Never Do This When Changing Your Brake Pads

[@scottykilmer]

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[@curly__3]

Hey Scotty! Can you do a vid on towing with a front wheel drive SUV like that Rav4? Thanks for all the great vids and advice!

[@wadeadams4263]

If you didn't have any arms could you talk.

[@theodorerinehart781]

Thats nice you helped him out with an easy fix

[@NebukedNezzer]

its no mystery to me why people bring their vehicles to you. you are the man.

[@napynap]

Bought my 2017 Rav4 in 2020 with 95k miles on it just before the pandemic for $15k. I do the oil change every 5k. Still running awesome! Best deal ever.

[@sharlapatriot2725]

I'm actually looking at a 17' with less than 50k on it. But I'm doing my research first... I always watch Scotty & then research what he suggests.

[@napynap]

@@sharlapatriot2725 That's what I did too. I narrowed down to three for reliability. Ford Escape, Honda CRV, or Toyota Rav4. Whichever becomes available, go with it. gl!

[@lawsontroya]

Thanks Scotty I appreciate it. I love doing my own brake work, for that very reason. My nephew took his Smart Car in for an oil change once. He was in school at the time and after the change drove it home and I think he checked the oil and was low. We noticed it was leaking from the drain bolt. Took it back and come to find out the drain bolt stripped. Needed a new oil pan. Well that little oil change wound up costing my brother $800+!!! Another reason I like doing my own work. My first car was a ‘72 Ford Pinto! Well, Dad made me do all the work on it! So I learned just about everything on that car my Dad paid $500 for! I did the radiator, water pump, thermostat, head, head gasket, starter, tune ups, oil changes, air filters, shocks, camshaft, fan belt, brakes went out on a hill, coasted to a parking lot, with just the emergency brake, drums in the back and disc in front, tires from time to time!!! By the time I gave it to my brother it was a brand new ‘72 Ford Pinto!!! Never got around to the band adjustment, as suggested by Dad. The hardest was that starter…😂

[@markh.6687]

I had to take my car back to a big-name shop several months after an oil change; in bitter cold weather there was a several-drop leak from the area of the oil filter when warming up. Shop had to snug up the filter for me. 2nd time in three vehicles I had a filter come loose enough to cause a minor leak. I guess everybody's "hand tighten and then a little more" is different.

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

My 2004 Honda Element has around 238,000 miles no trouble codes, doesn’t waste oil and runs great. It will probably outlive me as I am getting up there in age😅

[@sl4983]

Have you changed the transmission fluid

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

@@sl4983 yes routinely and the rear differential fluid. Going next week for an oil change at the dealership and have a $10 discount coupon plus they give me a free multipoint inspection. I then either have my son fix it or take it to a mechanic. Only other cars that have beet this trouble free were my 77 k5 Chevy Blazer that I wish I still owned and my 86 BMW 325es that my son now has.

[@jeffortman6395]

Don't jinx yourself lol

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

It probably will the way you obviously take care of it and they are great vehicles

[@davewallace8219]

Live a long life...my freind!

[@charlesjames1442]

That impact will raise the scissors jack too. Beats using the lugnut wrench.

[@Micah_6_8_Walk_In_Love]

I will have to give that a try. Thanks for the info.

[@louisrichards3702]

might be a 15/16 socket.

[@TheSuburban15]

You're asking a lot of that battery to lift a car and also loosen the lug nuts.

[@charlesjames1442]

@@TheSuburban15 : We used it last year to change the tire on my ST. No problem at all.

[@honorableundead2273]

​@@TheSuburban15shouldn't be a problem. My coworker recharges his maybe once a week. As for me I stick with air power

[@surf6009]

My mechanic was doing an oil change. Secretary called, said Josh says your brakes are bad, do you want the basic, or the better? I answered, better. Later, I thought, why didn't I just say akibono? As busy as they are at Vork's in Sandstone Minnesota, he did the brake job that day. Very good !

[@joemumma6776]

You’re not a real man

[@peterrudy9207]

4:05 Air Condtioning System - As has been said , even in winter time . Turn on your aircon , full blast for a few minutes , every week ? As this circulates the oil and keeping O-rings pliable / supple from drying out and having leakage .

[@theclearsounds3911]

I'm not disagreeing with you, but keep in mind that many cars won't let the compressor turn on below a certain temperature. So if you're going to do this, wait until it gets above freezing, or else you're not doing anything useful.

[@peterrudy9207]

@@theclearsounds3911 Makes sense that temperature be in the 40s before

[@mred7375]

Small fact. A/C helps defog your windshield in the winter but I agree. Fix it in the summer.

