Ive said it before, When pushing the brake pistons in , crack the bleeder, put a hose on, then push the piston in. No resistance, No fluid going backwards though the ABS valves and NO filling up the master cylinder and it gets rid of the dirty heat affected fluid next to the piston. Then when you top up to bleed the brakes, new fluid gets the the caliper faster. simple.

The modern Transit Customs are terrific vehicles. No buyers remorse reported.

Two wet belts on one engine and the sump has to come off to replace them!! Stuff is just too damn complicated now. I had the chrome cap fall off my Mondeo,I only noticed when I got a flat,and of course the standard wheel brace won't work because of the reduced size,luckily I had my trusty tool kit,and my 18mm socket and breakerbar got me back on the road quickly.I replaced them with Volvo nuts which don't suffer from that problem. Great to see you back Alan.

You can get those wind back kits with 2 manual T bars ( one left hand thread one right hand)

Wind the calliper in towards the rear of the vehicle - might be easier to remember that way. Good to see you back on the ‘Tube’ Alan

Its always good when an informed demonstration is shown & explained by an experienced technician. Another great vid Alan, thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge

Swollen Nuts - very painful!

You may already be aware but there is actually an arrow on the callipers pointing which way to wind it in and there’s a mark at the back of the calliper that you line the piston hole up with. New bolts from ford are usually 12mm too

Just want to thank you for your video my 2018 custom rear pads were were worn and bringing up the service indicator. I used a special tool, not pneumatic, passenger side quite easy but quite a job on the drivers side I used silicone spray as you suggested and had to buy a new torque wrench that did 200nm Thanks again

Hi Alan good to see you back on a new video hope your keeping well .Great tip on the wheel nuts .I've got myself a mk4 mondeo 2012 20ltr psa engine so your videos will come in handy again cheers from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 👍

bought a 3/4 inch socket for the 19mm ford nuts, it fits a treat, saves about 15 mins per service

Good choice of music for the into -slick -very impressed

Thanks for the tip about the nuts, half mine have balloned! Having a mare!

Always look forward to your vids Alan.

Hi Alan, great to see you back on KZfaq thanks for sharing your expertise. Much appreciated

Always a pleasure watching you work : u always have great tips, it’s like an education watching you 👍✊👌💪👊👏

Alan ! Over past few years I have almost watched all of ur uploaded videos and As the mobile mechanic I love ur explanation and most important uses of DIY tools to get the jobs done like them old days despite having all them new Gizmos and engadget's

Great vid nice to see u back 👍

Greetings, WOW what a brilliant detailed video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸. It gave me enough confidence that I can do it, keep producing more videos.

Welcome back Mr H - Happy New Year !!

Good stuff Monika and Alan, great video, very detailed👌👍🙂

Thanks Alan. Never knew there was an air tool for winding back pistons 👍🏻

Thanks Al I needed that for my Sons 9 seater.

Corona !!! You've got it on the brain, Alan !!!

Good idea to use new bolts. I have had one ( top bolt) on m 2005 Mondeo come loose and drop out. Wheel jammed as the calliper fell against wheel. Recovery home and I fixed it with new bolts.

great video as usual.

