In good old England,we don’t say fork and knife,we say trouble and strife when we talk about our wife,thanks Eric,,nice that you have your young wife to help you bleed brakes,keep up the videos,they are good to watch.✅👍🍺😊
I enjoy watching and learning without having to lean over your shoulder. I’m 65 and my body has lost its strength to do what you do. But I appreciate being in the bay watching professional work being done.
Amen brother...! My broken body is 70. I'm working on '49 and '51 Ford 8n's, getting them ready to sell. I'm working to sell everything with any value. I'm sinking rapidly under Bidenomics...!
Forget pinching off the hose or calling your wife "old girl"; I am more offended that I didn't get a sound effect for the brake clean. Love your videos, Eric. Keep them coming.
As a proud new owner of a 50th Anniversary Mini Cooper Camden as my new car 🚗 I love how you are able 2 stop me from getting ripped off by garage's, thanks 👌☮️😊X
I'm riding down to DC to see family next month, but I'd be happy to give you free lessons in correctly spoken English, Scots and Irish en route. It pleases us when you call the parts of the car correctly, bonnet, boot and tyre. Good for you. Please note, we do NOT have an accent. You do. We invented the language and it started with us, though it has not gone unnoticed at your sterling efforts to improve, as has Rainman Ray. Carry on and keep calm
My favorite guy on brakes! U have molded me in your image.😂🤣 Im 70, when did we start using fig Newton meters? Took me agree to get used to mm's. I miss your brake clean orchestra! 😭 👍✊🖖🇺🇸
Eric, there is an excellent way to remember the conversion factor between N-m, and Ft-lb. Now I know that you don't fly, but, the most common commercial airliner on Earth is the Boeing 737. 737 is the conversion factor between N-m and Ft-lb. If you have a value in Ft-lb divide it by 0.737 and that will give you the corresponding number of N-m. If you have a value in N-m multiply that number by 0.737 and that will give you the value in Ft-lb. Just a little tip for you from out here in the desert Southwest.
Back in 2014 my wife wanted a Mini Cooper. I didn't want to get one because of the poor reputation for reliability and repair costs. She won out. Found a high end Mini Countryman with 8,000 miles. (R60) 4WD The car now has 60K+k miles on it and it has never given us one issue. Nine years later she's as happy as a clam. I maintain it myself as the dealership is far away. These cars are real performers in the snow. I have been pleasantly surprised. By the way Eric, the car is made by BMW in Austria. Try your German accent the next time. it can't be any worse.... You got a terrific helper there but I'll bet you already know that. Thanks for the videos....
Hi Eric, On the Mini, the bleed dust cover has a loop of rubber so as not to loose the cap but it also doubles as a wear sensor wire retainer, just feed the cap around the cable. PS, still enjoy the vids and the English accent 😂
Hi Eric. Bowden is called everything with a wire in a hose or a pipe over here in Germany. You will find them on bicycle brakes as much as on cars for clutch, brake, choke gas purposes or on anything that requires the transmission of push - or pullforces over a distance. It is named after the irishman Ernest Bowden, who invented it. Nowadays it is often replaced by hydraulic or electric devices.
I drove my 2010 mini for 2 years with the low tire light on thinking that one day I would buy new tire pressure sensors and get them programed to the car, but couldn't justify the cost. Then I got reading up on it and found you can do a reset to turn off the light and there are no sensors. The tire pressure monitor works through the abs. If a tire is low the circumference changes and the abs monitors a slower speed on that wheel and turns on the light. Funny thing is, there are tpm sensors listed for this car!
A "Bowden" cable is any cable where the core pulls through the center of an outer tension casing. Any brake cable like that as well as bicycle brake and shifter cables, motorcycle clutch cables, etc, are all examples of Bowden cables.
I enjoy watching Eric O and Mrs. O work together. I often wonder if they are childhood sweethearts. Remember the movie "Sweet Home Alabama"? First kiss, sand, lightening, and beautiful glass...
Having once worked in the hardware biz, it drives me crazy when people do that. What's almost as bad is when people call anything with a hex head a bolt. Small engine mechanics seem to be the worst for that particular sin.
I had one of these in South Texas. Loved the car. I did the brakes myself. Did it right Eric, but you already knew that. And bonus, a Mrs. O appearance with a smile.
Nice as always to see you Mrs. O! I always enjoy watching you and Eric interacting. You kids are made for each other! True soul mates. Happy Mother's Day!
