Nah defo man he's got good character and the fact he said he was willing to teach his son made me smile. Hard to find mechanics out their who are willing to teach the trade 💯💯💯
You're a good man. You're willing to help teach the young man the right way to do his repairs, and you didn't berate him. I like the way you go the extra mile for your customers. I work as a tech myself, and go over every vehicle after I've worked on it and verify that everything was done correctly and all fasteners are properly torqued. Give it a test drive, and if all is good, I call it fixed.
sway bar kinda looks right to me, its even in what appears to be the correct bushing bracket on the subframe unless he somehow was able to find a random thread on the topside of the subframe.
This is why at least quadruple check my work on my own vehicle and go through the whole list of things to make sure it's all put back right. This is the exact kind of thing I'm scared of doing to myself and thankfully I've never had issues. One time I realized I had forgotten to torque the bottom mount for my front diff on my 4runner back to the diff and had to spend more than an hour taking it back out torqueing the mount and putting it back in.
I had this happen to me. I asked my buddy if he needed help changing the pads and he said no. Few weeks later found out the hard way he left the caliper bolts loose 🥴.
I love this video. That was seriously the hardest ive laughed in a long time, and will be back for more. The interactions with people, tire freakin rollin off, and just that in itself being hilarious. The dudes watching and you're the one that's supposed to be fixin it 😂. Love humanity i swear
Ball joint is supposed to look like that, one bolt comes up through the bottom so it’s not missing any nut. Sway bar end link also appears to be installed correctly. Unless there was damage done to the caliper and rotor I don’t see why they need to be replaced. Throw a zip tie on that inner tie rod boot, un kink that brake line put a new top bolt in and it’s good to go..
A few zip-ties and 1 nut would’ve did. All said and done rotor was more than likely useable. My gf bought 2 new rotors because a special someone told her they were “rusted out”. She drives the car daily and never had an issue with them before other that when she brakes hard they scrape because the pads were low. I told her that they need to be replaced and she went to get the pads replaced by someone else (because she doesn’t trust my judgement) and ended up spending probably 10x the money for new pads and rotors plus brake cleaner and grease when all she needed was pads but it wasn’t my money🎉 let’s all listen to the money making mechanics though
@@Omgkhiisounds like she is smart in doing so because any time you change brake pads the brakes should be serviced and not just pad slapped by her i think im a mechanic BF. Check and measure the roters. Remove the clips and clean any corrosion under them then grease seats and reinstall the clips. Remove the slide pins clean and grease. Then install the new pads so they do not bind. Sometime roters need to be replaced and sometimes they dont but just pad slapping is incorrect. If she had grinding conditions braking from the pad completely wearing out then she needed new roters😂
@@OmgkhiiI haven't pad slapped a car in years. If you want me to stand behind my work, we're doing it the right way. That means rotors w/ pads, ALWAYS. Only exception is if the vehicle has insanely expensive rotors & they can be resurfaced, but usually unlikely as I live in upstate New York & the salt rusts them to all hell. If they're run of the mill passenger car rotors, it's cheaper to replace than resurface.
@@hunnterful1 100% agreed. Didn't mean to discount resurfacing rotors in other areas of the country/world. I just went on the assumption that they also are in a snow-prone climate due to them stating their rotors were "rusted out." In our neck of the woods, usually by the time new pads are required, those rotors are shot.
I work on my own and family cars. Rule of thumb for me when i get call to have a look at brakes, because there is a grinding noise, I pretty much know I will changing the rotors as well as the pads.
That’s not a rookie mistake! I went a a shop paid $2000 for them to redo multiple things to pass inspection, one was a new front wheel hub. 6 days later my front is dragging so bad I thought I was shredding an axel. Turns out they didn’t tighten bottom caliper bolt properly.
Anytime suspension work is done, i re torque after 50 miles. Need to be certain all suspension components are torqued properly. Your life depends on it.
