When I was still working at the power station I learned to look for something that I could grab onto and pull myself up. In the same vein as your comment... I miss the days when I could sit on the ground to work on the car and not get blood clots in my legs!
Long time ago I learned to NOT punch holes in bottle seals to open them; i turned instead to using a small pen knife to cleanly cut the entire seal out of the bottle neck in 1 piece. Got a 510 Datsun in the shop that periodically stalled in traffic in cold weather for no obvious reason. Good diagnostics revealed that the float bowl was empty any time the car stopped. Good detective work uncovered that customer had punched a few holes in the seal of the bottle of gas line antifreeze he had put in his tank at his last fill. Removing the tank revealed part of the seal had been knocked into the tank where it would occasionally get sucked over the fuel line and kill fuel flow. Once flow stopped and suction relaxed the seal would be released from the fuel line so that fuel could again be drawn into the carb.
My dad had an old truck that was doing the same thing. It had half a dozen tiny gravel in the tank that would plug the gas line the same way. Took him a long time to figure out what was going on. 🤔
Plus it might be good to close the doors on that cabinet, so the bottles are not all covered in dust every time you open them.. probably just from the demo work.. but still shiney bottle = shiney fluid. Sliding door cabinets increase workspace also.
@@roboosh I agree place needs a good cleaning. It would make be think the person who owns this place would be less than careful with my vehicle. Not saying that is Ray but would give be that impression. Obvious bit l not an issue with the busy shop he has. A little ¾ clear gravel goes a long way. Maybe talk to the owner
@@sw7366 it doesn't need to get that bad. Seriously maybe some cupboards with doors for the fluids, maybe wipe off the machines at least the parts that touch cars each use. It's not all that hard. I hear contamination all the time but I am sure things are getting contaminated just form laying out in the open. Just common sense
Helpful hint: when attempting to loosen rusted fasteners, a six-pointed socket or box end is far less likely to round the fastener off than a 12 point or adjustable wrench.
Wasn't he using the "box end" of his combination wrench to loosen the bleeders? I did see him use the open end at one point, but that was too get the wrench over the rubber vacuum hose.
They are great. If you aren't a mechanic you can get away with the autozone cta flip socket in the 19.5mm. I used it for about a month in the shop till my cornwell set came in Now its at home for my diy jobs and it's holding up great. Worth the 10-15 usd
Just wondering why the copper washers on the brake hoses weren't replaced? Single use item... Toss the old ones, replace with new... That's why every reman or new caliper and new brake hoses, comes with new copper crush washers...
The two connected chambers in the brake fluid reservoir, one higher than the other, are for if you blow a line while driving, one half of the system still works, otherwise no brakes whatsoever (don’t ask me how I know 😬).
With the price of new cars, or even used ones with low mileage, I wouldn’t be surprised to see cars nearing 300k cause it’s cheaper to maintain properly then to buy a new xar
maintain properly? you mean spend tons of money on parts to catch up on maintenance that was never done? or throw parts at a trash can because it's stills cheaper than a new car? that's what it usually is lol, good cars can make it to 300k without a ton of parts
@@bradhaines3142 as In change oil on time, keep your brakes in decent condition, do your filter changes and tuneups. All of this can be done at home with basic tools and some common sense. Unless something major breaks or you have some disability that prevents you from doing the work yourself, you don’t really need to take your car to a shop.
I have a 2012 Taurus sho AWD with the 3.5l Ecoboost that's at 267k. Anyone who knows this platform knows that's a lot of miles for the short block 3.5l TT V6. regular maintenance does wonders. I've done a few things to it as expected. Water pump, timing chain kit, and PTU rebuild, suspension and brake components as well. Other than that and some small things like oil pressure sensor, thermostat, coolant top hose, and battery. She's been good to me. I also have a tune, msd coils, cold ignition plugs, air intake, I'm putting out about 400 awhp. Not to bad for a platform that's known for issues 🤷.
We Love watching you Ray,me and my husband don't ever miss a video of yours!!He's using your videos to help reach me some things ..But in my opinion you should NEVER CRIMP A BRAKE HOSE!!It's just my opinion..Keep videos coming please!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I live in Canada without a garage so watching these videos during our winter months really gives me my fix of wrenching on my vehicles until the snow is gone and I can work on my own. Thank you Raymond for that.
There used to be a place in Toronto where you could rent a service bay. You supplied everything else and they did have some things like engine cranes and transmission jacks and some tools that you could rent. It was great and if you had a problem, the guys working on their own cars could often help you out. It was a busy place, but it closed down eventually. I'm guessing either regulations or liability issues. It was ideal for guys who didn't have the place to work on their cars or have access to lifts or specialty equipment. Changed a Ford van from manual to automatic in there. Got everything done and then found out the starters were different too. LOL
@@rick980 Probably liability. Can you imagine the number of know-nothings that would use a place like that and hurt themselves or damage stuff. Just the insurance bill would give me nightmares.😖
I worked at a tire shop for 4 years... I use to absolutely curse those capped nuts. I live on the the east coast of Canada. So after only a few years they are swollen, often requiring removal of said cap. Nothing worse then having to mess around with a cap during change over season.
