DIY wants to save money , I understand that these days. I have a job a diy started on and the parts place is of no help.. who puts a delco where a denso should be. Autozone.. thats who. Thanks for shafting my customer with incorrect parts causing multiple missfires
Man was smart,and you should be thanking him. You He knew you would be putting the car on a lift, so he put the bleeder screws on the bottom. Top notch Sir.
Try suspension work.. i actually installef a drag link upside down on my own vehicle shredded up my new zrated rubber in less than 200 miles went to a professional suspension alignment shop nix and black in orlando fl. They corrected problem and install some custom lowering lower A-arms. On the cheap too..
If you need brake work and cant do yoirself go to a brakes repair shop. Need exhaust work go to exhaust repair shop. Need Suspension work go to a specialty repair shop. No repair shop specialize in everything maybe the dealership special
This only works if you first mount the master cylinder upside-down also, or else it can't pump fluid from the reservoir. But you can probably bleed them by placing the car on one side and bleeding the bottom brake cylinder, followed by placing the car on the opposite side and again bleeding the bottom brake cylinder.
I was a mechanic for 33 years and this customer made a simple mistake like we all do sometimes. No harm done here and he will learn something for his efforts and save some money too.
For those not mechanically inclined he put the brake calipers on the wrong side, basically they’re upside down and he just needs to switch them. It happens, we make mistakes, just be careful and safe 🤝🏼
Is it me or did he also forget to put back that little rubber boot for the brake fluid. I'm not sure if u need it or not. I did mine and put them back.
The calipers are upside down, on the wrong sides, my nephew did this and 3 other technicians didn't see it until I walked out and saw it almost instantly. 😂
I'd probably let him flip them real quick watch how long it takes and probably ask him if he'd wants a job. That's a bigger job to tackle at home than folk's think. Great teaching moment here.
@allencummings6285 I wouldn't say that's too big of a job at home just flipping them.. if you're talking about the whole job running lines and master then yea I'd agree. Brakes/calipers aren't too bad and common tools required not anything rare or hard to find.
@@trujillo71921 yeah I was talking about the system as a whole being a bigger job than people would imagine. That's an on taking right there to do in the driveway. Line's, Booster, and all..
My buddy did this, he somehow got okayish braking. Likely cause he did it on a slanted driveway. But he finally let me fix it all last week. Stops on a dime.
Like I always tell my customers I don’t have a problem you doing your own stuff and I encourage it but do it with every intention of following directions at all costs.
I'd share the knowledge, but I literally can't work for free. I just tell him it's an easy fix, but I still had to test drive, rack, inspect and have 20 years of knowing what it should and shouldn't look like. PS, my kids need new shoes just like your car did.
@@HuntsWorkshop I'm sure the problem was found in less than 2 minutes. I'd share the results free of charge but not if the customer wanted me to do the repair.
Absolutely, I’m sure everyone in the comments here picked up right away the second we saw the problem. Chances are had the same thing happened on out 1st brake job would have been scratching our heads too. Pass that knowledge on, no one woke up one morning and knew it all (some think they did tho) except 1 man and he also walked on water, and I’m not talking about Richard Pryor, he ran! ( The Toy piranha scene)
I did that once on my dodge neon SRT4. I spent about two days and trying every trick to bleed it, and I just could not get it bled. Call the guy I know that owns a shop and he asked me if I put the calibers on the wrong side. As soon as I looked at them, I realized that’s what I did. Lol
A quick physics lesson… in a closed hydraulic system such as your brakes air rises to the top of the system. Bleeding the air out of the system is impossible if your bleeder screws are on the bottom.
He was brave for doing the work himself. So the calipers are mixed up from left to right and the bleeder screws on the bottom not at the top to remove all the air from the system.
Dang I got to thinking it was just the lines upside down but I did first think calipers wrong side but I agree either way oh boy did quite the job not that big a mistake should be impossible really the manufacturer should have put some type of stop to let you know you were making a mistake they did in my day
I’m not sure I’d consider that brave lol. If that’s considered brave then I’m the bravest person I know. I’ve never paid anyone to do any mechanical work on a car or home. To me it’s just common sense and enjoyable to conquer a task.
How about when in doubt leave it the fuck alone? He probably tries to do his own plumbing, electrical, ect and fucks it all up too. Then has kids and they grow to be fuck ups as well and b4 you know it we are a nation of fuck ups....I believe Im too late.