Mini Cooper Clubman - coming from a former owner, sell it immediately before the timing chain tensioner goes bad, plastic thermostat housing cracks or the oil filter housing needs replacing.
@@TheRedgtv2000 Exactly, not all car problems are the car’s problems. As with many things in life Money, Assets, Health, relationships, people refuse to look at what is in the mirror.
Hearing you talk about attempting an English accent, reminded me that a lot of people thing that these Mini's are British cars and some even have union flags on the rear lights. These Frankenstein cars are not British, they are German cars that now have French engines. They were not even designed using the same principles of the original designed Mini. Made me chuckle when you asked Mrs O if she was pressing the correct pedal as I was once bleeding the clutch of my 1962 mini and a girlfriend was operating the pedal for me. Well, I even purchased a new master cylinder before I realised that she had been pressing the wrong pedal.
And here I thought I was the only one who packed the core box full of misc stuff. Pads, hoses, clips, rusty bolts, the pos tool that aggravated you that day, etc. I tell my guys if the old rotors would fit, they'd go in the core box too. Always saves you a couple trips to the trash can or scrap bin.😂😮
Drifting away from things automotive but I do the same thing when returning printer toner cartridges for recycle. *Everything* generated from the process (cardboard strips, plastic covers, packing slip, packaging, etc.) goes in that box and nothing into my trash when I’m done.
Cooper S’s lasted pretty well, if you missed the trees… There was a time when they wouldn’t insure them unless they had a roll cage and you were over 21.
@@CrimeVid That sounds extremely unlikely. Getting insured on anything with a roll cage fitted is very difficult, you usually need specialist insurance.
I'm a brit Matthew 😂 Eric is such a cool guy love watching his videos. There is no right and wrong way all cars are a ball ache and as long as it goes back together and works alls good 👍
I’ve been looking at your channel for sometime and took your suggestion to look at the rain man. It’s comical to see the difference between you two, the tools and tear down parts are organized but the rain man’s looks like a ransom note! I love both for different reasons. Wish we could get an update on Hannah, she knew how to give it back to you. Thanks for being there.
I think many long term followers of SMAR, LLC would love to have an update on Hannah. And on the other young woman, her name eludes me as I type. The ladies may wish to remain out of the public domain.
Eric, you should have gotten a picture of you and mrs O in that little sucker. Love another one of you terms"Fig Newtons". Another job you make look like a piece of cake. Keep em coming.
Love your work and videos. I am 67 and retired tech. Still puttering with my vehicles. Changed my Diff oil and transfer case oils today. I have a few pet peeves!! For example ....when I started working in the 70s it was foot pounds of torque....not pound feet and I will continue as such. How about you? I say Engine not Motor. Gasoline or diesel engine. Electric starter motor!! It's the way I learned in school. Kinda like a Man and Woman. Not gonna change my learning on the say so of delusion!! Hahaha 😂😊
On the subject of engine versus motor, a motor is something that imparts motive force. Every engine is a motor but not every motor is an engine. People say "motors are electric" but will use an impact wrench with an air motor in it, totally neglecting pneumatic or hydraulic motors. The terms are really interchangeable for all intents and purposes but yeah technically it's an engine.
In the 60s and 70s I used to race 1275 Mini Coopers. Brilliant little fast cars of their day. Roll cage inside the body ... just in case. Great fun. Foot hard down on the throttle and into the bend we went. Power puuled me through every time.
Those Mini's had spare maneuvering power? wink,wink. I've always wanted the first 2 door reincarnation, manual trans of course. All the other variants just dont have the charm.
The comments about the boots and the accelerator/brake pedals reminds me of a time I had to do a 2.5 hour drive in the boss’ 1983 Chevette 5 spd, while wearing size 10 work boots. Had to turn my foot sideways to only hit one pedal at a time.
What I find odd about those aftermarket pads is the way there don't seem to be any positive "bumps" on the inboard side of the inner rear pad (seen at 9:25) to mate with the positive cross on the head of the piston. Most of this style of parking brake will rotate the inner assembly while the head of the piston can't rotate because it is held in place by those mating bumps.
The width across the flats (WAF) determines the wrench size used. A finish pattern hex nut and bolt will have the same WAF for both the nut and bolt. The same holds true for a heavy pattern nut and bolt. As long as you do not mix up finish and heavy patterns you will use the same size wrench for the nut and bolt.