@@Mr572u you do realize that he has to cut and splice the video and he has shown that he uses a tork wrench when he puts tires on.he knows that the tork sticks are not a replacement for proper torking.
I would have replaced the nuts as the owner would not be able to change the tire out on the highway without the special tool. Also, the nut design has to be one of the worst designs ever.
Ray, @ 19:48 is why I gave up on using BG ( or any ) brake flush pressure machines. I would spend more time trying to find the correct adaptor than doing the actual flush. After buying a universal reservoir to stick on top of the actual master cylinder reservoir and a vacuum line and container for brake systems, my brake flush times were literally cut in half.
That happened when I did the brakes on my dads chevy van, someone put the one part in wrong, then I put it back “the way it looked correct”then the brakes stopped pulling. I keep forgetting you are in FL. most nuts, bolts or bleeders need penetrating oil and a torch! to free then up. thank you NY state road salt. have your self a wonderful day! and be safe out there!
On bleeding brakes I like the kit Harbor Freight sells. It has adapters to hold a bottle on the reservoir. Then you bleed with a vacuum pump. This works well because with the bottle to keep the reservoir full you don't have to check so often. The bottle on the reservoir is gravity fed, no pressure. And the kit don't cost much. Oh the adapter on the reservoir when you pull the bottle off stops the flow of fluid so the reservoir doesn't over flow.
I have one of them, I kinda like his unit better, as it puts presure in the resavor pushing in new fluids as you remove the old fluids so your not constantly having to add more. Someone could build a smaller version with built in bladder, and fresh fluid tank And a portable compressor as well as some type of resevor pump.
I have never seen a front caliper hose put on wrong and still semi function...wow...yet another reason to do one side at a time. A good video...glad seeing the backs of all 4 wheels got hosed off. A great video as always Ray. Showing the quirks/problems with the adapter caps and reservoir caps like you did is good to see...and the fix is as easy as a turn of the knob.
Very good example of my thoughts. Take lots of pictures. Then you'll know how it was before you touched it. Only bad thing here is if someone screwed it up before you took pictures.
A very STRONG word of advice regarding brakes. When replacing pads, ALWAYS OPEN THE BLEEDER WHEN PUSHING THE PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS BACK!! THIS PREVENTS OVERFLOW, & ALSO ALLOWS FRESH FLUID TO ENTER THE CALIPER, THUS PREVENTING CORROSION!!
5.2 liters. Or what the Elderly call a 318. First seen in the late1960’s. Fantastic reliable engine. Just keep the oil changed once in a while. I miss them.😊
I think they were a very good engine! When I worked on them the only problem was a lower intake plenum gasket leaking oil into the throttle body. Other than that no issues if well maintained!👍
My first Brake job, I installed the wheel cylinders upside down so they wouldn't bleed the air out properly. It was my first car, a 69 Pontiac Catalina. That car became my classroom. I ended up replacing the entire brake system including brake lines, master cylinder and rebuilding all 4 wheel cylinders. I can do a brake job in my sleep now.
Glad you fixed the front brake lines some mechanics would not even fix that, like someone else mentioned a flare nut wrench would not round off the bleeder valve just a hint coming from experience been there done that.
I was sweat'n bullets with no protection from droplets of brake fluid on body paint. Love your video's I've learned so much over the years from you. Semper Fi.
older jeeps had a left and right hose and a left and right caliper, the hoses were installed on the wrong sides, if the wrong caliper is installed the bleeder will be on the bottom. Ask me how i know.
I have a 2014 Ford Fusion with those swollen lug nuts. Not a great engineering decision. I got one of those 18.5/19.5 sockets to remove them. The 19.5 worked great getting them off. A few had the chrome caps come off, so the 18.5 worked great for them. I bought some solid 19mm lug nuts and no more swollen lug nut problems.
As a teenager back in the 70's. My Dad taught me how to replace and bleed brakes. He said and what I've done on the brakes I've done is start at the wheel closest to the master cylinder to the farthest from the master cylinder. Never used a vacuum bleeder like that though.
In repair manuals it states allways start from the furthest away, If you replace a master cylinder you should bleed the master separately before bleeding the lines if you don't have a push/vac bleeder system like Ray. no offence to your Dad!
@@Antony_Jenner I've never had any issues doing it the way I was taught. I've replaced all the wheel cylinders and master cylinders on several old trucks. I'm not to familiar with modern electronic controlled vehicles. I'm more old school and prefer to buy older vehicles. Stuff I can fix myself.
Just last year I replaced both front flexible brake lines on my 1988 Mazda truck due to age; these were indexed with a "pin" so they could only attach to the caliper one way. And I used brand-new copper crush "banjo" washers.
As always ray awesome videos I found a little trick that works for air hoses and garden hoses take 2 tennis balls Wedge them under the back Tires. and the hose slide right along and you don't get jammed up.
