The BBC pull in about $4 billion a year from TV Licences yet they cannot produce anything to match the content quality of this channel. The sublime cinematography gives David Attenborough a run for his money too. Bravo!
I am absolutely amazed at your ability to get great camera shots while still having to see what you are working on. No need to apologize for the very few times we end up looking at your elbow. Great job as always, Eric.
@@ericpaul4575 Moodily lit shallow depth-of field wiring harness is the best. We can appreciate its serenity while the violence of the broken manifold bolt removal happens, defocused, in the background. Eric is a film genius.
Just want to say thanks for the videos. My son came home and said he had some broken manifold bolts in his truck. (of course it was the back two on each side) He said he wasnt paying 1700 bucks to fix it so he was gonn try it himself. We found your videos and went for it. He even went out and bought a welder to weld on nets and we got new manifolds, bolts, gaskets etc all buttoned up and done today. We got about $900 into the project but hes got a pretty good welder and helmet, a big and a small torque wrench, a fixed truck and good experience out of it. Plus, I got priceless dad and son shop time, and some tools I can now borrow from him ! Thanks again !
This is EXACTLY what I'm dealing with. I think both sides have at least the last far back bolts or two broken. & I cant tell if its broke flush with the head or not. Mine's a 99 Silverado with the 5.3L. Did you use the stainless steel Dorman bolts? I was wondering if ARP made better quality replacement bolts that wont break. I don't know why GM doesn't use good shit to begin with in the first place, like the heater hose quick connect that WILL fail eventually if you dont replace it in advance before it gives out.
You have no idea how many tools my kids have..forgotten..to put back, let alone how everything is scattered in my tool boxes! Now, I totally understand why my dad ripped me a new ahole in my youth when I used his!
GREAT video.....and you should get an award for probably the best video capture of the steps involved. The clarity of the pictures, and the viewing position, lets the viewer - be right there - with you through the steps. And not to forget to mention how we get tip after tip, going through the whole operation. Excellent Eric! Thanks for your efforts!
I wouldn't complain in the slightest because the fact is that Eric has to be able to see what he is doing so the position on the camera is secondary in that we are viewing for free what the customer is paying for
An old timer showed me a trick for removing stuck bolts. Heat it up than spray cool water on it. The heat expands it and the water contracts it breaking the bond. It works. I've removed some hellishly stuck bolts using this method.
@@rob7hg might as well use a shot of penetrating oil after the torch instead, coming from an aerosol naturally makes it cold and it's very easy to aim a shot. Plus ya know, it's oil instead of water
The main two reasons heat helps loosen rusty bolts is 1: yes, the bolt expands with heat, but it expands length wise more than cross wise so some clamping pressure is relieved from the bolts. Which equals less friction to turn it. 2: the hotter it gets, the softer it gets. Think of trying to pull a soft string through a bent tube vs pulling a stiff wire through a bent tube. The heat also breaks up rust bonds. From working on junk big rigs for a living, this is my philosophy on why it works so well. Also, there is no type penetrant that works half as well as a little heat or shocks from a hammer in my opinion 😁
@@shaystern2453 He did get a little annoyed in the last video though. I appreciate seeing those honest moments too, makes me feel better about myself when you're cursing out some car for being nothing but trouble. Also. Why is it always the dirtiest, wettest, thickly coated layers of underbody coated cars that come first in the morning so you gotta walk around dirty for the rest of the day?
My work truck has the same issue, been putting off fixing it, seems like a good job for a Monday. I don’t care what anybody says you’re a good guy, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Go to the hardware store and get you some stainless bolts with normal size heads and you'll never need to do that job again. Make sure to anti sieze though, just in case.
hit any auto parts store for a Ford mod motor manifold stud kit. super cheap and grade 10.8. will never have it pop a bolt again. but also they sell a nice brace kit too, I've used them and they works great if it's a front or rear bolt, which it normally is. just a bracket that bolts into 2 existing holes and then pushes on the exhaust manifold to seal it up. gaskets are metal so they aren't blown out, just dirty. way less work but as said, if you do it the correct way, just to don't use oem bolts, either arp bolt kit or the cheap stud it is my recommendation.
@FishFind3000 I done mine in 2009 and just had to replace a cracked manifold on it this past year. Didn't have any trouble, bolts looked as good as they did in 09. I see what your saying though.
@@BigPapa_2001 yea, not everything reacts with each other since each type of metal has a different potential. I had metal valve stem caps that fused to metal tpms sensor valve stems and they wouldn't come off even with channel locks. They had to be cut off with a dremel. I'm sure the salt water from winter accelerated the reaction since salt water increases electrical conductivity. "The susceptibility of different base metals to corrosion while in contact depends upon the difference between the contact potentials or the electromotive voltages of the metals involved." If you google for "galvanic corrosion metal scale" it shows what metals are more susceptible to it.
A true “ rusty bolt whisperer”.. always enjoy your content. I’ve picked up quite a bit by watching your videos, doing my own homework and applying it to different projects… working smarter and a lot less harder at times. Truly appreciate your videos.. Thanks again
Most people who leave comments don't have any clue as to what's actually going on. Everyone is an expert about absolutely nothing. I see it all the time, people talking out of their rear end. Eric is the best no nonsense mechanic on RUclips.