I see alot of cars that people try to repair their car themselves by looking at videos & they have no principal as to how things work. Very dangerous. 😬
Bro im ngl im a mechanic, always commenting on TRQ videos and 1Aauto videos anyways. Never been so intrigued even after working on cars all day to just sit and watxh somebody work on somebody elses car until I stopped dand seen your videos for the first time earlier yesterday. Now im hooked watching you shxt lol
no nut missing on lower ball joint its a bolt from the bottom side sticking out, ball joint has 1 threaded hole for that bolt but the other 2 are threaded rod for nuts from below 😊
The control arm bolts are fine and don't need nuts, the holes for them are threaded. Same for the ball joint bolt, there are threads on the ball joint bracket that the bolt catches and pulls on. The sway bar links were installed correctly. Some of these things are Toyota-specific so I don't blame you for not knowing it because it does look wrong at first glance.
Master Toyota tech here, the two bolts to the frame don’t have nuts they bolt right to the subframe there are no nuts to them at all how did you determine that they had nuts in them in the first place? Also the sway bar links look right? How did you determine this diagnosis
Ha. That’s the crazy part about Lexus and Toyota. They are correct. I watched this several times and they do look backwards but for some reason they are correct. 😂. Good eye. … other than that. The rest of the work was a mess 🤦♂️. He’s on the side of the road so I can see why he said this on the spot. I swapped them back and forth because they did not have the L or R on the aftermarket part and the whole time it just needed an alignment… It’s so important. I just did mine for the GF both inner and outer tie rods and it fills like a boat all over the road. People always forget how important that is after major suspension work….
You were kind to the customer while explaining the oversights. All of us have forgotten an occasional nut, but something like a ball joint nut or caliper mounting bolt is outrageous. I'd be wondering if there is ADD or drugs involved. No normal person makes so many mistakes all at once.
Your looking at the control arm bolt that sideway that normal . The ball joint bolt not suppose to have a nut the ball joint bracket is threaded normal. Swaybar looks fine. I would have put a bolt on the caliper bracket and called it good. Oh and put zip tie on the inner tie rod boot. I think your scaring the dad from having kid work on the vehicle
Either way those older Camrys can outlast mostly any car made today. I drove my 05 Camry LE from Houston to Oklahoma City and back home to Houston. Multiple times in 2017. Bedsides oil changes and other basic schedule maintenance I replaced the water pump and alternator. Check engine won’t off after I put in the new alternator and it passed what we call in Texas a state inspection. Sold it back in 2020 with 326,409 miles and I bet the new owner still has it running like a champ
was it the sway bar links that were put on backwards or was it the strut on the wrong side? from the links i've come across the top always faces out and the bottom in
@@Dnasty1 he was either mistaken or just flat out lying. There's a few toyota techs that have chimed in on these two points already. The bars do look wrong, but they're not. And the control arms are threaded and utilize just bolts to fasten them. Furthermore the rotor and caliper appear to be just fine excepting the missing bolt and the twisted hose.
Hey thats a 2003 camry i have the same one shop repair manual and every camry from that year from factory doesnt have a nut on that bolt for the lower control arm its just a bolt and two nuts but yeah everything else is just stupid
_"Here's your problem.... Your son's an absolute genius only on Opposite Day, and should never be allowed within 100 feet of any automotive tools."_ (Though that was an impressive break for freedom from that tire. Almost got away from you.) 😅
Maybe he has dyslexia 😂. I have it and it sucks. Most the time they label the aftermarket if they are different for vehicles. 70% are the same on a Lexus or Toyota for this year so I’m not sure if this was accurate. More or less a on the spot diagnosis. I thought the same before on a similar vehicle
? Missing bolts don't require caliper and rotor replacement when there's no real damage. A twisted brake line is not a reason for caliper and rotor replacement. The caliper rubbed on the wheel. Put a bolt back in it. It damaged the wheel. The wheel still works. The caliper still works. The rotor still works. Just needs the assembly properly bolted back together. Put a ball joint nut back on it. Strap the Rack boot back on with a tie wrap. People like You are why I won't let People like you work on my Vehicle. I'm trying to figure out the real failure. Hydraulic Brake failure? Ball joint failure? Steering Failure? Does it even run? Like is it out of Gas? What is the Failure?
