That's a decent truck for our area too. Lots of salt water and air down here on the east coast of Md and Va. Eric O is definitely laughing at the "on its last leg" statement
It actually is on it's last leg, unless you're insane and like to drive a total rotbox that has it's drivetrain fall out or your seat fall through the floorpan.. both if which I've seen happen in person
9:05 Ray, those are Crane Flies. Also commonly called Mosquito Hawks. Despite the name, they do not hunt mosquitoes and they can't bite. I believe they're eternally doomed to circle porch lights.
Sorry you are very mistaken, that bug is a single engine hybrid swamp hopper(genus-ugli-buggious-giganticious) Relative to the May Fly which may fly or it may not. This one prefers to ride in rusty Fords and feed on surface rust. It's a native to the Florida swamp and is solely responsible for wiping out an entire species of the 4 toed-razor back Sloth that used to roam the wetlands, plains and suburb's of Florida's pan handle and is why they went instinct today.
@bernardcromarty485 Daddy Long Legs, really Granddaddy Long Legs but people often leave the Grand part off, aren't a flying bug here. They look like spiders with really long, hair thin legs and a round body about the size of a lentil. Fortunately, they're not spiders because some can be 4 inches across when they spread out. And that's too big for a spider.
A mechanic in Dallas once told me they have specially designed high quality gravel roads that conscientious drivers bring their prized vehicles to aggressively drive to knock off under car rust.
@@Jmg831 Dallas vehicles don’t rust because Texas vehicle don’t rust. Texas vehicles don’t rust because southern vehicles don’t rust. The rust on that truck is from regularly salted roads in “rust belt” states. :)
When you were doing the "twist it, bop it" line.. it brought all of us who are old enough to remember the commercial for the toy "bop it" back into the nightmare of it being stuck in our heads.. lol
Up here in Canada, we have a 'Conspiracy Theory' that says the auto dealerships subsidize the highway department de-icing, to include sand in the salt mixture. The sand is to wear away the paint protecting the body, so the salt can get to work! Rusted out cars = new car sales!
40:26 Axel bearing seal or sup'm hangin' loose on that hub. This one has been through too much salt water, I think. For future reference, might want to consider detaching the tiny hardline bracket from the frame via that one bolt to assist in hose install.
Very visual example of the "Northern Rust" you talk about..also on the brake line being frozen. I'd imagine the techs up there get used to it. Thanks for the great video on the "Ferd" brake job. And for the beautiful Lauren/Wife Unit cameo - and a Dave shot too. 😊
Yup, were used to it.. i jacked up my 96 Chevy s10 to change a tire "almost".. i say almost because the Jack went up but the truck didn't.. apparently the frame didn't wanna give into gravity..
Living up here in the “rust belt” , and having many farms around , farm trucks are everywhere. It is typical. To have any brand truck used of a farm to be well rusted before its’ time . The junk they drive through will eat the metal very fast . Between the fertilizer., animal waste , both kinds , the automotive world offerings just don’t stand a chance . Good job Ray , also good to see wife unit learning more about your end of the shop .stay safe , have fun .
This is great to watch lol I’ve been watching for a while now and this is the most rusty vehicle I have seen you work on! This is my typical brake job in my garage here in VT! You need bigger hammers and bang on the caliper then some pry bar action bam they come right off! The onion peeling is some of my most fun under these rust buckets 🤭
When I rebuilt the brakes on my 1941 Chevy pickup, they still worked after years of use, I did have to turn the drums though. This was in N.J. where they have snow and salt. The fenders did rust out but the running gear didn't.
Good morning to all. Ray’s “Stopping better, before stopping forever video!” Poor old Ford. It will have the best front brakes in the junkyard. It wants to go home to Wilber’s and star in a SMA video too! Cheers to all. -KB
For Wisconsin that vehicle actually doesn't look very bad for the year at all. Those super duty calipers are trash, and are much worse when they actually rust like they do up north. Good job ray!
In Pennsylvania, that truck would be in better condition than half the trucks I pass on the road every day, at least the frame is still pretty solid. People go ape crap when their truck fails an annual safety inspection due to rust. They then go find a shady practices garage and pay for a "lick it and stick it" inspection.
