Mazda 6: EXTREME Brake Rotor Removal 😱

In this video I am replacing pads and rotors on a Mazda 6 and they are completely stuck on the hub. With a little bit of persuasion they come off.. -Enjoy!
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[@SouthMainAuto]

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[@staind288]

What is that hollow abrasive wheel you placed over the studs to clean around them?

[@tardeliesmagic]

Did my front pads....took me ages! I'm no mechanic but worked in a garage for may years and watched many youtube videos.You just need a bot of confidence so i did my front pads,didn't have a plate on them so i had to put the old plates onto the new ones which of course kept slipping.It is a fairly easy thing to do folks.I wouldn't do my rear shoes thou lol a bit complicated for my liking.

[@drloch6174]

David Hart, Thanks for the PN. if SMA adds it to his Amazon Page I'll get it from them.

[@ArmaSwiss]

What is the lug stud cleaner that you use also? Wanting to expand my tool kit a bit, but havent been able to really find a good lug stud cleaner like you have?

[@thenhraguy4935]

South Main Auto Repair LLC LAST MONTH DIDN'T YOU BUST UP A SHOCK AND TURN INTO A FLAME THROWER?!?!?! NICE ROLLING FOR THE 2019 SEASON 💪.

[@twopumpsandimdone309]

Brake cleaner was used off camera...to clean his underwear 😂

[@frazerguest2864]

No doubt. lol

[@jackroe1026]

Yeah...and we didn't get the usual loud "DONG!" either!

[@boboften9952]

LMFAO. SPOT ON .

[@jameswasher3938]

Oh gawd, I'm sitting with with tears in my eyes laughing so hard. You win BEST COMMENT AWARD!!!!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Not sure brake clean alone would get it. Maybe a wire brush with it!

[@nrvsauto8990]

I come back to this video every couple months just to have a good laugh

[@soil-aint-dirt4903]

...really enjoy watching your vids, Eric. Good times 👍🏼

[@richardfoster5361]

Awesome video eric, I've had brake rotors be stuck before here in the rust belt of Illinois, but not like that. That one takes the cake. I never get enough sma brake videos.

[@unencumbered]

Like the race of a front wheel drive bearing that remained on the spindle. A slice on the top of the rotor, not so much the face...where they fuse and a smack with a chisel. The rotor comes off just as easy. This isn't upstate NY but we're not far off in Toronto.

[@DRWebster93]

An SMA brake replacement video with NO BRAKE CLEANER?

[@joses7474]

That's how traumatic the experience was he forgot about it lol

[@markchidester6239]

Yea, what's up with that?

[@--_DJ_--]

That is the beauty of the coated rotors as long as you keep your grubby mitts off them.

[@bizbot1655]

The KZbin suits told him to curtail the use of brake cleaner due to harm to rust. Rust is a protected species in some parts.

[@colemichael7409]

He used it all on his underwear

[@nickbeam5432]

They was great lets see you do it again.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

To get a rotor off a 93 Mazda I had to drill the rotor around the center. It released. I'd take a picture of it but it's under 6-8" of snow. Yes, I'm in the rust belt!

[@Rockardo_]

What do you put on the threads of the flexilla ? All I know its for preventing air leaks

[@jeffmorton5092]

Eric, you are right we have know idea what you have to deal with the salt corrosion. I have seen you under a vehicle with 75k miles that is total cancer rot out.

[@Yawwee]

That was a close call, you were almost singing soprano, or worst case, you might of become a eunuch !!!!! Better get a armor vest and pants with steel toe boots !!!!! I see all the clips to hold the brakes as opposed to brake systems that just have one snap in clip. Did you anti-seize the mounting bolt threads ??? No silicone caulk on the brake pad backs to prevent rattle ??? Just checking !!! Job well done, Eric !!!!!

[@Crazyawesomemonkey]

No way all that was necessary lol. BFH and some solid hits and it comes right off. But hey, you do you.

[@philllsxga.7737]

What if you were to use the blue tipped wrench???