@@philllsxga.7737 Yeah, the GM 5.7 was a really reliable motor. It's why in 2018 I bought a tundra (straight up v8 with no auto start/stop or AFM). My next truck my end up being a 2500; no AFM or other tricks, just an honest 6.6l v8 gas engine.
You know the old expression about changing the sparkplugs without opening the hood.... I now know it could have been done....! One of you more complex videos, and you brought us a long all the way. Excellent camera work. Thanks you. I am 81 years old, I will never do, what you just did, and I enjoyed the hell out of watching you work....
Only comment I have is your Speaking has improved since the new dental spacer. As for the video, you are the best on RUclips for showing detail and tricks of disassembly and reassembly! I just went back and looked at one of your first videos. The camera work was good and editing was alright. Now you do a video like it came from the Hollywood types. My compliments to you and your SMA crew. Like always a cup a coffee and SMA video makes my day. Thank you
This one is usually a home gamer nightmare. Looks like I need to get a set of those gabby extractors for general principles that I might, might, might, need one of them out of the set one day.
Yup. Biggest problem as a home gamer is doing this on the ground without a lift. Oh yeah, and acetylene. Oh yeah and welding, if it comes to that. I’ve been putting this off on my F150. Gotta get her to the shop. I’ve got an Eric-like guy I use and don’t mind one bit paying him what he needs to do a good job for me.
@@frankvucolo6249 You can get oxygen and MAPP gas or oxygen and propane setups. Those little bottles of O2 don't last very long, but they should be fine for heating bolts up. I took the manifolds off my 2011 Frontier recently just using a MAPP plumbers torch. It was nuts on studs in that case, but nothing broke.
WOW, The stars were aligned for you on this one. No broken molding clips, No broken bolts, bolt extracted with no welding and most of all the WD got all the water out of the steering shaft and dipstick. Amazing
Those Bolt Grip extractors are worth their weight in gold! I actually have 2 sets, 1 Irwin and 1 Craftsman. I have 2 because I thought I'd lost my Irwin set so, I bought the Craftsman. Of course, I immediately found my Irwins (right in the roll away drawer where they've always lived lol) as soon as I went to put the Craftsman set away! Oh well, you can never have too many tools right?
Thanks Eric. I honestly don't know how you get such good footage for us and still get the work done! Half the time either the light is shining directly in my eyes or the vehicle is raining down dirt and saltwater in what seems like an effort to repel me.
Anyone that Watches just one (1) of your videos would have a stronger Appreciation for the Efforts of a Vehicle Mechanic 👍 especially since moving to Computers. 🙏
As my partner at work used to say, “If a person makes it look easy, you can bet your ass they’ve been doing it a long time and making it look easy”. Your skills prove that.
Never a fun job because it can turn to crap quick. Glad it was relatively painless and the bolt cooperated. You make it look easyish. Great camera work. Best anyone can do. Thanks for showing the work!
The people need to realize that it's more important for you to see than it is for us to see. Sometimes there is no good angle. Sometimes we have the better view simply because you are working by feel and you can't contort to a better angle. Thats mechanic work.
Another great video! From a viewers' perspective, I don't think you need to worry about how much we can or can't see - we don't actually miss much.Given that you are the one that needs to get at fixings / connectors / parts etc to actually do the job, your ability to see what you're doing is more important. Thanks again for the content you provide.
To quote Radiohead; "If you try the best you can, the best you can is good enough". Thanks for bringing us along and teaching us some stuff. Don’t worry about those awkward shots!
I just gotta say I really enjoy you comments while watching you work. Scope on a rope, tickled my funny bone. Although I'm 74 I still work on my own cars, all of which are older than 20 years and still run good. ☺️
Did you just prank us and made this job down in Texas or something? Everthing went so smoooooth!! Gotta be a great feeling when that happens!! Keep up the amazing work!!
I went through this on the passenger side of my 2006 F150 last summer. More broken off than one. Bought a welder a magnetic heat inductor, what a mother lover! Great job as per the usual my guy!
Eric, I am so incredibly grateful at the incredible amount of work it must take to bring us along on your many jobs. I was referring to the camera, audio etc, on top of the actual diagnosis, and repair of the vehicle. Not to mention the time it takes to edit, and post. Yet yourself and Ray make it look almost effortless. Thank you sir for another awesome video. Much live n prayers from the upstate PRNY🙏💜
When I was a kid I watched my dad and my brother do what you just did. I remember it well because it took them 2 weeks. Nothing like watching a master work. Thx for the video.
Quality work as always. Forgot to tell us you checked the manifold for flatness after you cleaned it up in the sandblaster. Used to have some of those move around a bunch and need to be milled or sanded flat again.
A lot of the benefits I get from watching your videos is the procedures you use to tackle a certain problem. The possibility of me doing the jobs you do are highly unlikely but the procedures can be adapted to other things and not just fixing vehicles. It’s like watching and helping my dad do things when I was very young. Not everything is retained but the ideas that pop up in certain conditions, then you remember. Thanks for the videos.