[@stevenweiss2148]

Have one of these battery powered impact tool. Works good

[@HARRUMPH-SAL]

Put new RF caliper on my son’s 2000 Camry (135k) 2 days ago. Flush/bleed, 1-2-3. Scotty says do it yourself.... I have for 43 years.

[@ATO.21]

Loved the Commander in Chief reference

[@Mike-Olds-1]

Hopefully he checked the other side caliper bolts 😬

[@REDRVER]

I was going to post the same comment!

[@680ecks]

Hope you checked the other side im sure they did brakes on both sides . also if the aluminum wheel is scored all the way around it will make a fracture point and may come apaart under load i would get at least one new wheel cheeper to get a aftermarket set

[@patrickhawk6058]

I chuckle every time Scotty puts up the horse image when he laughs.

[@pasullica]

Scotty is a gem knowing how many people could not even know how to change a light bulb 😁

[@mrmlgcats]

I got some Akebono brake pads and then Raybestos rotors. On my 94 Camry. Such a great combo. So smooth. Very little break dust.

[@Hallowfont]

Reminds me of when we got a car in a shop and someone’s LF caliper mounting brace was missing a bolt after their pops did their brakes.

[@theclearsounds3911]

It's good to see Scotty get his hands (or gloves) dirty once in a while, while still giving us good advise. It's also good to see that the owner of that car took it to Scotty before the other bolt could loosen up and fall out. It could have killed someone.

[@chucke756]

lol Brakes are one of the few things I do on cars nowadays. Actually I’m pretty decent at doing brake work. Been doing brakes for about 50 years. There you go. Beam me up Scotty!!

[@grantpedder7719]

Good one Scotty. That mechanic who did the brake job shouldn't be allowed near an unlocked tool box... *_EVER !_*

[@boilerhand1]

These vids could save multiple lives. Thank you.

[@Bull53]

Choose your Mechanic wisely! Thanks Scotty!

[@garbonzobean1]

I love my battery powered impact wrench.

[@charleselertii6187]

Thanks Scotty. That find on the brake bolt would immediately make me want to check the other side as well. Cheers, Chuck.

[@devinmccloud]

My battery lasted 8 years in a 60 below weather zone. I had the same issue with the brake caliper bolt coming off. Evan, after tightening it to specs. You need to locktite the threads or buy a new bolt that comes with a locktite thread.

[@Morbutt]

Yeah I have had great experience with better batteries. Most auto parts shops will always push the 3 year batteries to keep you coming back and they make more money. There are still places out there selling 7 year batteries. I've been using them for decades now

[@BocaAtractivo82]

It's been a long while since I commented on Scotty's vids. Great job and advice on regarding breaks Scotty!Spot on!

[@harrycee656]

I don't have shops do my brakes. Had them not tighten the pin and another time they didn't tighten the lug nuts.

[@ericschulze5641]

Or over tighten

[@Cybersawz]

Find a new shop. I guess you are the new shop!

[@garypritchard9787]

I have a Ryobi 3/4” cordless impact and it is very strong.

[@robbbarnett4978]

I always check after any mechanics work on my car and find problems where they left something loose or left off, it's common. Even a Toyota dealer who replaced my rav4 waterpump didn't recheck coolant level after test driving and I popped the hood and checked and it was way below minimal. Some are lazy, complacent or do things on purpose especially if they don't like foreign vehicles, it's a western thing. Wouldn't it be great if all mechanics were like scotty.

[@cameronohare4000]

its why youre better of working on your car yourself, youlll do more research and will care more about the vehicle, plus its cheaper!

[@Beesa10]

Mechanics didn't replace my brake fluid reservoir cap, thankfully it was trapped under the bonnet/hood so I didn't lose it entirely. They also fitted brake pad hardware the wrong way around, cracked my engine air filter box by over tightening screws and lost small plastic clips for my battery cover. Little things like this are annoying and may cause problems later. I'm not a mechanic but do some maintenance jobs and take care of my car so I notice some of these things that another person might miss. Skilled and conscientious mechanics like Scotty are worth their weight in gold.

[@EPHONIC]

9:01 - Love the pop-up image. Very appropriate.😂

[@johnguilfoyle3073]

Years ago when I worked in the Sears Auto Center at the Mall in South Carolina, the first cold snap of winter brought in a line of cars for batteries. The Newest cars with their factory batteries were all Four Years Old. After a while, I started Confirming the age of the cars rather than asking.

[@ryanbrown3334]

This happened to me two years ago. I took my Highlander to the local Toyota stealership to replace the front brakes. After about 20 miles, something didn't feel right. Two bolts were missing, and the other two bolts were loose on the caliper bracket.

