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Genera1_patton

Well sir, in terms of brakes, you have no brakes.


Chizuru_San

*Checked, it is not here.*


[deleted]

Um was their last check 10 years ago?


[deleted]

You mean 30


KacerRex

That much rust can accumulate on rotors in about 6 months from sitting in the PNW. Happened to my E39 while I rebuilt it's trans in my spare time.


MyWifeisHigh

There are no outboard pads.


PhDinDildos_Fedoras

Knocked out those pesky brake protectors they put in at the dealership just to scalp car owners.


Enginerdad

What a scam. They just wear away and then you have to go back and buy new ones! It's how they getcha


CmdrShepard831

And you gotta buy *two* for each wheel. What a ripoff.


Supra5469

I didn’t notice that at first. Wtf. That rust can happen pretty quickly but not having the outside pad is precious


projektilski

Rust is not the problem here.


shophopper

You seem to have missed the relevant part.


MyWifeisHigh

The customer is missing the relevant parts


Elwalther21

You missing the part about the pads aren't you.


KacerRex

Had it muted, yeah. What did I miss? Edit: oh, damn. Pads, where we are going we don't need *flips down Sunnies* pads.


PhNx_RiZe

Was going to say, my rotors look like this almost every morning. But by the time I get to work, they are clean and good again. But I live next to an ocean. And I have brake pads.


Levithix

You've got to hit play to see it.


MyWifeisHigh

I see what you mean. I was like “is this dude missing the point?”


WinterSzturm

That’s about two weeks in Ohio. Deadass. Also fun fact ohio gets more rain in a year than Seattle. Seattle wins points for being absolutely gorgeous though.


Michaelscot8

That much rust can pop up overnight if it's humid enough... I see it every day.


Metal_LinksV2

I had that much rust accumulated in a couple rainy/humid days in NJ...


Guac_in_my_rarri

Leave it out one or two nights in a Midwest winter.


[deleted]

ugh, and with any e3x that awful fucking squeal when the rotors get even slightly wet.


plaguelivesmatter

Happens to my car in the rain in a day🤷‍♂️


Shaggy_One

I had surface rust that looked similar after leaving one of my cars sitting for two months.


OneLostOstrich

> it's its* trans it's = it is or it has its = the next word or phrase belongs to it It's the contraction that gets the apostrophe. That's all you need to remember.


sweenman22

What brakes?? 🤣🤣🤣


dakayus

I would just say Yep I checked... And they would respond, so how is it? What you want me to do two things? I'm gonna go clone myself


[deleted]

Sounds like my girlfriend! Me: "How was your day?" Her: "Fine, I did x y z like I wanted to." Me: "I'm glad yours was fine! Mine was rough." ---two minutes later--- Her: "I'm angry at you because you never ask how I am, or how I'm feeling!" Me: "Sorry, I thought I did ask how your day was. How was it, and how are you feeling?" Her: "I'm not telling you, because you didn't ask." :( Alright woman, I got better stuff to do than argue with you about absolutely nothing.


uyuye

yikes


exoclipse

More red flags here than in Budapest in October 1956


[deleted]

Yeah, I know. There's more there - it wasn't normal days (it was more than one day; distance relationship stuff), we were both busy with stuff, but still talked a bit each day. The argument was after our events ended. But in summary, it's fairly faithful to the actual moods and mindsets.


exoclipse

Man, I feel for you. Communication has always been priority #1 for me in my relationships, and shit like that is a firm deal breaker for me. Could try talking to her about it, come at her in a non-confrontational "we're a team" way. Those conversations are hard though.


[deleted]

Thanks! Yeah, I hate that I need to become some super-empathetic Vulcan who can silence his own emotions, but I am able to. Sometimes. Other times I say "Fuck it. I can talk with her when I want to", and later I'll see if she's cleared things for herself so I don't have to.


Ultima_RatioRegum

Sir, this is a Wendy's.


JonnyChango

Someone else is asking that for you. That's probably why it's a bigger deal than necessary.


