HI Ivan,In order to save my tools,I've got in the habit of breaking loose all bolts 3/8 and up with a 15 or 20 inch breaker bar first. Then i use the power tools only for the speed of removal.People get to upset when they're crappy power tools won't break a bolt loose,and then get mad when the power tool SNAPS the head off,haha when using your hands ,you can FEEL if the bolts going to need heat.Remember power tools were developed to make the job faster,Not better.TIME IS MONEY. HEY,It's not my fault,THAT bolt was broken when it came in,haha.thanks Ivan
The moral of this story is to buy a huge compressor that can produce a high volume of air at high pressure if you want your air impact wrenches to work well.
When compressing that strut it reminded me of what i learned in the kitchen. Never, and i mean never attempt to remove the lid off a pressure cooker until all of the pressure has been relieved. Even though the guage may of read a tiny bit of pressure was still in the cooker it was still enough to almost make the lid fly sky high.
Newer pressure cookers won't let you make that mistake. Maybe you need one from the last thirty years. Also, just put it under running cold water and the pressure will reduce quickly. I use a pressure cooker all the time.
Wow the first lug nut came off quick and easy,,man that tool is powerful,,,nah, nut was just already loose. Watching this at 420am West coast, keep'em coming Ivan !!!
If you had a building with a lift, you would think you died and went to heaven. And yes, like Eric O, shops often use high air pressure with a massive compressor. You know that, naturally. I just love it when you go “Ivan” on failed parts. Good info to be gained.
Very nice video. Well the strut was leaking ana bad, so it was good call to replace it!! Good variety of impsct to test their strengths to work them loose. Overall. Love it. Many thumbs up
Ivan, That car is so old school - drum brakes with 4-lugs! The Contour/Mystique was actually co-developed on a scaled up version of the Escort/Tracer platform. Even OEM replacement parts dont last as long as the originals -> 3 years/30K miles is actually pretty good. God bless Paul (in MA)
All compact cars had drums in the rear and 4 lug wheels not too long ago. I much prefer drums in the rear because they are virtually maintenance-free. This really adds up in the rust belt. I just recently replaced the shoes and parking brake cables on the Mystique; the original parts lasted 24 years and 280k miles!!
The Contour/Mystique has nothing to do with the Escort/Tracer. The Escort/Tracer is a Mazda design. The Contour/Mystique is a European Ford design. And the 6-cylinder version of the Contour/Mystique got 4-wheel disc brakes.
Muffler hitting the towing hook bracket reminded me, when my dad once installed an aftermarket towing hook to our 1988 Opel Kadett and the bracket went so close to the muffler that in some situations, it made an air hammer -like sound, as it vibrated against the bracket :D Solution was to grind small peace off the bracket.
You've got yourself a nice collection of impacts there now! I got my first compressor and air tools in 2001. Still feels too soon to reinvest in electrics for me (I'm cheap, lol). I did get a Bosch 3/8" drive electric impact for my birthday from my brother, though. I mostly use it around the house, like when I took down the 50 year old TV antenna - zipped those old lag bolts right out. Also installed a motion light on the new shop with it, too. Was great having no cords or hoses to deal with, and the thing is pretty potent for its size. When working on cars, I always go for the tried and true - old habits are hard to break! Exhaust rattles have to be one of the most annoying sounds when driving. Nice fix! 👍🍻 I remember when I got back from my time out West in my '72 El Camino, I decided to get a custom bent system installed by a local exhaust shop. Paid $400 (in 2001), and all I heard on the way home was part of the pipe hitting the frame! Was such an easy fix, too - I crawled under and just loosened the collector flanges & readjusted everything. Now why couldn't they have spent the extra 2 seconds doing this when it was on a lift?? I did this out in the road - the good ol' days, lol! That was one of the 2 times that car was ever in a shop. The second time was for a set of new mags and tires at a local big tire chain store. After the guy was squealing my power steering and laughing about it with his buddies out back, and they nicked and scratched my brand new wheels, I bought a tire machine and balancer as soon as I could a couple years after we moved in here. Every time I let someone else do ANY work on my vehicles (mainly alignments, glass, body work, and custom exhausts), there's ALWAYS an issue!! I just noticed last week that the driver's side rear window on my Silverado (extended cab) doesn't work anymore. The plastic housing for the switch is broken - I was never in there ... but the body shop was 4 years ago after some guy sideswiped me in the city ... On that topic, Corey over at S&A Auto Repair just posted a Live vid on this yesterday - shoddy workmanship. I'd bet we could post a whole weeks worth of videos on shoddy parts, like that Motorcraft strut that only made it 3 years / 30k!
