Customer States: Why does it take so long? Here’s why!
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"I want to replace the good rotors and keep the bad tires." Amazing. Brilliant.
They’re probably a Joe Biden voter.
Exactly my thoughts.
@@Puggy42069 LOVE THE COMMENT
@@Puggy42069 Don't even mention the FKs name
Some people have more money than sense.
To work on brakes that aren't completed rusted... it's just a dream for some of us.
They get rusted? Lol
Yeah I am from the great white north. Most brake jobs for me consist of: 20 minutes to drill out all rotor screws, spend 20 minutes working bolts back and forth to loosen them without breaking them, spend 1 hour scraping rust off the caliper brackets, spend 2 hours heating and twisting on slide pins to free them without breaking them, spend 2 hours hammering on rotor to break it loose, spend 5 minutes reassembling the new parts.
The seized slide pins are what gets me most often
I was always bleeding the wheels by the line fitting instead of the bleeder as you could never get them loose without breaking. You could MAYBE get the line fitting to loosen up.
I'm a heavy mechanic/truck mechanic... in Sweden... More often than not, the rust is made up of about 40% truck here :)
I have no clue why I just watched a standard brake job I do every day at work, but I regret nothing. Deserves a sub if you can hold my attention the whole time like that.
I know I’m a mechanic as well 20 years aircraft/8 years vehicle. I think it’s just soothing watching someone else go through the same kinds of asspain I do on the daily.
Misery loves company?….😂👍
Like honesty 😊
Customer: My car is shaking.
Ray: It's the tires, they need to be replaced.
Customer: Nah, don't bother.
Ray: OK
Customer comes back next day: Why is my car still shaking?
Truth
Customer, angy: *YOU DIDN'T FIX MY CAR!*
Ray: You declined the service that would fix it.
Customer: *YOU STILL SHOULD HAVE DONE IT!*
Ray: Is "The customer always right"?
Customer: *YES!!!*
Ray: So I didn't do the service because you're "right".
(Customer REEEEs to Jupiter)
Offence to drive on those tyres in the UK. If you can afford a 2015 Infinity, you can afford to replace your baldy tyres.
@@twatmunro9563 Used to be that most/all states had required yearly inspections like you guys have with your MOT. Sadly many/most states have done away w/ these inspections. They need to be reinstitured IMO.
Exactly.
They really need those tires, and an alignment.
I thought it interesting they chose to replace the rotors but not the tires.
You need the other two tires not because of wear but because
of tire diameter needing to be the same on an AWD.
That road noise wasn't just wear from alignment it probably was
from compounded or stacked issues causing the tire wear like
worn struts & other parts as well as alignment.
The rear brakes appeared to have been the ones that left the factory
many years ago.
My favorite is when they pull something like this and then bring the car back because "You didn't fix anything!"
@@wildbikerbill6530 you know, maybe they have a cousin, brother, friend that runs a tire shop and they can just get a better price. Free info, job done somewhere else. It happens a lot.
@@quartfeira Perhaps. On the other hand, there is the undeniable convenience of the car already being in the shop, ready to get everything fixed in just one go. And there is also the possibility that people are capable of making no end of excuses for blowing off what really needs to be done. It happens a lot.
"There goes that light again" has got to be one of the most relatable things I've ever heard!
I wouldn't work on my own car if I had a honest mechanic like rainman. Glad to see there are still good mechanics out there 👍 👍 👍
Enjoying all the videos btw. Keep'em coming!!
I figure it would take me about 15 hours to get to where he works and I’m thinking it would be worth it.
Many years ago I was commuting long distance at highway speeds. Changed all 4 tires at one point and highway noise reduced dramatically. Up to that point, never knew tires could affect noise level that much.
I would be going for an alignment and tires before the brakes.
As a tech who makes bank on rotors, and jack shit on time consuming tires.....
I love people who think their car won't stop!
If the brakes or steering doesn't work, the engine doesn't need to work.
You can drive SLOWLY to Discount Tire on bald tires.
(Or other favorite tire shop)
If the brakes, steering and engine work.