Watching you today, I just realized why I watch your videos. Besides Mrs. O, because it's always nice to see Mrs. O, it's the fluidity of your movements in repairing a car. Someone that knows what he's doing. Almost like a dance with foul language. 😁👍 Nothing pisses my mechanic off more than leaving my car for repair with an empty tank.
I used to work at a Volkswagen dealership and their service data talked about micro encapsulated bolts. It’s a just a fancy work for bolts that come with pre installed loctite. Just in case anyone was curious.
This is really neccessary though. I forgot to clip it back and the rubbing of the cable against the rim triggered the "replace pads" message (and eventually a red brake light in the dash) on my BMW 1 series
My wife has an '05 Mini Cooper (R52). If memory serves, the brake sensor has a rubber loop on it that actually clips on over the caliper bleed screw. That's what holds it in place in the area where it was floppy and you cable tied it.
Hi, Mr. O. I learned about bolt vs Hex size today, and it was all your fault. Here I am, minding my own business, and learned something I never knew. And it made sense as well. I couldn't ask for more unless you give me Green Stamps. You do remember Green Stamps, right? Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
Learnt something new this week - NAPA in the USA is owned by GPC and here in Australia they bought GPC Asia Pacific and operate under the brand name Repco, my sons employer :)
I always use high temp grease instead of the silicone stuff. Because I am too cheap for the silicone grease stuff. Is this a dumb idea? Never had problems but i live in Texas with no rust issues.
Long time lurker and viewer, haven't posted a comment, I don't think. I worked in a European shop, did a bunch of Minis, turbos in particular. But one day had to get access to fuel pump, MAN it's tight back in the back seat 😂 Love your videos, watch as much as I can. Also found out I am only 40 mins from your buddy Ivan in PA!
WF is Whitworth Fine thread. I had a restored Morris Minor Traveller and I swear that thing had every type of metric/imperial fastener ever created. I rebuilt the gearbox, and had more spanners/sockets on the bench that gearbox parts. Love your work Eric, greetings from Scotland.
Doesn’t even look like a mini from the inside either ! one of the joys of the mini was realising that there was nothing between you and the road but the windscreen !!
Very entertaining video as you never see anyone working on one of these. You and Mrs. O are made this one pretty humorous. Good stuff. Have a great rest of the week.
I've got 3 different size bolts in my tool box that I use for the euro stuff with wheel bolts. I think they were some old strut bolts and control arm bolts I had laying around. They are about 4 or 5 inches long. Chop the heads off and presto. I think the 12 mill 1.50 and a 14 mill 1.50 fits most stuff. The smaller bmw's are kind of an odd ball size. like 14 x 1.25.
I'm just sitting here, "Taking up space", and watching the "RUclipss". I had a math teacher that said, "You're dumber than you look", but I ended up working for the phone company for 43+ years, so I don't feel too bad about how things turned out. Not as successful as having my own business, but I did OK. I like to call myself a "Late Bloomer". Love all your videos! 😬
Hi Eric and the lovely Mrs. O., Hey Eric, have you noticed when you are wearing your cheaters you grab the wrong sockets because the bolt heads look bigger?
I usually give the hub lip a little zing with a wire wheel too. Prevents the wheel from sticking for the next guy and gets it centered on the hub real nice 👌
A clean hub face also prevents brake pulsations from the new rotor. If the rotor is mounted slightly off axis because of rust jacking underneath, the pads will have to grip a wobbling rotor until it wears in.
Mini (also called Classic Mini) is British. MINI is _German_ - owned by BMW. PS: Now I think on it, bolts that are designated by the shank/thread diameter instead of the hex size...maybe they're Whitworth bolts? 😁
Hey Mr. O. Those fancy Mini Cooper rear calipers have a ratcheting style parting brake. You have to screw them in as you apply pressure to get then to retract. But hey the boot was trashed so no big deal.
Hey Eric, another great video. I noticed you have the Astro high flow swivel on your impact gun. Not sure how long they’ve been on the market, but I’ve only recently discovered them and I really like them. Was wondering what you think of them? Keep the videos coming my guy.
My daughters first car was a Tercel. I would frequently ask “ hey lady, what happened to the rest of your car”. She now does the same to her own kids.😊
These things are BMW bits since BMW bought them. I am absolutely pleased to see you elevating your knowledge to european cars. What next, BMW's, Audis, Mercs? I am loving this.
