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I absolutely love your videos. I'm a single mom with no fear to tackle my own car issues. Your videos are so complete and helpful. With your extra helpful tips i have the confidence after watching the necessary video that i can fix my own problem without worries. You are an amazing mechanic and i love how engaging your videos are. Thank you for helping me, i appreciate all the time you dedicate to educating the public and myself. You are by far the best mechanic on you tube.
Hi, Scotty I just bought a pair of Akebono brake pads for my truck replacing my factory pads after 80 thousand miles. Everything you mention is on point. My son of 18 years, said after watching the video. Wow Dad that makes sense!! Thanks.
haha if you aren't being sarcastic, he paused the video, most know how to take the hub cap and wheel off, unless there is a locking nut, that's another video
Just found your videos. I'm getting ready to replace the rear drum brakes on my '94 Chevy Van G30. I watched a few others, which were either vague and poorly shot, or just not very user friendly. Then I found yours, and was very happy to see that they were full of information, delivered in a natural, helpful way, including the right tools needed for each step, tips on things to do to extend the life of your brake job, keep the brakes from squeaking, etc. For me, this group of videos was exactly what I needed to help me take on this project with confidence. I'm actually looking forward to it now! Thank you !!
good stuff man. you save a lot of people money if they just listen to your free facts everyone should know but just dont think. i watch your videos even when i dont need any help i just watch to stay on top of things and sometimes i do learn something new and get more life outta what i worked hard to get. thanks
Reminds me of the guy who trimmed his hedges with a lawn mower, and won a lawsuit. God, you gotta be PC and clear as a bell. Many people are that stupid, they say: "Scotty told me to break conservatively". Can you imagine the lawsuit coming from that?
Perfect timing, Scotty. I'm replacing my OEM brakes with high performance cadmium rotors and Akebono Ceramic pads next weekend. Following your brake installation video too.
There are a lot of videos out there about cars. Yours I've always found to be useful/informative....which is the whole point. Also I like your energy. Good stuff.
Scotty, I always check your website first to see if want I am working on is on your site. I don't trust too many mechanics when it comes to servicing my vehicles; however, I absolutely trust you. Thank you. 😊
@@goldenultra wether it's better for your engine or not is debatable. I prefer full throttle a couple minutes after driving as you avoid heat soakin your intake and have more power.
@@Josh-cw8by More power because it is taking cold air, that makes sense. On my Avensis when you start cold it revs high toyota built it that way. So maybe there is more to it....
@emigrate Yet again, the pot is calling the kettle black! Worse yet, you do t even know if the Aussie fan is a kettle. You have no idea what ethnic group tho man identifys with. He could well be of Aboriginal decent. Would you consider giving this man a public apology? If you did apologise, it would be nice. ;)
Thanks for the tips Scotty and love your videos!! I remember when you were on TV in Houston waaaay back when, I think on Channel 11. It was the only reason I watched the news as a teenager, was to wait for your segment. Back then, we had no cell phones, no internet and no computers, so we had to figure out on our own, or from older guys, how to work on our hand-me-down Jalopy's. I'm doing a brake job on my '17 F250 today and was trying to find out why the new Ford Rotors have a grey coating on them. That search led me to this video. Long Live Scotty!!!
Word of advice, before you request videos use the search feature. I know, I know, its awfully difficult and its easier to let someone else do it for you. But I believe in you; you can do it.
Good advice as usual Scotty. and yes, I did "Ring that Bell... Just DIY serviced the HandBrake ( Hand UK ~~ Emergency Brake USA ) on my 2005 MG ZT Petrol Turbo. It has Disc Brakes on the rear and inside their hubs, are a small brake shoe assembly for the the Handbrake operation. Doesn't hold the car like it used too. So removed Discs/Rotors and Calipers on rear. I used some 5% Dilute Dishwashing Up Liquid in a Mist Sprayer the type gardeners use to spray their plants. Then liberally sprayed the assembly after removing Brake Discs. Worked that into all the nooks and crannies with a Nylon Bristle Brush. Then rinsed the lot of it off with some recently boiled water. That warms the components and allows them to dry quickly with the heat. Then adjust trial and error with disc on then off until ideal Handbrake setting is achieved. I can now park my car on the steepest slopes confident it will not roll away. This frequently happens with some cars even modern new ones with the fancy brake assist gizmos... several reports in the press about runaway cars. Not all advanced technology is 100% beneficial. I'm one of those drivers who does get 100,000 miles out of the Pads .. not to be confused with driving slowly as you mention. Anticipation is what its all about. Many drivers are heavy on their brakes. No need. Plus wait at long hold ups or red lights with foot firmly planted on brake pedal stressing the hydraulic seals in the system. That' accelerates wear and why their cars need expensive brake renewals soon and more frequently. Keep that good advice coming Scotty. You have millions of Bell Ringers ...👍👍
I don’t know if you have ever used brake cleaner, but that stuff evaporates pretty fast and with as hot as it looks in the video it was probably gone in no time.
