Spoke Too Soon! Twice! Lexus RX350 3.5
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Eric O. Is probably laughing hysterically while having his coffee this morning watching this.
And Wes from Watch Wes Work is probably thinking of any excuse to get his cutting torch out to just cut it up 😅
Yeah. He's shouting at the screen. "Torch. Torch! Get a TORCH!!". Hahahahaha
Eric o is the master of rust. I have learned a great deal of technique from him on rust
@@mph5896 I think anyone living in the rust belt is a rust master. Mike is for sure because he lives in Michigan.
You need Astro tools "BIG NASTY"
Glad to see that your customers are following you to the new shop. As your channel grows, that will just get better.
The shop has gotten an up grade, blue tarp on the gate.
It's when they follow ray away from the new shop when you should worry.
@@clbcl5 It's blue so you know it's good.
Just imagine the money that his old shop is losing
@@EricVonHunter Especially when they can see him prospering online knowing these could of and might have been their customers.
As I sit here watching you wrestle a shock for almost a whole video - I ask myself; "why am I here watching this nightmare job?" Well, because it's Ray and he has some way of keeping me here. I am intrigued how you keep you cool, and how you are so patient! Ray you are amazing at what you do with cars, and equally as good at keeping us all watching. One day Ill have to make a trip out to those parts of Fla and pay you a visit. Love your channel! keep it up.
I’m on a 24 hour job for power pole repairs in California, 2 am and my eyelids are about to close but I must see the outcome 🙈
I would have brought out the saw much sooner...:-)
As a Quebec mechanic, I watched in pain while you were struggling like nobody else doing routine stuff for me. Get the torches, cut the shock, burn and remove rubber, cut inner sleeve. Once you have done it enough its a 15min bolt removal at best. We are always learning, keep it up
You forgot final step..place explosive device in vehicle.
Yep - 15min bolt removal job... while in Florida, with no rust it is usually 15 seconds job :) Florida mechanics have it much easier I believe :)
@@kris856they do have it a lot easier, Ray gets away with an electric mid impact on most bolts where I would need everything from my 1/2 air impact at 160psi
You know, Eric O. is just laughing his butt off at this.
"Not bashing engineers, not this time, I'll save that for when I get a Dodge "
Ray, as a Dodge owner this made me, laugh out loud. My kids asked me what I was laughing about. Great video!
It is clear that Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis/nom de jour hires only engineers that have it out for mechanics. The wackiest stuff I've seen has always been on a Mopar product.
@@silicon212 as a non-automotive engineer, I always thought is was the corporate bean counters that drove the cheapest technically feasible solution, not necessarily the best solution.
@@jame3shook You can do it cheap and easy to service at the same time.
Yes. There are design-to-look-nice enginers, design-to-save-fuel engineers, and design-to-be-maintained engineers. All are mutually incompatible.
My brother and I created brand new cuss words while working on Mopar products
I don’t feel so bad now after watching the struggle today....every time I decide to tackle my vehicles maintenance I ALWAYS find the one seized up bolt within the first 5 bolts and then spend hours boogering up everything around it. Good job ray enjoy the sweet taste of victory 😂
Just use heat 🤦♂
Snap! No idea why more people/ companies don't just use anti seize grease everywhere.
@Pete N Yes, I'm always aware of that risk, just a dab is enough and a retorque works.
Your comments made me smile, it reminded me of when I was at a dealership in my apprentice days when I went into reception and reported to the the service manager that the job sheet reported that the customer had a noise complaint. But my inspections resulted in me saying, I couldn't see a noise. I never heard the last of my silly chosen words.
Also let's say you got this job of changing two shock absorbers because your price quote was really competitive because it's only 4 bolts ! How do you now tell the customer that the price has gone out the window. ?
The guy I go to for my car work pretty much always has a pair of gloves on to protect his hands (he's in his late 50s) and mentioned a few years ago how he regrets not wearing gloves more over his years of work. You only get one pair of hands, you are worth the investment!
I used to wear well fitted pigskin gloves you can get them over at Walmart or harbor freight or wherever the pretty reasonable I think 20 bucks a pair or less have a good day but they have to fit well you don't want them getting hung up on anything
Now you know what Eric O. deals with all the time. Good job!
