'19 Subaru Forester: Front Brake Job - OEM Parts

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Doing a simple front brake job on a 2019 Subaru Forester using OEM parts. Napa screwed me out of the parts I ordered from them but that's ok. I like the OEM stuff 😁
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@DIYDaveOK Год назад

Character still matters, Eric, and that's why so many of us love your content - it isn't *just* about the work, it's about your insistence on doing things *right*. Thanks as always, Eric.

@SouthMainAuto Год назад

I appreciate that!

@alexs3447 Год назад

@@SouthMainAuto Dave is right . Eric has some scruples

@scottjohnson5449 Год назад

and let us not forget the great MRS. O for going and getting the parts... one hella good sport!!!!

@alexs3447 Год назад

@@scottjohnson5449 Sure she doesn't mind seeing the parts guys.

@davidfunk5859 Год назад

Yes yes kudos kudos Eric! Now ... Let me tell you how I would have done that brake job. LOL

@anwalt693 Год назад

If I were the customer, I would not mind paying extra for the OEM parts, quote or no quote, especially under the circumstances of the NAPA screw-up. Besides, 70K plus on the front brake pads and rotors tells me the OEM parts were pretty darn good. If I had a mechanic as good as Eric O., I would want him to get fair compensation for his work, even if it cost me a few dollars more. Guys like Eric aren't gold, they're platinum.

@shahsmerdis Год назад

I know this is not possible for shops but I always found Subaru brake parts cheaper than the store brand parts for about the same price when shopping from an online dealer. Kinda impossible with a shop, but if possible, and no rush . Better to keep more money in the hands of the shop or owner not dealer

@Alteredgenetic Год назад

Agreed. I would do the same and I wouldn't mind either. Parts are parts, labor is labor. Parts prices aren't always controllable, and if NAPA (not a sponsor) screwed him, I wouldn't want him to eat it and lose money for something that was out of his hands. It's not like he was adding extra hours of labor. Not making a dime on that job is actually cost him since he couldn't take another job so it snowballed. Mr. O is a good man and I would gladly bring him all my work, but if he can do it, I can do it.

@jblyon2 Год назад

@@shahsmerdis I've been able to get Toyota parts from dealers online for about the same as aftermarket. There's even a local dealer who sells them cheap online, but will tell you to pound sand if you show up at the parts counter and ask to get the online price. Sad you have to jump through the hoops, but OEM can usually be had for a good price, if you're willing to look. Always prefer OEM brake parts to aftermarket, especially with rotors. I've had too many aftermarket rotors warp in a short time.

@johnevans9751 Год назад

I agree

@alexs3447 Год назад

I would do the same. No sense Eric taking the whole kick in the coyenes himself

@rydenclancy9519 Год назад

As a retired truck driver I can't tell you how many times I've woken up in a cold sweat from a braking issue nightmare.

@groosbro1 Год назад

I had the same feeling when didn't switch from summer tires to all seasons before the first snow storm. Barely made it home, felt like I was driving on an ice rink the whole time.

@AToolWithTools Год назад

I used to have those a lot about my old car. Never even had problems with them, I think it was the natural sponginess that all of those models had in the pedal

@vwwrenchie314 Год назад

not a good idea to drive while asleep..lol🤪

@craigsmith8217 Год назад

I got tired and pulled my car over to the side of the road to take a nap. The car wouldn't stop even tho I was pushing the pedal as hard as I could. Then I woke up and realized that the motion was from the wind of cars going by.

@BravoZulu1416 Год назад

The worst is if you park on a get on ramp to take a nap while leaning over the wheel at night. Then some smart ass parks right in front of you. You wake up and see those tail lights right in front of you. That gets the old heart pumping fast

@steelers19571 Год назад

its so sad that there isnt more business out there honest like you. keep up the great work

@ice44567 Год назад

I actually used to be a delivery driver for a NAPA store when I was in college, and when I would mess up and bring a shop the wrong parts, I always felt terrible about it. I made sure to take the full blame on the spot, because at the end of the day, the drivers are the ones who actually read the order and pick the parts. Stuff like the wrong part in the "right" box was a bit different, but I still hated letting down the shops who depended on me to be quick to get the customer out the door quick. I mean ultimately crap happens, but it's a shame your driver went the excuse route since he ultimately cost you income on this job.