You always try to take it off first. Having to go loosen the star bit and then retightenin it is unnecessary if you don't need to do it. Plus this car has an auto adjust feature, so if it comes off easy that's the method that will happen.
Scotty you're absolutely right about flashing about brake fluid pressure bleeding 3 to 5 years your brakes will last forever your brakes will never rust
How to make your car brakes last forever ? Buy one of Scotty's top NOT RECOMMEND VEHICLES. Because they won't start up & goes no where and never get friction.
I’m in Houston. And I just want to meet ya lol. I’ve watched your videos for years. And learned somethings since my dad passed away who worked on my cars .
*Clean and non-offensive comment* I like that you mentioned changing out the brake fluid every so often. On my VW Jetta, the maintenance guide says to do it every 2 years.
Better to change the fluid than to replace the lines. Fluid sucks up the water causing the rust. Then again if you replace a brake line you need the replace the fluid anyway. Worst case scenario: You do brakes, lines, fluid and then store the car. 5-10yrs later when you want to drive it again you will most likely need to replace lines/fluid/seals again.
Live here in Brownsville, Texas. It's been 120 with 90% humidity for the last 2 and a half weeks. Your asscrack will pretty much be damp the minute you step outside. And it is 100 during the night. And funny thing is I live 10 minutes from the beach.
Gulf winds? I lived in Houston for 10 years and the only breezes I ever felt were in the Winter. The wind just dies in the summer. Also, the Gulf is like a boiling pot of spaghetti and the summer breezes are bleh. In my experience, Houston was 90+ degrees and 90+ humidity - from mid April to mid-October. I don't miss that. Lubbock IS hotter though - hella hotter.
Thank you Scotty you're the Best and if anyone else out there That's watching this also Thinks that Scotty is the Best please give Him a Big Thumbs up too Thank you from Joey in Honolulu Hawaii "Aloha " ✌😎
Well you don't want to breath that stuff either. Wonder if OSHA is watching. Akebono makes pads for OEM installation as well as caliper assemblies and so on.
100,000 miles on pads Scotty? Maybe in FL. Where there's no corrosive are added to the road and that white stuff falls. It'll kill the rear calipers quickly from salt/sand and the resulting high salt water mix from melting snow. Hard on front brake calipers as well. Service your brakes twice a year and they'll last. However brakes only have one job and that's to stop your vehicle. How much is your life worth. Don't screw around or cheap out on your brakes.
100,000 mi from front brakes? Not here in the mountains of NC. I get only about 40,000 mi. ( No, I don’t drag the brakes). Brake Kleen is great stuff. Have used it for years. 👍
Then your brake discs will become pitted and destroyed by corrossion brakes have to be used a little bit to avoid rust and corrossion building up on the discs. Brakes can die of not being used enough in extreme circumstances.
It’s in Texas! That car up herein Rustbelt would have died 10 years ago unless ol Scotty has a pair of Jesus Boots🤨. Nobody beats the rust monster nobody
I was noticing that as well. Soil acidity might break down small amounts of toxins. Places like military and large military plane contractors used to get EPA waivers to dump solvents into streams running into rivers here in Atlanta that flow to the greatest estuary in the WORLD! That was true in 1995. I did an award winning study on the local River corridor and published a list of known point source polluters directly from the EPA/EPD. Recommend published consumption of fish and other marine life was not more than once a month. And that is the truth as I knew it. The old professor
Coach Wilson, Have you ever used brake cleaner? It evaporates extremely fast! Almost all of the contamination is brake dust that ends up in the environment any way.
I need that brake cleaner. It works good to remove graffiti from masonry brick walls. Plus, i will be learning how to fix my brakes tomorrow. I want to do everything correctly. Thank you Scotty.
Been doing something like this since the 1960s when I gave the brakes on my MGB Soft Top tourer some TLC. Front discs, rear drums. I now use a 5% diluted Dishwasher Liquid in a Plastic Mist sprayer. Work that into all the areas of the brakes where brake dust, road filth and other stuff has accumulated. Using a worn plastic Dishwasher nylon brush destined for the rubbish bin. More Zero cost. Then use a freshly boiled kettle of hot water ( cooled a little ) to wash off the soap residue. Comes up like new as the heat in the water helps drain and dry the water away. Then the all important HandBrake adjustment is so much easier to do with a clean assembly accessed with Drum/Brake Disc Hub removed. Then rear foot or handbrake operates like showroom new. The Rear Discs/Rotors on my UK built MG ZTs and Chinese MG6s in the family fleet have drum Handbrake internals. Known as Parking Emergency Brakes in other parts of the World. Filth builds up inside these Hub/Drums in the discs over the many miles and years. My cars all 80-100,000 miles plus now. Result. Brakes that work like new and at near zero cost.
