Don't Leave Me Lose Wheel! Nissan Frontier Edition
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- In this video I bring you along as I replace the front wheel bearing on this guys 2015 Nissan Frontier. We also take a few minutes to free up his front brake pads so they work a little better.
-Enjoy!
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Actually, letting that caliper hang on the brake hose is a good test. If it falls on the floor, the brake hose was bad.
🤣🤣🤣 that's funny
I LOVE how he pixelated the dangling caliper like it was something "dirty"...
I yelled "DON'T LOOK ETHEL!!!!" at the screen!!!
I almost spit my coffee!!!!
@@K.Kelly87 If you have never seen it, you need to watch Eric's 'Challenging Charger: Part 1' video. It is a comedy classic.
Brake hoses are strong!
I never have understood why people seem to act like those brake hoses are so fragile. Sure, don't let the caliper drop with the brake hose to break its fall, but it's not like they're made out of play-dohnium either.
Eric i have to say, I respect you for how honest you are and going the extra mile for your customers. Many people would not have taken the time to clean up the caliper brackets as well. Thank you for another awsome video.
Am I the only one who was waiting for the slide pin to fly out and hit the camera lens when Eric was taping it with the screwdriver?
Yeah some other CZcamsrs would've charged an extra hour of Diag for doing that...
He's the reason the majority of us do everything we can NOT to go to our mechanic's...Just can't trust them nowadays...
😅
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Nissan connectors are the toughest in the business. They double the frustration level of every job!
Hats off to the engineers who came up w the bolt on wheel bearing. The press in bearings were a major pita.
@Rick O'Sidhe What?? No, of course not. They are as good as any bearing.
I certainly I do seems lazy to not design all front ends with bolt in’s. I’m am also just as lazy I just buy the whole Moog pre assembled knuckle so I guess I’m already at bolt on front wheel bearing. Soon as I hear the word wheel bearings I get a chill and depressed
Your not kidding most of the 80s front wheel drive were press on and I boogered a few at the shop I worked at.
Meh... i agree unless the abs sensor comes with the assembly. Kind of nice to do a wheel bearing for under $50 in parts when it's press in. Don't think that's possible with bolt on.
Try an early 2000 forester rear wb in the salt zone. A 5 lb hammer and a sacrificial drift or 2 after you break the bolt off.
Done my first press on bearing 2 days ago on my sister car.
Also replaced the rear hub bearing and front control arm and oil change. Air filter and cabin filter.
As Eric says. If I can DO IT. Youse can DO IT. Yup. I learned how. Next round I will get the hub press off tool with the nuts and bolts gadget for the win.
My sister says. Next time. We can do the passenger side hub. Rear bearing and control arm replacement. Possibly another oil change again when it comes up. Thank you Eric for showing me how and I'm an old geezer who is willing to learn and not complain about someone screwed me or the dealership screwed me. I'm not sure what they quoted my sister for all the work I did. But...im happy my sister is happy and safe. Happy turkey day everyone. ❤
I never get tired of watching countless hub replacements and disk brake jobs! I miss the "tan...tan" of the spray can!
But where is the the B&P cleaner. Has it been retired?
Thanks Eric O for your videos. I enjoy them while I pass time caring for my wife, who is disabled. I suppose its a release for me. Your efforts to help people by doing what you can to save on their repairs is a true service to your community. Have a blessed Thanks Giving and I wish you God' blessings on your family.
You've been spoiling us with content lately, Mr. O.
Nobody's complaining.
Best CZcams channel for auto repair hands down. Others try to copy what you are doing.
There are 3 folk who are excellent. Eric, Rainman Ray and Watch Wes Work. They are all top class operators. All can think too plus cope with a challenge. Retired mechanic in Land Down Under.
My son had his brakes checked by a mechanic. They still were stiff so I checked them, found two seized slide pins, one on each side. Seemed obvious to me.
I like your comments about where and why to use brake grease and anti rust .
