Buick LaCrosse: Rear Pads, Rotors & Calipers
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I think I remember when my caliper started becoming my outer pad because the grinding wasn't as bad. I thought my brakes were fixing themselves.
The LR was fine as well as the fronts. If one of the fronts was hanging I wouldn't have tried to drive on it until I could get to it.
Date: 2023-05-02
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Benjamin
Mrs. O always looks so wholesome and nice. Very pretty dress there lady. Eric, that was a Bread-n-Butter job where I worked for 25yrs. On all of my brake jobs I'd put slick'm between the pad contact and the stainless steel hardware too. My brake jobs went 100, 000 miles sometimes, and never had a slide freeze up. Also when I went to Automotive Tech School we had to take a fastener class where we were indoctrinated that every bolt that gets torqued must have lube on it. So, I always slicked up the mounting bolts w/ Synthetic grease. And, I slicked up the lug nuts with it or wheel bearing grease too. The guys that worked with me at the the muffler joint thought dirt, rust and cross-threading was what keeps a bolt tight. I tried to splain them NO the bolt stretches and that spring tension was what keeps it tight. I been mechanicing for 57 or 58yrs and never had a lug nut come a loose. ben/ michigan
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Mrs. O always looks so wholesome and nice. Very pretty dress there lady. Eric, that was a Bread-n-Butter job where I worked for 25yrs. On all of my brake jobs I'd put slick'm between the pad contact and the stainless steel hardware too. My brake jobs went 100, 000 miles sometimes, and never had a slide freeze up. Also when I went to Automotive Tech School we had to take a fastener class where we were indoctrinated that every bolt that gets torqued must have lube on it. So, I always slicked up the mounting bolts w/ Synthetic grease. And, I slicked up the lug nuts with it or wheel bearing grease too. The guys that worked with me at the the muffler joint thought dirt, rust and cross-threading was what keeps a bolt tight. I tried to splain them NO the bolt stretches and that spring tension was what keeps it tight. I been mechanicing for 57 or 58yrs and never had a lug nut come a loose. ben/ michigan
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pepeshopping
Cmon! You should know better!
Electric parking brake is a solution to a non existing problem?
In my humble home mechanic experience, every single parking brake cable does get rusted and stuck, which then drags parking brakes, overheats and wastes gas.
Plus electric parking brakes do save space and a bit of weight (no steel cables or mechanism to apply them.
Safer too as they won t allow you to suddenly apply the manual kind and fishtail, or leave it on and damage tires etc.
I do miss the manual kind, but I m very happy with the electric system and my console looks much better and with more space.
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Cmon! You should know better!
Electric parking brake is a solution to a non existing problem?
In my humble home mechanic experience, every single parking brake cable does get rusted and stuck, which then drags parking brakes, overheats and wastes gas.
Plus electric parking brakes do save space and a bit of weight (no steel cables or mechanism to apply them.
Safer too as they won t allow you to suddenly apply the manual kind and fishtail, or leave it on and damage tires etc.
I do miss the manual kind, but I m very happy with the electric system and my console looks much better and with more space.
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Alex
Heres a good question. I did the exact same thing you did Eric. cleaned the hub face. nice and shiny. then a light coat of fluid film. I set the torque wrench to 100 foot pounds. the wrench did not click off and I snapped two wheel studs. The shop I took it to for other work replaced the studs. i was told you should not put any lube on the wheel studs as it changes the wheel torque and stretches the wheel stud?
How come it works for you. what did I do wrong? Dont let the experts in the comments get you down. I used your advice for a GM evap problem and figured out that the fuel filler was rusted out: )
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Heres a good question. I did the exact same thing you did Eric. cleaned the hub face. nice and shiny. then a light coat of fluid film. I set the torque wrench to 100 foot pounds. the wrench did not click off and I snapped two wheel studs. The shop I took it to for other work replaced the studs. i was told you should not put any lube on the wheel studs as it changes the wheel torque and stretches the wheel stud?
How come it works for you. what did I do wrong? Dont let the experts in the comments get you down. I used your advice for a GM evap problem and figured out that the fuel filler was rusted out: )
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OceanofMaya
When I didn't have 2 pennies to 'rub together'. brakes went out (and a wheel bearing) without his video I wouldn't have been able to fix my vehicle, I'd not have been able to get to work, I'd have been fired. He literally saved me. All through, who would have thunk it, a video of one of his thorough brake jobs. I'm forever grateful every single time I watch a video and IDC if it is his 10, 000th brake job because I KNOW that someone is watching who had their butts saved by a video he did of their specific vehicle. Grateful.
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When I didn't have 2 pennies to 'rub together'. brakes went out (and a wheel bearing) without his video I wouldn't have been able to fix my vehicle, I'd not have been able to get to work, I'd have been fired. He literally saved me. All through, who would have thunk it, a video of one of his thorough brake jobs. I'm forever grateful every single time I watch a video and IDC if it is his 10, 000th brake job because I KNOW that someone is watching who had their butts saved by a video he did of their specific vehicle. Grateful.
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Bob
I've been working for a major forklift company for over 18 years as a test driver. I am supposed to report to my supervisors everything that I like AND dislike about their trucks. The one thing that gets my goat the most is when I report something annoying and they just tell me, Yeah, that's a feature. What The Mother Lover does that even mean! (I think it means, Shut up! ) We are CONSTANTLY dealing with solutions to problems we never had, to quote Mr. Eric O.
