I hear you about clickbait: I stopped watching three channels just in the last two months because of their underwhelming content compared to what they titled on their videos especially the ones that say "I'm quitting" or "he lost it all" type of titles.
@@michaeldunagan8268 Or the annoying and always underwhelming "... and then THIS happened!!!!!" and the "this" was hardly anything and at the end of a 20 minute long filler video!
I was floored when I saw you take the time to remove the old wheel weight tape and sand off the rust from the wheel hub mating surface. If I had mechanics like you in my area that I could trust to do this kind of attention to detail I wouldn't have had to learn to work on my car myself. 90% of mechanics wouldn't have bothered, keep up the good work.
I completely agree with you man, and I know you may never read this or care. I have been a mechanic for 6 years now, I started when I was 19, and I have fought tooth and nail every day of my career dealing with my superiors and fellow technicians trying to teach me and even force me into bad habits. When it comes to the 'right way' of doing things I am majorly self taught. I never had a father or anyone in my life that I could gain exposure to any of it from, and I never had anyone that I could go to for answers. I got lucky that I had the mentor that I did in the beginning and even luckier that God put certain people on my path which blessed me with the mindset to even care for such things, but I eventually managed to get all my ASE certifications on my own and have been a certified master for over a year now (I still haven't attempted the L1 or advanced level tests, but hope to one day soon.) I have been in and out of several shops both independent and dealerships on my path to finding where I'm supposed to be. Every single shop I have worked at, if I got a wheel that was like that, I spent every bit of effort I could into getting that damn adhesive off, while everyone in the shop would haze me saying to stop wasting time or just giving me plain crazy and dirty looks over it, calling me a kiss ass or over achiever. I have always been very passionate for what I do, and want to do my absolute best in every task I do, no matter how small. NOT ONCE, until JUST NOW, November 4th of 2020 at 11 p.m., HAVE I EVER seen someone have any actual knowledge or idea of what tool to use for removing that stuff easily without causing any type of scratches to the wheel and overworking yourself/costing time. I just ordered one of those 3M wheels from amazon. This channel and Eric himself, are an absolute blessing to this planet. God bless.
*hears alarming knocking noise coming from front suspension on a customer car* *attempts to get air on railroad tracks* Guess the bar for RUclips mechanics is pretty low. Maybe I'll start my own channel.
What I find amazing is that watching this in my living room is actually kinda relaxing . If I was doing this repair myself, my knuckles would be raw and my blood pressure would be thru the roof ! Thanks RUclips
I used to ride dirt bikes as a younger man, and don't do it any more, but with these new Go Pro cameras, the videos the riders put out still make me remember the days of old!! I still ride, but very infrequent and not very fast.
There's always gotta be at least one "that guy". I'll admit I've been that guy a couple times but only when I see a news reporter trying to do a story.
john auld Or grandfather. Most of my quips came from my grandfather as he and I had more similar interests so I tended to spend a lot more time with my grandfather during my teens (and my father was frequently out of the country on business for extended periods), including helping him on many of his jobs (specifically HVAC and electrical, but he, like myself, tended to have many varied interests and skills - a jack of all trades that was actually quite competent in many other trades).
Eric is by far the most THOROUGH mechanic I have seen .No mechanic I've used or seen cleans rims and applies corrosion resistant goop like he does or cleans up brakes ,adds corrosion resistance.They ALL just threw them together,unless there was a problem.Raggedy old hats off to him.Great vids 👍
@Jason Bowman maybe I'm used to the clowns at walmart tire center that intentionally put the balance weights 180 degrees off so I had to make a second trip. i know lots of the smaller Ma/Pop shops are very good.
I used to clean the surfaces every time, especially the rotor surfaces, back when in my day we still machined the rotors on a brake lathe instead of just replacing them.
As a professional and licensed technician/ mechanic I love watching you work. You do great work and I admire the quality. The world would be a better place if all techs took this kind of pride in the repairs they perform. Well done sir.
Right? I normally work on my own car, but I've come across a vibration issue I can't nail down so I'm looking for a mechanic. I've damn near looked at 40 mechanics and still haven't found one I trust to handle my vehicle.
Kudos to a skilled mechanic that doesn't try to sell his customers the kitchen sink. Everyone gets the same level of excellent work regardless if budget.
Seriously, it must get pretty tiring to stop what you're doing and look to wave at whoever it is who's beeping at you. After a while, it gets lame - hence "Hey, it's that guy!" - gotta love it! 😀
And also only what they actually need. There's much to be said for that in this day and age with everyone looking to upsell rather than serve the customer honestly.
Really good of you and help out a working man that just needs to get his vehicle back on the road as cheap as possible and you came in on a Saturday. Good man and good neighbor!!
I didn't even wait for this video to finish to comment. This is why I love this guy and his channel. He doesn't skip on the smallest of details. I hope and pray his business grows tenfold and I pray God is listening. All the best to you and your family ...by God's Grace.
I always wondered what a knuckle would look like after a wheel ejection event. Thanks for sharing. I would've needed new shorts in addition to a wheel and tire combo.
I agree with ratbert. One of my lower cheap ebay ball joints broke while making a u turn on a small street. The knuckle is fine but I think it screwed up my upper and I then got some metal damage from the tow truck pulling it since the wheel was hitting. So not much damage at low speed. At any speed that could be really bad. When it comes to suspensions do it right the first time. Now I can do my lower ball joints without any problems. Live and learn.
@@myshots101 Luckily it was at low speed or the live part of live and learn might have ended differently. I bought Moog because of these reasons. They were a little more expensive but past experience had proven they were worth it - when you had a problem with Moog - they stood behind it. Not anymore.
