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You were born to be an entertainer. No videos you release are boring Eric.

I've been doing drum brakes for near fifty years and I am still learning thanks to you.

I was laughing when you mentioned ranger with a 3L, That's my current daily she's an 05 also. Not nearly as crusty as you're customer's truck and she's lived on long island all her life. I've done Brakes all around, Front end work, suspension, all new fluids and oils from watching you're videos. Thanks for all of you're help. One job that intimidates me is a broken exhaust manifold bolt, I've been avoiding it because I don't want to open up a can of worms.

We should all do a pilgrimage to the SMA shop and do a brake job for Eric O. Then one will be worthy of a limited edition SMA sticker. Help a brother out. Lol

Cant get enough of your videos. You're like a mechanic, a teacher, and a comedian combined.

Now Mrs O is supervising your brake job. You got to give her a raise.

Trinity is sure her mother's daughter. Both are lovely ladies. I don't care what you fix Eric. It's all good.

Keep doing the brake videos (especially drum brakes). You may not realize it, but there is so much we learn by watching how you approach a fastener or overcoming problems. Things like tool choices, accessing/approaching fasteners, overcoming adversity, or even just installing fiddly springs add to our knowledge base. What you sometimes do automatically is a revelation for some of us. Thank you for what you do.

Looking at all that rust and corrosion, makes me glad I love in the sunny South.

Probably mentioned: The blue paint on the caliper and other assorted parts adds at least 20 HP to this flame beast of a truck.........

Pro tip: if you're bad at swinging left handed just turn the car upside down.

I, for one, will never get tired of what might be "basic" brake job videos. I'm a home DIY'er taking care of five (well, soon to be four) cars (including an '08 Ranger), so having a reference for ANY of this information - especially a video - is like a gold mine. Thank you for taking the time to put these together, Eric!

Trinity knows what a bad pinion gear sounds like? Wow, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Cool your passing on your knowledge to us and your daughter

The conversation between father and daughter is the best part of the video.

Hands down the best part of this video is the test drive with your darling daughter. She is so cute and I love your interaction with her.

"New school" mechanics are intimidated by drum brakes because they've never seen, let alone worked on them. A close friend of mine is the "automotive technology" (or something like that) instructor at our local vocational high school. He stopped by my little shop a few Sundays back as I was getting set to do drum brakes (all 4 wheels) on a 68 Chevy C-10. He actually only stopped to drink a beer and shoot the breeze until he saw what I had in the shop. He then proceeded to pretty much demand that I bring it to the school so that the students could do the work. You should've seen their faces when they got the tires off! The looks were priceless! It was even better when my friend and I showed them how to get the drums off. They were dumbfounded by all the springs etc. Since the truck is getting a nut/bolt restoration, it took them a couple days, under my friends careful supervision, to do the job, but, they did it right and learned a good lesson. Now, they all want to participate in the rest of the project!

I have been a mechanic for over 40 years and every time I watch you I learn some thing new and a different way to make the job easier and your ethics towards your customers is fantastic

it's not the brake job we love , it's the commentary we look forward to .... no babel, all facts ...

Trinity's a truck girl! You're raising her right, Mr. O! Loved the chatter on the test drive! Oh, and brake jobs are no problem. I generally learn something every time. Thanks, Mr. O!

I wish there were more mechanics like you, especially in my town. Your honest, through and only replace the parts needed. Your knowledge on diagnostics is well above the average. You sir are a true professional . Every video I have watched of yours ,has been very informative . Thank you for sharing your knowledge .

I'm just a home gamer doing my own but I've done a dozen brake jobs. I learn from every one of yours I watch.

Just started watching.... Can't resist. Holy cow, what a pile of rust!!! That's pretty bad, even by northern Wisconsin standards.... whoa... I'm fine with brake job videos.... the Eric O commentary is the best part anyways....

I do like how you say "some people are intimidated by drum brakes.... I don't know why"... then you proceed to do 100 steps where, you really have to know everything you're doing, & why... I had a real bad experience with drums on an old Tahoe, and I said "Never again"... After watching that video, I said "ummm hmmm.... Yep. Never again." Great Video Sir.

I paid a bunch of premadana instructors who were not close to your level of Precision and knowledge. You are a exalted teacher. Humble and a work ethic with integrity what else can we want. Also KZfaq has a zoom venture. Anything in frame you can zoom.

