Disaster Strikes When Our Brakes FAILED
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3 ай бұрынOur VW Crafter breaks system failed on the passenger side of the van causing the brake pads to wear out 10x faster we needed to replace the brake pads but then realised that the broken callipers needed replacing so we had to redo the front brake system
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@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 just to let all the ppl telling us what and how we should do things in the comments bellow . This isn’t a how to video . But we have just driven 200 miles and weirdly enough the breaks worked fine THATS A WIN for the DIYer and a suck a bag of Di€KS to the arm chair mechanic .
@Michael-m4y 3 ай бұрын
Next time put the bleed hose in a jar with a small amount of clean fluid to stop any air going back in and to prevent it going on the floor
@markpiper8082 3 ай бұрын
Little tip if your going to use vice/mole grips place sockets over the jaws to stop them damaging the hose
@ScullyPopASMR 3 ай бұрын
I've learned so much about editing videos from just watching you. Plus, you got the best van channel anyway.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Cheers buddy hope your ok my man
@rickwallace2091 3 ай бұрын
That was a fun repair to watch. You got a talented apprentice there.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hahaahaho
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Why thank you 🤩
@adamshaw1032 3 ай бұрын
So glad you both do these jobs makes it easier when I do my crafter 😂👍🏻 great to see Emma up and about looking well 👍🏻👍🏻
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hope you are felling better and all is well!
@dougmackie4833 3 ай бұрын
Neil for not being a mechanic you did a grand job there ,but please got invest in a trolley jack or stands I-have no faith in bottle jacks ,once again great job
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
The problem is the hydraulic seal failing suddenly so a trolley jack is no better. Ok, they're more stable but the ground seems solid & nothing was being swung around so the extra stability wasn't needed. That said, a trolley jack is easier to use.
@jdfnorton8570 3 ай бұрын
Great video again. But that first piece to camera was comedy gold...'we might have a weight distribution problem'...I swear that my Missis would have responded in exactly the same way as Emma!! 😂🤣 👍
@PughsOnTour 3 ай бұрын
Cracking video, wish I had seen this before I sent mine to garage for the same thing and £467.00 later
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Im all for giving it a go mate to be honest and saving a fortune
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 3 ай бұрын
Good video on channel keep up the good video s
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thanks lee
@Marks-Garage 3 ай бұрын
If you wedge the brake pedal down prior to removing the caliper it stops the fluid leaking out of the brake hose. Saves damaging the brake hose.
@stephenbulmer7148 3 ай бұрын
Sat watching this while parked up next to you🤣🤣 Thanks for the tutorial👍👍👍
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hi neighbour 😂
@stephenbulmer7148 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife nice chatting to you both 👍👍
@LeisureBit 3 ай бұрын
Another job jobbed - impressed with how quickly you fitted them, If I set myself a challenge to do in 20 mins, things would break, fall off and all sorts. Hope you’re both good, all the best, David 👍
@adamshaw1032 3 ай бұрын
I had the same issue turns out my calliper was not sliding so bought a rebuild kit 👍🏻
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Yer I really could not be assed doing that my self . 1 point to you buddy .
@RoaminRob 3 ай бұрын
Ive sruggled for months to find new calipers for my sorinter 😕 without breaking the bank ..
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
We looked at euro and they wanted silly money but ended up getting them from GSF . And then got me buddy to order them and gained his discount
@denisecafferky2248 3 ай бұрын
Nicely done
@twist_of_the_wrist 3 ай бұрын
I'd be changing the disc's aswell. Not only because of the score on it, but it's been overheated during to the sticking calliper.
@campervancodgers124 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for that you two we would actually attempt this even if no Allan key was used Darren is confident after watching this, ❤
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Darren doing this with Allen keys or without, we think he’d do a great job 👌👌👌
@campervancodgers124 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife was a great tutorial so yes he would ❤️
3 ай бұрын
The process of getting the air from the system takes BLEEDING AGES.🤪
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Honestly it was like 2 pumps and it was trough . We did a few more just to get the old stuff out of the system
@denisscott3073 3 ай бұрын
Hi Neil and Emma 👋 just us 2saying hi 👋 great video update as always 👋 den and sue 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌
@bettyourcampervan 3 ай бұрын
Another fab video 👍
@bennycrypto3428 3 ай бұрын
Great video 👍🙏
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@andrewmillerphotography 3 ай бұрын
Excellent video!