[@keithreilly386]

I’ve beat the hell out of rotors to get off to the point piece Break off here in Massachusetts salt on the roads kills them need one of those tools

[@heywhyerd]

Those rreplacement rotors don't even appearing to be steel, are those aluminum?

[@luviskol]

Reminded me of a taofledermaus video

[@Ivo--]

Hahahaha holding out your hand like you're gonna stop that 50 pound mess of metal

[@fect900]

Flexzilla !!!!!!

[@kahausler]

What is the title and musician or group of the song for big nasty?

[@buttadog5073]

Anyone know what psi he runs? Never known a place that actually crimps ends on an air line

[@mikeypops73]

Cat- like reflexes, woman- like screams

[@oldhvacguy8427]

Too funny! I couldn't help it.... I LMAO. Glad it missed his toes.

[@Chris-Fennimore]

Yep, glad it missed Eric's toes, but you are right Mike.

[@joebrown9621]

😂

[@albclean]

Funny guy!

[@freddybanuelos6132]

uhh aAAHHHHhh UUHh AH uh AHHHHHH ooo MAAA GAAAT

[@randycarpenter2914]

Leave a lug nut or two on a few threads to prevent that. Toe crush time and knee.

[@sanctealphonse4510]

Good advice - or another ratchet strap from the puller to the suspension somewhere w/ a little slack.

[@montestu5502]

Randy Carpenter - Maybe 5 lug nuts based on how that rotor launched!

[@hunterton4310]

i put all on to stop more things flying

[@middlecovemotors2474]

Totally essential Leon, He scarred Mrs O pretty good.

[@--_DJ_--]

That thing would have flattened me had I been standing there. If the puller comes out a couple nuts always go on. Doesn't help when you tear the chinesium brim off the hat though.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Ah yes safety glasses just in case a 20 pound rotor goes airborne.

[@SOU6900]

😆 my thoughts exactly

[@advilshenk]

Ya never know

[@robbrobb2161]

I thought it was said in jest. On the other hand every little bit helps

[@TheDrophammer1963]

OMG I bout pee'd my pants laughing when that rotor let loose . Classic. Made my day after a bad day at work. Thanks Eric.

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

S&M Auto

[@jacobs2309]

Mrs. O was like "I'm bout to get paayyed!" But then she came out and saw you were okay... That's love my friend

[@jimmveucasovic5791]

"Twig and berries" LMFAO 😂

[@robinlance]

Eric O, Mrs.O looked concerned like should I make him lunch or call 911......

[@lackeydehackey405]

or call the funeral home and the probate attorney

[@tonygristina4860]

@@lackeydehackey405 or the insurance policy

[@estpst]

Nah, he's still standing

[@seccat]

She’s lucky it didn’t cut off the family making hose.

[@gurneyhallac8305]

I wonder how many times Mrs O heard the words"honey bring the first aid kit will ya"

[@arnodyck]

I'm in the rust belt of Canada and have used the threaded holes a number of times. The trick is to do it on rotors that have 2 holes. But the bolts in and tighten them up but don't strip. Then hit with hammer. Bang rotor flies off. It won't work on that Mazda though. I've had 4 lb hammer sessions on Mazdas before. Nothing like beating a rotor for half an hour

[@matts.8342]

So the entire country?

[@Pyromaniac2450]

6lb 24" handle Wilton bash hammer. Favorite hammer in the shop. Also excellent for Explorer rear wheel bearings. Used to beat on those in 2 man teams for upwards of an hour at the last place I worked. Not even the otc hub grappler wanted to work on those

[@SPAZTICCYTOPLASM]

@@matts.8342 Nah just the parts that use salt, BC and Alberta cars look as good as new mexico because their government isn't stupid and uses beet juice and sand.

[@freddybanuelos6132]

“You think I was dead??” Just wondering when I’m getting my insurance money 💰

[@davidh7339]

Hi Eric, would keeping one or two of the lugnuts attached to the studs during the pulling process prevent the rotor from flying off next time?

[@JohnSmith-mk8hz]

Those brakes can be restored to like new condition, your underwear can't.

