Customer Says - Give Me A Brake!

[@jamesrdorn]

It’s back! The brake clean sound is back, boys!

[@rexkars6740]

I bought a can of brake cleaner the other day. Had to return it for credit since it didn’t make any sound!

[@alanottley]

Loved the rant at your DMV laws. Crazy.

[@CRobertTv]

Its crazy. Im like a jump to NY and from PA to NY laws is nuts. Pa No rust , No holes in rockers , Ball joints , ti rods etc etc will fail in PA. NY nope LOL. But PA we can have check engine light on but not ABS and break light on . If they are that fails too. Yeah NY laws are fucked and they do it for a reason. $$$$ . Second pa we got people that come around every 6 months to check our books and make sure we are doing things right too. If not yell at you and give you a fine. next time lose of license

[@supermrt]

lick'm & stick'm

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Especially when what seems like half of the rules were for tech that's now totally obsolete, and has been for quite a while now.

[@leoneyates6372]

As a state employed vehicle inspector and auditor of NSW Australia inspection stations for 30 years now retired Stupidity in regulations is the same all over the world Have a great day Eric O cheers Oscar

[@demonknight7965]

😂😂😂😂 Stupidity is a universal problem. And most often found in the government, especially at higher levels 😂

[@millwrightman99]

being an inspector in Australia must be a difficult job as all your vehicles have pouches as standard equipment .

[@LesReeves]

@@millwrightman99 Yeah that is where we put the stupid comments gets full quick & needs emptying regularly.

[@vehcor]

This car is clearly a paid actor, definitely not a native NY car with hours of rust struggles! I only subscribe to watch you struggle and make me feel better about my life choices! I"M UNSUBSCIBING!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ray00069]

😂😂😂😂 Didn’t know that a free KZbin channel matter so much in your life.

[@shannonharris]

I'm selling your seat 💺!

[@vehcor]

@@Ray00069 I have no life sooooo.....😂

[@vehcor]

@@shannonharris NOOOO! How dare you call my bluff! 😂

[@shannonharris]

​@@vehcorANYONE INTERESTED IN BUYING A SEAT 💺?.... its currently 50% off! 🤣

[@bertoltb13]

I’ve missed the brake cleaner sound effect. It’s worth the 35 steps every now and then.

[@carlosnavarro921]

I just about fell out of my chair when I seen the Brake Kleen intro, I hadn't heard for a minute

[@jonlambert1879]

me too, but im sure its a pain the guy has so much on his plate the extra time it takes lol im just happy we get videos

[@mystaclean5129]

I'm friggin' 70! I remember leaded gas in fact, I earned enough to buy my first car pumping it for other people. Loved the comments about ball joints. Bureaucracy, ain't it grand.

[@bluegrallis]

I'm almost 72 and remember leaded gas. I didn't know it was a thing for the last 50 years though. Maybe TPRONY only reviews their regulations every 100 years or so! 😀

[@billp1954]

Well you know what they say, if bureaucrats didn't make more regulations then they couldn't hire more bureaucrats and half the country would be unemployed...

[@davesaunders7080]

I'm only 66 but remember that gas

[@firesurfer]

@@bluegrallis Leaded gas was deleted in 1981. Unleaded started in 1982. Ask me how I know... so it's been 43 years.

[@kenmohler4081]

A cool evening, fire in the fireplace, corgi asleep on the couch, a glass of Knob Creek, and a new South Main Auto! Don’t get much better! Thanks, Eric!

[@lordjaashin]

Hehe knob

[@caddyrack]

....you forgot a nice cigar, for me it's a real Cohiba Behike 56. Cheers

[@algorithm-w7o]

I am 63 and member all the neet stuff you talked about. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@sgp9700]

Return of the Brakekleen sound!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!

[@hawksite]

I was a NYS inspector when they took ball joints off the checklist. A local TV station did a story on how some garages were ripping people off since the lower ball joints on American cars had a little play from new. Rather than going after the garages - poof - it just left the inspection. Of course those were the days when all ball joints had grease fittings, not like today where they can fail due to lack of factory grease. On the other hand most cars barely made 100k or ten years so they hit the scrap yard before getting too dangerous…

[@robinrousseau1087]

SO GLADE THE GUY NOT CUTING HIS GRASS.