I think the mud covering everything helped get the bolts out. I don't think you need to apologize for us not seeing every move. I think we all understand. Thanks for the videos.
OUTSTANDING video. You know, it would have taken me 4 days to do that, 3 new spark plugs, a new heat shield and new manifold bolts and 2 trips to the doctor to suture my finger and left hand. And I could see just fine, so don’t worry about camera angles. We can see. Thank you for bringing us along. This was great watching a master mechanic doing everything right!! Cheers!!
Don't worry about trying to make everyone happy with camera angle, it will never happen. As some others have said, it's more important for you to see what you're doing! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!! P.S. sounding much better, hope things continue to go well for you.
I am a technician/mechanic and absolutely love my trade and view it as the hardest trade going and Eric you do us lot proud you really are an expert at what you do and an example Of a trade that involves learning and training everyday
Funny enough the other night I was laying in bed thinking “Eric has not posted a manifold job on a 5.3 gm or a 5.4l Ford” sure enough I open my eyes and found out the master has not extracted all the exhaust bolts in his area yet!. Great video Eric like you I used to be “ the guy people would call to extract broken bolts out” since I got out of the trade I can say I kinda miss the fight the bolts but none the less great video!!
Great videos. Your videos are fantastic! Great camera work, great information, great step-by-step removals/installs, great explanations, and great attitude! Thanks dude. You're making my repairs to my 2004 6.0 vortec much easier. Greetings from Texas! Have a blessed day!
Exactly What Kim said below.... Its amazing that you show us what you do. Just changing the oil in my 2022 Toyota for the first time last week, I had to let the expletive's fly. While I was cussing, I thought, "how in the heck would I have videoed this dog and pony show?" You do great man! And help carpenters like me, think we can do these things.... LOL
Like everybody has already said, don't sweat the camera angles Dr. O. Now, if the sound of your voice went away, that would be a problem. Thanks for sharing what you do with us as we get to learn and be entertained at the same time.
Flame wrench is a real hero on most jobs. Drove by your neck of the woods last Saturday, visiting my son in B'ville and heading to the parent's in Gowanda. I got back to NC auto washed Monday, oil change and Hand Wash on Tuesday. Five days in The PRNY and the KaCl already started to etch into my brand new oil pan. Still need to wash the car again to get all that crap off my car. I do not miss working on Upstate cars in the winter.
Great repair Eric!! A true mechanic that completes a job and can actually drive the vehicle after the repair and not have to push it out of the shop!! Great videos, thanks!
First bolt removal after heat must have “time lapsed”. When you impact gunned it out and immediately grabbed it with your pinkies.....I winced....thought you were going to get burned. Thanks for sharing your time/skill/ humor, Eric. Dave in Omaha
MY takeaway is that from all the less than good ideas GM has had over the years (and there's been a few) Torx head wheel well liners bolts have got to be among the top ten.Great vid as always,yeah I saw the crack in the head and can't believe you let the truck go with it! /s/
Re. the video quality - I saw everything that needed to be seen to understand the work, every step of your work was shown and well described. Another amazing video. I agree about the dirty truck business - a person should never take a dirty vehicle to a shop. Your customer could have rolled through a car wash and blasted off at least the wheel well and left side of the engine for a few dollars in a few minutes.
My only negative comment is on me as I kept moving my head to try to see around your arm because I'm a big dummy. Nice work (as usual). Always great to see some techniques for stuff like this. Another satisfied customer, I'm sure. Now go wash his truck ya slacker.
My son and I have been watching your videos every night that past several days. We have been enjoying your videos more than our normal TV programs we watch. Thank you Eric O
Just both exhaust manifolds and motor mounts replaced on my 2013 Gen 1 ford Raptor. Dropped off for a one day job on Tuesday(11/28/23) and got my truck back on Friday. Highly decorated custom automotive shop here in Las Vegas had every cussword imaginable about my Ford truck vs working on a Chevy or any other make for that matter! Apparently a million parts have to come off to get to the sides of the engine. One mechanic said he would quit if he see's another Raptor come in! Plus, each and every bolt was broken. Showed me video of heating and welding bolts. Said it would have definitely been easier and faster to take the engine out to work on. Final price was about $100 over original estimate! Truck is super quiet now and my coffee cup isn't violently fighting for its life anymore!
You are the man Eric I’m so amazed how you can do jobs like this and not get frustrated. And get absolute great camera angles. Keep putting those great videos out Dr. O I enjoy all of them as do many other people I’m sure!
The amazing thing is dealing with the havoc that the climate affects the vehicles you're working on. Well done! I do all the work on my vehicles, but I live in California and it's just easier. I was born and raised in the UP of Michigan and vehicle maintenance up there is a pain in the ass.