[@fascistpedant758]

Are underwear covered by OSHA?

[@LynnWrayDillard]

Great comment, now all of Eric O’s viewers are going to sending him underwear. He may be a Duluth kind of guy but, me personally, I do not give other dudes underwear.

[@fascistpedant758]

I have a few relatively new boxers I could send him. Do you think he's more the roaring tiger or pink bunny type?

[@timothybarney7257]

@@fascistpedant758 I believe those would fall under NYSDEC or the EPA.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

@@timothybarney7257 - In MA, going without underwear is illegal ... due to excessive emissions ... 😷

[@franknewling1139]

I think that a couple of lug nuts, loose, would prevent that.

[@Joserocha-wm9de]

To avoid all that , leaving a lug nut or 2 on the studs would be the best idea ... But as always great video 👌👍

[@AKJeeper]

I feel your pain, man. People in non-rust prone areas just don't understand the struggle. I've had rotors shatter when using the same puller and a big nasty. Be careful!

[@belowme4927]

ISN'T THE SAFETY STRAP SUPPOSE TO GO AROUND THE BACK OF THE ROTOR?

[@snoopdogie187]

No, look at their amazon pictures, they do it the exact way he did it. The job of the strap is to prevent the arms from spreading under load. A lug nut that is threaded on will prevent the rotor from flying (which they also have in their picture). Even if the strap went behind the rotor, the whole assembly can come flying off, like it did here.

[@vivillager]

Does it help any if you barely put a lug nut on there?

[@SouthMainAuto]

Hind sight is always 20/20 :)

[@johnferguson7235]

@@SouthMainAuto Live and learn, what doesn't kill ya only makes you stronger. No surrender and NO PRISONERS. That's the last time you make that mistake.

[@ChristisKing7749]

Maybe that's why they don't include a strap to attach it to the car. I would've done the same thing as Eric. I didn't think about it either.

[@zacharyaleksovski9746]

In my experience, what doesn't kill you tends to just piss you off.

[@manuelsalvatierra2940]

Man, if this wasn't an SMA video, a lot of comments would be eating inside and out the mechanic for not putting a few lug nuts on,

[@VWWRENCHIE]

Mazda 6?...should be Mazda 666..car from hell.. Big nasty material

[@oof578]

I don't think I've ever had a good time working on mazdas.

[@boboften9952]

Damien's new transportation.

[@Pinkielover]

Andrew Lawrence i always do.

[@TheLazyCarrot]

Whoa 😲 No CRC brake clean?

[@akaltenbach]

Yeah really, brake video without brake clean i feel let down. Although big nasty and the puller did kinda steal the show.

[@Rustbox306]

Who are you and what have you done with Eric?

[@dushk0]

I'm sure he would prefer carb cleaner for this kind of job.

[@zigner]

To enhance viewing pleasure, Jump to 3:05, Pause, Click the settings gear on the bottom right, Click "Speed" - change to 0.25, Play, Enjoy with Volume on. Reply with how many times you watched!

[@another640]

like a sound from hell ))

[@a-lineaficionado1000]

Too many 😂 “ohhhhhhhh it cuttt theee hossseeeeee”

[@joewwilliams]

@@a-lineaficionado1000 went back to watch. I'm dyin dude

[@OGZeroLyfe]

Brake job or Break job, SMA gets it done.

[@westtexas501]

Brah !! Your not using the little hole to remove rotors !! That's why your having such a hard time !!

[@melias67]

WEStTEXAs yeah it’s all fine until the bolt snaps off in there lol

[@raymonddey7403]

In the rust belt that's alot easier said than done.

[@raymonddey7403]

The amount of rust falling off the rotor when big nasty was hammering away was nuts

[@mikeschiavoni5973]

I got a mazda 6, the 10mm hole will do nothing but get one more thing stuck. I do not know why the rotors stick on like they do on mazda 6's but they certainly do.....but only the first change.

[@pyro323]

That might work in Texas but not in NY state.

[@wyattoneable]

I've never seen a brake rotor turn into a guillotine so fast. I'll be watching my toes if I get into that mess. It was fun to watch though.