@@fhuber7507 he could have rotated the tires and simply aligned them so they would be driving safely for the time being and not further damaging the tires for way cheaper than the brake job. And in case you forgot F Huber, the brakes, rotors and engine were fine coming in there. Some people are stupid
Wow, purchasing new rotors when they didn't need to but leaving those tires, not very wise on their part!
I am glad to see that other "Autozone stores" also dispatch the wrong parts. I thought it was just our stores. Thanx for the great video Rain man. Have a blessed one.
I'm a do it yourself type of person. I recently bought a torque wrench to torque more things on my car to speck. I'm glad I can torque my tires to the right speck now instead of guessing
they were ordered wrong. 2 different front pads for that car.
sometimes its the parts store, most of the time its the man on the counter ordering the wrong part
Most shops order the parts from a computer, which he did mention one set was ordered wrong. Not always the parts stores fault.
You get what you pay for sometimes it's frustrating and and especially when you standing there with your thumb inserted waiting on the right parts have a good day
Oh boy am i glad that i live in germany. Here we have the TÜV where every car has to go to every two years. They look for security issues on cars like bad breaks, bad tires, bad light etc. And if they find dangerous issues like bad breaks, lights or unsave tires you are only allowed to drive the car to a mechanic and back to the TÜV so they can see that it got done
I really like that ratchet tool that presses the caliper piston back in. I've done my brakes so many times using a C-clamp for that.
I have the Amazon version and I love it
My daughter got me that tool for my birthday.
Do you release the bleeder a little so that you force the fluid out and not back into the ABS system?
Close the bleeder when the piston is fully wound back.
Applying the brake to seat the pistons on the caliper after bleeding then allows new fluid down into the pistons...and it's so much easier to wind the pistons back.....
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq yes I do
They seem good, but can be a bit finicky sometimes.
When I do a brake job on my car I never ask what I want done, I hate disagreeing with myself.
The voices in my head tell me so have a good day I think
Loving your content and patience with your job.
Looking at this for a second time because I failed to hit the thumbs up button. I never cease to be amazed at customer decisions. These decisions would seem to reflect character as well as mechanical sense. But I have experienced the trials of teaching a son to properly maintain his cars. He is over 40 and beginning to get there. It is hard for him to believe the right way is the low cost way. The key is finding a shop/dealer that you have confidence in. Of course, you have to do your part, too!
I really appreciate the laughs Ray. Love your humor.
Love your vids, today was my 2nd day on the mechanic school and I'm pumped up
Hey Ray, I like your channel. You show step by step and explain what you are doing in details, unlike other channels were they talk more then they do actual work. In some cases they cut out important scenes. Really good job Ray. I'm a new fan now.!!!
Some of the car channels on TV more like infomercials and how to's hey have a good day
I bought that caliper piston compression tool off Amazon due to you. I have used it several times already. It’s awesome. Thank you good Sir.
Thanks so much for caliper depressor info. I have been using channel locks for years and this tool would be so much better with even pressure to cylinder and no risk of taring the rubber boot.
Love your videos! It clarifies so much about what happens when my car drives into the repair bay. And why the bill at the end isn’t so baffling as it used to be. Thanks man! And again, I can’t emphasize this too many times. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE is the key to avoiding catastrophic failures. That hurts the vehicle and in turn HURTS YOUR WALLET! Roger in Pierre South Dakota
Did you guys pass Amendment A yet? Or is Kristi Noem still blocking it?
I live with people who are like "only fix it when the car stops. If the car goes there's nothing wrong with it." I literally had wheel alignment done because the car was reluctant & stalled when pulling away but now the car is back to pulling away fine like it used to
@@LukeTR2000 Wheel alignment was so bad that the car's engine had trouble getting it to take-off?! I have never heard of it doing that wow!😬
Preventative maintenance explains why the last two used Chrysler vehicles I bought weren't garbage.
I've learned that some cars like the PT Cruiser have gotten a bad wrap because of it. Mine was great up until some A-hole pulled in front of me. They have certain issues that If taken care of aren't issues. Like a defective radiator fan and replacing the timing belt before it breaks.
I worked in plant maintenance for years and take a $20,000 die and because of some metal shavings turn it into a pile of garbage and then they bring it to me and say it's not working can you fix it we don't know what happened ago yeah okay but it'll take some time have a good day
Proud of you for using your turn signal, seems to be a lost art these days.
