But for real now, why is it actually needed to screw the bolts in an engine with the right amount of torque? For instance for the cylinder head. Is it something for the timing or?
@@Gabriel-he6ih head bolts need to be torqued so it can hold the proper compression and so the bolts don't come loose over time. Heat cycles and engine vibration can loosen bolts
not every mechanics out there have the money to buy the “standard tools”, but the knowledge and experience that they have is something out of this world, mad respect for them. salam from indonesia
Its amazing how they are able to do this in a 3rd would country but having a torque wrench is standard for any good mechanic. Experience wont help you much when you snap a headbolt in half.
@@MrDavidchuck thats right but the amount of work to extract it and tell the costumer that you potentially ruined the engine does not compare to the experience gained…
I’d say they did awesome I bet you that you take it in in morning and get it back next day or earlier that wouldn’t happen in America I bet that thing will go forever
@@mt1885 that was a really stupid comment. That is how cars and trucks were repaired everywhere 75 years ago. They are willing to work hard and get the job done with no excuses for not having the best equipment.
These guy's are true professionals. I would trust this shop over the majority of shops in America. Just imagine if they had proper tools and technology. RESPECT!
@@1mikewalsh yet there engines are built to last and WILL out last any fragile method that people are taught, I have a saying for the typical modern mechanics,, all the gear and no idea, they have nice clean tool box's tho there wives must be proud
For some guys in a third world country with minimal skills and tools, they did a decent job. It's not going to set any records for reliability or longevity, but it will keep the truck going for a few more years, keeping the driver employed and probably hauling important goods. When I think of some of the crap fixes I did when I was young to keep my old beaters on the road, these guys work looks good.
Reminded of reading about 1950s Jaguar race engines being built. They never used a torque wrench either, just experience from doing it over and over again. Those engines won Le Mans.
Ok the only time they won was because Mercedes forfeited after doing the little ramp trick off an Austin Healey into 100s of spectators. Guess they didn’t want the bad PR so fresh out of WWII. But goddamnit they were laps ahead of the Jags, and you know for a fact those Germans were using torque wrenches religiously.
@@shoutykat You should read about some of the other stuff going on in British auto manufacturing. Knowing what habits and hacks they used puts the torque wrench anecdote in a much different light. The reason they didn’t use torque wrenches wasn’t that they wouldn’t benefit from them, it was that they were stuck in their ways, arrogant about their individual skill, and didn’t want to invest in better tooling.
@@markm0000 I'm speaking on the equipment and labor services. Yeah the living wages are terrible. My boss spent 800 bucks on a DEF pump and to clear a dashboard code. Next week my oil change interval is due. 💸
@@stoundingresults If you’re interested or even mechanically inclined in this trade you can buy a engine shop manual and do this yourself. Nobody is stopping you from getting a torque wrench and rebuilding a engine. You can start small with a cheap pickup truck. More old truckers than you think have rebuilt their truck. Buy your own old hood truck for cheap and when you’re done fixing it lease onto your carrier. You’ll make a killing, keep your boss happy, and be home whenever you want. Right now spot rates are crazy but even when it’s normal and you’re in off season there’s still loads out here that pay a ton of money. You just got to know how to study these loadboards right. Not having a truck payment, not dealing with electronic logs, and especially not having an emissions truck is a huge leg up over every company driver out here.
I’m a marine diesel mechanic, we work on some pretty nice sport fish boats and a lot of times we work in flip flops on some really nice higher end boats. Reason being is getting in and out of the engine room you walk barefoot on the deck. And also to prevent scuffing the paint on the stringer and other components through the engine room
Same with the RV’s we work on sometimes in our shop. I have to take my boots off before walking through to the bedroom where the engine is located under the bed.
Lol.. idk why anyone can’t believe this. My professor at pcc said within time you will be able to torque a bolt plus or minus 5lbs.. we didn’t believe me he bet a loud mouth and did 5 torque specs by hand for 100$. 15lbs 25 lbs 50lbs 90lbs and 175lbs.. the most anyone was off was 3lbs.
I can bet it never fuckin breaks because of how it was rebuilt. I've Seen guys with all the tools and safety equipment rebuild engines that didn't even last a hundred miles
seen a guy with 2 whole shops full of tools probably 20k in equipment put together a 9.0L displacment big block chevy motor with a supercharger on it......... forgot to check his piston travel............. started it up ran fucking amazing made shittons of power for about 5 minutes then it was roughly op temp the rods streched very slightly due to heat expansion motor exploded........ on the other end of the spectrum a guy i knew put together a 7.3 powerstroke in his garage with 300 dollars in tools from harbor freight. rented a cherry picker to pull and put the motor back in took him 2 weekends... his engine stand was literally a old used tire.... this was a few years ago to my knowledge trucks still running great and engines somewhere around 700k miles on its 2nd set of injectors
I've lived and worked Overseas (Middle East/Africa/Europe) for 8 years in the Heavy Duty Truck and Construction Industry! I just retired after 50 years as a Journeyman Mechanic and Regional Service Mgr. It a different world outside the USA. Don't sell them short, they can do the job without all the Hype. They rely on Experience/Skills, while we unfortunately have lost a lot of the skills we used to have. We all experienced how hard it is to get things done. I see the day when we will be sending our repairs Overseas to get them fixed, its less expensive and they do a good job. You have to admirer the quality of the work that this video shows.
Oh does this bring back the memories from the 60’s I’ve been bending wrenches since I was 6 yrs old I’m 65 now. I’m a ASE Master Tech . Graduated AAdegree automotive technologies , also US Army Track / Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic . I worked for Cat as a road Mechanic an finally as Shop Foreman before retirement. An this is exactly how as a kid my old man rebuilt engines for year , prior to the Invention of silicone we used White Grease on nearly every gasket, it did 2 things I it would fill in any small voids , held gasket in place , an it made it easier to remove if you had to go back into it at a latter date . Then came a product called Copper Coat we would use on head gaskets . Often times a Crank would be “ mic’d by finger tip “ an then lightly polished using emery cloth . If we needed a gasket we used whatever was available if we were out of gasket paper by taking a small ball peen hammer an lightly tapping around the casting surface . I even made a set of valve cover gaskets for a 1961 Ford Galaxy 500 from the bottom of a Budweiser beer case ( cardboard ) . The Shop we had ( as a kid ) was only big enough to hold some tools , spare tires , spare parts . The work was done outside on a concrete pad . On conventional cab trucks if it needed a clutch we would put blocks of wood an rug scrapes over the top of door frame , run a track bar between the 2 doors hook up a come along remove truck floor pan an drop the trans out the bottom this way . We did have a big old a frame for pulling truck engines, but on cars once again a couple guys with a track bar would walk a engine in or out of the frame by hand . My Dad use to tell me how they would Pieces from a Leather belt as crank brgs on old model T’s that the engines use to have to be rebuilt like every 500 miles or usually over the winter when they were snowed in . Older Engines were far overbuilt metal wise back then , I can remember when the first various aluminum parts started coming out how the old-timers laughed saying those would never hold up . An now days we are using plastic in some parts like upper intakes on modern cars . I can remember Ford motor company in the mid 80’s experimented with synthetic plastic piston rings . The Chevy Vega’s with the all aluminum blocks from the 70’s they were no more than oversized Briggs & Stratton engines . Before they came out with steel sleeves for them I was rebuilding like 2-3 of them a week an then finally Chevy came out with the Iron Duke Engines. We use to rebuild starters an generator’s hand wrapping them .
Those guys are real mechanics in Pakistan. They make heavily duty frames for their trucks by hand. I love watching their content. Nothing but respect. In America we are just technicians that replace parts.
Great job here ❤ I'm from Africa originally......built many engines and gearboxes outside with the tools I can fit in a canterlever toolbox. I have a torque wrench, but after having torqued things for 30 years, I have developed a "feel" for when the wrench will click, so I suspect they have also grown that sense. Splitting a tractor in half with the rear half hanging from a tree branch and the front half balanced on a horizontal scaffold pipe standing on blocks on a skateboard either end must've been one of my most daring efforts, but its just the way we do things. You look around you, see what can be used and figure out the rest as you go.......it keeps the mind sharp and the jobs interesting.