[@LogiForce86]

Next time either wear steel boots or I can recommend Dutch Clogs, which believe it or not are considered the high grade of safety shoes just like the steel ones. Although it might look a bit silly with clogs in the workshop. lol

[@dushk0]

or just use a nylon strap to catch the rotor hanging on the lower arm

[@bengittus1836]

“Just remember viewers, if I can’t get the rotor off, you can’t get the rotor off!

[@zx8401ztv]

Bloody hell!!, you nearly got a smack in the love spuds :-D You need a danger bucket with a hole in the bottom, fit the bucket over the rotor and extractor, clip the handle to the suspension strut. ' The Danger Bucket ' Only 19.95 At all good stores, bad ones too :-D

[@alabama7636]

zx8401ztv I hope your happy now I’m going to paint “ danger bucket “ on a bucket and bring it to the shop. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brealdeal3658]

Not that I'm a pro like yourself but I have done many brake jobs, mostly free🙄, and I put a large puller on the rotor and torque it down some and then I hit it with the torch with a cutting tip for fast heat... usually does the Job in most cases. Love the videos and don't lose a toe! 😂

[@EvanT1995]

Had to watch the intro twice.... Laughed my butt off. Thanks for making my day Eric O.

[@catnapwat]

Me too, that was comedy gold

[@themechanic6117]

I love the part where he put his hand in front of it 😂😂 pure gold.

[@Andrew_Venn]

Last one I did, that was that stuck, I broke the hat from the friction surface. I'll be damned if that wasnt the first 2 piece rotor I made on a ford fusion.

[@fascistpedant758]

I've seen that once too. Imagine the beating the bearing takes!

[@michaspi]

you build it we destroy it This is what happens to the rotor when all the service garage guys do is pad slaps on the trucks.

[@mmiller1188]

I was working with a friend in a driveway on a really stuck rotor. He tried using the caliper bracket on the knuckle and a bolt to drive off the rotor. That turned into a new knuckle. Of course the lower ball joint was stuck in it, so throw in a new lower control arm. And it had press in wheel bearings so no point in changing that over. And it was easier to just grab the strut too since it's only 3 bolts in the fender. Turned a pad and rotor slap into a front suspension rebuild! .. with junkyard parts

[@phatkatracing]

Fuckin hell dude. 😂

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Same here a broken ball joint to a new upper control arm, tie rods hub bearings since it's the Ford rotor where it has a bearing on the spindle. Left the suspension alone since the lower control arm holds the spring, I wish it was a strut.

[@Folsomdsf2]

Last time I had one this stuck, I just put a hole in the concrete under it and used a big ass prybar like a lever.

[@eizzle78]

I had one turn into new hubs, no issues getting those out but damn those rotors weren’t coming off!

[@notchagrandpa8875]

Some guys just don't know when to break out the sledge other don't know when to leave it in the corner.

[@74willy81]

This reminds me of a similar situation I encountered when I first started to work in an automotive shop during the late 60s. Forget now exactly what kind of truck it was but the heavy cast brake drums would seize onto the axle hub. We had special large pullers just for that application and you could pre-load that sucker within an inch of it's life and beat on it all day to no avail. My dad also a mechanic should me the easy way to take it off using an O/A torch and no puller. Heat the drum up evenly and when it goes"tink" from expansion and release you can remove it by hand. That trick saved me lots of grief in the ensuing years. Love this channel, keep up the good work!

[@rfcarlson1]

I used to work on cars that had their hubs splined to the axle shaft. Had one Volvo P1800 that had max tension applied with a puller, soaked down in Kroil, heated with a OxyAcet torch and pounded on with a sledge -- all at the same time. Three of us had been working on it. Still hot and under tension we were all standing back trying to figure out what to do next when one guy just tapped it with a 10mm combination wrench like he was pointing at it and the whole assembly flew apart explosively. Just that little 'tink' did it. I can also remember a VW bus (also splined) that just wouldn't give it up. I ended up cutting the drum and hub off with a chisel.