@@ratbert86 True. I got the moogs now. Haven't installed the uppers yet. I'm not sure if it's the ball joint or the bushings that make a noise when reversing now. I have the uppers but think I might get the bushings once I get some money and do both at the same time since I may have to take the arm out anyway.
As an x mechanic, It's refreshing to see someone who doesn't take shortcuts. It's guys like you that gives mechanics a good name. I wish you were closer, you would have all my business and I would have piece of mind knowing it was done right.
Yea, I once looked into buying an Astro van. (years ago) that was brought to New Orleans from New YUork. I mentioned that there was a lot of rust underneath and the seller got all huffy, saying that was normal for New York vehicles, so it shouldn't matter. I said that in New Orleans, it does matter. He didn't seem to grasp that a car is only worth what people will pay, and has absolutely ZERO to do with what HE paid, or what someone in New York would pay.d down south, rust kills resale value.
My great uncle owned a large farm south of Portland OR that had over a half mile of freeway frontage on Interstate 5. He found so many wheels and tires in his fields - most of them were from tractor trailers. He kept and used most of them on his own stuff.
It's an absolute pleasure to watch someone who knows what they're doing. No bullshit. Just getting the job done. Very glad to have found your channel. I have a feeling I'll be binge watching your videos over the weekend. Maybe I'll learn something.
@@njrenkable trust me if made enough stink they'd cover his damage! Nobody goes back to retorque they can put anything they want on the receipt it's BS
@@njrenkable My Cavalier never made a sound. I turned a corner. hit a pot hole I didn't see in the process, and the watched my wheel roll away into another car. When I looked at it, there was no sign of damage to the studs, just no lugnuts to be found.
@@efilnikufecin2004 Anytime you have tires worked on where the rims are loosened (and the rim is not Steel) you MUST take them back to be re-tightened and no, the shop that does the work is NOT responsible. I should know i talked to a lawyer and a friend who's a judge. Both said that you agree to return the vehicle to be worked on again when you pay and leave. So they are covered by contract law.
Glad you checked the other wheels and their lug nuts. That should be a given after what happened on that tire. Great video on what happens and what needs to be done if this should ever happen (it shouldn't). Thanks!
I have learned so much from watching Eric, he is what every pro should strive to be like. Watch closely kids, this is what a true master mechanic does.....cuts no corners and does it right, even if this costs more time and frustration. Whomever mentored you Eric deserves a beer and a handshake.
Since I started watching your videos Eric O., my cleaning methods on the rust has gone up expediently .I use the heck out of those cookie wheels , makes the job go better. The brake jobs seem to last longer too. Thanks for the cleaning tips Mr. O.
I have a lot of respect for you sir. I do as much as my own work as possible. One reason being I went to tech school for automotive (Realized about 2 years into a career it just wasn't for me) and the second reason being I don't trust a lot of other techs. However watching this video and the amount of detail you put into your work I'd definitely be a customer. Great work!
Good job Mr.o keep up the good work. I have been doing my own repairs since I was a kid and it is good to see someone doing these instructional videos for people that are just starting to do their own car repairs.
"Hey! It's that guy!" Hahaha! That tire machine is sweet, so nice that doing it by hand. I threw every swear word I had manually taking off my atv tires. Great video. I had an Outback, most boring car I ever owned. First and last time I lease and first and last Subaru.
Re-torque those fasteners after a short drive: "The most common reason for a wheel to separate is failure of the fasteners, where wheel nuts fall off and/or wheel studs break and release one or two wheels from the vehicle. These failures generally occur 175 to 3000 miles and one to fifteen weeks after a wheel was taken off and put back on during some service, such as a tire installation. There is a different pattern of evidence in left vs. right side wheel separations. Left side wheel separations usually occur after the wheel nuts spin off (Figure 2) whereas right side wheel separations usually occur after the wheel studs break off Wheel nuts that were properly torqued can lose their clamping force. Some reasons are wear of paint coatings on brake drums, break up of corrosion deposits or dirt that was in the ‘sandwich’ when the wheel was put on, and wear of aluminum wheels. Fortunately there is a well-known remedy for lost clamping force. It is simply to re-torque the wheel nuts after a short amount of driving. There is no need to remove the wheels or even jack the vehicle off the ground - just using a torque wrench to apply the manufacturer’s specified torque to each wheel nut after a short amount of driving will normally cure any loss of clamping force. Although wheel separations are rare, they should be entirely preventable with re-torqueing." www.meaforensic.com/wheel-separation-accidents/
But you usually know long before teh wheel comes off. I drove a car where the lugs were not tightened at all, just finger tight. It made noise that was pretty obvious.
I work in England as a tech and the policy is to clean the mating surfaces of hub and wheel, add grease to hub, do wheel nuts up by hand, no power tools, torque to manufacturers specs, re torque after 15 mins. I had a wheel fall off because of I replaced front brake discs and didn't replace and torque the grub screws, turns out there is a warning from the manufacturer about this problem, the grub screws come loose and slowly loosen all the wheel nuts. When the car came into the shop and we removed the wheel after the owner put it back on, the grub screws were off and sitting in crevises in the alloy wheel. It's Renault Clio, Nissan Note, Dacia vehicles.
You really can't beat those jacks especially for the money and can easily be returned if it fails. SnapOn or Matco would have you waiting a week for a new one or a repair.
The Allen wrenches hand tools not the socket sets are the only tool that have badly failed me from day one too sloppy or too big for the holes everything else I ever broke or had fail me was well after the 30+ uses or I cheated and came back to bite me trying to rush a job
Mr. O seems to spend about half his time sanding the rust off disintegrating New York heaps. He should use some respiratory protection. Otherwise, he'll be coughing up abrasive residue and rust particles in old(er) age.