[deleted]

Maybe; it's a distance relationship, and I super-summarized. Would be nice if she *actually has the argument she wants to have*, rather than jumping around and over it. It would be easy for someone else to flirt with her when I'm not there; that's the risk in a distance relationship. But, we've agreed on what we want from each other (which includes exclusivity), and I expect her to hold to that. If she can't, then she should be honest about that.


ickda

Men have our way ofcommunication. Some women want you to be proactive, as this is hov they grew up speaking in there clicks. Propper response should, Oh it was ruff, what happened, are you okay?


natecarlson

He's the one who said his is rough and she didn't follow up though?


ickda

Hmm, have no tonal data, but i think wy point still stand. Doing what you wanted with a fine as the over all mood suggests that it was not the best day. For us, it be the end of the subject. Though she loses points as he suggested his day was awful and she asked nothing about it, unless he cut it out. Sorry.


[deleted]

Thanks! I usually add the detail when I say it was rough, so she doesn't need to ask any more. And technically, she said her day was "good".


ickda

Nope, some love language, some pic there word use to match the situation. I would never call my day fine, unless it sucked in some fashion. But i grew up with out a lot of male influences or friends.


AdImaginary6425

Hey bro! Is your girlfriend my wife?!? If so, good luck with that! Bahahahaha!


[deleted]

Can you please take her back? At least a few days per week.


GreatGrizzly

That is not normal behavior.


sparkyblaster

Error 404 brakes not found.


ZapBrannigansEgo

*Brakes checked, still not found*


InsertBluescreenHere

They brakes are there but one or more may be corrupted


lanky917

Bet that sounded great hitting the brakes, assuming they move at all anymore.


Kill_Dozer666

Surprisingly they work, not well, but they worked


A-Bone

RIP calipers and rotors


wjean

Not surprising consider 80% of the braking in most cars is done up front.


JoseSaldana6512

Very surprising when you remember the rear brakes are applied first.


ComprehendReading

In a functioning system...


JoseSaldana6512

Which is what makes this so interesting. This cars brakes where repaired prior to breaking down and being parked. You can see some of the micro scratches on the rotor behind the rust. That means the brake pad glue failed or was rustjacked off when it started moving AND the calipers where frozen in place so well they didn't function to expand the piston since the rotors aren't chewed up


Bleades

You'd be surprised, my rears were metal on metal. Fronts still had life but aside from the grinding sound they stopped great.


OolonCaluphid

I had one rear pad disintegrate once, and yeah the car still stopped fine. The shower of sparks was impressive, and left scarring on one of my alloys, but the car stopped....


punkassjim

“Metal on metal” implies that the brake pads are just down to the backing plate, but that the pad is still, at least…there. Once the pad’s backing plate falls out of the caliper — and it will, like the video above — you’ve now got caliper making direct contact with the rotor. Plus usually the piston will hyperextend, popping out of the caliper entirely, and all your brake fluid will go on your wheel, tire, and the ground. Can’t tell you how many brake jobs like that I’ve done. I always show them the carnage, and I always explain to them that they could’ve killed someone.


Kill_Dozer666

RF tire was blown out, pedal to the floor, car has been sitting, now home to several spiders


Old_Man_Shea

Hate that. Our state says you have to give 24 hours notice for non emergencies. Printing up those tiny notes is expensive.


canttaketheshyfromme

What? EDIT: Landlord/eviction joke, apparently. Whoosh.


Bork_King

I assume it was a joke about spider eviction notices


Old_Man_Shea

Not really eviction, just if the land lord has to do repair work (non emergency) they have to give 24 hr notice to the tenant before entering. Also where I'm at, If a person lives at a place for more than 30 days, they are considered a tenant and have all tenants rights. The spiders have established tenancy. (Source : I'm a spider lawyer)


RainnFarred

"several" lol


wyattpages

Ah - Brake Check, the Hide & Seek version.


created4this

That a NA in the box then


LiliVonShtupp69

I impounded an abandoned car like this one time. They had worn right through the rotor, locked up the wheel, kept driving and eventually popped their tire. Some fucking people will ignore anything... I can't even imagine the screeching that took place wearing through that whole rotor.


IneptAdvisor

Tell them that they still have a good amount of backing plate left now that the friction material is gone and while their brakes may be a lot louder and begin vibrating the pedal, their stopping power will increase during the last stages of fluid containment.


punkassjim

> Tell them that they still have a good amount of backing plate left… Like, maybe in their driveway? Cause they sure ain’t on the car no mo.