Thanks for the low down on the cordless/air tool comparison. I guess running the high pressure that Eric O. uses does make a difference. The strut did need replacement anyway.
Ivan’s up early! If you noticed, the air compressor cut on when using the nano, meaning the pressure was low. Compressor had some time to build up while you were switching so the nano was at a little disadvantage. Stainless steel that rust, novel idea, must be an advantage to muffler salesmen.
Hope you put the marine grease on a new strut bolt. The old one looked like it would break if you put any stress on it at all. Thanks for showing us the comparison between the impact wrenches; very informative. I haven't priced the HF Earthquakes, but when my compressor broke down a year or so ago, I found a bunch of HD online deals on what appeared to be a hundred or more different 18V battery-powered tool packages that were shipped to you free. Among many other tools, I got the 3 speed 1/2" Impact wrench with a couple of medium capacity batteries and a charger for less than the regular price of the bare tool, if I remember correctly, and I bought a pair of their then-new 9-amp 18 Volt batteries for a very low price. Unlike some other brands, the shape of the Ryobi 18V battery stays the same, and will continue to fit your older tools, while the storage capacity, power, discharge rate (when just sitting on the shelf) and the run time get better and better as the tools get more efficient. I'm not a professional but in the 15 or more years I've used 18V Ryobi tools, I've never had one break, and I've never had to throw one away because it was obsolete. 3 year warranty, serviced through your local HD store instead of shipping it somewhere at your expense.
Ivan, I've been in a similar situation with my BMW E36. I had a clonking sound from the rear and found a broken spring but it wasn't the cause of the problem. It was a trailing arm bush. My impacts of choice are the DeWalt DCF899 and DCF887. They make short work of jobs such as this and are worth every penny they cost. I thought you would've tweaked the bracket on the exhaust to stop it from moving about as much.
Nice fix. Whatever keeps that a 24 year old car on the road. I graduated high school in 96. I remember when those mystique/contours were brand new at the Ford dealer.
Finding it was a simple muffler bumping was like a punch line at the end. Would have made for a good Married With Children plot where in the final scene Peg points out to Al it's only a loose muffler. But by that time Al has rebuilt the entire engine.
I don't think you wasted your money ivan, that strut was well and truely buggered, a technical term :). I'm not sure about the impact guns, the smaller ones just seemed limp and pathetic :-D. Like yourself, Eric-o is a smashing bloke that goes the extra yard to teach and entertain us, but he does love big nasty a bit too much lol. i like your fix ivan as it's just solid enough to diminish the exhaust wobble. Making it too solid would redirect the energy elsewhere :-(
Even if that Strut didnt fix the main known problem it did fix the a problem as it was bad! Look how fast it did go down without the spring holding it up. Yes that is the year where that can be made to dampen both ways (up and down), but that was under half the way all ready so not so good for the rest of the car holding its job to not junk other parts. So Good call in my book! Thanks for the Videos. Have a nice weekend, Cheers! Timppa
I have a '98 Ford Contour. There's a rattle from the RR on hard left corners. The struts have been replaced and I suspect the strut mount is bad because I checked everything else. The manual says to compress the spring while it's in the car in order to remove it. There is no clearance in the strut well for a spring compressor. Thanks for the tip on lowering the sub frame! I'm going to try it.
lol at end of video, I had a feeling it was the exhaust moving around and banging going by explanation and the fact of struts are mostly a higher pitch continuous rattle up high in the car. they'll carry on badly on gravel roads and even seemingly smooth roads, except maybe in the south with almost perfect smooth roads. I always grab onto and bounce the vehicle all around, then the wheels at the top and yank them back and forth until the whole vehicle is rocking around, bonus is you'll feel and hear any loose suspension parts clunking, wheel bearings, bushings and probably half dozen other things you didn't know about lol. of course it's best done in a quiet garage or outside quiet area.
I had a Mystique, I liked the car. It had the 4 cylinder engine. If I remember correctly the exhaust runs under a cutout in the oil pan. The dealer couldn't get the oil pan to stop leaking, even after trying 3 times. Other than that, I didn't have any problems with it. Good job fixing yours.