Reusing dinged up rotors and potentially damaged calipers is asinine, the brake line is possibly damaged too. They break internally and you won't know it until it pops and you lose your brakes. You don't just bolt everything back together and pray it works when it's someone else's car you colossal cheap ass, if you can't afford a $200 fix you can't afford to own a car
In Europe this would not fly like this. it would be big problems to person who did this. And if someone would be injured and dear god no died it would be prison time for that mechanic. you basically like mechanic they are very acurate checking everything twice or triple times. basically anything with wheel, brakes, suspension, any control of car. anything else meh nobody cares as it would not be any danger to driver.
Your a rare breed not many honest mechanics around anymore
Wish there more like you
Sadly the dishonest one are killing our reputation and trust 💯💯💯
Knowledgeable, reassuring, willing to teach where mistakes were made, and you weren't trying to upsell. Kudos, man :)
Nah defo man he's got good character and the fact he said he was willing to teach his son made me smile. Hard to find mechanics out their who are willing to teach the trade 💯💯💯
Dude that wheel said I’m out of here don’t put me back in this s@$t box lol
the wheel had been treated too bad so now it decided to take off
That ‘yoda gonna last a while though with proper care
You are so awesome for encouraging his dad to let his son continue working on his own car and offering to show his son what you are doing
Yeah 100% man huge respect to him and also for him admitting that he's made mistakes in the past 💯💯💯
I can guarantee you the father did that work and used the "my kid did it" to save face.
It makes sense lol why would his kid leave the car stranded if he was good at fixing cars and not fix it himself😂😂
Literally 75% of auto customers that walk into my shop bold-face lie about what happened to their car, half the time it's a "DIY" job.
@@honorableD hes not good at it apparently lmao
Why would you pay to have a mobile guy come to the side of the road and not just tow it home first? Bad decisions from the kid and dad!
If you don't hnow what your doing then don't mess with it ,cause it could have lost the wheel .
You're a good man. You're willing to help teach the young man the right way to do his repairs, and you didn't berate him. I like the way you go the extra mile for your customers. I work as a tech myself, and go over every vehicle after I've worked on it and verify that everything was done correctly and all fasteners are properly torqued. Give it a test drive, and if all is good, I call it fixed.
sway bar kinda looks right to me, its even in what appears to be the correct bushing bracket on the subframe unless he somehow was able to find a random thread on the topside of the subframe.
This is why at least quadruple check my work on my own vehicle and go through the whole list of things to make sure it's all put back right. This is the exact kind of thing I'm scared of doing to myself and thankfully I've never had issues. One time I realized I had forgotten to torque the bottom mount for my front diff on my 4runner back to the diff and had to spend more than an hour taking it back out torqueing the mount and putting it back in.
I'm more of a "fuck it we ball" type of guy. But again, what takes a mechanic 10 minutes takes me 20 minutes because I do things slow and right.
I had this happen to me. I asked my buddy if he needed help changing the pads and he said no. Few weeks later found out the hard way he left the caliper bolts loose 🥴.
The second that I saw the caliper was scraped in that top area I was like he's missing a nut on the bracket.
I love this video. That was seriously the hardest ive laughed in a long time, and will be back for more. The interactions with people, tire freakin rollin off, and just that in itself being hilarious. The dudes watching and you're the one that's supposed to be fixin it 😂. Love humanity i swear
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Ball joint is supposed to look like that, one bolt comes up through the bottom so it’s not missing any nut. Sway bar end link also appears to be installed correctly. Unless there was damage done to the caliper and rotor I don’t see why they need to be replaced. Throw a zip tie on that inner tie rod boot, un kink that brake line put a new top bolt in and it’s good to go..
A few zip-ties and 1 nut would’ve did. All said and done rotor was more than likely useable. My gf bought 2 new rotors because a special someone told her they were “rusted out”.