@@SerbanCMusca-ut8ny "True men" turn their lungs into dirty vacuum cleaner bags so they can collect disability payments, ride electric scooters and attempt to keep breathing through a cannulure. Amirite?
@@thisnametooktolong People in their fifties typically are not "the walking dead on disability"... Maybe the standards are lower where you're at and you've exceeded them? Where you coming from dude?
Yep, you can only fix what they can afford. Start throwing parts at them just to pad the bill, chances are they'll go somewhere else. Happy Customers are returning customers!
Those Daytona jacks from harbor freight are a winner. Best jack i have seen. Im tired of buying 400 dollar snap on ones. That don't last. I have 8 Daytona jacks and they are amazing.
I saw another comment re quality of work vs diy. He is right, if I could take my car to you, I wouldn't have to do it myself. I would say I love this car, treat it like it's your moms car, and your dad gave it to her for their anniversary, and I know you would do exactly that. Honesty and integrity are lacking in today's world, but not at South Main Auto. Thanks for being real, Eric!
That dude is lucky he's alive. I was a minute away from this with my car and turned down a free working Toro mower to NOT get on the highway. Whew. Like many others say, thanks for leaving out all the BS on your vids. Much appreciated!
I showed my nephew the magic trick after he totally rounded off a brake caliper bolt on the backside of the wheel how to take a file and file flats on it down to the next smaller size and use a 6 point wrench. That’s why I collect up 6 point box wrenches.
As a Subby owner myself and a shadetree mechanic, my opinion of your job: I WOULD bring my car to you anytime. YOU DO GOOD WORK! I am in WI, a bit of a hike away from you......
I really appreciate how you explain every step. My 2006 outback is still going strong thanks to you. Should click over 300,000 original miles by the end of the year. Brakes , shoes,rotors, bearings, drive shaft, timing belts, water pump and hoses all done by me. Please keep posting. T
Having had metal removed from my eyeball with a dremel tool in 3 fun sessions, glasses all the way. Glad to see you wearing them. People see these garage cowboys and emulate their stupidity.
@Wheel bearing My mother worked with a guy who received a skil saw for a retirement gift. Throughout his retirement party they teased him that he was going to loose fingers. Two days later, he lopped off a couple digits.
You the man and one of the best dang channels on RUclips my friend...some people have all the luck having a honest mechanic like you in their neighborhood...That knows their shit
Hey, just saying good morning from cold and snowy Mexico, NY up in Oswego County... yes there really is a Mexico, NY lol... Great videos, I find myself watching all of them and sometimes multiple times to learn as much as I can. Can't get enough of them, keep up the great work!
I lived in Central Square then moved to Mexico, family still lives there...I am now in Florida. I talked to my father this morning he said snow was melted yesterday got 6 in overnight. Yeah Eric is a pretty good mechanic I also watch his videos.
There's a truck stop at the Mexico exit off I-81. Used to be the Ezze Truck Stop, I think it's called the Maple View Restaurant now. They sure used to have great food back in the 80's and 90's. Las time I was there (2015), it was still good, but a lot of changes.
I just watched RUclips compilations of wheels falling off stuff, and unless something simply broke for whatever reason, they all are on the driver's side, which matches my personal experience.
@@mmi16 That's true although it seems to be worst in New York for some combination of reasons. In another century the land will become a giant iron and salt mine.
@@mmi16 The use of salt on roads is barbaric....far more danger involved when critical chassis components are destroyed by rust as opposed to good snow tires and roads cleared by snowplows only....works quite well in Norway.
I don't know of any shop that does the extra work (cleaning) you do as part of a quality job. Sorry maybe 1 but they are not cheap. You may know the shop. It is Veteran Transmissions in Rochester, NY.They do all repairs and not just transmissions. They also have a large client base of local businesses vehicle fleets. You do a great job!
He and the boss were yelling at each other - it was a loud argument with lots of name calling - and they finally worked it out. I think one of the boss's complaints was that Eric kept leaving polished spots on things he works on... it is aesthetically discordant because it damages the salt patina of life in New York.
Did your customer get any compensation from the shop that installed his new tires? This happens a lot, shops don't check their work. I always re-torquthe lug nuts on my vehicles when anyone besides me works on them.
Aluminum wheels are supposed to be re-torqued after X number of miles. I think it is 500 miles. Not sure how many miles this customer had put on. When I worked in a tire shop, the re-torquing requirement was written on the work order. Rarely did people stop by to have it done.
So when you buy a new car or truck with zero or so miles on it with aluminum rims they all have to come back and get checked lol I've been working on cars and trucks for 29 years the reason the tire stores have that policy is because of the employees they hire and to cover there ass for the reason you see here lol
@@jasondelvecchio8720 This is what it says under the "Aluminum wheels" section of my Outback manual: "When any of the wheels is removed and replaced for tire rotation or to change a flat, always check the tightness of the wheel nuts after driving approximately 600 miles (1,000 km). If any nut is loose, tighten it to the specified torque."
Last time I had tires fitted I brought my torque wrench and stayed at the shop and stopped them when they were going to fit my wheesl with an impact wrench! They found it extremely funny that I cared about them not hammering the bolts in at 200NM = less work for them. So everybody happy.
Not only has his channel quickly become my favorite wrenching channel it's also reformed my idea of what rural NY looks like. Thanks for your content while I take a break from putting a weber on a 85 honda crx.