Man! That's a lot of info crammed into one video. Been doing brakes on everything I've ever owned, so, I knew most of it. But, still learning something new when I can. DO dee DO !😊
It's RAINMAN vs AIR INTRUDER AND CAPTAIN MISASSEBLY! With his vortex of vacuum and cabinet of viscosity (while Troy "The Spartan" was fighting other foes elsewhere) it was a total victory even without the Horn of Safety!
years ago I had an auto repair shop. did a brake job on a v.w. Almost caused an accident because I did not use or have a bleeder ball. A device that uses compressed air over brake fluid to bleed the air out of the system. that is the only thing that worked.
Ya. Shop's in need of a spiffer. Had a few @ CenTex dlr's I've worked. Kept place up and pushed dead stuff around. They were great. They also did owners home yard , landscape , pool etc. Ray will eventually see the cost efficiency as profit improves. Right now he's getting lotsa dregs to reincarnate that take excessive time , hence poor compensation ratios.
since it's your business and your insurance I feel you should have replaced those brake hoses especially since they had such a sharp bend in them and since brake hoses have a habit of fluid passing the innerwall and collapsing that wall so fluid cannot return and it causes the caliper to keep the brake slightly applied.
ARod said you were on your way to pick up the tool box. It would make a good addition to wife units tools. Good thing the brake peddle was going to the floor and the brought the vehicle to you before the brake hoses broke. They should have you give the vehicle a once over and make necessary repairs before they go on there trip.
I’ve fought those swollen lug nuts too many times to count. I never put them back on. They always get replaced. It’s one thing if you’re trying to remove them in the shop. It’s another if you have a flat in the middle of nowhere with a factory lug wrench that doesn’t fit.
I had long travel on brake pedal, and it didn't get better with bleeding so i checked and slide pins were sticking it seems when i cleaned and lubed them pedal seemed better.
I am surprised you did not replace the lug nuts. Both stainless steel and powder coated lug nuts are available and the owner probably does not have a 19.5 or 13/16" oversized socket to change the tire when they have a flat. I did that on my Jeep.
I like your videos a lot! What I don’t understand is, that you are allowed to wash the breakes or engine in front of your garage. One drop of oil contaminates 3000 gallons of ground water. Here in Germany it’s unthinkable to do that. You have to have an oil trap system, how is it in Bradenton?
I would have recommended to the customer to replace both front brake lines. I've seen a number of calipers seized up because the hose was acting as a check valve as it degrades, especially when bent as they had been when connected improperly.
Ray has demonstrate for years that he is sloppy. Cleaning up after himself id where Mom failed. He'll learn about fender blanket or covers when he has to repaint a fender.
Ray is a pig, a great mechanic, but a very sloppy mechanic. Your shop tells a lot about a person, who picks up the empty brake clean cans he throws on the floor, I hope it's not the Wife Unit.....
Nice video Ray. All those capped lug nuts suck, whether GM or Chrysler. I replace them with McGard nuts which are guranteed for life, whatever that means. I have had a set on my Monte Carlo for 20 years and they're almost perfect.
When brake hoses get that kind of stress they can begin to tear internally. It can cause a bubble or act like a valve. Good to see it road tested alright. Do some parking lot quick panic type action to check, and some long gentle strokes at speed. If they're good, they're good. I like your BG machine bleeder new goes in above, old stuff shoots out below at the bleeders below. Put your little caps back on and sell the axle seal and some shocks and rebuild the front end when they are ready, right. If it has a track bar, watch out where it attaches at the LF. They can elongate the body attaching point. I know they did when the jeep pickup came in that smaller size. Times are getting tough so you choose what to fix first, perhaps. Nice video and better than average pace. I enjoyed seeing it and not having to suffer the back and leg pain. You're a very good tech, Ray.
Dear Ray. Yea, your floor could use some scrub after the forbidden milkshake! Please show us how you do that :-). Kind regards, from a wet Netherlands ❤
I used to have the exact same Jeep; 1995 (same color and everything). Loved that beast. Took it to a shop and spent $2k on maintenance (leaking seals and gaskets, etc.) and they ended up doing something to the oil flow that killed the engine. They wouldn't make it right; broke my heart to have to get rid of it.
That autofill brake machine makes more of a mess then me using the hose in the jar method. I might have to get up and refill the resovior a few times but I save a lot of time not having to clean up such a mess. The end result is the same.
Great to see you still enjoy that spiny chair as much as your daughter does😂😂😂 Doesn't really matter whats after the torque stick as long as it's there, but hey, if you must, then REEEEEEE on cause I DON"T HAVE TOOOOOOOOOOOOO🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It amazes me that even when installed incorrectly parts will fiction. My BF installed my fuel pump upside down. It wasn't discovered as being installed upside down until it quit working, and I went to a shop. 😅
Another good episode! Regarding the capped lug nuts, the garage where we have our cars serviced keeps a bunch of used nuts on the checkout counter, and some of them look pretty grisly… just to show customers why they replace those nuts with solid ones during a service.