She drives the car daily and never had an issue with them before other that when she brakes hard they scrape because the pads were low. I told her that they need to be replaced and she went to get the pads replaced by someone else (because she doesn’t trust my judgement) and ended up spending probably 10x the money for new pads and rotors plus brake cleaner and grease when all she needed was pads but it wasn’t my money🎉 let’s all listen to the money making mechanics though
@@Omgkhiisounds like she is smart in doing so because any time you change brake pads the brakes should be serviced and not just pad slapped by her i think im a mechanic BF. Check and measure the roters. Remove the clips and clean any corrosion under them then grease seats and reinstall the clips. Remove the slide pins clean and grease. Then install the new pads so they do not bind. Sometime roters need to be replaced and sometimes they dont but just pad slapping is incorrect. If she had grinding conditions braking from the pad completely wearing out then she needed new roters😂
@@OmgkhiiI haven't pad slapped a car in years. If you want me to stand behind my work, we're doing it the right way. That means rotors w/ pads, ALWAYS. Only exception is if the vehicle has insanely expensive rotors & they can be resurfaced, but usually unlikely as I live in upstate New York & the salt rusts them to all hell. If they're run of the mill passenger car rotors, it's cheaper to replace than resurface.
@@Wavy997you’re in nyc, us in dry climate no snow, don’t need to do rotors
@@hunnterful1 100% agreed. Didn't mean to discount resurfacing rotors in other areas of the country/world. I just went on the assumption that they also are in a snow-prone climate due to them stating their rotors were "rusted out." In our neck of the woods, usually by the time new pads are required, those rotors are shot.
You have to try things out to learn, yes the son should have been more careful but atleast he tried, not many people even do that
I was dying laughing when you was showing/naming off the problems and then went “holy shit look at the brake line” 😂😂😂😂 💀💀💀
I work on my own and family cars. Rule of thumb for me when i get call to have a look at brakes, because there is a grinding noise, I pretty much know I will changing the rotors as well as the pads.
Always change the rotors when changing pads. Stop being cheapasses folks
That’s not a rookie mistake! I went a a shop paid $2000 for them to redo multiple things to pass inspection, one was a new front wheel hub. 6 days later my front is dragging so bad I thought I was shredding an axel. Turns out they didn’t tighten bottom caliper bolt properly.
Anytime suspension work is done, i re torque after 50 miles. Need to be certain all suspension components are torqued properly. Your life depends on it.
Or just torque them down tighter the first time, and add a little bit of blue locktight to them for good measure.
I like how you are willing to respectfully show the kid what he did wrong. Subscribed.
I see alot of cars that people try to repair their car themselves by looking at videos & they have no principal as to how things work. Very dangerous. 😬
Bro im ngl im a mechanic, always commenting on TRQ videos and 1Aauto videos anyways. Never been so intrigued even after working on cars all day to just sit and watxh somebody work on somebody elses car until I stopped dand seen your videos for the first time earlier yesterday. Now im hooked watching you shxt lol
no nut missing on lower ball joint its a bolt from the bottom side sticking out, ball joint has 1 threaded hole for that bolt but the other 2 are threaded rod for nuts from below 😊
He got so much wrong in this video lol
@@firstlast---I’m not convinced that whole calliper needs to be replaced either.
Came here to say the same 👍🏼
@@nutgone100it bent the caliper
I love your content. Super helpful. Really nice. Professional to boot. Everything a mechanic should be.
But man, its a caliPer not a caliBer. Lol
The control arm bolts are fine and don't need nuts, the holes for them are threaded. Same for the ball joint bolt, there are threads on the ball joint bracket that the bolt catches and pulls on. The sway bar links were installed correctly. Some of these things are Toyota-specific so I don't blame you for not knowing it because it does look wrong at first glance.
Master Toyota tech here, the two bolts to the frame don’t have nuts they bolt right to the subframe there are no nuts to them at all how did you determine that they had nuts in them in the first place? Also the sway bar links look right? How did you determine this diagnosis
Ha. That’s the crazy part about Lexus and Toyota. They are correct. I watched this several times and they do look backwards but for some reason they are correct. 😂. Good eye. … other than that. The rest of the work was a mess 🤦♂️. He’s on the side of the road so
I can see why he said this on the spot. I swapped them back and forth because they did not have the L or R on the aftermarket part and the whole time it just needed an alignment… It’s so important. I just did mine for the GF both inner and outer tie rods and it fills like a boat all over the road. People always forget how important that is after major suspension work….
Yeah, kinda seems like this car could've been fixed by simply untwisting that hose and replacing the missing bolt.
@@shawnwimberly9294 yeah and maybe bleed the brakes if he has to remove the brake caliper line to un kink.