Love this channel. No stupid music, no fake hype, no clickbait...just "this is what I do and watch me fix stuff".
I hear you about clickbait: I stopped watching three channels just in the last two months because of their underwhelming content compared to what they titled on their videos especially the ones that say "I'm quitting" or "he lost it all" type of titles.
Yeah! What Todd said ☝
@@michaeldunagan8268 Or the annoying and always underwhelming "... and then THIS happened!!!!!" and the "this" was hardly anything and at the end of a 20 minute long filler video!
@@HobbyOrganist
Yeah exactly or the ones that go into stream-of-consciousness to say nothing when they should be editing out their nothingness.
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I was floored when I saw you take the time to remove the old wheel weight tape and sand off the rust from the wheel hub mating surface. If I had mechanics like you in my area that I could trust to do this kind of attention to detail I wouldn't have had to learn to work on my car myself. 90% of mechanics wouldn't have bothered, keep up the good work.
If you work on a car and a month later a wheel falls its its always your fault
Discount tire always buffs the mounting surface and tries to scrape off old tape weight residue
I’d like to know where you got these statistics...
I completely agree with you man, and I know you may never read this or care. I have been a mechanic for 6 years now, I started when I was 19, and I have fought tooth and nail every day of my career dealing with my superiors and fellow technicians trying to teach me and even force me into bad habits. When it comes to the 'right way' of doing things I am majorly self taught. I never had a father or anyone in my life that I could gain exposure to any of it from, and I never had anyone that I could go to for answers. I got lucky that I had the mentor that I did in the beginning and even luckier that God put certain people on my path which blessed me with the mindset to even care for such things, but I eventually managed to get all my ASE certifications on my own and have been a certified master for over a year now (I still haven't attempted the L1 or advanced level tests, but hope to one day soon.) I have been in and out of several shops both independent and dealerships on my path to finding where I'm supposed to be.
Every single shop I have worked at, if I got a wheel that was like that, I spent every bit of effort I could into getting that damn adhesive off, while everyone in the shop would haze me saying to stop wasting time or just giving me plain crazy and dirty looks over it, calling me a kiss ass or over achiever. I have always been very passionate for what I do, and want to do my absolute best in every task I do, no matter how small.
NOT ONCE, until JUST NOW, November 4th of 2020 at 11 p.m., HAVE I EVER seen someone have any actual knowledge or idea of what tool to use for removing that stuff easily without causing any type of scratches to the wheel and overworking yourself/costing time. I just ordered one of those 3M wheels from amazon. This channel and Eric himself, are an absolute blessing to this planet. God bless.
@@STEROIDZZZZZZ out of his ass like most the experts in the comments
I'm convinced you're the best mechanic on RUclips. I wish I lived closer--you'd get all my business.
*hears alarming knocking noise coming from front suspension on a customer car*
*attempts to get air on railroad tracks*
Guess the bar for RUclips mechanics is pretty low. Maybe I'll start my own channel.
@@setha7781 I wouldn't you'd embarrass yourself
@@kameronabbasi1203 you're probably right, good thing I've got the good people of the RUclips comments section to tell me how to live my life
@@setha7781 I'd say that's part of diagnosing it. Don't like his work? Quit watching.
@@setha7781 Do you know why you used the word 'alarming' to describe the noise?
Finally a Mechanic on RUclips that really knows what he is doing.....!!!
What I find amazing is that watching this in my living room is actually kinda relaxing . If I was doing this repair myself, my knuckles would be raw and my blood pressure would be thru the roof ! Thanks RUclips
True!!
My hubby watches these for specific issues and then goes out with a plan, it's a LOT better for his blood pressure for sure. He HATES working on cars.
I used to ride dirt bikes as a younger man, and don't do it any more, but with these new Go Pro cameras, the videos the riders put out still make me remember the days of old!! I still ride, but very infrequent and not very fast.
I do hvac, and nothing raises my blood pressure like working on cars
The "Hey it's that guy" always cracks me up....
What do you want to bet that half of these are direct quotes from his father as he was growing up. "Here comes the meat wagon" comes to mind.
Half once lol
There's always gotta be at least one "that guy".
I'll admit I've been that guy a couple times but only when I see a news reporter trying to do a story.
john auld Or grandfather. Most of my quips came from my grandfather as he and I had more similar interests so I tended to spend a lot more time with my grandfather during my teens (and my father was frequently out of the country on business for extended periods), including helping him on many of his jobs (specifically HVAC and electrical, but he, like myself, tended to have many varied interests and skills - a jack of all trades that was actually quite competent in many other trades).
I laughed way too long and hard at that.
Eric is by far the most THOROUGH mechanic I have seen .No mechanic I've used or seen cleans rims and applies corrosion resistant goop like he does or cleans up brakes ,adds corrosion resistance.They ALL just threw them together,unless there was a problem.Raggedy old hats off to him.Great vids 👍
We always do here in Flagstaff, AZ! Plenty snow, magnesium chloride salt and the cinders around here are year round and thick.
He is one of the very few people I'd completely trust to work on my cars
@Jason Bowman maybe I'm used to the clowns at walmart tire center that intentionally put the balance weights 180 degrees off so I had to make a second trip.
i know lots of the smaller Ma/Pop shops are very good.
I used to clean the surfaces every time, especially the rotor surfaces, back when in my day we still machined the rotors on a brake lathe instead of just replacing them.
@Jason Bowman Not counting word of mouth referrals. .
He wire wheel cleaned the inside of the rim, and sealed it.
My freggin" hero
No shit , right ?
As a professional and licensed technician/ mechanic I love watching you work. You do great work and I admire the quality. The world would be a better place if all techs took this kind of pride in the repairs they perform. Well done sir.