Ha I've been fighting oil leaks on this car since I got it! Valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, front crank seal TWICE, oil pressure switch, and now it's the PCV oil separator!! And somehow they routed that exhaust down pipe that every single oil leak is attracted to it and burns off creating a nice Mystique LOL
I always thought the strut shaft shall be stationary, the nut gets tightened. This so that it doesn't tear up the seal on the shaft. Is this one suppose to be different?
I've never had really good luck with my Nano, either. If it's a large and/or rusty bolt I usually have to break out my old Craftsman Professional (made by Ingersoll Rand) 1/2" gun.
Yea, you can keep that east coast rust problem to yourself. I am so happy they don't use salt out here, having seen a few vehicles from back east, it's no wonder they inspect vehicles for safety. I knew a guy from Vermont, he coated everything in oil and found a dirt road to cake it all up. It seems to work, his was not that bad, it was dirty, but not a rolling ball of rust.
Ivan, everyone has their own methods of doing things, I won't tell you how to do anything cause you are very capable, I would like to share some things that I found helpful, I used a clam shell strut compressor (it just seemed safer to me), I also used wobble impact sockets for tight spaces, and I favored the composite 1/2 inch drive Ingersol Rand impact wrench IR 2131 I did a lot of heavy duty under car/truck work and these helped me a lot. Love your posts keep up the good work.
How about the plastic or rubber silencers used at the base and top of the spring? Eye protection for general work, ear protection for all impact guns. As an aide a little grease around the shock housing after cleaning out the knuckle housing should help it slide in easier. You did replace the right rear shock also.......right?
Maybe in the future, when you have a noise problem you're not 100% sure of, do a short video and mic the noise, letting the viewers comment before you tackle the problem. You never know, it might be helpful. Enjoyed the video...thanks Ivan.
Yeah, I noticed that also. All the struts I've replaced after removing the hold down the shaft pushes up on it's own. I assume the hold down is used to keep the strut compressed to fit in a smaller box. We may see another video on that baby after he puts a few miles on it or maybe not. Good catch
The strut was in fact leaking, indicating a terminal failure on that part. Even if I had found the real cause of the noise, I would replace the strut once I discovered the leak, while you were down there with tools and all. But still - strictly speaking the diagnosis were not correct.
I usually get kyb struts if available at rockauto have had good luk wtih them. Ivan what happened to the military truck alternator ? Earthquake vs Milwaukee fuel kit $229 vs $400
Sorry for being off topic but Ivan my question to you is which site do you use for your wiring schematics?iv'e noticed bbb industries have discontinued.please reply thanks.
My God man, where did you locate a Mercury Mystique in decent shape?? A 96 at that! I haven't seen one of those in a decade or more. Long gone to the crushers. I remember those things had an interesting V6 available.....it was a really small V6 if I remember correctly.
The 2.5 Duratec V6 was the sporty option. I read those were a nightmare to wrench on, no room under the hood! The 2.0L Zetec is fast enough for me, and gets over 30mpg all day long :)
Wholesale can also mean defective.... Bought 2 Timken Wheel Bearings for $25.00 each and they failed shortly thereafter. I’m cautious with these close out parts from Rock Auto,.However, it could also be my imagination.
Well it may be the case that the parts have been sitting on the shelf for 15 years haha. I've had bad luck with Timken bearings. Usually try to find SKF or National, Moog, Koyo NSK etc.
Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics Good to know..... Another problem for lots of folks who take their cars in for wheel bearing replacement, they don’t torque to specs anymore, drill until you can’t drill anymore.
Enjoyed your video of a year ago on the Autel MaxiCom MK808TS. Why were the comments restricted? I wanted to ask where you should buy an Autel scanner to get u.s. support for registration and service if needed and know the scanner is not a knock off.
You could of taken it to that Eric O guy, He could of cut that tie down hook off with , THE OLD GAS AXE but his eye is still bad ,I think he has got the RONA..lol
Your issue with the rear shocks looks very similar to the Monroe helper spring rear shocks I put on my 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, They lasted 3 months and then started leaking. Installed a set of Japanese built KYBs and my problem was solved. Is it possible that you had Monroe built struts that were branded Ford?
Good find Ivan. Question is had you found the muffler issue first, would you have replaced the LR strut? Likely, you would have since you had the part and knew it was a leaker already. "Stainless Steel" these days isn't the same material as it once was when first offer in the market. There's industry standards and I believe 304 stainless is the good stuff but they haven't been using that for decades opting for the cheaper stuff it seems.
