Ford Ranger: Full Brake Job Overhaul

Ford Ranger: Full Brake Job Overhaul - Part I

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5 жыл бұрын

In this video I start the work on a two wheel drive Ford Ranger that came in with a customer request to replace all four brakes, pads, rotors, calipers and parking brake shoes. He also wanted plugs, fuel filter and air filter replaced. Let's get started with this job! -Enjoy!
Part I : • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
Part II : • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
Part III: • Ford Ranger: Full Brak...
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@davidkroth 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's *my* truck! Driving it to work in a few minutes. Thanks for making it safe, Eric! Cool to have the satisfaction of seeing work get done to my vehicle without freezing my bits off doing it myself.

@buffsheeri 5 жыл бұрын

hey cool your truck is now famous

@vincescalise4821 5 жыл бұрын

Nice truck

@meticulouselectronics 5 жыл бұрын

If you have a channel you should bug him to shout it out. Maybe get noticed and KZfaq will cover the brake job with ad revenue haha

@PontoonGrandpa 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of people now love your truck dkroth! You made good choices

@stoneblue1795 5 жыл бұрын

It's gonna be the safest truck ever. Brake job by SMA.... priceless.

@josealdaco2954 5 жыл бұрын

Packing bearings with grease by hand, minimum requirement is 20 rags and 5 cans of brake clean

@Joseph1NJ 5 жыл бұрын

When my dad taught me to do it, he put the grease in my palm, and said your done when you have no grease left. Never failed.

@mschmitz57 5 жыл бұрын

every tool has a hammer side.

@timrowe8123 4 жыл бұрын

Hehe. when your only tool is a hammer...every problem starts to look like a nail

@philgriswold2133 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen homicide statitics that say the number one weapon used in a killing is a "convienient object". in other words, the first thing that they can reach that will do the job. Eric just extends the same thoughyt yyo a hammering device.

@mgb961 5 жыл бұрын

I can still hear that banjo music...great standup plus expert tool work...gold

@AntonioClaudioMichael 5 жыл бұрын

Best kind of job when customer wants everything replaced

@TechTimeWithEric 5 жыл бұрын

One of the conversations I had with my wife the other day was about the differences between customers. I told her how I had a guy in a 97 K1500 wanted pretty much the entire front end rebuilt including a brake job; and that he didn't even want to talk about price, just do it. Then a dude in a BMW called about a brake job and literally used the words "don't you have any cheaper brake pads?" This guy reminds me of my Silverado guy lol

@pineychristian 5 жыл бұрын

Old School Eric. Haven't seen someone pack wheel bearing in a long time. I know you probably have a wheel bearing packer. Good to show the youngsters how it was done... Good video

@jumpinjojo 5 жыл бұрын

JJ 109 That's how my Pops taught me to do it!

@kennethhodge9637 5 жыл бұрын

That's how we do it in our shop all youngsters ha.

@gregeconomeier1476 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. That's how I was taught back in the 60's. Yikes, I just did the math.

@jeff7.629 5 жыл бұрын

I find it therapeutic to hand pack them.

@jaredstrehlein5605 5 жыл бұрын

I remember packing wheel bearings the old school way. Many a boat trailers and brake jobs

@johnnyo3fan 5 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos I am so glad they don't salt the roads where I live!

@adama5392 5 жыл бұрын

SMA love watching a mechanic that treats his customers cars as he would his own and actually doing a correct brake job and lube .. People and mechanics tell me I'm crazy for doing jobs the same way you do all new parts or not.. Nice work would let you service my vehicles any time...

@davidquinn6161 5 жыл бұрын

This video sure brings back memories for me. My first car was a '57 Chevy and I recall packing the bearings on it. And all the brake jobs, distributor caps, rotors and points replacing. Cars were so much simpler then. But required a lot more maintenance. I replaced the 6 cylinder automatic with a 265 cu inch V8 engine manual transmission that I found in a farmers field about 10 miles from home. Paid $20.00 for the whole car and towed it home with a tractor. I really didn't know what I was doing but the swap was successful.

