The best mechanic video I've ever seen on YT (and I've seen a LOT) Specs called out. Part numbers. Process. Tricks & Tips. Not a complainer. Witty Humor. Thank you!!!

Very useful video. I have a couple of additions for the DIYer working at home: -Without a serious air tool, removing the torque-to-yield bolts isn't easy. Make sure you have a 1/2" drive breaker bar and a strong 15mm, 6-point socket (NAPA sells them). A 12-point socket may not be capable of the necessary torque - it may slip off, mangling the head of the bolt. - Normal levels of corrosion may make the rotor much more difficult to remove than was the case in the video. To deal with this, first remove the dust shield inboard of the rotor (3 small bolts that take an 8mm socket). Then use a heavy hammer to drive the rotor inboard until it becomes loose, and rotate it to give the correct alignment for removal. Finally, a lot of tapping with a medium hammer will drive the rotor outboard and eventually off.

Awesome tutorial! I love the attention to detail. I wish I had all of the equipment to make this a 30 minute job, but I think I did pretty well replacing all of my rotors and pads on my 350. Thank you for keeping your medics safe.

Thank you for posting this information, especially the torque specs. I'm no longer in a dealership so you taking your time and posting this video is awesome.

Did my rears today. Only reason that I had the confidence to do them is because of your videos. Did the front brakes and front bearings last month with your other videos. Thanks again!

I had to sit through three idiots before I found this guy. He does it right, with the right parts and the right advice. I curse you with one million subs!!!

Stellar video! So glad you showed off the diff fluid level check! Love that attention to detail. I come from an aviation background- it’s so nice to see a mechanic following the detail as per the factory spec! Love it!!!

Thank you for the excellent tutorial. I just finished the rear brake job on my Transit 350, and your video was super helpful in the process.

Excellent demonstration! Appreciate your time in going through the details and best practices.

Outstanding for so many reasons! Professionalism is difficult to mix successfully with accuracy AND a sense of humor. My boss buys 2-3yr old Transits for his HVAC fleet. It's my job to ready them for the road. I am also in charge of the fleet as it rolls on... Your advice and wisdom has been instrumental in my well-being! My "Rust Belt" notes will include the use of an air hammer to separate the rear rotor from the axle flange. Then further use to align it for removal. A floor jack kept the bearing stationary. Thank you for being meticulous!

Excellent video, funny edits - thanks for taking the time to make this!

I just completed the break replacement of my Ford 250 T. Your video is on point. Thank you.

Great video! I feel the same way about brakes that you do. It is optional for your vehicle to run, it is non-optional for it to stop. I have to do the brakes on my Transit and feel ready to do it after this video. Thanks for taking the time!

Just want to say thank you for this video. Very informational, hit all the key points and straight to the point. I was able to follow this video to change the rear rotors and pads on my buddies transit and saved him a lot of money. You’re appreciated

This video makes me happy. So detailed. A buddy of mine and I are going to tackle this job for front and back brakes. Gonna buy some galvanized/zinc coated ceramic break pads for longer life and make sure I replace all that is recommended in this video to ensure safety.

Hey Med Tec67. Like your very thorough methods. Didn't know what a torque to yield bolt was. Now I understand the importance of replacing instead of reusing.

Really appreciate your videos. I found you when I just did my front brakes. Wish I had this when I did my rears a year or so ago. Definitely a very underrated channel

Awesome videos im a plumber owner/operator your videos have helped me out alot much appreciated

Wow... you make it look very easy. You have a new subscriber now. Thanks for your very educational video

Wow. Most excellent video. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks for taking the time to explain everything so thoroughly.