In good old England,we don’t say fork and knife,we say trouble and strife when we talk about our wife,thanks Eric,,nice that you have your young wife to help you bleed brakes,keep up the videos,they are good to watch.✅👍🍺😊
I enjoy watching and learning without having to lean over your shoulder. I’m 65 and my body has lost its strength to do what you do. But I appreciate being in the bay watching professional work being done.
Amen brother...! My broken body is 70. I'm working on '49 and '51 Ford 8n's, getting them ready to sell. I'm working to sell everything with any value. I'm sinking rapidly under Bidenomics...!
Me too.
Same here 64
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Brake cleaner😢
Forget pinching off the hose or calling your wife "old girl"; I am more offended that I didn't get a sound effect for the brake clean. Love your videos, Eric. Keep them coming.
Lol
As a proud new owner of a 50th Anniversary Mini Cooper Camden as my new car 🚗 I love how you are able 2 stop me from getting ripped off by garage's, thanks 👌☮️😊X
I'm riding down to DC to see family next month, but I'd be happy to give you free lessons in correctly spoken English, Scots and Irish en route. It pleases us when you call the parts of the car correctly, bonnet, boot and tyre. Good for you. Please note, we do NOT have an accent. You do. We invented the language and it started with us, though it has not gone unnoticed at your sterling efforts to improve, as has Rainman Ray. Carry on and keep calm
Mrs O! The look you gave Eric when he asked if you were pushing the right pedal was priceless! Well played, young lady!
My favorite guy on brakes! U have molded me in your image.😂🤣 Im 70, when did we start using fig Newton meters? Took me agree to get used to mm's. I miss your brake clean orchestra! 😭 👍✊🖖🇺🇸
You have the perfect wife, good cook, sense of humour and probably roar’s like a bear when she comes 😂👍💙
Eric, there is an excellent way to remember the conversion factor between N-m, and Ft-lb. Now I know that you don't fly, but, the most common commercial airliner on Earth is the Boeing 737. 737 is the conversion factor between N-m and Ft-lb. If you have a value in Ft-lb divide it by 0.737 and that will give you the corresponding number of N-m. If you have a value in N-m multiply that number by 0.737 and that will give you the value in Ft-lb. Just a little tip for you from out here in the desert Southwest.
Nice tip! I always used 3/4 as good enough. But the 737 is easy enough to remember.
it is not 737
@@javirodify if you want to be like that, it's .737561. 737 is good enough, actually 3/4 is usually good enough.
@@javirodify OK, wise guy it's 0.737562 like anybody cares about 0.000562.
@@satamanschmidt3428 Yup. Torque wrenches aren't even that accurate.
Back in 2014 my wife wanted a Mini Cooper. I didn't want to get one because of the poor reputation for reliability and repair costs. She won out. Found a high end Mini Countryman with 8,000 miles. (R60) 4WD The car now has 60K+k miles on it and it has never given us one issue. Nine years later she's as happy as a clam. I maintain it myself as the dealership is far away. These cars are real performers in the snow. I have been pleasantly surprised. By the way Eric, the car is made by BMW in Austria. Try your German accent the next time. it can't be any worse.... You got a terrific helper there but I'll bet you already know that. Thanks for the videos....
Hi Eric,
On the Mini, the bleed dust cover has a loop of rubber so as not to loose the cap but it also doubles as a wear sensor wire retainer, just feed the cap around the cable.
PS, still enjoy the vids and the English accent 😂
They still have that huh? My 1992 BMW with ATE brakes has the same bleeder cap with the cable loop.
Oh cool thanks 👍
The English accent was just about as bad as Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
@@DougieLawson That was my thought, he's doing a Dick Van Dyke
Should you use a German accent because it is a BMW?
Am from Scotland and your attempt at part English, part Scottish accent made me burst out laughing Eric 😱🤣🤣🤣👍. Love the SMA Channel❤
Hi Eric. Bowden is called everything with a wire in a hose or a pipe over here in Germany. You will find them on bicycle brakes as much as on cars for clutch, brake, choke gas purposes or on anything that requires the transmission of push - or pullforces over a distance. It is named after the irishman Ernest Bowden, who invented it.
Nowadays it is often replaced by hydraulic or electric devices.
Cool seeing this one. So many of us old Mini owners end up being our own mechanics. It becomes a necessary obsession.
Enjoying a spot of tea even...Nice detail!
