💪 DIY Rear Brake Change on Smart Car

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

Комментарии • 45

  • @jeannealex2560
    @jeannealex2560 11 месяцев назад +2

    Hi guys... Did a good job... Looks like it might be easier to change the brakes on a big truck than it is that little smart...lol... They make a conversion kit For disc brakes for the rear... I may have done that... But of course as lazy as I am... I would probably just take it to someone and let them do the work...lol... Thanks for the video stay safe...J&A 2ofus

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Hi guys. I'm just glad it's done. And I know who to blame if something goes wrong.

    • @jeannealex2560
      @jeannealex2560 11 месяцев назад

      @@WattsOnWheels 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lindaspringer5939
    @lindaspringer5939 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dave, I have learned so much from you and I would not have a problem fixing things! But sadly my strength just isn’t there anymore, which prevents me!🤦🏻‍♀️But still love these videos! ♥️♥️

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      So glad you still watch the videos. Karen would never try it either.

    • @lindaspringer5939
      @lindaspringer5939 11 месяцев назад

      @@WattsOnWheels I can’t tell u the nmbr of RUclips videos that have helped me fix many, many things! 👍🏻 Bc B4 them I’d just take pics of each part, thn work it backwards to put it together. My biggest drawback w/that was putting it back tgthr right away, otherwise I forgot! 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @ismaelgonzalez3501
    @ismaelgonzalez3501 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great Job I think at least a 30 pack Dave!

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      With an emphasis on "at least". LOL

  • @SierraOne
    @SierraOne 11 месяцев назад +1

    No Blood!
    Good Job!
    Pay the man!

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      LOL. No bruises either. Still drinking.

  • @SteveSeligman-p8n
    @SteveSeligman-p8n 11 месяцев назад +1

    Good job 👍👍👍👍

  • @kevinmahon4460
    @kevinmahon4460 11 месяцев назад +1

    I can't imagine how many F bombs had to be edited out! Great work Dave! 🍻

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Karen's really good at editing. LOL

  • @timh8543
    @timh8543 11 месяцев назад +1

    Good job

  • @ariverstonesthrowaway
    @ariverstonesthrowaway 11 месяцев назад +1

    and don't forget... you get to add a few for all the questions on the beer bill! Funny, I did my wife's brakes on her car, she told me to take it for the first drive by myself... now.. where's the trust in that!! 🤣

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад +1

      LOL. Might want to check and see if she has any life insurance policies on you.

  • @micaela10
    @micaela10 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dave 30 😉. Good job🤩

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад +1

      At least 30. Thanks for watching.

  • @christinaholligan8299
    @christinaholligan8299 9 месяцев назад +1

    What kind of car is zippy? We are thinking that we may get a smart car. But how to charge it

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  9 месяцев назад +1

      The Smart Car is made by Mercedes Benz overseas. Ours is gas powered and they don't import them anymore. I think they still may import the electric ones. You can usually find them for sale used on-line. We found ours on the Facebook Marketplace and it was at a dealer. It was 4 years old when we got it with 32000 miles and paid less than $6000. They are not that easy to find.

  • @hollisconant2566
    @hollisconant2566 11 месяцев назад +1

    i have done that so many times . and what gloves are those

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Those are just nitrile gloves. Glad it won't have to be done again for a long time.

  • @terryfields-z6i
    @terryfields-z6i 11 месяцев назад +1

    Where is the brake cleaner?

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      It was off camera, but I used it to clean the drums. You know I would. :)

  • @cswatson4823
    @cswatson4823 11 месяцев назад +1

    Was that a crack in your tie rod?

    • @cswatson4823
      @cswatson4823 11 месяцев назад +1

      I’ll email pic to show you what I saw

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Good eye, Karen noticed that as well, so I checked it out and it is actually a paint line. Sure looks like a crack.

    • @cswatson4823
      @cswatson4823 11 месяцев назад

      Good. But that would be another video of it was🤣 You could show everyone how to align the wheels. @@WattsOnWheels

  • @gavinwehlburg8084
    @gavinwehlburg8084 11 месяцев назад +1

    You did not have a cat this time Dave. Kind regards Gavin

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      That's right. No extra bear for cats.

  • @smiley800
    @smiley800 11 месяцев назад +1

    Heck. You got 24 beers for the fronts. And they were disc brakes. Geez. With that number already done, you should get at least 1.5 times that total for each of the rears for a total of 72 beers. No questions. And I'm even including the fact that you had shade.

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад +1

      LOL. I like the way you think. Keep in mind my glove ripped too...so maybe one more.

    • @smiley800
      @smiley800 11 месяцев назад

      @@WattsOnWheels ; well, you really should have dessert after.

  • @skistrycharski6999
    @skistrycharski6999 11 месяцев назад +1

    OK a maybe 10 as the glove blow out the thumb glove 🤷🏼

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Having to work with faulty equipment (glove) requires additional beers.

  • @skoffco
    @skoffco 10 месяцев назад +1

    Don’t know why in this day and age any one would think using old style drum brakes is a good idea. If not for the ease of the maintenance departments to replace. Hell, the new mechanics for the most part don’t know how to change those brakes. I have noticed more Mercedes dealers are not working on the SMART cars anymore. I have a fan/accessory belt that’s about to break. Can’t find anybody to replace it at least in my area. The closest Mercedes dealership that will do It is over 2hours
    way. Our 2016 SMART car only has 25,000 miles on it and for the belt to break there must be an issue with a tensioner as well.

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  10 месяцев назад

      I know. We had a hard time finding anyone near by to work on Zippy. Finally had a foreign car guy put new plugs and such on him. Expensive too! That's why I try to do all I can myself. 25,000 miles and a belt already...that sucks.

    • @darrells1806
      @darrells1806 10 месяцев назад

      I’m thinking that there’s probably a bad tensioner or some pulley out of alignment for it to go that early so changing out the belt only may be a moot point without looking into it further @@WattsOnWheels

    • @KT-TV
      @KT-TV 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@darrells1806 what model number is your Smart? There's a guy called Auto Knight on RUclips who has a video covering 450s and 451s on virtually every maintenance aspect. Worth subscribing.

    • @darrells1806
      @darrells1806 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@KT-TV mine is a 453 2016 gas engine.

    • @KT-TV
      @KT-TV 6 месяцев назад

      @@darrells1806 Ah...ok then different engine entirely.

  • @skistrycharski6999
    @skistrycharski6999 11 месяцев назад +1

    7 🍻🍻🍻🍺

    • @WattsOnWheels
      @WattsOnWheels  11 месяцев назад

      Maybe 7 each. Gonna have to negotiate that.