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I've been working for a major forklift company for over 18 years as a test driver. I am supposed to report to my supervisors everything that I like AND dislike about their trucks. The one thing that gets my goat the most is when I report something annoying and they just tell me, Yeah, that's a feature. What The Mother Lover does that even mean! (I think it means, Shut up! ) We are CONSTANTLY dealing with solutions to problems we never had, to quote Mr. Eric O.
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John
Man Three weeks ago get a stuck caliper k Take it off and get a new one! then get the neighbors, over too bleed and the bleeder valve is machine improperly wont close! back to the parts store take a wrench with-me to verify the next ones good oh different city same company! got lucky on the second one man are they putting out some junk calipers! You the Man! Great Vid as always!
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Man Three weeks ago get a stuck caliper k Take it off and get a new one! then get the neighbors, over too bleed and the bleeder valve is machine improperly wont close! back to the parts store take a wrench with-me to verify the next ones good oh different city same company! got lucky on the second one man are they putting out some junk calipers! You the Man! Great Vid as always!
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Louie
Hi Eric, greetings from England, UK. If you want a handy thin wrench to do those caliper slide pins and other bolts that are restricted for width, buy yourself one of those multi combination spanners / wrenches that are sold for cyclists, they have got me out of a muddle a few times with calipers and they usually cover sizes from 8mm to 15mm or so.
All the best mate.
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Hi Eric, greetings from England, UK. If you want a handy thin wrench to do those caliper slide pins and other bolts that are restricted for width, buy yourself one of those multi combination spanners / wrenches that are sold for cyclists, they have got me out of a muddle a few times with calipers and they usually cover sizes from 8mm to 15mm or so.
All the best mate.
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ToughAncientSpark
3: 38 I blame those damn tool gremlins.
They play tricks on mechanics by reaching up while your head is turned, snatching an important tool you are using, hiding it momentarily until you curse a blue streak and then return the tool to it's original location all the while laughing at you behind your back and mocking you!
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3: 38 I blame those damn tool gremlins.
They play tricks on mechanics by reaching up while your head is turned, snatching an important tool you are using, hiding it momentarily until you curse a blue streak and then return the tool to it's original location all the while laughing at you behind your back and mocking you!
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Teribus13
Ford used this dumb electronic parking brake setup on higher spec versions of their first generation C-Max. The common repair when it inevitably fails is to throw the electronic part in the bin where it belongs, and fit the mechanical lever from a lower spec C-Max. EPBs are nothing but a nuisance, absolutely no pros but a lot of cons.
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Ford used this dumb electronic parking brake setup on higher spec versions of their first generation C-Max. The common repair when it inevitably fails is to throw the electronic part in the bin where it belongs, and fit the mechanical lever from a lower spec C-Max. EPBs are nothing but a nuisance, absolutely no pros but a lot of cons.
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Michael
Thank you for another great video!
Does anyone know where I can find instruction for reassembly of the guts of a steering column on a1990 F250?
I went to replace the steering wheel lock actuator and wasn't prepared for springs to fly out because I didn't realize that the 2 side pins were under that load and parts went flying.
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Thank you for another great video!
Does anyone know where I can find instruction for reassembly of the guts of a steering column on a1990 F250?
I went to replace the steering wheel lock actuator and wasn't prepared for springs to fly out because I didn't realize that the 2 side pins were under that load and parts went flying.
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Michael
Thank you for another great video!
Does anyone know where I can find instruction for reassembly of the guts of a steering column on a1990 F250?
I went to replace the steering wheel lock actuator and wasn't prepared for springs to fly out because I didn't realize that the 2 side pins were under that load and parts went flying.
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Thank you for another great video!
Does anyone know where I can find instruction for reassembly of the guts of a steering column on a1990 F250?
I went to replace the steering wheel lock actuator and wasn't prepared for springs to fly out because I didn't realize that the 2 side pins were under that load and parts went flying.
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jafo461
Is that Silaramic not ideal to use on the pins? Getting ready to do 2017 Camry fronts and not sure what to use on the pins. I have Silaramic and an old tube of sil glyde. Come to think of it, I thought you mentioned recently in a vid that some Toyotas have a one piece caliper. I could be wrong. Cheers.
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Is that Silaramic not ideal to use on the pins? Getting ready to do 2017 Camry fronts and not sure what to use on the pins. I have Silaramic and an old tube of sil glyde. Come to think of it, I thought you mentioned recently in a vid that some Toyotas have a one piece caliper. I could be wrong. Cheers.
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Mike
METRIC VICE GRIPS?
When i was a youngster in school is when the metric system was introduced to the USA. I asked my father one night while doing homework. Dad, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE METRIC SYSTEM? HE TOLD ME IF GOD WANTED US TO UNDERSTAND THE METRIC SYSTEM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN 10 DISCIPLES.
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METRIC VICE GRIPS?
When i was a youngster in school is when the metric system was introduced to the USA. I asked my father one night while doing homework. Dad, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE METRIC SYSTEM? HE TOLD ME IF GOD WANTED US TO UNDERSTAND THE METRIC SYSTEM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN 10 DISCIPLES.
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Bruce
Changed the rear drum brakes on my truck the other day. Watched a Mr O video that night and had to take the right side back off to clean the packing oil off. No matter how I present the Brakleen, it doesn t make the same noise. That is the true problem! Thanks for all you do sir!
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Changed the rear drum brakes on my truck the other day. Watched a Mr O video that night and had to take the right side back off to clean the packing oil off. No matter how I present the Brakleen, it doesn t make the same noise. That is the true problem! Thanks for all you do sir!
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