I drove my 2010 mini for 2 years with the low tire light on thinking that one day I would buy new tire pressure sensors and get them programed to the car, but couldn't justify the cost. Then I got reading up on it and found you can do a reset to turn off the light and there are no sensors. The tire pressure monitor works through the abs. If a tire is low the circumference changes and the abs monitors a slower speed on that wheel and turns on the light. Funny thing is, there are tpm sensors listed for this car!
I miss the sheep sound with fluid film. Great video Mr.O.
Me too.
Thanks for taking in a Mini, I've always hoped you'd explore the unknown lands from time to time. 😂
A "Bowden" cable is any cable where the core pulls through the center of an outer tension casing. Any brake cable like that as well as bicycle brake and shifter cables, motorcycle clutch cables, etc, are all examples of Bowden cables.
Bowden cables are bidirectional, unlike bicycle brake cables etc. which are unidirectional.
Not to forget the once ubiquitous choke cable.
@@PiffleMasterYT If they were unidirectional the brake would never release once applied.
Who is Bowden? 🤷♂️
@@TheOtherBill There is a return spring.
I enjoy watching Eric O and Mrs. O work together. I often wonder if they are childhood sweethearts. Remember the movie "Sweet Home Alabama"? First kiss, sand, lightening, and beautiful glass...
WOW I believe that’s the first ever mini pooper on SMA……👍🏻👍🏻
It must be International Week at SMA...maybe he'll treat us to a FIAT next!
@@chrisfreemesser5707 Let’s really give Mr O a challenge…… A Land Rover…..
@@jaxsonhugh9334 and make him guarantee it to work for 6+ months after 😂😂😂
@@jaxsonhugh9334 Nope nope OHHH hell no it's the 51st state week even if its a kraut wagon.
@@jaxsonhugh9334 Once you go 51st you dont go back.
Is it even an automotive video in 2023 if it does not have the snap on needle nose? Awesome as always Mr. O.
Glad you said something about the bolt size vs the hex size. Now when I do a eyeroll I'll know I'm not the only one!
Having once worked in the hardware biz, it drives me crazy when people do that. What's almost as bad is when people call anything with a hex head a bolt. Small engine mechanics seem to be the worst for that particular sin.
I had one of these in South Texas. Loved the car. I did the brakes myself. Did it right Eric, but you already knew that. And bonus, a Mrs. O appearance with a smile.
Nice as always to see you Mrs. O! I always enjoy watching you and Eric interacting. You kids are made for each other! True soul mates. Happy Mother's Day!
This one is pure gold. Pet peeves, Mrs. O and old girl give-and-take, alternative forms of english. Just refresh page and watch it again...
Thank God a new SMA Video!!! I was getting nervous
Wife in rhyming slang is "Trouble and strife"... You made the right call.
Mini Cooper Clubman - coming from a former owner, sell it immediately before the timing chain tensioner goes bad, plastic thermostat housing cracks or the oil filter housing needs replacing.
I own many of them and if you know how to fix and maintain them they will last for a longtime!
Maybe we will see it again! Eric O needs a new challenge now and then.
Add the head gasket to that list as well.
@@TheRedgtv2000 Exactly, not all car problems are the car’s problems. As with many things in life Money, Assets, Health, relationships, people refuse to look at what is in the mirror.
Hearing you talk about attempting an English accent, reminded me that a lot of people thing that these Mini's are British cars and some even have union flags on the rear lights. These Frankenstein cars are not British, they are German cars that now have French engines. They were not even designed using the same principles of the original designed Mini. Made me chuckle when you asked Mrs O if she was pressing the correct pedal as I was once bleeding the clutch of my 1962 mini and a girlfriend was operating the pedal for me. Well, I even purchased a new master cylinder before I realised that she had been pressing the wrong pedal.
And here I thought I was the only one who packed the core box full of misc stuff. Pads, hoses, clips, rusty bolts, the pos tool that aggravated you that day, etc. I tell my guys if the old rotors would fit, they'd go in the core box too. Always saves you a couple trips to the trash can or scrap bin.😂😮
🤣👍
Drifting away from things automotive but I do the same thing when returning printer toner cartridges for recycle. *Everything* generated from the process (cardboard strips, plastic covers, packing slip, packaging, etc.) goes in that box and nothing into my trash when I’m done.
I work at NAPA so thank you for that! heh heh. We only want the part complete in original box, so anything else goes to reman people with it.
