FAILED BRAKE JOB! POOR Parts Quality! Quad Piston FIXED Caliper! 2020 Toyota 4 Runner

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@Leon-qc7fe Ай бұрын

In the 80s I worked for a major retailor that sold electronics. They had 100 stores and annual sales of about one billion dollars. This started with one store and the philosophy of the owners was "take care of people and the money will follow." It was the best place I ever worked. Well paid and treated with courtesy and respect by management and fellow workers. Well the original owners retired and one of their sons took over running the business. All he cared about was the bottom line. People did not matter. The employees nick named him "cash register eyes". Someone drew dollar signs over his eyes on a picture of him that got passed around. In a matter of a few years he completely destroyed the entire company. Bankrupt, stock worthless, thousands of jobs gone. That is what happens when you try to herd people and treat them like livestock.

@dddevildogg Ай бұрын

Let's see,that would be Circuit City,Freys,The Wiz, Service Electronics,Crazy Eddies,or any of 20 or more electronic stores now gone or folding -But it's the same with most car dealers too..ask me how I know

@steffenmanderla7631 Ай бұрын

No need to apologize for your rant about corporate greed. Our Government's are doing the same thing. Especially here in Canada.

@stevewhiting556 Ай бұрын

I don’t normally comment about such things, but the odds of one of my upper management seeing this are slim. Our company had about 75 locations 10 years ago and we were privately owned. The owner died and it was passed to a business partner. That partner is a great guy, but was basically duped into a merger that has done irreparable damage to our company. The merger more than doubled our locations, was bought by private equity, sold and bought by another private equity. It was stripped and rebuilt and bought by a public company. Turns out, the other company we merged with was on the brink of their third bankruptcy in 20 years. For some reason, we adopted THEIR practices instead of using ours, which was very profitable. The new corporation is a shell of its former self. 80% of our employees have been hired in the past 5 years. Turnover is climbing, profits are falling. We all like and admire our new CEO…he was one of us who worked his way up from the bottom, but he’s just kind of a puppet for the public company. Someone in upper management is always coming up with a new scheme to increase profits and cut costs. We just closed 8-10 branches and cut 150 jobs to save money. Yeah, that’ll help. Cut back on customer service jobs. They probably hired 10 executives to figure that out. All of the fallout ends up with people like me. The direct management who actually deals with our clientele directly. I used to average an 18-20% margin after expenses. Last month, I was at 8%. I was one of only a dozen branches that operated in the black. Yup, corporate America. It’s working great.

@Leon-qc7fe Ай бұрын

@@stevewhiting556 Well the company I worked for hired some bean counters from GE. Those incompetent people went out and closed a local service department one day and it got reported in the largest local paper's business section how they kicked out people that were there for 10-20 years. That had an effect on that businesses reputation that they could not recover from. So much for the "expert business executives from GE". They walked around bragging about their expensive boats. What a waste.

@Jay.Kellett Ай бұрын

@@Leon-qc7fe GE folks bring 6-Sigma philosophy from Jack Walsh with them. Good at first for the "Low hanging fruit", but then they gut the core value of the company to increase mirgins and their bonuses. Ultimately it destroys the business. Ask me how I know.

@IR-nq4qv Ай бұрын

Meanwhile back in 4000BC : Grok comes out with his own T-shirt "Every thing is Club"

@MonkeyJedi99 Ай бұрын

I'm a fan of the "Is Potato" shirt, too.

@WildFire2028 Ай бұрын

You're absolutely right, Ray. When Corporate greed and negligence lead to failure, they won't take responsibility; instead, they'll swiftly blame someone who isn't even involved in their mistakes.

@michaelpressman7203 Ай бұрын

That's way they have middle management 😮😮

@Taillighttim26 Ай бұрын

It's never the corporate owners it's the people that work for them it's their fault they are not keeping up with their responsibilities and causes us to loose money But it is corporate that is the one who isn't doing their jobs

@jeffwilliams2031 Ай бұрын

LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@Taillighttim26

@garyalford9394 Ай бұрын

@@Taillighttim26 CEO's are a joke !!!

