Brake Job - On the Lighter side....

[AD123]

I came across this DIY Brake job...its pretty unbelievable
Couldn't help but share it.... this should be HOW NOT TO CHANGE BRAKES on any car.....

if you are in a hurry just Watch at these lengths points of the video -

5:45
9:19 - This one is icing on the cake !!!!
10:10

Safe driving

Cheers !

[Needbmwpartzz]

That's rough....but somehow he managed to put that all together again

[ShopVac]

Well...those pads won't squeal with that blue shit on. WTF?

Some folks shouldn't have access to video posting...

[Crimson92]

Omg. No.

Oh and never mind the CEL. And wiper fluid warning.

Some people shouldn't own these cars unless they're willing to fix them properly

Good for him on trying to do it himself but damn at least learn to do it right.

[pz619]

Did he... Did he grease the friction material part of the brake pad??!

[RickFLM4]

Always interesting to see how many people think "breaks" are "brakes." That should be the first sign of a problem with a so-called instructional video.

[Maynard]

OMG, too scary, yet hilarious too in a sick way. If only there were some videos he could have watched showing how to do this....thank god he's a self starter and willing to make one for the rest of us. First scare is at about 0:40, when it shows the used car dealer plates - somebody gonna buy this POS w/o knowing.

Some special tips he doesn't call out directly:
-Always have your toddler messing about on the periphery. She's little so she can crawl about under the car later to find all the stuff you dropped, until she has to go to the ED.
-Break out the hammer early - gotta have a hammer - especially to tighten those caliper nuts before you remember which way to loosen them.
-make sure to let that caliper swing a little on the brake line, before supporting it, straightens out any kinks.
-18mm nut is always worth a try when you need to pry something - don't worry about damaging it, it only holds your brakes together.
-always refill the master cylinder between wheels, so that you get as much brake fluid pushed out as possible - just light it on fire afterwards, to detail that greasy firewall.
-remember that '3-pushes first' quickie brake bleed - you'll need to do that every time you want to slow down (note I'm not saying every time you want to stop - full stop is highly optional at more than parking lot speeds).
-and always replace that pad sensor, or you'll void your warranty - and make fun of the last owner who didn't know to do it right.

But putting caliper lube on the friction side (of just one pad, IIRC) actually made me cringe (please tell me this is some new stuff that is supposed to go there, like the old brake cleaner?).

[RABAUKE]

Lubricating the brake pad would get rid of the squealing by reducing the friction....

[CTinline-six]

Title says: Change BMW "breaks" in 5 minutes


Video is 13 minutes long.


Someone who can't even spell brakes likely doesn't know how to change them.

[Crimson92]

This is a salvage F10.....this all makes sense now.

[Needbmwpartzz]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

This is a salvage F10.....this all makes sense now.

Hey man....I bought that car brand new

[bd307]

IMO 13:18 is what matters the most

[bd307]

BTW does he have another video for changing that super dope bumper?

[zx10guy]

Originally Posted by bd307

BTW does he have another video for changing that super dope bumper?

It's going to be when he has a video to do a professional paint job with nothing more than rattle cans from Pep Boys.

[Banana Hammock]

[ECSTuning]

[are0lies]

The story behind the car is that he picked it up at auction for $6500, which he felt was a good deal. Perhaps being mechanically inclined, he decided to get it back on the street, albeit on the cheap. I will say, that he should have investigated much more deeply, as to doing the repairs he was not so sure on, such as these brakes. Pity the guy who ever buys it from him though.

Buying a Salvage 2013 BMW F10 from Copart [Part 1 ]

[xQx]

Originally Posted by Maynard

-remember that '3-pushes first' quickie brake bleed - you'll need to do that every time you want to slow down (note I'm not saying every time you want to stop

Yeah I'm going to keep that in mind now.

To be honest I generally pay a mechanic to do my brakes specifically because I find (and have always found) bleeding the brakes on your own to be an absolute PITA.

This is going to be such a time saver!