Ray, I admire your restraint. When I have to do a job like this, I liberally apply four letter words to get things apart, then turn the air blue putting things back together, cursing everyone from the car designer to the guy who assembled it at the factory to the salesman who sold it to me to the last mechanic who screwed things up, as well as the mothers who gave birth to each of them. ☺
I'm the same. I have invented new words when the existing ones were insufficient. But that's why I watch Ray's videos - not only to absorb the mechanical knowledge, but to absorb some of the Zen. I have the tools. I'll figure out the rest. But I need that Zen...
I realize that I'm not an automotive tech and that you've been doing this for a number of years but I'm still most fascinated by the fact that you remember what, how and where to reconnect everything that you have to disconnect to do most of these jobs. Great videos.
It’s usually somewhat self explanatory, issue is order of things if you take a lot off because sometimes you can have things that criss cross over each other, if many plugs were the same then there would be issues
@@tvviewer4500 Fun fact: every common non-thimerosal vaccine, except COV-19, has less side effects than cold medicine or a Tylenol. Classical vaccines are simply very safe. It's true that over a hundred thousand have died from the COV-19 version. it's also true that thimerosal causes several mental illnesses - but weirdly NOT autism. Somehow people get anti-vaxx on every vaccine instead of looking at the data.
I've been a tech for more than 20 years up in Massachusetts and that power steering line rust problem is like an easy everyday R&R for me, but you did an excellent job brother, thanks for sharing your frustrations with us!!
I had an Odyssey in Mass with a steering fluid leak. I don't think we ever got it fixed, just kept adding leak stoppers and fluid. Now my 2012 Honda Pilot is starting to leak. But most of the lines I see are rubber so I'm surprised rust is a problem.
If I knew I had to be at the airport the next day, I would have just waited until I got back. No need to pressure the mechanic with a time deadline. It’s been leaking for awhile, so what’s another couple days? Maybe another quart of power steering fluid when I go back…big deal. Good job Ray!
@@ajaywhite9103 yeap the green new deal people would not be happy hahaha, not to mention all the oil on our roads that all our cars leak some oil in its life time
No one fixes their car until it's extremely important to do so. Most people want until they already running behind schedule to find out there car doesn't perform the necessary task. Then it's everyone else's fault. Very unfortunate. Worst part is the job still pays the same no matter if you are able to expedite it or not.
Ray you have given me a huge gift. Through watching your videos I have discovered that having a friendly conversation with the thing you're working on makes it go much more better. And you don't even have to swear as much. (Edit) Have a great day!
ive tried being friendly, giving the car/truck pets and compliments, that failed, resorted to asking it nicely to work with me, progressed to inventing new cus words and phrases
That was epic, Ray. Couldn’t believe you got through that at a “General Audience” rating. Wow! Bravo to you. Almost had to turn away as if watching a horror movie when you started tearing into the fuse box. But the best part is you taught nearly a 100,000 viewers that a job this impossible can be done…and almost one-handed at that! You are a true master at your craft.
@@frisbyfreak420 Ditto, I Third Thomas' suggestion, although I'm a "use all the parts" kind of guy, I would use one at the flange and another further up. Normally when a RUclipsr prompts me to hit the like button I refuse out of principle but I like your attitude to your art so you deserve the thumbs up in my book!
@@scoobydoodandy4296 I think that if they want to monetize their videos then the "click the like button, subscribe and hit the bell" mantra is more or less obligatory - as tedious as it gets!
Now I know what kind of hell I'm looking at if I ever have to change my power steering hoses on my '06. I truly enjoy watching Ray work his magic. Even injured, he makes it look so easy...to a point. Thanks so much for sharing your talents with the world Ray
The most amazing thing is you haven't had to do it yet. I've probably done 60 of these but haven't had one in a couple years. Yours are making it a lot longer than most
Ray, Many many years ago on the farm in Missouri where lots of salted roads in the winter, while working on equipment, trucks, and cars it seems that sometimes to get a rusted bolt out, it is better to giver her a little bit of tightening first. Breaks the bond. Just a thought! Respectfully, Kevin
@@FixIt1975 I hate working on exhaust stuff, I'm surprised when something actually comes out without a fight. First thought, well that was too easy, what is lying in wait to make up for it 🤣
You inspired me to do this job on my own vehicle. I watched several videos and study the layout several times before I decided to do it. I do like the way that you figure things out as you go along. Everything does not work out as the manual says on a 19 year old vehicle. My battery tray would not come out just as in this video. So I had to figure out a different way to get the lines out for replacement. Keep making these videos.
OMG, what another nightmare. 5.5 hrs ? I'd need two days and somebody to help, one on a ladder and one underneath. You re a total hero, buggered wrist and all
Hey Ray I live in Elkhart Indiana right by Notre Dame area. I've had two ( now one trailblazer) and I had two change those lines on both. Got so good at it without a lift I changed three more lines. The weather here is so goofy we have to keep our vehicles at 100% . My favorite video
Hey Ray. After watching virtually all of your videos you have taught me soooo much. 1st and foremost is that I would never be able to be a technician. Your ability to work in tight situations is truly amazing along with your attention to detail in making sure you did the job right the 1st time. We all make mistakes as we are human but you make far less than the best of the best. The reason I could never be a tech is I am claustrophobic and even watching your videos affect me. But that’s what makes this old ball keep turning. God Bless and “Make sure you have a great day “
When stationed in Germany had this guy from Texas in my unit, and someone started singing like your Troll Buddy. He stated "I would rather eat the crotch of a dead horse than listen to you sing". Hearing the your Troll Buddy, figured I'd share...