I love it too. Sad that even pro shops take shortcuts or don’t even know how to do a proper brake job.
11:54 when your trying to pull that slide pin out was absolutely hilarious!! I’ve laughed till I’ve cried. God Bless you brother.
I gave up cable tv three years ago and used roku for a while but have not turned a tv on in close to a year now. My time watching anything always includes Eric and his very well done repairs. From watching this channel I have found Ivan and Ray as well. This is far better than television and I I have been doing all my own auto repairs since 1975 including engines, clutches, brakes and much more.
I enjoy the banter as the work is getting done.
Try this old tony
I know that's right... This and more is why my main paid content subscription is CZcams
Of course I got Amazon Prime as well but I don't ever use it lol
Haha I lost it when you blurred out the hanging caliper. That's some hilarious stuff right there.
you make this stuff look to easy....no cussing,screaming, hollering and throwing tools....we do all of that here in the south, just for effect....LOL...LOVE YOUR VIDS
If you're not testing the flight capabilities of your tools, are you even a mechanic? Haha
As a retired Nissan tech, I agree 100% about their electrical connectors being crap (along with the rest of the car). But I have found a quick way to release the wheel speed sensor connector that doesn't involve a wire cutter. If you look at the image @ 10:17, you will see a small slot. Take your airgun and blow up through that slot and it will blow out all the dirt, and then you can "easily" push the release pin and the connector will come apart. Just found your site and I am enjoying it immensely. I wind up watching it instead of doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Thanks!
Always enjoy watching Eric sharing his great quality work. The best entertainment,learning car repair and having a few laughs along the way.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Roll TIde!!
@@JustinHeat1961 Roll Tide !
You to Tony! Roll Tide!
War eagle
@@lackeydehackey405 Good game. Iron Bowl is always exciting.
Eric, after watching you and Rainman Ray, I've confirmed why I no longer work on my own vehicles. Oh ya, age is also a factor. Keep up the great videos👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗🐺
Brake jobs never get old, Maybe for Eric but personally I enjoy watching the process.
The blurred out section when putting the caliper back on killed me 😂😂 it’s always good to pick on the softies some times
So glad you obscured that move putting the brakes back together. Whew.
I could watch you do brake jobs all day. Thanks Eric O
Thank God you pixilated that, I darn near passed out witnessing that 😂
Oh ya baby, hopefully you guy's are ok with all that snow you got. Stay safe.
I also live in the lake effect snow belt in wester Michigan and we only got 3 feet and not 7 feet. We lucked out.
I don’t think Eric O. Got the massive snow he was further south then this snow area covered LOL I know I got almost 30 inches 25 miles west of Erie Pa this was a bit different then most lake effect events
Even when SMA is closed Eric is still pumping out the content!!
Here’s your comment for you tube algorithm!
I pulled my wheels off today thinking my pads have to be getting close to replacing!
75000 miles, pulled my 20ft RV from Colorado to down near Ft Worth last winter!
Winter before Colorado to east central Oklahoma, from southeast plains of Colorado up into the high Rockies of Colorado!
Original pads, and the fronts still have over 7mm of pads left!
Happy happy happy!
400 children and a crop in the field,ya picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel,i’s loves that song.
That hub came out of the knuckle kinda easy :). Front hub of 06 explorer was rusted in so bad. Finally, ATD Tools Wheel Hub Removal Tool and a BFH got it out
You sure make working on these vehicles easy I guess that comes from years of see them over and over.
Just my 2 cents, but I agree completely about Nissan's poor wiring connectors. They are some of the hardest to work with. In fact, the last Nissan (Pathfinder) that I had in my shop, I had to order several new pigtails for a number of connectors, because they were just permanently fused together. I tried everything I could think of to get them apart, especially the wheel speed sensors. I tried spraying penetrating oil, using 2 sets of pliers. Even if you wedge something under the lock tabs, or completely break the lock tabs off, they still wont come apart. But when they are that badly stuck together, there is no getting them apart, intact.