[@izzynutz2000]

Probably the same truck I was working on

[@Nick75au1]

Internationals with the semi floating axles. been there done that

[@btf2842]

Lol i was scrolling for someone to mention a torch. Wouldve been the first thing i went for

[@stevenhzoll7057]

Ah yes , reminds me of the old days pressing Cat D 9 sprockets off. Make sure to put the big nut back on with about a quarter inch gap. Don't ask me how I know.

[@Big_Loo]

How far did it go?

[@dushk0]

@@Big_Loo this far, and it was thaaat scary

[@dylankinch2735]

Eric I also have this tool and I had a 2014 Town And Country van on my lift. I beat the snot out of the rotor until I finally broke out this tool when it wouldn't come off. I put the OTC tool on it and put a ton of torque on it with my Milwaukee half inch impact and then hit the forcing screw with a mini sludge without the safety strap around the tool. The tool along with the rotor flew off the Hub and blasted the wall about 7 ft from where I was working the tool came apart in 3 pieces I'm lucky I was standing to the side I probably would have got blasted. The tool did not break though it just came apart as you know they do. I'm in Utica New York so I get the same stuff you do when it comes to rust and ever since that day I'm grateful to have this tool even though I don't use it very much

[@dylankinch2735]

Oh and thought id mention ive seen in your older vids people commenting that hitting the forcing screw does nothing. Well they r certainly wrong and must not be workin on cars in central ny

[@Steve_I]

cny makes working on anything a nightmare. I'm west of rome.

[@newjerseybill3521]

We have to report Eric to the SPCA, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Air hoses.

[@michaelrivera652]

Your now officially a stunt man lol.

[@toolguy40dg]

Every brake job i do, i like to put lube on the ears of the pads, rather than dry, keeps from seizing in the future, i also lube the slide pins regardless of whats in there, love your channel, been a mechanic for 23 yrs, keep up the good stuff..👍🔧

[@AndrewKidd14145]

toolguy40dg yup, I’m the only guy in the shop that does that.

[@AndrewKidd14145]

also a little lube on the hub so the rotor won’t get too stuck eother

[@scottfirman]

I had to CUT the rotor on a 1978 Chevy Nova in pieces. It didnt matter what I did. I tried EVERYTHING humanly possible. In the end, I used a cut off wheel and cut from the stud to the outside edge. I had to make it into pie wedges and EVERY WEDGE was STUCK . It was my first experience with a frozen on brake rotor. What a joke! I learned after that USE ANTI SEIZE . Period.

[@yelloms]

Another thing you don't want to here your brain surgeon say: "Brah, you see that little screw hole?"

[@johneaston4963]

Now that was a brake job worth watching,,😁😁

[@rrmech11]

Glad my favorite guy didn't get hurt.👍👍👍

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Ah the good old Mazda stuck brake rotors! The hydraulic 5-ton 3-jaw puller from Harbor Freight and a good air hammer work for me ;) Also, why not just thread on a lug nut or two to prevent the rotor from violently flying off? Less video drama though haha

[@SouthMainAuto]

Lug nut left on = boring vid 😐

[@GeneralRELee]

I should send Mr O. a nice pair of earmuffs, his ears will thank me when he's 70.

[@jakeemery9207]

Hey, I am doing that in a driveway in NY! At least this time it isn’t February. You’ve saved my ass more times than I can remember. Always informative and entertaining!

[@7daystodieyeahbuddy919]

GREAT way to start any day..... Drink some coffee, huff some Brake Cleaner and watch BIGG NaStY rip apart some brake rotors SMA style. 💖💖💖

[@libertybarker7401]

i have 99 limited. gauges seldom work. recieved a junkyard cluster yesterday. removed org cluster & replaced it. took about 3.5 minutes. no shit! 3 screws snap on snap off. ANYWAY gauges all work and idiot lights all off. BUT. I NOW HAVE AN EXTRA 100,000 MILES! can it be reset to 75,000 ? i thought miles were in the computor but guess not

[@rubeng5150]

Pucker Factor lvl 100 holy cow!

