Learning to do maintenance work on my car

[Sunni Man]

 

[Moonglow]

It is on backward.

 

[Sunni Man]

Did the job just like the youtube video showed me.
I believe them not you. ...

 

[Moonglow]

Did the job just like the youtube video showed me.
I believe them not you. ...

It's all so clean in the undercarriage do you ever drive anywhere?

I have to change my heater fan that burned out and the ambient temperature sensor...You did a good job will you do my brakes on my two vehicles? I need the entire backplate replaced on the truck passenger side.

 

[DudleySmith]

Sometimes you don't save anything. I replaced the starter on my truck one time; just buying it cost $2 more than my mechanic would have charged me for both parts and labor. lol

I did replace some little motors and a door latch on my car door once, parts about $10, tools I didn't have about $12, and saved over a $100 doing it myself.

 

[Sunni Man]

I took my car for a drive and there is a grinding sound when I push the brake pedal to stop.
Maybe I need to put some grease on the new pads? ...

 

[Moonglow]

I took my car for a drive and there is a grinding sound when I push the brake pedal to stop.
Maybe I need to put some grease on the new pads? ...

Did you forget the part where brake fluid is used?

 

[okfine]

It is on backward.

Sure is. What a dolt. He needs to pay someone.

 

[DudleySmith]

I took my car for a drive and there is a grinding sound when I push the brake pedal to stop.
Maybe I need to put some grease on the new pads? ...

Could need a little torque adjustment, or some spacers maybe.

 

[okfine]

I took my car for a drive and there is a grinding sound when I push the brake pedal to stop.
Maybe I need to put some grease on the new pads? ...

The pic shows you have the friction side of the pad ass backwards.

 

[Sunni Man]

Did you forget the part where brake fluid is used?

Yea, the brake fluid was really low but I wasn't going to walk to the auto store to buy some.
I was drinking a can of Pepsi and it looked about the same color as brake fluid. So I just poured that in. Should work just fine. ...

 

[Moonglow]

The pic shows you have the friction side of the pad ass backwards.

Could that be the grinding noise on the hub of the rotor?

 

[flewism]

It does look like the pads are on backwards,

 

[Moonglow]

Yea, the brake fluid was really low but I wasn't going to walk to the auto store to buy some.
I was drinking a can of Pepsi and it looked about the same color as brake fluid. So I just poured that in. Should work just fine. ...

Anything works, really.

 

[Sunni Man]

The pic shows you have the friction side of the pad ass backwards.

No way, I'm positive that I put the right brake pad on the right side of the car, and the left brake pad on the left side of the car.

 

[mudwhistle]

No way, I'm positive that I put the right brake pad on the right side of the car, and the left brake pad on the left side of the car.

A brake job is difficult. If you don't know what you're doing it's gonna make alot of noise and vibration.
I'd rather have a pro do it.

 

[okfine]

A brake job is difficult. If you don't know what you're doing it's gonna make alot of noise and vibration.
I'd rather have a pro do it.

He's playing.

 

[Natural Citizen]

It's all so clean in the undercarriage do you ever drive anywhere?

I, for one, like a tidy undercarriage, no matter how many miles I put on it.

 

[Canon Shooter]

I've got a guy I take my cars too.

I'm talented in many areas. Automotive maintenance would not be one of those areas...

 

[toobfreak]

The pic shows you have the friction side of the pad ass backwards.

Thank you for noticing that, which also means now that the rotors are likely junk and need trued or replaced as well. Brake work is nothing anyone should be messing with, with no other knowledge or experience than a YouTube video!