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@gonefilming2020 3 ай бұрын
Yikes! Those nice alloys getting damaged by that impact socket. 🥺 Self-help videos doing brake repairs is never a rewarding thing, is it? Looking at the comments, there's always a better way to skin a cat. 😎 So here goes another 😁: Smart-ass mode on. Crimping hoses (and especially brake hoses) with Vice Grips is difficult, as you cannot really tell, how tight the crimp is. There is a fine line between restircting and actually damaging the hose. There are relatively inexpensive ratcheting hose clamps, that are gentle on the hoses. I actually have rubber plugs to put over the end of the brake line. The caliper bolts would love some anit-seize compound. And a torque wrench to tighten stuff to specified values is always a good idea for the novice before snapping stuff off. And please remember to change that brake juice frequently (at least every 24 months). It attracts water and that lowers the boiling point. If you ever had your brakes fail going down a lengthy mountain road... 😵 Smart-ass mode off. Cheers from mainland Europe! 🚐☁🍀
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
they problem 99.9999999% of people have is they think we care about there snippy little comments , WE DONT , not one single bit , but hey it makes the people we knoe in the world even more special cos there not like that
@kevwilliam 3 ай бұрын
Great video love watching your content, PLEASE IF YOU HAVNT ALREADY GOT THEM invest in some axle stands, they could save your life should the van slip off the bottle jack you were using. Keep the content coming 👍
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
You got to live Dangerously
@kevwilliam 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife true life's for living to the max but gotta be careful at same time 😜
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlifeno you don't & minimal cover is simple & free - put the wheel you've taken off under the sill, that way you'll be in the hospital not the morgue after it falls.
@Shrillracer 2 ай бұрын
I'm glad Emma is back hopefully alot better fancy blaming it on a distribution on weight 😂😂😂
@UrbanVanlife 2 ай бұрын
Thank you and I used to Neil blaming me for things, hugs from Emma 😊♥️
@bigyin.7710 3 ай бұрын
Didn't the wear indicator light up? Those pads were low.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Yer months ago but we had not long done them and I thought it was just a cable fail
@jeffshaw4553 3 ай бұрын
Well done guys good job as always dont forget to keep your nipples clean 😂😂got the cam belt and water pump replacement tommorow on our mollie the motor home be glad to get that done and out way
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Cambelt and water pump… been there! But once they are done happy and safe travels 😀😀
@jeffshaw4553 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife this is my thinking wasn’t cheap by far but believe it’s a big job on fiat based moho garages was quoting me £1000-£1100 getting it done before we go on 10 day break starting in stone henge finishing in Barmouth mid wales stopping at few places en-route can’t wait first time away in mollie this year ☺️☺️
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
@@jeffshaw4553have you tried KwikFit? A few branches do it & it's free fitting.
@TheConsciousTrader 3 ай бұрын
Someone’s sleeping on the couch for a few weeks 🤣🤣🤣
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Shed more like!!
@TheConsciousTrader 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife Treat her to a night out, you’ll be ok buddy 🙏🏼🤩❤️
@carp128 3 ай бұрын
use an old coke bottle to drain the fluid in to not on to the rag much safer and check the brake pipes are straight by looking at the lines in the rubber hose are straight and not twisted
@mattsmith5936 3 ай бұрын
What headphones do you guys use? Look great. Do you use them just for music or are they used as microphones for the video? Keep up the great work!
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hi ya the headphones are open run pro’s by shokz, great headphones we love them and sometimes forget we have them on obviously 🤣🤣 and they are just used for music etc
@matthewwall3319 3 ай бұрын
Bit of topic but I see your both wearing bone conductor headphones. Which ones r they and they any good? I've been looking online for some all week. Seen for a few quid on amazon and even cheaper on teemu.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Totally honest we forgot we had them on but they are the open run pros by shokz, we got them at a trade show so a lot cheaper than normal but they have been amazing, we both love them as you can still hear other things whilst yoh have them on, great for when walking the dogs! 🐶
@GuyandBuckandBuster 3 ай бұрын
Hi Neil where did you et your cap camera from thanks
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hi it’s a torch on my cap not a camera but I got it from screwfix 😀
@galupchick 3 ай бұрын
Hiya Neil, did you replace single pot calipers with the double pot ones ? Only asking, as weve got crappy spongy brakes on our crafter
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
We had double pots on it mate and just replaced them for the same . There is a company out there now doing an upgrade to 4 pot but it comes with a big price
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
You'll almost certainly have success just putting quality pads in, I've put Mintex in a couple of vehicles & they've terrified me (the 2nd time because that's all they had on the shelf).