@@xxxdpgxxxx1389 nah, just unbolt it and rotate... same way it became to be like that but backwards. No need to open the system
what would your diagnosis be just out of curiosity
Bro watched too much ChrisFix😄
Bro didn't even watch the videos to install any of this stuff or use included hardware
@@Jacobprogammerikr looks like he was drunk or in a huge hurry
That father is lucky to have his son alive!!!!
Love your work, hate that you keep saying caliber, it's brake caliper.
Moral of the story? Don't get high and take your car apart! 😂
This kid didn't question the pile of nuts and bolts left over? Yikes
I’m sure they didn’t forget nothing. Sometimes you end up with extra parts after a job and you just discard them.
His "son" is really him who screwed up his car. .😂😂
You're great man I would been laughing my ass off explaining that to the guy but you were very professional
Its called a tow truck, if they can't afford a tow, how can they afford repairs?
All those little details that hold the suspension together.
Love ur vids man I’ve been watching a few weeks now and the way that tire left ya made my morning happy fixing man!
Struts look good but I didn’t see the upper bolts😂😂😂
You're a good man. I do mobile mechanics on the side in New England and am jealous of no rust 😂
Make sure that jack handle is in the upright position so no one accidentally trip over it
At least the kid tried he will lean and get better while you get to make some easy cash 😉
You were kind to the customer while explaining the oversights. All of us have forgotten an occasional nut, but something like a ball joint nut or caliper mounting bolt is outrageous. I'd be wondering if there is ADD or drugs involved. No normal person makes so many mistakes all at once.
Aaand this why you wait till after the job is done and double checked before lighting up a dubie. 🥴🥴
Your looking at the control arm bolt that sideway that normal . The ball joint bolt not suppose to have a nut the ball joint bracket is threaded normal. Swaybar looks fine. I would have put a bolt on the caliper bracket and called it good. Oh and put zip tie on the inner tie rod boot. I think your scaring the dad from having kid work on the vehicle
Great job and great attitude. Too bad I’m not in Tulsa! Could have used your help with my Cadillac CTS 😂
The threads that were slanted out the bottom of the motor mount is normal, I have 2003 Camry 2.4 and both sides are like that.
Dude your awesome , always helpful and good vibez
Wish you lived by me. I love you videos i learn so much from Watching your work. So thank you very much for sharing you knowledge. Extra kudos to u❤😊❤
Either way those older Camrys can outlast mostly any car made today. I drove my 05 Camry LE from Houston to Oklahoma City and back home to Houston. Multiple times in 2017. Bedsides oil changes and other basic schedule maintenance I replaced the water pump and alternator. Check engine won’t off after I put in the new alternator and it passed what we call in Texas a state inspection. Sold it back in 2020 with 326,409 miles and I bet the new owner still has it running like a champ
We're only Human brother we make mistakes dont beat yaself up too much. Another great video
getting this vid recommended after making plans on change ball joints myself😊
You got a few things wrong but good job helping out anyhow
You call that overlooked. LMFAO
The Harbor Frieght off road jack great for lifting on grass or sand. Just a fyi
Be careful when u work on suspension work could he dangerous if you don’t know what you doing
I appreciate you brother.... You the man
I wish there were part 2's to these.
You really need to be using jack stands that little jack you use is not something to rely on alone.
If you do your own work and you have no prior mechanical background should have one check the work if possible
That was a death trap like that,maybe start on easy things first,and work ya up,i been fixing my own and others stuff for years And still learning...
Oh man I laughed so hard when that tire rolled away. Haha
My favorite part was the hand under the rotor while he was looking under car
The kid had to have been drunk lmfao
I recommend recording the videos so you can watch them vertical
Some people should not work on cars... and to think many do and we all drive next to these cars that are not put back together correctly. Dangerous..
He would’ve done a DIY instead of a DYI
Worst thing is you not using extra support aside from that jack , at least stick the wheel you took off under the car in case it falls
Thank gosh no one was hurt
Please include you fixing the issues and then uploading the video
What a cool dude
was it the sway bar links that were put on backwards or was it the strut on the wrong side? from the links i've come across the top always faces out and the bottom in
He really doesn't need the rotor. Caliper I'd say would of been fine also putting in the bolts it needs.
