Rhett Betz

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Are my rotors too far gone?1986 Pontiac fiero I bought this car in Texas and it has been sitting for a while. They seem ...
11/05/2025

Are my rotors too far gone?

1986 Pontiac fiero I bought this car in Texas and it has been sitting for a while. They seem to be barely used as there’s no ridge on the edge and still plenty thick. I assume I should be fine to put some pads in and lightly brake a few times. Was able to get to the rotor with a little throttle body cleaner and wet sand with high grit sand paper

**Rav 4 2007 (Rear Drum in Hat rotors)** Was just planning changing rear brakes and destroying the rusted rotor heat shi...
11/05/2025

**Rav 4 2007 (Rear Drum in Hat rotors)** Was just planning changing rear brakes and destroying the rusted rotor heat shield thats been grinding on my rotors....then i saw the emergency brake.....can i leave emergency brake like this?? appears to be missing one pad?

im car work one problem turns into another...lol fml

The brake caliber on right, it burst the inside of my rim by scraping the rim and eventually breaking it, do I just take...
11/05/2025

The brake caliber on right, it burst the inside of my rim by scraping the rim and eventually breaking it, do I just take it off and adjust it to the right position? (after getting a new rim)

What’s seeping by the speed sensor and parking brakes2013 Ram 2500 6.7, while replacing the original right rear pads and...
11/05/2025

What’s seeping by the speed sensor and parking brakes

2013 Ram 2500 6.7, while replacing the original right rear pads and disc,(132k miles), I noticed grease all over the parking brake shoes. What leaks here? Or seeps? Thanks.

Ranger front passenger ball joints, is the gap normal?First time installing new ball joints, just wanted to check if the...
11/05/2025

Ranger front passenger ball joints, is the gap normal?

First time installing new ball joints, just wanted to check if the gap between the dust boot and the axle beam? I torqued it to the desired spec (89ft/lbs). Figured you wanted some kind of compression 🤷‍♂️. Thanks!

When ball joint pops out, does it damage the axel?Ball joint popped out when I put my car into reverse in the driveway. ...
11/05/2025

When ball joint pops out, does it damage the axel?

Ball joint popped out when I put my car into reverse in the driveway. Axel in the second photo was still attached. As the towing company loaded the car the axel and sway link came loose or detached from their original location. I believe the axel was fine and photos show it was attached before it was loaded onto the flatbed but the towing company says when a ball joint goes the axel is damaged anyways. The dealer won’t confirm or deny that is the case. What do you guys think?

Are these ball joints cooked?2003 Lexus gs430They’re only 2 months old, why would they BOTH be spewing grease in an iden...
11/05/2025

Are these ball joints cooked?

2003 Lexus gs430

They’re only 2 months old, why would they BOTH be spewing grease in an identical way. Should I clean the grease and grease them again? What’s going on here

Are these ball joints OK for now?Driving feels fine except maybe a little bit of steering wheel shake at high speed. Don...
11/05/2025

Are these ball joints OK for now?

Driving feels fine except maybe a little bit of steering wheel shake at high speed. Don’t know much about suspension but on the right the upper ball joint looks a bit misshapen. I have to drive 160 miles this week, will I be safe to do so?

What is this on the rear brake caliper of a vauxhall mokka, I need to change the discs. Thanks.
11/05/2025

What is this on the rear brake caliper of a vauxhall mokka, I need to change the discs. Thanks.

I paid 1750 CAD cash, I'm told I got scammed? The hand break lines he had to order from the dealer because they kept sen...
11/05/2025

I paid 1750 CAD cash, I'm told I got scammed? The hand break lines he had to order from the dealer because they kept sending the wrong ones

Make model all is top right

Rear brake discs look really worn around the edges. 2019 Honda Civic. Is it easy to see from the pictures whether or not...
11/05/2025

Rear brake discs look really worn around the edges. 2019 Honda Civic. Is it easy to see from the pictures whether or not I need to change brakes and rotors here or is that normal wear and rust?

Brake disc wear - slight ridgesSome weeks ago I replaced the pads on a Mitsubishi L200 2017 myself. The dealer could onl...
11/05/2025

Brake disc wear - slight ridges

Some weeks ago I replaced the pads on a Mitsubishi L200 2017 myself. The dealer could only give me an appointment a few weeks after I initially called. They told me driving with squeeky brakes was fine for a few weeks. I didn’t trust it as the noise increased and decided to swap the pads myself. By the time I received all the parts the old brake pads were completely gone. The discs had this slight grooving you see in the pictures. I expected this to wear flat after some time, but the grooves are still there. Is this an issue? Should I proceed to replace the disks + new pads again? They recently started squeeking again but the pads look like new. I greased the back and sliding sides of the pads slightly when installing.

My gut tells me all is fine, but looking for some confirmation/feedback.

Thanks!

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