The fact that the customer got that far when the rest of the world doesn't know how to refill a stapler is impressive. Good tor him that he gave it a shot! Most things today are designed where you cant get them backwards or upsidedown.
Most of the world can tear that car apart and reengineer ball joints in sandals without protective gear. It's the first world countries with modern conveniences that lack general mechanical knowledge.
IDK about that, lots of mistakes in life don't come with deadly outcomes but working on your brakes, needs to be done right. Granted, he tested and recognized the problem, but couldn't figure out the cause?
This is why you do one side at a time in case you forget how things go back together. I have had my Ranger for 22 years and I still do the drum shoes one at a time in case I forgot the order
I always leave it all together on one side when I'm doing Brakes. Reason is I had both calipers off and when pushing one back it was super tight that boom super soft. Hmm? Check the other side the piston popped out...
Did exactly the same thing on the rear of my v70 T5 when i upgraded to xc90 brakes. The breaker said both calipers came off the same car and i thought nothing of it. Bled them up and went down the road only to find a spongey pedal. Went back took the wheels off and bled them again.... then i realised i had been sold 2 left hand calipers and one wouldnt bleed properly. Learnt a lesson that day... look at the parts before i fit them to the car 😂
I did that once. Changed one front caliper on my 83 S10 Blazer and the parts store sold me the wrong side. So now I instantly see the problem. The bleeder screw needs to be on the top to get the air out.
I'm just impressed that he was able to put the calipers on backwards. From my experience working on brakes, the mounting bracket are cut in such a way they only go on one way...
At least he got off his ass and got to work and put forth the effort. I bet he will never make that same mistake again. Thats how we learn, and if you say you've never made mistakes I call bullshit.
That is funny, I had a tech claim he needed zero supervision, do this. I made him stay after hours to fix his screw up. Pictures likely would not help, it looks great if you don't know what you are doing.
@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 Lol, you guys think it could be safely driven with upside down calipers. Go back to common sense school. Put a straw into a glass of water and blow. Where do the bubbles go? Hmm? Painful.
@@outinthesticks7235 You misunderstood. I was responding to the person who said taking pictures beforehand was an excellent way to avoid mistakes during reassembly (i.e. the dangers of relying on the previous person doing it correctly). My comment had nothing to do with the position of the brake calipers in the video.
Nope, its very simple take it off unscrew the nipple, make it the highest point have some do a slow pump until it bleeds a little with no bubbles tighten it sideways and done.
This happens to professionals as well, occasionally. It's a simple oversight that displays the importance of knowing why & how things works, and the importance of taking enough time to double check yourself.
That’s a good one. He had the skill to do calipers and brake lines, but didn’t realize when he was bleeding them that the bleeder *shouldn’t* be at the bottom
I had a friend who's boyfriend did this. She called me to come over to figure out why they didn't have any brake pedal. I figured it out in their driveway. They didn't want me to swap the calipers from side to side so I just took them off and held the caliper so the bleeder was up while gravity bleeding. I put the calipers back on. The brakes worked fine. It was an old 70's car and ready for the graveyard so I doubt that anyone else ever saw that the calipers were on the wrong side. On another adventure A different friend called me and asked me to come over to "help" her boyfriend put disk brake pads on the front of her car. I got there just in time to see him smear that blue packet of anti squeal compound all over the friction side of the pad. (he clamed that is how he always did brake jobs.) I told him he had ruined the pads but he just wiped it off and put them together anyway. I later talked to my friend and she confirmed that the brakes were "very grabby" smh
NO SHIT! Shop charged me $4000 to replace $500 turbo on my truck. Was covered by warranty so whatever ! But I have removed turbo myself a few times so I know it is not $3000 worth of labor !
@@toofunny9115Brake job isn't rocket science buddy it's one of the easiest things you can do on your car next to oil changes. The "pro" at jiffy lube has as much training in doing it as anybody off the street.
This mistake in particular has got to be one of the most common ones made by DIYers doing brake jobs on their own cars. Its so common I blame manufacturers more than DIYers because it would be pretty simple to label the damn things or put some training wheels on the design to prevent this from happening.