Eric, heating the head of the bolt causes the upper part of the bolt to lengthen, decreasing the clamping force and enlarging the rusted head so your socket fits better. The aluminum head soaks away heat almost faster than you can heat the bolt so the portion in the head doesn't grow much at all. Keep up the good work. :)
Still, needed heat to remove bolt that had no head. The threaded portion expands ...shrinks.....breaks corrosion bond....still, a bitch to deal with in my experience. Dave in Omaha
Man o man that looks like a job from hell. There are a half a dozen instances where experience paid off. One broken spark plug, another broken/stripped exhaust bolt etc could easily turn this into a full day of pain and sorrow. You knocked it out like a true experienced pro. Some jobs you can easily just follow the manual, but jobs like these it's pure experience.
Much admiration for Eric to even work on rusty exhaust manifold bolts. I've found that most mechanics won't work on those rusty bolts. Years ago, I diagnosed the problem with my friend's car as clogged passages behind the exhaust manifold. I refused to do it because I don't have a welder in case I broke one. We took the car to 2 different repair shops and they refused to work on it. We finally found a guy who said he would do it. I explained to him what I wanted him to do. After he worked on it, the car was just as bad as before. The manifold bolts looked like they hadn't been touched. The guy replaced the spark plugs and wires. After taking it to another repair shop and spending more money, my friend finally scrapped the car as it wouldn't pass inspection. Just a note-the 4 cylinder manifold bolts were much easier to get to than this GM truck that Eric is working on.
Proof positive that the hot wrench is your friend. Yet another outstanding job. You make it look easy, no cussin or fussin, my luck is not that good.😁 No need to apologize, camera angles are always good.
@@freetolook3727 I'm an A&P airplane mechanic mostly on weekends so mostly work on bolts & nuts or AN fittings then my wife's car needed a light bulb change in her Traverse so after removing the inner wheel well with the Torx I had to buy because the ones that came with the sets I have I gave away never thinking GM are mostly Torx
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The BBC pull in about $4 billion a year from TV Licences yet they cannot produce anything to match the content quality of this channel.
The sublime cinematography gives David Attenborough a run for his money too.
Bravo!
I am absolutely amazed at your ability to get great camera shots while still having to see what you are working on. No need to apologize for the very few times we end up looking at your elbow. Great job as always, Eric.
Or seeing the wiring harness.
My thoughts exactly. Besides, he's the one that really needs to see what he's doing. We just reap the benefits of his knowledge and his story telling.
Agreed.
I came here for the elbow.
@@ericpaul4575 Moodily lit shallow depth-of field wiring harness is the best. We can appreciate its serenity while the violence of the broken manifold bolt removal happens, defocused, in the background. Eric is a film genius.
Just want to say thanks for the videos. My son came home and said he had some broken manifold bolts in his truck. (of course it was the back two on each side) He said he wasnt paying 1700 bucks to fix it so he was gonn try it himself. We found your videos and went for it. He even went out and bought a welder to weld on nets and we got new manifolds, bolts, gaskets etc all buttoned up and done today. We got about $900 into the project but hes got a pretty good welder and helmet, a big and a small torque wrench, a fixed truck and good experience out of it. Plus, I got priceless dad and son shop time, and some tools I can now borrow from him ! Thanks again !
This is EXACTLY what I'm dealing with. I think both sides have at least the last far back bolts or two broken. & I cant tell if its broke flush with the head or not. Mine's a 99 Silverado with the 5.3L.
Did you use the stainless steel Dorman bolts? I was wondering if ARP made better quality replacement bolts that wont break. I don't know why GM doesn't use good shit to begin with in the first place, like the heater hose quick connect that WILL fail eventually if you dont replace it in advance before it gives out.
@@victorramosjr2445 We bought the Fel pro bolt kit from RockAuto
You have no idea how many tools my kids have..forgotten..to put back, let alone how everything is scattered in my tool boxes! Now, I totally understand why my dad ripped me a new ahole in my youth when I used his!
GREAT video.....and you should get an award for probably the best video capture of the steps involved. The clarity of the pictures, and the viewing position, lets the viewer - be right there - with you through the steps. And not to forget to mention how we get tip after tip, going through the whole operation. Excellent Eric! Thanks for your efforts!
I agree, just glad he's not a proctologist.
Yes. The viewing positions are fine. I prefer a stationary camera to those head bobbing seasick inducers.
I wouldn't complain in the slightest because the fact is that Eric has to be able to see what he is doing so the position on the camera is secondary in that we are viewing for free what the customer is paying for
I like the way you deal with rusted bolts. You make it look so easy - and it's not.
Definitely. An hour job is only one broken bolt away from being an 8 hour ordeal.
@@mrfishbulb7187 Yeah I was squirming in my seat as he was wrenching on that rear manifold bolt!
An old timer showed me a trick for removing stuck bolts. Heat it up than spray cool water on it. The heat expands it and the water contracts it breaking the bond. It works. I've removed some hellishly stuck bolts using this method.
@@rob7hg might as well use a shot of penetrating oil after the torch instead, coming from an aerosol naturally makes it cold and it's very easy to aim a shot. Plus ya know, it's oil instead of water
Boy do you make things look easy. You definitely have the tools to do the work. Tools make the job, but brains make it easier.
You snapping those gloves triggered my PTSD from previous visits to my doctor.