[@earlestes8649]

Yeah he will be bringing out the old snow blower 😊lol

[@davidlampe4153]

It’s winter, grass isn’t growing much in winter.

[@frankwise7464]

Hey Eric O. What the hell is wrong with 70? lol. I was born in 1954. Remember when lights had to adjusted for inspection? Now everybody blinds you with LEDs. People today have NO idea how difficult it was to pass the inspection license test. In PA anyway.

[@cmc7106]

I raised my hand to the leaded gas comment!! And I wear reading glasses!! Hahaha!

[@Eupher72120]

Me too. I think the new cars went unleaded beginning in 1975. At that time I was driving a '73 Nova and it burned leaded.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

@@Eupher72120 Yeah, I had a very base (ex GSA auction '74 Nova, with the old 2fiddy and 3spd autobox as by I think 73, the old PowerGlide was gone) was thinking did she run on lead or not? I could not recall, though I only owned the car from fall of 1983-spring '85 before getting a bit nicer 78 2 door Nova with the 305. Bought that '74 from my sister and ex BIL when it was several years old. My Dad bought it in August of '79 for them, and my late mother and her mother drove it out to Wisconsin that fall when their first daughter was born. I was with him at the auction when he one this copper base 4 door with parchment interior. The other vehicle I recall we were interested in was dark blue.

[@johnkingery403]

Ditto!

[@mrbill8542]

I knew a set of twins back in high school-- we used to call them lickem and stickem--Good times !!

[@DavidMarr-z3r]

I always like to see you save your customers money with used parts, good video

[@edwinlandy]

If it makes you feel better, the brake kleen sound effect does have a richer quality to it.

[@tomd5010]

If you need a reason to have a working parking brake, always remember this. Both your parking brake and your transmission will keep your car from moving on a hill. However, parking brakes are cheaper than transmissions.

[@quantumleap359]

Or, if you have a manual transmission (remember those?), a parking brake is nice to have especially on a hill.

[@LordOfSilense]

If something breaks the 1" steel tang in your transmission you probably have bigger issues than your transmission.

[@LesReeves]

@@quantumleap359 Seen a lot of burnt out clutches from old guys trying to heel/toe take off on hills . I have two manuals & an automatic pull the hand brake on in all of them when parking.

[@AN-kg4ei]

Or in a snowy parking lot.... ​@@quantumleap359

[@PK15306]

Your video is so realistic my sinuses stuffed up breathing the dust you buffed off the rotor face. 😢

[@repro7780]

Don't despair, Mr O. I use my parking brake every time I park. Keeps it from seizin up!

[@mikes21348]

Me too.

[@markwightltd]

That air ratchet is a weapon ❤🎉

[@Thomas_jefferson69]

As always, education along with entertainment. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@fredhoyt6900]

Hey, I remember pumping Ethyl, least I think that was er name. I'm old....

[@justinshaffer3419]

Never could afford Ethyl, always had to go with the regular pump.

[@keithstudly6071]

You remember the Marx Brothers bit with Groucho saying 'filler up with Ethyl, if you can't get Ethyl get Mabel!' Texaco had "Fire Chief" and "Sky Chief". Gulf had "Good Gulf" and "NoNox". Believe it or not leaded regular was legal in the US until 1996 though most cars made after 1975 required un-leaded.

[@u2mister17]

@@justinshaffer3419 $0.36 for reg. $0.47 for 100 octane for 20 years until '71.

[@lloydprunier4415]

We had purple Ethyl.

[@mikea.2348]

I came here for the rants. Satisfied

[@JohnSmith-fm3jm]

I am 61. I remember leaded gas nozzles. And the adaptors to fill unleaded necks with leaded nozzles.

[@mrbill8542]

YES--had one !!!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Don't recall the adapters for using lead in an unleaded vehicle, but DO remember leaded gas (59, will be 60 next month).

[@jimandnena4]

Kingpins?! YES, I AM 75 and I have changed kingpins on my 53 Dodge pickup in 1965, my first vehicle. I worked in a shop during the 70's SMOG era, pure madness.