Nah. Only on really good days. Cars that nice are still under factory warranty in the PRNY.
Ray started up north, he just got sick of it and moved. can't say that i blame him lol.
Love watching a good wrench twister. Starting out your own shop and no longer having to deal with the pitfalls of working for another's. Your honesty, skills and just pleasant nature, will keep you busy and very profitable hopefully for the rest of your career. Continued success Rate.
I started watching about 2 months ago, and could not believe he has 460,000+ subscribers, damn thats a lot but I see why watching him.
Good stuff Ray! Glad you're staying busy and that means customers are following you to the new shop. Can't wait to see what's next.
Gee, ya’ think Lexus could have figured out how to completely 100% make that engine disappear under covers? That managed about 85%.😂
Good & funny point. Thanks. I almost forgot that detail as soon as the other problems appeared. What will it be next? Potted in engine tops, like some internal electronics are these days?
It's amazing how Lexus trys to make their vehicles quite as possible by putting extra sound deadening covers. Then we have some people that first thing they do is jank the stock exhaust and put on a noisy fart can system. Now they pretend they are driving a high power machine or running around the track in NASCAR.
Might I suggest a slide hammer for “pulling” stuck bolts. Sometimes when all else fails, old brute force technology can do the trick.
Sad person that I am, I would have somehow taken that bottom joint apart to find out why that bolt stuck. I suspect it had worked a shoulder between steel inner and bolt. Brilliant video, because you show all the real life issues of working on cars. Camera work and commentary are exceptional. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My step 2 would have been hitting the bolt from the other side, maybe with a screwdriver and hammer......Step 3 would have been cutting the bolt head off.....Step 4 would be cutting the bolt again closer to the ram so it just falls out as only an idiot would do step 3.
Just wanted to say thanks for the tip on "brandishing the brakes" from your test drive with the Honda Accord. I replaced my brakes on my 2014 Ford fusion and am thankful about the information about the smoke coming off the rotors and that it would go away after a few start/stops to burn off any access residue. Keep it up and thanks.
The one thing that is rarely properly checked on any car inspection is the nut behind the wheel. Most need an attending to.
As someone from the rust belt who deals with this often, I really enjoyed seeing your process of escalation when dealing with the rusty fasteners.
Yeah, that is a normal every day thing up here in Wisconsin. I swear they throw salt on the roads at even the slightest hint that it MIGHT rain/snow somewhere in the world.
Yep, this is standard issue stuff here in Minnesota. In fact, if I ever get a car in the shop that has no rust I think to myself, "O.K. what's going on here? Am I being punked?"
@@scott.koopmann LOL! Words to live by around here.
It actually is a shame to watch our vehicles rust away before our eyes.
Map gas torch for the DIY guy here in Illinois. Not only cures rusty fasteners but lights your bonfires. 😁
What's the next level of escalation after the Sawzall? C4?
I'm glad to see your shop coming together. I wish you all the success.
The struggle is real with that bolt. Lol. I wonder how many winters said vehicle has been been in the north. Great video sir, glad it all worked out in the end!!
"Don't worry oil change guys, I'll finish your job for you"
Priceless line that!
Got a taste of that great northern rust. After a while, you just expect to cut stuff off and get new bolts. This is the way.
Great lighting by the way. That panel you're using on the shock absorbers was fantastic. Super easy to see the detail of what's going on
Thanks for sharing this video with us. That was sure one of the most stubborn bolts but you kept your patient's through it.
I love the determination you have when trying to get the bolt out. Even though level 9 would have been my first choice. Lol. And the fire prank on the wife unit gave this video some comedy. I'm glad that you have incorporated your entire family into your business venture. The only thing that you are missing in your videos is the doodlie doodlie do. Even if you install it and get your wife to call atleast once in a while would be great. Lol
NO! That sound in inscribed in every other brain cell in my head for the rest of my life. 40 or 50 years of therapy and I might get rid of it.
You are correct sir ! We need some doodlie - doodlies.
+1 for the doodlie doo return!
Yeah, I love that his whole family is being involved.
I used to have a dog that was an engineer. If you kicked his butt, he would make a bolt for the door. (Only joking, I would NEVER kick an animal!)