Thanks. Brake job is coming up soon. This was very helpful (especially the part #s)

Great video. You cover everything and then some. You have answered all my questions. Thanks

I really appreciate the time you take to explain everything the right way, Your videos have been very helpful for me since I own 8 Ford Transits for school transportation in my town, thank you very much for all your videos, very good job 👍

This is the best Automotive How-to video I have seen on KZfaq. I used to maintain 3 T1N Sprinters, and the factory service manual from Mercedes was great. No such luck from Ford, (I tried one of the cobbled together Transit “Service Manual CD’s” off Ebay, and am really disappointed by what is available). Videos like yours are an absolute life saver - thanks for taking the time to put these together - sharing your valuable expertise is hugely appreciated by us shadetree mechanics :)

Anyone who does Toyota Landcruiser rear brake jobs lols at anyone who believes this is a difficult brake job. These are straightforward. Landcruiser rear brakes are a test of character, patience & your keyhole surgery ability.

Brilliant description and detail. Thanks. Great job.

I want to thank you for your tutorials on ford transit vans. I own one and have used your tutorials three times now. I hope you are getting something back from doing this. Good job, Thanks again.

I cant say it was easy after buying the wrong rotors and breaking a few sockets, but the job is done and done well. A few more tools are now added for the next one and i can now get 1 side done in under and hour. Thanks for the great video, i liked and followed, even though you aren't as active. Thanks for the great tutorial.

thank you so much for posting this, awesome video and super informative! I'm due for a rear brake change on my transit. Much appreciated!

Parabéns pelo vídeo! Assisto seu vídeos aqui em Portugal!

This is the best video...THe other guys skip over getting new bolts and many other important parts...Great!

Awesome video HUGE HELP!!!!!!! Thank you!! I am going into this with full confidence.

Thank you very much , awesome video my friend, I wouldn't be able to doit if it wasn't for your video, thanks for the details and description 👍

You do some of the best maintenance videos.

Harrison: as many others here have commented already - I REALLY appreciate the thoroughness of your video content and dialog. It's some of the best I've seen anywhere. Has given me the assurance to go ahead and do my own Transit's brakes (both front and rear). In my case - the rear rotors are at a point where they need to be replaced also. Some of the comments made here by those who question some of your suggestions re: safety and liability-related aspects of this work, and who appear to feel that their levels of legal and mechanical expertise are beyond reproach, is simply unfortunate. They really need to go find something more useful and productive to do with their time. Again - great video. Many thanks for all the details re: parts and tools needed.

Thanks! You’re videos are terrific. Also thank you for taking the time to answer my questions on the Transit owners page. Feel free to make lots of videos transit mechanical in nature 😉

Great tutorial!! Love the piston tool. Thank you for sharing.

Muy bien explicas cada paso , gracias por hacerlo simple y profesional

Loved this video , great detail and definitely agree regarding replacing rotors ( discs for uk ) there there to stop you !! quicker the better

I watched your video 2 times, used your parts list. Everything went as expected. I had some trouble pushing in the caliper though (different tool) That feeling when you line up the axle and then you engage it that last bit... Man, that's cool. I never would have tried this without the skill and confidence you gave me. Thank you so much! Many blessings to you!

Thanks. Excellent work

Great Video & Informative !!

This video is brilliant 👏

Thanks, Very helpful video!

Very good video replace the hub bolts every time now, 70$ here in hawaii

Thanks so much for this video. I watched a couple of other videos and was about to do the pads only until hearing your sermon on Doing It Right. Other videos let the caliper dangle by the hoses and didn't replace the bolts that should have been. The detailed torque specs and part numbers were a huge help, and I was lucky enough to get the last set of bolts from my local dealer. It took me a half days work, but coming from someone who's done little more than change oil, I'm pretty thrilled--the prospect of removing the axle was daunting before seeing this. Saved $600 in labor the dealer quoted, which is much appreciated during covid without work. One question that came up--the sliding bolts are not identical--one has a little splined rubber piece at the end, one has two shallow grooves. After watching the video closely, I think I put them back as you did--but the bores looked the same, so I'm guessing it's not critical? Lastly, if someone else rewinds the piston too far and the notches won't align, try applying the parking brake slightly with the tool loosened and in place to stop it. This pushed it out enough to try again.

AWESOME VIDEO ✊🏼

Great learning, thanks much, going out to tackle my wife transit rear brakes ! Im sure it will not go as easy are yours..

I work on these vehicles all the time , and trust me you are so lucky you don't have the Rust build up , cause that rotor isn't turning and sliding right off till the build up is removed.