It’s nice to see someone doing a job right and yet keep the owners cost concerns in the job. Nice work!
I am pretty particular about who touches my car. I wouldn't hesitate being your customer. You do good work. Your attention to detail impresses me.
Did you see the impact gun done on the alloys
You do awesome work!
😂 attention to detail 🤣 .. he gets the job done!!
@@efraincruz6969 The attention to detail would be all the clean up he does that MOST places do NOT do.. and yes he does get the job done.
Right? I normally work on my own car, but I've come across a vibration issue I can't nail down so I'm looking for a mechanic. I've damn near looked at 40 mechanics and still haven't found one I trust to handle my vehicle.
Your videos are 300% better than the Corporate Shill BS TV, Thanks, Eric O!
@ Yet still not at the same caliber as Scotty Kilmer...
chris fix cannot be trusted anymore LOL
@@ShainAndrewsYou can't beat Scotty Kilmer, but only because it's illegal.
@@ferrumignis LOL.
@@ferrumignis You cold claim self defense. He was hurting your ears.
Kudos to a skilled mechanic that doesn't try to sell his customers the kitchen sink. Everyone gets the same level of excellent work regardless if budget.
Eric, you really are the best! Logic, reasonableness and a genuine caring for others. Keep up the good work. The world needs more people like you.
"I did go around and make sure all the other wheels are tight" That there is professor O. gentlemen.
RUclips close captions your electric impact as Applause. Close enough
Or when the compressor fires up and its [MUSIC]
Interesting, no CC available when I view this video.
Now that's cool. I've seen bad words pop up when I had CC on some time ago. Very entertaining to say the least.
Cc on RUclips is a joke.. it's so bad
@@xoxo2008oxox Eric O needs to copyright that compressor sound!
You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel...
HA !
Brilliant!! :D
Groan!
An oldie but a goody
Kenny Rogers.... RIP
*honk*
“HEY ITS THAT GUY”
Me: 😂😂
Haha same!
He's still a New Yorker, lol
Wes probably knows the horn of every customer in hid county, lol
I'm so stealing that.
A good person always cleans the bead B4 installing a tire, make me a happy person to see it done.
gotta love that the break rotor and ball joint saved the undercarriage when the wheel fell off.
"Hey it's that guy!" I love it! You made me smile lol
Seriously, it must get pretty tiring to stop what you're doing and look to wave at whoever it is who's beeping at you. After a while, it gets lame - hence "Hey, it's that guy!" - gotta love it! 😀
No criticism from this old man. You do what the customers want. Wish there was more shops around like yours.
You shouldn't do what the customer doesn't want, but you can't always do what he want's either. If it isn't safe, you have to say no.
@@fascistpedant758 yes very true indeed.
And also only what they actually need. There's much to be said for that in this day and age with everyone looking to upsell rather than serve the customer honestly.
Great job...nice guy Eric...keeping the customer on the road and not selling him non essential parts, warms my heart.
Really good of you and help out a working man that just needs to get his vehicle back on the road as cheap as possible and you came in on a Saturday. Good man and good neighbor!!
Amazing that there wasn't more damage!
Wish I could give this one two thumbs up.
I didn't even wait for this video to finish to comment. This is why I love this guy and his channel. He doesn't skip on the smallest of details. I hope and pray his business grows tenfold and I pray God is listening. All the best to you and your family ...by God's Grace.
Good to see someone bring God into the comments 🙏
Eric O is such a humble person
@@FORDTECH313 Amen.
Good comments🙏🙏
🎶🎶 You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel 🎶🎶
"with four hungry children and a crop in the field,"
Kenny Rogers 1977
"6 days on the road am I gonna make it home tonight"
@@Micko350
Big wheels rollin'.... Big wheels rollin'.... OFF THE FRONT OF MY CAR !!
hahaha "his used rim" the yard dude found on the road.....Eric-bet Mrs.O stopped for ice cream!
One of the best channels on RUclips for mechanic types. He ACTUALLY shows his mistakes and how to fix them.
I haven't seen anyone use a pickle fork in years. What a treat to see the double pickle fork action!
"Does it need it to make it move?"
"Nah"
"Forget about it!" XD
"Fuggedaboutit!"
That's what i do with a lot of my own vehicles.
15:38 "let me get something a little stronger than me." I expected Mrs O. to give you a hand.
She was too busy with the ice cream cone that Eric didnt get.
I thought She did? That was his Raise. 🧴🤛🏻😬
right!
I always wondered what a knuckle would look like after a wheel ejection event. Thanks for sharing. I would've needed new shorts in addition to a wheel and tire combo.
Are you saying you would have gotten a free and instant booster seat?
I've seen more than one and this is probably one of the LEAST damaged I've seen. Must have happened at a fairly low speed.
I agree with ratbert. One of my lower cheap ebay ball joints broke while making a u turn on a small street. The knuckle is fine but I think it screwed up my upper and I then got some metal damage from the tow truck pulling it since the wheel was hitting. So not much damage at low speed. At any speed that could be really bad. When it comes to suspensions do it right the first time. Now I can do my lower ball joints without any problems. Live and learn.
@@myshots101 Luckily it was at low speed or the live part of live and learn might have ended differently. I bought Moog because of these reasons. They were a little more expensive but past experience had proven they were worth it - when you had a problem with Moog - they stood behind it. Not anymore.
@@ratbert86 True. I got the moogs now. Haven't installed the uppers yet. I'm not sure if it's the ball joint or the bushings that make a noise when reversing now. I have the uppers but think I might get the bushings once I get some money and do both at the same time since I may have to take the arm out anyway.