@andyclark8354 Ай бұрын

It's a torque stick! I am old enough to remember passing a list to the shop staff and they went to get it while I waited. That's proper service! Have a good day Ray.

@MudBone827 Ай бұрын

Could it also be called a torque limiter, used with an impact gun?

@johnnyshell2839 21 күн бұрын

Lol. I was gonna say looks like a 115 pound tourque stick in 22mm

@jeffwilliams2031 Ай бұрын

Your comments about corporate America are spot on. I wish businesses could hear what you said. I said the exact same thing 20 years ago. Businesses will wake up someday. MAYBE. Greed controls everything, and not to be an ass but, it is the same for you and me. You will never reduce your hourly price to $85.00 per hour. And Walmart will never start hiring cashiers again to help customers. It's all about the money or as you said, GREED!!!! No one has ever said, DAMN I make TOO much money.

@clbcl5 Ай бұрын

The irony of it is Ray as a small business owner is a corporation, so he is "The man" too.

@kevinwilliams4899 Ай бұрын

Same happing in the UK as well.

@SWHBOYCE Ай бұрын

..." DAMN , i make TOO much money..." at least not out- loud enough to be heard...

@IR-nq4qv Ай бұрын

what you said..,what Ray said..

@juergenpaton5004 Ай бұрын

Spot on. It is why I have coined the term corporate clowns.

@Michael-yi4mc Ай бұрын

The mechanics in the rust belt are jealous watching Ray do a rust free brake job.

@johncherish7610 Ай бұрын

I believe they really soak you for that job in the rust belt as well because of it. Back in the 80's I had to pay $300 for a brake job in NYC. I could have done it for less but I didn't have the space to work on it to do it myself. I Would have had to do it on the street with traffic and eyes in the back of my head trying to watch out for getting mugged while working on it. Today that same job is probably around $900 or more due to inflation.

@droppedonce7502 Ай бұрын

Yes...very jealous...not having to use a punch to hammer out the cross pins!!

@ronv6637 Ай бұрын

NYC

@ponycar351w Ай бұрын

And having the old hardware not rusted to pieces so that it CAN be reused when the new hardware doesn't fit? Yea, up here in Wisconsin I'd probably be SOL if the new hardware didn't fit.

@HouseCallAutoRepair 26 күн бұрын

It's also annoying, at times. So lazy on detail, down south.

@roberttroxell4006 Ай бұрын

Ray would make an excellent instructor at a local vocational school. His attention to detail, figuring out how to get difficult tasks done, and striving to do a quality job would be great things for any aspiring mechanic to experience.

@HouseCallAutoRepair 26 күн бұрын

...not putting stuck parts back in...

@The_Oldguy Ай бұрын

Flat-Rate Book Time is your money, but "Reality Time" is your loss of that money. Over the years every additional nickel of any extra pay has been removed from the rate book. I used to say, "rare as hen's teeth", but today it's "rare as an honest tech". You Ray are one of the Honest Tech and Business owners. You set a great example for others!

@glasscoeeocssalg Ай бұрын

Ray having short patience is called Getting SH....T done 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you're above normal bro.

@stevejette2329 Ай бұрын

glass - Ray is a natural born teacher, coach, instructor. Patient, articulate, funny ... able to work, think and talk simultaneously ...

@CrimeVid Ай бұрын

I don't seem to be able to get to extreme patience mode, without blowing off a bit of steam first !

@rickcampbell1846 Ай бұрын

I absolutely agree with your rant. I refuse to use self checkout and when they TRY to urge me to do it, I tell them no, I am saving YOUR JOB by not doing it myself. Because if we all do it, they will not be needed.

@BUDDYSHADOW Ай бұрын

I don't do Walmart, but when the grocery store asks me if I want to use self-checkout, I tell them if the give me a 10% discount I will.

