Ford Ranger: Full Brake Job Overhaul - Part I
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Date: 2020-08-05
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Comments and reviews: 10
Garth
Love it when all new parts go into a brake job. it makes for a factory perfect non-pulsating pedal! I would have preferred to see my mechanic use another set of new gloves before touching the rotor and pads. Just the tiniest speck of oil/grease is hard to remove and it makes for a problem free finish. I'm particular about that subject so some mechanics may not agree. We will have a difference on opinion on that. Also, even in dry climate, such as CA, the silicon grease is needed on those clips and rods due to the extreme temps etc. After a while, if not greased properly, they will stick and make noise too. The grease used (brand) also makes a big difference in quality of the job.
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Love it when all new parts go into a brake job. it makes for a factory perfect non-pulsating pedal! I would have preferred to see my mechanic use another set of new gloves before touching the rotor and pads. Just the tiniest speck of oil/grease is hard to remove and it makes for a problem free finish. I'm particular about that subject so some mechanics may not agree. We will have a difference on opinion on that. Also, even in dry climate, such as CA, the silicon grease is needed on those clips and rods due to the extreme temps etc. After a while, if not greased properly, they will stick and make noise too. The grease used (brand) also makes a big difference in quality of the job.
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max1custom
Hate to be picky but this is an important unseen issue until it is too late. More than once we have found out the hard way that the the races that came in the new rotors did not have exactly the same angle of taper that the new bearings had and the bearings failed quite quickly due to this. Always get matched bearings and races that come as a SET and get rid of the races that come in the new rotor to make absolutely sure that a mismatch is not going to happen. Kind of like using mismatched gears together, they are most likely going to quickly fail unless by total fluke they happen to similar enough.
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Hate to be picky but this is an important unseen issue until it is too late. More than once we have found out the hard way that the the races that came in the new rotors did not have exactly the same angle of taper that the new bearings had and the bearings failed quite quickly due to this. Always get matched bearings and races that come as a SET and get rid of the races that come in the new rotor to make absolutely sure that a mismatch is not going to happen. Kind of like using mismatched gears together, they are most likely going to quickly fail unless by total fluke they happen to similar enough.
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Rock
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!
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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!
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Cole
Always check brakes often my brothers Buick had no pad on passenger rear it was just the little back plate and the brake seized on to the rotor and the inner side of the rotor was badly chewed up from a few weeks of use and blew apart luckily it was just around the corner
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Always check brakes often my brothers Buick had no pad on passenger rear it was just the little back plate and the brake seized on to the rotor and the inner side of the rotor was badly chewed up from a few weeks of use and blew apart luckily it was just around the corner
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Andrew
My shimms were rust jacked on my Hyundai in the UK. Got away with a cleanup and more lube.
The amount of grease you put really depends on the local conditions. In outback Australia you are best to use no grease at all because dust is the enemy.
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My shimms were rust jacked on my Hyundai in the UK. Got away with a cleanup and more lube.
The amount of grease you put really depends on the local conditions. In outback Australia you are best to use no grease at all because dust is the enemy.
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BUZ1952
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.
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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.
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dkroth
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.
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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.
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kev
Love your videos Eric. keep em coming. Hey what's rule for using brake lube on the tips of the brake pads? I usually put some on the tips but I've seen in a few of your videos you don't. Thanks!
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Love your videos Eric. keep em coming. Hey what's rule for using brake lube on the tips of the brake pads? I usually put some on the tips but I've seen in a few of your videos you don't. Thanks!
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turbinepower77
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.
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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.
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Seth
What kind of grease do you use for brakes? I either find some that's good for the shims and bad for rubber or good for runner and bad for the metal?
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What kind of grease do you use for brakes? I either find some that's good for the shims and bad for rubber or good for runner and bad for the metal?
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