It looks like you have fun being a mechanic. I think that's the number 1 ingredient to being a good one.
As an x mechanic, It's refreshing to see someone who doesn't take shortcuts. It's guys like you that gives mechanics a good name. I wish you were closer, you would have all my business and I would have piece of mind knowing it was done right.
After watching videos like this I'm thankful for being in ca. And not having to worry about rust
Yea, I once looked into buying an Astro van. (years ago) that was brought to New Orleans from New YUork. I mentioned that there was a lot of rust underneath and the seller got all huffy, saying that was normal for New York vehicles, so it shouldn't matter. I said that in New Orleans, it does matter. He didn't seem to grasp that a car is only worth what people will pay, and has absolutely ZERO to do with what HE paid, or what someone in New York would pay.d down south, rust kills resale value.
My great uncle owned a large farm south of Portland OR that had over a half mile of freeway frontage on Interstate 5. He found so many wheels and tires in his fields - most of them were from tractor trailers. He kept and used most of them on his own stuff.
Farming sometimes pays, eh?
On I-90 between Madison, WI and Rockford, IL you see all kinds of pieces of tires from semis, especially in the summer time. Recapped tires I suppose!
@@glennso47 They call them "road gators". But if you find one in an alley then they are Alley-gators
My dad has bad breath
I'm always impressed with your quality of work, even when the customer asks for minimal expenses. Keep it up, buddy!
True test of integrity!
erick is waaay too good a dude to be workin on a bunch of cheapo's rustbuckets.
You got my upvote when I heard "let's see if we can double pickle this baby." 😂
It's an absolute pleasure to watch someone who knows what they're doing.
No bullshit. Just getting the job done.
Very glad to have found your channel. I have a feeling I'll be binge watching your videos over the weekend. Maybe I'll learn something.
You are a perfectionist! Glad to have you aboard. Smile. I'll give you some slack on the salt up there.
All the rules change on vehicles that have been exposed to road salt!
Did your customer not file a claim with the place that did his tires? They obviously left his wheel loose!!
What if guy did it himself?
@@nrvsauto8990 Eric said he just had tires put on a week ago!
@@njrenkable trust me if made enough stink they'd cover his damage! Nobody goes back to retorque they can put anything they want on the receipt it's BS
@@njrenkable My Cavalier never made a sound. I turned a corner. hit a pot hole I didn't see in the process, and the watched my wheel roll away into another car. When I looked at it, there was no sign of damage to the studs, just no lugnuts to be found.
@@efilnikufecin2004 Anytime you have tires worked on where the rims are loosened (and the rim is not Steel) you MUST take them back to be re-tightened and no, the shop that does the work is NOT responsible. I should know i talked to a lawyer and a friend who's a judge. Both said that you agree to return the vehicle to be worked on again when you pay and leave. So they are covered by contract law.
Glad you checked the other wheels and their lug nuts. That should be a given after what happened on that tire. Great video on what happens and what needs to be done if this should ever happen (it shouldn't). Thanks!
You Sir are a vanishing breed. You take pride in your work, and don't appear to take short cuts.
I have learned so much from watching Eric, he is what every pro should strive to be like. Watch closely kids, this is what a true master mechanic does.....cuts no corners and does it right, even if this costs more time and frustration. Whomever mentored you Eric deserves a beer and a handshake.
"Alright I give up! I quit. I’m not going to be a mechanic anymore” haha love it
Since I started watching your videos Eric O., my cleaning methods on the rust has gone up expediently .I use the heck out of those cookie wheels , makes the job go better. The brake jobs seem to last longer too. Thanks for the cleaning tips Mr. O.
I have a lot of respect for you sir. I do as much as my own work as possible. One reason being I went to tech school for automotive (Realized about 2 years into a career it just wasn't for me) and the second reason being I don't trust a lot of other techs. However watching this video and the amount of detail you put into your work I'd definitely be a customer. Great work!
You're attention to detail in your work is amazing.
Did you roll through a stop sign just before getting back to the shop turning left an honest auto mech. You sir are a rare breed
I wish they had that ball joint puller 20+ years ago when I worked at the subaru dealer. What a time saver that is. Thanks. Keep up the great content.
Good job Mr.o keep up the good work. I have been doing my own repairs since I was a kid and it is good to see someone doing these instructional videos for people that are just starting to do their own car repairs.
Honestly a great mechanic, makes it look easy. The tools and lifts and stuff definitely do make it easier
I wish I had a guy like yourself to work on our motors ,no bull ,honest and conscientious it's great to see
South Main Auto Repair LLC is THE BEST!!!!
"Hey! It's that guy!" Hahaha! That tire machine is sweet, so nice that doing it by hand. I threw every swear word I had manually taking off my atv tires. Great video. I had an Outback, most boring car I ever owned. First and last time I lease and first and last Subaru.
I like it when you take us along with these adventures
Re-torque those fasteners after a short drive:
"The most common reason for a wheel to separate is failure of the fasteners, where wheel nuts fall off and/or wheel studs break and release one or two wheels from the vehicle. These failures generally occur 175 to 3000 miles and one to fifteen weeks after a wheel was taken off and put back on during some service, such as a tire installation.
There is a different pattern of evidence in left vs. right side wheel separations. Left side wheel separations usually occur after the wheel nuts spin off (Figure 2) whereas right side wheel separations usually occur after the wheel studs break off
Wheel nuts that were properly torqued can lose their clamping force. Some reasons are wear of paint coatings on brake drums, break up of corrosion deposits or dirt that was in the ‘sandwich’ when the wheel was put on, and wear of aluminum wheels.