Just want to say I've be subscribed to you now for a couple of days I'm from UK. And I can honestly say I think your a great mechanic not only do you take pride in your work your a genuine tec. It's hard for people these day to trust works been properly carried out. And so hard to find an honest garage. Your a credit to all the mechanic out there. Keep doing what your doing and I'll be watching all your videos...
It's all about experience. I've been in the HVAC industry 28yrs. You could pull every piece of wire out of the furnace and ac unit, and I can put it all back without a wiring diagram.
The fact you can describe, in great detail, what you're doing, and GOING to do, while keeping calm and collected, while doing something so incredibly frustrating and mentally taxing, is incredibly impressive to me. It shows your character and intelligence, plus the fact you actually CARE a lot about your work. I wish there were more people like you! 👍👍
I don’t understand how anyone can let the problem get so bad in the first place! After watching the hell you have to go through just to get to the repair, I have a better appreciation of mechanics now!! Thank You for sharing this with us!!
Hi Ray, I live up north in Massachusetts and your right we deal with rust everyday here. I found WD 40 and the like very useful but we sometimes have to get extreme and break out the heat. I have gone back and watched many of your videos and must say it's like refreshing to see someone else doing the work and talking to you while watching. I followed right up until the very end of the videos it's interesting watching you talk to everyone. Keep up the great work.
Another job done professionally and very clean excellent work I always watch your videos and give you the thumbs up wish we had more technicians like you.
Do it by the book(the Chevrolet book) separate the tranny, pull the engine, change the lines($180)... Reverse to assemble... 37 hrs, $5180 later, power steering fixed. 🤣
Man, you have a lot of special tools I never saw before - and you certainly put them to good use. I'd never seen the ratcheting crow's foot, the special short sockets, or the extended ratchet wrench. Then, there's that 1/4" size ratchet with the 3/8 caliber drive. I think most vehicles these days were actually meant to never be worked on! Despite that major handicap, you keep soldiering on - and that is impressive!
Ray, your dedication and commitment to customer satisfaction is unsurpassed. Thank you for continue to walk us through your videos. I appreciate all your comments.
Made me feel a lot better when you said this is a 5 hour job because I had the same exact thing except I decided to replace all the lines and the pump since it ran dry and made noise. The thing that fought me the most was getting the seals out of the steering rack, my buddy came to help and had them out in 5 minutes. Grateful but mad.
Victory at 29:48. Dang battery tray. The old power steering lines are liberated.! Ray is a brilliant technician and a superb diagnostician. While Ray has minimal rust belt experience, he works in a salty and tropical climate. It is hot and humid in Sarasota. He is brilliant at what he does.
My son just had to replace the power steering pump and both hoses on his 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9L and he says it wasn't too difficult.. Of course his engine compartment isn't as crowed as the one you were working on. For one thing, the battery and tray are located on the passenger side as opposed to this one on the driver side...Much more room to be able to get the pump positioned and able to route the hoses much easier. You kept your COOL most of the time you were having trouble routing the hoses and locating and attaching the different connectors.GREAT JOB.. Admire your restraint.....and I am really impressed that you remember where every bolt and connector goes and where all the parts you had to remove go back when you are reassembling every thing you had to remove....
I’m sure that engineers are paid extra to design everything in a way that you have to spend 2 hours taking stuff apart to get that one bolt out! Gotta love it!
Sadly, I don't think reparability ranks very high at all on the priority list of manufacturers. The highest priority is cost efficiency of initial assembly. If it's difficult and costly to repair later? Customer will be expected to foot the premium cost on time and labor. In fact, that is where most dealerships make their money, on repairs rather than sales. So if anything, there is a moderate incentive to not spend any effort streamlining the repair process, unless customer satisfaction is in need of a boost that year. Sadly, even if a manufacturer actively made an effort to streamline repair work, most customers would never notice the correlation it has to reduced labor costs and reduced frequency of complications. So there is nearly zero incentive to streamline the process for mechanics. The customers who do notice such things are nearly always those mechanically inclined to do at least some of their own work themselves. And these kinds of customers make the manufacturer the least money, while often making 3rd party part sellers a great deal more money. I fall into the "repair it myself" category. The only things I don't do are balance my tires or attempt automatic transmission repairs (though I drive a manual, so no loss there.) While I love this sense of self sufficiency and responsibility and wish more owners paid attention to their vehicles and how hard they can be to repair at times, I also see that sadly there isn't much money in it for manufacturers unless they are specifically branding themselves as "the mechanic's car."
I have found only one car manufacturer that takes driver maintenance considerations in the design of its vehicles. Hyundai has easy maintenance planned for every one of their vehicles . Imagine pulling an oil filter without oil spilling all over the ground.
I feel your rust pain...I lived in MA for 35 yrs and constantly battled rusty cars....decided to get smart and moved to AZ. I just rebuilt the front end on my 1996 RAM 1500...no rust just factory paint on everything. The truck was originally from TX so it has had a good rust free life :-D
OMG l am so glad. I chise to be an electrician sometimes l thought l had to deal with dirty crap but Ray your job is a neverending pain in the ass Hang in there without you we would all be driving into the ditch. Thanks for the vid Bob
I can't believe how you had to remove all the wires to get to one bolt! My reason for loving this show is that it is FORENSIC AUTO REPAIR. i am amazed how you disassemble the entire engine compartment to solve the murder mystery (leaking), but get it back together so it actually works as designed!!! TRUELY AMAZING
What kind of work!! Others would have despaired long ago or would have needed 2 days for it. You really are one of the best mechanics I've ever watched.
