Their knowledge lives in you now. 👌🏼 good shit, man

They are proud !

Yes my dad used to over haul engines, so I learned how to do a lot thanks to him my dad was a real jack of all trades! I just changed my front and back breaks on my 2018 f150 I got a quote for this job and it was going to run almost 380$ to 400 so it’s always a good feeling when u do it yourself and save some money, besides there r a lot of videos for everything now wish we had this in th late 80s and 90s

Love this and totally agree.

Thank you so much. I’m so glad it worked out well. I have always been amazed how much garages charge to do brakes when it’s really not that difficult.

That’s awesome. Thank you so much for watching.

That’s all Milledge’s work right there. He is really good. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Best comment.

Thank you so much. :)

@@slomo1010 awesome. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Your video editing is amazing. Love working with you.

I totally understand.

No need to always turn them, if they’re not gouged and thickn enough they’re fine, pads will bed into the rotor surface

Case by case basis on the rotor, but grease the pins for sure, non greased can eat a pad and subsequently a rotor.

That’s awesome. Thank you so much.

That’s awesome. Thank you so much.

Great info. Thank you

So glad this helped. I made this video specifically for that reason. I also had no clue the first time. I got so frustrated that I did a search and come to find out I needed to do this process. I also have used a c clamp to do brakes. It works great for most but some require them to be screwed back in. Now that I have the kit, I just it for all my brakes.

@@JohnEngel of course I wouldn't recommend using a C clamp on the back of the E brake motor. It looks really expensive

@@chrisrestifo7010 I love all the new tech but sometimes, I think simple is best.

@@JohnEngel I have a 1970 F100 Ranger, so simple, you can fix it by throwing rocks at it .😆

@@chrisrestifo7010 yes yes yes. I miss those days. Lmao.

Thank you so much.

@@JohnEngel - You did me the favor with the fantastic video, John! I guess we all help each other out and that’s the beauty of it. I really enjoy doing my own maintenance and I enjoy seeing how others do it. I don’t know everything and I always learn so much from other folks. One more thing I did that might be of use. I used a 6” C-clamp on the caliper while it was installed with the old brake pads against the rotor to expand the caliper. It worked incredibly well instead of risking the chance of letting the caliper dangle while I did it. It made it real easy to remove and reinstall with the new pads on and eliminated an entire step. Just need to make sure the brake line and electrical connectors don’t get pinched. Really appreciate you sharing and interacting! What a fantastic channel you got! You’re really helping us out. Keep up the good work and God bless, Mr. Engel!

Glad it was helpful. Thank you so much.

So, u had issues too, but eventually I kept messing around with the steps and all I had to do was power it off while I was holding the ebreak and acceleration.

Same here. It was a new experience to have to do the electronic part.

Great advice.

Thank you so much. This really is a great comment

Great info. Thank you.

Thank you so much for watching.

Thank you so much for the question. As far as I understand when it is in maintenance mode, you will not be allowed to use that rear parking brake.

@@chrisbutler2250 nope.

Great to know.

Nice find.

Lmao. This is exactly what happened. We just did the rotors, so with that being said, you are 100% right and we should have.

@@JohnEngel 👍🏽🤣

@@kineticenergy1085 LOL. I just watched this video and thought how on earth are the ford factory rotors not needing replaced.

Thank you so much. Here is a video that shows both rotors and clips replaced. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5icg7Wq1bnVk6c.htmlsi=_mpsdyA_aSP5qnof

You do not.

Ouch. You must be fun at a party. Lol.

Mine is still watching it. Lol.

Thank you for mentioning that. Sometimes when we are making these videos we take for granted some of our knowledge. This is a great point, and definitely should have been mentioned.

I am sure you can rent one. They aren’t really expensive at all. You can use a c clamp as well.

Great points and thank you.

Great point.

What year and model is your F150.

2016 F150 Lariat 2.7 Ecoboost 4x4

I have the same question. Also exact same ford truck as you. My rear pads are only getting about 30k miles on them and would like to get pads with some more life and less dust

@@dirkswish8691 you could try the Duralast elites. I have had good luck with those.

@@williamcotham7792 you might try the Duralast elite. I have had good luck with those.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for watching. :)

No for the fronts. Only the rears.

@@JohnEngel thank u very much.

150 just seems like a lot. :)

The battery was left connected but I think you can take that off as well. It should stay with the parking brake released.

THANK YOU@@JohnEngel

Thank you so much for watching.

We did not. We checked the fluid level and all was good after.