This is one of those jobs where you quote brakes all around and an alignment for like 4 or 5 hours labor then work on it from 9 until 5 before you start the alignment and both the tie rods need to be super heated 🥲
I'm not an expert on those but I believe those are star bit deck screws they have a copper zinc coating on them so they don't rust/corrode easily. Drywall screws typically do not and are a Phillips pattern bit
You can use that brake line trick on rear drum wheel cylinders as well. Unbolt the wheel cylinder and spin it off the line. Standard operating procedure here in Canada where the line fittings never turn. Learned it when I was a kid.
Crane flies (Tipuloidea) are actually beneficial, as their larvae help recycle organic waste. There is a mosquito species that's nearly that big though, called a Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata). So big they have numbers painted on them.
Ray I enjoy your channel and content your video's are never boring. I'm enjoying the series on the rebuilding your truck. Some people have nothing better to do but complain about other people. Keep up the awesome work
No worries, I'm sure Ford will be more than willing to sell you a new truck for $70,000 + dollars. I feel sorry for this owner and I am dealing with the same thing on a Dodge Ram, total junk!
14:44 just want to say since I don’t think you set it up that way the hubs are still engaged the front driveline moved when you turned the driver’s side tire. God Bless you and thanks.😊❤️🇺🇸🖖🏼
@@jbell987 I was just joking. Unfortunately a lot of people think that’s all you do. There is a lot to learn in the proper way to operate a lift. I’ve been doing it for over 40 years, and I still have a healthy respect when putting a car/truck on a lift.
Any time you lift weight from the floor, doesn't matter how much or how high, you have to make sure you know how to safely operate whatever lift gear you are using. Jack, hoist, chainfall, gantry crane, crowbar safety is all the same. Saw a guy use nylon straps to lift a 13,000 pound roller. He miss applied them by having them at too little of an angle over the sides of the roller. The straps were of t h e proper rating to handle the weight but were misused. The proper spreader beam was available to be used but wasn't. Fortunately it only dropped a few inches. In the end you cannot be too safe.
In the UK we have a very strict test,even after the brakes have been fixed it would still not pass,and not be allowed on the roads. Ours is called the MOT test or Ministry Of Transport test. New cars start taking the test the year they are 3 years old,all other cars take the test once a year. Regards 🇬🇧
Not an uncommon site here throughout Massachusetts. Thankfully my 05 Tacoma got the factory frame replacement and when I bought it in October of 2019 it was an upstate New York truck that was garage kept. Minimal corrosion and I do fluid film undercoating yearly.
Ray battery azize is the funniest thing i have ever heard from anyone other than myself,you really crack me up ,thanks always love your video,GO RAY GO
A stethoscope is always a usefull tool to determain where sounds (that shouldn't supposed to be there) are coming from! And it's a cheap tool to;) Greatings from Holland fellow technicians!!
Hey Ray, that was an interesting viseo. You haven't had to work on a rusty vehicle for awhile. Your customer certainly got his moneysworth out of that kast set of brokes. Cheers!😊
That truck was rusty and crusty. The Florida vehicles that you work on are usually so clean. I have a 2008 Dodge Ram in northern MN and I don't have rust nearly that bad.... That Ford must spend its time by the ocean pulling a boat in and out of the water!
Been watching you the last few weeks man. Much respect. Always good to see good honest people doing a legit pro job. I have your vids running all day at work and even like today while I work lol. I'm learning way more than I thought I would. I truly wish I would have learned how to be a full auto mechanic. I have a charger scat and I have been wanting to learn how to do my own repairs as well as basic maint. but it's harder to find books or pdf on doing that stuff. I had a motorcycle that when I bought it, the guy gave me a huge repair manual with it. Too bad my scat didn't come with one lol keep up the great work man! btw, I would have drove that truck right into the trash lol yikes!
A bit of searching online would probably find a good used 4 post lift that would fit out by the air compressor for the rusty/crusty vehicles. And, maybe some of the heavier, longer, less safe vehicles.
When I see rust anywhere on my truck frame and suspension components I wipe sum used engine oil on them so it can protect them further till I use a rust inhibitor.