[@gadasavideos8564]

I use my parking brake all the and sometimes remember to release it before driving off.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Same here, though I live where hills are quite common and steep in places. Hell, even Tacoma requires you to park with front wheels into the curb if parked downhill, or away from curb if up or you are bound to get a parking ticket from parking enforcement. I know as I accidentally forgot one day many, many years ago, and got a ticket for failing to turn the front wheels appropriately when parked downhill.

[@johndesaavedra1040]

I'm 70 and I remember the leaded gas. My first company truck, a 1981 chevrolet C-20 was 7900GVW and used regular leaded gasoline. You got me, I'm friggin 70!

[@cbsctom7428]

I remember that I used the parking brake on my '06 Rav4 back in '07...not sure why but, I did use it!

[@buddybarker8511]

Eric, just FYI they sell safety glasses that are bifocal clear on top / magnifying below in a variety of strengths. I used them the assembly line

[@michaelreeves8164]

Also, I know the body need iron to survive, but not by inhalation.

[@ckm-mkc]

Yup, I have a set of Milwaukee's I really like. Still, not really a replacement for a full lense magnification, so I have both.

[@jamescaron6465]

Nice! I’ll have to look for them. Thanks for sharing!!

[@mattmanyam]

Northern Safety has a big selection.

[@thatdave86]

Correct prescription glasses that are also safety glasses Bi focals will drive Eric crazy,more than he is now !

[@jamesmcgraw9570]

Yep, pumped many a gallon of leaded go juice. And you hit the nail on the head with that 70 year comment

[@cliffspencer3173]

I'm only 68, but yeah....

[@SempreGumby]

Shell Station in North Wilton CT Route 7 next to Bob Sharp Motors. Marty Metternic. Those were the days. Rode bicycle everywhere.

[@TheWhale45]

I haven't had to do King PIns since my 68 Austin Healey Sprite needed them in 1975.

[@davidbaldwin2729]

I did kingpins on my '51 F-1 in Sept. Lucky I still have a machine shop who can ream them to size.

[@alannash5696]

So glad the Brake Kleen sound is back. Now I am hoping for the return of the Big Nasty music for the air hammer.

[@dfestus]

Vice grips makes a 13.5mm 😅

[@jamesrdorn]

Which brand? (Kidding)

[@ningen1980]

So does an angle grinder.

[@IAmTheShaz]

I really enjoyed the rant at the end about the stupid antiquated rules that will fail an inspection but broken ball joints won’t. 😂 I feel your frustration! Keep up the good work. I drive a stick shift and ALWAYS use my parking brake.

[@richard3141592638]

Thanks Mr oh. That was interesting with the backing plate and the bearing that came out nicely.

[@abevigoata5761]

10:00 brake clean sounder ftw!!! Best Xmas gift ever!!

[@DIYDaveOK]

The Brakeleen Stab!!! Its Christmas again!! 🙂. Thanks Eric!

[@william121852]

Brake Clean Music ! Finally !!!

[@eightycutty]

As a former Texas vehicle inspector I completely feel you. If it came from the factory with emissions it had to be there regardless of year. Thats a job I hope I never have to deal with again living in Oklahoma

[@Chevyv8man1]

Hey Eric, I had the same problem with needing glasses on my ole job cuz I would need them every 15 min or so. I decided to get a pare of bifocals with clear glass above and my script below. It takes a little time to adjust to them but after a while you don't even know you have them on. Best move I ever made. It sucks to have to ware glasses but getting older sucks all around. It's really worth it to give them a shot. Good luck buddy

[@mikemurray6727]

I have had them for years, and you are right they are worth it!

[@amber07701]

10 yrs and counting. Keep it up

[@josephbaker677]

I remember LEADED GAS! I am a 67 model. It was EPA outlawed in our state in 1974 ish. It Hung around for the older cars till 1976? Boom! Gone!

[@bm03431]

I've heard talk that some aviation gas is leaded, not certain though but i have heard of 110LL, 110 octane, low lead.

[@iamnoone.]

The last time I worked on King Pins was a 66 dodge 3/4 ton pickup in 1977

[@gromett]

Whenever you say "Maybe I'm dead wrong", I always say out loud... "I bet you're not" 🤣

[@tokuzumi1]

The last leaded pump in the (no longer) small town I grew up in was decommissioned in the late 80s. We borrowed my grandfather's 65 Belvedere while my mom's car was in the shop, and had to fill it with leaded gas.