Great video 🇺🇸

I came for the name "wind back tool" we had one of these in the shop just a few days ago. Stayed cuz you CLEARLY know your stuff. It took me over 20 minutes per caliper to compress it. I damaged the caliper compressor I was using before I figured out, that too much feed pressure jams the caliper rotation.

Awsome now I feel confident ✌

Great video. Thanks !

Should have watched this last night, DIDN’T! Started to do this curbside and got beat up by the axle to hub bolts. Owner tried to tell me use a 1/2 breaker bar. Well, that FAILED. Fortunately, warranted @ Autozone. Stopped the job after watching video, phoned a friend in a shop that does BYOP work. He’s got the right tools, and now I have all the parts based on your list. Thanks much for the 70° tip too.

super video thanks teacher !!!

Excelente trabajo👌 salu2 desde México.

Beautiful job. Just. For smarts

Dont forget the left hand side rear caliper is left hand thread when winding it back in , if the calipers are rusty and you cant see the arrow markings

Love your videos, @medtec6747! Your videos have been a life saver on a few projects so far. In this rear brake video, you mentioned replacing the LSD clutch plates - do you happen to have a video on this job?

What nice video 👍🏼👍🏼

crazy design

As someone who is a mechanic, I see why you are so throrugh but I did my own van earlier front and back discs n pads and the only thing I replaced was pads, discs n o rings, never torqued anything, as a agri mechanic I don’t see the point in being so through, but great video and great work👍

Brakes are a big problem on these...owned 7 Ford econoline vans...rear brakes go over 80,000 miles...the Transit 250 the rear brakes dont last over 30,000 miles....unreal Ford didnt put bigger diamater rotors...on the 250 and 350...like in the past...Great video..

I like that magnetic lamp 👌

Well done !!

"....making someone buy new shorts or killing them". That was hilarious but ...also so very serious. Point taken.

Loved the video and loved the detail. One thing ar rhe end when you checked the diff oil and put the plug back in, you did not use Teflon tape on the threds?

I want this guy or someone else as skilled, knoweledgeable, and with his good positive work ethics working on my vehicle! Buy the way I'm getting ready to order a new Transit for personal use and Med Tec67 video "Eco boost VS naturally aspirated whats right for you" convinced me not to get the EcoBoost engine that I was on the debating on, especially when he stated his company is phasing them out for their rough duty application.

Thanks for your help

Hey man Nice video. Question? I have a friend that has a 2017 Transit cargo 150(I think) have an abs RH rear abs code(actually 3 codes) as a fleet mechanic, do the transits suffer from dirty rings that throw those abs, traction codes. The abs sensor wire looks fine but sheared the small mount screw 😩nicely done and I love the use of torque wrenches. 👍

Best rear disc brake video I've seen yet. One suggestion, it's great you say the part numbers but it's so fast and it's a pain to replay multiple times to get them. Maybe list them in the description section when posting to KZfaq. Thanks.

Be doing the rear brakes when the parts come in (Rotors x2, pads x2, axle bolts/ring kits x2, caliper bracket bolts w/guide pin kits x2. Locktite, brake cleaner, caliper compression tool w/hooks, some grease, jack stands) came out to about $250 (Extra tools to use later with front brakes makes it about $200 when counting only brake parts.) Get this. I checked for the heck of it the estimate at pep boys who quoted $680 for the job.) So more than 3 times the cost. I hope to video my job and post it as an example of how we can do this ourselves. JIFFY Lube quoted about $350 for the rear using basic pads and turning rotors most likely. So yeah, looking forward to taking care of this maintenance task soon. Since my front brakes are still not grinding, my impulse is to only change the pads. If my inspection of the rotors reveal smooth surface. Perhaps as a test to see if the pads only approach will work. If any issues upon operations check then I'll just go all t he way and get new rotors. Rear rotors were about $40 each. Thinking I may try to get my old rear rotors resurfaced since I'll be able to drive them in and drop them off for the work. Then later I can use those when rear brakes need to be done again. Same with front rotors as well. Your right about $20 per rotors resurfacing. The old rear pads expired at around 30k mile point after buying vehicle new. Your video made this do it yourself possible Thanks.

great stuff Thanks!