Rainman Ray.. Cool video. That ones ready for junk yard cause it does not still feel like a new corvette. Wait.. what? Anyway I spilled my coffee when you said "you need a bigger one that goes deeper".. 😂😂
It looked like the outside rear view mirrors were still in pretty good condition. But the rest of body, frame and drivelines are circling the drain. Save the mirrors and junk the rest.
Ray sees a near pristine New York vehicle…” this is gnarly and must go”
Eric O… “ hold my beer…”
Yeah, Eric O fixing the suspension on a clapped out Subaru is what you need to watch after this
@@ccmoos Seen it, then done it. It was gnarly.
That's a decent truck for our area too. Lots of salt water and air down here on the east coast of Md and Va. Eric O is definitely laughing at the "on its last leg" statement
It actually is on it's last leg, unless you're insane and like to drive a total rotbox that has it's drivetrain fall out or your seat fall through the floorpan.. both if which I've seen happen in person
If this was my truck... It would not be my truck. I've owned two fords in my life. Both were money pits. If I was "Pete", I'd park it and part it out.
That poor truck says don’t fix me. Let me go to car heaven!
I was thinking the exact same thing. If I were in Ray's shoes I would just say "Sorry, this truck is not worth fixing" and politely decline service.
Ray says, let me squeeze some last dough before that.
Some people don't want to buy a new car they keep them until its nothing but a rusted out shell
Or fix it enough to be roadworthy while implementing a serious plan for another truck.
@@ozzierabbit587 find a good body truck with blown engine...
9:05 Ray, those are Crane Flies. Also commonly called Mosquito Hawks. Despite the name, they do not hunt mosquitoes and they can't bite. I believe they're eternally doomed to circle porch lights.
Sorry you are very mistaken, that bug is a single engine hybrid swamp hopper(genus-ugli-buggious-giganticious) Relative to the May Fly which may fly or it may not. This one prefers to ride in rusty Fords and feed on surface rust. It's a native to the Florida swamp and is solely responsible for wiping out an entire species of the 4 toed-razor back Sloth that used to roam the wetlands, plains and suburb's of Florida's pan handle and is why they went instinct today.
Here in the UK we call them 'daddy long-legs'! Yes, crane fly!
They are called blind mosquitoes
@bernardcromarty485 Daddy Long Legs, really Granddaddy Long Legs but people often leave the Grand part off, aren't a flying bug here. They look like spiders with really long, hair thin legs and a round body about the size of a lentil. Fortunately, they're not spiders because some can be 4 inches across when they spread out. And that's too big for a spider.
@@fartzinacan They are however, excellent Trout food. Cranefly patterns are quite effective when the hatch is on.
A mechanic in Dallas once told me they have specially designed high quality gravel roads that conscientious drivers bring their prized vehicles to aggressively drive to knock off under car rust.
Dallas vehicles don’t rust tho’
@@emmettturner9452because of the “specially designed high quality gravel road” maybe? 😅
@@Jmg831 Dallas vehicles don’t rust because Texas vehicle don’t rust. Texas vehicles don’t rust because southern vehicles don’t rust. The rust on that truck is from regularly salted roads in “rust belt” states. :)
@@emmettturner9452 oh ok thank you for the info ;)
Is that true?
The dog had that look like go away you're embarrassing me 😂
When you were doing the "twist it, bop it" line.. it brought all of us who are old enough to remember the commercial for the toy "bop it" back into the nightmare of it being stuck in our heads.. lol
Crane fly
What a morning, Rainman Ray, South Main Auto, and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostic with in an hour
Yeah, my favorites too.
@OldFatBubba that was a wonderful surprise
Hopefully I,ll get added to that list in a year or two....
Up here in Canada, we have a 'Conspiracy Theory' that says the auto dealerships subsidize the highway department de-icing, to include sand in the salt mixture. The sand is to wear away the paint protecting the body, so the salt can get to work! Rusted out cars = new car sales!
needs to sell new cars to keep economy prosper.
Not so much now that they are mandating EVs. EVs are a joke in places with wide open spaces.
What a morning. A rainman rays video and southmain auto with in seconds of each other
Really like the look of that instrument cluster!
CPR - Calipers, Pads, and Rotors. Love the acronym!
40:26 Axel bearing seal or sup'm hangin' loose on that hub. This one has been through too much salt water, I think.