🤣😂🤣
Bend over, put your elbows on the table, bend your knees and try to relax….. moon river!
Those prostate exams are memorable for sure
As a prostate cancer survivor that alongside PSA bloodwork it’s a necessary evil. 👍🏾
Using the whole fist, there Doc? Ever serve time?
The main two reasons heat helps loosen rusty bolts is 1: yes, the bolt expands with heat, but it expands length wise more than cross wise so some clamping pressure is relieved from the bolts. Which equals less friction to turn it. 2: the hotter it gets, the softer it gets. Think of trying to pull a soft string through a bent tube vs pulling a stiff wire through a bent tube. The heat also breaks up rust bonds. From working on junk big rigs for a living, this is my philosophy on why it works so well. Also, there is no type penetrant that works half as well as a little heat or shocks from a hammer in my opinion 😁
Eric, I am always impressed with your tenacious attitude and demeanor that allows you to do your job without getting flustered and frustrated.
a key feature is he never gets pissed🤗
I do all the time. 😅 Getting better somewhat as I age.
@@shaystern2453 May not be on camera though.
@@shaystern2453 He did get a little annoyed in the last video though. I appreciate seeing those honest moments too, makes me feel better about myself when you're cursing out some car for being nothing but trouble.
Also. Why is it always the dirtiest, wettest, thickly coated layers of underbody coated cars that come first in the morning so you gotta walk around dirty for the rest of the day?
Turns into a caveman/bullocky cross when the red light goes off, for sure!
The honk and "hey it's that guy" makes me laugh every time.
My work truck has the same issue, been putting off fixing it, seems like a good job for a Monday. I don’t care what anybody says you’re a good guy, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Go to the hardware store and get you some stainless bolts with normal size heads and you'll never need to do that job again. Make sure to anti sieze though, just in case.
@@BigPapa_2001 gotta be carful when mixing dissimilar metals or galvanic corrosion can occur and make it worse then loctite.
hit any auto parts store for a Ford mod motor manifold stud kit. super cheap and grade 10.8. will never have it pop a bolt again.
but also they sell a nice brace kit too, I've used them and they works great if it's a front or rear bolt, which it normally is. just a bracket that bolts into 2 existing holes and then pushes on the exhaust manifold to seal it up. gaskets are metal so they aren't blown out, just dirty. way less work but as said, if you do it the correct way, just to don't use oem bolts, either arp bolt kit or the cheap stud it is my recommendation.
@FishFind3000 I done mine in 2009 and just had to replace a cracked manifold on it this past year. Didn't have any trouble, bolts looked as good as they did in 09. I see what your saying though.
@@BigPapa_2001 yea, not everything reacts with each other since each type of metal has a different potential. I had metal valve stem caps that fused to metal tpms sensor valve stems and they wouldn't come off even with channel locks. They had to be cut off with a dremel. I'm sure the salt water from winter accelerated the reaction since salt water increases electrical conductivity.
"The susceptibility of different base metals to corrosion while in contact depends upon the difference between the contact potentials or the electromotive voltages of the metals involved."
If you google for "galvanic corrosion metal scale" it shows what metals are more susceptible to it.
“Quiet clicks”. Can’t fool me!😂
A true “ rusty bolt whisperer”.. always enjoy your content. I’ve picked up quite a bit by watching your videos, doing my own homework and applying it to different projects… working smarter and a lot less harder at times. Truly appreciate your videos..
Thanks again
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Most people who leave comments don't have any clue as to what's actually going on. Everyone is an expert about absolutely nothing. I see it all the time, people talking out of their rear end. Eric is the best no nonsense mechanic on RUclips.
In GM-land sheared exhaust manifold bolts are considered scheduled maintenance. lol
Crazy because out of all of the 300,000 mile GM trucks never had that happen...
@@philllsxga.7737 Happened to both my chevy trucks and tahoe.
@@cnoyes72 How many miles?
Started with the LS engines.
Never a problem with the ole 4.3s and 5.7s..
Sad..
@@philllsxga.7737 Yeah, the GM 5.7 was a really reliable motor. It's why in 2018 I bought a tundra (straight up v8 with no auto start/stop or AFM). My next truck my end up being a 2500; no AFM or other tricks, just an honest 6.6l v8 gas engine.
You know the old expression about changing the sparkplugs without opening the hood.... I now know it could have been done....! One of you more complex videos, and you brought us a long all the way. Excellent camera work. Thanks you. I am 81 years old, I will never do, what you just did, and I enjoyed the hell out of watching you work....
Eric, Ya made a rather tough job look like gravy. As always much appreciated
ahh, the old classic "hey the gasket holes don't line up", ""did you try turning it around?"" "silence or phone hangs up...." lol
Only comment I have is your Speaking has improved since the new dental spacer. As for the video, you are the best on RUclips for showing detail and tricks of disassembly and reassembly! I just went back and looked at one of your first videos. The camera work was good and editing was alright. Now you do a video like it came from the Hollywood types. My compliments to you and your SMA crew.
Like always a cup a coffee and SMA video makes my day. Thank you
He said in a previous video that these are older unreleased content.