I wish my rotors came off that easy. Did this job today and they were siezed onto the hub. Took a lot of banging to remove them

Great Info Thanks!

thanks for the vid

Excellent. The problem is that the Ford Dealership said the pads were ok. That was 10,000 miles ago. We had replace them at 36,000 miles because they had ground down the rotor both sides. Replaced pads and rotors. Axle coming out was a surprise, yikes. So now with 40,000 miles, the Ford Dealer said the pads were ok. The shop around the corner..... good reputation.... said the pads aren't worn. I can see them. They are worn. No one, I guess, wants to do this. Pain in the butt maybe. Going to another dealership to see if they will replace them, as the rotors will be grinding soon. Your were very informative though. Oh, and the tool to push the piston only goes ONE direction and that is only the passenger side. The right hand side like you did, we need your universal turning tool. Not sure where that is available.

I like your video great job keep doing post new stuff Would I ask you where do you get the pad you recommend Thx so much

Great video, thank you,can you tell where to get the caliper piston press tool? Thank you and happy new year 2024,

Good job and explanation- 2020 transit 350hd DRW with 20k miles - hearing some “brake noise “ -howl? Coming from the back. Looking at the front rotors and pads look like plenty of pad left, but the backs are harder to see from any angle. Feeling with my finger , the caliper feels closer to the rotor than the fronts do. I think I probably only need rear brakes. Ford dealers near me don’t have rotors or bolts in stock and have to be ordered. Are you advising against pad slapping in my case ?

I read on the Ford Transit Forum that the torque on the axel bolts were 50 ft. Lbs and 90 degrees it was shown on the Ford website.

I really enjoy watching your KZfaq channel, just wondering if you ever run into having to replace the rear hub assembly or replace the bearings/inner seal? I think that video would be a great asset to your channel. Keep up the good work! Cheers Andrew

Excellent Transit content. Liked and subscribed. I really appreciate all the careful detail you share. What mileage intervals/frequency do you recommend replacing front and rear pads/rotors?

Oh god I just did fronts today what a chore

I have my 20 transit 250 This video give me heads up what I expect I might not change the rotors if they still perfect surface Thanks so much

Thank you for this. I just bought a Transit and kept hearing about how ridiculous the rear brakes were. Turns out they're not.

Can the wheel studs only be replaced on the rear?

Thanks for the video! Great work and I appreciate the level of detail you went into. A question that I have is if there is a reason that your employer didn't opt for the HD Transits for their ambulances? Do you have any experience working on them? I find that there isn't anyone doing a similar walkthrough for the HD models (like mine). I am waiting for some PowerStop brake kits to arrive so I can do this job on my personal van.

Great video (and your other videos as well - your video about adjusting the sliding door was a godsend!). If you see this comment, I have a question : I keep reading conflicting info about the rear jacking points, and how Ford actually recommend lifting from the axle, as there are risks of buckling the underbody; yet, I see you've jacked it near the front of the leaf springs; car to share where you jack the vehicle from, precisely?

Nice tutorial is it the same procedure on a mk8 transit custom? Thanks

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Great Video!! What's the cost on something like that?

thankyou

Do the platinum pads bite harder than the oem? After some mileage.

How do we get the correct: Brake caliper bracket torque you stated 85 plus 70, nother video stated 50 lb with 90 degree?

Awesome video! You are going to save me a ton of time. I thank you for that. Do you know if this process is the same for a 2016 transit 150? I assume you are working on a 250 as it is an ambulance.

My transit has a hard brake pedal, checked all the discs, pads, calipers and the vacuum and all seems well....any ideas. Brake pedal really stiff and braking is poor but weirdly when revs are over 1500rpm the pedal operates normally.

Thanks!

Hey man awesome videos. What is the caliper tool your using to twist and push in the caliper called. I’ve been looking around and can’t seem to find that exact one.

Looks better than screwing with rear drums.