I really like all of the mechanical stuff. Electronics are o.k. but the mechanical is the meat and potatoes. Thanks for the great video's.

There is nothing like dads baby girl. I have 2 daughters. Love your videos bro. My wife gripes at me because im watching your shows all the time man. Hahaha 😆

That Rust is brown gold for mechanic...... Just gotta know how to mine it !!! Lol !!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

What an intelligent and cheerful little lady. She grounded very well. She's adorable.

You might think I am a wimp but I take pictures. Great job on the Drum Brakes.

Good video, very interesting, FYI when I got out of high school I went to work at a Oldsmobile/Datsun dealership servicing used cars that were traded in, and one time I had a Ford Granada to service and I noticed that the brakes felt funny when I pulled it in the shop so I put it on the lift and started checking them and I started the car and put it in drive and gave it a little gas then pushed the brake pedal and the rear wheels just kept turning no matter how hard I pushed, the car had about 75K miles on it and the brakes were brand new, so I got my boss to pump them up and I did not get one drop of fluid so I cracked a line coming out of the TEE on top of the axle housing, still no fluid, so I loosened the flexible line going into the TEE and got fluid, so I took the TEE off and it was never drilled out at the factory, no rear brakes ever, very interesting, I showed it to the mechanics in the main shop and they got a kick out of that, I just wanted to tell you about that experience, Thanks, Dave

Lurker Steve says, "great job as always!" Nice young family as well. Thanks for being a humble servant and the backbone of America. You the man!

your videos are informative, but its your banter that keeps me hooked on S M A

Perfect Sunday morning, cup of coffee and SMA video, time for a break(brake). Thanks Eric

As a Mechanic and do alot of brake jobs all the times. I most say i enjoy all watching your brake videos. Im from the rust belt across the pond and it the rusty stuff we deal with here.

Nice work restoring those brakes. You give such thorough explanations, there's no need to ask questions. I like all your videos, though the diagnostic videos are most interesting, both with and without the scanner/scope.

Dude please keep the brake videos coming, keeps a smile on Mrs O, your family is what matters

2 2022 Thanks 4 tips/reminders your presention pic's are clear to me. back 1970's my dreams were breake jobs, so it was nite & day work for me. Even product smells are re-played as I watch you. Being in my 80's the Dr.'s treat me as a old vehicle's needing artifical knees, hips, etc. Dr. uses some same tools you do. Watching you work makes me feel alive again. thanks!

Brings back memories of my youth, doing drum brakes. I love stretching the springs over the stud - sproing. lol Thanks Dr. O!

Excellent! Glad I never worked in rust country (but now live there...). A thought... back in (stone age) high school auto shop, our instructor often went on over the importance of giving calipers a couple of brass mallet raps before the last bleeding 'pump' cycle/s... in order to knock loose 'cling on' bubbles within said caliper. Always did it out of habit, sometimes even with master, wheel & slave cylinders; but don't know how much good it actually does. Got some odd looks from other techs too. Cool videos, Thanks!

Wow, a valve stem in the brake hose to stop the brake fluid leaking all over the place. I learned a new trick from South Main Auto Repair! Yayyy

Any car with flames has no need for stopping.

Your video's are never boring, Mr. O. Never too old to learn a new wrinkle about vehicle maintenance.

Nothing like the Never-Seize Grenade. Once you open it, It's everywhere!

More drum brake videos. Also, we want another "Day in the shop" videos!!

22:50 that's a good looking Fusion in the bay across the way. Nice wheels!

I like the valve stem trick to keep from losing brake fluid. Nice work. Now its time for emission failures and diagnostics. Lol

The great thing about KZfaq is if we don't want to watch another brake video we can just move on. It would be interesting to see which one of the kids carries on in the shop business. I hope I'm around long enough to find out.

It just struck me that you are the Bob Ross of the mechanics world. Everyone is an artist when they have passion for their work and love their job.

new years eve and i am watching a full brake job - get a life - i do feel satisfied right now.

Live in California and never have to deal with this rust stuff. Feel so bad for you guys out in NY or any other snowy place! Love the videos !!

Eric, your daughter is such a sweetheart. Mrs O and yourself have done a great job.

Dont be afraid to repeat videos, we enjoy them all. Nice to see your lovely family again!

such a great dad! not a mechanic but love watching this channel and hopefully learn a few things along the way!

I love your brake videos Eric. Please never stop them!