@powerofshah3 5 жыл бұрын

O Lord..... The way you pack those bearings!?!!! Lol phenomenal 👌

@tiporari 5 жыл бұрын

Your gloves are like Bruce Willis' white T-shirts in Die hard movies. Starts out white and fresh. By the end it is black, bloody and ripped.

@jamesfarnham1976 5 жыл бұрын

Good gravy, haven't seen the old style brake job in years! Meme-memories!! LOL You're sooooo right about the "debatable" items. As my Dad would say, opinions are like a__holes, everybody has one! Great video! Jim.

@SouthMainAuto 5 жыл бұрын

and some stink!

@Jstro14 5 жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto only some? Lmao usually after a couple days they all start to stink hahaha

@TheCowgirlNiamh 5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen rotors like that before .... Nice to to have sensible customers who want a proper job do Everything! 👍☺️

@AP9311 5 жыл бұрын

I have, Napa sells coated rotors to combat salt in roads. We have them here too

@TheCowgirlNiamh 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't mean the coating, I use coated rotors myself 😂 I was referring to the shape. I've never seen ones with everything built in so to speak ...

@stevenrice47 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCowgirlNiamh Old Mopars have rotors like that. The most important thing about installing them is getting the preload right. Too loose, the wheel will flop around. Too tight, the bearings will burn up. Eric went over it real quick.

@tipptop9 5 жыл бұрын

I wish all wheel bearings were like that, instead of hours of stripping bashing pressing smashing and cursing.

@TheCowgirlNiamh 5 жыл бұрын

For sure! I'd say it's easily messed up though without the right tension lol wibbly wobbly down the road ... Damn the potholes are getting worse ... 😂😂😂

@tallguy8452 4 жыл бұрын

"Torqued backed to impact specs" good one! LOL

@frodestillingen 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty funny, the stickers under the car is holding up betterthan the rest of the car

@Dr_Dungheap 5 жыл бұрын

I use a grease gun with a needle tip to squirt between the rollers. Maybe not the professional way, but has been good enough for the girls I go out with.

@JeffHazardous 5 жыл бұрын

Pro tip for the new guys. If you are not sure which caliper goes where, make sure the bleeder is at the top to allow for trapped air to be bled :P unless you want to have spongy brakes

@iveyharris3022 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos keep them coming . I have a 2006 Ford ranger that in the shop alot it has only 80t thousands I brought it new.

@HandyMike78 5 жыл бұрын

Makes me miss my 96 ranger. I sold it to a friend well over 300k miles and still drives it every day. Those things are built like a tank.

@CTSCAPER 5 жыл бұрын

It's so nice to watch a third generation, Dad & Meemaw, mechanic do his thing and holding nothing back. Keep up the videos and doing you're thing with us looking over your shoulder.

@hanskinslo326 5 жыл бұрын

Eric O., in the know! Another good show! Thanks to SMA!!!

@elizabethwilson974 5 жыл бұрын

We had an ‘88 Ranger when I was a kid, I remember doing the brakes in the backyard with my dad

@RyanHull76 5 жыл бұрын

My only criticism is that this isn't a full-part video, and now I have to wait for the other parts. LoL. Great video, as always. Thanks for helping us all learn!

@daviddelle774 5 жыл бұрын

Old School bearing packing. Yeah, I have a bearing packer. With two horse trailers and two utility trailers, and several carts that all demand attention in addition to my vehicles, I thought it would be a huge time saver. But, ...By the time I find it...., then get it cleaned up and ready to use, use it, then clean it up and get it ready for storage... (A.K.A....Lost Again), I could pack 6 sets of bearings the "Old School" way! Love your vids Eric. Thanks Again for all you do. We really do appreciate it!

@adobedoug2564 2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what Eric said in a different video.

@larryfine4498 5 жыл бұрын

I put a light grind on those pad ears before installing. The rust is going to build quickly, and those pads are going to start hanging up.