Once again, brains, intelligence, experience, and a touch of humble makes the day.
The best part is the subtle jabs at the pundits…. Blurring was spot on!
Only 1 K away from 750 K subscribers… that is impressive!
Eric crosses yet another Frontier as Capt. Kirk watches patiently on his big screen TV for the Final.😄👍🇨🇦
I spent all day swapping out the radiator and heater core on a 2005 Dodge Caravan, and I am dog tired. I don't know how you do it every day. Thanks for giving me something to unwind this evening.
"the classic 27/64ths running in reverse" -- brilliant tip for cleaning a hole!
Cracked me up when you blurred out the dangling caliper, lol.
It's hilarious to me that people complain when a caliper hangs on a brake hose for even a few seconds. Apparently, they don't know that a brake hose can handle 2000psi, but I guess not a 10 pound caliper. Best practice is caliper hangers, but, stop petting the sweaty few moments of a hang. Thanks for the great videos Eric.
Love that you go the extra mile
Sir, i watch all of your videos and have been a superfan for over a year.... I swear, i wish you were my mechanic.... I truly do not believe that any other mechanic pays the amount of attention and cares about doing a great job more than you! Your town is blessed to have your services! God Bless your family!!
The pixelated part made my day! Thank you for sharing and stay safe!
My man Eric!! Most shops wouldn't take the time to do all the little things you do. Much respect my brother. Keep up the good work.
Hi, Mr. O. I usually enjoy your banter. This episode did have one or two new East Coast Slang comments that should be put into somebody's book. Of course, I am not going to repeat them here. I don't want to give away your secrets! Anyway, thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
I’m glad you took the time to make it right with the break pin. It’s the small things that keep them coming back. I would have done the same thing. 👍👍
Had a pin once so rusted in, I dilled a hole in the casting end and used a punch to drive it out. Silicone sealed it up.
That's a unique method to unravel the hose, just let it drop!
Mike
Man, so glad I live in the PNW not the PNY... Its wet here and things rust everywhere but not from road salt.
I have recently been watching your videos. I have been talking to the family units about moving back to the New York area from the desert southwest, your videos talked me out of moving back. The amount of rust you have to deal with is insane, I'll put up with the sand getting everywhere. My 1979 GMC would be eaten alive up there.
WD or similar works quite well on plugs to help remove them, but they are easy to break usually. Land Rover air suspension level sensor wiring plugs just break when you look at them!
I don't miss the rustbelt life. You the man Eric O
The quality of this video is excellent
Sure wish you were close by to work on my Frontier .... can't hardly trust anyone anymore .... kudos to your knowledge and honesty.
I did that job on my 08 frontier 3 years ago. I was amazed how easy it was. I always clean up the slide pins and regrease when doing brakes. Good to learn the rubber is only there to lessen NVH. Side note the cheap chinesium wheel bearings still holding up fine. Now the rear axel bearing job. That was another matter altogether. Had to buy a shop press for that job. Check and replace/retro fit your diff breather valve…
Thank you Eric for all you teach, show and do,and your honest approach to your work and life. Thankful there are people like you in the world...makes a difference more than you know!:) Cheers and Happy Thanks Giving from Canada!
He is definitely one of the very few honest mechanics like myself. I actually make more money working in a factory as a quality manager and no longer have a repair shop but I do still do work on the side. I was really busy one week and my wife's car needed a tire rotation done so I told her to take it to our local garage. The guy tried to tell her she needed new brakes and a wheel bearing replaced and told her it would cost $1500. The car was only 4 months old! I went and confronted him as he knew who I was and knew I was a mechanic as well. He was very ashamed but admitted he does it all of the time because his business was slow. I actually get more work than he does and I only do it part time. I told him if he was honest maybe he would get more business! Sorry for the long story just had to throw that in there!
