Omg STOP! Job done WRONG! CAUTION! That's not an axle nut that you torqued down to hold the brake rotor on it's a wheel bearing adjustment but and cotter pin. Immediately stop driving and loosen those nuts. You never leave them torqued down or they will be over tightened heat up seize and fail causing the wheel to lock up while driving! Please find out how to adjust a wheel bearing before you tell other people to do this incorrectly and UNSAFELY and wrong! The wheel bearing adjustment nut only gets torqued down as you rotate the rotor to fully seat the wheel bearings. After they are fully seated you are to loosen the nut and then tighten it by hand without a wrench. Insert the cotter pin into the nearest hole. Do not tighten this nut as the wheel bearings are not designed to have preload on them (being tightened). They are designed to have a few thousands of an inch of play in them. If you don't understand that consult a service manual for the vehicle you are working on or hey manual that shows how to adjust a wheel bearing. This video should be taken down or edited because you obviously have no understanding and did it completely wrong causing an condition that others will duplicate.
I lost my phone at the Science Museum with my granddaughter on my hip on Monday. It stinks. I had to buy an LG K 30 for $120. You worked so hard and did such an amazing job of fixing your van. Just amazing. I hope you get some lake time at a park this summer. Thanks for a great video!
Bravo! That's a lot of intimidating work. Don't feel too bad about the phone mishap, our mechanic puts his phones down on the rolling tool tray, then tosses a tool on it and breaks the screen, or loses his phone at the junk yard about 2 times a month. Great idea for patching that cap. Good luck with the inspection! ^_^
Sorry about the phone. Good work once again. The more you do to your van, the more you both improve. It’s very satisfying knowing every nut and bolt of your ride.
Ok, I am not going to lie, you scared the crap out of me when you pried that upper ball joint free. But I figured since the video had been posted you lived. Typically you would want something pretty sturdy under the lower control arm since the only thing holding back that serious spring is a shock absorber. However, Congratulations, you have once again tackled a pretty difficult job in less than ideal conditions. Just an FYI for the other two ball joints you should not have to remove the wheel hub or brake assembly unless you felt you needed the working room. ball joints can be replaced without removing those if you do each one at a time (replace upper then replace lower on each side individually. Again congratulations on a job well done, before long you can open your own repair shop.
It's NOT an axle nut! He doesn't have an axle!!! It's a spindle!!! He did it completely wrong, do NOT leave that nut torqued down or the wheel bearings will seize up and lock solid causing loss of vehicle control. This video should be edited and corrected now that people have seen it and don't know it's wrong and unsafe! Google how to adjust a wheel bearing PLEASE! This video is a prime example of why people should not work on cars when they don't know what they are doing!!!
I’m just curious how much time this took vs how much money you saved? Maybe you already covered that in your last video, I just don’t remember. This is a very labour intensive job, so you probably saved a bundle of cash. Good job on keeping the money in your own pockets! With the tighter front end parts, the van should actually drive much better. Will there be a test drive video? As far as the dust cap goes, they are probably not crazy expensive to replace. It’s something to consider depending on what it’s covering. I’m not sure what you used to fix the hole or how permanent the fix is. I applaud your tenacity. I’ve done jobs like this before, and they are not easy considering the lack of tools and working outside.
Omg STOP! Job done WRONG! CAUTION! That's not an axle nut that you torqued down to hold the brake rotor on it's a wheel bearing adjustment but and cotter pin. Immediately stop driving and loosen those nuts. You never leave them torqued down or they will be over tightened heat up seize and fail causing the wheel to lock up while driving! Please find out how to adjust a wheel bearing before you tell other people to do this incorrectly and UNSAFELY and wrong! The wheel bearing adjustment nut only gets torqued down as you rotate the rotor to fully seat the wheel bearings. After they are fully seated you are to loosen the nut and then tighten it by hand without a wrench. Insert the cotter pin into the nearest hole. Do not tighten this nut as the wheel bearings are not designed to have preload on them (being tightened). They are designed to have a few thousands of an inch of play in them. If you don't understand that consult a service manual for the vehicle you are working on or hey manual that shows how to adjust a wheel bearing. This video should be taken down or edited because you obviously have no understanding and did it completely wrong causing an condition that others will duplicate.
Sucks about the phone. You did an amazing job with your ball joints. Your gonna make a fine mechanic. I’m very impressed by your skills.
I lost my phone at the Science Museum with my granddaughter on my hip on Monday. It stinks. I had to buy an LG K 30 for $120. You worked so hard and did such an amazing job of fixing your van. Just amazing. I hope you get some lake time at a park this summer. Thanks for a great video!
Not quite. I actually made a massive mistake doing this that ended up costing me.
@@SylvanSecrets oh dang! I am so sorry! You worked so hard!
@@canuckyank82 is what it is right
Bravo! That's a lot of intimidating work. Don't feel too bad about the phone mishap, our mechanic puts his phones down on the rolling tool tray, then tosses a tool on it and breaks the screen, or loses his phone at the junk yard about 2 times a month. Great idea for patching that cap. Good luck with the inspection! ^_^
Sorry about the phone. Good work once again. The more you do to your van, the more you both improve. It’s very satisfying knowing every nut and bolt of your ride.
They make a ball joint separator fork tool,lol. Nice job.
Couldn't buy one locally that was big enough. There is like a 6 hour gap in the footage of me frantically looking for one.
Ok, I am not going to lie, you scared the crap out of me when you pried that upper ball joint free. But I figured since the video had been posted you lived. Typically you would want something pretty sturdy under the lower control arm since the only thing holding back that serious spring is a shock absorber. However, Congratulations, you have once again tackled a pretty difficult job in less than ideal conditions. Just an FYI for the other two ball joints you should not have to remove the wheel hub or brake assembly unless you felt you needed the working room. ball joints can be replaced without removing those if you do each one at a time (replace upper then replace lower on each side individually. Again congratulations on a job well done, before long you can open your own repair shop.
Yeah, that's why I'm learning. I made another huge mistake doing this job. The shop opening will have to be delayed, lol.
Yeah sorry about the phone, that sucks...but look at how much you have learned, and saved
What was axel nut torque?
It's NOT an axle nut! He doesn't have an axle!!! It's a spindle!!! He did it completely wrong, do NOT leave that nut torqued down or the wheel bearings will seize up and lock solid causing loss of vehicle control. This video should be edited and corrected now that people have seen it and don't know it's wrong and unsafe! Google how to adjust a wheel bearing PLEASE! This video is a prime example of why people should not work on cars when they don't know what they are doing!!!
I’m just curious how much time this took vs how much money you saved?
Maybe you already covered that in your last video, I just don’t remember. This is a very labour intensive job, so you probably saved a bundle of cash. Good job on keeping the money in your own pockets!
With the tighter front end parts, the van should actually drive much better. Will there be a test drive video?
As far as the dust cap goes, they are probably not crazy expensive to replace. It’s something to consider depending on what it’s covering. I’m not sure what you used to fix the hole or how permanent the fix is.
I applaud your tenacity. I’ve done jobs like this before, and they are not easy considering the lack of tools and working outside.
Oh boy. The test drive did not go well. I didn't film it, but there will be a video coming out.
@@SylvanSecrets sorry to hear. What happened?
I just saw the part about the mistake. >.