@duanethumudo3967 Год назад

That seems to be the direction companies go know is the book of excuses. Customer service is out the window.

@Graham_Langley Год назад

@@duanethumudo3967 Or as I found out recently with a local large but independent tyre (UK) place, blame the customer. They damaged a rod end locknut while failing to free it and tracked it using the other side only so the steering wheel was offset to the left. I took it home, freed it off no problem, fitted a new one (M17 thread so Mazda dealer only @ £9.70) and took it back for them to do the job properly. They refused to pay for the nut and, amongst other things suggested I was the one that had damaged it in the first place. Been using them for 20 years but never again.

@bizbot1655 Год назад

@@duanethumudo3967 There's no accountability anymore, just excuses.

@plowkingf15 Год назад

My Napa has a new O'Reilly's up the street. We'll see how that works out.

@melvingibson4525 Год назад

A lot of shop owners wouldn't have done that for the customer. What you did shows a lot of character, thinking of long term relationships rather than the quick buck. Nice job

@carlkraus6034 Год назад

Eric, there isn't anything wrong with showing another brake job. Most DIY'ers do at least brake jobs if nothing else. I never get tired of watching. I always learn something.

@99andrianmonk Год назад

Never get tired of SMA brake videos. Always learn something. Nice job, Mr. O. Happy Thanksgiving.

@rogerchevelle8543 Год назад

Honest shop. Keeps his words on his price quote. Great video Eric O👍

@clintprice2123 Год назад

Eric O has integrity and if I was told that it cost him more I’d want to make it right and pay the difference. Mrs O for the win, she’s always so supportive and accommodating in the shop. Many wives would not do that.

@dougheywood4692 Год назад

You are a man of your word staying with the quoted price. A rare thing these days especially in your business.

@ShainAndrews Год назад

Bound by law.. in all 50 states. Only possible alternative is to turn the work away. But since his business relies on getting that brake job done so he doesn't loose the place. Well he does the brake job.

@dougheywood4692 Год назад

@@ShainAndrews while that may be true (I am not disputing) there are plenty of shops out there that will find a way to jack the price somehow so they don't work for free.

@bertgrau3934 Год назад

@@ShainAndrews I don't think so, it's usually just an ESTIMATE, not written in stone. Still it's a return customer, so you do what you need to for the customer.

@larryadelberg6676 Год назад

@@bertgrau3934 many states have a maximum one can deviate from an estimate, I would assume NY, the nanny state of nanny states, is one of them. ;). Most customers don't know that but ......

@bertgrau3934 Год назад

@@larryadelberg6676 I did not know that, thank you for that information. I would think New York, and California would probably have similar laws. Glad I don't live in those states. Again thank you Sir, have a Happy Thanksgiving 😊

@carlosnavarro921 Год назад

Thanks again Mr. O , I've been watching you do brake jobs for a few years now and they never get old and always learning new things as cars have evolved from back in my wrench pushing days 25 years ago. Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving all the way from Ogden, Utah

@MRosati5000 Год назад

We used to ship packeges to some military place in Ogden.. have a good one.

@bradbeck2601 Год назад

Hey Eric, try a wire cup brush for an angle grinder. I put a 5/8 bolt and jam nut on it and run it with my impact. It fits perfectly around the hub center on a lot vehicles, at least the ones we have at our shop do. Works great.

@SouthMainAuto Год назад

Thanks for the tip!

@DDrew67 Год назад

My boss gives me crap for cleaning hubs before rotor install....got to do it on the downlow

@Eastahtata Год назад

@@DDrew67 I had an annoying shimmy in the steering wheel at around 65mph. Tires were getting due to be replaced so I thought it's just old out of balance tires. New tires, same shimmy. So I inspected the brakes carefully and there was rust build up between the hub and rotor. Cleaned it off and the the steering wheel is smooth as glass. So it is important, not just a pointless OCD thing like some think.

@brnmcc01 Год назад

@@Eastahtata Yup, rust jacking is a thing, especially in the salt belt.