A guy at work , a professional!, did the same thing, we let him bleed and test for 3 days, finally told the supervisor, He had to go tell the guy, he blamed ford sent him wrong calipers. Still have a great laugh remembering.
credit for trying goes out the window when you consider the towing bill, the mechanics bill, and time you shoulda spent watching a youtube diy brakes video, plus taking monday off to get it fixed. I'm glad my mechanic lives across the street.
That only works if you flip the master cylinder over too otherwise you'll leak out all the fluid from the master cylider before you get the calipers bled properly😁👍
If you are a novice, it's good idea to take pictures of everything before and during disassembly. Then use the pictures to confirm if you put it back together right.
The calipers being on the wrong side is a problem because the bleeder screw is below the brake hose. Bleeder needs to be on the top so the air can bubble up and out when bleeding. Hard to force air bubbles down, they tend to want to rise.
LOL I got a left hand caliper in a right hand caliper box one time. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out why I couldn't bleed the brakes properly 😔 Lesson learned😎
@@thomasterrell437He put the calipers on the wrong sides, Left on right, Right on left so they're upside down, must not bleed properly, I've never done it so I don't know if they would or not...
I had a friend do this once on his truck. So he took it to a shop. They told him he needed to replace the ABS module and and all the brake lines. They wanted to charge him a few grand to fix it. He called me up and I was able to diagnose his problem over the phone just by asking him a few questions. Be careful what shop you take your vehicle to. Some of them will bend you over and take everything you got. That same shop loosened the oil pan bolts on my customer's jeep, then told them that they needed a new motor because it was puking oil.
The purpose of "bleeding" is getting air out. Common sense tells you that air travels upward through fluid not down, so while it may seem like an easy mistake or not a big deal at the time, putting the calipers on the wrong side, you will never get a good bleed with the bleed screw below the line. So for proper function it is very vital to make sure that you get the right caliper on the right side.
A friend of mine did the same thing and insisted they were right. I tried to tell him and he replied... I've done these all my life. I told him OK, better call a professional. All he had to do was reverse them, but sometimes you can't tell people.
The best thing to do in a case like that is take the calipers loose one at a time, flip them over, put a 2x4 to hold the piston from coming out, Bleed them, reinstall them and let him figure it out next time he 'fixes' his car.😅
I had a friend call me other day asking what’s the difference between the right and the left side caliper. I said bleeder location. Then he said ahhh that makes sense then quickly hung up :D
The cylinders are installed upside down meaning that the left side actually is the right side and the right side is actually the left side always remember your bleeder screw goes on top. It’s the only way you can really get rid of all the air in the system.
You don't really need brakes anyways people are always stomping on their brakes when they don't need to be doing it all you need is a brake pedal that doesn't work and some faith in God
I had some goons at VIP do this to me and I recognized this problem before they did. I *almost* did the brake job myself but decided “f- it I just want it done don’t wanna crawl around on the floor”
Happened to my buddies car when he first bought it and and the previous owner put new calipers on and it was a soft pedal. I couldn't figure it out until he said lets bleed the brakes and right when I went to hook up the hose to the bleed screw I was like wait?... the previous owner put the calipers on the wrong side so of course it still had air in the system 😂😂😂
They obviously gave him the wrong calipers. Instead of a right and a left, they gave him a left and a right
Bingo! 😂
Sometimes experience is the best teacher
Was that the owner? he looked mad
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Brilliant
Everyone makes mistakes. Give him a brake.
I see what you did there
@@scmgunner😂😂😂
He already has four. They’re just upside down. Give the car a tummy rub so it will roll over, and then bleed the brakes.
Somebody's got to , he can't give himself a brake
lol
Came to the comments to see all the shade... only to find that everyone seems to be understanding and sympathetic... was actually wholesome.
We all make mistakes
DIY wants to save money , I understand that these days. I have a job a diy started on and the parts place is of no help.. who puts a delco where a denso should be. Autozone.. thats who. Thanks for shafting my customer with incorrect parts causing multiple missfires
Man was smart,and you should be thanking him. You He knew you would be putting the car on a lift, so he put the bleeder screws on the bottom. Top notch Sir.
My thoughts exactly 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Some guys can't even change a tire. This guy is learning. 👍🏾
I'm some guys😂
I can agree to an extent but brakes are something you really don’t want to screw up.
Try suspension work.. i actually installef a drag link upside down on my own vehicle shredded up my new zrated rubber in less than 200 miles went to a professional suspension alignment shop nix and black in orlando fl. They corrected problem and install some custom lowering lower A-arms. On the cheap too..