I like your channel because you work on crap that none of us would ever own or choose to own or inherit or take for free or try to keep running or be interested in learning about or be caught dead with in our driveway. Even the Suzuki and the Rogue. Shit man, if not for crappy engineering you wouldn't have a channel. Love your channel.
Had a 98 contour I had it to 175k sold it. It hit over 225k until she hit a deer. they were great cars. Neither of us has any problems with it. I hit a deer on the driver side lite hit cracked a headlight fixed it with super glue no problem, then ran over a coyote nothing. Hit a big Boar raccoon with my 04 Taurus it bent the condenser and cracked the bumper.
The "Silhouette Chronicles" have been superseded by "the mystique of the Mystique"😎
That's up with the Silhouette? Thought there were going to be follow-ups?
HI Ivan,In order to save my tools,I've got in the habit of breaking loose all bolts 3/8 and up with a 15 or 20 inch breaker bar first. Then i use the power tools only for the speed of removal.People get to upset when they're crappy power tools won't break a bolt loose,and then get mad when the power tool SNAPS the head off,haha
when using your hands ,you can FEEL if the bolts going to need heat.Remember power tools were developed to make the job faster,Not better.TIME IS MONEY.
HEY,It's not my fault,THAT bolt was broken when it came in,haha.thanks Ivan
Very true comment. often a simple breaker bar knocks most bolts free. I learned the hard way.
The moral of this story is to buy a huge compressor that can produce a high volume of air at high pressure if you want your air impact wrenches to work well.
It doesn't need to be huge. A two-Hp will do the job for intermittent use.
thanks Ivan your honesty on those tools is refreshing
Hey Ivan you are falling back a little on your diagnosis LOL
When compressing that strut it reminded me of what i learned in the kitchen. Never, and i mean never attempt to remove the lid off a pressure cooker until all of the pressure has been relieved. Even though the guage may of read a tiny bit of pressure was still in the cooker it was still enough to almost make the lid fly sky high.
Newer pressure cookers won't let you make that mistake. Maybe you need one from the last thirty years. Also, just put it under running cold water and the pressure will reduce quickly. I use a pressure cooker all the time.
Wow the first lug nut came off quick and easy,,man that tool is powerful,,,nah, nut was just already loose. Watching this at 420am West coast, keep'em coming Ivan !!!
Great Learning Video! And that Eric O. Guy, High Pressure air,..He loves givin' things the Beans!
If you had a building with a lift, you would think you died and went to heaven. And yes, like Eric O, shops often use high air pressure with a massive compressor. You know that, naturally. I just love it when you go “Ivan” on failed parts. Good info to be gained.
Wow an IR231 was the first gun I bought 30+ years ago! I use an IR2131QTi now! Thanks for sharing Ivan!
What I have taken away from this video is it is nice to have an option in tools. :)
Well you should always have a backup if it's your living.
Nice. The rattle is no loner a mystery! Good job Ivan!
Very nice video. Well the strut was leaking ana bad, so it was good call to replace it!! Good variety of impsct to test their strengths to work them loose. Overall. Love it. Many thumbs up
Ivan,
That car is so old school - drum brakes with 4-lugs! The Contour/Mystique was actually co-developed on a scaled up version of the Escort/Tracer platform. Even OEM replacement parts dont last as long as the originals -> 3 years/30K miles is actually pretty good.
God bless
Paul (in MA)
All compact cars had drums in the rear and 4 lug wheels not too long ago. I much prefer drums in the rear because they are virtually maintenance-free. This really adds up in the rust belt. I just recently replaced the shoes and parking brake cables on the Mystique; the original parts lasted 24 years and 280k miles!!
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics 24 года?! Вау... это, возможно, мировой рекорд!
The Contour/Mystique has nothing to do with the Escort/Tracer. The Escort/Tracer is a Mazda design. The Contour/Mystique is a European Ford design. And the 6-cylinder version of the Contour/Mystique got 4-wheel disc brakes.
@@brianleeper5737 , my 2.5L 6cyl 1999 has rear drum.
Muffler hitting the towing hook bracket reminded me, when my dad once installed an aftermarket towing hook to our 1988 Opel Kadett and the bracket went so close to the muffler that in some situations, it made an air hammer -like sound, as it vibrated against the bracket :D
Solution was to grind small peace off the bracket.