For future reference, might want to consider detaching the tiny hardline bracket from the frame via that one bolt to assist in hose install.
Very visual example of the "Northern Rust" you talk about..also on the brake line being frozen. I'd imagine the techs up there get used to it. Thanks for the great video on the "Ferd" brake job. And for the beautiful Lauren/Wife Unit cameo - and a Dave shot too. 😊
Yup, were used to it.. i jacked up my 96 Chevy s10 to change a tire "almost".. i say almost because the Jack went up but the truck didn't.. apparently the frame didn't wanna give into gravity..
"Cut towards your body not your buddy"...I just blew my coffee out threw my nose! LOL!!!
Living up here in the “rust belt” , and having many farms around , farm trucks are everywhere. It is typical. To have any brand truck used of a farm to be well rusted before its’ time . The junk they drive through will eat the metal very fast . Between the fertilizer., animal waste , both kinds , the automotive world offerings just don’t stand a chance . Good job Ray , also good to see wife unit learning more about your end of the shop .stay safe , have fun .
Truck eating bacteria?
This is great to watch lol I’ve been watching for a while now and this is the most rusty vehicle I have seen you work on! This is my typical brake job in my garage here in VT! You need bigger hammers and bang on the caliper then some pry bar action bam they come right off! The onion peeling is some of my most fun under these rust buckets 🤭
Exactly that snippet insert from tech talk ,extreme caution should be used when putting rusted frame vehicles on the rack
I don't know if this would help but I've seen people take a torch to the fitting to break it free from the line
“It looks good from afar but its far from good.”
Tristan Marez
As always Ray a great brake job. Safety first.
Luna doesn’t like the city. lol. She yearns for the pond.
When I rebuilt the brakes on my 1941 Chevy pickup, they still worked after years of use, I did have to turn the drums though. This was in N.J. where they have snow and salt. The fenders did rust out but the running gear didn't.
You missed a perfect opportunity while Dave was at lunch… “Dave’s not here!”
Every time u do a brake job. U do it differently I enjoy watching the job you do. Thank u ray ray
Thanks for the video Ray, good to see shop dog and wife unit 😀. That looks like a misquote hawk which if it is, it's good to have around.
I think you misquoted the name of the bug, it's a mosquito hawk.😎😎
30:11 nice editing😂
that overgrown mosquito is a crane fly. completely harmless, thank God
Don't they eat mosquitoes?
No
@@ProToolsApprovedI believe they do
Baby pterodactyl would be bad 😎
@@ProToolsApprovedthey can cause brown spots in your yard
So cool to see “wife unit” Lauren starting the transition to “Rain Woman!” Just a matter of time now!!
Mechanic and Scholar Ray, thanks for narrations
I love when you have the wife unit help you she's so cool she she gets right in there and checks everything out
Good morning to all. Ray’s “Stopping better, before stopping forever video!” Poor old Ford. It will have the best front brakes in the junkyard. It wants to go home to Wilber’s and star in a SMA video too! Cheers to all. -KB
For Wisconsin that vehicle actually doesn't look very bad for the year at all. Those super duty calipers are trash, and are much worse when they actually rust like they do up north. Good job ray!
WIFE UNIT FTW!!! Good catch Lauren! 😂😂😂😂 damn drywall screws.
Great job, Raymond! You gave that old dog a few more years!
Looks like a trip to the scrap heap would be the best result. ! 😅🤣😂
On the bright side my guess is that this is the last brake job that "Ferd" is ever gonna need.
@@johnfbmI have seen trucks far worse than this on the road.
@@jamessowards3822 Sure and I've seen worse too - doesn't mean this one will out last those brake pads.
In Pennsylvania, that truck would be in better condition than half the trucks I pass on the road every day, at least the frame is still pretty solid. People go ape crap when their truck fails an annual safety inspection due to rust. They then go find a shady practices garage and pay for a "lick it and stick it" inspection.
Its a ford. It was ready for the scrap yard the day it left the dealership
This is one of those jobs where you quote brakes all around and an alignment for like 4 or 5 hours labor then work on it from 9 until 5 before you start the alignment and both the tie rods need to be super heated 🥲
Best of luck. I pray you return back safely to shop .❤
I'm not an expert on those but I believe those are star bit deck screws they have a copper zinc coating on them so they don't rust/corrode easily. Drywall screws typically do not and are a Phillips pattern bit
Came here to say this.