If you need brake work and cant do yoirself go to a brakes repair shop. Need exhaust work go to exhaust repair shop. Need Suspension work go to a specialty repair shop. No repair shop specialize in everything maybe the dealership special
You mean changing a wheel? Changing a tire is pretty difficult without a machine
Its all good, just turn the car upside down.
This only works if you first mount the master cylinder upside-down also, or else it can't pump fluid from the reservoir. But you can probably bleed them by placing the car on one side and bleeding the bottom brake cylinder, followed by placing the car on the opposite side and again bleeding the bottom brake cylinder.
lol
😂
Never thought of that, but try anything.
Could make it a super flex tape boat!
Aint got no gas in it.
Actually, there's too much gas in it, lol
😂
I was a mechanic for 33 years and this customer made a simple mistake like we all do sometimes. No harm done here and he will learn something for his efforts and save some money too.
For those not mechanically inclined he put the brake calipers on the wrong side, basically they’re upside down and he just needs to switch them. It happens, we make mistakes, just be careful and safe 🤝🏼
Do one side at a time and match your
parts up. Also read directions.
Or, give it a try and know when to ask for help when you need it. Old mate is a smart bloke.
Is it me or did he also forget to put back that little rubber boot for the brake fluid. I'm not sure if u need it or not. I did mine and put them back.
This comment, incase the neighbor is with us.
Okay so you're saying that because the bleeders are at the bottom of the caliper all the air won't bleed out ?
Hes had a go, messed up, sought professional advice.. good on him
The calipers are upside down, on the wrong sides, my nephew did this and 3 other technicians didn't see it until I walked out and saw it almost instantly. 😂
Happens to the best of us , I did that in my junior auto mechanics class a very long time ago, lesson was learned that day.
Calipers are on the wrong sides. Bleeder screws need to be at the top or air will never be bled.
Actually, if you use a pressure bleeder it will bleed no problem. But yeah without that you're screwed 😂
Yup
Thank you.
I'm surprised he was even able to mount them backwards. 😮
Calipers only go on one way. and it doesnt matter where the bleeder is as its under pressure when you pump the brakes.
Probably a young kid learning. Props to tackling the whole deal. Eric will get him taken care of.
I'd probably let him flip them real quick watch how long it takes and probably ask him if he'd wants a job.
That's a bigger job to tackle at home than folk's think.
Great teaching moment here.
@allencummings6285 I wouldn't say that's too big of a job at home just flipping them.. if you're talking about the whole job running lines and master then yea I'd agree. Brakes/calipers aren't too bad and common tools required not anything rare or hard to find.
@@allencummings6285I do like that idea of letting him flip and see where's he's at mechanically and possibly offer a job. Great idea.
@@trujillo71921 yeah I was talking about the system as a whole being a bigger job than people would imagine.
That's an on taking right there to do in the driveway. Line's, Booster, and all..
@@allencummings6285 oh okay gotcha my mistake. Yeah it definitely is and pretty impressive as well. I'd be willing to be he would do good in a shop.
He gets an A- for effort! He'll remember his mistake next time 😅
My buddy did this, he somehow got okayish braking. Likely cause he did it on a slanted driveway. But he finally let me fix it all last week. Stops on a dime.
These comments are awesome, everyone saying the problem but praising the guy for trying to do it himself is really uplifting and wholesome stuff
It's an easy mistake to make and i still love that he gave it a shot and most importantly knew when to seek help
The later part is SO critical in life, try your best, but don't be afraid to ask for help.
Like I always tell my customers I don’t have a problem you doing your own stuff and I encourage it but do it with every intention of following directions at all costs.
Yeah at least He didn't get the brake pads inside out😂
@@eliezerramosjr1017 NEVER assume instructions are correct, an alarming number of times they are not.
Easy mistake if you don’t know how hydrolics work. It is a good idea to learn a basic understanding of how things work before working on a vehicle.😮
The bleeder valves are usually on top where the air is typically located.
Chicken dinner
He's trying. He doesn't know what he doesn't know. It won't happen again.
That's a customer with whom I'd gladly share knowledge free of charge.
I'd share the knowledge, but I literally can't work for free. I just tell him it's an easy fix, but I still had to test drive, rack, inspect and have 20 years of knowing what it should and shouldn't look like. PS, my kids need new shoes just like your car did.
