Blessed morning to you Mr mechanic, you really explain how to be a heavy truck mechanic. Your explanations is band on. Thanks much. I just finished change a brake chamber. Got dot and the adjustments was correct. Best regards.
I showed your videos to a guy man who been helping me work on truck's it's help him be more involved to help me and not so stressful on me ak not sure how much you no it really helps a lot too thumbs up. Video's
You made that look so easy, I've fought those brake cans for as much as 3 hrs they were so rusted and seized in place. I usually replace the clevis and pin with new ones but nothing wrong with reusing the old ones. Nice job...
i cut the clevis pin y,day with a cuttin torch,,i worry about fire all the time so had a hose pulled out and ready...I wish he would have helped me with push pull air lines ..a real problem when they are old
quick an easy ezra. i keep 4 around all the time. i figure as long as i have them, i wont need them......if i dont have them, you can bet i will need 4!
Great video brother I have a 2010 Great Dane reefer trailer I just got from auction and the cans are rusted to hell your video gives me the confidence to knock this out in a truck stop parking lot
Always good to see folks taking care of the important stuff, thank you so much for your videos, hope you have had a good summer brother, stay safe and healthy.
Never did much adjusting with the newer adjusters but toted a 9/16ths snap-on combo someone gave me and always set my own brakes. That way I could see how hard I was being on them Pulled them tight and backed off 1/4. Never lost over 1.4 between services so I was doing all right. The other drivers said I'd get fired if they caught me with it. I'd have showed it to them and said to have at it. I only used it when it was time BUT you never knew when one of the old adjusters was going to to spin out. I set other drivers brakes all the time that had bad adjusters that never got changed. I still have the wrench but my mower don't have adjusters! Thanks, Ezra! Burn fuel and GBWYou and Yall!
That was really helpful... In a different way for me! It's helping me recreate more accurate Models. It does blow my mind that there's no Backing Plates on those Drum Brakes!!! 😳 I can't imagine a Car or Light Truck without them.
@@Ezrider359 I'm quickly learning that. I'm guessing that it helps keep the Brakes cooler and dryer, not having a heavy Backing Plate closing in what has to be 5X to 10X the HEAT of a sub 2 Ton Car.
TwinStick Garage don’t set the brakes that puts pressure on the pin crazy way of doing it I’m a full time time served mechanic done literally hundreds of these
@@Ezrider359 you shouldn’t need to totally de-adjust a brake to change a chamber not trying to be a smart ass mate you carry on doing it your way just never seen it done that way
Glad to see all the use of never seize or Stevie Wonder paste like we used to call it. I was yelling at the TV for you to loosen the airlines while you were unbolting the air can, but you didn’t listen and had to do it the hard way. 🤣🤣 Good yo see you still plugging along.
Man I love your videos I really learn a lot since I started at a trucking company 2 years ago, but I'm really surprised that you haven't gotten into the Milwaukee m18 fuel line. Try it brother.
It's fascinating to watch a diesel technician in action. I still haven't had the chance to work on something this size since graduation. This doesn't make the field I am in, but hope to get into your line of work in the near future... 🤔🧐Thanks for the video. Your content is awesome as always.
Hey just a little tip when doing a pm and service taking some oil "new or used" put a few drops on the clevis and pin and work it in by moving the pin back and forward to keep from rusting up and making it difficult to remove the pin comming from a fleet mechanic
Great video. I am trying to learn watching these ! Why did you not have to cage the spring brake before removing the can ? I just helped a friend put a new can on his crane truck and I compressed the spring before we tried to unbolt the can ? I figured the brake was fully spring applied and it had to be caged before removing! The old can had clevis welded to the piston rod, so Cut it off and welded the new nut to the clevis and threaded the clevis onto the new piston shaft .It worked out nicely but was just curious about the spring brake ! Thanks for the videos !
When I show them how to change a piece of equipment, I try to tell them the size if the bolts and fittings so they get the right tools. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍🎯
all i can say amazing job you got thump up from me and i hope everyone watched this video to be fare and give the thump up as well PLEASE,thank you sir for post it and always good luck for you sir.
Done maybe half a thousand of em before I started driving em then I still had to do my own cause there new mechanic couldn't do shit right ??? I always hated doing brake chambers cause doing em right and doing em are two different things. You did that perfectly, stroke length etc. FINE JOB SIR !!! All the best to you and yours Sir.
Nothing like doing this in a truck stop parking lot in the rain at night and to make it worse it’s cold outside. This man is inside a controlled clean environment and making it look easy. It’s much harder after u been driving all day.