Always thought that was a joke in the US, is it really that bad.
@@anton101101 it really is that bad.
@@anton101101 Not using your turn signals and not stopping at stop signs and red lights is becoming extremely common in Wyoming. For some stupid reason driving around town with your high beams on is also becoming common, along with a few other things. I don't know what the rest of the U.S. is like but drivers here just seem to be getting worse and worse.
not useing your turn signals make turns hard on some new cars just saying
Nice to see you supporting the calipers....see so many mechanics just let the hang by the hoses.
Haha! As a tech I felt that comment about the wrong pads on a personal level. Keep up the great work man!
Great vids! Next time, how about showing the cleaning/scrubbing of hub face before replacing the rotors? So many workshops and DIYers forget this step. A couple mils of dust/rust can introduce lots of vibration at high speed
The beauty of tools like that is that the EXACT tools are on each major brand truck cuz each brand just rebrands/stamps their own brand onto them. I've gotten a lot of Cornwell tools that a tech got from snap-on. Only difference is the box and the rubberized handle.
Used to be the same way with power tools when I worked on molds for grills and routers and stuff they changed the car the color of the plastic and then it was a store brand hey have a good day
Yup I just ordered it too, have a good day Ray!!!
Getting ever closer to 50k congratulations much deserved CLICK!
Love the permatex extreme ceramic brake parts lubricant, and new hardware is a must for me. Good job mr Ray! People don't realize they should do a brake fluid exchange every two years. They pay tons of money for a car, but don't want to do any preventative maintenance. REEE!
I used to use Ate brake fluid cause you could get blue and gold for the change. Made it real easy.
Another good bit of preventative maintenance you can do while your changing your pads is a small amount of lubricant on the new hardware. You do need to be conscious of not applying so much lubricant that it gets on the rotor and causes loss of pad effectiveness. Also I always remove the rubbers from the caliper slides and clean them with brake clean before applying new lube and copious amounts are fine here just be sure to remove excess before installation on the car.
@Mike S Not really. Unless you're constantly adding more because of a rear leak, the only fluid you're replacing by doing that is in the front end of the lines...nothing in the calipers/cylinders. If you're going to do the work anyway, just find a buddy to slowly pump the pedal while you pop the bleeder nuts in sequence (look it up, I'm not explaining it here). THEN, you have an actual flush of the system.
@@bugbug6342 Yup, he definitely missed lubing the new hardware.
That is exactly why is all my old cars (Per ABS) I use Dot5 Brake Fluid... I wish that the major car manufacturers would calibrate their ABS Systems for Dot 5. Oh, wait a minute it would save the customers to much money, no frozen & leaking Brake Cylinders, Caliper Pistons, Master Cylinders and never a Brake Fluid Service in the life of the car...
As someone who was a parts driver for the last couple years until my boss snapped after I said no to his stupid request, I would always try to take the parts to the mechanic working on the car to match up. Only worked if the car was listed on the invoice, otherwise it's a crapshoot. Was cool seeing cars in various states of disassembly and potentially being able to expedite getting the right part out to the mechanics.
What was the stupid request?
@@lightyzhere Lol fr. Why leave in a detail and not explain or say anything about said detail
Was it of a sexual nature?
There's a parts person and actually cares about their job amazing thank you buddy have a good day
I really like that tool for compressing the piston in the caliper, never seen one before.
It took me about 15 videos, but I finally found out where your shop is. I won't blab it on here, I was just curious in case you were near me I wanted to give you some business. You seem like an honorable guy and you do great work on your customers' vehicles.
I always like to clean the brake piston prior to pushing it back in. also bleed the brakes, and add new fluid.
That's a good idea. Makes sense.
A brake flush is a good idea, for maintenance, but costs extra.
Why waste the time and resources. There is a specified fluid change interval, and a visual inspection is fine.
@@Cheepchipsable nope. brake fluid is hygroscopic. after a few years, it’ll start rusting the lines from the inside out. that rust is abrasive to the bushings in the abs module, and along with the moisture will cause it to fail. abs has only been common in cars for the last 30 or so years. long term care is not that widely known. I can say that my 25 year old cadillac likes it’s fluid changed as every single component minus the pads is original. ABS and traction control works fantastic.