@TEDodd Ай бұрын

Your time has value. I'd rather use self-checkout for my 4-5 items instead of waiting 30 minutes for a cashier.

@Mrdugan5269 Ай бұрын

The ringers in the shop are for the cs agents. They are the go between for customer to mechanic. Thats the one thing i will say is stupidly annoying but also does serve a purpose.

@imrf Ай бұрын

Thanks! I'd much rather use self-checkout lanes so that I don't have to stand behind people whining that they only have 2 or 3 lanes open. The argument that one if working for free, or saying they should get a discount, at the checkout is goofy, but hey, to each their own.

@COBRO98 Ай бұрын

For the people saying they don't want to wait for a cashier: if people would stop using self checkout they would open those 22 lanes in Walmart again.. trained cashiers move items a heck of a lot faster than you do.. I've watched you all use self checkout and the average person is standing there for 8 minutes scanning.. you're playing yourselves and not even being paid for it

@lancehites6697 Ай бұрын

Kudos to the owner! 1 Monitoring the pads. 2 Knowing when he needed expertise. 3 Very conscientious maintenance. 4 Of course cheerful Ray to the rescue! At 71, I can learn from Ray. Thank you! Your narration is your trademark. 👍👍👍

@philspear73 Ай бұрын

Nah, he bought substandard parts. I guess if he's happy with that then fine.

@richardg8651 Ай бұрын

Nah, he bought substandard parts intending to do it himself and then when he failed, dumped the job on Ray. No kudos.

@justenbeavers3409 Ай бұрын

Kudos to a person who cheaps out on vital maintenance parts?

@phatcowboy76 Ай бұрын

Thanks Ray. I have done my own brakes over the years. I learned two things from you watching this video. Leaving the caliper slightly loose until all the pads and pins are in is excellent advice. That's one thing. The other was that calipers with 4 pistons are two halves bolted together and if you loosen the wrong bolts the two halves of the caliper will come apart and spill brake fluid all over the place. I did not know that. Thanks for being a conscientious repair technician. Long time subscriber and I'm still learning. Never stop learning.

@patrickpattberg8551 Ай бұрын

Has anyone else had brake fluid spill out the top when compressing the pistons ? Was refilled to "full" by dealership when doing fluid exchange. Forgot to account for brakes needing to be replaced soon.

@gregrobsn Ай бұрын

And if you do split the one piece caliper, you will have to replace the O-rings between the two halls. I learned that the hard way on a 1961 Austin-Healy.

@flynn.learns Ай бұрын

@@patrickpattberg8551 I learned the hard way, to take a turkey baster (or similar) and remove some fluid from the master cylinder reservoir before compression to make room for the displaced fluid. There was much brake clean sacrificed for my ignorance... 😂

@COBRO98 Ай бұрын

@@patrickpattberg8551 You don't ever "refill" or "top off" brake fluid.. whoever did that is an idiot

@garyalford9394 Ай бұрын

I think this is a better brake system looking how evenly the old pads wore !!!

@mike.47 Ай бұрын

On the subject of self checkout, I never use them mainly because it’s doing someone out of a job.

@legionofanon Ай бұрын

And Walmart has maliciously used it to track accidental (and intentional) thefts of one or so items not being rung up and then charging people with grand theft after they tally up enough thefts. You won't ever have this abuse going to a cashier

@andrewhoyer4269 Ай бұрын

@@legionofanonAbuse? You mean consequences for your actions right? Are you saying you steal lol

@legionofanon Ай бұрын

I never use self checkout, so i can't be accused of theft there

@andrewhoyer4269 Ай бұрын

@@legionofanon ok, just saying what your saying doesn't make sense. You want people to be able to steal or hate how the camera can catch people that steal?

@legionofanon Ай бұрын

An abusive relationship is an abusive relationship no matter how you spin it. If they didn't want checkout thefts they should never have fabricated the situation where someone can, intentional or not, not scan an item at a register. Walking out the door without going through checkout is defiantly theft.