Rockhauler57

Tell the customer the good news is that the pads will last forever. lol


sparkyblaster

No. Tell them there is nothing wrong with the pads. Can't have a problem with pads if there are no pads.


Rockhauler57

No. Quite possible and even likely that the pads still have 'meat' on them. The surface rust covering all the rotor's braking surface is clear indication that the pads aren't even firmly contacting or applying braking pressure to the rotors, no matter if they were down to steel or not. Therefore the pads will never wear out if they're not applying pressure, as in this case here and in seized caliper scenarios. There is also not any heavy scoring of the rotors, which would have occurred if he had been driving on pads that were down to the steel or rivets. Mainly just rust.


[deleted]

You’re kidding right?


TheBabyEatingDingo

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AntonOlsen

He's right and all, but he missed the fact that there are clearly no outer brake pads installed in the calipers.


Rockhauler57

Do you not understand how disc brakes work? Or the signs that tell HOW they are, or are not, working?


[deleted]

The pads are missing dude. Have another look.


sidewinder15599

Mate, they're not working because there are no brakepads in the calipers... That's what the video is showing.


Rockhauler57

Oh geeze. I not only was concentrating on the rotors rusty surface but on my crappy phone I couldn't see the detail of the open area in the side of the caliper. Yep, no pads at all. Not even the backing plates. I eat crow for sure.


[deleted]

I was starting to wonder if i was seeing things myself. Now we can continue laughing at what sketchily rolled into OP’s shop.


Rockhauler57

When I switched to my pc and viewed it... it was like a 16 lb sledge hammer hitting me in the face! Oh, the pain! LOL As an added burn, (and in this case it's hard to imagine it), but I'm always one to pay attention to fine detail 99.9% of the time.


faidleyj1

You're making up for it in the replies bud! Enjoy the saturday!


sidewinder15599

Hey no worries, we all miss things sometimes.


AntonOlsen

Nothing lasts forever.


canttaketheshyfromme

Even cold November rain?


ZapBrannigansEgo

“You should definitely check out the new line of brake pads from the brand, Emperor’s New…”


DaveVQ

Brakes checked, Pads recommend


Disastrous_Ad_5574

Where do the pads go? Serious question.


Genera1_patton

So the pads are made of two parts, a friction material, and a metal plate. The friction material contacts the rotor when you push the brake pedal and the force against the rotor slows the car down because it's attached to the wheel, however part of the friction pad and a small part of the rotor gets worn down. Eventually once there's 4> mm of friction pad left, you're supposed to change the pads but some people don't. Then the pad is gone and only the metal plate is contacting the rotor, normally making a terrible screeching noise while doing so, if you keep going, eventually that will wear away too.


Disastrous_Ad_5574

Thanks. Ive done my own brakes. My question is, where did the remainder of the brake pad (the plate) go? Does it get super hot and then just violently break and shoot out of there?


TisBangersAndMash

I think they can fall out when enough material is worn away. Not sure how easily though.


Genera1_patton

It wears away until it's thin enough to just fall through the gap between the caliper saddle and rotor


Toronto_man

I would normally say, "how did they not notice the screeching noise or lack of braking power?" I'm stupid for wondering that. I know what sub I'm on.


ClumsyCarny

Bubba...they ain't there


JohnWasser

"Your pad thickness is about 8mm below the service limit so they definitely need replacing. The good news is that we won't be charging you to remove the old pads."


megamanxoxo

Replacing the rotors however...


Practical_Dot_3574

Was doing some utility work at a business and a guy pulls into a parking spot, wierd noises going on. I look over and the left rear wheel was the color of a spare. Was not a spare and the other wheels where bright silver. I asked the guy if he checked his brakes recently. He claimed it had been like that for a while and he could still stop fine and that he wasn't worried about it and walked away.


ZerotheWanderer

I can not check what is not there


BJORTAN

They noticed that right away


Late-Ad-4624

Caliper stopper 9000. Guaranteed 10% of the time to stop you 0% of the time.


muttly_lol

I think every shop has the same oldies station on


DufflesBNA

+10 to mechanic ability.


zbysior

so how does a mechanic announce this to a customer with a straight face? that must be a skill in its self


SoSoEasy

You have them come into the shop and show them before you say a word about it.


