That Could Have Been Bad 😂

48 thoughts on “That Could Have Been Bad 😂”

1. Kind of interesting really. You look in OE service info and nothing in there about it but Josh did mention that the new OE caliper did have fluid in it. Perhaps it is some sort of QC testing and then they seal it off when finished?

2. I tell you what man. GM can't build a cereal box now a days.🤣🤣

3. Uh oh, keep
   Your eyes peeled!

4. Yup, I would've fallen into that trap. Good catch, Mr. O!

   Honestly, that looks like a piece of "revengeneering" where a disgruntled engineer sneaks in a more costly material (metal) into a design that is meant to literally cause a problem.

5. Another good reason,to think before you buy a GM

6. Amazing those dirty bastards

7. Oh boy ,that could have ended very badly. Great call there eagle eyes rt. on prevented a lot of problems. How much do you think the General spends on mass production of S.steel grub screws? Even if it is aluminum still must be massive cost. Again, great save man!

8. GM owners go through a lot. Give them a hug from time to time 😂

9. Daaaaamn. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm gonna file that away in the old noggin.

10. My Dad getting 2013 GMC terrain it has 170.000 km on it but the engine was rebuilt 87.000 km. Hope it last a year or so. Told my dad not to touch it but it was his brother and he passed away.

11. Yeah that was just plain stupid I've never seen one of those kind its always bin a plastic threaded cap.i would have definitely missed that and probably screwed myself when I went to screw in the brake hose

12. Pretty funny to me.

13. Good old GM…always trying to be different but failing miserably.

14. I found a company, in Buffalo, that buys 'cores'. I took him 5 smoked, common Ford truck calipers. He gave me $14. They get sent to be rebuilt.

15. Spend the extra 10 cents on a metal plug but don't put a dab of orange paint on it…or just make the plug longer so it extends out from the sealing surface, but that would be 11 cents.

16. I bet you would have found no pressure when bleeding. then you would have loosened the banjo bolt and found pressure there and then said theirs your problem lady theirs a plug in your caliper.

17. At least paint the darn plug red

18. One of the few time I'd rather a car maker use a cheap plastic part vs a metal one.

19. 😲😮

20. That's crazy… Could have been bad.

21. Holy cow what a crock of crap they at least could have done something to color a different color red or something so you know

22. Honda does the same thing, but I looked in the hole before putting it in =)

23. I would likely have not caught that the easy way. I wonder if that engineered plug cost less than the plastic insert ? Perhaps the little bastard I’d greener or something?

24. On the plus side, I bet it will work with no problems. Reman calipers are total garbage these days.

25. I came across this on a oe Acura brake caliper. It's one more thing to look for.

26. what a novel idea, to actually get calipers, plastic and packaging that's not fully soaked in leaked brake fluid! half the time the plastic plugs are floating around inside the bag and fluid everywhere. it's a mess to clean and I'm sure that keeps the assembly line clean and if they do some coating spray/cleaning after assembly it keeps it out of the caliper.

27. Phase 4 find

28. I'm suprised gm spent the money on that threaded plug instead of the cheap plastic caps

29. Quite common to see thes where I live (europe) often these are found on calipers that have a core charge and the idea is that you put the threaded plug on the old caliper so it doesn't leak break fluid everywhere

30. I don't have one But Thank! You Thank You! Thank you! This could be a MAJOR problem!!! One of my kids or my wife may Get one.

31. Ho Loo Chit Miss Molly.

32. When you're making parts so..the systems can fail..? Smh?

33. Good 'heads up'!

34. Eric I watched one of your old video and thought I would give you a tip for electrical wires, when you need a small roll of electrical tape get a 8mm socket rap the tape round the socket and then it will fit in small areas. It works everytime and fits in tight areas.

35. DIY trap, oh you did your brakes, I am sorry, you just blew your warranty and it's $2000 repair bill.

36. Caught out once by this , could not get the damm banjo in , after 3 goes yep there is a plug!

37. Good Fine E O!!! Wudda Been a S _ _ _ Show fur Sure…

38. "
    enginerrors"

39. Fantastic catch. A question that recently came to mind is knowing how manufacturers are always trying to save money, why did Ford put six lug wheels on the Rangers? Five seemed to work fine on the 150's!

40. You sure that wasn't just a NAPA stocking issue where someone else may have returned it as being defective (and simply got put back into good stock)? 🤔
    Seeing that kinda makes me want to check out whatever fluid might be in it too. (It might not be brake fluid.) 😳

    … I think I'd keep returning units like that until I got a good one that worked out of the box (or off the shelf).

41. The one place GM decides to use metal instead of plastic??

42. That’s why I drive a Ford. 😂😂😂

43. I'm not a GM guy anymore.

44. Wow never seen that, I mostly work on old Fords trucks all my life.

45. Wow! Always learning something from the SMA channel!! Thanks for the video Eric O!!

46. This is the best kind of informative videos I have seen. That is what I love about your channel. Keep up the fantastic work.
    Have you done a video on how to do the rear brakes on these types of vehicles with electronic park brakes on how to put them in to service mode etc?

47. Brake engineer or supplier? I've seen suppliers change up "aftermarket" things like that ALL THE TIME without consulting the Customer Service Divisions…ALL THE TIME.

    I know you're not a 'fan' of the engineers, but having been one a LONG time ago, I can tell you…99% of the crap you see? You can thank a non-engineer for. Studio, Leadership, Finance, Purchasing, Suppliers, NHTSA, UNIONS, EPA, etc. the list goes on. I'm surprised the car companies can even get something out the door half the time.

48. This is one of the times that these college trained engineers should be out in the trenches with "their" designs!!

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