Hello and Happy New Year Alan and Monica ! Wishing you both well from across the pond . Thank you for this video on the ford transit connect . My brother just purchased an American version , model year 2o13 . IIRC , it’s got approx . 156,000 mi. or so . We’ve got lots to learn of this vehicle as it is new to us in acquisition and operation . Well , wouldn’t you know , I had completely forgotten from an early video of your channel that there is no hood ( bonnet ) release in the drivers compartment , it’s of course under the blue oval on the front grille . Also forgotten that the ignition key opens it . Luckily the former owner informed my brother how to open the hood . We were concerned we would break the ignition key turning it opposite to unlatch the second catch . Good old wd - 40 took care of that . We haven’t ventured into brakes yet but appreciate the how to on this model , albeit difference in model year . Of course being it’s an American vehicle of questionable maintenance record , we’ve much to get acquainted with . No fear , Alan is here ! With the assistance of the channels star attraction , lady Monica , it is certain that there will be less surprises of one of these vehicles . I will add that I haven’t seen many of these vehicles privately owned as they serve mainly as service vehicles here in fleet operation . This particular vehicle recently acquired was the property of a chap who’s trade was plumbing and in a privately owned business . You can just imagine that since these vehicles are relatively new in this country as they were initially designed and built to European specifications . Of course , ours is a left hand drive with auto transmission . It’s in need of service but as my brother and I are seasoned do it yourself mechanics , a professional mechanics worst enemy in some cases , we will tackle all we can . Not to worry , it’s our preference to handle repairs / replace in a proper fashion and not in a primeval fashion . Yes , one can find owners of these vehicles on videos here on KZfaq but I am personally inviting your guidance for future videos on the ford transit connect . Of course the model your servicing in this video is a larger model , my brothers is the smaller version with the four cylinder engine . As stated in this video , these are quite a bit more emissions items and hoses and pipes . Electrical , well we are getting a bit of that so far but luckily only just lighting . It may be fairly new , but it’s going to start racking up parts and money soon . An engine mount is in need of replacement as well as a headlight assembly . Well you can see where this is going but so far he is pleased with this new to us vehicle . I’ve yet to hear if it’s fuel mileage record but am expecting a good report . If the evap trouble code should pop up again after we erased it , po442 i think ? , we shall start looking around for pipes and hoses under the bonnet and by the fuel tank for evaporative equipment . It shall be an adventure in learning a new vehicle but anything on four wheels has become a mix of less foreign or perhaps in this case , more foreign ? , to us as previously mentioned , we service our own to the best of our ability . Now , if ford would be sporting enough to arrange for the ford Mondeo to hit our shores in bigger waves , I would like to see one up close and personal . I’m sure there are some here but not close enough to get my hands on . Well , I’ve held the your attention long enough , looking forward to you both in 2022 ! Cheers to you both , health and happiness always . Bang on all,at Steve’s taxi as well ! Cheers !

Funny enough had this problem with nuts on a mk4 mondeo today. Ended up removing the covers and will order new non covered nuts. Done rear pads on a mk7 transit and found starting off the rewind was hard going with the winder tool. I found opening up the bleed nipple helped but also using a suitable socket and bar on the winding tool to give a bit more pressure helped. Ford really screwed up with the nuts though!!

Hi Alan you can buy the same tool that's manual to wind the calipers back widely available. and cheap.

welcome back Alan😎👍

🙏 Appreciate this one. Have my discs and pads there for my 2016 custom. Can now see Id have been using some choice language doing those myself. Local garage it is

Yep I too have the 19.5mm socket . This has been a problem on all ford's that use the chrome nuts and been around for years. If I have a ford to work on I grab the 19.5 socket.

Great tip ref swollen wheel nuts. Have had this on sons Focus and other sons Mondeo.

Dude you look like a villain today😁😁

nice to c u Alan mate every days a school day lol

About time Ford got the quality of those wheel nuts improved, they've been rubbish for years!

ok not transit related, but my daughters cmax had a seized up caliper, there was corrosion under the slide pin rubbers which squeezed against the pins, stopping the caliper sliding. the piston was wound out all the way, and i successfully wound it back with an impact wrench, after i could barely move it by hand. thanks for the video. your vid has also explained why her transit ended up with new bearings and everything:)

Got a Laser break calliper tool from Halfords about 12 years ago for my Mazda 626.. still using it today on my and missus focuses ;) Very useful tool indeed! Another great video Alan! I wish you had made one for a clutch job on a 1.8 tdci ;) coz I made use of your 1.8 tdci wet timing belt video twice now :)

Nice video Alan 👍

Good one. Give me a 1972 Transit anyday. Capri V4 engine . Zooom! Cops couldn't catch it lol

Thank you!