Trick I use for those drag springs is to put the top caliper bolt in and swing the caliper up put the springs in then swing it back down makes it way easier
Very few shops would take the 10-15 minutes to free up, clean and lube those caliper pins ! Double "At-a-Boy" points !
Always dreaded working on a Nissan. For some reason they always put up a fight. Watching this video at least made me feel like it wasn’t just me…
Fasteners sticking in sockets. Finicky connectors. More prone to corrosion than an average import.
I have an 06 Nissan in CT and 100% agree on the connectors. Seems like they let grit in and that cements everything up tight. WIggle, wiggle, wiggle, prayg
Eric, an old mechanic taught me a trick I use every day: "Lefty loosey, righty tighty." 😁
Eric you should do a time study some day of how much time you spend on Rust related issues on cars here in the PRNY. As a WNY resident (Lockport NY) I know what you go through. Mechanics outside of the Snow, Salt, Rust Belt have no clue what people go through up here with our vehicles and rust problems!! You lose time, ergo, money dealing with rust I am sure!! Keep up the great work and videos!!
Using a high quality silicone paste on the slide pins and in the boots, has made my pads wear a lot longer and more evenly. I like the 3m best. It keeps the salt water from getting in and rusting it up. Thanks, Eric, for showing how it's done.
Silglide is great stuff as well, been using it for 20 years and never had an issue.
I like the 3M paste too, but it’s $35 per can at the local parts house, so I am extremely frugal with which parts get it and which parts don’t. If life/limb or expensive parts aren’t on the line I’m using CRC dielectric or Super Lube. Fortunately in the Southeast the only salt I see is what I sprinkle on my steak and veggies. :D
Nice one. Glad you were able to rescue the slider pin. I did a Hyundai Elantra, 10yo and a pin that was seized solid. Had to replace the entire Caliper and bracket assembly ! Hope your customer is suitably grateful for your diligence.
Yep. Taryl Dactyl said, “It ain’t the space shuttle, it’s a Nissan “.👍
Another SMA bearing video! As a bearing aficionado, I love me some bearing videos.
I'm thankful for Eric O and his wholesome content. Thank you sir!
Love watching tour brake jobs. I’ve been following these steps to the point where I just don’t trust anyone to do my brakes. The grease underneath the slide brackets, cleaning and lubing the guide pins, etc. I think too many folks think that slapping in some pads and go is all it takes. Follow these steps if you don’t want to be messing with your brakes within the next few months.
I can't believe how much rust you have there. You guys must pack the salt on in the winter time because up here in Southeastern, Ontario. I don't think our parts are that bad. Good little job. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Yes it's that bad lol I live in Ontario as well.
That bearing looked pretty easy to get out Eric compared to some. Always enjoyable to watch you work.
I love mechanics like you that are like me and clean and prep everything nice especialy in our rust belt.
Next bearing will come out so much easier.
It's what I see done wrong in ever shop I ever worked in. Prep. It's 90 percent of the job in my book. And seperate the tech from the tool that doesn't give a shit.
I enjoy seeing a tech using both hands when repairing vehicles. Thanks Eric! Great video.
Rainman Ray must drive you crazy
@@Thomas_jefferson69 You saw right through my comment, Thomas! I still like watching Rainman's channel, however.
Wow... Truly enjoy watching your videos... I'm not a professional mechanic, but I've been turning the wrenches on my own cars since I was about 14... Love to see how honest, thorough and informative you are. Thank You!
I remember having worked on cars that had tapered roller bearings. Unless a seal failed, they were rarely replaced. Grease 'em and you were good. I've replaced them in both of my newer vehicles. We sure have made "progress" in the last 30 years...
Enjoy watching you work. I am retired and still work a little here and there on my own. I again say I am glad i don't live in the rust belt. i would go insane with the rust. Don't understand why people don't treat there cars up there with preventative if they even work. I have seen you treat them with fluid film but why people would try to treat their own is beyond me. Thanks for a great video.
The rust is eating into it already and no sign of oil coating. Sometimes I wonder if people in the Rust belt just enjoy buying vehicles. Thanks for the video.