Ez have u saw the gages u can get for the push rods with the adjuster arrows. there only a couple of bucks for each wheel and after installation it's just a visual and if the pointer is between the two indicaters your good to go we have been using them for 10 years or so and they are fantastic. we have them on a couple hundred trucks. well worth the money less crawling under the vehicle and dot likes to. when they see you are in spec. they usually don't dig any farther. unless its really obvious. BTW that anti seize saves a lot of agrivation I use it on every thing especially if you know u will have to go there again and saves alot of Liquid wrench especially when you're along the road with out it.
@@Ezrider359 OK... so the rod is threaded all the way? That was not clear, I thought it was unthreaded. Yeah, put the die on the rod, cut it, then roll the die off! Put it on backwards, of course.
Would it be easier to remove the Clevis pin before you dynamite the trailer? And remove the air lines while brake chamber is still mounted. How did you check the length of the push rod? Vise on sale at Canadian tire. I wouldn’t tighten the jam but till it is connected to the slack adjuster. Good job, glad to see it worked out for you. 👍👍🎯
I once over tightened the caging bolt and I was right behind the slack adjuster and the caging bolt broke and was hit in the chest by the bottom of the slack adjuster where it meets the rod and thankfully I walked away with only a bruise. Really hurt
Hey brother very informative video like always, how you and your family holding up brother? Good to hear from you sir. Your friend from Larned kansas Eric Houser.
Good install but on a side note, I'll bet this brake will be unsafe soon. Notice from about 8:32 to 8:45 the slack adjuster anchor stud moves as the slack adjuster rotates. This is caused by the stud and nut no longer gripping the slotted anchor plate tight enough. Over the years I've seen many anchor studs loosen up due to time, corrosion and not much metal surface around the slot to grip to in the first place. This is a common problem that is largely overlooked by drivers, mechanics, safety managers and even certified inspectors. The result can be that the slack adjuster looses its reference and doesn't keep the correct adjustment. Always make sure those anchor studs are tightly mounted to the anchor plate because they do have a tendency to loosen up. Hope I helped. Thanks for your interesting videos, Ezrider359.
@@rearspeaker6364 Thanks, rearspeaker6364. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. Over the decades, I've found many of these "Haldex" type automatic slack adjusters with the 'plate & flat stud' style of anchor bracket to fail my pre-trip inspections due to allowing it's brake to back off out of adjustment. That is not good thing if loaded heavy or empty (or even bobtail) because all of those brakes need to be in proper adjustment for them to function properly and keep us out of the penalty box. Typically, the failure is caused by the flat stud becoming loose on it's plate because the nut securing the flat stud to the plate has very little surface area to clamp down to (a poor design, in my opinion). I've even found many of those flat studs completely GONE (as in so loose, they've fallen off)! This, in turn, causes the slack adjuster to lose its reference allowing it to quit adjusting. Over time and brake applications, the brake backs off and becomes ineffective. Believe me, if you are hauling 65,000 + lbs of sand in the end-dump along at 40 mph on a two-lane with oncoming traffic and a car pulls out in front of you WAY TOO #*!@!*# CLOSE and only your left steer brake is working, you'll know what I'm talking about (and you'll have wished you wore 'Depends' that day) !!!! Brakes need to work properly all the time! We can make sure they do BEFORE a lot easier than we can deal with the results of a deadly collision afterwards. Take care.
that was an easy fix lol on the gas axe for the cotter pin i thought the spring brake chambers come with clevis and clevis pin and cotter pin as full kit? looks like your slack adjuster is a bit bent?
I recently purchased an antique truck that does not have double cans. Is the upgrade as easy as just changing them to the newer style? The parking brake is mechanical on the driveshaft.
Also when cutting the shaft to length put the jam nut first run it down and the cut the shaft then back the nut out that would chase the threads putting the clevis on easier
O.k. I have a question for anyone that knows. Are all the nuts 15/16 the same on all chassis brake chambers or are they different nut sizes? I need to order some.
@@Ezrider359 🇺🇸Did you even have to hit em with Liquid Wrench or anything like that? Most of the trailer parts I’ve taken off were rusted like crazy! Well, you had the torch and that will usually help a great deal. It’s a good time to get those things done...before winter sets in. I have a boat load of projects to get done. Have a great one!🤩
And for all of the backyard techs who have never changed a brake pot (can). Always cage the spring brake first until you thoroughly understand what you're doing. Heavy danger!
@@bmdbigfeet1031 I was being silly. But, the bus Im talking about is odd...I imported it, so NOTHING is the same, standard or whatnot. And its just a nut, with no catch. I may do a video one day.