Good tutorial, thanks

Swollen nuts were a problem with a 57 focus i had. I levered off the chrome cover, under it is a smaller size nut head that fits the next size smaller socket . Use a 6 sided socket NOT the 12 to get a good grip. I took off all the chrome covers after this and never had the problem again.

Would be helpful to do a video about common issues you found at the transit custom, I own one for 1 year and would be helpful what to look for in the future

Thankyou 👍

Swollen nuts, “Doc can I have something for the pain but leave the swelling”

ahh the good ol tiger loop on the heater.

Hi Alan great video as always, just wondering if you can do a video on a timing belt change on a transit 2.0 like what you are working on, a relation to me has had one done and it's gone horribly wrong, tensioner was so called faulty and smashed the engine, engine rebuilt then kept over heating now fitted another engine and that's playing up, I hear those engines are terrible as my local ford dealer said if it wasn't for the transit they would of shut the door through lack of work, all the best.

Nice 1 Allan

When I do this job on my MkIV Mondeo and Mk III Galaxy, I pull the caliper and carrier off then remove the disc. Reattaching the caliper then allows me to wind back more easily and removing the disc every time the brakes are attended to keeps it from seizing on the hub. BTDT. Then pull the caliper from the carrier and regrease the sliders every time to prevent those from seizing. Reassemble and away. I've never solved the swollen nut problem. Later ones seem to suffer from it less but I think it just goes with being a Ford driver.....

Hope to see some new content soon Alan, but realise you're busy and there's only so much subject matter out there! I wondered if you might do another live stream/Q&A soon? Really want to know what Steve's taxis going to buy when the Mondeo is pulled from showrooms! Hope you're well. Thanks as always for all your content 👍

Sweet that helped

👍 Good Job Grüße aus Deutschland

Don't forget the locking wheel nut!

Good to see you back brother 👍 Are work levels for the taxis and garage getting back to normal ? Plus that Transit comes in an electric version which apparently does 315 miles : do you know anything about it ? 🧐

I use the sockets with the extra. 5 mm fir fir chrome cap wheel nuts , have had fun before with nuts stick in sockets , just bought the 19.5 mm and 21.5 mm sockets for fords great video Alan , nice to see you and Miss M 😂😂👍👍

Thanks for the wheel nut tip fella , thats happened on my 2015 connect , can you reccomend better wheel nuts to put on ?

Hi 👋🏻 Alan. I could watch 100s of your videos on Ford mondingos or any other cars you work on 🤣 Take care cheers Stevie 😆

There are indicators on the calipers where should be the sockets oriented on the piston right next to the turning way indicator. Nothing wrong with your method but with indicators it shold be always good at first time! :) The trick to remove the disc without the oem puller, loosen a lill’bit up those torx bolts 2-3turns or more you will see it, grab a rubber hammer/mellet hit the disk as many times as needed to free them up And the main trick is you only break up the wheel hub bolt when the disks are break up when the gap is there you turn out those torx bolts and finish the disk removal from the hub Sometimes i just let the disk break up and i remove the whole disk bearing assembly and push out with a (dont know the correct word) bearing pusher need to be sure to be not harm the bearing The timing belt not so hard. Rwd harder than fwd for sure!!! Nice to see your vids again thank you!

Not posting as much these days, love the videos. Would you honestly recommend a second mk5 mondeo and what are the key things to look for?

Hey Alan, he's back , been 2 long bud

Great video Alan. One question. I see youtube videos where people when pushing the caliper pistons back they open the bleeding nipple which is connected with a little pipe to a plastic container. What do you think about that? I am concerned that opening the bleeding valve you can get air in the sistem. Thanks for your advice.

I've wound up the odd caliper piston in my time, and vice versa.

