Smitty Smithsonite
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Smitty Smithsonite
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Welcome to the channel! Here we'll have a mix of auto repair and small engine repair, along with various, random videos on other things, such as aviation, household maintenance, firearms, or motorcycles. Never know what you'll see here! Stay tuned ... :)
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fascistpedant758 (3 minutes ago)
If you don't mind a tip or two. What I find is an easier way to bleed them at the line, is to pump the piston out further then loosen the line and push the piston back in to drive the air out. You can rock the caliper as you compress it to find the sweet spot to get the max air out. And you don't need a helper pumping the pedal. Also, If you have torches, heat only the bleeder white hot and keep it hot for ~a minute then let it cool thoroughly. I like to cool it with penetrating oil after it has cooled enough not to burn the oil. They normally come out easily after cooling. Good luck With your yt channel.
wyattoneable (9 minutes ago)
Eric's a smart guy. I'm sure he can fix that broken brake cleaner can too. Nice flaring tool, and fix too.
Chris-Fennimore (18 minutes ago)
Good Tip! I usually extract the broken bleeders and insert new bleeders, but in that case, I think MeeMaw was right.
Void_777 (27 minutes ago)
Just saved me a lot of time & money, much appreciated!
deadpool3734 (32 minutes ago)
Brave for putting that lift where you didn
VdubSmallGarage (47 minutes ago)
Not bad... Going to try this to save me some money on my $800 car lmao brand new pads and rotors just to brake off a bleeder..
datrux (51 minutes ago)
I can't tell if this guy is from New England, Australia, or both.
carlyletom301 (1 hour ago)
Damn! And I thought I had rusted calipers on my work-van. Also had to change rusted brake lines that literally crumbled as I changed the shocks. That N.E salt for you.
chevrolet355 (2 hour ago)
Just from looking at the thumbnail I can tell it's a 2nd gen dodge I've had three of them
joecnc3341 (2 hours ago)
Yep - the joys of auto repair: Every Bolt's a battle. They need to teach that in auto repair school. Learned a lot from a farmer that I worked for (Oxy-Acetylene heat/water quench, whack with a hammer) - I clean and anti-seize everything - even bleeder screws...
casualfocus1371 (19 hours ago)
God Hank from me myself and Irene is a mechanical genius
limamantapachitas (14 hours ago)
That vehicle is more rusted than the Titanic
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