In my experience working outside of the US, often the only gaskets you can get are counterfeit and low quality.... So not a bad idea to put some silicone down when using them. They feel very different from the Cat gaskets you get in the US...
Even in France. Here I bought online gaskets for my engine and without any sealant it's leaking everywhere. I think they are just using what they need to make thing work with the not so good stuff they have.
@@Fabien2626 maybe try finding a small gasket producer, here in Hungary we also get questionable import gaskets but a couple local companies even make great custom ones 👍
A lot of guys are spoiled by the torque wrench lol torque wrenches weren’t around since the beginning of vehicles. And you have a lot of great mechanics that don’t even use them to rebuild engines.
literally what i do to all my cars, had my bros suv hit a mountain and the control arms snapped but the mounting points were still perfect for replacements 👌
These people work with what they have and do a way better job than many here in the USA. Many people leave comments regarding their lack of safety gear but like the host said, these mechanics have no fingers or toes missing.
you exaggerate but I've worked in third world country and in USA. the difference between the talent of first world country and third world country mechanic is astounding. work done by qualified US mechanic is rock solid while the work done in my country was band-aid like work. it will work for few months or few years. YMMV. its all on your luck. first world country mechanics (talented ones) don't repair your cars on luck. they follow proper procedures and their work quality shows in how well the cars run after the repair. so appreciate you saying that mechanics in my country are survivors but its disingenuous of you to speak bad about US mechanics.
@@mariomarquez5559 sounds like inept mechanic which is not third world country or first world country issue. inept workers are found all through the world and this is not the topic tgat original comment is about.
@@mariomarquez5559 the best guys don’t stay at dealerships! I’m from Brazil and lived in the US for most of my life. I can say that American mechanics are much better than 3rd world mechanics! In the 3rd world, they do things out of instinct, no technical knowledge and they end up costing you more in the long run!
Speaking of silicone, we currently have a perfect example of why NOT to use silicone where it isn't needed in our shop right now (JD Ag tech here). Engine was knocking and had excessive blowby. Brought machine in, another tech pulls engine and performs teardown. #6 cyl wall was scored and lacked lubrication. Upon further inspection, tech found piston cooling jet plugged with a small piece of red silicone. Oil pan and cyl head appeared to never have been removed before. However, customer did at some point have the oil cooler replaced and whoever did it reused the old gasket and smeared silicone all over it. He might've saved himself a couple bucks replacing the oil cooler himself, but it cost him an engine. Wish I could share the pictures, the evidence was damning
The guy who assembled this engine probably used an excessive amount of silicone. And that's why it oozed out to the rest of the engine. The guys in this video used a very thin amount of silicone in the gaskets. Just enough to make an oil-tight seal but not enough to ooze out and create other problems. Use your head and common sense.
Studied diesel mechanics in the US .Immigrant from Kenya. I have to say this is fascinating for you to take some time to compare and contrast what goes on in the world. Thanks
I suspect that guy has never used a torque wrench and wouldn’t use one if it were offered. I don’t mean to seem disrespectful, but people has a preference to doing something their way when it works and no one can tell them otherwise. Edit: typo
I worked as an hanger rat for a licensed aeronautical engineer for a few years. We did a few "tests" on that. Jobs that we did everyday such as spark plug installations, we could get within a few degrees if using the same length lever as the torque wrench that we were used to. On jobs that we weren't so familiar with and when we changed the length of the lever, it was anyone's guess. You would usually be out by whopping great margins. It wasn't just a lesson in humility, it was a lesson that the idea of a calibrated elbow is a myth. Engineers use torque wrenches for a reason.
These countries are pretty tough on people when they make mistakes. So I'm pretty sure that guy had to learn how to torque without a torque wrench real fast.
@@davidbrayshaw3529 I'm agreeing with you. I'm a mechanic. Anything important... dont fuck around, use a torque wrench. That said anything with a crush washer etc you're golden. Just feel it.
Dude I'll bet anything that these engines will last a lifetime with no issues and it's cheaper for rebuilding it over there than here in the states .that rebuild in Pakistan or Bangladeshi will cost about 1,200 here in USA will cost 12k to 16k
Yeah, I agree. Torque is an indirect measurement of bolt tension anyway. The result will vary tremendously depending on how clean or dirty the bolt is. An experienced hand is more than adequate.
Were talking about a 3rd world country here.......this is absolutely amazing in my book you have to realize these guys education levels are far lower than anyone in the USA. This is all they know, and it runs.....simply amazing
in my country mechanics build engine exactly as shown in the video while its true that they aren't educated and know proper techniques yet they still survive but we also cannot ignore how engines rebuild without proper techniques run poorly and don't last long. you have to talk about good and bad things with this situation.
@@soisaidtogod4248 what in the fuck does that have to do with the basic education of our people? In shop/ag/welding we learned basic tear down of small engines that was when I was 17 lol
@@soisaidtogod4248 and your part of the problem in the world. Bringing politics into something as simple as engine building....leave politics politics and enjoy the video of people surviving the only way they know how.
@@soisaidtogod4248 imagine thinking about trump 24/7 that you talk about him in a video about internal combustion engine reconstruction from Pakistan. lol you alao think about him while choking your chicken? what a l o s e r
Looks like he's built a few engines in his day. If it starts and runs, makes it past warranty, costs are in line. Most of all a happy customer, ya done good man.
Considering they probably have no access to training or tools they got the truck running and the truck driver back to making money to feed his family. It looks more like an offroad temporary fix that is only temporary, unless it works of course then it can wait till there is more time in the future. Give the guys credit for what they can do with such limited tools and probably very low pay for it. Thanks for a fun video.
My father learnt in pakistan and taught me too, the man has torqued over 200 engines now without a torque wrench, i find it so hilarious but trust me, we have never had an engine return to the shop after working on it. It’s amazing
The only way to have a clear picture of their work is to see if the rebuilt engine lasts as long as the factory built engine. They are working without the proper tools or location but the trucks do keep rolling.
Don’t underestimate the quality and skill these guys have. In Pakistan they have a village that makes exact copies of handguns and rifles all by hand. The craftsmanship is amazing!
In Punjab India they rebuild farm equipment like a Religious experience. I gave admiration for these guys. They try to do their best with very little. Let's donate a torque wrench to them ..
@@InterestingSkills it would be good to torque rod bolts ,head bolts main bolts. If over or under tighten bolts fatigue stretch break. Good work you do
Well, I've lived in Pakistan and am a person who likes to do things according to the book. Most mechanics never go to a school but ill tell you that I had a 92 accord and pervious owner got some work which involved installing 98 accord Engine (1.8) with transmission (auto hydraulic not electronic ) with ECU (Auto ) from F23A Engine. O2 disabled, 95 civic injectors installed to reduce fuel consumption and gazillion hacks. But, the car ran absolutely fine. These guys are skillful.
I give these guys mad respect I've been a heavy line mechanic for a long time and I've have lots and lots of failed helpers these guys are getting after it paying the hand that was dealt and obviously it works
Reminds me of the time I had to assemble piston and liner kits for a Detroit Series 60 marine engine on an old wooden jetty, sea breeze blowing hard, sand and salt spray all over the place, using a small screwdriver to compress the piston rings one at a time... The joys of field service in remote Western Australia... Ps. The engine now has 21000 hours on it and the short motor hasn't been apart.
@@gowdsake7103 nah, no skill involved at all in using what you have on hand to get a boat back to work rather than driving over a thousand kms and back to get a ring compressor and having the boat parked up for another week
When I was working on aircraft an actual torque specification for tightening the bolts for a propeller, written in the manual, Was 180lbs applied to a 4 foot bar.
The resurfaced cracked flywheel lets you know these guys plan on this thing running long enough to load the truck to 10 times it's rated capacity for about a month then pull her back down. Gotta have something to do I guess.