@braaapattack2937 Год назад

They sell those new, I have one I use on my drill for my car on the hubs

@dainsmart6237 Год назад

Dear friend=Mr O I saw you use a break caliper file once and i ordered one straight away as a wire wheel just polished the rust it has saved me loads of time and everything fits back together perfectly every time so thanks for that little life saver. Kind regards. Dain. Keep the films coming 👍🏻☕🇬🇧•••+•••🇺🇲☕👍🏻.

@thegreatiam316 Год назад

A true blessing to your neighborhood not just with skills in car repair but as an honest mechanic that chooses to always do the right thing. Thanks for sharing and teaching us in thy way.

@andrecampbell691 Год назад

I've probably watched you do about 100 brake jobs, I just can't help myself, I'm addicted. 😵‍💫

@nzcyclone Год назад

A big Shout Out to Mrs O for doing that 2 hour trip to pick up the Subaru parts for you and therefore for the customer. I love your videos. They are no nonsense. Good old common sense without any added drama or effects. It is sad though in a lot of ways that for the younger ones coming through (and not just in automotive industry but all industries) The younger ones may think that the older generation are a bunch of old foogies but, The amount of knowledge is extreme. For the younger generation unless you are wise to harness that knowledge which I am sure if you show interest they will teach you. You are going to miss out on so much... Because one day all these older ones wont be around and then you will go "If only I had taken the time to ask or find out" Keep safe and well everyone :)

@BrikDivit Год назад

I've watched a ton of brake jobs you've performed and I've taken a lot of your best practices. I don't live in the rust belt, but I've adopted many of your habits. I was recently complimented on my attention to detail on my process and told I was giving a "premium" effort. I say that to say....people notice when you care about the end result. Attention to detail matters. As the epitome of the shade tree mechanic, thank you for the free master classes.

@johnh8268 Год назад

I realize you want to honor your original price and want to keep the customer happy, but I would think if you explained the situation to most reasonable customers, they would pay the parts difference.

@deathk26 Год назад

Always nice when parts suppliers absolve themselves of any responsibility.

@grudd61 Год назад

You are one of the very few, that do a complete job on brakes. Great videos!!

@jeffkeil7217 Год назад

Hey Napa!! Excuses are like (you know), everybody’s got one.😁😁😁

@Ragas07 Год назад

SMA brake jobs are legendary! They never get old and boring. And keeping your word on the price even though you spent more than what was quoted to the customer talks a lot about your character Mr. O. Really appreciate it!

@TheZakimus Год назад

Saw your caliper pushy tool a while back and realized I could just make one and I did, works great still 👍👍

@joecoleman3069 Год назад

I loved reading the coffee mug at the 10:30 place. LOL! I never tire of watching your brake jobs, Eric. Thanks for sharing.

@russdavis1960 Год назад

@ 11:48 mark it shows up well.....

@craigfin3222 Год назад

Never trust the parts guy until the parts are in your hand and all accounted for.

@freeusnow6265 Год назад

Hay..love the content..Mr..O..shot out from south texas.san antonio. May. you an your family have a blessed Thanksgiving. 🙏☝️👍👊

@AntonioClaudioMichael Год назад

Good quick brake job install Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC

@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater Год назад

Had a Honda that I drove mainly highway miles back in the day. Took it in for a recall at about 48k and they of course check everything. When I came back they commented that the brakes were in great shape and had minimal wear. Told them with a straight face, "I hardly use the brakes, the car came with a horn." They gut quite the laugh out of that.

@brianbanks3044 Год назад

in our neck of the woods, Central NY and lots of salt and snow and rust, when I do a brake job (expecially on MY subarus) I grind the pads down a little where they go into the caliper sliders....gob them up with antisieze and let them be a little loose in the bracket....might cause a click here or there but in 20-30K miles, the pads will pop out easily and more than likely not FREEZE solid in the caliper sliders...I also put a little antiseize between the caliper bracket and the new sliders to prevent as much rust as possible...one other thing I do is put some antiseize between the rotor and the hub so that it pops off next time too......great job Eric

@kkovler1 Год назад

had to grind the ears a bit when doing rear brakes on a sonata, else they would not go in

@BV-Auto Год назад

I better see some Brake Cleaner in this video...or I WILL be telling Ray about it...belive that Eric.