[@bones007able]

" at least something else is still working"... give it about 10 more years 🤣🤣...

[@mikemurray6727]

Amen!

[@COBRO98]

Little blue pill time

[@Stephen03S600]

brake clean sound made my day 😄

[@sunshinegirl2879]

Here in PA, inspections definatelly check ball joints. When I got my first car, I had the inspection done by a guy everyone called "Ball Joint Bill" because every damn car that came through the door "needed" ball joints. It's funny now but not when you made $1.65 an hour.

[@tonbouw6180]

LOVE the BIG dogs, mama jama.. Bring out the Big Doggs yeah MOMMA..

[@bismarcksandiego6539]

We appreciate the brake clean sound effects.

[@karencary3312]

I remember leaded gas. Yes, I'm in my early 70's. I also use my parking brake ALL the time BUT i put my car in Park and then apply parking break. Love you, Eric and the Mrs., too. ❤❤

[@davidbaldwin2729]

thanks for another great video. congrats on 10 years and one month, time sure flies.

[@davidcoates4852]

Nice rant at the end there Mr O 😂 🔧👍

[@anthonypeck3588]

"The DAWG don't play" woof woof woof!

[@floorpizza8074]

I'm 57. My first car was a 1964 Buick Skylark that Dad had purchased new. Handed down through two other kids before (what was left of it) reached me. Ran leaded gas. The other car I had access to was Dad's 1976 Suburban (with the ole 400 ci engine), also leaded gas. First experience I had with unleaded was a 1982 Toyota 4x4 long bed pickup I bought used in 1985. Had the fill nozzle restrictor for unleaded gas. For those that don't know, the gas station's fuel pump nozzles (the part you stick in your car) were different sizes for leaded vs unleaded gas. Leaded gas pumps had larger pump nozzles. Unleaded (obviously) had smaller diameter nozzles. Unleaded fuel only cars had a metal disc just inside the fill neck with a hole in it (which contained a flapper valve) just big enough to let an unleaded fuel nozzle in, while rejecting the larger leaded fuel nozzle.

[@bruceirvine3962]

Watching this is a lesson in mechanical genius from yesteryear. Such a mechanism!

[@chrisrutherford8191]

I like that fact that you take pride in your work, cause that's what I do.

[@junkorbust9498]

I’ve got a junkyard guy named Larry! Super guy, Larry.

[@Mark-vc7rm]

You know what they say - seeing is important ! Gotta wear them glasses. Yep

[@davidbires2351]

You deserve more.... you are truly the best....

[@remogaggi82]

Christmas came early boys. The brake clean sound effect is back!

[@kicknsystm]

I live in Alabama so I was confused about exactly what you were doing until you explained the inspection issue. I still learned with the trick you did hammering the bolts from the backside with the air hammer to break the assembly loose.

[@DeWittPotts]

I remember when leaded fuel was fazed out back in the mid 1970's. The main reason was because the lead would foul the catalytic converter not because the emissions of the vehicle would include lead compounds. By 1975 most cars had a catalytic converter so leaded fuel could not be used. I also remember working on carburetors as well as ignition points. That was back in the days when you could open your hood and actually see the engine.

[@goodpplz123]

I am so glad that I live in the Deep South. My car is 12 years old and looks brand new under it. This is just crazy that a 7 year old vehicle is rotted.

[@richardmullins9299]

Same here in South Texas. No need for salt on the road when we only get heavy snow once every 35+ years

[@beast36001]

Only problem is the deep South has got ignorant idiot mechanics, I live in South Carolina and the best mechanics are not from South Carolina

[@SLDave]

It's depressing, given that we pay the same price for new vehicles

[@sonichedgehog8723]

It's horrible, they depreciate so fast up here. We pray for used cars from the south. Just bought my son a 2016 from Arizona and it's beautiful.