Amazing how people risk their neck and their family for couple of hundred bucks
worth of tyres but will probably spend $50 a week on coffee 🤨
needlessly bought new discs but kept shody tyres
THANK YOU FOR THE CALIPER SPREADER WRENCH LINK. OMG its actually going to save me some time trying to find a c-clamp that will fit the caliper im working on.
😆 I work at Autozone. Been meaning to bring that up! Thanks to your employer for paying for my Patreon!!!
i have the same long neck ratchet ,and i love it makes my day smoother, and you forgot to lube where the pad sits , that will prevent squeals when you brake.
Never do that ever. All it does is trap and attract dust and dirt
I noticed that as well.
So are you happy with brake squeal Scot.customers would be right back to correct the noise.
@@1gerard47 zero customer returns LOL. Remember when you took it apart from the factory and you saw all the factory grease packed in there? No? Think about that for a while
The best moment for me was “Come on Bolthole!”
Eddie Money had a song about cars like this. Great video too.
Those are the most elaborate brake shims I have ever seen.
I love it when you drop an almost full can of Autozone brake cleaner and the valve breaks off.
As someone who works at a tire and lube shop I really wish people would replace tires that worn out. I have seen so many cars come in on tow trucks do to blow outs caused by tires this worn. It really takes no time at all once tires are that worn for cords to start showing.
My brother in law had tires like that. Very noisy. Front one blew out at 75 on his BMW X5. Did $9000 in damage. Could have easily been prevented.
Well, I took the recommendation Ray. I used the link to get the Gearwrench hose clamp pliers. I hope they're as good as you say lol.
I use something similar except the jaws are on a cable that can be snaked into tight places. Makes working on VW/Audi almost fun.
@@ericd7532 what are those called?
They are good, many manufacturers make a similar tool, but the cheaper ones break the cable really quick. The GW will last quite a bit longer, but will eventually break the cable.
@@ericd7532 Yes, I have a Golf. I also have a pair of flexible hose clamp pliers like yours that fit into the many inaccessible places where the VW engineers did their best to hide their hose clamps from any mechanics that dared to come sniffing around....
I built my own device that you put over the clamp end and use a nut driver to turn a screw and squeeze the clamp.
It's better than pliers when you can't get them in there.
Same platform as the Z,
There was a recall for alignment on the Z same noise same “cupping” tread wear on the inside of the tire
I like the tool for compressing the piston. I use a piece of wood and a clamp when doing the brakes on my car
We could turn "when the light falls" into a drinking game
Don't think I've ever used a caliper piston pusher like that. I've always used C clamps and old pads hahah
Same. Now I'm getting that pusher.
If I did a lot of brakes I would buy one. C clamp works ok, but could save time with that tool.
i too have only used c clamps and old pads. One thing I do differently is I open the bleeder and collect the fluid from the calipers while resetting the calipers. I have never liked the idea of pushing the old cooked fluid back into the reservoir.
Same looking at that tool now
For those of us who do our own brakes every other year or so, a specialized tool doesn't make sense. C clamps and the old pads work just fine. But when you do a brake job every day, the time savings from a specialized tool is significant.
Dang, now you show me what I forgot when I done my braks!
Cupping is the term you were looking for.
WOW!!! I can’t remember the last time I found a shop that would turn my rotors - it has been decades. I have had to purchase new rotors every time turning them would have been just fine. We have become a throw-away, lazy society.
Nobody wants to recondition stuff anymore and it's a shame tons of good parts going to the dump every year cuz nobody wants to take the time to put them on the lathe have a good day
Nowadays nobody wants to repair recondition reutilize a revive anything yes we're throw away society and then there's NASA will send all this stuff in the space so we can junk up the universe it's going to be one big scrap yard when we all get done think about it people have a good day
The customers always right, especially in the automotive industry! For some reason the customer always knows more than the trained technicians because their dad showed them a couple things when they were kids 😂
The customers sometimes reject what the mechanic says because of trust. There's a lot of fraud in the auto repair industry.