Miss Diagnosis came to town...lol... we used to call them Mercury Mistakes at the dealership. Good video Ivan
R C Robertson 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ya I once rented one in Massachusetts. Not good! Called it the black beast.
You've got yourself a nice collection of impacts there now! I got my first compressor and air tools in 2001. Still feels too soon to reinvest in electrics for me (I'm cheap, lol). I did get a Bosch 3/8" drive electric impact for my birthday from my brother, though. I mostly use it around the house, like when I took down the 50 year old TV antenna - zipped those old lag bolts right out. Also installed a motion light on the new shop with it, too. Was great having no cords or hoses to deal with, and the thing is pretty potent for its size. When working on cars, I always go for the tried and true - old habits are hard to break!
Exhaust rattles have to be one of the most annoying sounds when driving. Nice fix! 👍🍻
I remember when I got back from my time out West in my '72 El Camino, I decided to get a custom bent system installed by a local exhaust shop. Paid $400 (in 2001), and all I heard on the way home was part of the pipe hitting the frame! Was such an easy fix, too - I crawled under and just loosened the collector flanges & readjusted everything. Now why couldn't they have spent the extra 2 seconds doing this when it was on a lift?? I did this out in the road - the good ol' days, lol! That was one of the 2 times that car was ever in a shop. The second time was for a set of new mags and tires at a local big tire chain store. After the guy was squealing my power steering and laughing about it with his buddies out back, and they nicked and scratched my brand new wheels, I bought a tire machine and balancer as soon as I could a couple years after we moved in here. Every time I let someone else do ANY work on my vehicles (mainly alignments, glass, body work, and custom exhausts), there's ALWAYS an issue!! I just noticed last week that the driver's side rear window on my Silverado (extended cab) doesn't work anymore. The plastic housing for the switch is broken - I was never in there ... but the body shop was 4 years ago after some guy sideswiped me in the city ...
On that topic, Corey over at S&A Auto Repair just posted a Live vid on this yesterday - shoddy workmanship. I'd bet we could post a whole weeks worth of videos on shoddy parts, like that Motorcraft strut that only made it 3 years / 30k!
Great job Ivan,I have been considering getting the cordless earth quake from Harbor freight, seeing your video help me decide thanks
Thanks for the low down on the cordless/air tool comparison. I guess running the high pressure that Eric O. uses does make a difference. The strut did need replacement anyway.
Nice assortment of tools. happy to see you found your clunk in the end keep up the good work
Diagnostic work is certainly cleaner than suspension work,isn't it Ivan!!😀😀
Thanks for the video Ivan!
Since I bought the two earthquake impacts my air impacts stay in the drawer!!!!
Ivan’s up early! If you noticed, the air compressor cut on when using the nano, meaning the pressure was low. Compressor had some time to build up while you were switching so the nano was at a little disadvantage. Stainless steel that rust, novel idea, must be an advantage to muffler salesmen.
Hope you put the marine grease on a new strut bolt. The old one looked like it would break if you put any stress on it at all. Thanks for showing us the comparison between the impact wrenches; very informative. I haven't priced the HF Earthquakes, but when my compressor broke down a year or so ago, I found a bunch of HD online deals on what appeared to be a hundred or more different 18V battery-powered tool packages that were shipped to you free. Among many other tools, I got the 3 speed 1/2" Impact wrench with a couple of medium capacity batteries and a charger for less than the regular price of the bare tool, if I remember correctly, and I bought a pair of their then-new 9-amp 18 Volt batteries for a very low price. Unlike some other brands, the shape of the Ryobi 18V battery stays the same, and will continue to fit your older tools, while the storage capacity, power, discharge rate (when just sitting on the shelf) and the run time get better and better as the tools get more efficient. I'm not a professional but in the 15 or more years I've used 18V Ryobi tools, I've never had one break, and I've never had to throw one away because it was obsolete. 3 year warranty, serviced through your local HD store instead of shipping it somewhere at your expense.
Nice review.Cheers.
Yeah the RA closeouts can’t be beat. But, that’s a sign parts are going to be hard to find for your car in a couple of years.
Yup exactly. Might as well stock up now!!
Wonder if they could send me a 80 f150.
11:13 "It's not short enough" Said no guy ever! Lol!