You're a good guy, good guy's do the right thing when no one is looking.
As far as engineers in the industry not knowing what is going on, its sometimes the company. I left school about 3 years ago and applied at John Deere as an engineer. Grew up on a farm with a lot of mechanical background. End of the day my GPA wasnt high enough for them. These companies dont care about experience, they want the "smartest" people.
About two months ago I had to replace all four calipers on my 2013 Charger. Nine years of salt had taken its toll - I could not get the caliper pins out! Boom. The new calipers work like a charm. I always enjoy your well described and recorded videos. The one liner - "remember folks, we're not sending this to the moon."
I'm binge watching sma the next couple days I'm off work, eric and family have a happy Thanksgiving.
Nissan's mother lovin' connectors! Nearly spit my beer into the screen!
Glad you went the extra mile. Sure it's just a pin, but when those brakes don't work... It's a safety thing more than anything.
great video as always.
had experience with dorman oil pan drain plug on 16 f150 2.7L. Installed dorman plug, it leaked. replaced with ford plug, and it didn't leak. You can clearly see the grooves in the dorman are not like the ford drain plug.
Just bought a pair of those pliers from my Snap On guy. Love them.
Nothing like the 2018 impreza I just did....And past foresters...but I got it....bought that big metal bangy thing..,It worked along with air hammer and slide hammer.
Learnt a new tip as not to full stroke pedal to the floor, after brake pad replacement.
One of my very favourite channels always! The best and thanks to Eric and family!
And you just mentioned in your last video about that rubber stopper messing up the caliper pins, and here we are!
I'm so glad to see Pro Mechanic have the same issue with stuff not wanting to cooperate as us non pros. Not wishing you bad just demonstrates tt rains on all equally
Love the Channel informative and educational
Oh the blurred out hanging calliper! 🤣🤣🤣 Oh I’m cry laughing! That was awesome! Thank you so much for all the content!
Just today, I was laying in the driveway working on the Pathfinder of the Mrs. Hers is an 06. We too are in the beautiful rustbelt, Pittsburgh. No air tools, no lift... Complete exhaust from the manifolds back and a new cv boot to replace a ripped one. Lovely day in the neighborhood. Yeah right. Gotta finish it up tomorrow. #*!&# it.
Love the pixelated hanging caliper!
It's nice to see mechanics that care.
Moog bearings replaced a few months ago on my 2012 Frontier. They were deafeningly loud for months but no wobble. Wish I saw this vid earlier. Thanks.
The magically levitating caliper was absolutely amazing :D
Thanks for the video Eric O. I do do it 🙂 take care of yourself and family ❤️❤️👍.
This is a good example of why I come here. Those videos you do in which you say nothing is O.K. now and again, but your playful banter is the main reason why I am here. ( I even enjoy when you put your wife on here!) So, I think the joke is, "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel. We've got a Kenny Rogers fan here. Great video!
Are you Testing me Eric ? The Brake Lube on the Anker underneath the Hardware don't help the pad's move freely just a light dab on either end of the pad or a top the little tin hardware where the pad slides is the way i was taught
I use the s-hook off a rubber bungee to hold up my caliber and took an old brake rotor and welded a breaker bar I had busted and made a bearing puller
Thanks to you we have a total understanding of how disc brakes work. And a lot of other stuff too. Happy Turkey Day to the"0" family and God Bless!
Always impressive the way you take care of the customers
Well it’s nice to see two videos from SMA even when I believe the shop is closed down? Hope your SMA Family has a Great Turkey day, and hope the snow were not that bad and melting already. Thank you for the extra work it takes to video tape your great work.
You spoke of the moon, the first lunar orbiter's outer skin was aluminum foil and the rudimentary computer only had 64Kb of memory. To save weight, some things were glued or duct taped together.
Supreme segeway Mr O! *Thank You* for the laugh it produced; much appreciated (and needed). 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!