[@1970chevelle396]

Even Timmy would be proud of you on that repair. He would have never been able to get that rotor off.

[@wolfox2007]

You're are so very lucky! I was removing the rear rotors on my GMT-800 '03 Silverado SS. I had backed off the adjusters properly past the rust ridge on the driver's side and lightly banged around with my stubby 32 Oz. sledge. While rocking it back and forth is was giving, but slowly. Crouching in and squatting as I was, I gave it the college go one last time. Oh, she gave. She gave and whanged hard off my only arthritic knee. I was sucking wind, choking back tears and rolling on my back like an upturned tortoise in my driveway for a solid 5 minutes and questioning my role in life, the Earth and the Universe as a whole. Long time watcher, long time fan - but first time poster. Brother, you're so lucky that rotor and tool didn't gut punch you in half! Hang in there bro, and stay safe. Please! You're an insightful and skilled instructor and repair tech that we all desperately pray for if we can't garage or shade-tree fix it ourselves.

[@theflukey4114]

I was struggling not to laugh while reading this at work, but i know for a fact i wouldn't be laughing if it happened to me lmao.

[@JeffWinter1]

Baseball catchers gear required. Stand back and...Whoa!! Enjoyed as always.

[@paisleyprince5280]

I leave a few loose lug nuts on for that very reason

[@riverrat1149]

That does not make good tv!

[@rick_.]

Probably says as much in the instructions. Nuts to keep the rotor from flying, safety strap to keep the puller flinging off of the rotor.

[@alabama7636]

Paisley Prince A few loose lug nuts are all some of us have left, don’t take that away 😂😂😂😂

[@ryguy57106]

How about a tour of the upstairs?

[@jonburkholder1972]

ROFL...."cudda caught me in the twig and berries" 5:11

[@eknaap8800]

As an auto-shop teacher this happenend to my students as well. It was the same type of Mazda 6. We hammered the hell on it, lastly with a very large sledge hammer; didn't budge. I eventually heated the disc with an acetylene burner until it was cherry-red and then tried it with the sledgehammer; it did not budge....

[@downhillskier7]

Comedy when rotor puller or gear puller used on brake rotor or hub, stand back and stand by when rotor or hub goes flying 😂

[@Ivo--]

"I think the big event was in the first couple of minutes." - Story of my life bro.

[@rubenproost2552]

Too much information.. :s

[@23werex]

All I have to say Nut and bolt trick from Caliper bracket holes. Best ever. Never seen didn't work.

[@99dsm1]

I had this happen 1 time. I thread on lug nuts on at 3 studs to catch it now.

[@frazerguest2864]

I know I shouldn't laugh, but I did. I had similar on an old Land Rover Discovery. The job started off bad by me noticing that one of the calipers was leaking, got worse by rounding off the grub screw which holds the disc / rotor in place, took a step closer to Shitsville by me snapping an eBay special Chinesium screw extractor in the grub screw, (have you ever tried drilling one of those bastards out ?). When I eventually removed the snapped off screw extractor and grub screw, the dam disc was welded to the hub. Man, I must have spent about three hours pounding and swearing on that thing. Did it come off? Well, kinda, the outer edge of the disc came off, leaving the inner section still welded to the hub. That was the point at which I phoned Enterprise and decided to rent a car for a few days before I ended up fixing that Land Rover permanently with a gallon of petrol and a box of matches.

[@dB_944]

Isn’t that how goalies train in Canada?!

[@wildsurviver8714]

I cut with a sawzall and fine metal or cast Iron cutting blade from the outside edge of the rotor in through the rotor brake surface and stop cutting just shy of the hub the rotor is stuck on. Then take a cold chisel and tap it into the slot. This will flex the rotor and help break the rust free. Just make sure you are careful cutting and don't hit anything on the inside. If it's really bad cut it a second time 180. It really doesn't take that long and is easier then beating it with a hammer.

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

When I see things like this it makes me thankful that I live in the south. If I lived up north I wouldn't be a mechanic.