Sears replaced a lot of broken sockets for me over the years when I had to hammer them on to get those damn things off. They were never replaced with the same style. That’s about as bad as Nissans OEM brake rotors. A mild panic stop and they’re warped. Let’s use a metal that’s 10 cents cheaper per rotor that was you can feel like you’re going over a washboard road whenever you stop. My mom and dad had them replaced twice before 50k on their first Rogue and twice before 40k on their second. The second time on the second Rogue, I upgraded them. Traded at 100k and zero warping. Using substandard parts should be a crime…especially when it involves something as important as brakes or lug nuts.
A mechanic on another channel wanted to show that extensions on a socket does not decrease torque. He had 7 or 8 extensions and applies torque with a torque wrench to the lug nuts. He then showed that that teh nuts were torque properly (no extensions). He said that extensions with an impact driver decrease torque.
I miss the days when I could get up off the floor without gruntsssssss😎
You're lucky, I miss the days when I could get off the floor without the assistance of three firemen
That's what gantry cranes were invented for.
When I was still working at the power station I learned to look for something that I could grab onto and pull myself up. In the same vein as your comment...
I miss the days when I could sit on the ground to work on the car and not get blood clots in my legs!
@@kenore4003 😂
@@rudedogg6331 hahaha. This made me laugh out loud at work!
I’m not sure if it’s the same for you as it is my shop, but all of the BG caps can be returned to the rep for $2 a pop! Worth looking into I’d say
It is enjoyable to watch a man doing a job he enjoys.
Loves it so much, at times he does it twice!
@@EricVonHunter 👍
amen to that
I like how Ray gets everything down one handed
There's nothing more popular than watching other people work.
Long time ago I learned to NOT punch holes in bottle seals to open them; i turned instead to using a small pen knife to cleanly cut the entire seal out of the bottle neck in 1 piece. Got a 510 Datsun in the shop that periodically stalled in traffic in cold weather for no obvious reason. Good diagnostics revealed that the float bowl was empty any time the car stopped. Good detective work uncovered that customer had punched a few holes in the seal of the bottle of gas line antifreeze he had put in his tank at his last fill. Removing the tank revealed part of the seal had been knocked into the tank where it would occasionally get sucked over the fuel line and kill fuel flow. Once flow stopped and suction relaxed the seal would be released from the fuel line so that fuel could again be drawn into the carb.
My dad had an old truck that was doing the same thing. It had half a dozen tiny gravel in the tank that would plug the gas line the same way. Took him a long time to figure out what was going on. 🤔
Plus it might be good to close the doors on that cabinet, so the bottles are not all covered in dust every time you open them.. probably just from the demo work.. but still shiney bottle = shiney fluid.
Sliding door cabinets increase workspace also.
@@roboosh I agree place needs a good cleaning. It would make be think the person who owns this place would be less than careful with my vehicle. Not saying that is Ray but would give be that impression. Obvious bit l not an issue with the busy shop he has. A little ¾ clear gravel goes a long way. Maybe talk to the owner
@Rick Berglund in his environment, he could dust every day!
Up north, maybe once a year.
@@sw7366 it doesn't need to get that bad. Seriously maybe some cupboards with doors for the fluids, maybe wipe off the machines at least the parts that touch cars each use. It's not all that hard. I hear contamination all the time but I am sure things are getting contaminated just form laying out in the open. Just common sense
Helpful hint: when attempting to loosen rusted fasteners, a six-pointed socket or box end is far less likely to round the fastener off than a 12 point or adjustable wrench.
I 100% agree. It's the reason I have both types in my collection. ;)
i was cringing. always use a 6 point on that stuff
Up north life!
Wasn't he using the "box end" of his combination wrench to loosen the bleeders? I did see him use the open end at one point, but that was too get the wrench over the rubber vacuum hose.
@@wesgregg6451 he was but it was a 12 point which is the easiest to strip something with
Reeeeeeeee you didn't replace the protective caps on those brake bleeders. Now people are going to die 😂
from wheels not torqued check.
I never knew you could get a 19.5mm socket. I need one for my Chrysler T&C with swollen lug nuts. Thank you for showing us this neet trick.
They are great. If you aren't a mechanic you can get away with the autozone cta flip socket in the 19.5mm. I used it for about a month in the shop till my cornwell set came in
Now its at home for my diy jobs and it's holding up great. Worth the 10-15 usd
THE REASON THESE SOCKETS ARE MADE ....THE KIDS TODAY USE THE WRONG SOCKET/OR WORN OUT@@bleach_drink_me
I still miss the "deeedle dooo" Phone. LOL
Just wondering why the copper washers on the brake hoses weren't replaced? Single use item... Toss the old ones, replace with new... That's why every reman or new caliper and new brake hoses, comes with new copper crush washers...
The two connected chambers in the brake fluid reservoir, one higher than the other, are for if you blow a line while driving, one half of the system still works, otherwise no brakes whatsoever (don’t ask me how I know 😬).
correct, split system
How do you know??