@Anonymous99997 Ай бұрын

Do you remember when self serve gas started, there was a discount for self serve.

@caymanchristopher7014 Ай бұрын

I worked for probably the last full service station on the planet. We probably saved thousands of cars from destruction with oil checks, coolant checks, tire checks, strange noise checks. People just drive their cars without ever checking things. Check everything at every fill up.

@michaelpressman7203 Ай бұрын

They used to check tires & oil

@TEDodd Ай бұрын

Still is a discount. There's a station near me that still has a few full service pumps and the price is higher than the self service pumps. Just like 30-40 years ago when is was common to have both options at a station.

@joemuncie9187 Ай бұрын

I remember checking customer's oil in the 1970's. When it was low we would hand them a quart and then act surprised that they wanted it "installed"

@riaanlouw1874 Ай бұрын

@@caymanchristopher7014 Not the planet. Here in Africa (the continent), every service station, in I think ALL countries, are still full service. But they call it job creation, with all the unemployment that's happening.

@oneamericanpatriot108 Ай бұрын

I spent 20+ years working on the railroad. Patience is part of my DNA now.

@michaellybarger8119 Ай бұрын

GM WCT here. After wrestling with a 10L1000 rebuild in a 2023 LM2 Silverado this week, I find it extremely relaxing watching Ray knock out some gravy. Thanks Ray! Love your videos. Screw flat rate.

@richardg8651 Ай бұрын

Why? Isn't it a mixed blessing where from the customers side the price is guaranteed regardless of complications even though on many/most jobs the hours required are too generous.

@robertrobbins5456 Ай бұрын

I worked for Wal-Mart about 15 years ago right before Sam Walton passed and he's rolling around in his grave with the business practices used today. He always said his shoppers and customers (employees) were number 1.

@randybeard6040 Ай бұрын

Sam always wanted to keep American Companies going--Made in America was his Motto, not so for his Heirs, Money before Quality...

@ken2tou Ай бұрын

Yes! They’ve dishonored his dream.

@COBRO98 Ай бұрын

As soon as he passed, everything in the store went to pure Chinesium garbage; never buy anything electronic from there. I had 3 TV's crap out within a year of use, one didn't last 3 months

@miketdavies Ай бұрын

It's weird, they still start every meeting with the chant "who's #1? THE CUSTOMERS". Odd place.

@garyalford9394 Ай бұрын

I don't hardly ever go to fast food places anymore !!!

@deeferdownunder Ай бұрын

Hey Ray! You are not ranting. You are telling the truth. Keep it up my guy 👍👍👍

@TimothyAnderson-se6dv Ай бұрын

I watch Rainman Ray and Dave's auto repair in Utah whenever they have a video come out, they both have great repair abilities and great lessons on life!!!!

@javierosorio5169 Ай бұрын

You Sir. Have way more patience than most of us watching you work.

@davefield Ай бұрын

Single handedly keeping brake clean company’s in business for the foreseeable future.

@SmallKittyPaw Ай бұрын

Lol Imagine using something for what it's designed for...

@jeffwilliams2031 Ай бұрын

Actually it's called "brake clean" not break clean.

@davefield Ай бұрын

@@jeffwilliams2031 yeah it was early and I was barely awake. Thanks for pointing it out though.

@davefield Ай бұрын

@@SmallKittyPaw yes he is using correctly, point is he uses A LOT of it.

@davefield Ай бұрын

To each their own. He can use as much as he likes it’s his money.

@ianj6857 Ай бұрын

I believe the orange tool you used is called a torque limiting stick.

@572Btriode Ай бұрын

I concur, simply !torque stick".

@cesardavrieux3767 Ай бұрын

De acuerdo.

@TEDodd Ай бұрын

Yes, but they don't work correctly with electric impact tools. Torque Test Channel did a test a while back.