That bolt certainly gave you some grief. I must admit being a little surprised that you didn’t move to cutting it off sooner.
Great video - even if it was frustrating for you.
Niiiiice...your wife....dude I had a wife like her
She died January 20 2017 at age 47.
My world shattered ...
A single dad....
It can be over in a instant...I didn't think so...
Some of the pain is gone...
Some will never be gone.
It is what it is...
Sorry to hear that. She lives on in your thoughts..
Ray it's great seeing you so relaxed and having fun and enjoying family. Thank you for sharing your excellent skills with us 👌👍
Pranking the wife unit was hilarious 😂
Hope she gets you back
Always watching
Cheers from Nova Scotia
Always amazed what power rust has. Adapt improvise overcome
Semper Fi
Throw some anti seize on them bolts think ahead for the next tech 👍
And seize will get washed out anyway. The new bolt is surface coated/hardened so it will not rust for quite a time anyway.
Truly a testament to your Determination to never let any difficulty beat you. This was a great video. Never give in!!
Ray,it looks like your shop is coming along very good,you will do well.
The pride in your craft shows. Your customers from the other place following you, should speak volumes about you. Heres to a long and successful career as a shop owner.
They're just concerned for your hands, Ray. ANYWAY, Once again it is time to mention we need to raise Ray's SUBSCRIPTIONS, people. If you're ALREADY here, check to make sure you're subscribed and then check with your mother, father, sister, brother, all your cousins, your uncles and aunts and ALL the family pets. Also check with your neighbours, (even those ones that keep letting their dog at your Begonias) and get those numbers up. ONLY 35K more subscribers to get Ray to that magic 500K and let's do it FOR Christmas!!!!
At your suggestion, as a long time viewer of Ray's instructive videos, I've finally hit that black "subscribe" button...
@@829joliver Thank you for that.
@@829joliver what took you so long🤔🤣. It's free😅. Ray gets loadsamoney from YT for the amount of subs he gets😆😆🇬🇧🇬🇧
Glad to see you having a good start with your business. Best of luck to you
Lexis designs are among my favorite. Very modest yet sleek exterior. With an interior that rivals Bentley and Rolls.
I really love this one, particularly. Wood grain done correctly. Hopefully I'm wealthy enough in my retirement to afford something like this.
They are not expensive
@realsaxual More expensive to maintain, than I'm currently accustomed to. At that age, I might no longer be able to do my own work, lol.
We had chicken wraps, but I'm in Australia, and we don't do "thanks giving".
Love seeing the WIFE UNIT, she must be a good catch to put up with you,lol.
WELL DONE ON THE SHOP, and I really enjoy your videos.
I hope you and your family have a happy and safe Christmas.
🤣 God bless your wife for putting up with your shenanigans! You guys are an inspiration to all. Love the videos in your new place, continued luck with your endeavor!!!
SORRY RAY BUT I CANT BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T AT LEAST CLEAN AND ANT-SEIZE THOSE SHOCK BOLTS GOING BACK TOGETHER!!✌
Thanks Ray been there done that I live in the rust belt. Take care of yourself and family ❤️❤️👍
Hey. You are such a wonderful person. I like the way you are setting up your shop.
I am from India, where we do not have such tools for repairs. I was attracted by the way you worked with the cars, and then got hooked.
Having followed you for so long, I admire the way you keep your spirits high. 👍
Keep it up. 👌👍🙏
What tools do you not have? Do you work on cars? I'd love to see the different strategies you employ given your limited selection of tools... can you recommend any channels (preferably English-speaking, if possible) where I might see this?
You can get all tools, that Ray has got, from amazon. 🤔, Is amazon available Inn your fine country🤔😊🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@stephenwilliams6103 It's likely not a question of availability but affordability - when the average salary $400/month, even a cheap tool is expensive.
@@mheetu3909 we have mechanics and technicians who work on cars for their upkeep. Work is primarily done by hands through hand tools. Even a simple tool ilke a lift is not afford le to such people. However, their craft is beyond comparison,given the shortage of power tools. I do not have videos, but my yeti suffered a flood damage which was taken care by my mechanic, without any power tools.