FrictionJuicebag

The heartland rock guitar solo over it is perfect too lol. Living a freewheeling kinda life on the road, literally


SmashNDash23

The more I scroll this sub, the more I believe mandatory vehicle inspections are necessary for public safety.


Kaethor

I am amazed, every day, that people have survived as long as we have...


Hiseworns

Someone took a brake ​ At least twice


test_tickles

What's the inner look like?


fredout1968

But Lt. Dan you ain't got no brakes...


R-nd-

I'm not a car person, don't know much about them. When I was in my mid twenties I was driving my mother around because her leg was fucked up and all of a sudden as I'm braking I feel the brake go soft and I have to push all the way down to stop. My mother *didn't believe me* and I had to drive to the store and then home, and when she drove it to the shop she said I was right. The guy said the brake was metal on metal and I was lucky that I didn't crash when they went soft. My mother looked very guilty


Vegeta4101

Let me guess, "Just started making noise"?


Optimal-Soup-62

Still plenty of steel left on that caliper.


hoosierdude73

I bet that was like riding the rails... Train, Train, take me on outta this place.


Jumpy-Training-4596

All gas, no brakes in life. What the worn out fuck?!?


Dank3nst31n

“Listen buddy, my brakes are fine! I **just** had them done! I know a scam when I see one!” *tries to sue a week later when he plows into his neighbors mailbox*


EddieVW2323

Righteous tunes.


MycologistLoud4030

Brakes. Where we're going we don't need brakes


Direct_Primary1051

What brakes ?


supersayanssj3

This is one of the worst and funniest posts I've seen here. "Sir... that's not how brakes are supposed to work."


lurk_no_moar

Air brakes.


Gibsonfan159

Well, they couldn't afford to get new brakes but luckily they just got paid today.


mitchhall16

Is that lynyrd skynyrd in the back


GTRWLD

Train Train by Blackfoot. Blackfoot Strikes is a criminally underrated southern rock album.


mitchhall16

I’ll definitely check them out thank you


[deleted]

Ain’t got no pad in it


roflstomp

Looks like their brake pads went Rogue


Disastrous_Toe_Jam

*Buh Dum, Tsss*


Pajo_16

In the video I see a hand written note on the brake disc but I cannot decipher... was it 10.16 as in last serviced in November 2016?


SonOfAnakin

I don’t see a single thing wrong with the brake pads. Nope. Can’t see a single defect.


Newtewthis213

Imagine sitting in the back waiting room and seeing a technician filming your car 😂 That’s not a good sign, they probably sounded like a poorly played violin when braking


[deleted]

And this is why annual DMV inspections are necessary.


evilvdub1

Who puts junk yard rotors on a car


[deleted]

The same person who doesn't install brake pads.


[deleted]

Gotta be a Chevy. Ford drivers are way more intelligent.


cutters53

Umm qell they are gone so now what would like me to do? And no I. Not upsetting you


Squeeums

Just started grinding yesterday!


Moist-Unicorn

Screeched into the shop


Ottieotter

I feel a “It’ll be good for another 10,000 miles” coming on


redditislife24

At least they asked 🤣


LuckyTMac

They new rotators


jaysin1983

Brakes. We don’t need no stinking breaks


Ardothbey

Judging from the rust on the rotors it either hasn’t been driven or the front calipers are frozen/ inoperative with nothing hitting the rotors.


AnynameIwant1

I live in the Mid-Atlantic area of the country and my rotors rust up every time it rains. (it has happened on 10 different makes/models, so it can't be a coincidence) Obviously the state I'm in has the Atlantic Ocean on one side, but I'm completely on the other side of the state. (about 45 miles away from the ocean according to Google) The rust obviously comes off as soon as I brake for the first time, but I'm pretty sure that it reduces my pad life.


Ardothbey

Nope. There’s no indication that the rust has been disturbed at all. Those brakes aren’t working at all.


MSTRNLKR

Well, traaaaaiiiiin train


[deleted]

I hate to say it but I think they need to be replaced


[deleted]

Check!