@@keepingdistance4404 This one is recent
@@SouthMainAuto you'll be off the short bus in no time!! LOL
When the 3 nuts at the outlet of the manifold/head pipe junction came loose without heat.......unbelievable. Dave in Omaha
Coffee and SMA??? Life's pretty good my friends
I’ve been jonesing for a South Main Auto video for the past couple of days. 😂Thanks!!
This one is usually a home gamer nightmare. Looks like I need to get a set of those gabby extractors for general principles that I might, might, might, need one of them out of the set one day.
Yup. Biggest problem as a home gamer is doing this on the ground without a lift. Oh yeah, and acetylene. Oh yeah and welding, if it comes to that. I’ve been putting this off on my F150. Gotta get her to the shop. I’ve got an Eric-like guy I use and don’t mind one bit paying him what he needs to do a good job for me.
@@frankvucolo6249 You can get oxygen and MAPP gas or oxygen and propane setups. Those little bottles of O2 don't last very long, but they should be fine for heating bolts up. I took the manifolds off my 2011 Frontier recently just using a MAPP plumbers torch. It was nuts on studs in that case, but nothing broke.
WOW, The stars were aligned for you on this one. No broken molding clips, No broken bolts, bolt extracted with no welding and most of all the WD got all the water out of the steering shaft and dipstick. Amazing
Yup! Usually the mig welder/nut arrangement has to come out !
The torch, Cliff Clavin never disappoints, so everyone relax. 🇺🇸🗽🛐⚡
Those Bolt Grip extractors are worth their weight in gold! I actually have 2 sets, 1 Irwin and 1 Craftsman. I have 2 because I thought I'd lost my Irwin set so, I bought the Craftsman. Of course, I immediately found my Irwins (right in the roll away drawer where they've always lived lol) as soon as I went to put the Craftsman set away! Oh well, you can never have too many tools right?
Thanks Eric. I honestly don't know how you get such good footage for us and still get the work done! Half the time either the light is shining directly in my eyes or the vehicle is raining down dirt and saltwater in what seems like an effort to repel me.
There is ALMOST nothing better than the ecstatic feel of euphoria when that broken bolt starts turning and then comes all the way out.
Thanks for the video that shows me I will NOT do one of these jobs...
Anyone that Watches just one (1) of your videos would have a stronger Appreciation for the Efforts of a Vehicle Mechanic 👍 especially since moving to Computers. 🙏
Your speeh is getting much better in such a short time congrads!
As my partner at work used to say, “If a person makes it look easy, you can bet your ass they’ve been doing it a long time and making it look easy”. Your skills prove that.
It’s amazing how much quality work you two guys can do in a day!
Never a fun job because it can turn to crap quick. Glad it was relatively painless and the bolt cooperated. You make it look easyish. Great camera work. Best anyone can do. Thanks for showing the work!
The people need to realize that it's more important for you to see than it is for us to see. Sometimes there is no good angle. Sometimes we have the better view simply because you are working by feel and you can't contort to a better angle. Thats mechanic work.
Another great video! From a viewers' perspective, I don't think you need to worry about how much we can or can't see - we don't actually miss much.Given that you are the one that needs to get at fixings / connectors / parts etc to actually do the job, your ability to see what you're doing is more important. Thanks again for the content you provide.
ERIC...O.....WHERE ARE THE KIDS?
To quote Radiohead; "If you try the best you can, the best you can is good enough". Thanks for bringing us along and teaching us some stuff. Don’t worry about those awkward shots!
When you snapped your gloves ….. I got scared. I thought just for a second you were my doctor. :)
I just gotta say I really enjoy you comments while watching you work. Scope on a rope, tickled my funny bone. Although I'm 74 I still work on my own cars, all of which are older than 20 years and still run good. ☺️
Did you just prank us and made this job down in Texas or something? Everthing went so smoooooth!! Gotta be a great feeling when that happens!! Keep up the amazing work!!
I went through this on the passenger side of my 2006 F150 last summer. More broken off than one. Bought a welder a magnetic heat inductor, what a mother lover! Great job as per the usual my guy!
Eric, I am so incredibly grateful at the incredible amount of work it must take to bring us along on your many jobs. I was referring to the camera, audio etc, on top of the actual diagnosis, and repair of the vehicle. Not to mention the time it takes to edit, and post. Yet yourself and Ray make it look almost effortless. Thank you sir for another awesome video. Much live n prayers from the upstate PRNY🙏💜
I think the recording effort was superb. Ignore the complainers
Great morning ☕👆🙏 Appreciated the time and effort. So many of these in western NY. Helpful to all of us who own them ! 🤗😩
When I was a kid I watched my dad and my brother do what you just did. I remember it well because it took them 2 weeks. Nothing like watching a master work. Thx for the video.
Quality work as always. Forgot to tell us you checked the manifold for flatness after you cleaned it up in the sandblaster. Used to have some of those move around a bunch and need to be milled or sanded flat again.
Great job once again Eric. You are the Gold Standard Automotive Technician of our day. God Bless you and yours my brother in wrenches!