[@glasshalffull2930]

Crazy stuff like that will turn that Viking beard grey 😬😬😬

[@huberthall9828]

Scotty should have checked the other side also.

[@renkhachatoorian302]

The best way to be safe, is to check everything on the car, once in a while. Specially when you have a manual transmission and you want to keep the car for decades.

[@skylined5534]

Sound advice. I'm also liable to ignore 'sealed for life' claims on transmission and diffs. Oil is relatively cheap, definitely worth doing!

[@tanchelm]

I remember once I've called some dodgy mobile mechanics to fix the noise coming from rear side and they checked and told me is the muffler, but actually one day before they have changed my brake pads and didn't put it back correctly... I had to do their job and paid for that. My advice is to be careful who you call or which garage are you going to leave the car.

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Reminds me of the time the Honda dealer forgot to reinstall the oil pan drain bolt. Yikes. Glad they noticed it & called me.

[@marcconyard5024]

Over a couple of years we hired two different SUV type vehicles to go away to the mountains west of Sydney Australia. The first was a Subaru Forester 2.5 AWD which I found fantastic to drive and excellent in off-road situations. But, the thing absolutely guzzled fuel at highway speeds. But it was super comfortable to drive and a lot of fun. The following year we took a 2015 Toyota RAV 4 which could not have been a more different vehicle to the Subaru in almost every way. It was nowhere near as comfortable or good on the road as the Subaru but, it returned fantastic fuel economy, some 20-30% better in fact. I didn’t find the RAV 4 anywhere near as pleasant to drive over long distances though, the suspension was harsh and the steering wheel seemed offset to the driver!

[@tedhart7708]

I don't know how many times I've said it. I wish I could find a mechanic like Scotty in Louisville, Ky!

[@MrEnky007]

Scotty for president!

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

Tire light was on in my Camry this AM RF tire was low. Don't ignore

[@dixiesmaster]

Great video, Scotty. I'm sure that impact wrench is alright, but 75 ft. lbs is pretty easy to remove with a hand tool.

[@user-rw1us5uw5m]

I have a 2016 rav4, that happened to my brake caliper aswell also on the driver's side when i did it properly and torqued to spec with a verifier. I have no clue why they do that sometimes.

[@edwardcornell1263]

A/c system is always being used all year round, not just the summertime. When you put the defoster on to unfog your windows, it turns on the a/c system. It cannot do this properly if you having problems with your a/c system. So yes you can fix your a/c system in the winter.

[@Micah_6_8_Walk_In_Love]

I just installed new brakes on my new (used) 2014 RAV4. I was shocked at how loose the torque specs are on this unit. Caliper Mounting bolts Front 25 Ft Lbs Rear 20 Ft Lbs I guess I will re-inspect after a hundred miles.

[@Kurtdog63]

I am wondering if most mechanics or car dealerships would tell you all those codes could be from a weak battery?

[@tillman40]

Or a bad alternator

[@wadeokaysguitar]

Never. But they’ll tell you to replace it as well as a list of other things the car “needs”.

[@zak182006]

my ford AGM battery is 4 years old and counting. Still allowing start stop in 15 degrees lol

[@KirkMarch]

Scott Thank you so much! God Bless. God's Speed!

[@davidprice3950]

The bolts on the caliper sliders are normaly safty bolts with the blue substance in the thread to stop them comming loose and they come with a new slider if you are using a bolt from a bolt kit you should use thread locker.

[@garylee2976]

Scotty God bless you and your family and thank you for the info.🎉🎉🎉

[@MrElemonator]

Scotty as always great videos. Was thinking you might want to put the vehicle your talking about in the video description so people can find a familiarity ultimately getting people more interested

[@garynoss818]

Thanks, Scotty! Great diagnosis!

[@Nick41622]

I always lightly oil my lug nuts. Never had a problem for 40 years.

[@chumpthetraitor7331]

You drive slow grampa

[@skylined5534]

​@@chumpthetraitor7331 Are you ok mate?

[@MrOgynist]

My mechanic ex-FIL told me once that Caterpillar would give pink slips for not lubing lugs. I once broke several wheel studs because of siezed lug nuts and resolved to always lube the lugs. Then i researched it and found you are never supposed to do that. But i still do.

[@graemecarnegie7821]

Use copper grease.

[@clarencesmith2305]

I have never seen an attachment bolt set up like that. I have done brakes for myself and friends on stuff as old as 1973 (4-wheel drums) up to 2008 (4-wheel disks) but I have yet seen a set up like this.

[@thoragena]

Typical configuration for Toyota disk caliper.