@Thonofthatan Ай бұрын

They also wear out and can cause you to over torque the lug nuts.

@gregwarren8583 Ай бұрын

They only work correctly with a single hammer air impact (not double hammer), or electric impacts.

@mlieser1230 Ай бұрын

Today's monologue is definitely on point Ray!

@user-fs5zx7wc6e Ай бұрын

I have used OEM or other high quality parts for my cars for the past 50 years. It never pays to use knock-offs ever! Great video Ray!

@wromzick9457 Ай бұрын

I agree, Sourcing parts is almost an art form today. Once you are forced into the aftermarket, names don't always connote quality or consistency. Even the most respected and experienced shops have to waste time sending parts back because of outright failure, fitment, or application issues. And when the auto is taking up a bay it's all money just burning up. I have built up solid relationship with my independent shop where once the preventative diagnostics are complete I source all the parts right down to the screws and clamps so when they get any number of the vehicles they are good to go. I will never argue about labor rates. I am happy to pay for skills. But it is a waste of time to have a mechanic chasing something down for 15+ year old vehicles.

@legogummybear5 Ай бұрын

You just gotta do what you need to do... Whatever floats your boat. Ray should just do Ray !

@jdesaavedra0432 Ай бұрын

Ray, as a dog person, I want to say you have a great shop dog.

@bobcarragher1785 Ай бұрын

My wife used to hate to hear that stupid phone ring you used to work. When you got into your rant and mentioned the ringer I was laughing. But you are spot on with the same gripes we all have. Great show.

@spencemccall8383 Ай бұрын

Please don’t consider this a ree. Because your ability to educate me has inspired me to think, ie slide pins. You always give old slide pins the “wipe, and removal of of old grease, then application of new silicone paste, I believe a wire wheel on old pins may do the trick. They were awfully dirty and may be the culprit. Thanks for your education to all and inspiration to do the right thing on brakes. The most important safety feature on a vehicle. Maybe in life . And thanks always for the humor and for being our friend.

@level1804 20 күн бұрын

They are not “slide pins” buddy . They are pad retaining pins. They don’t move the same with the calliper on these type of brakes. Yea, he could have cleaned the old retaining pins up, but it’s not really something to bother with.

@russelltrupia4479 Ай бұрын

I agree 100% with you about Wal-mart . My wife worked for them for 17 years now retired Thank God still not a fan and never was, Great video Ray.👍👍👍👍

@DarkHorseCom Ай бұрын

Can't scare me away that easy... I think along the same lines. Thanks for the video, Ray!

@toddk1479 Ай бұрын

Ray just gets things done. Takes care of business. Period. Keep up the great work Ray.

@filter501 Ай бұрын

Ray, you are a good man, your attitude is remarkable. I guess we still can watch some of your past videos for their educational value.

@josephgolden1868 Ай бұрын

I totally agree with your assessment of corporate ideas

@craigtheobald4031 Ай бұрын

I need to move there! Haven't had a dry day in my corner of the UK for months now!

@joskd8491 Ай бұрын

Hollands also..

@dodgymalaka Ай бұрын

Dry? It's still two feet of snow.

@SometimeWoodworker Ай бұрын

You want to come to my corner of the world, we have had about 5 to 7 days of rain in the last 4 to 5 months otherwise almost full sunshine all day everyday, the one downside is it does get a bit warm.

@phil6465 Ай бұрын

What corner are you in. We’ve been fairly dry for a few weeks. North Scotland.

@clbcl5 Ай бұрын

But they get all their wet back in 20" increments called hurricanes and 100% humidity.

@eddykirksey8836 Ай бұрын

I think your patient level is great! I appreciate how you talk about what you are doing. Very good teacher!!

@johnreske1558 Ай бұрын

That's WHY I love your channel...half the fun is figure out motivation 😊

@gerrycarmichael1391 Ай бұрын

Ya learn something new every day! Owned a lot of Yotas. Never seen that before. Glad I watched this one!

