Thanks for posting this. Gives me a insight on the steps I have to do without the sweat. Your mechanic rocks but you should get him a helper. Makes my back hurt watching him go at it solo. That's a good mechanic!
I feel for you in the heat. I do the same work everyday. I have techs that replace brakes much like you however. I put the big spring on first with the rollers in and then pop the to little springs on last with the tool to do it with or a pair of vice grips and a pry bar. We also use a lot of anti seize on the front roller pins. We also use torque sticks on the wheels, unless its aluminum, then we use the big torque wrench. Also always start at 12 oclock position on tighting the nuts using a cross pattern. You pretty much did what most folks do. Stay cool !
You a hard worker! Ever think of wearing ear protection? Those air tools can put out over 110 decibel, serious consideration for hearing loss if you working this hard every day. CHeers.
Y are half of the comment negative as fuck? If you see him struggling give him some pointer instead of just saying "hes doing it wrong".... For the mechanic in the videoWhen i do a brake job i ussually start with the rollers on and the large spring inside before i mount the brakes. Then i use either vise gripps and a long screwdriver to install the little orange springs or a specialty brake tool sold by otc... Keep on wrenchin brother
Try having your S cam rollers already set in the shoes before you install shoes, also put the top shoe on first and hang the big spring, bring your bottom one to the spring and hook it then set on anchors. use vise grips to put your two small springs on. Ive never once even messed with trying to pry the big spring. This way will save alot of time, Trust me
true, they do get overstressed wailing away with the impacts, they started stressing that point and cracking down on us about torqueing with the impact
i think it s called brakes for less.....all 4 wheels 149.00..good video on shoe replacement been there done that....but i would change the s-cam bushing at 10:28 and mic the drums........thanks
How much torque are you suppose to apply on these lug nuts? Will the power of an Ingersoll Rand W7150 with 780ft/lbs max forward torque and 1100 ft/lb. nut busting torque be strong enough?
Bro I wish I could show you my way of removing and installing brakes. Takes me literally 30 minutes to do all 4 drives. And you won't risk your fingers on those rollers
Always easier to stick a screwdriver behind the springs on the anchor pin side and pop the springs off then the shoes fall off. When going back together leave the anchor pins out and and pry the shoes up and install anchor pins . Lot harder the way he dd it fighting the retainers on the cam rollers. Also loose the adapter on the gun get the right sized socket you loose a lot of torque with that extra adapter on the end of the gun.
not necessarily, when you do it enough you get a feel for the amount of torque needed with those guns, especially the 1" drive impacts, they push more than enough torque
As a heavy duty mechanic changing brake shoes can be one of the most boring jobs, especially if you dont have the right tools. For a single 10 hour shift I remember all I did was change brake shoes. woke up the next morning stumbling because of my lower back muscles even with proper posture during work. Not even a work out at the gym came close to that feeling. p.s. still fit and healthy
I must say, I wondered that as well, but surely, the other set of wheels on the same side would have prevented serious injury if the jack had failed suddenly. But even a wheel of firewood is a cheap back-up to the jack.
Deveria ter trocado os tambores de freio, esses aí já estão bem gastos, também deve usar luvas e se possível uma máscara para não inalar tanta poeira, não vi ele desregular a catraca de freio para tirar o tambor e conferir o eixo S,
they tend to crack on some trucks depending on the design and are expensive. drum brakes are very reliable and reasonably cheap if they are maintained correctly. which they never are lol.
All you guys harping on jack stands, ever try to use them on gravel? No thanks! I'd take my chances with a bottle jack with a flat bottom too. Field repair is a little different than working in a shop.
I used to work as a truck servicer. I changed many tires until one day, my luck ran out. I was underneath when the trailer collapsed on my arm, crashing it into three shredded pieces. I was stuck underneath for 2 hours, and I woke up in an operating room, in pain. the doctors were cutting my arm off and I saw my bones and veins. I passed out and the next time I woke up, I was in the recovering room. I didn't return back to my job for about 1 year. Finally, I decided to go back and the exact same thing happened again to me only on the other good arm. now I have to relearn everything by using my toes, such as typing this.
I would have tore the dust covers off put the rollers in then put the shoes on and used a Philips screw drive to put on the anchor pin Springs, but to each his own.
damn talk about doin it the hard, slow and dangerous way, this is how, I put the cam rollers and retainers in first while the shoes are on the ground take the return spring set it place top shoe on spider hook the bottom shoe swing it around pop it on the anchor the with a pair of vice grips set the anchor springs takes about 2 mins and I keep my fingers nice and safe away from any pinch point! ..... just saying I know everyone has their own way but man way easier ways!
Everyone here is saying he is over stretching the studs... sounds more like hes running out of air to me..proper way is to make torque with a torque stick...
It is doing it very badly in reverse, first the big spring is mounted and once the brake calipers are mounted, the small springs are mounted, those red ones, you can see that it is not their job but fine
Not talking shit like I see in the other comments.. its a lot easier to put the big spring on, then snap the shoes in place, then take a pair of vise grips on the orange springs than it is to fight that big ass spring. I did it that way for years until someone showed me the other way and I won't go back. They also have a tool now on the snap on truck just for those orange springs which makes it even easier.
tommy tooner I just bought a tool from Cornwell that's made for putting the shoes on this way in the video it's got a fork on one side and a hook on the other
On eaton shoes, yes, there is no other way to install them as I have an 855 cummins pushrod I cut off, beat flat and cut a notch in to pry on the big spring. On rockwell q plus, there is no need to fight the big spring and just put the shoes on with the big spring and then hook the little orange ones up. I am a Freightliner tech, so I deal with this more than I like to admit some weeks.
Im sorry to the dude in the video. I know the dude knows what he is doing but, there are so many short cuts to the process. What I really want to know is what he was paid for the full job?
Ffs leave the guy alone. He's doing the job the way he wants to, maybe not to everyone's liking but what the hell. I do agree that the drums are worn but other than that just let him get on with it.
inch gun! pretty sure you'd be wasteing your time checking if they're torqued down. If you want to wear gloves wear gloves. Over stretching the studs! really? I don't think so. Please if you know nothing and you've heard the back end of what a diesel tech has been saying don't carry on like you know what you're talking about! This is a simple job not a week long project. Wind your necks in drivers.
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+Andrew Dillon well I don't think he knows all the procedures for doing a brake job properly after all he is in the states and they don't have a proper licencing system for mechanics.