@RustbeltMechanic 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the rusty crusties. One can only dream of working on a Florida car in Florida!😁👍

@stephenerickson2514 5 жыл бұрын

Old school never forget! Thanks for teaching

@mikechiodetti6737 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Job! Great to have a customer that "wants it all!" Makes the job so much better!

@SmittySmithsonite 5 жыл бұрын

That was a "dueling banjo" bolt! 🤣 I'm a big fan of the NAPA brake parts. Got a set of the black calipers on the ol' Volvo. They do hold up extremely well around here. Gonna need it, with MA taking NY's lead on brining the roads with that liquid crap. Got a 2wd myself - the '86 Grand Marquis! I throw Amsoil grease in there, and I've gone 70k on that car without repacking. Stuff works really well. I pack the pee out of 'em. You certainly right about everyone having a different way of doing this job. I have always worked the grease in with my fingertips all around both sides of the edge - been doing that since I was 16, probably because that's how my dad, and grandpa did 'em. Don't much matter how you do it, so long as the grease get in there. :)

@turbinepower77 4 жыл бұрын

I learned to pack bearings that way but in my bare hands. No gloves back then. Being from Michigan I really like working with all new parts.

@pl5882 5 жыл бұрын

That IS how my MeMaw used to pack bearings....occasionally some Pall Mall ash would fall in there too.

@stoneblue1795 5 жыл бұрын

If you do a bit of a dance and chant some while packing and shaking the bearings, you can sometimes cause the sky to open up and drop rain on you.

@dougkubash8673 3 жыл бұрын

We had 12-13 Rangers back in the day, mostly meter reader trucks. I used to trim the hardware back where the ice and mud would catch it and bend it against the wheel and make it squeal like crazy. Thanks for mentioning it!

@bodynfocus 3 жыл бұрын

Second or third video I've watched in a few days with good ole wheel bearings. I haven't done that in YEARS! Makes me want to go buy an older vehicle just so I can do the bearings! 😎👍

@f.k.burnham8491 5 жыл бұрын

And I thought that I was the only person that actually has, and uses a bearing cap pliers. My pliers are close to 90 years old. Still work as good as the day they made them.

@franksprecisionguesswork501 5 жыл бұрын

Every tool has two functions.....and one of them is being a hammer!

@johnbader417 3 жыл бұрын

actually three which is throwing when mad. hahaha...... You should never throw tools the frustration of having to finding the tool is worse then the problem that started the anger. Great videos Eric, "The South Main Auto" and the "Lady behind the Man"

@kevinburns5762 5 жыл бұрын

The way you said tight totally kept me in mind of goldmember from Austin powers...toit as a toiger 😂

@94jimmy5 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent vid as usual. Today we learned Dr. O is an accomplished banjo bolt player! LOL!

@armentasintrumentclusterre661 5 жыл бұрын

AAAGHHHUGGHHHGUGHHHH "bout that tight maybe" 😂😂

@michaelbloom5342 5 жыл бұрын

I half expected him to say, "CLICK!" :)

@walterk1221 5 жыл бұрын

I was expecting two "Scotty grunts".

@phlydude 5 жыл бұрын

but not tighter than a banshee

@shaneharrison4775 3 жыл бұрын

That's how dad and grand dad and uncle bud taught me to pack bearings on everything from bicycles to cars trucks and tractors and trailers

@likearockcm 5 жыл бұрын

Bada ding ding ding ding ding ding 🤣 gets me every time.

@malcolmyoung7866 5 жыл бұрын

Think you have the best method for serving brakes, Eric...Now copied here in South Central Fife, Scotland...

@tomctutor 5 жыл бұрын

Im in Scotland too (Lothians)- wet, cold and we drink the rust "Iron Bru" wonder if they have it oer there- better than that cola muck! Might send Eric a few cans to get his perspective.. Ah ah! Watch every SMA vid great teaching auto channel.

@Pure629 5 жыл бұрын

Coffee and SMA. Cheers brothers!