You are correct. Any one can ask me how I know
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i bet you crashed off a cliff when your brakes went out
99% of brake reservoirs are like this but most of them still only have 1 cap
With the price of new cars, or even used ones with low mileage, I wouldn’t be surprised to see cars nearing 300k cause it’s cheaper to maintain properly then to buy a new xar
maintain properly? you mean spend tons of money on parts to catch up on maintenance that was never done?
or throw parts at a trash can because it's stills cheaper than a new car? that's what it usually is lol, good cars can make it to 300k without a ton of parts
@@bradhaines3142 as In change oil on time, keep your brakes in decent condition, do your filter changes and tuneups. All of this can be done at home with basic tools and some common sense. Unless something major breaks or you have some disability that prevents you from doing the work yourself, you don’t really need to take your car to a shop.
@@DreamKeeper.it does help for warranty service of you get maintenance done by a garage with receipts! Doesn't have to be the rip off dealer
I have a 2012 Taurus sho AWD with the 3.5l Ecoboost that's at 267k. Anyone who knows this platform knows that's a lot of miles for the short block 3.5l TT V6. regular maintenance does wonders. I've done a few things to it as expected. Water pump, timing chain kit, and PTU rebuild, suspension and brake components as well. Other than that and some small things like oil pressure sensor, thermostat, coolant top hose, and battery. She's been good to me. I also have a tune, msd coils, cold ignition plugs, air intake, I'm putting out about 400 awhp. Not to bad for a platform that's known for issues 🤷.
We Love watching you Ray,me and my husband don't ever miss a video of yours!!He's using your videos to help reach me some things ..But in my opinion you should NEVER CRIMP A BRAKE HOSE!!It's just my opinion..Keep videos coming please!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I live in Canada without a garage so watching these videos during our winter months really gives me my fix of wrenching on my vehicles until the snow is gone and I can work on my own. Thank you Raymond for that.
There used to be a place in Toronto where you could rent a service bay. You supplied everything else and they did have some things like engine cranes and transmission jacks and some tools that you could rent. It was great and if you had a problem, the guys working on their own cars could often help you out. It was a busy place, but it closed down eventually. I'm guessing either regulations or liability issues. It was ideal for guys who didn't have the place to work on their cars or have access to lifts or specialty equipment. Changed a Ford van from manual to automatic in there. Got everything done and then found out the starters were different too. LOL
@@BigLisaFanwe had one where I am too but it closed also very soon after opening I don't know why. It even had a spray Booth!.
@@rick980 Probably liability. Can you imagine the number of know-nothings that would use a place like that and hurt themselves or damage stuff. Just the insurance bill would give me nightmares.😖
I worked at a tire shop for 4 years... I use to absolutely curse those capped nuts. I live on the the east coast of Canada. So after only a few years they are swollen, often requiring removal of said cap. Nothing worse then having to mess around with a cap during change over season.
Did you notice he didn’t torq them to spec? Even Discount Tire torques the lug nuts to spec.
@@Mr572u you do realize that he has to cut and splice the video and he has shown that he uses a tork wrench when he puts tires on.he knows that the tork sticks are not a replacement for proper torking.
@@Mr572u i sincerely doubt a technician with an attitude like this guy's would ever ignore torquing their lug nuts
I would have replaced the nuts as the owner would not be able to change the tire out on the highway without the special tool.
Also, the nut design has to be one of the worst designs ever.
Ray, @ 19:48 is why I gave up on using BG ( or any ) brake flush pressure machines. I would spend more time trying to find the correct adaptor than doing the actual flush. After buying a universal reservoir to stick on top of the actual master cylinder reservoir and a vacuum line and container for brake systems, my brake flush times were literally cut in half.
I love euro cars with screw caps for the brake reservoirs. Never any problems
Is brake fluid corrosive to paint? Wondering why no protection on fenders.
That happened when I did the brakes on my dads chevy van, someone put the one part in wrong,
then I put it back “the way it looked correct”then the brakes stopped pulling. I keep forgetting
you are in FL. most nuts, bolts or bleeders need penetrating oil and a torch! to free then up.
thank you NY state road salt. have your self a wonderful day! and be safe out there!
I had one of those Jeeps for 9 years. Great truck. Never got stuck and power to boot. Great handling as well.
I dropped a tool in my garage yesterday and caught myself saying "Gravity"......
Great video!
Don't you just luv that you now know that your tools will ALWAYS be in the same place you put em and they don't develop feet and walk away
Rolly chair time weeeee. Gota love Ray's fun approach to life! Great to see him in a good place 👍👍👍🐿
I'm also surprised Ray. No brake clean 😮
I know, I was fully waiting for the Brake Clean entrance!!! :D
All comes out of his profit now he works for himself!
He used it all on everything apart from brakes🤣🤣👍
On bleeding brakes I like the kit Harbor Freight sells. It has adapters to hold a bottle on the reservoir. Then you bleed with a vacuum pump. This works well because with the bottle to keep the reservoir full you don't have to check so often. The bottle on the reservoir is gravity fed, no pressure. And the kit don't cost much. Oh the adapter on the reservoir when you pull the bottle off stops the flow of fluid so the reservoir doesn't over flow.