@@mheetu3909 I have found both machine shops and auto repair shops in Pakistan putting up no-dialog videos of their work. One example is on youtube as: Chaudhary Motor Workshop Dunyapur. "Pakistani Truck" on RUclips has all sorts of repairs.
The green and yellow lights on the batter tester means charge and retest. The tester checks for the internal resistance of the battery, and requires a full battery to get an accurate reading.
Not worth the time and effort. 9 out of 10 times it will come up bad anyway after recharging. (Sold batteries at Sears). We HAD to do it on Sears brand before adjusting them out. Meant putting a loaner battery (used crap) in the customer's car and have them come back. They almost always came out bad.
Ray living in the north with salt on our winter roads we always use anti seize on bolts. It has been a life saver when we work on stuff.
I can’t believe your level of patience. I would have cut that bold off at the five minute mark of trying to remove it and this is coming from someone who doesn’t work much on his own car because I am a mechanical moron. I may not know much about cars but I know a LOT about me. Hat’s off to you Ray for being persistent to the point of futility. That shows character.
Ray, on aircraft bolts we use a tiny bit of Thixo grease on the shaft to help prevent future rust. Just don't get any on the threads.
Anti-seize would probably work too. I put that on my rotors to help change tires for winter and help my wheels last longer. Canadian winters are harsh
Anti-seize is my weapon of choice for rust prevention here in Wisconsin!
@@Robyrob7771 ...yes but its recommended not to put anti siez on lugnuts
@@nickmalone3143
Nope, don’t use them on things that could come off going down the road and make dead drivers!
In the UK I put copper ease on anything i change..nuts, wheels...
That will probably be the last set of shocks for the car
since you got your own shop I've been hooked on these videos.
man dealt with this on a older marquis from kansas recently. the bolt did the exact same thing. fast job turns slow real fast. cut it off as well. i add time now for rusty jobs. it will be at least severe labor time. Thanks for the vids man! new shop seems to be going well 🤘
I love all of your stuff and honestly, I trust your advice over going to many mechanics in my area. If my wife and I move to fl.. I'd call you for everything!
I love what youre doing now Ray.. I gen nervious when you pull cars in and the office door is open. i wish you all the success possible.
Agree on the open door! Wish the rattle was resolved. That last shock bolt frustrated me too! Wife units do not like being fooled. Just sayin'..... Great video.
I don't think we've seen a video with a paying customer's car without the door being open.
I recommend to put a some sort of door closer on that office store don't have to be a strong one but just some little pull it in have a good day
Snap!🤣
Yup, open door is sketchy.
Wow my frustration level over that lower shock bolt would have brought out the cutting torch!! Car be damned that bolt would be out!! 😂
Heh, yeah. I was thinking something similar, but more like using an angle grinder to hack through the bottom end of the shock absorber, just to get the bolt out. I know, my idea would only make sense if there was no help in saw blades and too difficult to get to the bolt, but I guess it would take more time to grind the shock metal than grinding off the bolt.
Heat up the bolt head with the gas axe and things come apart easier.
@@michaeldelora5177, I’m not sure if Ray has an oxygen/acetylene torch, I don’t remember seeing one in this shop. Might be a worthwhile investment to have one around, especially if he gets an exhaust job to work on.
Ray I’m not a mechanic nor do I claim to be, but as a RUclips cert parts changer, I can say that I’ve never been happier to live down south where rust isn’t an issue, I’ve taken apart 70 year old cars with less rust than that Lexus
Thanks Rainman, good video. I am in Eastern Canada where lots of road salt is used. What you experienced with this Lexus is what we see here with every vehicle that is more than a few years old. Everything you try to do on a vehicle that is exposed to the elements results in struggles like this one. Even removing alloy wheels from the hub sometimes involves using a dead blow hammer on the back of the wheel to break it free. This can be quite problematic when you get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and can't remove the wheel because it is seized on the hub.
You can remove the seized wheel by dropping it down after the nuts are removed and if that doesn’t work drive it slightly forward or reverse
reduce this issue by having grease between rotor, and contacting points of tire rim. cheers
@@shawnnonya3430 Thank you for the suggestion. I tried grease and it helps if the winter is not too long - has time to completely disappear. On my own vehicle, I now use anti-seize on the lug bolts and the hub but still not 100% successful. If the vehicle belongs to someone else, then it is the luck of the draw.