[@clarencesmith2305]

@@thoragena I have done brake work on several toy's and have never seen a set up like that, I owned a toy pick up with 4-piston front calipers. I have seen a steel sleeve on a few fords that I had to hold with pliers because the sleeve bonded to the bolt I also had to use a small punch to tap out those bolts.

[@rogerlyngeng6903]

My daughters Mazda 2 battery is the original, 16 yrs old, still strong. Mazda quality🙂and I own a rav4..

[@ThomasKing19933]

I can't believe some people take chances by not doing brake jobs correctly.

[@andrewnevermind4902]

When you live in rural Ireland, given the cowboy mechanics here, you would be well to do as much maintenance yourself as possible.

[@gibblespascack1418]

It is probably someone new who does not do the job with a protocol or it was done in a dirty garage where they have trouble keeping track of things. When I did my first brake job on my car, I watched the video on how to do it, then wrote a protocol on how the process is done. With the protocol, I checked everything off as I did ech step so that I did not forget anything. It pays to be careful.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

You're absolutely right, brakes are much cheaper than an accident

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

The shop that I go to exclusively does everything right, anything worth doing, is worth doing right

[@Mr.Worf63]

My nephew does my brake jobs, he’s a licensed mechanic.👍

[@mickeymouse-pm4kg]

Hi Scotty, hope you checked the offside as well as you know what they say when changing brake pads "both sides should be changed at same time".

[@thoragena]

Scotty is the Toyota Whisperer! About a year ago, the local auto parts store battery (a replacement for a previously faulty battery from the same store) was acting quite odd and could not hold a charge for more than a few days. The battery was "tested" more than a few times at the store and over and over again they said it was good. There were all sorts of strange things going on with the vehicle and thinking that the battery was okay, I tried to track down if there was some kind of intermittent short. Couldn't find any obvious faults and finally took the battery to a different store and sure enough, the battery was bad. Don't be too quick to trust those battery testers at your local auto parts place. The quality of some batteries seem to have got pretty poor over the past few years.

[@markh.6687]

The problem is some battery testers are only measuring voltage, and do not load test with an amperage load. I saw this with my own battery once; a battery analyzer showed my new battery to be way low on amperage. Ran it to the chain parts store I bought it from; guy says "oh, it's fine." on his little tester. Then I showed him the analyzer printout from the shop my car was in. I left with a new battery minutes later, so the shop could deal with the other issue.

[@fieldsofomagh]

Load the battery with the engine idling and see does it maintain constant voltage.

[@mouszzy9256]

My old interstate battery lasted me 7 years

[@toddeisgruber1947]

Scotty's wearing Ironclads! Awesome!

[@michaelxerri9826]

Scoty only the best will do !that's you the only 1

[@edag9609]

This happened to me but it felt tight! 😅. I had an alignment done and the guy left the lug nuts loose luckily I noticed and tightened them when i was on a highway! I guess sometimes stuff happens. Nobodys perfect and its scary!!!

[@SilverSin]

I needed my daily dose of being yelled at!! Love this content!!

[@edwardranno7119]

He’s probably almost deaf like me

[@MrOgynist]

Been waiting to hear what Scotty had to say about Canadian built cars.

[@bill3716]

Are you talking about the Lexus SUV dashboards melting and getting sticky about five years ago and there was a long waiting list to get them replaced?

[@markconley9279]

I didn’t hear you mention to check all the other brake bolts for tightness to be safe.

[@ajmpatriot4899]

“The mechanic’s in the car, the car is shutting up.” 😂

[@glasshalffull2930]

The Toyota dealership that ‘was’doing the fluid changes on my Toyota RAV4, 2009 was not checking the transmission fluid. Allegedly, the transmission fluid is good for the life of the transmission and never needs to be changed. If you don’t change the transmission fluid, how long do you think the transmission will last???

[@robertsmith7580]

Awesome video Scotty

[@palemale2501]

Every word coming out your mouth is gold.

[@andrewnevermind4902]

Scotty forgetting to mention the recall today on 50k corollas and rav4s in the US.

[@876SIMSTREAMER]

sure did

[@PhantomCookie87]

Yeah, for the Takata airbags...

[@Joe-hz1nw]

He may have made this video a couple of days ago, I guarantee he has a backlog of videos so he can take time off and still have videos to release.

[@druu988]

The Takata airbag issue is for vehicles made 20 years ago. The fact that it took this long for this recall is just ridiculous.

[@Nick41622]

Because he's a Toyota fanboy.🤣

[@mred7375]

Scotty's got clean nails, I respect that. 11:23 Press pause and check them out LOL.