Ivan, I've been in a similar situation with my BMW E36. I had a clonking sound from the rear and found a broken spring but it wasn't the cause of the problem. It was a trailing arm bush. My impacts of choice are the DeWalt DCF899 and DCF887. They make short work of jobs such as this and are worth every penny they cost. I thought you would've tweaked the bracket on the exhaust to stop it from moving about as much.
I have the 20v Bauer 1/2" impact. I love it. I am not disappointed yet...
Tons of folks watch your channel. Please set a good example by wearing eye, ear and lung protection when you work. Love your videos!
Well the strut was leaking.
Give it the ol Earthquake!
Nice fix. Whatever keeps that a 24 year old car on the road. I graduated high school in 96. I remember when those mystique/contours were brand new at the Ford dealer.
Personally, I would go with Monroe complete struts and definitely do both sides. Sometimes, the cheap is more expensive!
mystique... very mysterious!
Finding it was a simple muffler bumping was like a punch line at the end.
Would have made for a good Married With Children plot where in the final scene Peg points out to Al it's only a loose muffler.
But by that time Al has rebuilt the entire engine.
I don't think you wasted your money ivan, that strut was well and truely buggered, a technical term :).
I'm not sure about the impact guns, the smaller ones just seemed limp and pathetic :-D.
Like yourself, Eric-o is a smashing bloke that goes the extra yard to teach and entertain us, but he does love big nasty a bit too much lol.
i like your fix ivan as it's just solid enough to diminish the exhaust wobble.
Making it too solid would redirect the energy elsewhere :-(
Did you put oil in the new gun before you used it?
My contour has the same type of noise, but on the right side. Have dual exhaust on it so I will check the exhaust on that corner.
Even if that Strut didnt fix the main known problem it did fix the a problem as it was bad!
Look how fast it did go down without the spring holding it up.
Yes that is the year where that can be made to dampen both ways (up and down),
but that was under half the way all ready so not so good for the rest of the car holding its job to not junk other parts.
So Good call in my book! Thanks for the Videos. Have a nice weekend, Cheers! Timppa
I have a '98 Ford Contour. There's a rattle from the RR on hard left corners. The struts have been replaced and I suspect the strut mount is bad because I checked everything else. The manual says to compress the spring while it's in the car in order to remove it. There is no clearance in the strut well for a spring compressor. Thanks for the tip on lowering the sub frame! I'm going to try it.
Thank's for the comeback, No disrespect intended.
I've been thinking about trying a Milwaukee 1/2 impact. I have an IR 231 as well, good impact gun.
jdtractor man aircat seems to be very good as well.
lol at end of video, I had a feeling it was the exhaust moving around and banging going by explanation and the fact of struts are mostly a higher pitch continuous rattle up high in the car.
they'll carry on badly on gravel roads and even seemingly smooth roads, except maybe in the south with almost perfect smooth roads.
I always grab onto and bounce the vehicle all around, then the wheels at the top and yank them back and forth until the whole vehicle is rocking around, bonus is you'll feel and hear any loose suspension parts clunking, wheel bearings, bushings and probably half dozen other things you didn't know about lol. of course it's best done in a quiet garage or outside quiet area.
The knee on the bumper trick to find worn shocks/struts.?
Dirt roads are murder on suspensions. It only takes a few hard hits to trash a strut.
It's always better to change both, soon expecting the right side.
Exactly, I was to write the same. Also for driving comfort, performance and safety, ALWAYS change brakes, suspensions, tires, ETC. in PAIRS.
'96 with 283 k in pa. with from what i can see very little rust. I wonder what Ivan did to keep it from rusting or manufacturer did something ????
I had a Mystique, I liked the car. It had the 4 cylinder engine. If I remember correctly the exhaust runs under a cutout in the oil pan. The dealer couldn't get the oil pan to stop leaking, even after trying 3 times. Other than that, I didn't have any problems with it. Good job fixing yours.
Ha I've been fighting oil leaks on this car since I got it! Valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, front crank seal TWICE, oil pressure switch, and now it's the PCV oil separator!! And somehow they routed that exhaust down pipe that every single oil leak is attracted to it and burns off creating a nice Mystique LOL
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics what did you do differently the second time you did the crank seal? Did it leak again?
I always thought the strut shaft shall be stationary, the nut gets tightened. This so that it doesn't tear up the seal on the shaft. Is this one suppose to be different?
I've never had really good luck with my Nano, either. If it's a large and/or rusty bolt I usually have to break out my old Craftsman Professional (made by Ingersoll Rand) 1/2" gun.