Flywheel will probably last longer than that. This isn't their first rodeo. What's the possibly there's isn't a new one available? We don't know the customer's requirements. Lots more to take into account than our options.
Josh, some of us old bastards have a built in torque wrench. depending on if the shoulder, elbow, or wrist pops give's us a known torque plus or minus 5
I tip more money to the clerk at the nut and bolt store then what the hardware costs. Hell they've got plenty of boxes for me to keep breaking bolts and I've learned how to use bolt extractors.
My outboard marine school teacher said that the handle length on your ratchet wrench helped determine the amount of torque applied such as 3/8 = 25 ft lb 1/2 = 45 ft lb if using one hand 1/4= 10 ft lb it’s pretty close unless you work out at the gym you might have to re calibrate
@@davidrobinson2535 I've been to a couple day class about torqing things. They teach all the math you need for different types of wrenches, using a crows foot/dog bone or other special tools to torque in hard to reach locations, how to calculate the degree you need for torque to yield bolts to work properly, friction modifiers (torque lubes like commonly found with ARP hardware), how much torque the fastener applies compared to how much you had to tighten it to get there etc, it was actually super interesting. There is a lot to it that I didn't realize.
that cracked flywheel scares me more than an over torqued bearing LOL. exploding flywheel at any speed is BAD, but worse and overtightened main cap can do is squish a bearing tighter against a crank!
The socket driver they're using looks to be standard equipment over in that part of the world. Until I started watching these videos, I wasn't aware they existed. I have a feeling that that the head bolts were tightened off camera after they were ran in with that small impact. I've seen an old cylinder liner cut in half, inside tapered and used to install pistons in the cylinders. It is amazing that they keep things as clean as they do! I've seen repairing aluminum wheels just using oxygen acetylene torch and a shop made rod that's a strip of aluminum poured in a line. Don't know how strong they are after the repair!? They're cleaver and resourceful people! Shop made tools!
We do mostly Navistar medium duty engines. About 3 different bores. Years ago took a used liner for each bore to a machine shop and had the bore tapered and the flange counter cut to fit on the new liner. Set the used liner up, oil the rings and it will drop right in. Works great.
well, if its just a solid block of aluminum its likely stronger then the original, the OEM rods will usually be lightened so that its less weight on the rotating assembly
Yeah, i wasn't aware of the existence of the breaker bar until I saw it in RUclips videos. Then I got one. Before that, it was pipes extenders a the way :-))
In Pakistan, they have a incredibly high rate of engine failures, especially with rebuilds. A big part of this is due to fuel and oil quality and the lack of oem or high quality parts. If you notice, most of their replacement parts are Chinese made or Indian made….which have terrible quality control. Throw in a lack of proper tools and the mentality of “it fits, it’s fine” and you have a recipe for disaster. Most of these engines live for only about 25k miles before they need rebuilding again, but these shops have a team of 15 men who do this regularly so the cost to rebuild these engines is not much. In Pakistan, it’s like Cuba….they have alot of poverty and little access to quality parts, so it either gets made by hand or it’s rebuilt to the best of their ability. Btw, if you notice there are signs in front of most shops in Pakistan (written in Urdu) that basically translates to, “God forgive us for working on dirty Western machinery.” They have a belief in Islam that its a sin to work on something made by Western society, but will work on it if it keeps them alive. I know, it’s crazy!
I worked at a small engine shop when I was a kid. I asked the guy for a torque wrench to torque the head, he came over and tightend the bolts by hand. I didn't think it was going to be ok, so he gave me one and let me check it. Every one within 3-5 inch lbs. He had built hundreds of motors and could feel when it was good. If you do enough of them it is possible. I have seen plenty of people use copper seal spray gasket on head gaskets. Seems to work out. Have seen it on 1000hp junkyard 6.0 ls motors
God help us all when someone comes out with steel toed crocs. When it comes to assembly or disassembly of an engine, I try to do everything by hand. I'll know faster if a bolt or nut is going in fine or if its cross threaded. But everything does get several checks with the torque wrench at spec. I'm cautious and take my time with that stuff.
Having worked with several individuals from Pakistan, I can tell you its a culture of "We know what needs to be done and we're gonna do it, and do it well." There could be recommendations that say that's not the best way, but when all is said and done its the result that matters. Having said all that, just seeing that flywheel gives me anxiety.
Powersteering pump - that looks like a Nissan Diesel FE6 - they keep buying them from wreckers here in NZ and shipping em over - pretty reliable old motors those
Somewhere there is a happy medium between these guys not torquing anything and the guys that would torque a snap ring if it had a spec. My teacher at Cummins training school told us it was standard fare to rebuild big cams and such with a 3/4 impact
Mechanic here. Head, main and rod bolts are the only things I’d actually torque to spec. Other things like wheels, torqued once or twice to get a rough feel for when the torque wrench clicks and after that it didn’t come out of the box. When everyone else sees your nice expensive torque wrench they all want to us it. You’d be surprised how well you learn your tools. I could get wheel studs torqued to within 5-10nm of spec with my rattle gun nearly every time
@@chichotwojay740 stop lying on the internet it’s not cool. You just showed you suck as a mechanic. Why do people think it’s cool to brag about not doing the right thing on peoples vehicles? Yeah use a torque wrench on the wheels it takes 2 minutes, and can avoid potential problems from over torquing.
@@moavic5087 I see you’re not a mechanic. Like I said, it’s extranet rare unless doing a head or main bearings to see a tech in the real world, in a real life workshop use a torque wrench. How stupid are you that I need to repeat myself. I used a torque wrench as an apprentice. Changing wheels and tyres all day you get a feel for what 120nm feels like. You will NEVER see any actual mechanic torque to spec caliber bolts, or oil filters or sump plugs. This is a workshops bread and butter. They simply do not waste time doing irrelevant shit. Furthermore, torque wrenches are bulky and cumbersome and sensitive, you simply aren’t getting it where you need it to go. And just to piss you off, I hit spark plugs with rattle guns. Going in and out. Never broken on. Never cross threaded. If you’ve actually spent anytime on the tools you would know there are certain things you can do to lower the torque of an impact wrench. Over time, you learn what your tools do. For instance my pneumatic impact wrench would do wheel nuts up to 120nm on lowest setting, one or two hits and they’re at 120nm. You wanna explain to me why I need to waste time checking something I know is right. I know the excuse ‘equipment fails’ blah blah blah. I’d know my rattle gun wasn’t working correctly just by it’s sound, let alone how it felt in my hand.
@mike d like they know what a fkn wobble extension is, or how extensions affect torque, or how you can get torque bars that are calibrated. But more importantly, these are the words of the competent unskilled. I’d you actually work in a workshop you will realise there is the manufactures way to do things, and then the real world way to do things. The way we were taught at bmw training was rarely applied to everyday work and diagnostics. Coming in as an apprentice, there is soo much experience around, and certain models have the same reoccurring problems that troubleshooting 90% of the time consists of asking a more experienced tech what certain fault codes mean. When 30 previous exact models have the same fault, you can skip A LOT of continuity testing and voltage drop tests etc. I’d love to be directed by one soo wise on how he would tackle a mechanics favourite problem. Rattles.
Definitely more impressive seeing an engine rebuilt like this compared to a shop with high tech machinery. Sure these guys aren't working in a sterile/clean environment or putting things back to exact manufacturer specs but they get the job done. Ive found myself watching many of these videos and its wild what they get done with what they have and where they do it.
When you see the roads they are driving on and the way these trucks are driven, you wouldn't be worrying about a torque wrench. There is one showing the whole engine rebuild and they show the valves being adjusted and you can clearly see the huge pit marks in the cam lobe and roller, from the hardness being out of it. At least one of these engines they said was a Nissan. They rebuild tires and batteries too. Here they make new crankshafts. ruclips.net/video/-inYCr-fV3Q/видео.html
I bet what ever they charged for the entire job was less then a heavy duty diesel mechanic makes here in the USA in 1 day...... Mad respect for them accomplishing so much with so little....
