In Barts Garage we make things , Repair things, a lot of the time we are repurposing something into something else, we are definitely doing DIY projects that cover a broad range of matter,, We are also part of the Makers and Crafters on Twitch, have a Etsy page
I just replaced my pads. i highly recommend that they only be changed when the sensor says so. then replace the sensors with the new pads. the sensors aren't designed for re-use after the pads are replaced. because they will break when removing and reinstalling.
this looks great but I need 240 bar or about 3500 psi. Any idea if a 3 ton jack be capable of this? I'm stuck in Hungary with some diesel injectors off my motorhome that need testing. I mixed up springs and shims while cleaning. That's the only thing holding me back from a vacation in Italy! everything here shut down about a week before christmas and goes until early January. agggghghghgghgh The one guy that is working this week is a machinist.
I cringed a little watching channel locks being used to push those pistons back on painted rotors. If you crack the bleeder screw loose (and put a hose on it so you don't get brake fluid all over the painted caliper) you can push them back in by hand very easily, and you also don't end up pushing old fluid from the caliper back into the lines.
You are not the only one to cringe, I usually use a piece of sticky back rubber on the jaws like the plastic wedge for getting the pads past the ridge on the caliper. I managed to do it gingerly enough as not to leave marks.
I have build a diesel injetor poptester...i cannot get to pressure up ...and i have notice that diesel returning ithe to reservoir....the Jack was new and never used.... please help me... thankyou
Wierd I made one of these today before I watched your video we had similar ideas. I cut off the screw top and welded a fitting into the piston I didn't have a lathe I used a hand drill. Works great got my injectors to fire at 2200 psi.
Nice job, But it does not let you know how much return fuel that comes back into the tank ,May be you could T off the fuel line some how, Thanks' for showing the assembly
I think it just reset its self, I do have a code reader for resetting the oil change message and I may have used it, My reader is similar to this one same brand, check compatibility with your vehicle.. www.germanaudiotech.com/collections/featured-product-listings/products/new-icarsoft-porii-porsche-obd2-diagnostic-scanner-tool-erase-fault-codes-srs-abs-service-reset
There is a much better solution available called the Fumoto drain plug. If your vehicle has a topside oil filter it makes oil changes essentially tool free
I actually have one of these valves on my F250,, on the Porsche I have limited space between the pan and the cross-member, also there is a belly pan that has to be removed to gain access to the oil plug, and it is a pain.. it is a viable option on other vehicles.
Hi Kevin, very cool video and thank you for making it , your funny and right to the point that is cool, thanks again you give inspiration to many i am sure, i am going to build one now thanks to you. I found a bottle jack on Craigslist for $8 and a 3000 psi guage on amazon for $10 : ) !!! Have a nice day !
Thanks for sharing, BMW/Merc tech here, I use some grease on the slide pins that the brake pads move on to reduce friction and chance of squeal/noise, just my two cents.
I actually did not use a torque wrench, I put a drop of blue loctite and tightened it the german way(goot-N-tite) however with the long breaker bar I was using I was afraid I was going to snap the bolt,, here is what I would have gone by though>> 200 ftlbs is recomended for M16x1.5 calliper to wheel front carrier . And thanks for watching...
I am just learning and loving this craft. It is very hard on my old hands and you sure did give me other ways of doing this. Thanks. Where did u get your wire?
I work in industrial manufacturing facilities and kinda have an in with maintenance managers, when I show them pics of what we do and assure them I am not going to scrap the wire for the money they are not hesitant at all in letting me partake of their scrap bin.. However I now have enough wire to keep me busy for a couple of years, I even donated about 200 lbs to a teacher just north of phoenix.. I also have a twich channel >> www.twitch.tv/bartspar I brodcast on the weekends and the videos are saved for a couple weeks..
I did tig weld it, with regular mild steel, The fittings were high grade hydraulic types and I think that had something to do with the sheen combined with the wirebrush I used to kind polish them,, Thanks for the feedback ..
One thing to bear in mind when build one of these, keep the process clean as possible as you don’t want to introduce dirt fragments into your nicely cleaned injectors.