Do you know what an expert is x is an unknown factor and a spurt is a drip under pressure have a good day
I guess third time the charm on the brake pads love the caliber tool going to look into that 👍
That caliper depressor IS an amazing tool!
It pleases me to see you use a torque wrench on the lug nuts of the wheels. Thanks Ray.
lol i dont know if i ever see anyone used a torque wrench on tires unless I'm watching CZcams video's . use a air gun is good enough. it not like it will fall off
@@funtyes1970 This is not the reason why you don't use an air gun, said gun applies too much torque.
Properly torqued nuts and bolts are always better and easier to remove
@@ilpatongi lol but i would say that how most people do .shit i even got new tires on my cars i never see then using a torque wrench only thing i see them using is a air gun wrench
@@ilpatongi yes using a torque wrench is right way doing it but most people don't using them when there put a tire back on that all I'm saying .
@@funtyes1970 Oh of course, I have to specifically ask my Tyre shop to use a torque wrench for my car, even more so now that I have custom wheels.
Ray , I feel like I am being dated here . I still use my C-clamp and an old pad to compress the piston . I also still wear my bell bottom jeans and love beads ( Just saying ) lol
😂😂🤣🤣 Dont mean to laugh. Im 68 & I STILL have/use MY C clamp!!!!😁 Although, my BACK caliper on my newer car, has the screw type piston. I used to have one of those universal blok type but cant locate. Guess I'll have to BUY a tool!😞
@@riceburner4747 I have one of those blocks , but can never find it when I need it . I just use a large blade screwdriver .
I use an old pad and my giant pliers. I can feel the resistance of the caliper and detect any imbalance between sides.
Love your name also Eagle Rider:) btw my dog is named Ryder, lol.
@@riceburner4747 Those square blocks have to be filed to fit & are
hard to use but (I know where mine is)
The tool Ray has I have had for 15 years get one excellent tool.
I have the orange Lang brand one Was expensive but worth it.
As a customer, I had a similar issue shortly after replacing tires at tire store, and driving cross county. Had brakes done with my mechanic, alignment was all out of whack and tires were ruined, I had the tire store do the fix, but my mechanic was unsure of putting me back on the road.
Wow, a learned so much more about doing a brake job… the right way lol.
Rainman…….when they get pissed because It takes longer than they expected tell them that Covid has affected parts availability and available parts delivery drivers. Because somewhere it has.
Today you can blame everything on covid and people will just nod and agree with you .
@@eaglerider1826 I know of a store in south flordia where alot of folks quit.. mangers and all.. I assume it has something with the mandate biden is trying to push. Governor of flordia said he will fight it though.
@@eaglerider1826
Yeah, "due to covid-19" just means "because I cant be bothered doing my job" at this point.
@@Son-Of-Gillean No it means, "Take this job & shove it, I ain't workn here no more!" Pay ppl better. I talked to a NAPA boss & they dont pay shit. Lousy health benefits. Jst sayn.🤔
I like your original comment !
That light should have came with a union stuntman card...it takes more falls per episode.
It is getting gratuitous. Kind of like the number of car wrecks on an episode of CHiPs
It stays were you put it... As long as it is on the floor...
that blue point pad depresser is awesome ..I worked on a snapon truck for 5 years people bought those up
Thanks for the caliper piston depressing tool information.
Tires can do incredible things, when I was 14 years old my dad bought Chevy from his favorite used car lot at Chevy dealer. He got a super deal on few year old Chevy with low miles and pretty much all original parts, including original tires. He was real happy with it except at over about 55 mph it would wobble and bop in the front. He kept taking it back to the dealer and everyone in the garage had messed with it and they balanced all the tires about 10 times.
Finally one Saturday afternoon I asked my dad if I could put the back tires on front and vice versa. He said go for it.
I did and we went for ride on the freeway going up to 90mph , my dad was so happy. You could feel the bad tire , now in back, bouncing away.
It took a 14 year old kid to figure that one out. Ironic as about 5 years later I took the same car 140 mph.
Depends on the cost but I also will just replace rotors rather than having them turned. Getting them turned for 30 bucks or brand new ones for 40 bucks, might as well just replace them.