[@MarcBchannel]

I live in Missouri. I buy used cars in Las Vegas where my relatives live. I fly there, visit for a few, and drive back. Cars here look like junk much past 7-10yrs old

[@NatesHomeTours]

VSDC is what I use, it's simple to use and is only $25 a year for the Pro Version. Adding sound is as simple as clicking the add sound button locate the file on your hard drive and then insert. Then you adjust the volume of it and your done unless you want to make it longer or shorter. My Jeep has the electric parking brake, I went into the setting and have it set, to that any time I put the vehicle in park, it sets the brake.

[@alfredocuomo1546]

Well my NY state motor vehicle inspector licence expired in 1974 but I remember failing cars for bad brakes, cracked windshield, Tire rods, Idler arms, Pitman arms & yes Ball joints even control arm bushings & wheel bearings. I guess a lot has changed, they are just happy to plug in the ODBII and look for codes. Oh Ya, my 1969 Hemi Road Runner took leaded gas and I got a Steak Knife with a fill up too..!!

[@johnchambers12]

I am 68 and used leaded gas in my first car. I now use ethanol free more on my older (2000) car only because I rarely use it. Good video, thanks!

[@leftyo9589]

only 53, but i remember leaded gas at the pump. heck even remember still being able to buy leaded 100 octane at the pump into the late 90's. E brakes, either always use them, or never use them. there is no in between. that once in a blue moon E brake use is when you find out the cable is rusted, and you now have a stuck on E brake.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Or be like a buddy of mine years ago in a 77 Rabbit, yank up on the hand brake a little too hard, yep, broke the cable. I have an 03 Mazda P5 and it's now just over 200K and I use my parking brake all the time and it still works, though I DO occasionally begin to roll before remembering to release it though.

[@gregorythomas333]

My 1993 GMC C-1500 has over 287,000 miles on it but not rust...gotta love the South :)

[@stevekearns2702]

Yay the brake kleen sound is back.

[@brucehobbs1734]

We appreciate the return of the of Captain Brakleen! He was truly missed. He is his chosen pronoun. Now this comment is PRNY correct. 😅😅

[@anthonyeastham7960]

Excellent job, once again. You save your customers tons of money, and you do the job right! I would be glad to have a working parking brake if I were the owner.

[@jordanvargovich]

That ball joint rule is insane

[@shameless5868]

I was a gas attendant at my uncle's gas station and do remember having to ask if the customer wanted leaded or unleaded gas. By the way, I'm only 60. LOL. Love the channel.

[@lloydweems6237]

You reminded me that I am close to 70. I remember the restrictor plate to prevent misfueling with leaded gasoline.

[@blueadept4689]

Thank you Eric O, always educational watching your videos.

[@scannerlanier471]

I remember leaded gas. At the time when unleaded first came out, I was in the market for a vehicle, I was around 25 at the time. Unleaded was a lot more expensive than leaded at the time. My dad flipped a gasket at the time because I bought a vehicle that ran on the no lead. "Why did ya do that?" "You're gonna waste a lot of money on gas now". "But Dad, soon all cars will require no lead gas" "That'll never happen" Yup and the datsun that I bought had a "stove pipe' in it too.

[@williamfoos5854]

Just did park brake shoes and hardware on my 2019 RAM 1500. What a glorious 3 hours that was. This is my 3rd Ram . All of them had the p/b actuators freeze up even using the p/b daily.

[@cpcoark]

I'm 70 next week and remember leaded gas well. Thanks for the laugh.

[@tylerwilliams3868]

i about fell out my chair when you said ball joints don't fall inspection but a damn parking brake will. NY state really has the safety in mind for its people. and here i thought the PA inspections were out of date LOL

[@jeffreycler495]

Back in the 1960s i was a PA state inspection mechanic. The state troopers would come in about 4 times a year to check your inspection ledger and the headlight adjustment machine which nobody used. I remember replacing Rambler trunion joints . A real pain in the butt job. Don't miss it.

[@curtw8827]

Back when I lived in PA always had to have the headlights adjusted when switching between regular and snow tires. Paid for that so they got something more than the inspection fee, and they left my ball joints alone.

[@tschuuuls486]

For the Glasses issues: Get a pair of bifocal lenses and wear them for a few days. If they are measured and fitted correctly you should be able to adjust to them in a couple of days. If you don't want to wear glasses, you could probably try bifocal contact lenses. If you don't like the first pair of contact lenses they give you, don't worry. Contact lenses are fairly different across multiple brands and eye shapes etc.