Lol what a rust factory, amazing.
CPR and hoses, gotta love Fords😢
Love the follow the yellow brick road talk..
Good morning RAY, SOMETIMES IT BEST TO SEND THE VEHICLE TO JUNK YARD HEAVEN 😅 PUPPY LOOKS TIRED ,BUT COMFFY😅 GOOD MORNING WIFE UNIT.
Hi Ray. Just put some heat to those stuck fittings to get them lose.
This was either a northern truck originally, or it was in a storm surge zone or went on saltwater boat ramps at some point in its life.
soon all Florida will be under storm surge.
on northern cars we apply brake fluid from a spray bottle better than any penatrating fluid ,be careful eats paint
Customer states,major brake issues
Mechanic states please randomly shift gears while I climb under this truck with major brake issues. 😂
😅😅😅
Ray, thanks for the tip on tapping the bolt to compress the crush washers.
Some lucky guy will find those nice new parts in the junkyard soon.
"Northern Exposure" is what you call one of those in Florida.
Like the way you incorporated the boss into the script. Dresses up your videos. LOL
You can use that brake line trick on rear drum wheel cylinders as well. Unbolt the wheel cylinder and spin it off the line. Standard operating procedure here in Canada where the line fittings never turn. Learned it when I was a kid.
Crane flies (Tipuloidea) are actually beneficial, as their larvae help recycle organic waste. There is a mosquito species that's nearly that big though, called a Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata). So big they have numbers painted on them.
Yup. They also like to fight over which one gets to carry you off!
The brake clean queen.
Those are deck screws, Pete has higher standards than just drywall screws.
I made a similar comment.
Ray I enjoy your channel and content your video's are never boring. I'm enjoying the series on the rebuilding your truck. Some people have nothing better to do but complain about other people. Keep up the awesome work
No worries, I'm sure Ford will be more than willing to sell you a new truck for $70,000 + dollars.
I feel sorry for this owner and I am dealing with the same thing on a Dodge Ram, total junk!
25:20, things falling appart, even the pads, and that flashlight lol
Yikes! What a rusty bucket! At least it can stop now.... 😂
What happened to the Kids that used to cheer when you showed the BreakClean can? They would say Yeah!! & be so excited.
This truck looks like it's from Eric O's COUNTRY with all the oxidation under that truck. SCARY!!!!!
Ray, your dog has its priorities straight. Farm life beats city life every day. Lol.
In the U.K. that would fail a government inspection (MOT) that’s a scrapper!
it would in Australia too
Nothing north of Illinois would pass after 4-5 years
Just remember that when you are in your safe vehicle traveling freely down the road....this truck is on the same roads putting you in jeopardy.
14:44 just want to say since I don’t think you set it up that way the hubs are still engaged the front driveline moved when you turned the driver’s side tire. God Bless you and thanks.😊❤️🇺🇸🖖🏼
Ray - for us “lie in the dirt” mechanics who have no idea how to use a lift, could you explain the basics of operating it sometime.
You drive the car over it. You push the button. Car goes up.😂😂
Sorry, I had to do that.
Problem is, that’s what I thought too, but then Ray is talking about breaking motors and valves and stuff
@@jbell987
I was just joking. Unfortunately a lot of people think that’s all you do. There is a lot to learn in the proper way to operate a lift. I’ve been doing it for over 40 years, and I still have a healthy respect when putting a car/truck on a lift.
Any time you lift weight from the floor, doesn't matter how much or how high, you have to make sure you know how to safely operate whatever lift gear you are using. Jack, hoist, chainfall, gantry crane, crowbar safety is all the same. Saw a guy use nylon straps to lift a 13,000 pound roller. He miss applied them by having them at too little of an angle over the sides of the roller. The straps were of t h e proper rating to handle the weight but were misused. The proper spreader beam was available to be used but wasn't. Fortunately it only dropped a few inches. In the end you cannot be too safe.
Thank you.