Originals silly have higher quality.... better steel... cheapest arent that true..indexing is needed..for runout.. read tech articles...
The original rotors will be miles ahead in quality and fit compared to the new cheapo China rotors.
@@e-curb Where do you think the originals are made?
@@bigpicturethinking5620 Doesn't matter where the original ones were made. They were made to meet the standards of the auto manufacturer. The aftermarket ones you get from the national chain auto parts store are made to be as cheap as possible.
@@bigpicturethinking5620 Here's an example: My friend wanted to restore his German made car from the early 70s. The original rear brake drums measured within spec, but they were severely rusty on the outside. The shop doing the work guilted him into buying new aftermarket "made in Germany" brake drums. I told him not to do it, but he did anyway. It was about 4 years later that he discovered his new German drums were worn out beyond the spec limit. After I said, "told you so", I gave him a pair of original 40+ year old drums that he had sandblasted and painted. They've been on the car for over 10 years now.
I love the built-in tab that keeps the slide pin from spining.
The 2nd set of pads you got is for the Akebono brakes on the Q50 sport and Red sport.
Not that you need my approval but I just wanted to say it's so satisfying to see a professional mechanic actually trying to save the customer money, i.e. turning the rotors. Im not a professional anymore but I'm glad to see you doing the small details that most don't these days. Ray you are the embodiment of a true professional. I will submit that if you ever have an opportunity to teach you should, the world needs more people like you.
Take the ridges off and sell them !
IMO they didn't even need grinding as they were smooth and not glazed and had no heat spots. A new set of pads would have been enough.
Ray......Get on amazon get yourself the Astro led lights and get the wall mounter charger, I have two, great with very good magnets.
I just got those I absolutely love them. bought 2 because it was annoying to keep moving them between wheel wells when doing brakes. The dual light is great in engine bays. Was doing a drive belt lit both sides boom I can see everything. The only downside is the battery life BUT you can keep the charger plugged in and let the lights live on the charger.
First time I see a specific tool to push back the brake pistons. I use the 'ol C-clamps. Cool tool.
I'm with the customer on the new rotors. The last rotors I tried to get machined came back wavy. We no longer have an automotive machine shop in the area and I discovered that the parts store clerk was turning them on a homemade rig in the back room. After about the third attempt at machining them, I just got new rotors.
I was told that when the tires are wavy like that it's usually a sign of worn shocks or struts
With the pattern worn on the inside I think as Ray suspected it is mainly a wrong toe angle. It is so bad that it only affects the inside on a short distance and seems to make the rubber like vibrate due to the "sideways" movement.
Should not push that old fluid back up to the master cylinder, open the bleeder pistons will push back real easy.
We don't get paid for that. You get for what you pay for. You don't see the housekeeper folding your clothes, or cashier loading the groceries on your car. I get it's a nice deed but unless I get paid for that I'm not wasting an extra minute while been on flat rate.
@@ronijr4918 But you get paid for struggling with stubborn brake pistons, or what? You make it as if it meant taking half the car apart, but it's opening ONE bleeder valve half or quarter turn and pushing the pistons back quite easy. You'll perhaps have to wipe off some spilt brake fluid (and top it off later, but you'd do that anyway when servicing brakes) - I can't see no time difference either way.
That said, I don't think either that the "old" fluid stays in place and waits for you to let it out, it is moving whenever brake is used and probably mixes with the rest of the fluid quite evenly. Opening the bleeder may help get rid of some debris that is perhaps in there, but I don't think it's a great benefit. But on the whole, I would do it, as it costs no additional time, has some potential benefit, and you also get to put more fresh brake fluid in the system, on the whole lowering the boiling point.
7:35 Customer: "New rotors but not new tires, please. My car needs the exact opposite, but this is opposite day, apparently!" 😆
That is a sweet piston compressing tool. I need one.
When I go to my mechanic and he tells me things….I ask”what would you do if it was your car”?…I trust him and won’t do business with anyone I don’t trust
You should look at the mechanics car then. Generally worn out pieces of crap.
@@MWilk098 the cobblers son has no shoes lol.