What does this mean or what is your point. Another 'jealous' he has nice tools (I don't have) - it is called people who work and who cares if they have nice possessions someone bought them and you are repeating just another 'someone said' nonsense.
Heck yeah! These are the hardest working, "can do", dudes on the planet. Mad props to all the Pakistani Truck men. I'm a big fan. You should see what the do for broken frames.
I'm a mechanic from South Africa. I've only been doing it for 4 years so I'm not really experienced enough to comment but sometimes we use big end conrod bearings to scrape gaskets off. So far so good!
They decorated their trucks like this in Afghanistan also. It’s wild to see a line of these trucks a couple clicks long stringing up a mountain with a 700 foot drop on one side and high ass truck drivers parked along the mountain side.
As with you, I’ve been amazed at the lack of them using a torque wrench. Apparently it works, as all the various videos do the same method. The trucks are called jingles, where the painting is a symbol of pride and advertising the owner is committed.
admittedly the torque wrench isn't a huge cardinal sin, don't get me wrong in the long run it will cause the bearings to wear out unevenly, but if they refresh the engine at a reasonable time it won't cause any catastrophic damage but as with anything it really depends on if they're gonna take care of it or just run it til it dies
ive worked with a guy who had been mechanicing for 60 years or so, i never saw him use a torque wrench on, and when i was required to double check his work with a torque wrench they were all within 5% or so of spec.
I think we need an "in the dirt" and "silicone" counter 🙃. To those guys' credit, it looks like they got the job done which is pretty impressive honestly given their lack of what we call a shop/tools. It is an example of making the most of what you got but also with a dose of do not try to duplicate either 🤔
That be easy a $1000.00 an hour at the Cat house with all the guys working on that engine. They do okay with what they have. Obviously, those carry heavy loads, but they don't run the speeds we do in the US. The sandals keep your reflexes sharp. 😂😂
My dad torqued gasoline engines with a breaker bar on fleet trucks. Once he pulled out the torque wrench, compared the numbers (remarkably close), laughed, and tucked it away. He was really good, though.
overly safe in this county is the understatement of the year…and people treat a motor like it’s open heart surgery. have you forgot that back in the day you had to manually oil the valves and stuff? motors can take a beating a keep running…maybe not perfectly but if it’s making money it’s running right.
Some years back, I was doing a ring job on my old Harley. While reassembling, a couple rocker box bolts were right under the frame, no way to get a torque wrench on them. I asked an old timer at the shop what I should do. He said, "Tighten them with the longest box wrench you have, then hit the wrench twice with a rubber hammer. It'll be close enough." So far, so good.
I would trust these guys more than most western mechanics. I work with a guy that has been a mechanic for 12 years and he didn’t believe me that you could adjust valves on a running engine by sound
I've torqued engine like that before and I've never had any issues of customer complaining if you have a good memory all I do is try and remember the same energy I use to pull them bolts and re apply them when fitting back up
I've heard of a shoe-string budget, but here it looks like the price of shoe-strings would put them over-budget (literally, they're wearing sandals). But hey, can't criticize success, right?
That tool has a feel when you get to the torque for particular tool size. For example. Get your oem car lug tool and tighten your car lugs, at a certain point you can feel where the correct torque is through the tool.
you know, when their salaries are 100x smaller than in USA, they cant afford to have fancy tools. But that "incorrect" repair is better than scrapping the truck.
Great effort!
Effort??? I'd say great result.
Are you the owner of pakistani truck channel?
@@zapa1pnt english isn't their native language. The guy who wrote this comment probably used google translate
I will let fix my engine they you :)
@@ricardohurtado3233 lul
he has a built-in-hand torque wrench. when his elbow joint starts clicking, he knows its the right torque.
Been there
Factsss🤣🤣😂
Lmfao
But for real now, why is it actually needed to screw the bolts in an engine with the right amount of torque? For instance for the cylinder head. Is it something for the timing or?
@@Gabriel-he6ih head bolts need to be torqued so it can hold the proper compression and so the bolts don't come loose over time. Heat cycles and engine vibration can loosen bolts
not every mechanics out there have the money to buy the “standard tools”, but the knowledge and experience that they have is something out of this world, mad respect for them. salam from indonesia
Its amazing how they are able to do this in a 3rd would country but having a torque wrench is standard for any good mechanic. Experience wont help you much when you snap a headbolt in half.
@Dominik Koppler ..you’ll gain experience from snapping that head bolt in half, though.
@@MrDavidchuck thats right but the amount of work to extract it and tell the costumer that you potentially ruined the engine does not compare to the experience gained…
@@cömerdark6524 it does when said torque wrench is 16 months of your disposable income
@@angrydragonslayer when the engine you are working on is 5 years of your disposable income then its starts mattering again.
I've seen mechanics in a shop leave more contaminates in an engine than they did. So for what they had, they did a pretty good job.
I’d say they did awesome I bet you that you take it in in morning and get it back next day or earlier that wouldn’t happen in America I bet that thing will go forever
@@jeffleblanc8850 probably
@@jeffleblanc8850 Why don't you move there if 'America' is so horrible?
@@mt1885 that was a really stupid comment. That is how cars and trucks were repaired everywhere 75 years ago.
They are willing to work hard and get the job done with no excuses for not having the best equipment.
@@mt1885 nobody said America is "so horrible" lol, he just said Americans might not be the quickest lmao
These guy's are true professionals. I would trust this shop over the majority of shops in America. Just imagine if they had proper tools and technology. RESPECT!
my first thoughts exactly. get these guys in a shop, America or elsewhere could probably do it !
I mean… aight 👀
I was taught professional meant you own the tools and ability to use them!
This guy is literally the definition of bad mechanic.
@@1mikewalsh What you just said is not logical. He had the tools and ability to use them... you just watched them do it.
@@1mikewalsh yet there engines are built to last and WILL out last any fragile method that people are taught, I have a saying for the typical modern mechanics,, all the gear and no idea, they have nice clean tool box's tho there wives must be proud
For some guys in a third world country with minimal skills and tools, they did a decent job. It's not going to set any records for reliability or longevity, but it will keep the truck going for a few more years, keeping the driver employed and probably hauling important goods. When I think of some of the crap fixes I did when I was young to keep my old beaters on the road, these guys work looks good.
I agree 100%, Cheers from Canada eh! Lmao
Minimal tools. Their skill set is god like, being able to turn crap into tools to fix engines in the desert.
I wouldn't say their skills are "minimal"
I would say their skill set is pretty high.
If its working then no need for torque wrench. Just remember how much to tighten it
Reminded of reading about 1950s Jaguar race engines being built. They never used a torque wrench either, just experience from doing it over and over again. Those engines won Le Mans.
Ok the only time they won was because Mercedes forfeited after doing the little ramp trick off an Austin Healey into 100s of spectators. Guess they didn’t want the bad PR so fresh out of WWII. But goddamnit they were laps ahead of the Jags, and you know for a fact those Germans were using torque wrenches religiously.
@@elementaljosh You mean other than 1951, 1953, 1956 and 1957?
How very British of them
@@JohnMaxGriffin Nah, just very 50s
@@shoutykat You should read about some of the other stuff going on in British auto manufacturing. Knowing what habits and hacks they used puts the torque wrench anecdote in a much different light. The reason they didn’t use torque wrenches wasn’t that they wouldn’t benefit from them, it was that they were stuck in their ways, arrogant about their individual skill, and didn’t want to invest in better tooling.
No sensors, no check engine lights. You can limp the trucks to the mechanic. The Pakistani's will have your motor ready by afternoon. It's a dream.
donga?
They get paid less than a steak dinner for a month of driving. So much for dreaming.