Great job Ray! Being an owner of a 2007 Envoy (the GMC twin of the Trailblazer) right after watching this I went out and checked mine. Being a Westcoast car there is no rust, and the lines look in great shape with no leaks.
Excellent video. My son has an 06 and I have an 08 Trailblazer, live in Upstate Ny near Albany, and rust is all part of doing a repairs on these Trailblazers. Had to replace his power steering lines and it was a miserable job. And your right, I was laughing about your comment about the rust. Super job.
I had that happen on my old Trailblazer. I saw how much a pain in the ass it was to change the lines and opted to just cut the rusted part out and put a couple new prices of lines with compression fittings.
If I still had young children I’d want them to watch this video and some of your others. Your patience, restraint, good nature and a commitment to doing the best job possible are qualities to be admired.
I think that is one of the most tedious, challenging jobs you have done. Excellent job pushing thru the challenge and pain. Really appreciating your videos. Learning a lot from them.
I.m always amazed with your skill & how you tackle your repairs when I would have told the customer to go to the dealership to have the repair work done. I also like that you can review your video's to have a reference on how the old parts came off & out so you can reverse your uninstall while giving us a view into what you have to do to repair your customers cars & trucks. I am always amazed in your nut & bolt management.
I'm Stunned you feel so professional and despite being in pain and one damaged hand, you still feel moved to continue to work on a customer's car. Let's say it would not be me Tho in the UK we get paid nevertheless I do not know enough about your contract, but it would have been easier to ask someone else to do the work by your boss? Good luck and dedication abound around you.
Two more articulating joints on each arm below the elbow would be very beneficial for a mechanic , another impossible job with time restraints , well done with with class Ray
I did this on an 08 Envoy. It was just as much fun as you portray in your video. Especially those 2 little rack seals that never want to go in correctly and trying to hold the hoses together while running that little 8mm bolt in. They all rot in that rubber sleeve, it's a great design!!
Hi Ray. Can you come over to Glasgow Scotland. I need a timing chain fitted. I don't trust anyone else. I'll pay for the flight and accommodation. CHEERS
"No true Scotsman" fallacy. This has GOT to be a troll. A true Scot would NEVER offer to pick up the tab for a drink, much less to offer transatlantic airfare and hotel! 😂
im next door in Pa, do you know where there is a lake of that stuff i could just drive through? 8 out of 9 of my last vehicles went to the junkyard due to rust... (except for 1 Silverado that kept eating 4l60e's)
Yea those half turns are so worth it when you get the bolt out with removing three hours of work for one bolt haha. Love that feeling when I’m repairing someone’s vehicle. The constant gratification you get from bringing someone’s vehicle back from the brink. It really makes me being a auto technician very humble and love what I do, even on the bad days where nothing won’t go right and it’s always something so small and minute haha
Nice work.im glad I gave that job to my mechanic friend who changed the lines. We had one let go on us. A month or so later the cooler broke and I just gave it to him. He was very reasonable on the price. I had to do some precision welding done with the Tig welder so I brought mine in and helped him out. I didn't charge him. He keeps giving me deals on his work. I'm glad he is part of the team of guys that we all build our cars together. It's kinda like a car club for drag racing.lots of Hemi motors.
Ray, I live up north... I do a fair amount of work on my cars, and yes, rust sucks. I wash my car in the winter at strategic times, and Im sure it helpd but to no avail, its invasive. I do have a car (convertible) that I purchased in Fl. I never dr8ve it in winter, only summer, rarely even in Autumn, and working on that is a dream comparatively. Cant wait for retirement to the Sunshine State in a few years. Secondly, when I do, I will look you up as I really like your workmanship and integrity. Wish I had a mechanic up here like you!
I'll be replacing the steering rack, pump, and cooler on my Silverado soon. I'm not looking forward to that day but having no leaks, squeals and creaks will be worth it.
I'm not sure what year you have, but pray you never have to do all the hard brake lines on that thing. I've yet to have a more aggravating replacement than those were.
A steering rack on a Silverado shouldn’t be all that hard. It’s mounted up front, at least it is on my 2003. Considering some of the pain in the butt racks I’ve done in the past on cars where it’s close to the firewall, it could be far worse. Pump shouldn’t be to bad either. Cooler, not sure, but can’t be all that bad unless it’s a rust belt truck, which makes things harder to get apart, but still overall not that hard of a job.
@@lornes7526 I haven’t looked at or replaced hard brake lines on a Silverado before. I’ve patched lines on a number of cars. I live in a non rust belt area and so didn’t have much of that type of work.
Retired GM tech, brakes, steering, suspension. I have replaced 100's of these lines, clearly no one else in the shop would touch them. Why GM did not make them multi-piece lines is beyond my understanding. On the assembly line the lines are put in before the motor! Nice job Ray
Same way we do brake lines up here in Wisconsin. Cut them off, replace with stainless, and zip tie the new ones to whatever is left of the frame of the truck.
I wouldn't worry too much about your Shop Troll messing up your video. Until you mentioned him I didn't even notice his noises. Just sounds like regular shop talk and just the right amount of crazy outburst for the stress level of the job.
Ray, I really like your videos. Working as a mechanic for 40 yrs on military aircraft I learned that losing the use of your hands is a career-ending problem. Young man corporal tunnel damage is just that. Get yourself a pair of fingerless palm-padded mechanics gloves. I see you placing a lot of pressure against the area that connects your hand to your forearm. Protect that area before the damage is permanent. Look it up.