Awesome video as always. Informative and good humour too thanks. 👍👍👍

Eric, Regarding doing brake videos - you should never stop doing them. I say this because brakes and rotors are parts on a vehicle that have a service life and then they fail. When they do, people start searching out how to change them. The braking system on a car may be "routine" work, but it's no laughing matter nor is it something to be taken lightly with haphazard attention. Those brakes are what save your life every day. The average Joe who has some tools and is mechanically-inclined, can change his own brakes and take comfort in knowing that everything is done exactly as it should be. You show us how to do it the right way, why it is done, and that is invaluable for the simple guy like me who wants to do his own work to ensure its done right. The vast VAST majority of shops around my area are just throwing the crap on there as fast as they can with zero attention to detail so they can turn & burn on the next one. You are one of a select few mechanics I've ever seen that treats his customers cars and trucks as if they are his own. The pride you take in your work is nothing short of impressive, and heartening to see that there are still men around who do honest work for honest pay. You have saved me so much money over the years in diagnosing my problems on my vehicles and fixing them myself - especially brakes. I've followed your method to the T on my brakes since 2015 and have never once had a brake failure, a seized caliper, uneven pad wear, a scorched rotor, nothing. Permatex Extreme, fluid film, good hardware, etc. Good to go. Thank you Eric!

One reason I watch brake videos is not because I do not know how to do them. I watch because different things happen in different situations, and you can not only learn from your own experience, but these videos allow one to also learn from your experience.

Trinity is an awesome smart girl! I don't mind long brake videos by the way... they relax me.

The classic valve stem in the Bango to stop brake fluid Spillage Nice Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

I really like the way you completely disassembled and explained the parking brake adjustment mechanism. We don't see drum brakes often any more, it will be nearly extinct in the next generation.

You are funny! Love the line, "Use someone else's screwdriver!" I can hear you now, "Here's your problem Lady, someone else used your screwdriver!" LOL

WD 40 tip for the anti seeze was gold.

Another great video. You've never done a bad one. I especially appreciate the advice about not depending on opposite side if you get lost. Thank you so much.

Baaah, dang KZfaq! Never got the notification on this one! 😤 I've probably done thousands of brake jobs myself since I was a youngin, but it never gets old watching you do them. 👍It's like hangin out in the shop with ya ... without you getting nervous with eyes on you the whole job, lol. Certain people bug me when they're standing over my shoulder, but not everyone. Probably why most shops in the city won't let people behind "the line". Especially when you're getting bombarded with a million questions while you're trying to concentrate. I'm one of those people that was built to work alone - get someone yapping, and I'll try to install a spark plug in a brake caliper. Then I'll walk to the toolbox and stare at it for 10 minutes until I remember what the hell I needed over there. I can walk and chew gum ... but just barely ... 😁 So much brake clean in this one, I'm high off fumes through me screen! 😜 Got the Grand Marquis ready for it's 32nd summer. Wife's been tooling around in it lately. Still on the OE fuel pump, p/s pump, and driveline! 👍 I adjusted the TPS, which fixed this perpetual off-idle stumble it's had for a long time. Thing read 0v until you just touched the pedal ... then it would jump to 1.2v (right when it stumbled). Since I couldn't get it any lower, I left it at 1.2v, and she's happy. Had to thank Paul Danner and his T-pins for that one. I always wondered where he got those things from ... and then I discovered a box of them on my wife's craft table. Guess where they are now? LOL - I told her weeks later. It was the perfect crime, because she'd never suspect me having any use for them. 😁 Not a single automobile here (aside from my own). Right now, I'm swimming in lawn & recreational equipment. Got 5 tractors, 3 saws, 2 weedwackers, a pair of outboard motors, and 3 ATVs ... plus a motorcycle today that my buddy just bought. Alot of the stuff I had to go and pick up / deliver - that takes a TON of time. I don't get much done when I'm driving. Then another buddy stopped by in his 2018 Coyote-powered Mustang that he had just left the dealership with. This thing is INSANE. I can just imagine the electrical nightmares this thing will be throwing me in 10 years. Lane departure, auto braking, hill assist (6-speed), and 4 or 5 different driving modes that alter the electronic suspension, engine, steering, and electric exhaust! This thing hauls ass, and sounds SWEEET! Handles like a go-cart too! Definitely didn't get much accomplished today on that ride, LOL. One of the perks of working for yourself I guess. :) In other news, the floor is scheduled for next week! You have no idea how friggin happy I am. By the end of the month, I won't be tripping over stuff, losing tools, and being generally unproductive. Oh, and no more playing the "get-up, get-down" game with my aching joints! I can finally let my jacks & stands take a rest!🤘 Loved the interaction with you and Trinity at the end there. Had me laughing. Always love the interaction with Vanessa, too. Thanks for showing us your awesome family. Great stuff as usual, man. 👍 😎

More brake videos and wheel bearings never gets boring!! It’s your delivery sir and entertainment

Your video’s are the best on you tube. Most can’t explain what they are doing you do a perfect job of that!!!