Love the video, I think you need to upgrade to Milwaukee Fuel
There shouldn’t be any shaft treatment with sprays necessary. Maybe it ruins the seals inside shock absorber.
They use lots of salt on the road in NY state, so any exposed part will rust/pitt without extra protection.
Yea, you can keep that east coast rust problem to yourself.
I am so happy they don't use salt out here, having seen a few vehicles from back east, it's no wonder they inspect vehicles for safety.
I knew a guy from Vermont, he coated everything in oil and found a dirt road to cake it all up.
It seems to work, his was not that bad, it was dirty, but not a rolling ball of rust.
Good job!!!
Try the air guns without the swivel and you should have better luck.
Thanks for the great videos
Ivan, everyone has their own methods of doing things, I won't tell you how to do anything cause you are very capable, I would like to share some things that I found helpful, I used a clam shell strut compressor (it just seemed safer to me), I also used wobble impact sockets for tight spaces, and I favored the composite 1/2 inch drive Ingersol Rand impact wrench IR 2131 I did a lot of heavy duty under car/truck work and these helped me a lot. Love your posts keep up the good work.
I HAVE TO GET SOME WOBBLE EXTENSIONS, GIVES YOU JUST THAT LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM.
That nano stubby looks a lot like my 1/2monster stubby!!!!
How about the plastic or rubber silencers used at the base and top of the spring? Eye protection for general work, ear protection for all impact guns. As an aide a little grease around the shock housing after cleaning out the knuckle housing should help it slide in easier.
You did replace the right rear shock also.......right?
I'm just a guy with a mullet who works on his own cars at home but my 1/2" Earthquake can't be beat for what I paid for it.
I run high flow fittings at 90psi at home. It’s all about cfm, not just psi
thats a shipping hook not a tow hook, i just figured out my boing spring noise it was the bash plate, it had a screw missing
Antisieze goes a long way to preventing torque headaches in the future.
Maybe in the future, when you have a noise problem you're not 100% sure of, do a short video and mic the noise, letting the viewers comment before you tackle the problem. You never know, it might be helpful. Enjoyed the video...thanks Ivan.
Crank that air up to 200 psi! LOL
Ivan those strut compressors your using are also known a widow makers.
Rock Auto is addictive, Ivan.
Parts cannon was justified this time
Would the 3/8 earthquake be able to zip off the strut nut and the end link nut?
why one shock absorber and not pumped? good arsenal of pistols😊👍
New strut seems kinda wimpy. It should pop up by itself once the clip is released. They may have lost some charge just from sitting so long.
Yeah, I noticed that also. All the struts I've replaced after removing the hold down the shaft pushes up on it's own. I assume the hold down is used to keep the strut compressed to fit in a smaller box. We may see another video on that baby after he puts a few miles on it or maybe not. Good catch
I noticed that too! The second one that I got did the exact same thing. So I'm guessing it's just the way they are made lol
Grade F for the diagnosis, A for the repair. :) Lit the fuse on the parts cannon too quickly.
The strut was in fact leaking, indicating a terminal failure on that part.
Even if I had found the real cause of the noise, I would replace the strut once I discovered the leak, while you were down there with tools and all.
But still - strictly speaking the diagnosis were not correct.
What about the follow-up diagnosis? ;) Sometimes you have to fix what's broken to eliminate some variables!
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Just giving you a hard time. :) I have shot the parts cannon so many times I am running out of matches.
I usually get kyb struts if available at rockauto have had good luk wtih them. Ivan what happened to the military truck alternator ? Earthquake vs Milwaukee fuel kit $229 vs $400
Sorry for being off topic but Ivan my question to you is which site do you use for your wiring schematics?iv'e noticed bbb industries have discontinued.please reply thanks.
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Both repairs was needed. Much better Ride.
Ivan I was wondering if you oiled the air tools before you used them?
I too wondered this
Be careful !
If you cant do the job with a lot of tools, you have found your wit limits.
Thats why I keep a limited range of tools at hand ... 😂
Ivan, where did you get the headlight bulbs? Lmk. Want to get some for my car. Lmk.
Search LasFit on google
Those spring compressor rods are just waiting to snap in half 15:44
Can you do a review on the IR air hammer and bits that you use ?
Has the air hammer ever failed?