Lot of work for some rusted power steering lines....Fine work....Patience really is a virtue....And the key to doing most things well, even if your learning on the fly....
I'm trying, but completely failing to remember the last time I told a mechanic when he would make sure my car was ready. In fact, I'm pretty sure that has never happened - ever.
When you have a real life troll "me him a star". What I mean by that is record him then in post make fun of him at his expense. When he finds out he will just leave. But in reality he is just jealous of your success
You have awesome patience. That comes from one thing; you like what you do. When you like what you do, it's not work, it's a challenge you gladly accept and you like the challenge. Kudos. Every time I start to fix something on my car, I end up with more tools that it would have cost to have a pro do it. LOL.
I'm sure that job was a complete pain the arse, it sure looked it and it was making me wince looking at it. So much so I couldn't stay with you and had to fast forward quite a bit. You have some patience Ray and I applaude your perseverance... I couldn't fo what you but I really enjoy watching what you do. It dosent make me want to do it either but I can now appreciate what you guys do...
Hi Ray , I enjoy the videos a lot . I'm glad you have such good restraint on the language too , there are probably a lot of young people that watch this too . It's a great learning tool even for me , at 66 years old and a mechanic most of my life . As for the troll . ignore him , he's just jealous ! Take care and carry on my brother .
How nice it is living in Vegas coming from Vancouver BC. I has a TR3 and a Carmen Ghia that literally rusted away in front of my eyes. My Dad's 57 Ford 2 door wagon was the worst. He bought it new and by 62 there were holes in the quarters and front fenders above the headlights. All the chrome was gone from the bumpers, but it did run and drive good if you don't count the holes in the floorboards.
I love how you just carry on even though it hurts. I can no longer work with my right hand the way I have for 60 years. I have acute arthritis in my right thumb, some days so bad that I can't even write my name. Hang in there and consider buying a brace for that wrist problem, because it will come back when you least expect it.
Ray, I admire your restraint. When I have to do a job like this, I liberally apply four letter words to get things apart, then turn the air blue putting things back together, cursing everyone from the car designer to the guy who assembled it at the factory to the salesman who sold it to me to the last mechanic who screwed things up, as well as the mothers who gave birth to each of them. ☺
I'm the same. I have invented new words when the existing ones were insufficient. But that's why I watch Ray's videos - not only to absorb the mechanical knowledge, but to absorb some of the Zen. I have the tools. I'll figure out the rest. But I need that Zen...
Yep, that's the auto repair school I attended too
I used to have to use "Special" words to get a job with this level of intricacies done.
I couldn't do it RUclips channel because RUclips banned me for all the foul language I be saying every 10 seconds
And the horse the rode in on!!!
Ray, you are the KING of tech . I would never do the jobs you have done ! Bow to the King !
I realize that I'm not an automotive tech and that you've been doing this for a number of years but I'm still most fascinated by the fact that you remember what, how and where to reconnect everything that you have to disconnect to do most of these jobs. Great videos.
It’s usually somewhat self explanatory, issue is order of things if you take a lot off because sometimes you can have things that criss cross over each other, if many plugs were the same then there would be issues
If you didn't have so many vaccines you'd have room to remember where everything goes.
@@tvviewer4500 Fun fact: every common non-thimerosal vaccine, except COV-19, has less side effects than cold medicine or a Tylenol. Classical vaccines are simply very safe. It's true that over a hundred thousand have died from the COV-19 version. it's also true that thimerosal causes several mental illnesses - but weirdly NOT autism. Somehow people get anti-vaxx on every vaccine instead of looking at the data.
Ray really needs to invest in a multi funnel set...and avoid those messy spills. 😆😄🤣
Photographic memory helps. "Take a mental pic" my dad always said.
I've been a tech for more than 20 years up in Massachusetts and that power steering line rust problem is like an easy everyday R&R for me, but you did an excellent job brother, thanks for sharing your frustrations with us!!
I had an Odyssey in Mass with a steering fluid leak. I don't think we ever got it fixed, just kept adding leak stoppers and fluid. Now my 2012 Honda Pilot is starting to leak. But most of the lines I see are rubber so I'm surprised rust is a problem.
@@ppumpkin3282 in your case the hoses drying out and cracking are the more likely culprit.
We don't have rust on our cars. We have cars around our rust!
Hi do you know the name of those pliers that he used to loosen the outer rod locking nut?
@@tonytiger33 What is the time stamp? 😀
Ray, filming these videos has to be a real pain what with positioning the light and camera! I really appreciate you doing it!
If I knew I had to be at the airport the next day, I would have just waited until I got back. No need to pressure the mechanic with a time deadline. It’s been leaking for awhile, so what’s another couple days? Maybe another quart of power steering fluid when I go back…big deal. Good job Ray!
You would be the per costumer but you don't exist and we deal with people who want a 5+ hour job done in 30 mins and pay for 10 mins of labor
The EPA would be waiting at his car when he returned
@@ajaywhite9103 yeap the green new deal people would not be happy hahaha, not to mention all the oil on our roads that all our cars leak some oil in its life time
No one fixes their car until it's extremely important to do so. Most people want until they already running behind schedule to find out there car doesn't perform the necessary task. Then it's everyone else's fault. Very unfortunate. Worst part is the job still pays the same no matter if you are able to expedite it or not.
@@RC-zw5jg By "no one" you mean "few people." You're overgeneralizing with an absolute.
Ray you have given me a huge gift. Through watching your videos I have discovered that having a friendly conversation with the thing you're working on makes it go much more better. And you don't even have to swear as much.