@@HuntsWorkshop I'm sure the problem was found in less than 2 minutes.
I'd share the results free of charge but not if the customer wanted me to do the repair.
Absolutely, I’m sure everyone in the comments here picked up right away the second we saw the problem. Chances are had the same thing happened on out 1st brake job would have been scratching our heads too. Pass that knowledge on, no one woke up one morning and knew it all (some think they did tho) except 1 man and he also walked on water, and I’m not talking about Richard Pryor, he ran! ( The Toy piranha scene)
I’d refer you everyone I know just got the gesture
Calipers are on the wrong side. I bleed screw is on the bottom.it’s supposed to be on the top.
I did that once on my dodge neon SRT4. I spent about two days and trying every trick to bleed it, and I just could not get it bled. Call the guy I know that owns a shop and he asked me if I put the calibers on the wrong side. As soon as I looked at them, I realized that’s what I did. Lol
Joke was on him lol
A quick physics lesson… in a closed hydraulic system such as your brakes air rises to the top of the system. Bleeding the air out of the system is impossible if your bleeder screws are on the bottom.
Noticed the problem right away, coworker just so happen to have the same issue!
I know how frustrating it is to have done EVERYTHING to fix an issue, and forget the dumbest little details. Bless that man's soul
He was brave for doing the work himself. So the calipers are mixed up from left to right and the bleeder screws on the bottom not at the top to remove all the air from the system.
Wholesome comment
Just turn the camera over. Sorted.
Dang I got to thinking it was just the lines upside down but I did first think calipers wrong side but I agree either way oh boy did quite the job not that big a mistake should be impossible really the manufacturer should have put some type of stop to let you know you were making a mistake they did in my day
I’m not sure I’d consider that brave lol. If that’s considered brave then I’m the bravest person I know. I’ve never paid anyone to do any mechanical work on a car or home. To me it’s just common sense and enjoyable to conquer a task.
@@CreatingExcellence Many things that are not brave are considered "brave and courageous" these days...
Everybody knows if the bleeder screw is on the bottom the air will come out better 🤣 🤣 🤣
Worked at a brake shop in SLC. Had a customer come in with a fully built 57 Chevy with the same problem.
The bleed valve is ALWAYS AT THE TOP!!! You have a huge air bubble trapped in the caliper!
Thanks
@@dgriffin6074 I’m no expert but have never paid for anyone to do maintenance for my cars! 22 years now
No way!
I done this once and was also told to turn the car upside down. 🤣🤣🤣
Same here! Spend an entire day bleeding the brakes.
Swap the calipers the air will never bleed out ha ha !! Thanks Professor O !!!
Dude went through 2 gallons of fluid, "still no pedal!!".......
Its a learning moment for him. Just let him know that when in doubt remember the bleeders have to be on the top.
How about when in doubt leave it the fuck alone? He probably tries to do his own plumbing, electrical, ect and fucks it all up too. Then has kids and they grow to be fuck ups as well and b4 you know it we are a nation of fuck ups....I believe Im too late.
The fact that the customer got that far when the rest of the world doesn't know how to refill a stapler is impressive. Good tor him that he gave it a shot! Most things today are designed where you cant get them backwards or upsidedown.
You're so right about the Stapler Wives ...
Most of the world can tear that car apart and reengineer ball joints in sandals without protective gear. It's the first world countries with modern conveniences that lack general mechanical knowledge.
IDK about that, lots of mistakes in life don't come with deadly outcomes but working on your brakes, needs to be done right. Granted, he tested and recognized the problem, but couldn't figure out the cause?
Ep ah excuse me, I believe ah you have my stapler. 😂😂😂😂
thats the problem with the world everyone gets a trophy for doing a shit job
I guess AutoZone and the other retail parts stores needs to attach a “This Side Up” tag on the bleeder screws!
Woopsie daisies. He must have been wearing his glasses backwards when he installed the calipers lol
This is why you do one side at a time in case you forget how things go back together. I have had my Ranger for 22 years and I still do the drum shoes one at a time in case I forgot the order
Take a before pic with yoru phone
I always leave it all together on one side when I'm doing Brakes. Reason is I had both calipers off and when pushing one back it was super tight that boom super soft. Hmm? Check the other side the piston popped out...