A lot of the benefits I get from watching your videos is the procedures you use to tackle a certain problem.
The possibility of me doing the jobs you do are highly unlikely but the procedures can be adapted to other things and not just fixing vehicles. It’s like watching and helping my dad do things when I was very young. Not everything is retained but the ideas that pop up in certain conditions, then you remember.
Thanks for the videos.
Remember helping my dad, it's similar watching Eric but without the swearing and shouting.
I think the mud covering everything helped get the bolts out. I don't think you need to apologize for us not seeing every move. I think we all understand. Thanks for the videos.
Enjoyed the left handed gangsta aim ! Also the finger disjointing warning of nut coming off!
I know one thing and that is I would have a lot of extra parts when I put that back together . Glad we have great Mechanics like Eric out there !
Impressive work! Never expected you could get that broken bolt out so easily.
OUTSTANDING video. You know, it would have taken me 4 days to do that, 3 new spark plugs, a new heat shield and new manifold bolts and 2 trips to the doctor to suture my finger and left hand.
And I could see just fine, so don’t worry about camera angles. We can see.
Thank you for bringing us along. This was great watching a master mechanic doing everything right!! Cheers!!
Don't worry about trying to make everyone happy with camera angle, it will never happen. As some others have said, it's more important for you to see what you're doing! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!!
P.S. sounding much better, hope things continue to go well for you.
Dude has some mad skills, SIX bolts out of a GMC exhaust manifold. It's guys like this that got men to the moon and back.
Don't remember a Sierra manifold fix, but Dodge/Ram for sure. Always interesting. 👍
I am a technician/mechanic and absolutely love my trade and view it as the hardest trade going and Eric you do us lot proud you really are an expert at what you do and an example Of a trade that involves learning and training everyday
Amen! 😊🔧
Thanks for taking us along Eric & nice job as always!
now 20 minutes worth of fender skirt screws, vantastic job no broken bolts.nice skills mr`0
Thanks for the videos Mr O. Always entertaining and educational. Stay safe out there.
The "I do cars" guy has some pretty fantastic dipstick tube fights on his teardown videos. You make it look Sooper Easy.
Funny enough the other night I was laying in bed thinking “Eric has not posted a manifold job on a 5.3 gm or a 5.4l Ford” sure enough I open my eyes and found out the master has not extracted all the exhaust bolts in his area yet!. Great video Eric like you I used to be “ the guy people would call to extract broken bolts out” since I got out of the trade I can say I kinda miss the fight the bolts but none the less great video!!
Great videos. Your videos are fantastic! Great camera work, great information, great step-by-step removals/installs, great explanations, and great attitude! Thanks dude. You're making my repairs to my 2004 6.0 vortec much easier. Greetings from Texas! Have a blessed day!
Exactly What Kim said below.... Its amazing that you show us what you do. Just changing the oil in my 2022 Toyota for the first time last week, I had to let the expletive's fly. While I was cussing, I thought, "how in the heck would I have videoed this dog and pony show?" You do great man! And help carpenters like me, think we can do these things.... LOL
Whatever you are using for a camera is outstanding. The detail is incredible. I could almost smell the WD-40, lol.
Hand digging a inspection pit while listening to your video. Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment!
Like everybody has already said, don't sweat the camera angles Dr. O. Now, if the sound of your voice went away, that would be a problem. Thanks for sharing what you do with us as we get to learn and be entertained at the same time.
Flame wrench is a real hero on most jobs. Drove by your neck of the woods last Saturday, visiting my son in B'ville and heading to the parent's in Gowanda. I got back to NC auto washed Monday, oil change and Hand Wash on Tuesday. Five days in The PRNY and the KaCl already started to etch into my brand new oil pan. Still need to wash the car again to get all that crap off my car. I do not miss working on Upstate cars in the winter.
Great repair Eric!! A true mechanic that completes a job and can actually drive the vehicle after the repair and not have to push it out of the shop!! Great videos, thanks!
First bolt removal after heat must have “time lapsed”. When you impact gunned it out and immediately grabbed it with your pinkies.....I winced....thought you were going to get burned. Thanks for sharing your time/skill/ humor, Eric. Dave in Omaha
That broken exhaust header bolt was less problematic than usual. Usually more bolts and studs break in the repair process👍
Lucky
@@safffff1000 sometimes its better to be lucky than good!
'The Man' is not only GOOD, he is also pretty darn lucky too! Great job Eric. Keep warm.🌞
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Excellent video buddy! Good camera angles for the most part. That was a hell job and you made it look easy!
Great video! LOL at 30:06. "Hey, Hey, It's that guy!"
Also, I almost get "seasick" when I watch videos made with head-worn cameras.
MY takeaway is that from all the less than good ideas GM has had over the years (and there's been a few) Torx head wheel well liners bolts have got to be among the top ten.Great vid as always,yeah I saw the crack in the head and can't believe you let the truck go with it! /s/
Re. the video quality - I saw everything that needed to be seen to understand the work, every step of your work was shown and well described. Another amazing video. I agree about the dirty truck business - a person should never take a dirty vehicle to a shop. Your customer could have rolled through a car wash and blasted off at least the wheel well and left side of the engine for a few dollars in a few minutes.