[@johnc4352]

When I bought a new Silverado pick up in 2019, I soon realized it had electric parking brakes. Great, I thought, just more complexity added to a vehicle. Until I did my rear brakes, the electric parking brakes use a small electric motor to activate the disk brake pads to hold the car, thus eliminating all the silly parking brake shoes and linkage and the internal brake drum. So much easier to do the brake job. I’ll worry about the little motor failing when it happens.

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video Eric.

[@mikeboring1293]

Yep got to love the rust belt pulled to get gas today after a windy hunting day everything was fine, filled up started up turned the wheel to the left started moving and heard a loud pop.stopped to see what it was noticed the right side beauty ring was popped out and half in so I kicked it and rust fell out I looked at it closer the darn rim rusted await and was holding on by about half.thank the goodLord I was only a mile away and I wasn’t on the expressway when it happened

[@toddbartlett8817]

It's easier to adjust the brake if you pull the rubber plug off the rotor and adjust it with the rotor on through the hole.

[@hudsonvalleyrailandriverandair]

15:02 i trained all my customers to exercise the parking brake system once a month. Most do it to save themselves the money

[@dericksilva0919]

Another brake video. Yeah buddy

[@fredhoyt6900]

A Cable is designed to be used under tension. Right on!

[@sspnugen]

Nothing like a good old through brake repair, nice work We haven’t seen a rusty Chevy in a while

[@craiggoodwin9704]

Hey Eric, I remember leaded gas! Oh, that's right, I'm 74. I guess your called that one right. Thanks for Sharing! 🙃🙂

[@bones007able]

In Michigan the car pumps that have diesel next to the regular ... the nozzles are the same size... they fit into a gas car filler neck ... don't ask how I know ....

[@drgdawson1]

You the man, Eric. Thanks!

[@davidkroth]

People who live within range of SMA are ridiculously lucky they have access to someone who cares about helping them out and keeping their vehicle on the road for a reasonable price. Whew.

[@russellmcknight7226]

Our MVI's here in New Brunswick for cars and pick up's is every 2 years,brand new vehicles are good for 3 years.The best thing about our MVI's no rot is aloud,there can't be a hole or rotted out floor or frame.

[@michaela1655]

You should definitely setup a quiet place to take a nap after lunch. It will help your productivity in the second half of the day.

[@jackeberhardt104]

State inspection rant was great! Im a diesel tech in Wisconsin and I do tons of king pins because they fail dot but ball joints on plow trucks nope they aren’t important.

[@andrewlindh5047]

I remember when "Regular Gas" meant leaded (at 0.70/gal), now it's just unleaded 87 octane. No safety inspections here in Connecticut, so you can have a car on the road with a frame rusting in half, separated ball joints, and no brakes.

[@firesurfer]

Hey! You were yelling straight at me. I'm NOT 70. In a month or so, but not yet.

[@1geisterfahrer]

My daughter lives in Pittsburgh, where there are no horizontal surfaces. Though I cautioned her not to do it, she relied on her automatic transmission to park her car, and - you guessed it - eventually broke the parking pawl in the transmission. She immediately became a parking brake adherent with her new car.

[@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair]

Eric, I’m a little mobile guy doing jobs here in neighboring Taxachusetts or aka California II Springfield area, about almost a 3 hour hike east of you. Rotted out backing plates are very common so if someone has a parking brake I cross my fingers that I don’t have to replace any of it, because most people won’t want to even when I recommend it. I had a few Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep vehicles where the parking brakes wouldn’t work because of crusty backing plates flexing under the tension of the parking brake. Found out the hard way when the parts cannon fired off a few rounds and the backing plates were the last thing on the list. You can only imagine how horrible inspections can be here, we’ve got very similar inspection laws, I’ve witnessed a lot and seen a lot by working for a scummy used car seller which was a disaster that I nearly couldn’t avoid, but now I’m free. I actually sort of often see a lot of vehicles with rotted frames and bodies like horribly bad, especially with the used car seller guy I did work for…not a fan of rust, especially after a rusty frame bit my finger and gave me seven stitches