(Edit) Have a great day!
ive tried being friendly, giving the car/truck pets and compliments, that failed, resorted to asking it nicely to work with me, progressed to inventing new cus words and phrases
@@mattcat231 Because you touched it inappropriately 😁
He teaches me about new tools I need, like that fork
That was epic, Ray. Couldn’t believe you got through that at a “General Audience” rating. Wow! Bravo to you. Almost had to turn away as if watching a horror movie when you started tearing into the fuse box. But the best part is you taught nearly a 100,000 viewers that a job this impossible can be done…and almost one-handed at that! You are a true master at your craft.
No mechanic likes these jobs but we get them done. You handled it professionally.
Ray a tip for when dealing with lines. Like the ones going in to the rack. Use a zip tie to hold them together in the flang bracket. God bless
I was just gonna say that. Lol. I always use a ziptie to hold em together till they're installed enough.
@@frisbyfreak420 Ditto, I Third Thomas' suggestion, although I'm a "use all the parts" kind of guy, I would use one at the flange and another further up. Normally when a RUclipsr prompts me to hit the like button I refuse out of principle but I like your attitude to your art so you deserve the thumbs up in my book!
@@scoobydoodandy4296 I think that if they want to monetize their videos then the "click the like button, subscribe and hit the bell" mantra is more or less obligatory - as tedious as it gets!
Now I know what kind of hell I'm looking at if I ever have to change my power steering hoses on my '06. I truly enjoy watching Ray work his magic. Even injured, he makes it look so easy...to a point. Thanks so much for sharing your talents with the world Ray
The most amazing thing is you haven't had to do it yet. I've probably done 60 of these but haven't had one in a couple years. Yours are making it a lot longer than most
Proud of you Ray,you are a credit to to our profession.
That's not a leak, it's called CSLS (Chassis Self-Lubricating System) and it's only installed in Rust Belt vehicles. ;D
Ha ha that’s right!!!
I had a Cadillac Seville that had self changing engine oil. A quart per day.
Driveway grass supression system.
No even non rust belt can develop slcs heat warps and cooks a gasket...
Still googatz.
RAY I NEVER GOT TO WORK ON A VEHICLE PAST 1975, AND SEEING WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH, IM GLAD I DIDN'T. YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.
Ray, Many many years ago on the farm in Missouri where lots of salted roads in the winter, while working on equipment, trucks, and cars it seems that sometimes to get a rusted bolt out, it is better to giver her a little bit of tightening first. Breaks the bond. Just a thought! Respectfully, Kevin
An older tech showed me that trick years ago with 02 sensors. Tighten till it pops, if possible. If that fails, use heat
@@FixIt1975 Correct!
@@FixIt1975 I hate working on exhaust stuff, I'm surprised when something actually comes out without a fight. First thought, well that was too easy, what is lying in wait to make up for it 🤣
You inspired me to do this job on my own vehicle. I watched several videos and study the layout several times before I decided to do it. I do like the way that you figure things out as you go along. Everything does not work out as the manual says on a 19 year old vehicle. My battery tray would not come out just as in this video. So I had to figure out a different way to get the lines out for replacement. Keep making these videos.
We don't always get the gravy work but you appreciate it more when you do.
I was going to say the same thing !
OMG, what another nightmare. 5.5 hrs ? I'd need two days and somebody to help, one on a ladder and one underneath. You re a total hero, buggered wrist and all
Hey Ray I live in Elkhart Indiana right by Notre Dame area. I've had two ( now one trailblazer) and I had two change those lines on both. Got so good at it without a lift I changed three more lines. The weather here is so goofy we have to keep our vehicles at 100% . My favorite video
Hey Ray. After watching virtually all of your videos you have taught me soooo much. 1st and foremost is that I would never be able to be a technician. Your ability to work in tight situations is truly amazing along with your attention to detail in making sure you did the job right the 1st time. We all make mistakes as we are human but you make far less than the best of the best. The reason I could never be a tech is I am claustrophobic and even watching your videos affect me. But that’s what makes this old ball keep turning. God Bless and “Make sure you have a great day “
When stationed in Germany had this guy from Texas in my unit, and someone started singing like your Troll Buddy. He stated "I would rather eat the crotch of a dead horse than listen to you sing". Hearing the your Troll Buddy, figured I'd share...
Just want to say I've be subscribed to you now for a couple of days I'm from UK. And I can honestly say I think your a great mechanic not only do you take pride in your work your a genuine tec. It's hard for people these day to trust works been properly carried out. And so hard to find an honest garage. Your a credit to all the mechanic out there. Keep doing what your doing and I'll be watching all your videos...
It amazes me how you can take all that apart under a car hood/engine and then know exactly where everything goes back into place.
That's a true master technician for you.
It's all about experience. I've been in the HVAC industry 28yrs. You could pull every piece of wire out of the furnace and ac unit, and I can put it all back without a wiring diagram.
@@billyparkinson9933 Impressive.
Practice, isn't that hard really.
same thoughts i had
The fact you can describe, in great detail, what you're doing, and GOING to do, while keeping calm and collected, while doing something so incredibly frustrating and mentally taxing, is incredibly impressive to me. It shows your character and intelligence, plus the fact you actually CARE a lot about your work. I wish there were more people like you! 👍👍
I never had the pleasure of working on anything past 2002 autos while being a auto tech. So happy to see guys like you who carry on the good fight.
I wouldn’t call it a pleasure more like you got out at a perfect time and saved yourself a lot of unneeded headaches lol
I don’t understand how anyone can let the problem get so bad in the first place! After watching the hell you have to go through just to get to the repair, I have a better appreciation of mechanics now!! Thank You for sharing this with us!!