Thanks Eric. Great content and good advice on using a torch to break stuck manifold bolts free.
The heat wrench is a rust belt necessity, and in the hands of a skilled mechanic.
Use a chrome 3/8 swivel socket once it's loose as it's much smaller than the impact socket
My only negative comment is on me as I kept moving my head to try to see around your arm because I'm a big dummy. Nice work (as usual). Always great to see some techniques for stuff like this. Another satisfied customer, I'm sure. Now go wash his truck ya slacker.
That's one HELL of a "what's up" 😂 😂😂
Awesome
Thanks for dealing with the GD camera and doin it for us all…
My son and I have been watching your videos every night that past several days. We have been enjoying your videos more than our normal TV programs we watch. Thank you Eric O
not being familiar with gm manifolds, are there expansion cracks at the two bolt holes or is that an actual break?
Just both exhaust manifolds and motor mounts replaced on my 2013 Gen 1 ford Raptor. Dropped off for a one day job on Tuesday(11/28/23) and got my truck back on Friday. Highly decorated custom automotive shop here in Las Vegas had every cussword imaginable about my Ford truck vs working on a Chevy or any other make for that matter! Apparently a million parts have to come off to get to the sides of the engine. One mechanic said he would quit if he see's another Raptor come in! Plus, each and every bolt was broken. Showed me video of heating and welding bolts. Said it would have definitely been easier and faster to take the engine out to work on. Final price was about $100 over original estimate! Truck is super quiet now and my coffee cup isn't violently fighting for its life anymore!
Those break at the dealership test drive
You are the man Eric I’m so amazed how you can do jobs like this and not get frustrated. And get absolute great camera angles. Keep putting those great videos out Dr. O I enjoy all of them as do many other people I’m sure!
That's a miserable job I would not want to do. Having lived in California and Thailand I cannot get over a 2017 being that rusted.
The amazing thing is dealing with the havoc that the climate affects the vehicles you're working on. Well done! I do all the work on my vehicles, but I live in California and it's just easier. I was born and raised in the UP of Michigan and vehicle maintenance up there is a pain in the ass.
Is that the most irritating air ratchet in your arsenal?
LOL, I think so. I clicked ahead when it started
The sound of money being made. 😉
Eric, heating the head of the bolt causes the upper part of the bolt to lengthen, decreasing the clamping force and enlarging the rusted head so your socket fits better. The aluminum head soaks away heat almost faster than you can heat the bolt so the portion in the head doesn't grow much at all. Keep up the good work. :)
Still, needed heat to remove bolt that had no head. The threaded portion expands ...shrinks.....breaks corrosion bond....still, a bitch to deal with in my experience. Dave in Omaha
I'm still not sure how you got that broken bolt out.
Broken stud extraction sockets. *_Project Farm_* did a review on them a while back, check it out and purchase accordingly. 😉
Man o man that looks like a job from hell. There are a half a dozen instances where experience paid off. One broken spark plug, another broken/stripped exhaust bolt etc could easily turn this into a full day of pain and sorrow. You knocked it out like a true experienced pro. Some jobs you can easily just follow the manual, but jobs like these it's pure experience.
Washing your vehicle before bringing it in for service.
Is that like brushing your teeth before you go to the dentist?
Much admiration for Eric to even work on rusty exhaust manifold bolts. I've found that most mechanics won't work on those rusty bolts. Years ago, I diagnosed the problem with my friend's car as clogged passages behind the exhaust manifold. I refused to do it because I don't have a welder in case I broke one. We took the car to 2 different repair shops and they refused to work on it. We finally found a guy who said he would do it. I explained to him what I wanted him to do. After he worked on it, the car was just as bad as before. The manifold bolts looked like they hadn't been touched. The guy replaced the spark plugs and wires. After taking it to another repair shop and spending more money, my friend finally scrapped the car as it wouldn't pass inspection.
Just a note-the 4 cylinder manifold bolts were much easier to get to than this GM truck that Eric is working on.
Is that 2 cracks in the manifold?
Yes, the manifold and the head and the frame all were cracked.... 😐
What I took away from his video is that I could see enough to convince me that this is a job I would not want to do myself.
Don't be like Ray and leave shop rags in intake ..
C'mon, man.
Ray was trolling his viewers. 😂
@Jeff Puras Only a "certain type" of viewer. 😀
Isn't this great
Proof positive that the hot wrench is your friend. Yet another outstanding job. You make it look easy, no cussin or fussin, my luck is not that good.😁 No need to apologize, camera angles are always good.
Why does GM like Torx screws
They own the company that makes them!
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Allows them to use cheaper metal and torque it to higher levels
@@freetolook3727 I'm an A&P airplane mechanic mostly on weekends so mostly work on bolts & nuts or AN fittings then my wife's car needed a light bulb change in her Traverse so after removing the inner wheel well with the Torx I had to buy because the ones that came with the sets I have I gave away never thinking GM are mostly Torx