Yeh, that's not always a great idea. I tend to do repairs that favour labour over parts cost, because my labour is free. For a customer I favour repairs that will provide the longest period of trouble free motoring, whilst trying to minimise overall cost. They are not always the same repair. For example, when I was working on cars I had free oil and parked on dirt. Guess how many oil leaks I had. Most customers pay for oil and don't want to continually check and top up their oil.
With These tires you are looking for a biiig fine....and in case something happens the insurance will not pay any penny in germany
I stopped machining rotors decades ago. It's been shown that thinner discs don't hold up as well in high heat situations and tend to warp easier. Normal driving they're fine but I put the lathe back in a corner, covered it up and there was crap piled up on it. Put it on craigslist sometime ago for a couple hundred, not one response. Finally just advertised it free you come get it a couple guys looked at it but decided against it. Finally an older gentleman showed up with a couple young guys and they loaded it up. He just wanted the electric motor.
The best way I was taught to order new parts was to take the old part with you.
Besides tires, I would strongly recommend a wheel alignment. Some Infiniti's suffer from excessive Negative Camber requiring a Camber Kit to reduce the inner tire wear.
Mini coopers also chew thru tires due to that issue.
Sagging bushings and shocks, worn joints, etc
That wasn’t just camber. That was a toe issue combined with some negative camber.
So, you paid all that money for a Infiniti, but you draw the line on spending any extra for new tires? Interesting. Thanks for the video Ray
Likely has a brother-in-law who sells tires.
@@wssides that would make sense 🤔
This is a great advert for the resilience of the light, maybe not so for the magnet
My hero with that torque stick and torque wrench action.
They should've at least had you put the bad tires on the back. It wouldn't fix the problem but it would improve it until they can replace them.
Its actually recommened to have newer tires on back as a front blow out is less likely to cause a spin out then a rear blowout. Thats one reason why ray said he would put the back tires on the front and the new tires on the back.
I think that's what he did when he mentioned he would cross rotate them. I'm surprised he didn't put it on the alignment rack through.
@@Sonichu_is_watching he mentioned in the video that the customer declined to address the tire and alignment issue. Should he waste more time putting it on the alignment rack if the customer isn't willing to pay for it? Plus the wear on those tires is enough to show that the alignment is obviously out of spec.
@@maxwellmelon69 Absolutely.
I used to sell tires. Had so many arguments with clients that would only buy two new tires and want to put them on the front wheels because it was a front wheel drive car.
If you're going to lose traction during braking or going around a corner, no matter which wheels are powered, you want traction in the front to fail first.
@@ericdunn6232 I disagree. Losing traction on the front means you lose both braking and steering control. I'd much rather slide sideways through a corner than plow straight through it.
If someone owns an Infiniti, they probably have more money than sense.
The truth has been spoken.
Takes a real man to sdmit that.😂🤣😁
Or they own the Infinity but not the cash to keep it running...
OUCH
Nope. Just a Nissan with the illusion of wealth. People with real money buy tires and don’t decline work.
24:10 Pumping the pedal so you don't go for a wild ride the first time you move the vehicle.
When I replaced the third set of pads since new at 200K I cleaned out the caliper slide pin holes with a brush in a parts washer and then swabbed them out with industrial Q-Tips.
See, that's what happens when you order parts from somewhere that isn't staffed by junior high school dropouts.
hey, mistakes happen, we are all human. plus, can only go off the information that is given.
Since it’s AWD would the new tires need to be shaved down a bit to match the rears?
Lol are the rears shaved down to match the front currently? No as Long as they are done per axel pair they are fine its a viscous coupler awd system and if memory serves me correctly is only a 70/30 split obviously utilize same dimension and size tires.
@@claytoncoolidge992 ,,, but the dash lite will come on. Did with my Audi
@@joeishere500 dash light for what? Several Subarus and audis owned by family and close friends (8 Subarus and 6 audis currently) and not a single one has ever set any lights for replacing tires in pairs please explain. I started my auto career in an audi vw Subaru Porsche dealer and there wasn't anything that we were taught for getting our manufacturer certified certificate either. So please let me know what light came on and what codes were set id be interested in studying that one
@@claytoncoolidge992 ,, I flew to buy a s4, the tires were shot unfortunately. I bought 2 Tires at a shop for the 300 mile road trip. The old tred on the backs, new ones on the front. It threw the Traction OR AWD lite on the dash after like 65 mph.... So on AWD all 4 tires really should be changed at once ....