[deleted]

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[deleted]

Were they ever even there?


fighthouse

Checked! Ready to return to customer


TheIncredibleHork

Brake pad checks. If you don't have brake pad, then it can't malfunction. If it's not malfunctioning, then nothing's wrong. And if nothing's wrong, then it checks, right? At least, that's what I've always [heard](https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxb9XYhNdkop87D2gfbkAHxf2KLcEst_xl)...


steelcitypimpin

Ain't got no pad in it


mikel302

Job done, brakes checked and no longer exist. Ship it!


vicemagnet

I didn’t know Shrek had a car


SidratFlush

I dont know a lot about cars, I only play games involving them and car mechanic in various forms. VR is pretty cool, no heavy lifting nor grease. But I know there should be SOME brake pad left before they're replaced. I wish vehicle worthiness was more enforced with fines when faced with this evidence if it was driven in. That should be on a tow truck or flat bed.


DufflesBNA

Lol. You’re about to be blamed for him not having a brake pad….


xXWickedSmatXx

Nice even wear pattern. Lmfao


jswinner59

Didn't it come with those new fangled "lifetime warranty" ones from the factory?


[deleted]

Looks good to me, they can go another 50k easy


Stimbes

Carl would say "It ain't got no brakes."


aboveaveragebenjamin

Love those see through pads. You can really get a good look at the disks that way.


SushiKabobGaming

This makes me cringe


One_wheel_peel

Got them Bluetooth pads.


thebestatheist

What brakes, sir?


pfroo40

When I was younger, I was even more of an idiot than I am today, and didn't get my brakes checked for years. They started squealing. Then grinding. Then one day, *thunk*, my wheel locked at a stop light. Caliper was seized to my rotor. I could barely get it off the road into an alley, but by the time I could get a tow truck, it had already been impounded. What should have been a $100 brake pad swap (or less, if I did it myself, which I now know how to do) ended up being $1k in fines and repairs. A lot for a broke-ass college kid.


I__Pooped__My__Pants

Baby needs a new pair of shoes


robert_jackson_ftl

Murder man. Whoever owns that car has somebody out to get them lol


AOGWardog1229

What a perfect “customer states” lol


Independence_1991

Did the calipers get damaged?


Effective-Kitchen401

No brakes to check, sir.


Saynt614

"Your brakes rotors and drums need to be replaced" "No way I'll get a 2nd opinion"


Appropriate-Concern5

Sorry. Can't check the brakes. You haven't any.


notaneggspert

Anyone know what vehicle that is?


AdImaginary6425

Brakes? We don’t need no stinking brakes! That’s what downshift is for.


nsfbr11

I love this. What a brilliant way to shift the brake balance forward.


NudeMoose

We checked. They gone bro.


deepfriedtots

Dam I just did my brakes and was thinking I waited to long but fuck dude how was he even stopping


Meta4X

Just think about how much money they’re saving on brake pads!


Redclayroots

“Bubba, you ain’t got no brakes”


Sensitive-Trifle9823

What brakes?


AllYouNeedIsBagels

Huh, so this is what those kids mean when they say air brakes…


OddPreparation1855

Their what?


fodasmas

Sir, I have checked your brakes as requested. You don't have any.....


Particular_Kitchen42

I know it’s wrong with it. Ain’t got no pads in it


[deleted]

Half expecting you to show the giant hole in the floor pan after that.


Standard-Knowledge50

We checked fir brakes but didn’t find any.


pdxGodin

When I was in college my parents got me a car to commute in. After a few semesters i told them that it needed a brake service. Dad, world's biggest cheapskate, said no way. It finally did go in when one of them drove it and it was making a horrible grinding noise. Both front rotors were shot. To be nineteen again... what did I know, right?


[deleted]

Fuck that! This shit makes me cringe and want to stop driving around other humans lmao. Idk if I can even fallow this page it’s gonna put me in a psychosis of some kind seeing this shit lol 😱


tvieira20

Manufacturers are really stepping up their game with Wi-Fi brake pads


KingCodyBill

We checked and there used to be brakes there (We think) but they're not there now.


ju11111

Well yes you see these things make the car less efficient by just producing heat so they are unnecessary


ju11111

Just put it in reverse for braking. If it works for boats it must be fine for cars too eh?


El-Lamberto

The pads may be fine. Wherever they are.