The bleeder screw always goes on top. Otherwise you can't bleed your brakes.
you can if you push fluid from the bleeder up using a big syringe. little trick from the tool bag for ya.
You can flip the caliper till you get it bleed and flip it back if you can't get the right side caliper. If no other parts are available.
@@jameslawson2292 both are on the wrong side.
I agree!!!!!!!
Not true, remove the caliper off the bracket, flip it 180°, stick a piece of 2x4 in it and bleed it.
I wish putting calipers on the wrong side was the worse brain fart i ever suffered working on cars😂.
Did exactly the same thing on the rear of my v70 T5 when i upgraded to xc90 brakes. The breaker said both calipers came off the same car and i thought nothing of it. Bled them up and went down the road only to find a spongey pedal. Went back took the wheels off and bled them again.... then i realised i had been sold 2 left hand calipers and one wouldnt bleed properly. Learnt a lesson that day... look at the parts before i fit them to the car 😂
I did that once. Changed one front caliper on my 83 S10 Blazer and the parts store sold me the wrong side. So now I instantly see the problem. The bleeder screw needs to be on the top to get the air out.
I'm just impressed that he was able to put the calipers on backwards. From my experience working on brakes, the mounting bracket are cut in such a way they only go on one way...
I can't even put on my pants backwards. You think the calipers would not fit on the wrong side.
That’s exactly what I thought. I can’t believe they bolted up and fit over the rotor. I’m trying this next brake job just to see 😂
The vast majority of mounting brackets will allow installing the caliper on the wrong side/upside down. In some cases the brake line won't attach.
Hahaha I had a friend do that on the Ford pick up truck he could not figure it out for his life.
Josh is just stood in disbelief 😂
At least he got off his ass and got to work and put forth the effort. I bet he will never make that same mistake again. Thats how we learn, and if you say you've never made mistakes I call bullshit.
Thats how we kill people. And nope 15 years in the industry never done that. Always compared old parts with new parts. Common sense not so common
Photographing the assemblies before Teardown and referencing the photos when installing new parts helps you know that you did it correctly …
That is funny, I had a tech claim he needed zero supervision, do this. I made him stay after hours to fix his screw up. Pictures likely would not help, it looks great if you don't know what you are doing.
The only danger is when the previous person didn't do it right to begin with.
@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 Lol, you guys think it could be safely driven with upside down calipers.
Go back to common sense school.
Put a straw into a glass of water and blow. Where do the bubbles go? Hmm? Painful.
@@outinthesticks7235 You misunderstood. I was responding to the person who said taking pictures beforehand was an excellent way to avoid mistakes during reassembly (i.e. the dangers of relying on the previous person doing it correctly).
My comment had nothing to do with the position of the brake calipers in the video.
Lol I have seen it so many times over the years... 😂😂
That is exactly how I learned! It’s hard being mechanically inclined and handsome!
Just have to roll the car upside down to bleed the brakes now 😂
Nope, its very simple take it off unscrew the nipple, make it the highest point have some do a slow pump until it bleeds a little with no bubbles tighten it sideways and done.
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@@Mslianet1709 That is such a lazy solution in a non-emergency situation. lol
@@CyesH-we6oo actually its the other way around. This will get you going in an emergency.
@@Mslianet1709 I specifically stated "non-emergency" for a reason
Installed on wrong sides. Bleader screw needs to be all the way towards the top to get all the air out.
Not a problem
This happens to professionals as well, occasionally. It's a simple oversight that displays the importance of knowing why & how things works, and the importance of taking enough time to double check yourself.
That’s a good one. He had the skill to do calipers and brake lines, but didn’t realize when he was bleeding them that the bleeder *shouldn’t* be at the bottom
I had the same problem even after doing brakes for years. Just wasn't paying attention, but noticed it and fixed it.
“There’s your problem lady”
He put left on the right and the right on the left I have seen it a hundreds of times in my garage
Why this is not on a shirt is beyond me.
That can be one shirt and the other would be, “If I can do it you can do it”
I had a friend who's boyfriend did this. She called me to come over to figure out why they didn't have any brake pedal.
I figured it out in their driveway. They didn't want me to swap the calipers from side to side so I just took them off and held the caliper so the bleeder was up while gravity bleeding. I put the calipers back on. The brakes worked fine. It was an old 70's car and ready for the graveyard so I doubt that anyone else ever saw that the calipers were on the wrong side.