@Gary_in_NoVA Ай бұрын

Great explanation on burnishing the pads & rotors . . .

@superdivemaster 17 күн бұрын

"MAYBE THERE'S THAT ONE GUY OUT THERE !!!" You're crack'in me up Ray !!!

@dumberdrumerstickz0534 Ай бұрын

Ray I love all the small talk you do...thanks for all you do for my day.....

@tomredmond Ай бұрын

Steering components would be on my suspect list also. Your rant is spot on.

@kfox8233 Ай бұрын

0ne of your best rants Ray and I've been with you from the start way back when Eric O. mentioned you. Great video and nice to have a cheery Lauren and Luna interlude 😊

@chrischallacombe3477 Ай бұрын

YAAY!!! AWESOME Brake Clean effects AGAIN!! YOU THE MAN!! Thanks for another great video Ray! Cheers Brother!

@CalkoLouie Ай бұрын

Hey Ray welcome back this is very new to me ,Great job.

@henryjones8614 Ай бұрын

Perfect timing. I will do the same job on my 4runnner in about 1 week. Saved me some experimentation. Thanks!!

@pab892 Ай бұрын

I agree the world is changing all are so self centered and don't care about quality just give them the money. Great job you and wife unit are a great team. You remind me when I was a mechanic many moons ago real world the way its done. Keep up the great work.

@williammyers5911 Ай бұрын

Ops, I am glad that you are feeling well....good to see new videos.....

@joebennefield3368 Ай бұрын

Yes a friend of mine was helping me one time and he put the brake pad in wrong you remained me of that so true ❤

@johnkendrick7304 Ай бұрын

Ray, you're just a regular good dude. Anybody who thinks they need to worry about your patients needs to go see a psychiatrist. This is not a self-help channel. You're a mechanic, keep up the good work

@johnt.848 Ай бұрын

Ray is not a Doctor, the only patients he has are the vehicles he works on.

@johnkendrick7304 Ай бұрын

@@johnt.848 That's pretty funny because I do the speak to text and I didn't look at it I'm an old guy sorry about that

@BonesDoD Ай бұрын

It’s a torque stick so you don’t over tighten the lug nuts I believe

@darcybarber9255 12 күн бұрын

Just like the guy who drove 1200 miles to have you service his vehicle, good service will always have a place in this world. Because word ( KZfaq) gets around. Keep up the good work.👍

@markderoller7645 Ай бұрын

Great video! I need to replace the front pads and rotors on my '22 4Runner and this is perfect.

@ThatandCo Ай бұрын

The first time I ever seen a 4 piston brake caliper was on my 1972 Plymouth Scamp . Took three trips to the parts store just to get pads 1980's time , spent about 4 hrs in applied science section in the library reading Chilton's manuals to fix them .

@rickreiff6750 Ай бұрын

Our country is in deep trouble, agreed. Glad you are feeling better Ray!!

@edmc1000 Ай бұрын

Our country is in deep trouble because of people’s allegiance to a con man called trump. Putin’s lap dog.

@user-fk3uo5cm8t Ай бұрын

You're spot on brother. Really enjoy your channel

@Bears58 Ай бұрын

Ray, thank you again for putting the sound effects in on the brake clean it's really funny to me. Your videos make my day

@Margot_est_douce. Ай бұрын

Unwavering dedication and humility make you a standout. Congrats!

@davedobson5869 Ай бұрын

You are who you are and if they don't like it then they can go watch someone else. Everythink you do is to get the job done and sometimes that takes the difficult path. If they think they can do it better then they can start their own shop and post their videos and listen to all the haters of how they do things. You have over half a million subscribers and they account for what less than 1000 (being generous)? You are not here for them but to entertain/inform and I find your content both informative and entertaining. And for the parts I find long I just skip over it, like manifold bolt removals. So don't stop being you, I have learned a lot watching you.

@Jbmc65 Ай бұрын

Raymond, I don’t even have a Toyota but thank-you for sharing the correct way to do this. I really appreciate it.