@@markm0000 I'm speaking on the equipment and labor services. Yeah the living wages are terrible. My boss spent 800 bucks on a DEF pump and to clear a dashboard code. Next week my oil change interval is due. 💸
@@stoundingresults If you’re interested or even mechanically inclined in this trade you can buy a engine shop manual and do this yourself. Nobody is stopping you from getting a torque wrench and rebuilding a engine. You can start small with a cheap pickup truck. More old truckers than you think have rebuilt their truck. Buy your own old hood truck for cheap and when you’re done fixing it lease onto your carrier. You’ll make a killing, keep your boss happy, and be home whenever you want. Right now spot rates are crazy but even when it’s normal and you’re in off season there’s still loads out here that pay a ton of money. You just got to know how to study these loadboards right. Not having a truck payment, not dealing with electronic logs, and especially not having an emissions truck is a huge leg up over every company driver out here.
@@markm0000 , maybe you should stick to driving instead of advising .... Hahaha.
I’m a marine diesel mechanic, we work on some pretty nice sport fish boats and a lot of times we work in flip flops on some really nice higher end boats. Reason being is getting in and out of the engine room you walk barefoot on the deck. And also to prevent scuffing the paint on the stringer and other components through the engine room
Same with the RV’s we work on sometimes in our shop. I have to take my boots off before walking through to the bedroom where the engine is located under the bed.
You should see the one where they surface a flywheel by leaving it bolted to the engine, revving the engine and holding a rock against it.
If it's stupid but works, it's no longer stupid
I thought they towed it around the block with a donkey (as mentioned elsewhere)
That was a kid too! lmao
@@spencercollins770 i think drill a hole in the bellhousing and pore sand into it to got more friction
Whetstone
trust me these guys don't need a torque wrench, his hand is a torque wrench
I need empirical proof of this.
Lol.. idk why anyone can’t believe this. My professor at pcc said within time you will be able to torque a bolt plus or minus 5lbs.. we didn’t believe me he bet a loud mouth and did 5 torque specs by hand for 100$.
15lbs 25 lbs 50lbs 90lbs and 175lbs.. the most anyone was off was 3lbs.
@@OregonDonor87888 soooo...just how did you measure the applied torque??
I can bet it never fuckin breaks because of how it was rebuilt. I've Seen guys with all the tools and safety equipment rebuild engines that didn't even last a hundred miles
seen a guy with 2 whole shops full of tools probably 20k in equipment put together a 9.0L displacment big block chevy motor with a supercharger on it......... forgot to check his piston travel............. started it up ran fucking amazing made shittons of power for about 5 minutes then it was roughly op temp the rods streched very slightly due to heat expansion motor exploded........ on the other end of the spectrum a guy i knew put together a 7.3 powerstroke in his garage with 300 dollars in tools from harbor freight. rented a cherry picker to pull and put the motor back in took him 2 weekends... his engine stand was literally a old used tire.... this was a few years ago to my knowledge trucks still running great and engines somewhere around 700k miles on its 2nd set of injectors
Yup they follow the moron book but have no skill at all
@@justnsaliga8518 yea have the will you will find a way. His ability and ingenuity seemed to be on point.
It's a Nissan diesel. It won't break.
@@zhbvenkhoReload Until renault is behind, hahaha
I've lived and worked Overseas (Middle East/Africa/Europe) for 8 years in the Heavy Duty Truck and Construction Industry! I just retired after 50 years as a Journeyman Mechanic and Regional Service Mgr. It a different world outside the USA. Don't sell them short, they can do the job without all the Hype. They rely on Experience/Skills, while we unfortunately have lost a lot of the skills we used to have. We all experienced how hard it is to get things done. I see the day when we will be sending our repairs Overseas to get them fixed, its less expensive and they do a good job. You have to admirer the quality of the work that this video shows.
Oh does this bring back the memories from the 60’s I’ve been bending wrenches since I was 6 yrs old I’m 65 now. I’m a ASE Master Tech . Graduated AAdegree automotive technologies , also US Army Track / Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic . I worked for Cat as a road Mechanic an finally as Shop Foreman before retirement. An this is exactly how as a kid my old man rebuilt engines for year , prior to the Invention of silicone we used White Grease on nearly every gasket, it did 2 things I it would fill in any small voids , held gasket in place , an it made it easier to remove if you had to go back into it at a latter date . Then came a product called Copper Coat we would use on head gaskets . Often times a Crank would be “ mic’d by finger tip “ an then lightly polished using emery cloth . If we needed a gasket we used whatever was available if we were out of gasket paper by taking a small ball peen hammer an lightly tapping around the casting surface . I even made a set of valve cover gaskets for a 1961 Ford Galaxy 500 from the bottom of a Budweiser beer case ( cardboard ) . The Shop we had ( as a kid ) was only big enough to hold some tools , spare tires , spare parts . The work was done outside on a concrete pad . On conventional cab trucks if it needed a clutch we would put blocks of wood an rug scrapes over the top of door frame , run a track bar between the 2 doors hook up a come along remove truck floor pan an drop the trans out the bottom this way . We did have a big old a frame for pulling truck engines, but on cars once again a couple guys with a track bar would walk a engine in or out of the frame by hand . My Dad use to tell me how they would Pieces from a Leather belt as crank brgs on old model T’s that the engines use to have to be rebuilt like every 500 miles or usually over the winter when they were snowed in . Older Engines were far overbuilt metal wise back then , I can remember when the first various aluminum parts started coming out how the old-timers laughed saying those would never hold up . An now days we are using plastic in some parts like upper intakes on modern cars . I can remember Ford motor company in the mid 80’s experimented with synthetic plastic piston rings . The Chevy Vega’s with the all aluminum blocks from the 70’s they were no more than oversized Briggs & Stratton engines . Before they came out with steel sleeves for them I was rebuilding like 2-3 of them a week an then finally Chevy came out with the Iron Duke Engines. We use to rebuild starters an generator’s hand wrapping them .
Those guys are real mechanics in Pakistan. They make heavily duty frames for their trucks by hand. I love watching their content. Nothing but respect.
In America we are just technicians that replace parts.
"Yeah, seems like they did a pretty good job." -My thoughts exactly. I appreciate you keeping it real and not getting super dramatic.
Great job here ❤
I'm from Africa originally......built many engines and gearboxes outside with the tools I can fit in a canterlever toolbox.
I have a torque wrench, but after having torqued things for 30 years, I have developed a "feel" for when the wrench will click, so I suspect they have also grown that sense.
Splitting a tractor in half with the rear half hanging from a tree branch and the front half balanced on a horizontal scaffold pipe standing on blocks on a skateboard either end must've been one of my most daring efforts, but its just the way we do things.
You look around you, see what can be used and figure out the rest as you go.......it keeps the mind sharp and the jobs interesting.
In my experience working outside of the US, often the only gaskets you can get are counterfeit and low quality.... So not a bad idea to put some silicone down when using them. They feel very different from the Cat gaskets you get in the US...
Even in France.
Here I bought online gaskets for my engine and without any sealant it's leaking everywhere.
I think they are just using what they need to make thing work with the not so good stuff they have.
Add to that dealing with rusted or pitted mating surfaces, a bit of schmoo will help.
Yeah the US is the only first world country in the world
@@Fabien2626 maybe try finding a small gasket producer, here in Hungary we also get questionable import gaskets but a couple local companies even make great custom ones 👍
Haha I bet the damn things still have asbestos in them
A lot of guys are spoiled by the torque wrench lol torque wrenches weren’t around since the beginning of vehicles. And you have a lot of great mechanics that don’t even use them to rebuild engines.
tighter tolerances in newer motors, why risk it lol
It's called "Torque to Yield!" Torque the $hit out of it until it yields...
😂😂
LMAO
Go as tight as you can get it and then a quarter turn.
You got it right. From Pakistan and I vouch you get it right
literally what i do to all my cars, had my bros suv hit a mountain and the control arms snapped but the mounting points were still perfect for replacements 👌
These people work with what they have and do a way better job than many here in the USA. Many people leave comments regarding their lack of safety gear but like the host said, these mechanics have no fingers or toes missing.
Hahahaha I thought of you when I seen the one where they did a loader mill rebuild... Your worst nightmare!!