On another adventure A different friend called me and asked me to come over to "help" her boyfriend put disk brake pads on the front of her car. I got there just in time to see him smear that blue packet of anti squeal compound all over the friction side of the pad. (he clamed that is how he always did brake jobs.) I told him he had ruined the pads but he just wiped it off and put them together anyway. I later talked to my friend and she confirmed that the brakes were "very grabby" smh
If smart was a teacher, then we wouldn't need you sir. Lol
When shops are charging close to one thousand dollars for a break job I don't blame him for wanting to do it himself
NO SHIT! Shop charged me $4000 to replace $500 turbo on my truck. Was covered by warranty so whatever ! But I have removed turbo myself a few times so I know it is not $3000 worth of labor !
They wanted to charge my buddy $1900 for a head unit that failed in a brand new 2019 Chevy. The part that broke was a $30 ribbon cable.
All the way up until you get in an accident because you didn't do your brakes right. Then let me know if you think it's worth it to let pros do it
@@toofunny9115Brake job isn't rocket science buddy it's one of the easiest things you can do on your car next to oil changes. The "pro" at jiffy lube has as much training in doing it as anybody off the street.
I was just quoted over $2k for 2014 CRV
I still give him credit for his efforts. We’ve all done foolish things.
This mistake in particular has got to be one of the most common ones made by DIYers doing brake jobs on their own cars. Its so common I blame manufacturers more than DIYers because it would be pretty simple to label the damn things or put some training wheels on the design to prevent this from happening.
Definitely; "A" for effort, perseverance and for knowing when to call it a day.
A guy at work , a professional!, did the same thing, we let him bleed and test for 3 days, finally told the supervisor, He had to go tell the guy, he blamed ford sent him wrong calipers. Still have a great laugh remembering.
credit for trying goes out the window when you consider the towing bill, the mechanics bill, and time you shoulda spent watching a youtube diy brakes video, plus taking monday off to get it fixed. I'm glad my mechanic lives across the street.
Man, at least he tried to replace everything, wanted his car to be safe!
replace everything with chinese parts, safe.
@@halleffect1it's not that the calipers are on the wrong sides lol
yes, i guessed that before the camera panned to the calipers. i was responding to a different comment @@patrickhall6831
Right? The guy tried
Now he knows.
The car is upside down, flip the car and then bleed the front calipers
I'm gonna use this one to tell my wife this is why we need a car rotisserie! 8^)
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That only works if you flip the master cylinder over too otherwise you'll leak out all the fluid from the master cylider before you get the calipers bled properly😁👍
@@simonilett998 Are you speaking with experience? 👍
If you are a novice, it's good idea to take pictures of everything before and during disassembly. Then use the pictures to confirm if you put it back together right.
No problem. Those are the new style fill ports. You pump it in from there back to the master cylinder. Don’t forget to start at the furthest caliper.
I respect people that dig in and try things for themselves. I'm a carpenter, I see some home owners do impressive work sometimes
Sometimes...😂😂😂
@@fuzzypenn7078yep, and as a homeowner, I’ve come behind laughable work done by pros. Neither group has a lock on professional-quality work.
The calipers being on the wrong side is a problem because the bleeder screw is below the brake hose. Bleeder needs to be on the top so the air can bubble up and out when bleeding. Hard to force air bubbles down, they tend to want to rise.
No Way!!
I had no idea.
Thanks
Calipers are on upside down😂😂😂😂🤡
LOL
I got a left hand caliper in a right hand caliper box one time.
It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out why I couldn't bleed the brakes properly 😔
Lesson learned😎
We got the Buick LaSaber from Australia here folks. For some reason, he can’t get a good pedal in the US.
He'll never forget this lesson, I'm sure by the time he gave in and took it to you he was PRETTY frustrated lol...
There's air in the line. Bleed the break line
@@thomasterrell437He put the calipers on the wrong sides, Left on right, Right on left so they're upside down, must not bleed properly, I've never done it so I don't know if they would or not...
its ok ,even good work isnt good enough some of the time.
lol I’ve been that guy
18 years old , I bled those brakes for hours 😂
I had a friend do this once on his truck. So he took it to a shop. They told him he needed to replace the ABS module and and all the brake lines. They wanted to charge him a few grand to fix it. He called me up and I was able to diagnose his problem over the phone just by asking him a few questions.