Wuss-Bag productions presents “wtf was I thinking and why did I even get out of bed this morning?” FOR THE MONEY!!!!!!
Jolly good show ol chap. Tea and crumpets for a snack. Mrs. O is a real bedazzler helping with the bleed too
Heck I didnt think most Mini Coopers lasted long enough to ever actually NEED new brakes....😂. Thanks as always, Eric...
If they were "British" minis they would last.
Cooper S’s lasted pretty well, if you missed the trees… There was a time when they wouldn’t insure them unless they had a roll cage and you were over 21.
@@CrimeVid Sounds like a Ford Escort MK1.
@@CrimeVid That sounds extremely unlikely. Getting insured on anything with a roll cage fitted is very difficult, you usually need specialist insurance.
@@ferrumignisI think that was sarcasm.
Stop, Stop, STOP! Eric, I am seeing you work on a European car? A rare sight indeed! Great video!
I love the fig newton reference! Classic.
special guest appearance by Mrs. O. always glad to see her in the videos.
I'm a brit Matthew 😂 Eric is such a cool guy love watching his videos. There is no right and wrong way all cars are a ball ache and as long as it goes back together and works alls good 👍
I love you putting the british hat on when Mini is now owned by BMW :)
I’ve been looking at your channel for sometime and took your suggestion to look at the rain man. It’s comical to see the difference between you two, the tools and tear down parts are organized but the rain man’s looks like a ransom note! I love both for different reasons. Wish we could get an update on Hannah, she knew how to give it back to you. Thanks for being there.
I think many long term followers of SMAR, LLC would love to have an update on Hannah. And on the other young woman, her name eludes me as I type. The ladies may wish to remain out of the public domain.
@@dudleydeplorable5307 Here, here I agree. How are the girls of SMA doing. Inquiring minds want to know.
@@dudleydeplorable5307 Miss Marie
Eric, you should have gotten a picture of you and mrs O in that little sucker. Love another one of you terms"Fig Newtons". Another job you make look like a piece of cake. Keep em coming.
Love your work and videos. I am 67 and retired tech. Still puttering with my vehicles. Changed my Diff oil and transfer case oils today. I have a few pet peeves!! For example ....when I started working in the 70s it was foot pounds of torque....not pound feet and I will continue as such. How about you?
I say Engine not Motor.
Gasoline or diesel engine.
Electric starter motor!!
It's the way I learned in school. Kinda like a Man and Woman.
Not gonna change my learning on the say so of delusion!! Hahaha 😂😊
and all the fasteners were standard, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16 etc!!
On the subject of engine versus motor, a motor is something that imparts motive force. Every engine is a motor but not every motor is an engine. People say "motors are electric" but will use an impact wrench with an air motor in it, totally neglecting pneumatic or hydraulic motors. The terms are really interchangeable for all intents and purposes but yeah technically it's an engine.
School physics (1960s, Scotland), it was foot-pounds for a force, pounds-feet for torque.
Sometimes I forget what solid gold this channel is.
In the 60s and 70s I used to race 1275 Mini Coopers. Brilliant little fast cars of their day. Roll cage inside the body ... just in case. Great fun. Foot hard down on the throttle and into the bend we went. Power puuled me through every time.
Those Mini's had spare maneuvering power? wink,wink. I've always wanted the first 2 door reincarnation, manual trans of course. All the other variants just dont have the charm.
Oxfordshires finest Krautwagon at SMA.
The best crossover on film since Avengers Endgame. 😂
This brake job was missing the sound for the brake clean can. Super enjoyable.
Miss the 'bleating sheep' for the Fluid Film too.
Rainman Ray has that TM for brake clean.
@@CreatureOTNight he sometimes uses a different sound
@@yowser8780 your right
The comments about the boots and the accelerator/brake pedals reminds me of a time I had to do a 2.5 hour drive in the boss’ 1983 Chevette 5 spd, while wearing size 10 work boots. Had to turn my foot sideways to only hit one pedal at a time.
You are a master of what you do, I wish more Tech's took the pride in their work like you do.
Parts wrapped in that funny rust prevention paper are better than being soaked in cosmoline. 👍🏻😉
33:17 wire wear sensor is secured by the bleeder screw rubber cap... but zip ties work too.
Oh is it really!? Dang! I looked in service info too and they didn't even mention it!