Fortunately there is a well-known remedy for lost clamping force. It is simply to re-torque the wheel nuts after a short amount of driving. There is no need to remove the wheels or even jack the vehicle off the ground - just using a torque wrench to apply the manufacturer’s specified torque to each wheel nut after a short amount of driving will normally cure any loss of clamping force. Although wheel separations are rare, they should be entirely preventable with re-torqueing."
www.meaforensic.com/wheel-separation-accidents/
But you usually know long before teh wheel comes off. I drove a car where the lugs were not tightened at all, just finger tight. It made noise that was pretty obvious.
@@robertgary3561 the point this guy made is that they can be properly torqued on installation and still end up failing for a variety of reasoms
I work in England as a tech and the policy is to clean the mating surfaces of hub and wheel, add grease to hub, do wheel nuts up by hand, no power tools, torque to manufacturers specs, re torque after 15 mins. I had a wheel fall off because of I replaced front brake discs and didn't replace and torque the grub screws, turns out there is a warning from the manufacturer about this problem, the grub screws come loose and slowly loosen all the wheel nuts. When the car came into the shop and we removed the wheel after the owner put it back on, the grub screws were off and sitting in crevises in the alloy wheel. It's Renault Clio, Nissan Note, Dacia vehicles.
Enjoy your channel. You make repairs look easy. A sign of a superb mechanic.
When he screwed on the wheel and it kept moving, I was immediately concerned.
That is one grotty hub.
Glad he cleaned it all up later.
Nothing like some good ol' SMA with my breakfast. Thanks for the vid!
Nice Harbor Freight Daytona jack!!!
Best things hf sell
The harbor freight inner tie rod puller worked great too!
You really can't beat those jacks especially for the money and can easily be returned if it fails. SnapOn or Matco would have you waiting a week for a new one or a repair.
Dan Levesque
Yes I have one also.
The Allen wrenches hand tools not the socket sets are the only tool that have badly failed me from day one too sloppy or too big for the holes everything else I ever broke or had fail me was well after the 30+ uses or I cheated and came back to bite me trying to rush a job
This channel deserves a ton more subscribers, thanks for the great videos Eric!
Love this channel man most honest tech I’ve found on RUclips
An honest mechanic is a wonderful thing the work that had to happen to make the car safe was done!
Mr. O seems to spend about half his time sanding the rust off disintegrating New York heaps. He should use some respiratory protection. Otherwise, he'll be coughing up abrasive residue and rust particles in old(er) age.
Mr. O is a man. True men do not wear respiratory protection.
@@SerbanCMusca-ut8ny "True men" turn their lungs into dirty vacuum cleaner bags so they can collect disability payments, ride electric scooters and attempt to keep breathing through a cannulure. Amirite?
@@thisnametooktolong I don't think that's an accurate description of Mr. O. based upon what i've seen. He does wear a hat, though.
@@thisnametooktolong
People in their fifties typically are not "the walking dead on disability"... Maybe the standards are lower where you're at and you've exceeded them? Where you coming from dude?
@@thisnametooktolong Come to CYXS. You've joined the zombie apocalypse! :-)
Yep, you can only fix what they can afford. Start throwing parts at them just to pad the bill, chances are they'll go somewhere else. Happy Customers are returning customers!
Those Daytona jacks from harbor freight are a winner. Best jack i have seen. Im tired of buying 400 dollar snap on ones. That don't last. I have 8 Daytona jacks and they are amazing.
I saw another comment re quality of work vs diy.
He is right, if I could take my car to you, I wouldn't have to do it myself.
I would say I love this car, treat it like it's your moms car, and your dad gave it to her for their anniversary, and I know you would do exactly that.
Honesty and integrity are lacking in today's world, but not at South Main Auto.
Thanks for being real, Eric!
That dude is lucky he's alive. I was a minute away from this with my car and turned down a free working Toro mower to NOT get on the highway. Whew. Like many others say, thanks for leaving out all the BS on your vids. Much appreciated!
My best take out of this video? Using bubble wrap as a kneeler.
Second best take: Check your wheels bolts every now and then, lady.
I use that foam from packing material glued to the back of a dollar store carpet
Make some pretty sexy underwear too ! just don,t bite the bubbles .
My favorite part of this video is when you flattened the sides of the nut so your socket would fit. Nice move.
I showed my nephew the magic trick after he totally rounded off a brake caliper bolt on the backside of the wheel how to take a file and file flats on it down to the next smaller size and use a 6 point wrench. That’s why I collect up 6 point box wrenches.
Beautiful day in Upstate NY great video.
The cleanest tire balance machine I’ve ever seen. No used weights or red rags laying around in everywhere. Wish ours at my shop was that clean
As a Subby owner myself and a shadetree mechanic, my opinion of your job: I WOULD bring my car to you anytime. YOU DO GOOD WORK! I am in WI, a bit of a hike away from you......
Get it on the weekend...Gotta love being your own boss.
I like the double pickle fork action
Vince Scalise I went to high school with a girl who specialized in “double pickle fork action.” Ahh, good times...
I just had a turkey sandwich with double pickles. Mmmm
@@Nighthawke70 EPIC.
I always like the DP action. In this case double pickles.
l would be lying if I said I haven't done it myself.
Thanks for the tip Eric, I just ordered that Subi Balljoint puller.
I absolutely love how thorough you are.
Thank You for doing it honest.