Have the amazon bits ever broken on you
If you have any friends with the mac or snap on air hammers can you compare them
My God man, where did you locate a Mercury Mystique in decent shape?? A 96 at that! I haven't seen one of those in a decade or more. Long gone to the crushers. I remember those things had an interesting V6 available.....it was a really small V6 if I remember correctly.
The 2.5 Duratec V6 was the sporty option. I read those were a nightmare to wrench on, no room under the hood! The 2.0L Zetec is fast enough for me, and gets over 30mpg all day long :)
Air tools still have more rattle power than electric. I use tons of electric tools, but even the best won't do the job sometimes.
Wholesale can also mean defective....
Bought 2 Timken Wheel Bearings for $25.00 each and they failed shortly thereafter.
I’m cautious with these close out parts from Rock Auto,.However, it could also be my imagination.
Well it may be the case that the parts have been sitting on the shelf for 15 years haha. I've had bad luck with Timken bearings. Usually try to find SKF or National, Moog, Koyo NSK etc.
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Good to know.....
Another problem for lots of folks who take their cars in for wheel bearing replacement, they don’t torque to specs anymore, drill until you can’t drill anymore.
Enjoyed your video of a year ago on the Autel MaxiCom MK808TS. Why were the comments restricted? I wanted to ask where you should buy an Autel scanner to get u.s. support for registration and service if needed and know the scanner is not a knock off.
Hey Mike, check out my Amazon store for my favorite scanners!
You could of taken it to that Eric O guy, He could of cut that tie down hook off with , THE OLD GAS AXE but his eye is still bad ,I think he has got the RONA..lol
I had a very annoying noise from the passenger side airbag-
so I removed it-
Don't miss her at all.
😂
Your issue with the rear shocks looks very similar to the Monroe helper spring rear shocks I put on my 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, They lasted 3 months and then started leaking. Installed a set of Japanese built KYBs and my problem was solved. Is it possible that you had Monroe built struts that were branded Ford?
Nope they were branded "Motorcraft"...at least this one lasted 3 years vs 3 months haha
When I saw the thumbnail I thought I was looking at an AvE video for a second.
Nice video Ivan ! But next time dont forget yo use safety glasses my friend 😡 so you can live to SEE another day .
Ivan, shouldn't the new strut extend all the way after you release it? It looks like it has lost gas.
I heard Rock Auto Parts is no good. All their parts fail. Is that true? Awesome video thanks for sharing. Stay well & safe.
Stayed till end for the strut dissection 😒. Good video though.
Have you done wheel bearings yet ? I had a pretty annoying hum while driving . Front wheel bearings took care of it. Pressed them out on the car .
Yup did the front wheel bearings 30k miles ago at 240k. Rear hubs are still original and smooth!
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Did you do a video of the wheel bearings ?
Good find Ivan. Question is had you found the muffler issue first, would you have replaced the LR strut? Likely, you would have since you had the part and knew it was a leaker already. "Stainless Steel" these days isn't the same material as it once was when first offer in the market. There's industry standards and I believe 304 stainless is the good stuff but they haven't been using that for decades opting for the cheaper stuff it seems.
Yeah I wish I just patched up the original muffler. The exhaust hangers on this car are stainless, and still look MINT!
always learn from your videos. but no safety glasses that close is risky. your a young guy.who wants a long career
Impact guns should be oiled daily with thin oil. Makes a great difference.
I like your channel because you work on crap that none of us would ever own or choose to own or inherit or take for free or try to keep running or be interested in learning about or be caught dead with in our driveway. Even the Suzuki and the Rogue. Shit man, if not for crappy engineering you wouldn't have a channel. Love your channel.
haha I love my old trusty vehicles from simpler times :)
Makes me miss owning a straight 6 rwd manual. I mean what could go wrong? Like 30 parts in the whole car.
Don’t forget the nano isn’t new like that urceri impact
My thinking.....Why buy a name brand part when the original name brand part failed prematurely.
Who put those lug nuts on last?? :)
Had a 98 contour I had it to 175k sold it. It hit over 225k until she hit a deer. they were great cars. Neither of us has any problems with it. I hit a deer on the driver side lite hit cracked a headlight fixed it with super glue no problem, then ran over a coyote nothing. Hit a big Boar raccoon with my 04 Taurus it bent the condenser and cracked the bumper.
The Contour/Mystique is so aerodynamic, that deer just slide off the hood! I hit one at 20mph, basically no damage lol
I was doing a lot faster than 20 but I was lucky. The coyote was hit center mass.
parts cannon!