Nice one. I think I'd have gone to the recip saw a bit more quickly, and I don't make my living from time spent on cars!! Videos as interesting as ever, and happy to see you involving family and just getting it done .. 😜
Hey Ray, glad to see that you are getting your customers. Trying to see how to get a hold of ya. I’ve emailed you but not sure you’re getting them. Would love to get on your schedule. Thank you as always!
I run into that bolt problem from time to time. It should come out, it'll turn. I get a wire brush and force it on that bolt. It'll take off that rust. You have to push hard. Rotate it around. Sometimes a regular metal file that has a file on the edge can get into something like that. Now you're really working it. Works for bolts on the wheel hubs. Before I did that I sometimes had to drill them out. What fun.
Ray, I love that you share the challenges you run into (as a DIY'er, it makes me feel better about my own challenges....on my Dodge Caravan...in my driveway....)
Put some Anti-seize on the rusty bolts, and the next mechanic will be happy.
And wire brush off the rust and chase the threads
Hope everything is going good at your new shop Ray.
Thanks for your video. I got both of the upper bolts out, the lower driver side nut came off but the bolt wouldn't come out. The passenger side lower bolt head snapped off. I cut off both bolts with a cutting wheel and got it all back together thanks to knowing I could follow your technique.
Here on Wisconsin, doing suspension work I usually have a torch and sawzall ready. Gotta love the rust
That rustification shower was kinda pretty, we don't have that kinda art stuff here in Arizona. Look at a produce named Fluid Film and Rust protection sold on Amazon (6 for about $62) it is not oil based, wax with a rust neutralizer. it should arrest the rust and protect from future rusting. Might be a good sales item that really does something. There is also KROIL penetrant, guaranteed to penetrate 1 millionth of an inch. we use it on aircraft a lot. Great job , you don't give up!
Ditto on both those products. I use them frequently for just about everything that gets stuck or needs some lubrication.
I'd have cut the mount of that shock a long time ago and chopped the bolt.
Think I would've replaced and greased the bolts so it wasn't such a ballache to remove next time.
Good to see you're busy tho.
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I bet it was frustrating but gosh darn it was so fun to watch. I was waiting for a saw or torch to come out! Can’t be stuck if it’s liquid 😂
I'm glad your keeping busy at the new place thats awesome
thankyou Ray,,looking forward to you finding the rattle and the rest of the service in part 2,,have a good weekend,,👍👍
LOVE when you say stuff like "this should be easy." Means a great video's coming!
Rey is a top flight mechanic! Busting rust causes a wonder of surprises. Chain reactions of rust breakage can happen. Salt water boat engines never come apart easily. I admire Rey's persuasion techniques and sweet talking the stubborn bad part until Victory!😄 I do the same! If I dare curse at it, I believe Karma will make my rebuild at hand allot harder. My no fail persuader is a 24in breaker bar and a 3ft ridged pipe extension. If 5ft of bar doesn't crack the bolt, a torch comes in very handy.
I did rear shocks on this exact body style once. I'm a DIYer that works on my own stuff and stuff for my friends so this was my friends mom's car. I'm near Toronto which is where cars rust within 5 years, and the fight I had with the lower shock bolt on that car was insane. The top bolts came out no problem, the bottom bolts met their end with an angle grinder. The rest of the bolts that did come out were severely compromised in terms of structural integrity, so I told my friend to grab some OEM bolts from the dealer to finish the job.
Glad to see it all coming together Ray. Only thing missing is a nice loud phone bell of some kind. Doodle Do....Hmmmm, "The Phone, it's ringing!"
I'm holding out for a gong.
Nice to see you playing with my old friend, Rusty. Keep the great work up.
I'm glad you got the problem solved I hope you and your family had a wonderful happy Thanksgiving I like your videos I learned a lot from them even though I'm just an entry level mechanic just starting out going to school to get my ASE certification
I'm impressed with your patience ray God bless you today🧐
I have the same model. Trashed OEM shocks and rear control arm bushings were the source of my rattling noise.
Also, at 9:35 you can see the classic front timing cover oil leak that is common for the 2GR-FE.
100% correct. Since this vehicle is 11+ years old, mint condition with 90k miles, but has all that rust, I would keep rolling until it was a problem in the garage.