@@JohnEngel - Okay. Great video! Thank you!

Only if you are doing the rears.

@@JohnEngel Thank you

Great point.

You should always turn or replace. We made a call based on what we had on hand and how they looked.

What year is your truck?

Thank you so much. :)

Most likely you need to compress the caliper just a little bit. You can do this in many ways. The most important part is that you do not hit the rotor. You can use a screwdriver as a pry bar to get the piston of the caliper to go back just a hair or you can try to use a clamp to compress it.

@@JohnEngel thank you for the advice I will give it a try👍 when trying to remove it sounds like it’s hitting somewhere like metal restricting it from sliding off. Will definitely try to compress it before removing thanks 👍

Great to know. Thank you.

This was a Amazon purchase I believe. But I’ve had it for so long that I’m not even sure.

As long and you don’t introduce air into the system you do not need to bleed the system. :)

Thank you so much. :)

That’s a great question. I have not had this issue but I am guessing that it needs a reset via OBD2 scanner.

Thank you so much. :)

Yep. It was a quick and dirty.

We made sure to take the brake fluid cap off and watch to make sure everything looked okay.

I totally agree with you.

It was a time issue. We ended up replacing the rotors about a year later.

At the time the rotors still had plenty left on them. Should have replaced them while we were doing the work but it was a friends car and he didn’t go for rotors.

I totally agree.

Did you put it in service mode to start?

Correct. :)

@JohnEngel nice!! I'll be attempting my 1st brake job at home this week. I had a deadbeat dad that didn't care to teach me these things. My 8 year old son will be helping and learning.

@@CrunchDramaNetwork you got this. Let us know how it goes.

You should check the amount of surface left with a caliper. You should also have your rotors turned or replaced when doing pads.

We did not. Because we never opened the line, there was no need.

Because we didn’t have to take the brake line off, the order isn’t that important. Great point about the slide pin grease.

Great point. We ended up replacing them after. We just didn’t have them in time for the video.

He didn't "fail" to do anything. You can visually inspect rotors for damage and wear. It is not neccesary to put calipers on or turn your rotors every time you change pads..

@@keithb5264 thank you so much.

so much easier without.

I hate to agree but you are most likely right.

@JohnEngel seriously though, nice video guys. Easy and straight to the point.

Wheels were torqued using a star pattern. Now when I first put them on and the car is lifted I just tighten until torqued at the end.

That’s a great question but unfortunately, I do not recall.

Just watched the video again and it was 61,000

So far in my experience both have done well. I tend to lean towards the Duralast but I would use either with no worries.

Thank you so much. :)

So the book says we should have turned them and I agree. I was out of time for this project so we did the best we could. Next time we will replace the rotors and pads together.

No problem 👍

Such a great catch. Thank you.

Honestly, they should have been turned but it was a quick and dirty install.

100% agree. :)

I think you are safe with 120. :)

The rotors where still in spec.

Thank you.

What’s it saying.

Bro broke the caliper😂😂 get ready to spend 1500 or more lmaooo

@@itssdiego1440 I sure hope not. That is one way to do all new brakes and rotors. Lol

21mm socket 13mm socket Brake caliper tool( listed in the description)

I don’t like them either. :)

Great idea.

Never knew that. Thank you.

Thank you. :)

I was thinking the same thing.

What’s it saying?

@@JohnEngel park brake limited function service

@@kevinmiranda9514 give this a try 1.Turn the ignition on , engine not running. 2. Press the accelerator pedal to the floor and continue to hold. 3. Lift the Parking brake button up (set the brake) continue to hold. 4. Turn the ignition off then release both the gas and brake button. Switch the ignition back on within 5 seconds.

I have a 2021 F150 and took me about an hour to figure out that there is an extra step (pressing the brake pedal forcefully for one second while you pull up on the parking brake and pressing the accelerator down then you can turn the truck off then back on) to turn off the brake maintenance mode.

@@TXSteve320 with all of these newer cars there are so many little items like this that it makes it very hard to be a do-it-yourselfer.

Exactly. I have used a c clamp for most of my life. This tool really is only needed when the caliper needs to be screwed back in on some models.

@@JohnEngel yeah I’ve had to use one on most of the high end cars not for trucks though

I agree.

Thank you so much. Great comments.

Thank you brother good video we learning something about brakes God bless you.

Good springs on south side.

Thank you.

@@Bugoy21 you do not. You should open the brake fluid reservoir to make sure the fluid can move.

Okay thank you very much. I'll try it this weekend.