I worked on a 2020 Ford Transit rear bakes today, and the wire was secured the same way.
should say cable ties not a zip ties.. 😂😂😂
They are zip ties because of the sound they make fastening them. 😂
@@gilberta458 they can tie more than just cables zip it is
Nice work “Old Boy” !! Good day Chap ! As always “Thanks for posting” !
No need to worry about the British accent, the Mini is a BMW anyway.
For some reason I thought they were still made in England but owned by BMW
I’ve done a few mini’s myself. Zippy little buggers.
@@SouthMainAutoYou are correct Eric they are made in Oxford England.
Manufactured in England Netherlands Austria and soon to be Germany.
And Peugeot have a part in it too
The banter between you two is top notch.
What I find odd about those aftermarket pads is the way there don't seem to be any positive "bumps" on the inboard side of the inner rear pad (seen at 9:25) to mate with the positive cross on the head of the piston. Most of this style of parking brake will rotate the inner assembly while the head of the piston can't rotate because it is held in place by those mating bumps.
Mechanical parking brake using same rotor. I've always liked that design. Thanks Eric!
W.A.F means width across flats. I had to look it up.
Your candor is appreciated. It's what makes your videos real.
Mini Thunder
Thanks for the video
Mrs. O Got you Eric !, when she said "Are you Europe-an!" Did you look at those pants 👖 😅
The width across the flats (WAF) determines the wrench size used. A finish pattern hex nut and bolt will have the same WAF for both the nut and bolt. The same holds true for a heavy pattern nut and bolt. As long as you do not mix up finish and heavy patterns you will use the same size wrench for the nut and bolt.
Eric, you need to call Mrs. O what she really is "Sweetheart" because she is truly such a Sweetheart.
Another good video Eric love it when you and miss all work together you two are a hoot God bless you both
Please keep ridiculing the know-it-alls from the comment sections. Love it !
There should be a cap that ties the cable to the bleed screw
Watching you today, I just realized why I watch your videos. Besides Mrs. O, because it's always nice to see Mrs. O, it's the fluidity of your movements in repairing a car. Someone that knows what he's doing. Almost like a dance with foul language. 😁👍
Nothing pisses my mechanic off more than leaving my car for repair with an empty tank.
It's like going to the doctor without showering, or to the dentist without brushing your teeth.
Were they expecting the complimentary gas and vacuum😁
I used to work at a Volkswagen dealership and their service data talked about micro encapsulated bolts. It’s a just a fancy work for bolts that come with pre installed loctite. Just in case anyone was curious.
Imperial march for the hose pinch pliers.
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You usually “clip” that sensor wire with the rubber dust cap of the bleeder screw just to hold it
This is really neccessary though. I forgot to clip it back and the rubbing of the cable against the rim triggered the "replace pads" message (and eventually a red brake light in the dash) on my BMW 1 series
My wife has an '05 Mini Cooper (R52). If memory serves, the brake sensor has a rubber loop on it that actually clips on over the caliper bleed screw. That's what holds it in place in the area where it was floppy and you cable tied it.
Actually Eric, 25 Fig Newtons = stomachache!😂😂😂😂😂
25 fig newtons = a half a day in the bathroom😂
Hi, Mr. O. I learned about bolt vs Hex size today, and it was all your fault. Here I am, minding my own business, and learned something I never knew. And it made sense as well. I couldn't ask for more unless you give me Green Stamps. You do remember Green Stamps, right? Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
I think the brake rotor rust issues may be related to the cost of the pine tar stuff they put on to prevent rust .
Learnt something new this week - NAPA in the USA is owned by GPC and here in Australia they bought GPC Asia Pacific and operate under the brand name Repco, my sons employer :)
Not a sponsor?
@@rtumark Wish they sponsored me, but he's happy there.
I always use high temp grease instead of the silicone stuff. Because I am too cheap for the silicone grease stuff. Is this a dumb idea? Never had problems but i live in Texas with no rust issues.
Long time lurker and viewer, haven't posted a comment, I don't think. I worked in a European shop, did a bunch of Minis, turbos in particular. But one day had to get access to fuel pump, MAN it's tight back in the back seat 😂
Love your videos, watch as much as I can. Also found out I am only 40 mins from your buddy Ivan in PA!
WF is Whitworth Fine thread. I had a restored Morris Minor Traveller and I swear that thing had every type of metric/imperial fastener ever created. I rebuilt the gearbox, and had more spanners/sockets on the bench that gearbox parts. Love your work Eric, greetings from Scotland.