Had an identical Infiniti in our shop this past month, mismatched tires and a Grenaded transfer case. Whose anecdote wins here?
I always used an old pad and c-clamp to compress the caliper piston/s but I'm liking that caliper tool!
So far I've been able t squeeze in the pistons with my fingers. Once it starts moving it's actually quicker than the ratcheting equipment he was using.
Reminds me - always ask to see the parts techs replace. Not about Ray here but have caught a tire shop telling me that I had bad tires, took a look and 0 issues with the tires - sold the car 7 years later still with those same tires. If you're unsure ask the Tech to point out the defective piece or explain part in hand.
Was the tire wear caused by front end misalignment? Was that addressed with customer?
Cuppy tires indicates multiple causes.
One of them is align angles.
Customer declined tires, and I believe there's no four wheel aligning machine at this shop.
Yes, usually. Tire wear can be caused by incorrect air pressure, alignment issues, worn shocks/struts or aggressive driving.
@@dannylinc6247 they have a 4 wheel alignment at his shop, he has a video where he did a 4 wheel alignment
@@billyparkinson9933 oh I must have him confused with another where they took a car after repair to an align shop. He put axles and lower control arms in one that came apart.
@@JimmyMakingitwork and it seems worse without rotation.
It's multi problem wear.
So now you are called Ray "there goes that light again" Rainman?
I accept this
a note when i do brakes( disk ) i clean the hub face from rust.. then coat it with anti seize on the hub face to keep the disk from rusting to the hub.(even on brake drums where the drum meets the hub ).... and i install the pads on the pad holder( big iron thing ) on my desk, then installe the pads and pad holder onto the car... then slip the caliper over the assby.
Once again, I agree w/u Ray. Tires/4wheel align critical. I may even had held off on brakes if low on funds. Thnx for comparing rotor thickness. My only thing is I'd prob replace rotors bc new rotors are 'treated' to prevent rust. I think the customer had in their mind it WAS the brakes. ALSO, I liked that u would have changed back tires! Made a hell of alot of sense! I WILL remember that!.
Question: I always assumed that mechanics always apply anti-seize grease between the wheel hub assembly and the rotor to make it easier to remove the latter without having to whale at it with a mallet. Would that be true? If not, shouldn't it be standard procedure?
Yeah it’s true or brake grease etc it makes it a hell of a lot easier to take off later
I’m just a diy’er here btw but I always do it
Depends. In some areas they do due to salted roads, but in other part not really needed. Any kind of grease will do.
The guy probably has a place to get tires done instead of you guys, perfectly reasonable
Ah, you still trust in people... well I hope you are right, especially as the car seriously needs an alignment looking at the wear pattern.
I love the smell of brake clean in the morning.
that brake cylinder spreader is really nice-i got the more expensive 1 though 4$ more-lol, great tool!
They could’ve use the money they would save on the rotors and spend it on a wheel alignment
There isn't.thst much price difference between replacement and turning rotors. Likely the car owner has some kind of warrantee on the alignment from another place.
Hey Ray, I thought on all AWD vehicles one there is one bad tire let alone two, customer must buy a set of 4 new tires to prevent damaging the transfer case. Is this true for AWD systems?
Honestly, it makes sense. If I'm not mistaken, uneven left/right wear is also pretty undesirable with clutch type limited slip differentials.
Unfortunately I've not driven or worked on anything 4wd/awd to any meaningful extent so I'm unable to confirm the theory.
That would be true if you would drive around with locked differentials all the time or if the "good" tires are also worn down quite a lot. But usually with a working differential it should not cause issues.
Probably shouldn’t laugh as hard as I do when you say there goes that light again… but your sarcasm is great. Keep em coming appreciate the daily laughs and education.
Thanks for the Amazon link to the caliper tool! I was thinking “where the heck did you get that awesome thing”. I refuse to buy Snap-On anymore. They ain’t what they used to be but still carry that premium price for the name.