That’s a $5-6k repair when done right. Ray definitely would NOT be doing it for me.
@@thooks1234 Agreed. No offense to Ray but, he’s not setup to do a 2GR-FE engine drop nor would he want to. It’s a massive time gobbler.
My 13 RX is weeping at the timing cover and I’m not doing anything but monitoring it for now and cleaning the area every oil change. It may never develop into anything more than an annoyance.
@@Cookiebaggs233 The realty is not many techs that have independent shop experience have in-depth Toyota experience. It’s not that Toyotas are a problem, but you really can’t dump BG Coolant and other fluids that are “Asian” stuff into Toyotas. Also, they aren’t Ford/GM/Fiat/Nissan/Korean vehicles. The other side of the Indy coin is there’s just not a lot of repair traffic on Toyotas.
That’s why Toy/Lex specialty shops are growing in number and have zero issues with gaining customers and remaining extremely profitable.
@@Cookiebaggs233 When I moved to a new community, my 2015 Ford Escape AWD apparently went from no problem to blown transmission in like 5 minutes. The small town transmission guy told me it is one of the WORST ones to pull out and replace due to engineering. I passed and bought a beater.
I didnt see this in the comments so thought I would add it here: I would have greased the new bolt on the bottom of the shock before putting it in. Love the videos Ray. Thank you very much.
I used to live/work in Chicago...
Moved to Texas..What a difference, not much need for acetylene here. Loving it!!!
Great video! Thanks for the stress and entertainment Ray. I will remember to always escalate to level 9 and ask questions later 😂
I was wondering when you were going to put the snap foowey saw on that bolt! Easier to replace than to aggravate with. Greasing a bolt in a high rush environment is a definite plus. Yeah it’s easy to armchair someone else’s work but I will say this, I can sympathize- been there, done that. I know how aggravating that can be. With all that rust, there’s the possibility of future service work…just a thought. Hope you and yours had a great thanksgiving…Good luck, Ray
Yeah, it looks like a snow bird birds car, that finally came to Florida with all the airport hassles and rent-a-car price hikes.
@@jaykellett2327 I’m inclined to agree Jay…and some of those components don’t look like they’re far from failing either.
I really like your way of thinking, its gonna be fixed one way or another👍
Great video Ray glad you got your old customers from the old shoe following you.Nice to see the family involved as well.Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and a safe one.
These are my favorite videos, watching Ray deal with an unexpected situation or recalcitrant part. I love watching him go through the levels of escalation.
Me? I would have gone straight to detcord.
Good thing about the new shop...you dont have to wear a uniform..you can wear whatever you want!! Good job Ray.🤟
@Les Reeves exactly advertise and promote yourself and look professional at the same time. You also have your work clothes separate easy to identify from your non-work clothes. Helps wife with laundry too.
You really should close that small side door Ray,its going to catch you out with a side mirror someday
Thanks, I was thinking something similar, that the open door is like an accident waiting to happen, particularly because it is so close to the drive-in entrance.
@@TrondBrgeKrokli it is an accident waiting to happen, an accident thats going to cost him a side mirror or paintwork to sort out a dent or scratching,
@@johnmoloney5296 Very good point. That is exactly some of the things that make me worry and feel like it is a 6th sense kind of thing.
I have mentioned it , maybe it looks closer on camera than reality
@@johnmoloney5296 Could be. Could be a case of camera angle making it difficult to see what the actual distances and angles are around that door, maybe even distorting the garage door dimensions. Thanks for pointing out that side of the story.
Another amazing in-depth video thank you very much keep them coming
Gotta love rust, being a shop owner/mechanic in Maine. Caused me to learn I needed to get a oxygen acetylene torch, air hammer, powerful impact, and bfh. Alot of things just a propane torch works, but when it don't I break out the big torch and then it always sees things my way.
So true with the sunroof! I broke my sunroof during the last hurricane. It was stuck and I kept going back and forth with the button because the sunroof was stuck. The sunroof track eventually snapped and the sunroof was in the open position. Uhgg!!