These new minis are all metric, the size is WAF13 (width across flats) so 13mm bolt or nut size. Trust BMW to complicate matters!
Doesn’t even look like a mini from the inside either ! one of the joys of the mini was realising that there was nothing between you and the road but the windscreen !!
8:12 How are the powerstop pads holding up on Mrs O's van I got 50000 on the ones on my f150
Being from Scotland.. That was defo an Auz accent..! Still loving your work.. 😊 Good to see you've burst your Mini cherry..! 😅😅
The brake pad wear sensor wire is usually routed in the "rubber loop" of the brake bleeder cap, for next time :D
"Next time" or 2034
Very entertaining video as you never see anyone working on one of these. You and Mrs. O are made this one pretty humorous. Good stuff. Have a great rest of the week.
you can make your own alignment stud by just buying a 3" bolt and cutting the head off. I did that for my BMW so i could finally mount wheels.
Battle of the Bulge All those drums in the final scene. Pyrolyze biomass in 55 gallon drums with the Fischer-Tropsh reaction. Interesting scene.
I've got 3 different size bolts in my tool box that I use for the euro stuff with wheel bolts. I think they were some old strut bolts and control arm bolts I had laying around. They are about 4 or 5 inches long. Chop the heads off and presto. I think the 12 mill 1.50 and a 14 mill 1.50 fits most stuff. The smaller bmw's are kind of an odd ball size. like 14 x 1.25.
I was just going to comment I did the same thing, cut the head off the bolt and there you go 👍👍
@@jeffkeil7217 I do the same for tranny bolts!
I just use a super long skinny punch as a drift. Don't worry, I haven't messed up a thread yet.
I'm just sitting here, "Taking up space", and watching the "RUclipss". I had a math teacher that said, "You're dumber than you look", but I ended up working for the phone company for 43+ years, so I don't feel too bad about how things turned out. Not as successful as having my own business, but I did OK. I like to call myself a "Late Bloomer". Love all your videos! 😬
Could you give us a tool tour? Keep up the awesome work man love it.
A "tool tour" you mean let us look at your second mortgage for tools if he's a snap on fan boy.
he did some in his old videos
Nice to see a Mini (BMW). Made at the Cowley car plant, Oxford just up the road from me. 😃
Hi Eric and the lovely Mrs. O., Hey Eric, have you noticed when you are wearing your cheaters you grab the wrong sockets because the bolt heads look bigger?
Nothing like the original mini get your hands on one of them
You’re love it 😂😂
I usually give the hub lip a little zing with a wire wheel too. Prevents the wheel from sticking for the next guy and gets it centered on the hub real nice 👌
A clean hub face also prevents brake pulsations from the new rotor. If the rotor is mounted slightly off axis because of rust jacking underneath, the pads will have to grip a wobbling rotor until it wears in.
And a touch of grease on the hub keeps the wheels from sticking too.
2019 Mini stick owner…awesome little car!
Mini (also called Classic Mini) is British. MINI is _German_ - owned by BMW.
PS: Now I think on it, bolts that are designated by the shank/thread diameter instead of the hex size...maybe they're Whitworth bolts? 😁
Came here to say the same. Forget the British accent for modern Mini's. It should be German accent.
The minute you see it has wheel bolts (not studs) you know its German.
Hey Mr. O. Those fancy Mini Cooper rear calipers have a ratcheting style parting brake. You have to screw them in as you apply pressure to get then to retract. But hey the boot was trashed so no big deal.
Is this the first Mini we've seen on the channel?
Top notch video on the youtubes..... SMA has all the shhhhevrolaaays fixed.... Its pretty cool that Mrs. O still makes appearances...
Hey Eric, another great video. I noticed you have the Astro high flow swivel on your impact gun. Not sure how long they’ve been on the market, but I’ve only recently discovered them and I really like them. Was wondering what you think of them? Keep the videos coming my guy.
My daughters first car was a Tercel. I would frequently ask “ hey lady, what happened to the rest of your car”. She now does the same to her own kids.😊
❤ cool something different.😊
These things are BMW bits since BMW bought them. I am absolutely pleased to see you elevating your knowledge to european cars. What next, BMW's, Audis, Mercs? I am loving this.
"The BIG 1.6" LOLOLOL😅😅😅
Lol I like the Johnny Cash reference when you where saying those numbers.
We didn’t get the brake clean fanfare 😢