@AntonioClaudioMichael Год назад

Definitely got there money worth on them front pads for 70k miles Always nice to see Even Pad Wear Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC

@williammorris3303 Год назад

Did my father in law’s brakes this past summer. He was metal to metal. I didn’t think nothing of it. I closed the piston did the passenger side, went to the drivers side, closed the piston and brake fluid was pouring down. Because he kept topping off the fluids it was over full. I worried that I might have damaged something. Luckily I didn’t, or it doesn’t seem so anyway

@keltecshooter Год назад

I worked for a guy that was anal about checking the rotor temps after a brake job road test, every once in a while you would be surprised.......

@steveo6631 Год назад

SMA video just in time... I was gonna search for something worthwhile to watch, and bammm - SMA notification... The fast motion segments crack me up, man... I always hear Benny Hill Show song in my head... Nobody under 50 will get that, I'm sure... Stay well, my guy....

@cliffordstreck9723 Год назад

Been very quiet about deer hunting lately last time you said anything was when you were eating some back straps that Mrs O provided. Can we then assume you have been skunked so far...

@wcjeep Год назад

120k miles on my 2006 Dodge Ram. Original pads at 50% remaining pad life.

@johnhufnagel Год назад

not sure what anyone else thinks, but if you were my mechanic, I'd cover the difference.

@rwinstanley8668 Год назад

I paused a Rory Calhoun western to watch ANOTHER SMA brake job!? Damn skippy I did! Happy T-Day the O’s

@hghahn301 Год назад

Learnt something where to put the grease. Thanks for uploading.

@goooch888 Год назад

You might get more subscribers if you would swing your arms around alot. 😅

@stevelapointe140 Год назад

Who else liked the mug at 14:40? If you missed it, it is worth going back and having a look. I agree Eric, I also get those calls with a customer expecting to be my only or my biggest concern. Love the videos, Happy Thanks Giving

@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT Год назад

Great mug, tells it all :-)

@raymondreiff8170 Год назад

I saw the White cup, But my Video quality isn't good enough to see the words, But whatever it's says if ERIC has it, That means it's GOOD 👍🇺🇸👍.

@michaelsauthoff106 Год назад

@@raymondreiff8170 Let me just drop everything and fix your shit

@billc7211 Год назад

I really appreciate Eric‘s videos for several reasons: 1. His ongoing commentary is amusing and very informative. For example, his lesson on burping the boots was awesome. 2. He really takes care of the lighting and camera positioning to the best of his ability which makes the videos much more enjoyable. 3. He really cares about the quality of his work. It doesn’t matter what the topic is, I’ll always watch his videos.

@masseymm Год назад

A nice simple breakdown on how to do a front brake job

@legojenn Год назад

I dropped by a NAPA on a Saturday to get a parking brake cable after Canadian Tire sold me the wrong part. I could not get over how many delivery vehicles they had. Even if their error rate is low they can give a lot of shops a bad day.

@billziegmond4943 Год назад

I did a brake job on the family Grand Prix. It had a white leather interior. I am covered with grease. I tell Dad " I didn't pump the brakes up. So pump them up before you move the car." Say hello to the new drive through garage! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ImSrry4BeingWhite Год назад

Yo Eric thanks for being a great youtube channel! I woke up at 2am and can't sleep so this video will be my 2am entertainment now lol

@Ayestosea Год назад

Weird how the back was replaced before the front...

@davidapp3730 Год назад

Good to see a shop using a torque wrench on the wheel nuts. So many places say "We have a calibrated air wrench"

@robertheinkel6225 Год назад

My Honda dealer has cost me two brake jobs after improperly torquing lug nuts. The Odyssey tends to warp brake rotors with improper torque.

@knobblyknob Год назад

I love how tidy you keep your shop and gear, Stevie Wonder could see that you're a true pro.

@rwinstanley8668 Год назад

😂

@richardwarnock2789 Год назад

Suber who like Hortin hear's a Who!!!; )

@livnowpayl8r Год назад

Only 2K away from 750K… very impressive!

@davidowen6103 Год назад

NAPA, (thankfully) not a sponsor.

@1947froggy 11 месяцев назад

Nice video, I just did a rear 2019 Forester. Only thing I would do more is I like to do 3-4 hard stops from about 45-50 mph (like a dog runs out in front). Get the new pads hot, bedded in, makes sure it's all good, easy driving and stops are ok, but I test them hard. When I can smell the new pads I know I got them hot. :)

@jimclifford1241 Год назад

Integrity is as integrity does. The very best thing about your videos is the unwavering adherence to doing it right. The genuine down-homey wisdom and entertainment is what makes this must-see TV! Thanks, again Eric! Happy Thanksgiving.