Should be on lower coment.
I have one of them, I kinda like his unit better, as it puts presure in the resavor pushing in new fluids as you remove the old fluids so your not constantly having to add more.
Someone could build a smaller version with built in bladder, and fresh fluid tank
And a portable compressor as well as some type of resevor pump.
If it's a 93-98 zj it has the 5.2, with 98 only year receiving the 5.9,,,sometime during the wj run the 4.7 was introduced and used
I have never seen a front caliper hose put on wrong and still semi function...wow...yet another reason to do one side at a time.
A good video...glad seeing the backs of all 4 wheels got hosed off.
A great video as always Ray. Showing the quirks/problems with the adapter caps and reservoir caps like you did is good to see...and the fix is as easy as a turn of the knob.
Very good example of my thoughts. Take lots of pictures. Then you'll know how it was before you touched it. Only bad thing here is if someone screwed it up before you took pictures.
I have heard of back yard mechanic but there last brake job must have been by the backwards mechanic.
14:38 when in doubt, check the manual. No shame or harm double checking the work. Great video. I always learn something new watching you.
Nice clean 94, who ever did the back up screen did a nice job.
The front end play is a jeep thing, wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Reacted on that too. It looks like stock but the car is old, made me confused.
That front end play leads to Death Wobble fast
"Parking zee auto, black subscribe button" - that's just fantastic 😂
i cant believe someone driving around all these years, turning the steering wheel, stretching those brake lines ALL THIS TIME.!!!!!!!
A very STRONG word of advice regarding brakes. When replacing pads, ALWAYS OPEN THE BLEEDER WHEN PUSHING THE PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS BACK!! THIS PREVENTS OVERFLOW, & ALSO ALLOWS FRESH FLUID TO ENTER THE CALIPER, THUS PREVENTING CORROSION!!
5.2 liters. Or what the Elderly call a 318. First seen in the late1960’s. Fantastic reliable engine. Just keep the oil changed once in a while. I miss them.😊
And certain of us elderly hate MOPARs! 😂😅😂😅😂😅
I think they were a very good engine! When I worked on them the only problem was a lower intake plenum gasket leaking oil into the throttle body. Other than that no issues if well maintained!👍
The only downfall to that engine is that it’s going to cost $150 in gas to get from Florida to Tennessee.
First 318: 1956 (A engine). First with wedge heads (LA engine): 1967. First with SMPI and roller cam ("Magnum"): 1992. All reliable.
@@stevewhiting556 the carbureted ones were even worse on gas. Say 10 mpg.
lunchtime in the uk, great content as usual, nice way to spend a lunchhour, recommend Bar Bruno in London for lunch. great paninis
London isn't English. Now is a shithole. No desire to visit. 💩
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My first Brake job, I installed the wheel cylinders upside down so they wouldn't bleed the air out properly. It was my first car, a 69 Pontiac Catalina. That car became my classroom. I ended up replacing the entire brake system including brake lines, master cylinder and rebuilding all 4 wheel cylinders. I can do a brake job in my sleep now.
Thanks for the info on the half mm socket sizes. Swollen nuts are a major pain.
Just your video on your personal shop hanging your Milwaukee sign and more loved it you are a great person and caring person I wish a great day 😊
I just saw old clip of you you have grown so much.kudos.
Glad you fixed the front brake lines some mechanics would not even fix that, like someone else mentioned a flare nut wrench would not round off the bleeder valve just a hint coming from experience been there done that.
I was sweat'n bullets with no protection from droplets of brake fluid on body paint. Love your video's I've learned so much over the years from you. Semper Fi.
Yes. Brake fluid makes a great paint stripper! 😳
older jeeps had a left and right hose and a left and right caliper, the hoses were installed on the wrong sides,
if the wrong caliper is installed the bleeder will be on the bottom. Ask me how i know.
Details are important and Rainman does just that!
I have a 2014 Ford Fusion with those swollen lug nuts. Not a great engineering decision. I got one of those 18.5/19.5 sockets to remove them. The 19.5 worked great getting them off. A few had the chrome caps come off, so the 18.5 worked great for them. I bought some solid 19mm lug nuts and no more swollen lug nut problems.
As a teenager back in the 70's. My Dad taught me how to replace and bleed brakes. He said and what I've done on the brakes I've done is start at the wheel closest to the master cylinder to the farthest from the master cylinder. Never used a vacuum bleeder like that though.
In repair manuals it states allways start from the furthest away, If you replace a master cylinder you should bleed the master separately before bleeding the lines if you don't have a push/vac bleeder system like Ray. no offence to your Dad!
@@Antony_Jenner I've never had any issues doing it the way I was taught. I've replaced all the wheel cylinders and master cylinders on several old trucks. I'm not to familiar with modern electronic controlled vehicles. I'm more old school and prefer to buy older vehicles. Stuff I can fix myself.
My auto shop students learn more about what not to do watching these videos.
Thank you!
