshole
Ahhhhhh.... been a long day and I finally get to fall into bed and there's an SMA video! ☺️☺️☺️ You've made a shitty day better Eric 👍
Glad we could snuggle?! 🛌😅
😂😂😂
Hey Eric ,just saying ur vid r very good ,nice 2 c someone posting teaching vids for newbes and oldbs alike ! I started working on cars and trucks 9 yo now64 and retired ! Long Island NY ! Keep up the good work Eric i like 2 c my inbox 1st thing in AM with a video from u! PEACE
12:02 Was changing my brakes today and was talking to my father in law wasn't paying attention to which way the nozzle was pointing and I got myself a mouth full of brake parts cleaner today I just thought I'd share that with you folks here on RUclips.
You shouldn't drink straight from the bottle, it's better on ice.
@@fascistpedant758
Well might try it that way
Pure comedy act in a rear parking brake job! Thanks for the laugh and the video!
The reservoir is neither half full nor half empty--it's twice the size it needs to be! ;). Thanks Eric!
Hey Eric them dampeners come off the bolts there is a cap on back to take if off
Very familiar with guys talking to themselves.. My buddy did some renovation work in my home and when i got home from work my wife simply asked me to check on Nick... "He's having a full blown conversation with himself" she stated. :-)
Erick I like the way you do brake work, you have taught me some good lessons on brake repair. I was always picky in my way. but I like your way keep up the good work! it is so hard to find work as good as yours.
That star wheel adjuster brings back memories from the one I bought back in the late 70s to use on my 620D datsun.....
My 96 Explorer V8 AWD uses a very similar set up in the rear. I have had issues with slide pins and the caliper slides (the stainless ones) over the last 10 years. After a few Ohio winters I have to take the backs apart and clean under/re-lube the caliper slides (stainless clips).
You have just about every tool ever cant wait until you decide to do a box tour!
I remember from boxers the brake shoe action is called dual servo.but I would definitely struggle with the shoe and spring deal
Good job on the rear brake job
Always love the brake videos, it stinks about the tripod, it's sacrifice will not be forgotten. 😔
Man do I wish you posted this video like 2 years ago! I did my P Shoes on my 2000 F250, and as you assured, I lost my fricken mind. I bought just the shoes, so I had to reuse all hardware (yes I'm from the rustbelt so it was crusty) and put them on the factory way cause I only had what I took apart to replicate. I refused to pull out the axle shaft and spend about 2 hours on each side getting it all right. I ended up putting the spring on the shoes before putting it behing the wheel hub, then stretching it by hand over the face of the hub. Yep. I lost 3.5 fingers that day and my entire mind
This aint no stinkin ManLove.. (you are) Truly just an attribute to society!
Another great video. And another reason I'm glad I'm outside of the rust belt
Well, at least they finally got around to putting disc brakes on the rear by 2010
Then they discontinued the Ranger in 2011! Ford really knows how to reinvent the wheel...
People get uppity when you spoil them.
I think drum work better at slower speeds
@@brianbrundage3116 Yep. There's nothing wrong with drum brakes in the rear on a lot of vehicles. Plus, they seem to last a long time.
Tips and hints as always very helpful. Even if it's a humdrum mundane repair. Always enjoy your vids and thanks for taking the time and effort to make Mr. Eric O.
I used to put the spring on the both shoes BEFORE fitting the shoes to the car - that way it's easier to get it on (and you can put it the right way around that way too ;)). YMMV.
The Brake Clean sound effect gets me every time. Never gets old. Haha...
FYI - If you have never done plain drum brakes (not discs with drum parking brakes) they are very similar with on big exception. The star wheel adjuster has a lever riding on top of it that will prevent the star wheel from going backwards. Simply sticking a brake tool in the slot and cranking will only TIGHTEN the shoes. You need to place a screwdriver in the slot first and push the lever off of the star wheel so that you can back it off.
I've only done a few thousand in my 20 years doing this 🤭😉
@@SouthMainAuto - That came across wrong ! I meant it to be directed at the audience, not you Eric. (Although I'll bet you never did drum brake on the front wheels of a car !)
Thanks Eric, as a Ranger owner this is fantastic.. Would love to see you do the PCV valve on that beast! Great job..
Looks great Mr. O!
I had coffee shooting out of my nose when you said you had to go down on the old girl ,very informative video thankyou
Hi Eric Just Gotta see that new "CAP".
You are correct sir in your evaluation this viewer seems to feel left out if not along for the shake down ride. Closure I guess (LOL).
When you flashed up the torch I could smell it thru the internet here in western Canada
Looking forward to your part III for how you burn the hose shoes.
Q-tips work great for cleaning out the reservoir.
The drums part is super-straightforward, some pitfalls but if you watch the video, no problem at all... well usually.
For whatever reason the rear shoe swap for my '04 Civic was a wrench-throwing, ninja'd-into-the-sheetrock sort of nightmare... an-hour's-work-begat-four sort of thunder...
Someday when I grow up I wanna be an SMA tech (16 yrs wrenching on powersports; only drums I had to mess with were saucer-sized ones on ATVs) :D
good work, your the best most caring Mechanic ive seen/ watched
Eric, I left a message on your shop phone a week ago. I am fairly local and want to make an appt to do a cam swap on my 2015 corvette z06. I think it will make a great video. I have done the install many times, but I thought bringing it to your shop and recording it would make a great video. I have dyno results for my current setup, and would get dyno results with the after set up. I know this isn't something you have done before in any of your videos, but I think it would make for a great video. Let me know...
Need to watch the rant video that says “Do not leave a message on my shop phone”
Great Video Eric
Word of advice for the youngsters... see that spring he's taking off the parking brake shoes using needle nose pliers?
They make a hooked spring tool for that and they are relatively cheap. Use it. Needle nose pliers, especially on a more stiff spring can cause serious scars, I could show you mine and it's about 1/2 inch from my eyeball. Did I mention never pull TOWARDS yourself?
Some of us learned the hard way when we were 16.
( On the rear brake's ) Eric,beat the crap out of it!!!
The quality of your work is amazing to see, god I do wish you were in my city. You must be overwhelmed with work just from word of mouth referrals