‘Don’t be like know it all Karen’: Woman shares trick to stop squeaky brakes. But mechanics warn it will destroy your car

A TikTok video showing a woman putting bearing grease on brake rotors to fix squeaky brakes has gone viral on social media. But car mechanics are now warning people that this trick is very dangerous and could cause complete brake failure.

The TikTok video shows car influencer Emelia Hartford doing the questionable trick. In the clip, she puts a lot of bearing grease right onto the brake rotors while wearing safety glasses upside down. The video quickly got the attention of mechanics across the internet, and many of them are seriously worried about what she showed.