Watch the one where they repair the axle house on the lathe. Balls of steel with that spinning.
Peg what you doin here hahahaha
@@ryanpowell9522 the splatter on the wall is not grease its the last shop owner
@@ryanpowell9522 link?
PEG!!!!!!
As a diesel mechanic in Nigeria, i can tell you these guys are quite decent. Very neat work too.
These people know how to SURVIVE. Americans lose their phone and it's the end of the world.
you exaggerate but I've worked in third world country and in USA. the difference between the talent of first world country and third world country mechanic is astounding. work done by qualified US mechanic is rock solid while the work done in my country was band-aid like work. it will work for few months or few years. YMMV. its all on your luck. first world country mechanics (talented ones) don't repair your cars on luck. they follow proper procedures and their work quality shows in how well the cars run after the repair.
so appreciate you saying that mechanics in my country are survivors but its disingenuous of you to speak bad about US mechanics.
We send our used up industrial equipment to these places and they get another 30-40 yrs out of it.
We can learn a little from that I believe.
@@mariomarquez5559 sounds like inept mechanic which is not third world country or first world country issue. inept workers are found all through the world and this is not the topic tgat original comment is about.
@@mariomarquez5559 the best guys don’t stay at dealerships! I’m from Brazil and lived in the US for most of my life. I can say that American mechanics are much better than 3rd world mechanics! In the 3rd world, they do things out of instinct, no technical knowledge and they end up costing you more in the long run!
Theres always a salty comment in youtube trying to insert america even its not part of the video. That shows you how salty these haters.
the "feeling" hand torquing is ok if you make an audible "click" everytime you feel that the torque is correct, as AVE teaches :)
I'd rather the Indians rebuilt an engine than that twit....sure knows how to talk a good job though.
Speaking of silicone, we currently have a perfect example of why NOT to use silicone where it isn't needed in our shop right now (JD Ag tech here).
Engine was knocking and had excessive blowby. Brought machine in, another tech pulls engine and performs teardown. #6 cyl wall was scored and lacked lubrication. Upon further inspection, tech found piston cooling jet plugged with a small piece of red silicone. Oil pan and cyl head appeared to never have been removed before. However, customer did at some point have the oil cooler replaced and whoever did it reused the old gasket and smeared silicone all over it.
He might've saved himself a couple bucks replacing the oil cooler himself, but it cost him an engine.
Wish I could share the pictures, the evidence was damning
adeptape@yahoo.com and you can send the pictures for a destruction of the week. That is a good example though, thank you for the information.
@@AdeptApe will do. I'll send them tomorrow morning
@@AdeptApe please share the pictures in a video if you can!
@@AdeptApe sent them your way
The guy who assembled this engine probably used an excessive amount of silicone. And that's why it oozed out to the rest of the engine. The guys in this video used a very thin amount of silicone in the gaskets. Just enough to make an oil-tight seal but not enough to ooze out and create other problems. Use your head and common sense.
It's one grunt for light torked bolts and two grunts fer the heavy torked bolts.
I think they charge by the tube of silicon used to rebuild the engines
The more the merrier
Studied diesel mechanics in the US .Immigrant from Kenya. I have to say this is fascinating for you to take some time to compare and contrast what goes on in the world. Thanks
I suspect that guy has done so many of these that if you out a torque wrench on his work you'd probably find it's pretty close to right.
I suspect that guy has never used a torque wrench and wouldn’t use one if it were offered.
I don’t mean to seem disrespectful, but people has a preference to doing something their way when it works and no one can tell them otherwise.
Edit: typo
No doubt after doing it for years you get a feel, I can get it close by feel and try to stay under and turn grab the torque wrench sometimes.
I worked as an hanger rat for a licensed aeronautical engineer for a few years. We did a few "tests" on that. Jobs that we did everyday such as spark plug installations, we could get within a few degrees if using the same length lever as the torque wrench that we were used to. On jobs that we weren't so familiar with and when we changed the length of the lever, it was anyone's guess. You would usually be out by whopping great margins. It wasn't just a lesson in humility, it was a lesson that the idea of a calibrated elbow is a myth.
Engineers use torque wrenches for a reason.
These countries are pretty tough on people when they make mistakes. So I'm pretty sure that guy had to learn how to torque without a torque wrench real fast.
@@davidbrayshaw3529 I'm agreeing with you. I'm a mechanic.
Anything important... dont fuck around, use a torque wrench.
That said anything with a crush washer etc you're golden. Just feel it.
Torque spec's are so over rated for them.. they just feel with their hands if it's enough or not. 👍😁
Dude I'll bet anything that these engines will last a lifetime with no issues and it's cheaper for rebuilding it over there than here in the states .that rebuild in Pakistan or Bangladeshi will cost about 1,200 here in USA will cost 12k to 16k
Yeah, I agree. Torque is an indirect measurement of bolt tension anyway. The result will vary tremendously depending on how clean or dirty the bolt is. An experienced hand is more than adequate.
Tight is tight.
Were talking about a 3rd world country here.......this is absolutely amazing in my book you have to realize these guys education levels are far lower than anyone in the USA. This is all they know, and it runs.....simply amazing
in my country mechanics build engine exactly as shown in the video while its true that they aren't educated and know proper techniques yet they still survive but we also cannot ignore how engines rebuild without proper techniques run poorly and don't last long. you have to talk about good and bad things with this situation.
Don't be so sure about that education level, you are speaking towards the USA, same place that allowed Cheeto to get elected.
@@soisaidtogod4248 what in the fuck does that have to do with the basic education of our people? In shop/ag/welding we learned basic tear down of small engines that was when I was 17 lol
@@soisaidtogod4248 and your part of the problem in the world. Bringing politics into something as simple as engine building....leave politics politics and enjoy the video of people surviving the only way they know how.
@@soisaidtogod4248 imagine thinking about trump 24/7 that you talk about him in a video about internal combustion engine reconstruction from Pakistan. lol you alao think about him while choking your chicken? what a l o s e r
Looks like he's built a few engines in his day. If it starts and runs, makes it past warranty, costs are in line. Most of all a happy customer, ya done good man.
It runs until it fails in hours.
Warranty? 🤣
Their warranty is only valid until it leaves their dirt pit
Considering they probably have no access to training or tools they got the truck running and the truck driver back to making money to feed his family. It looks more like an offroad temporary fix that is only temporary, unless it works of course then it can wait till there is more time in the future. Give the guys credit for what they can do with such limited tools and probably very low pay for it. Thanks for a fun video.
Well said. They did it. Thanks for the video, I had never seen this channel before.
I bet that engine will work longer than any Yank one
Lol, if it works 'temporary' is permanent.
Disel doesn't need special torque tools , shits basic
My father learnt in pakistan and taught me too, the man has torqued over 200 engines now without a torque wrench, i find it so hilarious but trust me, we have never had an engine return to the shop after working on it. It’s amazing
The only way to have a clear picture of their work is to see if the rebuilt engine lasts as long as the factory built engine. They are working without the proper tools or location but the trucks do keep rolling.
Don’t underestimate the quality and skill these guys have. In Pakistan they have a village that makes exact copies of handguns and rifles all by hand. The craftsmanship is amazing!
Wait until you see one in the flesh...you think twice about pulling the trigger
“Exact”
In Punjab India they rebuild farm equipment like a Religious experience.
I gave admiration for these guys.
They try to do their best with very little.
Let's donate a torque wrench to them ..
I've seen a torque wrench used in some of the videos from that part of the world. Who knows how the calibration is....??
Good point
@@InterestingSkills it would be good to torque rod bolts ,head bolts main bolts.
If over or under tighten bolts fatigue stretch break.
Good work you do
@@MitzvosGolem1 yes I know .you are right ,but these things are costly ....
@@MitzvosGolem1 thanks for watching and support
Well, I've lived in Pakistan and am a person who likes to do things according to the book. Most mechanics never go to a school but ill tell you that I had a 92 accord and pervious owner got some work which involved installing 98 accord Engine (1.8) with transmission (auto hydraulic not electronic ) with ECU (Auto ) from F23A Engine.