I really appreciate how you explain every step. My 2006 outback is still going strong thanks to you. Should click over 300,000 original miles by the end of the year. Brakes , shoes,rotors, bearings, drive shaft, timing belts, water pump and hoses all done by me. Please keep posting. T
Having had metal removed from my eyeball with a dremel tool in 3 fun sessions, glasses all the way. Glad to see you wearing them. People see these garage cowboys and emulate their stupidity.
We will go one step extra and clean the hub face and the mating surface of the wheel as well! Good practice to get into!
He did , later in the video .
Glad to see you wearing your safety spec's more often. I'm sure we would miss having your video's if you had to quit due to a loss of sight.
@Wheel bearing do as we say not as we do!
@Wheel bearing The word is "complacent".
@Wheel bearing My mother worked with a guy who received a skil saw for a retirement gift. Throughout his retirement party they teased him that he was going to loose fingers. Two days later, he lopped off a couple digits.
You the man and one of the best dang channels on RUclips my friend...some people have all the luck having a honest mechanic like you in their neighborhood...That knows their shit
you are one damn good mechanic no questions asked. great work Eric.
Hey, just saying good morning from cold and snowy Mexico, NY up in Oswego County... yes there really is a Mexico, NY lol... Great videos, I find myself watching all of them and sometimes multiple times to learn as much as I can. Can't get enough of them, keep up the great work!
Mexico ,IN
We have a Mexico too
I lived in Central Square then moved to Mexico, family still lives there...I am now in Florida. I talked to my father this morning he said snow was melted yesterday got 6 in overnight. Yeah Eric is a pretty good mechanic I also watch his videos.
There's a truck stop at the Mexico exit off I-81. Used to be the Ezze Truck Stop, I think it's called the Maple View Restaurant now. They sure used to have great food back in the 80's and 90's. Las time I was there (2015), it was still good, but a lot of changes.
Agustin Garcia Yep, about 20 miles away from my house... Then there’s Denver, just a few miles away from Mexico.
Mexico, Maine.
Ever notice how wheels almost only fall off of the drivers side?
I suspect that is why Chrysler used left hand threads way back in the day.
I just watched RUclips compilations of wheels falling off stuff, and unless something simply broke for whatever reason, they all are on the driver's side, which matches my personal experience.
My first car was a VW Beetle, it had left hand threads on the driver's side. I learned that the hard way.
You know it's a New York kind of car when: you power clean parts and a cloud of rust fills the shop.
Something in CT. I live in the rustbelt.
Applies to cars in all states that use salt for keeping roads passable in the snow.
@@mmi16 That's true although it seems to be worst in New York for some combination of reasons. In another century the land will become a giant iron and salt mine.
@@mmi16 The use of salt on roads is barbaric....far more danger involved when critical chassis components are destroyed by rust as opposed to good snow tires and roads cleared by snowplows only....works quite well in Norway.
Nobody ever retires and moves up North.
You make very glad I live in the desert. I roll through a lot repairs and never deal with rust.
Love to see a guy that gives a shit ! You're the best man ! Love your attention to detail ! Old school American mechanics like you are awesome !!!!
I'm from Montana. It still amazes me how much rust is there
Dang. You're good at rolling stops. :)
I don't know of any shop that does the extra work (cleaning) you do as part of a quality job. Sorry maybe 1 but they are not cheap. You may know the shop. It is Veteran Transmissions in Rochester, NY.They do all repairs and not just transmissions. They also have a large client base of local businesses vehicle fleets.
You do a great job!
these cheap customers driving dumpy cars don't service eric's service lol. He should be fixing porsches for 250 an hour and they just OK anything.
Dam! You even know how to change a tire! That's amazing
I guess being in a small town you have to be a jack of all trades and Eric appears to be a master of many.
I love this guy sees what's wrong and fixes it.
I'm glad you quit and then hired yourself back. Keep it coming. Did the tire company forget to tighten the lugs??
He and the boss were yelling at each other - it was a loud argument with lots of name calling - and they finally worked it out. I think one of the boss's complaints was that Eric kept leaving polished spots on things he works on... it is aesthetically discordant because it damages the salt patina of life in New York.
@@flagmichael I too Sir , have a deep love of sarcasm ! Merry Christmas to you !
Reminds me of the old song! "You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel!" Lol!
Did your customer get any compensation from the shop that installed his new tires? This happens a lot, shops don't check their work. I always re-torquthe lug nuts on my vehicles when anyone besides me works on them.
Aluminum wheels are supposed to be re-torqued after X number of miles. I think it is 500 miles. Not sure how many miles this customer had put on. When I worked in a tire shop, the re-torquing requirement was written on the work order. Rarely did people stop by to have it done.
So when you buy a new car or truck with zero or so miles on it with aluminum rims they all have to come back and get checked lol I've been working on cars and trucks for 29 years the reason the tire stores have that policy is because of the employees they hire and to cover there ass for the reason you see here lol
@@jasondelvecchio8720 This is what it says under the "Aluminum wheels" section of my Outback manual: "When any of the wheels is removed and replaced for tire rotation or to change a flat, always check the tightness of the wheel nuts after driving approximately 600 miles (1,000 km). If any nut is loose, tighten it to the specified torque."
Yea I did a van last summer. Lug nuts were so tight I said screw it snap em off stretched fatigued cracked studs need replaced anyways.
Last time I had tires fitted I brought my torque wrench and stayed at the shop and stopped them when they were going to fit my wheesl with an impact wrench! They found it extremely funny that I cared about them not hammering the bolts in at 200NM = less work for them. So everybody happy.
30 years and i would still work for you hats off my friend
Not only has his channel quickly become my favorite wrenching channel it's also reformed my idea of what rural NY looks like. Thanks for your content while I take a break from putting a weber on a 85 honda crx.