@jeremiahsherman2718 Ай бұрын

"Ray's Auto Clinic " thats Exactly what these Videos are a full clinic on how to Fix a Car . Id Love to have you As my Manager/ Teacher Ray . Keep up the good work Sir

@richardmiller5238 Ай бұрын

Rotors look like they are made for parking brakes. Another good job Ray! Your rant on corporation america is 100% correct!

@timermech Ай бұрын

One of my reasons for doing things the hard way from time to time is knowing that I may HAVE to do something the hard way. Always choosing the easiest path will not form the patience required for those 'hard' times. So keep doing what you do, the way you do them. You seem to have a great balance in your method( outside looking in, of course )

@yankmachain_gunfighter Ай бұрын

Love your rants... always spot on!

@unstoppable5417 Ай бұрын

Keeping things real !!. Thank you .

@vc8939 Ай бұрын

Good day to you Ray! ANOTHER never gets old….. great and informative video on a brake job. Only critique is the lack of a Dave sighting again. The back of his legs do not count as a sighting. LOL! And yes, everything is a hammer. 😂😂😂

@terryrobertson8382 Ай бұрын

Torque limiting stick.

@ericknutsen8133 Ай бұрын

Torque limiting sticks. I still have mine from when I worked as a tech II for Sears Auto Center in Jensen Beach. Always used a torque wrench afterwards.

@calebbriscoe5938 Ай бұрын

"Everything is a hammer" This will always be my favorite line!

@Zyndstoff Ай бұрын

I just love the mandatory appearances of wife unit. She is sooo cute. You're a lucky man, Ray. 🙂

@92mrsrdb Ай бұрын

And Ray is a lucky and blessed man. It's nice when you find your perfect spouse unit.

@ConstantinVictor66 Ай бұрын

Ray, I don't know, sometimes you do an excellent job, but sometimes you do a mediocre job. I hope you don't ignore this criticism or you take it as an offense......

@AlfieArmani Ай бұрын

You arent critizing him your patronizing him. Critique involves advice. Your statement does not. Expand on your original thought please

@ConstantinVictor66 Ай бұрын

@@AlfieArmani He knows, but sometimes he chooses the easy but incorrect way to work. In this case he is aware that it is not ok to prop two pry bars in the new brake disc, and yet he does it.

@mathemeatloaf1000 Ай бұрын

You’re not perfect. Please don’t ignore that.

@garrysalis4312 Ай бұрын

In my opinion Ray has forgotten more than most mechanic will ever know.

@marrowsteven Ай бұрын

Those critical of how Ray performs his job, remember, you're here watching his videos with your imperfect judgemental self. Most of us watch these videos to learn along with entertainment. Your life must be boring to sit on your device criticizing people on the internet. Ray likely makes thousands a week. How much do you make critical one?????

@saso-qk6mc Ай бұрын

I've watched your videos and given thumbs up for quite some time but your rant today got me to subscribe. Stay after it.

@brianj5413 Ай бұрын

Ray , I enjoy watching your videos . At lease your rants are spot on and don’t worry if u hurt someone’s salty feeling . Keep up with your rants and your videos

@larrymason2925 Ай бұрын

You definitely found your soap box today Ray. All good here love your videos and commentary.

@ferstuck37 Ай бұрын

Thanks Ray You speak what we feel.

@psp1921tsmg Ай бұрын

I enjoy your vids. Especially your narration. I sure hope you’re as easy going in everyday life.

@nonyabusiness2703 12 күн бұрын

I may be late to the party BUT welcome back ray! Haven't seen you in my list since your Mrs posted saying you were seriously ill. Glad you bounced back

@dalejones3862 Ай бұрын

Fitted brakes like these many a time Ray always fun to do

@michaelhart7841 Ай бұрын

I would have done the same thing u did with reusing the hardware. Only thing I would have done is cleaned the pens a little so the siding of the pen would be like new . Great work as always . Really dig watching ur channel

@TheCannonball79 Ай бұрын

Totally agree with you on the rant. Keep up the good work and videos and just be in the moment and enjoy life.