@MrRfaulk93 5 жыл бұрын

Putting that grease on everything is a lifesaver!! Little story. I met my fiance in Virginia... I'm from GA and she's from NY, around the catskills. She had a 2010 Hyoonday Elantra and she asked me if I could look at it for a "slight noise" in the brakes. Needless to say I was in awe at what I found. One pad looked brand new but the other was worn down to metal. The pad was stuck due to rust jacking. The rotor face was so chowdered there were chunks missing out of it. In the south, a brake job is a simple R & R job and never bothered with the grease. I spent hours with the bastard file trying to get the caliper brackets cleaned out so the pads would move freely. Rust jacking is no joke...

@Blazer02LS 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, the fun stuff is when the rust jacks the wheel speed sensors out enough that the ABS goes wonky, Many folks think, well I'll just pull them out and clean off the rust. They don't realize that the rust is also squeezing that sensor in the hole, SNAP.... Well that bearing was going bad anyway......

@fascistpedant758 5 жыл бұрын

The trick would be to clean and lubricate once or twice per year when swapping winter tires, but it costs money.

@IBenZik 5 жыл бұрын

Shades of my 1959 Ford Fairlane. I repacked front bearings just like you did but back then we did it the manly way, no gloves. Ya I know that third eye growing out my left ear may be a result. Great video.

@milfordcivic6755 5 жыл бұрын

Eric, you should build a vented enclosure for the compressor and put a sound blanket over it. Then you wont have to hear it run all the time.

@atrahasis3899 5 жыл бұрын

That NAPA spread was great on Meemaw's homemade bread.

@rickh6963 5 жыл бұрын

That was funny!

@Jstro14 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@newjerseybill3521 5 жыл бұрын

That is one heck of a step on the spindle!!!!

@broken1965 4 жыл бұрын

Hub caps cover the hubs back in the day and wheel covers an beauty rings

@LUISREY1995 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing like watching a fresh SMA video on my day off from work. Thanks for the tip on packing bearings i found that pretty cool.

@jamesh6229 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Eric, it's nice to see someone come in for a brake job and ask for "the works".

@benv1752 2 жыл бұрын

Old school DIY'er here. Forgot who taught me that method of bearing packing but prefer that method to using a bearing packet. Bought one but wasn't satisfied with the packing.

@RaymondIlano 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love your commentary! Excellent video! I now have full confidence to do my brakes on my 09 Ranger! Thanks!

@adamtrombino106 5 жыл бұрын

This is why I watch these vids Eric. Never knew about the rubber backed hardware for pads. I'll have to look for that!

@baxrok2. 5 жыл бұрын

Overhaul! Nice. Thanks Dr. O!

@SuperDave21 5 жыл бұрын

Have a great day Eric.... thanks for the video...!

@DA-zi6eq 5 жыл бұрын

Finally a part video videos.... Been waiting for them!!!!😅😅😅 You my favorite series. Period Stop!!! SMA delivers, always entraining!! 👍👍

@BurrNinja 5 жыл бұрын

Paint those calipers red to match the truck! Only kidding, love and enjoy all the video's you post it teaches me a lot about stuff I don't know. Keep pluggin and chuggin!

@thomasjames8246 3 жыл бұрын

Who in the hell could actually dislike one of Eric O’s videos?

@I_M_Nonno 5 жыл бұрын

Ford never should have stopped making the Ranger pickup.

@jacobbeach5098 5 жыл бұрын

This was the truck I did my first brake job on 12 years ago. Wish I had this video to help me back then!!

@geologic740 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of stuff I'm used to. Thanks for sharing this experience.

@ryanokeefe3330 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and love the side commentary!

@ramrodfishingoutdoors8155 5 жыл бұрын

Good job Eric ! 👍👍🤠

@dvddmc 5 жыл бұрын

love seeing all new Parts. Looks sooo Nice

@lonwillis783 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE your brake jobs ! Good Job!

@Arnold7221 5 жыл бұрын

Again another great detailed video, keep em coming. Went out and changed pads on my 77 Ford 4x4, thanks for the video that builds our confidence.