Hi Ray, I live up north in Massachusetts and your right we deal with rust everyday here. I found WD 40 and the like very useful but we sometimes have to get extreme and break out the heat. I have gone back and watched many of your videos and must say it's like refreshing to see someone else doing the work and talking to you while watching. I followed right up until the very end of the videos it's interesting watching you talk to everyone. Keep up the great work.
Another job done professionally and very clean excellent work I always watch your videos and give you the thumbs up wish we had more technicians like you.
Do it by the book(the Chevrolet book) separate the tranny, pull the engine, change the lines($180)... Reverse to assemble... 37 hrs, $5180 later, power steering fixed. 🤣
Being away from this type of stuff, it seems as if you were to lift the engine a few inches, it would have made the line install a little easier.
Don't forget to grind that little notch in the subframe to make the Dorman part fit.😀
You win 🏆😂
Man, you have a lot of special tools I never saw before - and you certainly put them to good use. I'd never seen the ratcheting crow's foot, the special short sockets, or the extended ratchet wrench. Then, there's that 1/4" size ratchet with the 3/8 caliber drive. I think most vehicles these days were actually meant to never be worked on! Despite that major handicap, you keep soldiering on - and that is impressive!
Ray, you are killing it with your daily releases. Love the content man.
Hard to believe he's got so much interesting stuff...
Work all day and then editing and uploading videos daily, Ray is killing it.
Ray, your dedication and commitment to customer satisfaction is unsurpassed. Thank you for continue to walk us through your videos. I appreciate all your comments.
Made me feel a lot better when you said this is a 5 hour job because I had the same exact thing except I decided to replace all the lines and the pump since it ran dry and made noise. The thing that fought me the most was getting the seals out of the steering rack, my buddy came to help and had them out in 5 minutes. Grateful but mad.
Victory at 29:48. Dang battery tray. The old power steering lines are liberated.! Ray is a brilliant technician and a superb diagnostician. While Ray has minimal rust belt experience, he works in a salty and tropical climate. It is hot and humid in Sarasota. He is brilliant at what he does.
You are a credit to your profession Ray.
My son just had to replace the power steering pump and both hoses on his 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9L and he says it wasn't too difficult.. Of course his engine compartment isn't as crowed as the one you were working on. For one thing, the battery and tray are located on the passenger side as opposed to this one on the driver side...Much more room to be able to get the pump positioned and able to route the hoses much easier. You kept your COOL most of the time you were having trouble routing the hoses and locating and attaching the different connectors.GREAT JOB.. Admire your restraint.....and I am really impressed that you remember where every bolt and connector goes and where all the parts you had to remove go back when you are reassembling every thing you had to remove....
I’m sure that engineers are paid extra to design everything in a way that you have to spend 2 hours taking stuff apart to get that one bolt out! Gotta love it!
Sadly, I don't think reparability ranks very high at all on the priority list of manufacturers. The highest priority is cost efficiency of initial assembly. If it's difficult and costly to repair later? Customer will be expected to foot the premium cost on time and labor. In fact, that is where most dealerships make their money, on repairs rather than sales. So if anything, there is a moderate incentive to not spend any effort streamlining the repair process, unless customer satisfaction is in need of a boost that year.
Sadly, even if a manufacturer actively made an effort to streamline repair work, most customers would never notice the correlation it has to reduced labor costs and reduced frequency of complications. So there is nearly zero incentive to streamline the process for mechanics.
The customers who do notice such things are nearly always those mechanically inclined to do at least some of their own work themselves. And these kinds of customers make the manufacturer the least money, while often making 3rd party part sellers a great deal more money.
I fall into the "repair it myself" category. The only things I don't do are balance my tires or attempt automatic transmission repairs (though I drive a manual, so no loss there.) While I love this sense of self sufficiency and responsibility and wish more owners paid attention to their vehicles and how hard they can be to repair at times, I also see that sadly there isn't much money in it for manufacturers unless they are specifically branding themselves as "the mechanic's car."
I have found only one car manufacturer that takes driver maintenance considerations in the design of its vehicles. Hyundai has easy maintenance planned for every one of their vehicles . Imagine pulling an oil filter without oil spilling all over the ground.
Great amount of patience demonstrated. 👍
time is irrelevant, knowledge means more! you will do it. keep up the good work Ray! hats off!
I feel your rust pain...I lived in MA for 35 yrs and constantly battled rusty cars....decided to get smart and moved to AZ. I just rebuilt the front end on my 1996 RAM 1500...no rust just factory paint on everything. The truck was originally from TX so it has had a good rust free life :-D
Great video Ray, nice to see all the struggles that go along with a job like this.
Awesome job Ray!! I knew you’d get it done in time!! 🥰❤️ Btw, that rust wasn’t anything. 🤣😂❤️ Ohio here 🥰❤️
OMG l am so glad. I chise to be an electrician sometimes l thought l had to deal with dirty crap but Ray your job is a neverending pain in the ass Hang in there without you we would all be driving into the ditch. Thanks for the vid
Bob
I can't believe how you had to remove all the wires to get to one bolt! My reason for loving this show is that it is FORENSIC AUTO REPAIR. i am amazed how you disassemble the entire engine compartment to solve the murder mystery (leaking), but get it back together so it actually works as designed!!! TRUELY AMAZING
Now I see why it costs so much to get a car fixed. Great video. Thank you.
What kind of work!! Others would have despaired long ago or would have needed 2 days for it. You really are one of the best mechanics I've ever watched.