[@ericburns5359]

When I changed my brakes last I used some brake grease on the face of the hub after I had huge issues removing the old disks. Now I use a little Muscle Grease when I put the new ones on after cleaning the hub face. It works for me.

[@Chris-Fennimore]

Fun-fun-fun! Change yer drawers and git back to work. LOL

[@Gruntsworth]

Should have added an angry cat reow at 0:09 when the rotor flew off and crashed. You know what I mean. Those stock sounds TV shows and movies use. lol

[@geltecmail]

So, when did you think you acquired the power of "THE FORCE", oh Obi Wan Kenobi? You need to practice with the hand gestures a little more.

[@fldave612]

I see so many using that puller and it flies off. Leave 2 lug nuts threaded partially on opposite ends and that won't fly off. I'd rather eff up a lug nut or a stud than end up in the ER.

[@HunterShows]

Brain Surgeon: "Ah, shit." ... Brain Surgeon: "Not again!"

[@roccociofani4119]

Totally my favorite? Why are near death experiences so funny? I laugh everytime!

[@LOGGATO]

BRUH, do u even mcCanick??

[@williamreitinger8898]

Love action packed repair tutorials

[@anthonysimonhough9691]

I’m so sorry for you can not your council think of a better way than salt. It must be like driving through sea water

[@LDReptiles]

Dont feel bad Eric I had a Mazda 6 2 years ago come in the same deal brakes. Well brakes turned into a wheel bearing, lower control arm, brakes and a new axle. Couldent get the rotor off called the customer and got approval to continue to smash it off with a hammer. Ended up splitting the rotor in two with a 12lb hammer and 4 hours of swinging. So get the rotor off go to pull the axle out seized In the bearing. Go to remove the lower ball joint of of the knuckle seized like a mother. Took me two days to do front brakes a wheel nearing an axle and a ball joint

[@Georgiaboy9009]

48hrs to complete total job on a Mazda6? Hell that's not too far off book time right? Lol not bashing you, though I reap the auto repair benefits of living down south, I have experienced way more Rustbelt native vehicles then I'd care to have. Over recent years instead of landing in the crusher, northern vehicles have been making their way down south through used dealer auctions where state inspection laws are more lenient. Used to be I could quote jobs over the phone without a second thought, now after experiencing similar situations as you mentioned I've learned to not even give a ballpark estimate without first seeing the car. Luckily thanks to Eric O and his videos I am now better equipped and more knowledgeable on how to combat these situations, making me one of only a small few in my area willing/capable to take in these repairs.

[@Charles_Mulberry_7977]

Woah! Holy flying brake rotors! I hope you had your steel toe boots on.

[@gltwn]

"twig and berries"

[@icelineman]

2 grams of antizeaze would have made this a 1 hit job

[@THEtechknight]

Sounds like a good time to do a compilation, a bloopers reel :-)

[@gzhang207]

Mazda rotor revenge! Your approach is professional better than a hammer blow.

[@drloch6174]

Do you have a link for the device you used for cleaning around the studs? Put it on your Amazon page

[@jetmech1495]

It's in the Amazon link. 3M 07547

[@gtoboss600]

Just purchased one and oh man does it work good!

[@jetmech1495]

@@gtoboss600 I'm thinking about buying one as well. It's the bees knees as Eric O. would say.

[@gtoboss600]

I used mine in a 18v cordless drill just because it was easier to swap with the larger chuck compared to finding the collet wrenches for the die grinder. Even with the lower rpm from the drill there was absolutely no issue cleaning the stud bases. 2-3 seconds per stud and you get a perfectly clean hub face just as Eric shows. I believe the pads will last a fair amount also as they are fairly aggressive and hard.

[@ChuckWood14]

C'mon NAPA, whats it gonna take to finally sponsor Eric O.?

[@apexkeeper]

Glad you didn't get hurt! but that was hilarious... The first time I removed an old set of dayton truck wheels the first one flew off and knocked me on my butt. I learned very quick to leave the nuts partially on the studs!

[@howtobebasic2122]

3:13 POP goes the brake rotor XD