[@jessewynne8193]

Tire monitor batteries dead already yet my 07 rav4 and 08 Yaris are still going strong never replaced yet

[@2226cc]

I'm not so sure about that replacement bolt. Very different grade bolt being used there on something as important as brakes. Then again .. still stopped without one. 😄 Also, those are the guide pins. If they are stripped out, just buy a guide pin kit. No need for whole new caliper.

[@morganw8682]

Satellite Navigation is better than Google maps on a smart phone in any mountainous or rural area however.

[@jamesjordan2232]

Had a similar issue, just couldn’t work out what the noise was, wheel off and both slide pins had snapped 😮

[@Jixer95]

I have a 2014 RAV4 myself, just rolled over 191k on my way home. Mostly highway miles so I pray it lasts 500k.

[@qryche1967]

Scotty, when using a battery jump starter pack, does the negative go on the negative terminal or metal on the body?

[@Micah_6_8_Walk_In_Love]

I’m not scotty, but fyi, he does have a video out there for jump starts. I believe he stated if you have a newer style jump start with all the bells and whistles. They have electric protection built in and you go to straight to the negative terminal. You can even hook them up wrong and the machine will tell you. So I purchased one and I love it.

[@skylined5534]

I don't think it honestly matters. I've tried both and both work. Just make sure your leads are nice and thick with good, clean clamps!

[@tjbroussard3524]

Is it better to have 2 jack stands or 4? I have a 2018 rav4 and I want to do the routine maintenance myself if possible.

[@ericjohnson4330]

I have had those fall out after doing brake job. Just use orange threadlock

[@Micah_6_8_Walk_In_Love]

Thanks for the heads up. Just install new brakes last week. My rav4 states Caliper Mounting bolts Front 25 Ft Lbs Rear 20 Ft Lbs That is rather weak if you ask me. Guess Im going to purchase some orange thread lock. Honestly,I never knew they made orange. Again, thanks for the heads up.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

The thumbnail says it all. Don't touch the upper guide pin with your middle finger. Noted.

[@davidg.9942]

as usually, I was not disapointed…’I can’t see too many people being that dumb’😂😂😂,,, Scotty U R the man,,,

[@freeman1463]

If scotty passes doesn’t only mean he passes really it means the entire world loses universal library(i mean mechanical field)

[@JD-wx3pk]

Would be interesting to see how vehicles were diagnosed for problems prior to everything becoming computerized. I suppose things were easier to identify back then?.

[@jasnapon]

I have a good year 24 volt impact works great🤣

[@jeffreywhitlatch1409]

A lot of cars set A/C codes in winter.

[@schlitzie72]

that last image flash of the Tin Man tho lol

[@frankmisurajr1121]

shouldn't it have a sleeve pin on the brake caliber bolt ??

[@adolfoquiroz8342]

Scotty - what are your thoughts on on the new Lexus RZ EV

[@emort6]

I love scotty, but the fact that he is just discovering how awesome cordless impacts are is perplexing.

[@skylined5534]

Because he's probably always used air tools in a garage setting.

[@emort6]

@skylined5534 I've watched probably hundreds of his videos and before this the only impact I remember is a corded version, and I mean 120 volt corded, not pneumatic!

[@christos881]

Surprising to hear Scotty say he's not a fan of battery powered impacts, I guess he's never used a Milwaukee impact.

[@markopoko5532]

I have a RAV4 and recently took it to the dealership for a weird shift at cruising. They told me that the fluid in the transmission was overfilled but no damage. Recommend me a flush so I did that but the shift I told them is still there. I had the transmission service two years ago. What should I do in this situation?

[@Michael-yi4mc]

You can get a great discount for fixing your air conditioner in the winter months.

[@brianboot8623]

Nothing beats a good 4 way, no batteries or air required 😅

[@mwngw]

Challenge to Scotty: investigate the MYSTERY, phantom RAV4 "Low Brake pedal" after even simple brake pad replacement. The hydraulic system is never opened up, yet... the brake pedal is suddenly 1/2 height. Toyota DIY mechanics report this issue on forums, scratching their heads, cuz it makes no sense. It is a common problem, and users are at a loss as to the fix. I've bled my Rav's brakes dozens of times, and replace everything in the system. No luck, the brake pedal never recovers to full height.

[@vog51]

OMG the sniffy Joe pic sent me to the top. hahahahahahhahaahahaha

[@robertriley5036]

I drive a 2015 Rav4 everyday for work, 300k and still going strong!

[@GritandGrindHustle]

You should have played the lottery on this day!!

[@GibsonBuck]

AC de-fog windows faster

[@Kurtdog63]

What a loss to the world it would have been if Scotty had stayed a college professor...