@TheDaf95xf 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Eric O 👍🏻🇬🇧

@zuestoots5176 5 жыл бұрын

about time someone shows how to set a spindle nut by feel

@elcheapo5302 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, fantastic vid as always. You play the banjo bolt quite well! Bravo!

@bxmachine 5 жыл бұрын

Every tool has a hammer end! Great Gravy job. Love a great parts swap like this😎

@kennethtibbitts6641 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE TO WATCH A PRO DO THE JOB,THANKS Dr.O

@125sm3 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, look forward to part 2 Eric o.

@arthurfricchione8119 5 жыл бұрын

Eric excellent video as usual. Have a good day Artie ❤️

@brianburns7211 5 жыл бұрын

“Napa, not a sponsor.” Maybe they’ll catch on like Allstate did. I’m glad that you put this video out, since I’ll be diligently at work, transporting Canada’s commerce, and will be missing W.U.W.

@shopart1488 4 жыл бұрын

Old school and very nice. This is a great video. I like how you explain every move!!

@Gmacrone 4 жыл бұрын

I just did this to my '94 Ranger 2wd. Thanks for showing the bearing preload and final. Of course I now need o pop off my wheels and reset mine because Timkin said 18 to 25 FT LBS. I knew it was screwy but hey, it's been a long time since I last did this on my Hillman Minx. It'll take longer to get the tires off than it will be to make the adjustment to 'finger tight'. Many thanks for the guiding hands on help Mr.O!

@robertalexander9931 5 жыл бұрын

Haven't seen anybody do a proper grease of a bearing on KZfaq before. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

@armpitdew 5 жыл бұрын

the suspense with the caps!!!

@lexmaximaguy8788 5 жыл бұрын

A new video and a cup of coffee....excellent..

@corvettefan91 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the bearing packing tip, gonna use that on my '41 Ford, old school ways for and old school car.

@jameskitzmann6268 5 жыл бұрын

You are a good guy. Thank you for keeping up with this. I own my own business and understand how hard it is to find time in a day, much less time to film all of this. Keep up the great work

@johnbonvillian4417 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. O my service days was the early 70's besides being a gas jockey I also did my fair share of packing bearings - not much has changed!

@ba6ic 5 жыл бұрын

definitely going to do a brake overhaul on my ferd.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 5 жыл бұрын

Great over haul Eric

@andrewsickau8978 5 жыл бұрын

The videos keep getting better!

@peterboissiere9684 5 жыл бұрын

We were told to back up the nut one lobe

@machintelligence 5 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was told that tapered rollers were designed for zero preload. Tight is way worse than loose.

@smalltownpower 5 жыл бұрын

Your references to "meemah" are 1000x better than wrangletstars "grand dad" that he mentions 18x per video. Keep up the good work!

@dateatorjr9671 5 жыл бұрын

Those are some nice looking calipers.

@Mike-pu3ot 5 жыл бұрын

Hi man your videos are awesome, I remember when I was young packing bearings the exact same way if I did it wrong he made me do it again. He my teacher and friend was from Boston so he taught me some of the little things you. Mentioned Thanks again! So nice to watch a expert in action and describe so clearly what your doing and why.

@Thoridin58 3 жыл бұрын

A complete brake job like that is what I always do when I buy a used car. Never know how a previous owner maintained the brakes.

@thomasherring6640 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love that New York state crust!

@cassiuspuckett8789 5 жыл бұрын

Good video, Eric....

@rhoptry 5 жыл бұрын

There's something soothing about packing grease into bearings. Doing this on a '97 S10 two-wheel peeler with the 4.3L

@eddieg7426 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Erick your a vary thorough technician, And I have learned a lot off of your work. thanks a lot!

@yepblaze9977 5 жыл бұрын

I was gonna crack wise, but this I will say this "A moron can learn a lot from you" you are truly a valuable asset to this world (the paint had a sag in it, so I put moron to level it out)

@1977jelliott 5 жыл бұрын

First time on the Internetz that I have seen the old fashioned bearing packing demonstration! Funny thing is it usually quicker than using a bearing packer, and not as messy.