@jimowen8176 Ай бұрын

I personally love your comment about corporate America , they think they have the public in their pockets but I believe it is the other way around

@edwardmoczulewski3349 Ай бұрын

The shop is really looking great! Bright and clean. Quality environment for quality work. And I agree with you on corporate greed.

@bigscout1584 Ай бұрын

Rainman Ray's rant chat. Love it. Torque tube

@montekissell9355 Ай бұрын

I was taught to use the old pad to apply pressure to collapse the piston back inside. This gives you a surface to pry against without damaging parts you are keeping. Hope it helps.

@Ham68229 Ай бұрын

Ray, don't ever stop being you man. Love your comments about today's corporate America. Today's standards, really aren't equal to what they were back in the day. Quality control was tops back in the day, today, not so much, no one seems to care until they're taken to court, even then, feels like they still don't care. Just a slap on wrist to them. I do tend to get NAPA parts over some of the OEM, lets face it, even parts from the dealership can be just as bad as the "Chinese knockoffs". Yes, it's happened, many times. Great video as always, cheers :)

@jamesyoung151 Ай бұрын

I do want to add that a lot of companies moved to the "arbitration" model to avoid responsibility (aka class action lawsuits). Most of those arbitrators favor the company.

@eddieMurphy11111 Ай бұрын

Ray many many times i have to do things when my back is ok to do them but i get frustrated when things need doing but my back will not let me and i know if I got somebody else to do it then they would not do it right ,thanks for the video keep well keep safe.

@user-eb4zi5hu1t Ай бұрын

I love listening to you talk and the way you ramble on. Very entertaining and most times educational. Then the thought hit me, what did you do before you bought your first camera? Did people often wonder who you are talking to (I have seen the side looks Dave sometimes give you). Then I imagined you in High School taking exams. Those self conversations would have been very interesting. And as you can see, you are not the only one that rambles on.

@shannononeil2751 Ай бұрын

Excellent video, well done.

@aldinis1690 Ай бұрын

My friend, you are 100 % correct about corporate greed vampires and walmart is the worst, we have the sane issues in Canada

@dcbacon1 Ай бұрын

Love your rant!

@juanmartin1840 Ай бұрын

I’m on the aviation side of maintenance. My wife “ Rainman Ray again??!! “ Yes.

@michaelabbott511 Ай бұрын

When you do things the HARD WAY😮 YOU FEEL MUCH BETTER WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER IN THE END, 😅 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MORNING RAY!!

@haych2489 24 күн бұрын

Not a rant. It’s the way it is these days. Another great vid. Cheers

@patrickdineen278 24 күн бұрын

Your beliefs are right on point Ray, they match mine to the T. Thank You for sharing.

@bienabello6300 20 күн бұрын

This style of brakes were my favorite design. My old mid-80s era offroad only CJ2 custom Jeep (on a real USMC chassis) had exclusively a Toyota front suspension. It utilized the same opposing piston fixed caliper brake style (albeit only 2 pistons) per side. I’m glad Toyota brought it back/ retained it on some newer models.

@robertbuchalski6629 Ай бұрын

Love your rant !👌

@davelagatt2111 15 күн бұрын

Love yourvidios honest work

@jezeski2011 Ай бұрын

Nice rant Ray

@josephvantreeck2989 Ай бұрын

Thanks Ray

@donlemme898 Ай бұрын

Really interesting video to remind me about checking fitment. Also, the four piston caliper job was helpful to be reminded about not splitting the caliper inadvertently.

@watchinglclowns9890 Ай бұрын

100% correct Mr Ray, on that Corporate statement.... where I am East tn, knoxville tn Area just last evening noticed a dedicated vest wearing Associates at Walmart exits!!! Checking receipt...security on the vests..