Hey Ray, don’t forget about us big guys ,need some larger sizes in the T-shirts😊
XXL 😮😢
Infinitely restorable.
>don't run me over.
Lauren [thinking...]
"Did I make the insurance premium payment this month?"
@@CraigGrant-sh3in Or "We might need to increase that policy".
In the UK we have a very strict test,even after the brakes have been fixed it would still not pass,and not be allowed on the roads.
Ours is called the MOT test or Ministry Of Transport test.
New cars start taking the test the year they are 3 years old,all other cars take the test once a year. Regards 🇬🇧
The USA used to DOT inspections for all vehicles on the road. Now its only heavy / over the road trucks.
9:14 that’s a crane fly
Ahhhhhh, Another great video by Rainman Ray's Repairs!!! 👩🦳
Let’s transfer case check front hubs on each side then check the axles
Cutest co-commander
(@42:23) - I think I would check to see if the factory lubed the slide pins. Because if they weren’t lubed, that would be bad! 😮
I love your videos
Not an uncommon site here throughout Massachusetts. Thankfully my 05 Tacoma got the factory frame replacement and when I bought it in October of 2019 it was an upstate New York truck that was garage kept. Minimal corrosion and I do fluid film undercoating yearly.
Yeah! We got the Brake clean themesong!
Chiming in from Canada. That’s basically what my car looks like underneath.
The train in front of the one honking is still texting after light tuned green 😎
Ray battery azize is the funniest thing i have ever heard from anyone other than myself,you really crack me up ,thanks always love your video,GO RAY GO
A stethoscope is always a usefull tool to determain where sounds (that shouldn't supposed to be there) are coming from! And it's a cheap tool to;) Greatings from Holland fellow technicians!!
Hey Ray, that was an interesting viseo. You haven't had to work on a rusty vehicle for awhile. Your customer certainly got his moneysworth out of that kast set of brokes. Cheers!😊
That truck was rusty and crusty. The Florida vehicles that you work on are usually so clean. I have a 2008 Dodge Ram in northern MN and I don't have rust nearly that bad.... That Ford must spend its time by the ocean pulling a boat in and out of the water!
Been watching you the last few weeks man. Much respect. Always good to see good honest people doing a legit pro job. I have your vids running all day at work and even like today while I work lol. I'm learning way more than I thought I would. I truly wish I would have learned how to be a full auto mechanic. I have a charger scat and I have been wanting to learn how to do my own repairs as well as basic maint. but it's harder to find books or pdf on doing that stuff. I had a motorcycle that when I bought it, the guy gave me a huge repair manual with it. Too bad my scat didn't come with one lol keep up the great work man! btw, I would have drove that truck right into the trash lol yikes!
A bit of searching online would probably find a good used 4 post lift that would fit out by the air compressor for the rusty/crusty vehicles. And, maybe some of the heavier, longer, less safe vehicles.
53:17 when you press the pedal a little with the rod, no fluid will flow out of the lines
So glad there is a compulsory annual inspection in the UK. This truck would have been off the road years ago ! Nice work.
What a great job you did on them breaks and it was nice seeing the wife unit so say hi to her from us❤
You are a good man i learn from you ray thank you you’re friend Thomas Krakowski I have a Chevy truck thank you ray❤
It's a mayfly. We used to call them "Skeeter Eaters" before I knew that they were mayflies.
It’s ok…watching another brake job is still way way better than watching the view 😎
That front shock looks knackered.
When I see rust anywhere on my truck frame and suspension components I wipe sum used engine oil on them so it can protect them further till I use a rust inhibitor.
I’ve used heat to break loose brake line fittings. Even a MAP torch.
Hey my friend had an old jeep used strictly for firewood gathering up north, it was so rusty he welded the doors shut so it would not fold in half.
Rainman Ray.. Cool video. That ones ready for junk yard cause it does not still feel like a new corvette. Wait.. what? Anyway I spilled my coffee when you said "you need a bigger one that goes deeper".. 😂😂
Great work.
It looked like the outside rear view mirrors were still in pretty good condition. But the rest of body, frame and drivelines are circling the drain. Save the mirrors and junk the rest.
I assume the budget did not allow for the clunckage under..... Thx from Wyoming for sharing and saving another good old ford