You are phenomenally good at taking impossible stuff apart!
Taking it apart is easy. I’m always amazed at Ray’s ability to put it all back together.
Great job Ray! Being an owner of a 2007 Envoy (the GMC twin of the Trailblazer) right after watching this I went out and checked mine. Being a Westcoast car there is no rust, and the lines look in great shape with no leaks.
Talk about being over engineered - what a pain in the ass . Great work !!!
Excellent video. My son has an 06 and I have an 08 Trailblazer, live in Upstate Ny near Albany, and rust is all part of doing a repairs on these Trailblazers. Had to replace his power steering lines and it was a miserable job. And your right, I was laughing about your comment about the rust. Super job.
I had that happen on my old Trailblazer. I saw how much a pain in the ass it was to change the lines and opted to just cut the rusted part out and put a couple new prices of lines with compression fittings.
that's what I am gonna do to my son's Envoy. Like $20 in parts from Amazon.
If I still had young children I’d want them to watch this video and some of your others. Your patience, restraint, good nature and a commitment to doing the best job possible are qualities to be admired.
you dont want the phone to stop ringing ray...job security 😁
I think that is one of the most tedious, challenging jobs you have done. Excellent job pushing thru the challenge and pain. Really appreciating your videos. Learning a lot from them.
You have a good positive attitude towards your job I've been watching you and I wish you were my mechanic here in Florida
Ray works in Florida ! Somewhere south ?
I.m always amazed with your skill & how you tackle your repairs when I would have told the customer to go to the dealership to have the repair work done. I also like that you can review your video's to have a reference on how the old parts came off & out so you can reverse your uninstall while giving us a view into what you have to do to repair your customers cars & trucks. I am always amazed in your nut & bolt management.
First class job Ray, great patience, 👍😃
I'm Stunned you feel so professional and despite being in pain and one damaged hand, you still feel moved to continue to work on a customer's car. Let's say it would not be me Tho in the UK we get paid nevertheless I do not know enough about your contract, but it would have been easier to ask someone else to do the work by your boss? Good luck and dedication abound around you.
Two more articulating joints on each arm below the elbow would be very beneficial for a mechanic , another impossible job with time restraints , well done with with class Ray
I did this on an 08 Envoy. It was just as much fun as you portray in your video. Especially those 2 little rack seals that never want to go in correctly and trying to hold the hoses together while running that little 8mm bolt in. They all rot in that rubber sleeve, it's a great design!!
Hi Ray. Can you come over to Glasgow Scotland. I need a timing chain fitted. I don't trust anyone else. I'll pay for the flight and accommodation. CHEERS
That would make a great video Like "Mechanic goes Abroad" xD
@@____________6145 Have Wrench Will Travel.
Really? That's a hell of an insult to the guys all over Scotland that do their best every day.
"No true Scotsman" fallacy. This has GOT to be a troll. A true Scot would NEVER offer to pick up the tab for a drink, much less to offer transatlantic airfare and hotel! 😂
@@Sman7290 One of the great things about the Internet is that you can always find a way to be insulted no matter what the subject matter
Did I see a crack in the weld at 3.22 under your socket, great infotainment and humor keep them coming.
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
Goldmember is one of my all time favorite flix. Every time you say “toite like a tiger” goooooooolld
One thing I've learned from Ray is we had it easier working on 60s and 70s cars. Then they started getting smaller....
And added more things in, I don't know how people work on cars now
Had a 1970 Eldorado when I was a teen. You could stand and walk around in the engine compartment.
@@jtmack77 like my 97 lancer everything is easy to fix and to get to
I could almost climb in the engine compartment on my 69 Chevy V8. No PS, no Power Brakes, no AC. Nothing to break, no drag on the engine.
lol I laugh at you. Try 30s, 40s and 50s cars so much room to work and so simple
You have me hook! I admire fine craftsmanship and you are a great example of that rare quality.
I live in Ohio, crc makes a corrosion inhibitor that works extremely well. I spray all the rusty bits before winter to keep them from getting rustier.
im next door in Pa, do you know where there is a lake of that stuff i could just drive through? 8 out of 9 of my last vehicles went to the junkyard due to rust... (except for 1 Silverado that kept eating 4l60e's)
Yea those half turns are so worth it when you get the bolt out with removing three hours of work for one bolt haha. Love that feeling when I’m repairing someone’s vehicle.
The constant gratification you get from bringing someone’s vehicle back from the brink. It really makes me being a auto technician very humble and love what I do, even on the bad days where nothing won’t go right and it’s always something so small and minute haha
Ray: doesn't like rust or European vehicles
Me from the UK: Apparently I live in Ray hell
Hahah i whas thinking the same as i am from Netherlands 😂🤣
should see cars in iceland lol
Nice work.im glad I gave that job to my mechanic friend who changed the lines. We had one let go on us. A month or so later the cooler broke and I just gave it to him. He was very reasonable on the price. I had to do some precision welding done with the Tig welder so I brought mine in and helped him out. I didn't charge him. He keeps giving me deals on his work. I'm glad he is part of the team of guys that we all build our cars together. It's kinda like a car club for drag racing.lots of Hemi motors.
We all have "life trolls" that show up when you don't want them to ...for me it's my brother in law.
The one at my former job we called Jamaal... spontaneous singing, thought he was a rapper...
@@aforman1951 was he any good? I bet not, but that will not stop him.
Ray, I live up north... I do a fair amount of work on my cars, and yes, rust sucks. I wash my car in the winter at strategic times, and Im sure it helpd but to no avail, its invasive. I do have a car (convertible) that I purchased in Fl. I never dr8ve it in winter, only summer, rarely even in Autumn, and working on that is a dream comparatively. Cant wait for retirement to the Sunshine State in a few years.