Just last year I replaced both front flexible brake lines on my 1988 Mazda truck due to age; these were indexed with a "pin" so they could only attach to the caliper one way. And I used brand-new copper crush "banjo" washers.
As always ray awesome videos I found a little trick that works for air hoses and garden hoses take 2 tennis balls Wedge them under the back Tires. and the hose slide right along and you don't get jammed up.
ray, you mixed to different types of brake fluid!! dot three and dot four!!!
Probably gonna initiate cold fusion.
you can add 4 into 3 but should not add 3 into 4....
@@MrMustangMan whats the difference 😂
Did you forget the dirt caps on the bleeder valves? I know you didn’t show every little thing.🛠️
He did at the beginning.
Man! That's a lot of info crammed into one video. Been doing brakes on everything I've ever owned, so, I knew most of it. But, still learning something new when I can. DO dee DO !😊
That BG machine has a float to prevent pumping air into the system 🤙
'78-80 chev maibu/olds cutlass/buick ? were notorius 4 rear brake lines trapping air over the differential.
It's RAINMAN vs AIR INTRUDER AND CAPTAIN MISASSEBLY! With his vortex of vacuum and cabinet of viscosity (while Troy "The Spartan" was fighting other foes elsewhere) it was a total victory even without the Horn of Safety!
years ago I had an auto repair shop. did a brake job on a v.w. Almost caused an accident because I did not use or have a bleeder ball. A device that uses compressed air over brake fluid to bleed the air out of the system. that is the only thing that worked.
When working with brake hoses it's good to keep a valve stem on hand you can stick it through the hole so it doesn't leak as much
Ya. Shop's in need of a spiffer. Had a few @ CenTex dlr's I've worked. Kept place up and pushed dead stuff around. They were great. They also did owners home yard , landscape , pool etc. Ray will eventually see the cost efficiency as profit improves. Right now he's getting lotsa dregs to reincarnate that take excessive time , hence poor compensation ratios.
Also nice time check to see if the slider are moving that can also cause a low break pedal
Popping Z Hood always informative , Thanks Ray
since it's your business and your insurance I feel you should have replaced those brake hoses especially since they had such a sharp bend in them and since brake hoses have a habit of fluid passing the innerwall and collapsing that wall so fluid cannot return and it causes the caliper to keep the brake slightly applied.
I'm surprised you don't have 6 point snap on bleeder wrenches they are nice
@Simr Khera he makes way more money than I do
ARod said you were on your way to pick up the tool box. It would make a good addition to wife units tools. Good thing the brake peddle was going to the floor and the brought the vehicle to you before the brake hoses broke. They should have you give the vehicle a once over and make necessary repairs before they go on there trip.
19 five socket .. well played Ray .. thats the experience and knowledge you have that the customer never sees or appreciates 👍
I’ve fought those swollen lug nuts too many times to count. I never put them back on. They always get replaced. It’s one thing if you’re trying to remove them in the shop. It’s another if you have a flat in the middle of nowhere with a factory lug wrench that doesn’t fit.
Nice electrical panel cover latch!
I had long travel on brake pedal, and it didn't get better with bleeding so i checked and slide pins were sticking it seems when i cleaned and lubed them pedal seemed better.
I am surprised you did not replace the lug nuts. Both stainless steel and powder coated lug nuts are available and the owner probably does not have a 19.5 or 13/16" oversized socket to change the tire when they have a flat. I did that on my Jeep.
The venerable 5.2l/318 V8 from Mopar.... good catch on the misinstalled front lines.
The LA series V8s were the last good motors from Mopar.
@spaceflight101 the 340 and 360(5.6 &5.9l)Magnum versions were quite good as well. Daimler squeezed a bit more power out of them.
@@jsh6952 Quite true.
Good job. Wish you could capture some of the spills; less cleaning and contamination.
A clean floor is a happy floor.
Don't you need to put caps back on the bleeder valves?
You don't really have to, but they help keep crud out of the valve. If they are missing, it isn't dangerous.
Time to power wash the floor. Oil, grease, fluids oh my.
I like your videos a lot! What I don’t understand is, that you are allowed to wash the breakes or engine in front of your garage. One drop of oil contaminates 3000 gallons of ground water. Here in Germany it’s unthinkable to do that. You have to have an oil trap system, how is it in Bradenton?
Florida
@@vincentgotter4669 what do you want to say? That Bradenton is located in Florida? I’ll be there next week. 🌴😉🌴
@@vincentgotter4669 Bradenton IS in Florida.
@@aliasfred The spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
one drop of oil DOES NOT make it down to the ground water.....
at 12:39 cv boot is about to split, I see that dry-rot/stress cracking. 🙃 they'll "hose it all up" and you'll be repairing their failures again soon.
I would have recommended to the customer to replace both front brake lines. I've seen a number of calipers seized up because the hose was acting as a check valve as it degrades, especially when bent as they had been when connected improperly.
Don't ever change brother.
torque stick is good to avoid over-torquing but I always follow up with actual clicks.