@santaclause2875 Год назад

Exactly the way I feel about Eric and his shop!!

@ProfSimonHolland Год назад

your clear and wonderful film almost makes me think... 'I could do that'... thanks South Main Auto team.

@keithcurtis6671 Год назад

I really love your videos and how your integrity shows. I do have a question regarding lubrication, why is it you do not put any lubrication on the hardware that the pads slide against? You always put grease between the hardware and the caliper bracket but not on the surface of the hardware that contacts the pads.

@jamesbruno5896 Год назад

Subaru thunder! Customer got OEM parts at Aftermarket prices! You rock Eric!

@dans_Learning_Curve Год назад

How much force is too much when pushing pistons back? At what point will calipers start hanging up and wearing the pads?

@chencho9226 Год назад

Loving the video like always keep up the good work 👏 Loving the coffee mug though 👌

@RadRacer1378 Год назад

I’m just about to do one of these, original front brakes at 90k. It’s the big 2.5 😂

@Awkward_Fox Год назад

Wish I had known to load the pads in before putting the brackets back on when I did my brakes... Would have been so much easier!

@JasonMeyer-fy8og Год назад

I'm not sure that everyone can truly appreciate how truly rare it is what a shop stands by their quoted price...and still doesn't cut corners on service/install. Bravo Eric...and to Mrs. O for the 2 hr round trip to make this happen!

@jayjudd6518 Год назад

Happy day when you work for free , bless your heart. I want a repair guy like you !!

@turner0224 Год назад

Glad to see the snow didn’t swallow you and the family up …..was getting a little concerned. No trips to Twistys I guess ha ha ha

@Android_Warrior Год назад

Eric, we want you in this channel forever, Don't breathe that rust dust!, PLEASE WEAR A MASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@rickburt7055 Год назад

I don't normally comment but I must say that your videos are among the best I've come across on RU-vid. You are truly a professional and give excellent instructions on what your doing and why without a whole lot of unnecessary chatter and you have a great sense of humor. Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving . Thanks from Ontario. P.S. we know all about rust lol.

@gjohnston7619 Год назад

You are a CLASS act.....sticking to your quote.....sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.....SHAME ON napa

@freetolook3727 Год назад

When I was in business I treated my customers like friends and family because I knew that someday I would pass them on the sidewalk or in a store and I wanted to be able to look them in the eye and say hi instead of trying to avoid them. I was told by other business owners that wasn't the way to make money but I didn't care, I had plenty enough to raise three kids and that's all that was important to me at the time.

@KentuckyRanger 3 месяца назад

Getting ready to do this on my 2015 Outback. Been wondering about this cracking open the bleeder while compressing the calipers, ugh... I'll be keeping the burping idea in mind, LOL!

@chrishartley1210 Год назад

Sounds like the friction material on the front is particularly hard which explains the high braking effort needed. That in turn would explain the rears wearing out long before the fronts. Perhaps they use the same material as fitted to the Impreza which most certainly does need harder material. Edit: from what you said about sensitivity it sounds like the replacement material is softer. Perhaps the original material was "incorrect". Edit 2: predictive text 🤪

@shahsmerdis Год назад

both my subarus, 2013 impreza, and 2014 forester, are known for rust jacking in the caliper mounting points. even 1 mm of rust will cause them to rust jack. I did my own brakes, but my sisters forester went to the dealership. I told them to clean the rust points, and they didn't and it was just jammed in there. Once i freed it up, the braking performance was much much better.

@elcheapo5302 Год назад

Some vehicles go through rear brakes more often than fronts. Sometimes as a result of stability control, driver behavior, or just design.

@jumpinjojo Год назад

*Braking, not breaking.

@chrisforte8229 Год назад

braking, not breaking.

@jumpinjojo Год назад

@@chrisforte8229 See above. Lol!!

@robertcochran7103 Месяц назад

I watched your video because my own Forester needs rear brake pads, and I want to get a sense of what the job entails doing. Your wife is truly amazing -- Mrs. O, thank you for getting the OEM parts needed. 2 hours of driving is just no fun at all. Thank you for helping him. (And yes, I know this video was 1 year ago.)