Secondly, when I do, I will look you up as I really like your workmanship and integrity. Wish I had a mechanic up here like you!
I'll be replacing the steering rack, pump, and cooler on my Silverado soon. I'm not looking forward to that day but having no leaks, squeals and creaks will be worth it.
I'm not sure what year you have, but pray you never have to do all the hard brake lines on that thing. I've yet to have a more aggravating replacement than those were.
A steering rack on a Silverado shouldn’t be all that hard. It’s mounted up front, at least it is on my 2003. Considering some of the pain in the butt racks I’ve done in the past on cars where it’s close to the firewall, it could be far worse. Pump shouldn’t be to bad either. Cooler, not sure, but can’t be all that bad unless it’s a rust belt truck, which makes things harder to get apart, but still overall not that hard of a job.
@@lornes7526
I haven’t looked at or replaced hard brake lines on a Silverado before. I’ve patched lines on a number of cars. I live in a non rust belt area and so didn’t have much of that type of work.
I found this video really frustrating, I keep wanting to get my hands in there :) Great job under difficult circumstances Ray.
Great camera work as always, Ray.😁👍
Retired GM tech, brakes, steering, suspension. I have replaced 100's of these lines, clearly no one else in the shop would touch them. Why GM did not make them multi-piece lines is beyond my understanding. On the assembly line the lines are put in before the motor! Nice job Ray
Excellent, I’ve been eager to see this video. Thank you so much.
Same way we do brake lines up here in Wisconsin.
Cut them off, replace with stainless, and zip tie the new ones to whatever is left of the frame of the truck.
bro use copper nickel line with the same fittings that came off. john in new yotk
Good morning! Love theses longer videos! Get a better sense of the job at hand. Roger in Pierre South Dakota
That was a very good repair. Your persistence is tremendous. Hope you wrist feels better.
I wouldn't worry too much about your Shop Troll messing up your video. Until you mentioned him I didn't even notice his noises. Just sounds like regular shop talk and just the right amount of crazy outburst for the stress level of the job.
It honestly made me laugh. Gotta love shop shenanigans!
I second this comment!
Shop rule number one: realize you work with a bunch of wankers. ✔️✅
To do this with a time limit, I am impressed! I truly enjoyed this video!
Ray, I really like your videos. Working as a mechanic for 40 yrs on military aircraft I learned that losing the use of your hands is a career-ending problem. Young man corporal tunnel damage is just that. Get yourself a pair of fingerless palm-padded mechanics gloves. I see you placing a lot of pressure against the area that connects your hand to your forearm. Protect that area before the damage is permanent. Look it up.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by repetitive movement, not pressure on the wrist.
Lot of work for some rusted power steering lines....Fine work....Patience really is a virtue....And the key to doing most things well, even if your learning on the fly....
I'm trying, but completely failing to remember the last time I told a mechanic when he would make sure my car was ready. In fact, I'm pretty sure that has never happened - ever.
I have I tell myself to hurry tfu all the time
Ray, You ever see the stuff Eric O. from s.m.a. auto works on in NY ? That's nothing . Love your channel man.
When you have a real life troll "me him a star". What I mean by that is record him then in post make fun of him at his expense. When he finds out he will just leave. But in reality he is just jealous of your success
You have awesome patience. That comes from one thing; you like what you do. When you like what you do, it's not work, it's a challenge you gladly accept and you like the challenge. Kudos. Every time I start to fix something on my car, I end up with more tools that it would have cost to have a pro do it. LOL.
Good Sunday morning to you Ray, let's get down to😒 business BROTHER 🧰🤔
So methodical, and calm. Like assembling a watch!
As you get older, you heal slower, and old injuries come back
don't catch old, it's terminal.
@@steveomelus2968 Self immolate ?
Quit reminding me, I am aging as we speak!
I've been wrenching 43 yrs. Every thing you all say is true.
I enjoy watching and listening to Ray's videos much like watching a Disney movie and looking for the hidden innuendos.
That phone would drive me insane.
I'm sure that job was a complete pain the arse, it sure looked it and it was making me wince looking at it. So much so I couldn't stay with you and had to fast forward quite a bit. You have some patience Ray and I applaude your perseverance... I couldn't fo what you but I really enjoy watching what you do.
It dosent make me want to do it either but I can now appreciate what you guys do...
Every time I work on a gmt360 with the 4200 I begin to re-evaluate my life choices.
Hi Ray , I enjoy the videos a lot . I'm glad you have such good restraint on the language too , there are probably a lot of young people that watch this too . It's a great learning tool even for me , at 66 years old and a mechanic most of my life . As for the troll . ignore him , he's just jealous ! Take care and carry on my brother .
@ 2:50 you're going to spray with lube and reach around with no Giggity?
How nice it is living in Vegas coming from Vancouver BC. I has a TR3 and a Carmen Ghia that literally rusted away in front of my eyes. My Dad's 57 Ford 2 door wagon was the worst. He bought it new and by 62 there were holes in the quarters and front fenders above the headlights. All the chrome was gone from the bumpers, but it did run and drive good if you don't count the holes in the floorboards.
every time there's a time crunch something always goes down the dumper in my experience LOL
I love how you just carry on even though it hurts. I can no longer work with my right hand the way I have for 60 years. I have acute arthritis in my right thumb, some days so bad that I can't even write my name. Hang in there and consider buying a brace for that wrist problem, because it will come back when you least expect it.