Hi Alan hope you and the family are ok after the storm

If you want those nuts to last longer don't use an impact gun on them or crack them off with a bar first. All the cars I have owned since 2006 have had that type of nut and I have never had one swell up as I don't use my impact gun to crack them undone or to bang them up tight. My 2015 Mondeo still has its originals and they are still fine. 😉

On transits there an arrow on the calliper that also show the direction of rotation

like the music

Super good and informative video Alan 👍👍👍🇩🇰 Everythings okay at the Alconbury Grill? 🙂

I had the problem with those wheels nuts on my car (Jaguar XF). Made worse by using the supplied wheel brace. I soon changed that, and the suspect nuts.

Hi Alan could I just ask your advice please. I’ve just had my mondeo 2.0 tdci written off , it used a lot of oil and water. Do they all do that or is it that I had a bad one Dunno if I want another or the 17plate insignia As a taxi again

Hi Alan, nice to see you back at last! Could I ask how the pistons are able to rotate outwards, as the pads wear, if the pads have lugs on the back that locate into the piston's slots? Cheers, keep up the brill videos 🙂

It’s a tiger loop .. on the heater.

Hi Alan, I'm an avid viewer of ur channel. What's ur views on a 2017 Pro cab Taxi?? Are they any good? Kind regards

The wheel nut balloons because of the use of the powergun when unbolting them. They're not meant for that kind of treatment.

Can you make video of cam cover/rocker cover gasket change please mk4 Mondeo. (Not head gasket) cam cover 😊

Cut with an angle grinder if replacing disk?

Talking about wet belts 2017 on 1.0 Turbo Honda Civic has just gone on the fixed price repair board at £1349 75k or 6 years, Going to be some angry customers !

You,re video,s are great but monica is so pretty, i always like to see her 😁👍

The mk7 transit is just as awkward without the correct tool - I’ve found opening the bleeder makes it much easier

I’ve got a mk5 mondeo with those wheel nuts and the same thing happend to me,I replaced them with solid wheel nuts The calliper wind back on the rear,one being clockwise and the other being counter clockwise is the same as a mk3 mondeo rear brakes

Hello. You should open the bleeder valves and let the old brake fluid out of the caliper , not push it back into the system. Regards

Hi iv got a ford mondeo mk5 and it's come up with code p24c7 am I right in thinking this is the particular matter sensor

The problem with the nuts arises from the use of an impact wrench. These nuts must be unscrewed by hand. Tested on Mondeo Mk4.

You can get manual wind back tools.

Alan can you put a 2.0 diesel into a 1.8 diesel mondeo . Is there any problem's tks

Well Mondeo mkIII non facelift had the same type of wind back calipers that winded back in in opposite directions

Great vid I’ve subscribed . Is the method the same with the fronts ?

Where is your workshop located please?

An air curtain across the door would be more efficient. The one you got only does part of the job

I was using a 20mm socket on my mk5 mondeo wheel bolts, i assumed ford had used a 20mm nut 😂 replaced all of them for brand new ones, cost about £24 from ford

Can it be better to open the bleed screw on the caliper when you drive the pistons in?

How about a vid upgrading the speakers in a mk4 mondeo my standard one's sound terrible especially the bass. I think they must have substandard speakers.

That’s the first a transit that ran longer nuff to wear the pads out without loosing the diesel injectior

Where are you based Alan, if one wants to come and service and repair the cars?. I've searched your company online to no avail. Unless you dont offer public car work. Please let me know thanks...

Them silly nut covers are a pain so I cut them all off and I have 20mm wheel nuts

What happened to your live chats ?

I used to take the tin cap off the nut and then use a 18mm socket

Take care of ur eyes,hubby...i love u to the moon and back 💋

Hi Alan, I changed my brakes today and having parked on a slight gradient with a chock under the wheel, on driving it from the chock I grabbed the handbrake to stop it rolling back. It isn't working that convincingly now, but it is working with excessive travel. Any suggestions please? Much appreciated.

Wheel nut problem is caused by the nut rotten away under the tin cover bad design and no protection .had a few like that