@BruhnThomas 3 ай бұрын
Put the wear sensor at the piston side in the caliper. It wears down first
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
You can’t it’s not designed like that
@BruhnThomas 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife ok thats to bad
@rayhymas3865 Ай бұрын
Please get some Axle stands.
@UrbanVanlife Ай бұрын
We have some
@pogg01 3 ай бұрын
Think there’s more weight on his side emm
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Thanks I agree, he thinks he’s funny but he’s sleeping in the shed for a week! 🤣🤣😏
@robnoble9570 3 ай бұрын
What are those earphones you guys are wearing
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
They are open run pro’s by shokz forgot we had them on 🤣🤣
@robnoble9570 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife 🤣🤣🤣
@wendy8026 3 ай бұрын
I really cant believe you used mole grips on the brake hoses, it's a big NO NO
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Why can’t you belive it . Old school mechanics did it like that for years .
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife...& replaced hoses frequently because the sharp edge kinks the wire braid. A proper clamp is a pair of ¼" (6mm?) bars squeezed together.
@mrcamper5211 2 ай бұрын
Please use an axle stand 😅
@UrbanVanlife 2 ай бұрын
It makes it more interesting
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlifeyour reactions aren't quick enough to get out when the seal pops & they give zero warning. Acceleration due to gravity = 1 metre per second every second, there's about half a metre gap so about half a second from fully supported to on the floor & your body being in the way will make very little difference. I don't want to see a video of either of you getting squished.
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
At least put the wheel under the sill to catch it.
@Bigchaser01327 3 ай бұрын
@0:08 first sign you don’t know what you are talking about
@paulthompson8014 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@Jarv263 2 ай бұрын
Brake shoes?? You mean pads.
@UrbanVanlife 2 ай бұрын
No I actually ment stop slippers
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
He explained in the video - it's got both.
@Jarv263 2 ай бұрын
@@alanhat5252 I know that, but he pointed at the pads and called them shoes, on a how to video 😂
@davetravelingabout796 3 ай бұрын
Just to help you out they are brake pads I understand this is quite technical so I will let you off.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
we do purposly re name things just to fire up the comment section , and it cheers us up when people take the bait , oooopsy , oh just to let you know the rears have pads and shoes , jst incase you didnt know
@davetravelingabout796 3 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife your acting is very good! You fooled me I thought you was real bad at a simple job I guess it comes natural 😂😂
@aprildangelo7457 3 ай бұрын
To mention weight issues to ladies, really can cause you injures lol.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
Hahahaha lady 😂😂😂😂😂
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
I’m keeping a running tally of everything he says and then when he’s least expecting it I’ll get my revenge 😂😂😂
@alanhat5252 2 ай бұрын
@@UrbanVanlife😂❤
@heatherread5314 3 ай бұрын
😂
@Rob.1340 3 ай бұрын
👍🚐😎
@Bigchaser01327 3 ай бұрын
To be honest I didn’t see any brake shoes, just pads, fucked disk and poor mechanical skills…. Then we wonder why skilled mechanics charge for their knowledge, and specialist tools……. I must of missed the correct fluid bleeding procedure, why the rotor was not changed and where the torque wrench was used.
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
did we type this from the arm chair did we poppet , it must burn your ass that a pair on no mechanics can do this job , and it totaly work fine , just to let you know we just got back from a 200 mile round trip and guess what they didnt fail , but hey we never once stated we where pros just 2 people have in a go , also rotors didnt need changing but i guess you think different , may be your one of them rip off mechanics im guessing , oh well you have a lovely day and may be go kick your cat it may cheer you up princess
@derektrotter4287 3 ай бұрын
Nonsense there’s no way passenger side were that worn
@UrbanVanlife 3 ай бұрын
♥️♥️ from Emma 😂
@MrPlasma01 2 ай бұрын
must be all the weight on that side .
@UrbanVanlife 2 ай бұрын
Definitely
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