O2 disabled, 95 civic injectors installed to reduce fuel consumption and gazillion hacks. But, the car ran absolutely fine. These guys are skillful.
You have to count the Uga Dugas. Head Bolts = 12 Uga Dugas. Rocker arms = 2 Uga Dugas.
I give these guys mad respect I've been a heavy line mechanic for a long time and I've have lots and lots of failed helpers these guys are getting after it paying the hand that was dealt and obviously it works
Reminds me of the time I had to assemble piston and liner kits for a Detroit Series 60 marine engine on an old wooden jetty, sea breeze blowing hard, sand and salt spray all over the place, using a small screwdriver to compress the piston rings one at a time... The joys of field service in remote Western Australia... Ps. The engine now has 21000 hours on it and the short motor hasn't been apart.
Of course not because you used skill
@@gowdsake7103 nah, no skill involved at all in using what you have on hand to get a boat back to work rather than driving over a thousand kms and back to get a ring compressor and having the boat parked up for another week
When I was working on aircraft an actual torque specification for tightening the bolts for a propeller, written in the manual,
Was 180lbs applied to a 4 foot bar.
That would be 720ftlbs... next?
The resurfaced cracked flywheel lets you know these guys plan on this thing running long enough to load the truck to 10 times it's rated capacity for about a month then pull her back down. Gotta have something to do I guess.
Can’t imagine putting that much work into something just to put broken parts back on it like that though…
Flywheel will probably last longer than that. This isn't their first rodeo.
What's the possibly there's isn't a new one available?
We don't know the customer's requirements.
Lots more to take into account than our options.
I'd trust that guy with the wheel wrench over a kid with an impact gun any day.
Hell yes.
Josh, some of us old bastards have a built in torque wrench. depending on if the shoulder, elbow, or wrist pops give's us a known torque plus or minus 5
I tip more money to the clerk at the nut and bolt store then what the hardware costs. Hell they've got plenty of boxes for me to keep breaking bolts and I've learned how to use bolt extractors.
Ouch! That pop meant it was 100 foot pounds with that wrench. If I use the bigger wrench, then it is 150 foot pounds.
I've found my head bolts torqued at 140 ft lbs is 'torque to fart'
My outboard marine school teacher said that the handle length on your ratchet wrench helped determine the amount of torque applied such as 3/8 = 25 ft lb 1/2 = 45 ft lb if using one hand 1/4= 10 ft lb it’s pretty close unless you work out at the gym you might have to re calibrate
@@davidrobinson2535 I've been to a couple day class about torqing things. They teach all the math you need for different types of wrenches, using a crows foot/dog bone or other special tools to torque in hard to reach locations, how to calculate the degree you need for torque to yield bolts to work properly, friction modifiers (torque lubes like commonly found with ARP hardware), how much torque the fastener applies compared to how much you had to tighten it to get there etc, it was actually super interesting. There is a lot to it that I didn't realize.
that cracked flywheel scares me more than an over torqued bearing LOL. exploding flywheel at any speed is BAD, but worse and overtightened main cap can do is squish a bearing tighter against a crank!
The socket driver they're using looks to be standard equipment over in that part of the world. Until I started watching these videos, I wasn't aware they existed.
I have a feeling that that the head bolts were tightened off camera after they were ran in with that small impact.
I've seen an old cylinder liner cut in half, inside tapered and used to install pistons in the cylinders.
It is amazing that they keep things as clean as they do!
I've seen repairing aluminum wheels just using oxygen acetylene torch and a shop made rod that's a strip of aluminum poured in a line. Don't know how strong they are after the repair!?
They're cleaver and resourceful people! Shop made tools!
I would think Chinese made Torque wrenches and ratchets are cheap enough even for them.
We do mostly Navistar medium duty engines. About 3 different bores. Years ago took a used liner for each bore to a machine shop and had the bore tapered and the flange counter cut to fit on the new liner. Set the used liner up, oil the rings and it will drop right in. Works great.
well, if its just a solid block of aluminum its likely stronger then the original, the OEM rods will usually be lightened so that its less weight on the rotating assembly
Yeah, i wasn't aware of the existence of the breaker bar until I saw it in RUclips videos. Then I got one. Before that, it was pipes extenders a the way :-))
In Pakistan, they have a incredibly high rate of engine failures, especially with rebuilds. A big part of this is due to fuel and oil quality and the lack of oem or high quality parts. If you notice, most of their replacement parts are Chinese made or Indian made….which have terrible quality control. Throw in a lack of proper tools and the mentality of “it fits, it’s fine” and you have a recipe for disaster. Most of these engines live for only about 25k miles before they need rebuilding again, but these shops have a team of 15 men who do this regularly so the cost to rebuild these engines is not much. In Pakistan, it’s like Cuba….they have alot of poverty and little access to quality parts, so it either gets made by hand or it’s rebuilt to the best of their ability.
Btw, if you notice there are signs in front of most shops in Pakistan (written in Urdu) that basically translates to, “God forgive us for working on dirty Western machinery.” They have a belief in Islam that its a sin to work on something made by Western society, but will work on it if it keeps them alive. I know, it’s crazy!
I worked at a small engine shop when I was a kid. I asked the guy for a torque wrench to torque the head, he came over and tightend the bolts by hand. I didn't think it was going to be ok, so he gave me one and let me check it. Every one within 3-5 inch lbs. He had built hundreds of motors and could feel when it was good. If you do enough of them it is possible. I have seen plenty of people use copper seal spray gasket on head gaskets. Seems to work out. Have seen it on 1000hp junkyard 6.0 ls motors
God help us all when someone comes out with steel toed crocs.
When it comes to assembly or disassembly of an engine, I try to do everything by hand. I'll know faster if a bolt or nut is going in fine or if its cross threaded. But everything does get several checks with the torque wrench at spec. I'm cautious and take my time with that stuff.
Having worked with several individuals from Pakistan, I can tell you its a culture of "We know what needs to be done and we're gonna do it, and do it well." There could be recommendations that say that's not the best way, but when all is said and done its the result that matters. Having said all that, just seeing that flywheel gives me anxiety.
yeah, I agree with everything except that flywheel. Even welding it and resurfacing would make me feel a little better about it.
Some people really are that good.
This guys make the best out of what they have ..very resourceful
Powersteering pump - that looks like a Nissan Diesel FE6 - they keep buying them from wreckers here in NZ and shipping em over - pretty reliable old motors those
ive built hundreds of engines, never once have i used a torque wrench.. never had a single fastener related failure.
You should see the video of resurface of head an block ?
It's nuts
It takes stripping a lot of of bolts to build up a natural torque wrench, but it's definitely doable lol.
Somewhere there is a happy medium between these guys not torquing anything and the guys that would torque a snap ring if it had a spec. My teacher at Cummins training school told us it was standard fare to rebuild big cams and such with a 3/4 impact
Haha im hearing you
Mechanic here. Head, main and rod bolts are the only things I’d actually torque to spec.
Other things like wheels, torqued once or twice to get a rough feel for when the torque wrench clicks and after that it didn’t come out of the box. When everyone else sees your nice expensive torque wrench they all want to us it.
You’d be surprised how well you learn your tools. I could get wheel studs torqued to within 5-10nm of spec with my rattle gun nearly every time
@@chichotwojay740 stop lying on the internet it’s not cool. You just showed you suck as a mechanic. Why do people think it’s cool to brag about not doing the right thing on peoples vehicles? Yeah use a torque wrench on the wheels it takes 2 minutes, and can avoid potential problems from over torquing.
@@moavic5087 I see you’re not a mechanic. Like I said, it’s extranet rare unless doing a head or main bearings to see a tech in the real world, in a real life workshop use a torque wrench.
How stupid are you that I need to repeat myself. I used a torque wrench as an apprentice. Changing wheels and tyres all day you get a feel for what 120nm feels like.