Be careful what shop you take your vehicle to. Some of them will bend you over and take everything you got. That same shop loosened the oil pan bolts on my customer's jeep, then told them that they needed a new motor because it was puking oil.
Damn. Now that’s an annoying mistake. Luckily I had help in my early days and was told to make sure the bleeder screw goes up
Go dads!
The regular bolts in the brake hose connection may have something to do with it...
@@davidvaughn7778 That's is my guess. Looks like a normal bolt for the brake line.
@@davidvaughn7778 that’s the correct bolts for that Buick le Sabre. Omfg, you people are soooo damned ignorant..
Swap left and right calipers . Bleed screws go high not low . Air bubbles go up not down .😂
This is a very rare thing to say: Beautiful Saber 😂
The real problem is the rust. The brakes we can switch around so they work. 😂
Air in the lines floats upward, so the bleeder valves need to be at the top of the caliper to let the air out
Used to happen with drum brakes as well, they reverse the long and short shoes.
The purpose of "bleeding" is getting air out. Common sense tells you that air travels upward through fluid not down, so while it may seem like an easy mistake or not a big deal at the time, putting the calipers on the wrong side, you will never get a good bleed with the bleed screw below the line. So for proper function it is very vital to make sure that you get the right caliper on the right side.
The guy's car was turned around from when the auto parts store guy told him how they go. He is learning!
Now that he's trained - you should hire him. + Points for not just driving that way .
As Scotty Kilmer always says when asked: what’s the problem?
Kilmer’s answer: It’s an endless money pit Buick 😂😂😂
All vehicles no matter the make or model are endless money pits. Some more than others. The perfect vehicle is the one you don't have.
Give the guy a brake. Pun intended. They sold him those new "bleed from the bottom" calipers.
He kept hearing in his mind, "it will fit".
A friend of mine did the same thing and insisted they were right. I tried to tell him and he replied... I've done these all my life. I told him OK, better call a professional. All he had to do was reverse them, but sometimes you can't tell people.
The best thing to do in a case like that is take the calipers loose one at a time, flip them over, put a 2x4 to hold the piston from coming out, Bleed them, reinstall them and let him figure it out next time he 'fixes' his car.😅
I had a friend call me other day asking what’s the difference between the right and the left side caliper. I said bleeder location. Then he said ahhh that makes sense then quickly hung up :D
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The cylinders are installed upside down meaning that the left side actually is the right side and the right side is actually the left side always remember your bleeder screw goes on top. It’s the only way you can really get rid of all the air in the system.
This is why when I do a brake job, I do one side at a time, so that I can use the other side as a reference. Also, taking pics helps tremendously.
I don’t see a problem it’s 2023. What’s up is down and what’s down is up 😂
No kidding!
They identify as the right calipers...
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You got that right. When criminals are actually rewarded and seen as the good guys you know the world is doomed.
You don't really need brakes anyways people are always stomping on their brakes when they don't need to be doing it all you need is a brake pedal that doesn't work and some faith in God
The first and biggest mistake was ,NOT TAKING PICTURES OF THE WAY IT WAS.
So much rust. I'm in South Louisiana and we don't have a rust problem. No snow, no salt.
compared to some other "I did it myself!" jobs, he did great! In fact, he still got the right calipers for the job since they're both oops'ed
I had some goons at VIP do this to me and I recognized this problem before they did. I *almost* did the brake job myself but decided “f- it I just want it done don’t wanna crawl around on the floor”
At least he actually tried. Most people today aren't even willing to do their own oil changes.
People need to know when to stay in their lane…. I’ve seen someone screw up a “simple” oil change. No such thing a common sense anymore.
@@jbh.6257 agreed.
Make sense common again!
How many times have I seen that in my career? Literally hundreds.
The customer doesn't know his left from his right...lol
He just needs to drill new holes, tap them, and move the bleed screws to the top of the caliper......😂
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One lesson learned in victory, but a thousand lessons learned in defeat.
Happened to my buddies car when he first bought it and and the previous owner put new calipers on and it was a soft pedal. I couldn't figure it out until he said lets bleed the brakes and right when I went to hook up the hose to the bleed screw I was like wait?... the previous owner put the calipers on the wrong side so of course it still had air in the system 😂😂😂
At least he tried.