@jimprovax6846 Год назад

You’re a standup guy. Love the content. Keep up the awesome job.

@mixasphil4228 3 месяца назад

Hello. Thank you for your video. So you went with Front-right Front-left and Rear-left Rear-right. Did you find brake bleeding sequence in a manual or?

@45AMT Год назад

OH Yeah! Cruzin By the DG on the test drive. Life is good....Happy Thanksgiving to the whole SMA family!

@alberta3157 Год назад

11:18 seen so many brake replacement videos and you are acutally the only one to mention not to add too much grease, i acutaly learned it myself a few days ago did my replacemented myself and decided to clean and regrease the guide pins while I'm at at, and the pins wouldnt slide all the way in becasue i have added too much grease and the grease acted like a coushing and the pin would even sping back if you push it hard in, thought that if ill push the brakes it would push the extra grease out to the boot and everything would be allright but it didnt happen, took it for a half a mile ride and quickliy realised the brakes were rubbing all the way...

@Rickmakes Год назад

Earlier today I came across a video by RB The Mechanic titled "Dont make this mistake when you grease you caliper sliding pins | typical mechanic TIP". It's a funny coincidence that I saw this video with the same message considering that you don't hear it mentioned in almost all of the other brake videos.

@alberta3157 Год назад

@Freiherr Dinkelacker the grease was inside the caliper itself where the pin slides in and the pin has a rubber seal around it, no matter how hard i pushed with or without the boot the rubber seal on the pin just was sealing it inside , had to take the pin out and to spry brake clean inside the slide pin tunnel in the caliper and some que tips to clean the inside

@alberta3157 Год назад

@Freiherr Dinkelacker sorry i wasn't clear enough, what I'm saying is the sliding pin has a rubber seal at the tip and if you have grease inside the caliper itself when you are pushing the pin inside the grease that is already inside the caliper won't push out of the caliper ( the metal hole inside the caliper ) because the rubber seal on the pin(the pin is a metal bolt with a rubber seal at the tip) making a really good seal and it has nothing to do with the boot, the boot is very elastic and if you overfill the boot i guess it will give out at some point and will leak the grease out pretty easliy but I'm not talking about overfilling the rubber boot itself. There are 2 sliding pins, one is a metal one and has specail groves on it so if you have too much grease inside the caliper it will push out through the groves, but the second pin has a rubber seal around it and no grooves on the pin itself creating a very tight seal and incase you have grease inside the cannel in the caliper it wont allow the pin to slide all the way down no matter how hard you push it, even if you assembeled the brakes and press on the brake pedal.

@petepeabody8905 Год назад

would it help to lube the inner caliper pistons to repel rust??? great and thourough job Eric

@brian2359 Год назад

How do you like PowerStops you put on the minivan?

@VegasEdo Месяц назад

Didn't make a dime doing the job but hopefully while I watched the video you made a nickel. Nice job as always!

@richfjr1300 2 месяца назад

so the rotors you choose, is it mostly NAPA you go to? i've mostly used Rockauto (DIYer), someone was saying the ones with the 'machined' surface look that are coated are the ones that last longer, if they're in a 'white' box, and dont' have that machined surface (where the brakes hit) they only last 30k miles or so....

@PRO4XKEV Год назад

It sucks you made no money on this job. However you still have this customer to come back for more work in the future. I enjoy the videos Eric.

@IgorD33 Год назад

I would cover the extra cost for a guy like Eric. Hopefully youtube video recovers some of the lost revenue

@pl5624 Год назад

Subarus go thru brakes like nobody's business so to get 70k is a miracle

@scotts9476 Год назад

Eric, what swivels do you use for your air tools? I’ve tried a couple from the Amazon and they always leak air after a few uses. Thanks!

@cccspokesmanandcofounder Год назад

NY years are equivalent to Dog years for Rust.

@crabjoe 4 месяца назад

I can't believe it, but I've got 85K miles on my 2020 Forester with the factory pads. I've never had OEM nor aftermarket pad ever last this long. Last fall I ordered pad because I had 75K miles.. I expected to need them. When I pulled the wheel off and checked, I still had more than what's on this video. Being that I have the pads, I think I'm just going to do them this weekend.