You will NEVER see any actual mechanic torque to spec caliber bolts, or oil filters or sump plugs. This is a workshops bread and butter. They simply do not waste time doing irrelevant shit.
Furthermore, torque wrenches are bulky and cumbersome and sensitive, you simply aren’t getting it where you need it to go.
And just to piss you off, I hit spark plugs with rattle guns. Going in and out. Never broken on. Never cross threaded.
If you’ve actually spent anytime on the tools you would know there are certain things you can do to lower the torque of an impact wrench. Over time, you learn what your tools do. For instance my pneumatic impact wrench would do wheel nuts up to 120nm on lowest setting, one or two hits and they’re at 120nm. You wanna explain to me why I need to waste time checking something I know is right.
I know the excuse ‘equipment fails’ blah blah blah. I’d know my rattle gun wasn’t working correctly just by it’s sound, let alone how it felt in my hand.
@mike d like they know what a fkn wobble extension is, or how extensions affect torque, or how you can get torque bars that are calibrated.
But more importantly, these are the words of the competent unskilled. I’d you actually work in a workshop you will realise there is the manufactures way to do things, and then the real world way to do things.
The way we were taught at bmw training was rarely applied to everyday work and diagnostics.
Coming in as an apprentice, there is soo much experience around, and certain models have the same reoccurring problems that troubleshooting 90% of the time consists of asking a more experienced tech what certain fault codes mean.
When 30 previous exact models have the same fault, you can skip A LOT of continuity testing and voltage drop tests etc.
I’d love to be directed by one soo wise on how he would tackle a mechanics favourite problem. Rattles.
Definitely more impressive seeing an engine rebuilt like this compared to a shop with high tech machinery. Sure these guys aren't working in a sterile/clean environment or putting things back to exact manufacturer specs but they get the job done. Ive found myself watching many of these videos and its wild what they get done with what they have and where they do it.
When you see the roads they are driving on and the way these trucks are driven, you wouldn't be worrying about a torque wrench. There is one showing the whole engine rebuild and they show the valves being adjusted and you can clearly see the huge pit marks in the cam lobe and roller, from the hardness being out of it. At least one of these engines they said was a Nissan. They rebuild tires and batteries too. Here they make new crankshafts. ruclips.net/video/-inYCr-fV3Q/видео.html
I bet what ever they charged for the entire job was less then a heavy duty diesel mechanic makes here in the USA in 1 day......
Mad respect for them accomplishing so much with so little....
And probably not 1 “snap on “tool was used 😂😂😂...... I hope everybody realizes you don’t need expensive tools to fix something....
What does this mean or what is your point. Another 'jealous' he has nice tools (I don't have) - it is called people who work and who cares if they have nice possessions someone bought them and you are repeating just another 'someone said' nonsense.
These guys started working on engines as toddlers, not video games.there is no replacement for experience, they are master mechanics.
What i think when someone says they did the rebuild themselves
This is called, ADAPTING, SKILL, and EXPERIENCE...no expensive and or special tools needed!!
Heck yeah! These are the hardest working, "can do", dudes on the planet. Mad props to all the Pakistani Truck men. I'm a big fan. You should see what the do for broken frames.
Hear hear
I'm a mechanic from South Africa. I've only been doing it for 4 years so I'm not really experienced enough to comment but sometimes we use big end conrod bearings to scrape gaskets off. So far so good!
Now that's what I call recycling, in all seriousness
They decorated their trucks like this in Afghanistan also. It’s wild to see a line of these trucks a couple clicks long stringing up a mountain with a 700 foot drop on one side and high ass truck drivers parked along the mountain side.
They don't need a torque wrench, gloves or anything else.
This is what they do.
They are good at it too
As with you, I’ve been amazed at the lack of them using a torque wrench. Apparently it works, as all the various videos do the same method.
The trucks are called jingles, where the painting is a symbol of pride and advertising the owner is committed.
admittedly the torque wrench isn't a huge cardinal sin, don't get me wrong in the long run it will cause the bearings to wear out unevenly, but if they refresh the engine at a reasonable time it won't cause any catastrophic damage but as with anything it really depends on if they're gonna take care of it or just run it til it dies
I thought he was going to use finger nails to set the valve lash
ive worked with a guy who had been mechanicing for 60 years or so, i never saw him use a torque wrench on, and when i was required to double check his work with a torque wrench they were all within 5% or so of spec.
I watched them and they are amazing
I think we need an "in the dirt" and "silicone" counter 🙃. To those guys' credit, it looks like they got the job done which is pretty impressive honestly given their lack of what we call a shop/tools. It is an example of making the most of what you got but also with a dose of do not try to duplicate either 🤔
That be easy a $1000.00 an hour at the Cat house with all the guys working on that engine.
They do okay with what they have. Obviously, those carry heavy loads, but they don't run the speeds we do in the US.
The sandals keep your reflexes sharp. 😂😂
If your reflexes aren't sharp, to begin with.......they soon will be.
@@zapa1pnt If you can't keep up you are also known as Gimpy or Stubby.😂
My dad torqued gasoline engines with a breaker bar on fleet trucks. Once he pulled out the torque wrench, compared the numbers (remarkably close), laughed, and tucked it away. He was really good, though.
overly safe in this county is the understatement of the year…and people treat a motor like it’s open heart surgery. have you forgot that back in the day you had to manually oil the valves and stuff? motors can take a beating a keep running…maybe not perfectly but if it’s making money it’s running right.
I know it's like people are scared to death to get spec of dirt in an engine.
Some years back, I was doing a ring job on my old Harley. While reassembling, a couple rocker box bolts were right under the frame, no way to get a torque wrench on them. I asked an old timer at the shop what I should do. He said, "Tighten them with the longest box wrench you have, then hit the wrench twice with a rubber hammer. It'll be close enough." So far, so good.
Is amazing how the man can get things done even without proper tools and safety issues but they getting the job done
I would trust these guys more than most western mechanics. I work with a guy that has been a mechanic for 12 years and he didn’t believe me that you could adjust valves on a running engine by sound
I have seen some Europeans use a similar right angle socket driver. Never seen them on this side of the pond.
I've torqued engine like that before and I've never had any issues of customer complaining if you have a good memory all I do is try and remember the same energy I use to pull them bolts and re apply them when fitting back up
Hey if it runs it runs yo 😅
If these guys are getting 500k out of their rebuilds. MORE POWER TO THEM !
Lol i agree.plus have ya ever seen a sand storm in kentucky
In Pakistan only dealerships and authorized workshops follows the safety measures pretty much, but our roadside mechanics preference is safety third.
You have to admit it’s a pretty smooth turnover motor and a very limited resources
A very even-handed critique in my humble opinion
I've heard of a shoe-string budget, but here it looks like the price of shoe-strings would put them over-budget (literally, they're wearing sandals). But hey, can't criticize success, right?
That tool has a feel when you get to the torque for particular tool size.
For example. Get your oem car lug tool and tighten your car lugs, at a certain point you can feel where the correct torque is through the tool.
There is a video of them fixing a broken frame . It’s amazing what they can do with very few tools.
These technician are real tech they have been doing for yrs and they do fix not parts changers like most of us in europe and america
He seems, at least, to be very judicious in his use of gasket sealant. Didn’t even look like silicone to me. More like toothpaste.
Mann this is such a genuine vid, definitely enjoyed this u seem like cool dude🤙🏽
Seeing them use RUclips means they have internet, so why wouldn't they look up torque patterns?
That is a very good point.
We're probably watching the 210th+ rebuild engine of that particular model. They probably could do it in their sleep... LoL 🤣😆
They probably can't afford a torque wrench...
you know, when their salaries are 100x smaller than in USA, they cant afford to have fancy tools. But that "incorrect" repair is better than scrapping the truck.
I imagine this being 1950s USA shop. Get the work done.
News: That engine lived happily ever after and it ran over 1000k kilometers.
Most truck repair shops I know would hire a team of these guys in a sec minus the lug wrenches.
One grunt, two grunt, good.
“ ok habib, send it”