Toyota lower control arm bolts are slanted. It’s just missing the dust cap but everything else is definitely F’d 🆙 😂
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️danger danger danger, very easily could have have been fatal
I’m not saying this is the case, but celebrate with a beer after everything is back together and test driven.
Always the optimist
Some people aren't qualified to do their own work, and should call a professional. That car is dangerous!!
He said it rides nicer when you don’t use nuts let everything free float for natural dead on alignment
How did he manage to put the swaybar backwards and just not put the nuts back on. I can’t believe anyone would be this bad.
He didn't, and there's no missing nuts
@@shawnwimberly9294 then why did he state that in the video as well as show all of these issues?
@@Dnasty1 he was either mistaken or just flat out lying. There's a few toyota techs that have chimed in on these two points already. The bars do look wrong, but they're not. And the control arms are threaded and utilize just bolts to fasten them. Furthermore the rotor and caliper appear to be just fine excepting the missing bolt and the twisted hose.
Hey thats a 2003 camry i have the same one shop repair manual and every camry from that year from factory doesnt have a nut on that bolt for the lower control arm its just a bolt and two nuts but yeah everything else is just stupid
They lucked out finding you.
That tires round.
You'd be a great teacher, learning a lot from watching all of your videos.
They can sue that mechanic that forgot to put bolts back on.
It wasn’t a mechanic it was his son trying to be cheap repairing it himself with no experience 😂
You weren’t paying attention.
I'm a shade tree. But I've never had a repair i've done fail. Ever. Dudes son need to put his car in the shop.
Then you'll never learn anything.
Let it roll 😂
Lol there goes the wheel
That's scary
Tie rods are on the opposite sides lol
Caliber pertains to firearms
Calipers are part of the braking system
Yes, everyone knows, smart guy. He just misspoke.
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so here's the deal lol
Just put a bolt in and try it out
Is DYI some kind of new acronym? Dyslexia, maybe?
_"Here's your problem.... Your son's an absolute genius only on Opposite Day, and should never be allowed within 100 feet of any automotive tools."_ (Though that was an impressive break for freedom from that tire. Almost got away from you.) 😅
Maybe he has dyslexia 😂. I have it and it sucks. Most the time they label the aftermarket if they are different for vehicles. 70% are the same on a Lexus or Toyota for this year so I’m not sure if this was accurate. More or less a on the spot diagnosis. I thought the same before on a similar vehicle
I agree with another commenter who said he thinks the father did the work and blamed the son. 🤣
@@chuckalucktoo5492
A possibility....
😂😂😂
Thanks!!!
? Missing bolts don't require caliper and rotor replacement when there's no real damage. A twisted brake line is not a reason for caliper and rotor replacement. The caliper rubbed on the wheel. Put a bolt back in it. It damaged the wheel. The wheel still works. The caliper still works. The rotor still works. Just needs the assembly properly bolted back together. Put a ball joint nut back on it. Strap the Rack boot back on with a tie wrap. People like You are why I won't let People like you work on my Vehicle. I'm trying to figure out the real failure. Hydraulic Brake failure? Ball joint failure? Steering Failure? Does it even run? Like is it out of Gas? What is the Failure?
Reusing dinged up rotors and potentially damaged calipers is asinine, the brake line is possibly damaged too. They break internally and you won't know it until it pops and you lose your brakes. You don't just bolt everything back together and pray it works when it's someone else's car you colossal cheap ass, if you can't afford a $200 fix you can't afford to own a car
Where you at?
Thats why you should never do your itself.
Thats a horrible attitude. You'll never learn anything
@@SpiKSpaN-ei6zq some people just shouldn't..
Bro where is the full video?
"Caliber" is really triggering me.. Just saying..
Accent bruz
@@modernspartan98An accent that makes the letter p sound like the letter b? Yeah, okay. lol 🤣
In Europe this would not fly like this. it would be big problems to person who did this. And if someone would be injured and dear god no died it would be prison time for that mechanic. you basically like mechanic they are very acurate checking everything twice or triple times. basically anything with wheel, brakes, suspension, any control of car. anything else meh nobody cares as it would not be any danger to driver.
Strong marijuana was consumed during the repair