Torque test channel did a test and the batt powered guns knock it too fast. Air guns it works fine but it will over torque with an batt powered
@@frizzlefry1921, correct. This is why I use a torque-stick well under what I want the final torque to be.
Another fine Triple R production. 😎
Am I the only one that has noticed that housekeeping is not Ray's strong suit?
I also have noticed Ray doesn't use fender covers very often.
Ray has demonstrate for years that he is sloppy. Cleaning up after himself id where Mom failed. He'll learn about fender blanket or covers when he has to repaint a fender.
I know, you'd think he'd be worried about getting rust on his clean uniform.
He probably doesn't use them because most of the cars he works on are old garbage so who cares about the fender basically
Ray is a pig, a great mechanic, but a very sloppy mechanic. Your shop tells a lot about a person, who picks up the empty brake clean cans he throws on the floor, I hope it's not the Wife Unit.....
I'd say rays work more than compensates for any slop he has
Nice video Ray. All those capped lug nuts suck, whether GM or Chrysler. I replace them with McGard nuts which are guranteed for life, whatever that means. I have had a set on my Monte Carlo for 20 years and they're almost perfect.
I've had good luck with McGards, too.
I didn't know you could remove brake fluid with just plain water. Good to know.
Me either. (doubtful) but I do know it eats paint and makes unprotected metal rust.
27:21 you’re going to break the internet 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂
Good day to you........!!!
When brake hoses get that kind of stress they can begin to tear internally.
It can cause a bubble or act like a valve.
Good to see it road tested alright.
Do some parking lot quick panic type action to check, and some long gentle strokes at speed.
If they're good, they're good.
I like your BG machine bleeder new goes in above, old stuff shoots out below at the bleeders below.
Put your little caps back on and sell the axle seal and some shocks and rebuild the front end when they are ready, right.
If it has a track bar, watch out where it attaches at the LF.
They can elongate the body attaching point.
I know they did when the jeep pickup came in that smaller size.
Times are getting tough so you choose what to fix first, perhaps.
Nice video and better than average pace.
I enjoyed seeing it and not having to suffer the back and leg pain.
You're a very good tech, Ray.
Dear Ray. Yea, your floor could use some scrub after the forbidden milkshake! Please show us how you do that :-). Kind regards, from a wet Netherlands ❤
I live in northern Michigan that is not rust that is heaven to work on
The good ol 318…damn good engines. Damn near bulletproof.
I used to have the exact same Jeep; 1995 (same color and everything). Loved that beast. Took it to a shop and spent $2k on maintenance (leaking seals and gaskets, etc.) and they ended up doing something to the oil flow that killed the engine. They wouldn't make it right; broke my heart to have to get rid of it.
A Likely Story
That autofill brake machine makes more of a mess then me using the hose in the jar method. I might have to get up and refill the resovior a few times but I save a lot of time not having to clean up such a mess. The end result is the same.
Thank God for His rainbow promise! Great job Ray, bew!!!
I have those “angry pliers” they are great pipe wrenches
Monster energy drinks work very well to clean shop floors... removes all oil and fluids.
Nice quick job thanks for sharing
Cheers from Nova Scotia
Shocks look real fresh.
Great to see you still enjoy that spiny chair as much as your daughter does😂😂😂 Doesn't really matter whats after the torque stick as long as it's there, but hey, if you must, then REEEEEEE on cause I DON"T HAVE TOOOOOOOOOOOOO🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love your videos. Two thoughts: Fender covers (one drop can cost a $1000.), penitrating oil on the bleeder valves. *1Kroll
It amazes me that even when installed incorrectly parts will fiction. My BF installed my fuel pump upside down. It wasn't discovered as being installed upside down until it quit working, and I went to a shop. 😅
Another good episode! Regarding the capped lug nuts, the garage where we have our cars serviced keeps a bunch of used nuts on the checkout counter, and some of them look pretty grisly… just to show customers why they replace those nuts with solid ones during a service.
Sears replaced a lot of broken sockets for me over the years when I had to hammer them on to get those damn things off. They were never replaced with the same style. That’s about as bad as Nissans OEM brake rotors. A mild panic stop and they’re warped. Let’s use a metal that’s 10 cents cheaper per rotor that was you can feel like you’re going over a washboard road whenever you stop. My mom and dad had them replaced twice before 50k on their first Rogue and twice before 40k on their second. The second time on the second Rogue, I upgraded them. Traded at 100k and zero warping. Using substandard parts should be a crime…especially when it involves something as important as brakes or lug nuts.
Ah nothing like dragging an air hose across the paint. Cover the fenders!
@8:12 I HATE those chrome caps! On MY cars I've always replaced them with REAL ones! 😁
Man I watched that whole video and my brakes are still spongy.
I'll watch it again and check my brakes one more time.
A mechanic on another channel wanted to show that extensions on a socket does not decrease torque. He had 7 or 8 extensions and applies torque with a torque wrench to the lug nuts. He then showed that that teh nuts were torque properly (no extensions). He said that extensions with an impact driver decrease torque.
Torque Test Channel has its moments, for sure!