In this video we have a look at a Honda Pilot that came in with a rear noise "banging" complaint and also a customer complaint of a brake shimmy. Doesn't take long to figure out the rear shocks are shot and the front brakes are the cause of the shimmy. -Enjoy
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Great tip on the clip installation.
Watched this one just to check out the impact screwdriver again. I should probably pick up one of those
Im not going to eat the repair because you paid too much at auction.all us mechanics hear the sob stories.legit is one thing but some people want it free every time.
Bad switches on the Impala? My guess.. people like to leave windows open, short them out. Or maybe bad relay, if it's not printed.
Considering you said that you did the brakes on this car about five years earlier, would have liked to have seen how rust free the caliper bracket abutment area was before you sand blasted it as I've seen that you apply grease to that area to prevent it.
You mentioned you stopped using muscle grease. Any specific reason? Do you just switch to fluid film
those buses had to be doing like 90 imo this video was hilarious with the hamburgers and kale and ms o so great .
Now you need a hat that says SHEVILAY on it
I just reshocked my pilot. Did you use Mever seize as grease on the shock fasteners and brake parts?
What? No anti-rust grease on the hub before putting on the rotor? No removing grease film from rotor before putting in the brake pads?
Is brake grease required on the pads where they slide on the stainless guides?
Pushing back pistons in caliper brake fluid runs over at reservoir and leaks all over engine bay. Not the brightest eh?
My daughter has a 2014 Odyssey that has one rear shock leaking and the other seems fine. Should you replace both at the same time, or should you consider the other one fine since it is not leaking?
My Pilot chews up rotors unlike any other vehicle I've owned. First the front then the rear. Under designed brakes for how heavy it is.
PG Tips tea…the BEST!!
damn i though i replaced some bad shocks
that looks like a real small town ???
What? Calipers have ears? Guess I'd better watch what I say around my car. Don't need a mutiny when I least expect it…..
Theres that dang lawn mower again!, if it aint the phone dinger its the dern air compressor!! LoL!!
Good tips there Mr Hondoo. Punching the philips driver, will have to try that next time. Thanks for the videos👍
Was nice of the guy cutting his grass to do it as you were filming…lol then the tornado horn was a nice touch.
BTW do you see any value in replacing old, perhaps spongy brake hoses with those new Teflon stainless-braided brake hoses? They're pretty inexpensive and look like high quality, even if furrieners. Maybe it's imagination but the brake pedal does feel firmer.
Good that you "slobber those bottom bolts with never-seize". Here in Minnesota I have never been able to remove one of those, they're firmly rusted into the bushing. I have to curse a lot and saw the bolt out and replace with a new bolt and bushing, every time, on 2000-2004 Hondoos. Even the nice bevels on the bolt are not quite enough. Rust really never sleeps. I also do the slobber treatment on all those low bolts and it sure helps the next time when I have to change the strut or CV axle..
somebody did a good stitch job on the Hondoo hat
Love the hat.
What do you do if those retainer screws won't come out? Last one I did I couldn't even get them out with the impact screwdriver. Ended up twisting the Chinesium screwdriver bit in half then drilling the screws out and just letting the wheel hold the new rotor in place.
beautiful city
Cool job and great vid! Love your town and the glimpses of your family too. Greetings from Finland 🤟🏽
Sounds like a typical used car salesman, shysters, the lot! Everything for nothing. Like the hat. Thanks for the video.
Minding the little details like putting anti-seize compound on threaded fasteners is what separates a good mechanic from a hurried technician……
How often do you replace the rotors when you do brake jobs?
Its summer, dude, use that BBQ!
Great tip on the pad spreader hardware. I of course learned the hard way by chasing those little buggers all over the shop half a dozen times until I learned the procedure you just demonstrated..lol. Keep fighting the good fight brother.
Hmmmm, someone was in a bit of a salty humour uploading this! Come on you are a mechanic for 20+ years, surely you have developed x-ray vision by now??? You dont need to look at a vehicle to tell whats wrong with it! Great video from good people, your home is so like mine, the work, the cooking, the wife, the kids, the doggy 🙂 We are living the dream
SWEEEET VID 🚹, 👍 THANK YOU
What does that tell you
Hey Eric, another great brake video. Thanks for the great tips, again. Also, another great lunch by Mrs. O.
Oh, very familiar with the used car guy! I used to haul for one around here. He'd always leave me cars with dead batteries or flat tires, or want me to "Take a look at … (insert system here)" … then I'd quote a price and suddenly the route would change, adding 10 miles on – his way of getting something for nothing. I went WAY up on my rates – he paid for a while, but now he found someone else. Just as well – I hate driving in cities anyway! And it's shortening the already short life of my Silverado …
In the process of doing engine mounts, struts, ball joints, end links, hub bearings, and dust shields on the trusty '93 940. All the stuff I took out was OE – 171,728 miles. Only reason the ball joint failed was due to a small slit in the boot – passenger side was still good! They made some unbelievably reliable stuff in those days! Changed the blown out lowers on my Silverado at 38k miles! Struts were worn, but not totally blown out – no oil leaking, and still had some pressure up to 80% of it's travel (weak at the top 20%). Strut bearings were still good, but the plastic dust covers were deteriorating, allowing crap inside. The Lemforder replacements were all steel – should be the last set I'll have to do on that, hopefully. Hub bearings got backordered, then cancelled, so had to go OE – not a bad thing … but wasn't planning on dropping $430 for hubs and dust shields. Good stuff is spendy!! The car is tying up my lift, though! They'll be here eventually, I guess. Had to use the old jack again to yank a small stud out of the Grand Marquis rear tire last night. Amazing how nice a jack rolls on concrete! 😂
Trinity's front teeth are coming! That happened fast! She's tall enough to peer inside the car window too. She's probably the same height as me already, HAHAHA! 😁
You should see my wife … she'll wear a jacket when it's 80° out – she's perpetually cold, lol. I have to kick the down comforter off me all summer long, or I end up in a puddle of sweat, HAHAHA! She hates A/C – she swelters in the car, or house when I'm not inside. She'll work up in the 2nd floor storage of our house, where it's 98° & 80% humidity for hours. She's nuts! I like the heat too, but not to that extreme.
Love the HONDOO hat! Thanks for posting, and happy wrenching! 😊
Omg about two seconds after those school buses past you doing about 65 the house on the left…..spooky place I bet numerous hobos have died in that dwelling. Just a hunch
Much better quality of hat in this video 😜
Lol…butt cheeks will bite the seat…
"Hondoo," i like that. Around here in Metro Detroit, there's so many riced out Hondas, i call them "Honduh".
Do you have stickers that say "hondoo"?
haha I was thinking the same thing. funny to watch it flash across the screen
Noice! Thanks Dr. O and family!
If you heart each comment it aint special anymore.
keto diet
Are you going to make a video on the door locks on the chevy?
Good video Zippy Do. Those burgers are burning and Mrs. o won't like that. The pan needs a relay. Good video Eric O ❤️
"Pump those brakes or your butt cheeks are gonna bite that seat on your first little test drive out of the shop." I am still laughing!!!