Aaaahhhh! Sunday morning. Late spring breeze wafting through the family room. Breakfast on my plate and Eric O on the KZfaq. Life is good!

Great job, Would love to see Eric O do a set of Cab/Body Mounts.

"It's not my truck"! Spot on :) You can only do what the client agrees to, if you do more you are basically paying for it yourself!

I enjoyed that full brake job video.Remember those repairs back then.Keep up the good work

Been awhile since I did a drum brake job. Watching your method of operations reminds me of the days when disc brakes were for Candy Ass European cars. Funny how Americans finally traversed toward disc brakes. Working on a 1974 Ford Bronco all drums and this video " tuned me up". Thanks Mr. O.

I like the fact that you have done "1000's" of brake videos but still forget things and struggle with getting some things installed. Not as much as I do but still it makes me feel less frustrated when I forget something and have to go back or it takes a long time.

Thanks for your time and detail on this.

I like the sound of "brake JOB!" Yepper you are right "THE WHOLE" Kit and Kaboodle! Not just the kit OR just the kaboodle but the ENTIRE KIT AND KABOODLE!!!!

When I lived on the farm we said. Shxt is money. for mechanics rust is money. Moved from rusty minnesota to colorado in 1980 never miss the rust.

Me again, 5 yrs later. I just did rear drum brakes on a 1997 F-150 and followed instruction video of taking the shoe off along with the parking break lever by removing the cable from the bottom of the lever. The cable ended up going way up into the spring and it took all I had to compress that spring far enough to clamp some vice grips to the tip of the cable, then I had to put it into the groove on the Parking lever. Got it done but it took two of us, one to pull the lever and spring so that the other person could pull the tip of the cable into the slot. I think next time I'll follow your lead.

Keep the brake videos coming, Eric O !

Always good and entertaining and picked up some information about drum brakes, thanks.

i see a complete brake fluid flush job in the near future lol ;-)

Thanks for the video Dr O, really enjoyed the drum brake part and would like to see others.

I enjoy all of your videos I all so learn a lot from them so keep them coming

Am from Toronto love your videos very informative and at times very funny

I love brake videos! Like maint comfort food. Keep em coming! Thanks!

I like the brake videos do some more please!!!!! Never get tired of them!!!

Great job Mr. Eric O. !! Thank you for being thorough and complete in your work. It is encouraging for me to see others(albeit very few) who are willing to take the time to do it right the first time. It makes for a happier customer, and a happier mechanic in case you get to do the brakes again another time.

Great job Mr. O

Love the brake videos don’t think I would get sick of watching you do them anyone else yes but you are very entertaining and very educational thanks and keep them coming!!

Got to love it that brake cleaner sound.

Man, I wish I had a lift . Another great vid. Thx Eric!

Never, never, NEVER will be sick of brake videos...because there’s a chance of a faulty diy, or bad shop job being shown...or a what’s it, who’s it.

The reason why i enjoy brake jobs is you always do a spot on job, everything that matters is done. I think you need a sound effect for showing your hammer lol :-D

Loooooooove the brake clean spray sounder! Look forward to it in each video 😁

Swinging left handed feels like it’s someone else right 😂

I got to do my brakes today. I made sure to get lots of the good stuff.

Always found rear shoes are the biggest PITA to change out, especially those damn springs. Love break videos because I'm not doing them. Always nice to see Mrs. O.

Great explanation of putting on new rear brake shoes! Thanks

We should find the Florida version of SMA channel and have you two switch places just to see each reaction of each. You with no rust, and them with nothing but rust.

I like the older "square body" trucks. Simpler to work on, SAE tools, and lots of room to work with. I have a '90 Ranger, and a '79 GMC "Heavy Half". Love them both cause they are PAID FOR, and have never seen salt.