@TheRUSTYHOOK2 27 дней назад

Yep. I had a piece of rust fall off a tail pipe. Landed in my eye. Two visits to eye doctor. He used the equivalent of a dremel tool to get the embedded rust out of my eye.

@johnasosajr Год назад

I hated doing front brakes on one of those Subarus I can’t remember which one but the upper bolt for the caliper and the strut bolt are not fun to work around but I’m at a dealership now and don’t usually work on Subarus any more

@bfinlen87 Год назад

I am not complaining just feel a little lost.....two brake jobs and NO BRAKE CLEAN!!!???? 🤣🤣Keep up the good work sir

@kens.3729 Год назад

I would Hope our Mechanic would let us know if they had to Buy more Expensive OEM Parts and we’d Pay Diff. because NO ONE is in Bidnez to Break Even. 👍🙏

@rickarmstrong4704 Год назад

Hello Eric! Lucky Eh! You look like You missed the 73 inchs of Snow How Did You do that? Cheers!!! From Aurora Ontario!

@ykmalachi Год назад

I never open a brake hydraulic system unless I have to. Nothing like a tiny bit of air that won't come out and adding 1.3 hours to a 30 minute job.

@elcheapo5302 Год назад

I feel your frustration, Mr. O. Have a Napper haiku: Napa failed again Driver full of excuses Still not a sponsor

@Onewheelordeal Год назад

Loved the seal burping bit. How is it possible to have a car need rear brakes that long before fronts? I've never once seen it but maybe specific vehicles just have undersized rears and/or oversized fronts

@briandeschene8424 Год назад

Subarus use the rear brakes to prevent rolling backwards when starting from a stop going up hill. They release as you start to roll forward. Really useful on manual transmission but they put it on automatics too. Tends to make the rears wear faster then the fronts. At least based on my living with four Subarus over the past 30 years.

@n2n8sda Год назад

Interesting question, it's pretty common on many modern cars these days. Than answer is not straight forward and comes down to a multiple of things. In a nutshell it is manufacturers trying to improve safety of the vehicle. There is a preference to bias the brakes so more of the stopping force goes to the rear end, this helps prevent the classic nose dive under heavy braking you'd see in an older car which helps the driver maintain control of the vehicle. Another thing is that many ESC (stability control) systems use the rear brakes without the drive pressing the pedal whenever it things the car is loosing stability which further increases pad wear. Depending on how and where it is driven this can also decrease the life, throw in the extra load on the rears to improve diving under braking and you have rear brakes that wear out faster.

@wes326 Год назад

On our 2013 Outback the rears lasted about 70k and I replaced the fronts at 105k.

@chrisb9478 6 месяцев назад

Do you know what size for the 2 different sockets? And what torque specs for each, I looked up & found 99 & 19ft/lbs.

@johnboywaltonbeard4699 Год назад

Eric O’… Great Job as Always! FYI…Ron Capps, sponsored by NAPA, won the 2022 NHRA Championship! I know, “Not a Sponsor”!

@pauljefferies9087 8 месяцев назад

Oops. Was gonna comment , but I accidentally like didn’t click fast enough, so this is probably on wrong video. You were fixing brakes on car for that lady in the office, using 7:34 brake greasemaybe not use so much, brake grease, that’s all.

@richhelm21 Год назад

I cant see they are the original pads at 70k, discs (rotors) maybe. Here in the good old UK, ( is that PRUK Eric? 😀) we change pads at anything from 25k upward depending on brand, most euro cars are the same, some japanese / asian have harder compound pads, hence lack of pedal feel, even so, 40k max. If it is correct, good on Subaru! Love that you honor the quote. Good on you Eric.

@Skeetle56 Год назад

Your videos help so many of our DYI folks. Over the years I've done many a brake job but I would appreciate your in put on brake fiction materials. For example I purchased a preowned 2015 Lexus RX350. Great car! I'm considering R & R the friction material due to slight drag noise when depressing the pedal. Since the removal of asbestos, materials have come and gone. Being now in my 70's, I'm not wanting to do the pad replacement more than once. Can you please recommend a brand/make pad the is quiet but effective? These are heavy vehicles as well. Your suggestions are much appreciate.