1998 Chrysler Town & Country Wheel Cylinder Replacement -Fixing it Forward

1. Eric what is your opinion of Dodge Caravans? Are they reliable vans?

2. the satisfaction of getting it fixed

3. I'm starting to think that Barbra and Karen are synonymous with each other… "I would like to speak with the Manager".

4. This video gives me hope for my swagger wagon.

5. Eric I have a 97 Dodge Grand caravan and 3.0 liter and it's been a very good van and I have done lots of work to it i need a new set of heads and I can't afford to pay for the parts because I have lost my job and unemployed at the moment. If you can help me please contact me at brianevans5331@gmail.com thanks again

6. you would of had enough brake line to cut an reshape the flange to refit it

7. Brake Line Destruction instead of My Fat American Fingers? Or in addition to?

8. Who here misses Brain? He was funny as hell! I hope he comes back!

9. Good video, good ideas, good refresher course

10. That junk van belongs in the scrapyard, so much issues and priblems with it and rusty wheel arches too

11. Get a power-bleeder…. surrsly

12. For rusted brake lines like that, take a propane torch, heat up the brake line nut, and attempt to remove. The heat stretches the nut, and leaking hot brake fluid cleans up the inside of the brake line nut. Worked for me on my '99 T&C rear cylinders!!

13. Where's your exhaust hose? Come on, you know better than this.

14. Top tip of you done with that brakes drums using photographs on your phone is good to find out

15. I may be a bit late to the party but there was nothing wrong with the parking brake to start with. The bottom brake fork is what holds the parking brake arm in place. Easy mistake to make because a lot of drum brakes use a c clip to hold them in place but some like this van for instance doesent

16. Ha haha!!!! Making damn sure at the end hah eric

17. #fuckchrysler

18. CRY-swear Town & Country

19. EricTheCarGuy you are finally looking like a real mechanic.. few years back I watched your videos and thought 'who's this youtube prettyboy he dont know crap'..with the extra pounds and grey beard you would fit in at any garage now.

20. i had many rusted brake-line connector that won't turn. but here's my tip: Use your penetrating-oil and let it work for 1 hour or more. then remove the wheel-cyliner like you did and after that, hit the rusted connector with a nut back on the line, then try to Twist it. It nearly ever worked for me! BR Matthias from switzerland. BTW: I like to watch your Videos!!

21. I think part of the problem with these brakes is the fact that the rear brake hoses connect a long way from the cylinder. There is a lot of rubber line between these points on the rear and the more rubber line you have, the more spongy the brakes going to feel – its a design flaw of this car in my opinion. The only way of fixing this (easily) would be to install steel braided brake lines, especially on the rear.

22. Of course what Brian could have done to make it easier in getting into the driver's seat was using the side door and then just sliding up to the driver's seat.

23. the excitement in Brain's voice in the bleeding procedure 🙂

24. I always thought it's barber's van. lolz

25. There is a common saying. A man will defend the wrong decision twice as long as it would take to do it right. I know that I am guilty of this myself at times and I'm guessing that's what's led to this. He should have just cut the brake line and put a new fitting on it, then re-flared the end. There is always a bit more brake line than what is actually needed to safely make the connection and I've had a few instances (very few and far between) where I've had to make that call rather than fight with a brake line and end up with a kink or split that I had to replace the whole line or splice in new line to fix.

    "Hope for the best…" Umm… Not a phrase I would be comfortable with when it comes to brakes. I'd check the master cylinder if you're still not getting good pedal.

26. also as far as getting in and out of the vehicle while it's on the lift. you might consider going through the rear sliding doors. more space to move around.

27. Personally I think you should go ahead and replace the brake lines on this van. I'm sure it's a pain in the ass, but if it's rusted out now it's only going to get worse over time and as long as you're already going this far with the brakes. Why not go the extra mile? just saying

28. yo dog, we heard you like road salt on your undercarriage.

29. The lower strut should hold the shoe and parking brake lever together enough to keep the lever from coming out.

30. try a power bleeder… makes the job a hell of a lot easier

31. You didn't mention having to do a bed-in procedure with the new brake rotor and calipers. I feel like you inadvertently did a bed-in procedure at the when where you braked over and over again.

32. I just want to say doesn't it take a few hundred miles for new brake pads to wear in before they stick like hell thats y u couldn't get them to lock up wen u test drove,it takes a lot more effort to get a vehicle to stop with new shiny pads

33. why not try the other wheel cylinder before possibly breaking the brake line?

34. Eric. You are way better when you hold the camera. Tell Brian to stop swaying and going up and down when filming. He has a hard time keeping still to get the shot.

35. what brand  penetrating oil do you use eric it seems to work real good and i want to get some

36. I would squirt some penetrating oil on that brake line fitting and heat it. You can use a heatgun or a pen torch, even a soldering gun, just wait for the penetrating fluid to start boiling, then take away the flame. It will eventually break free. I learned this working on guitar hardware that is cast zinc and chrome plated, so excessive heat can ruin the appearance.

37. thanks for making this video, i was having issues on my dodge dakota after i replaced two brake lines and two wheel cylinders i couldnt seem to get the sponginess out of my brakes i did how you did it on here and i stop now lol

38. Next time you lift a minivan, go in through the sliding door. Much easier.

39. The words i never like to hear a mechanic say, "Please don't break, please don't break"
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40. 1:10 The best part of my day!

41. Have a van just like that (okay different trim level), the brakes are crap….

42. why arent more repair videos filmed in 60p or with a high shutter? This is awesome! rerecord old episodes with your newer tech!!

43. I have a '10 town and country so I really enjoyed this series. Do you normally recommend fixing a 17 year old car or just replacing it? It seems you did so much work on it. It certainly is a beautiful van.

44. Nice job man you did it again

45. Is this a new camera? The video quality looks great.

46. Hey, My name is Andrew and I'm 18 years old. I just got my first car and have came to the conclusion that I'm going to do all the maintenance I can on it myself. Now, I plan on going out and spending a solid amount of money on some good tools (American made lifetime guarantee stuff). Would you recommend me buying first impact sockets (I hear their more tuff) or should I just go out and buy regular and impact? I do not plan on buying air tools as hopefully I will never need them. Do you have any suggestions you can give to me as a new driver and a diy car guy? Thanks for any and all info you can give!

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