Love your videos Sir. I find them Very informative & entertaining. Please keep up the awesome work. = )
Another great Job. Whew! Made me tire watching you get that bolt out. We have a 2012 Lexus 450h. Approximately 108,00 miles. Putting in new struts and shocks and sway bars. I got the strut installed up, with the help of my daughter. I was able get the bottom bolt threw the knuckle. I pushed and jacked up the wheel/hub but in the process I now have pulled the CV axle away from the bushing. Had a little bit of oil run out of the boot. I’m going to try and push the axle back in tomorrow. Wish me luck. Merry Christmas.
That's right Ray, you showed that bolt whose the boss. LOL
Been in that predicament myself. It is amazing how tight rust can hold a nut or bolt.
I suggest you keep a 2-3 ft piece of 1" metal pipe on hand. You would be surprised at how much ease of effort that couple extra feet of leverage will give you. As you often say, rocking the car off the lift would be bad. 😱
Old power station trick: one man runs the impact wrench and the other man taps on the nut end of the bolt with a hammer. The combination of the two usually gets it done
10th! GOOD MORNING RAY! Preventive maintenance! What a concept! (Even if it’s only a systems check!) Will help you stay off the side of the road in the future. YIPPEE! Roger in Pierre South Dakota 😊
Ray I appreciate the escalation of force you apply! I did the shocks in my avenger and black widow spider had set up a nest inside and the rear shock mount. Brake cleaner and a lighter I killed them with fire!
I try to keep common hardware sizes on hand, you have much patience ray. I woulda been cutting that thing way sooner. Good sheet brother
Great video 👍 The problem with shocks is the rubber and sleeve which absorbs the hammer action from the gun ,same with the air chisel.
Love the videos, a little heat on the shock bushing woulda been nice! Nice joke on wife unit!! 😂
Just recently found ur channel been watching last few videos now 1 of my favorite channels
Mechanic told a guy that he blew a seal.
Guy said "Just fix the car and leave my personal life out of it."
18:14 when tightening suspension components with rubber bushings the tightening needs to happen at ride height. When you tighten suspension bushings with vehicle on the lift they are tight in droop position so they stretch to get to ride height and then have no room to move upward.
The bushings on shocks don't change when the vehicle is driven. On wishbones and stabilizer bars, yes, tighten at ride height but shocks are ok.
@@BigLisaFan So can you explain why the bushing is even there then? Seems to me if it didnt matter they would be solid metal.
@@eddiereichel9354 The rubber cushions the shock as it goes up and down. Often the bolt rusts in the bushing and the rust can stop the bolt from being removed. Break out the sawzall. That is what I was told as an apprentice.
I feel your pain here. I had one on my car that was rust welded to the control arm (bolt welded to the bushing). Had to replace the whole lower control arm. Tried all the techniques you tried. Even tried grinding it out but it was too recessed into the control arm.
I had one like that in my 21 yr old SLK320 Project car that was rusted in solidly, I ended up like you, replacing they whole control arm for the sake of 1 rusty bolt..... majorly p*ssed off as the control arm itself was less than 2 years old and was in really good condition but the idiot that replaced it not only used the original 21 year old very rusty bolt, but must have used a very cheap Chineasium replacement where the centre of the bushing was untreated mild steel because the bolt had rusted to the metal centre bushing in just 19 months and 1,100 miles. Still it meant I could go spend £134 of my hard earned moneys buying a genuine Mercedes Benz part... lucky me 😅
After seeing this, I never question a mechanic's bill anymore. I've had two shops tell me that they "lost money" on the repair it was so time consuming.
Well, truth be told, they still made money, but probably $10 per hour.
Yeah the number one rule is if you say that something is going to be easy that it will become hard. I did the same thing today on my last car.
I live in a rustbelt city and have a 2016 Jeep that doesn't have this much rust on the underside. It has never been garage
kept BTW. Propably needed to get out the Superzilla stuff the day before going to the shop to get these rusted bolts freed
up. I would have if I saw the rusted out undersides. Gave 100% to removing the last bolt but in the end still needed to get
a new one. Your wife unit is the best!
Ray great video. I personally would have cut the bolt off a good ten minutes before you decided too. Also am I the only person in the word that puts anti seize in the shock housing hole and bolt? When I saw you put it back without anti seize after seeing what happens to these bolts kind of made me go hummm.