I don't understand how that puller helped when it was basically pulling against itself? Am I missing something? Love your site and the fact you give links to the tools you use. One of the best channel's on here. Don't think there can be too many brake jobs---always someone looking for their specific vehicle. Address my 2 questions please.
@@KStewart-th4sk The two big hooks on the front weren't pulling the hub, they we're pushing against the knuckle (or whatever that's called) it's housed in. The threaded rod had a big washer and nut on the backside of the hub that was trying to press it out of the knuckle
@@fukkyoutube You know, I could not for the life of me figure out why i am so fascinated with this channel until you made this comment. Being Scottish it all makes sense now. FYI that's why we wear kilts...the sound of a zipper scares away the sheep
99.9 percent of the shops wouldn't have fixed that heat shield before reinstalling it. And people wonder why Eric O is so beloved by it's customers and us RUclipsrs alike. You can always trust him to treat your car better than anyone else.
@@davidowen6103 Some people are just in no way mechanically inclined. I have people that work for us that I don't let touch tools because I know I will just have to go back and fix whatever it is they just "fixed"...
Ived been a technician for 15 years, it would have been a pleasure to work with you. Yes all mechanics make noises or talk to themselfs. It helps to keep our sanity in check and make the time pass by quickly during our 10 hour shifts. Thanks for being a great tech/mechanic.
Eric, my wife heard you mention something about us getting tired of watching brake videos. She said, "You'd probably watch him watching paint dry." The funny part is, she's right! LOL!
The beauty is the running commentary, and the people who wander in and out, while the paint dries. In Runaway Bride, the announcer in Hale, Maryland, says, “Thank God for all the people who have the sense to live in a small town.” Avoca has got your back, and we like to watch.
Haha funny u say that my old lady is always making comments on how much i watch sma. Every time she heres his voice on my tv she says something along the lines of mancrush or hero. Lol. Ive totally tried to put his workmanship and all of his grammas tips into play in my shop as well as all his little sayings. Lol its hard not to the guy is amazing and when i try to work as he does it def keeps my customers happy. Also im in upstate ny as well so i deal with all the same rust issues every day.
Well, he would diagnose it, and then quickly and professionally, watch that paint dry, and believe me , that paint would know it was dried by the best paint watcher there is, or had ever been...,or ever will be. We would know it, and then If there was ever some paint somewhere that needed watched drying, we could just pop up the vid, then proceed with confidence, there is no better way.
I saw a heavy equipment mechanic once that tossed his air hammer aside..walked down to a shed and came back with a demolition jack-hammer. Worked like a charm!
Yea we got something like that at work, not real sure what it was originally used for, maby a hot rivet set gun,,, but it’s one mean sob,,, I’ve said before if was going to take anything from the shop it would be that thing lol
Lol, they upgraded from the fuel cut off switch. If I lived in the rust belt I wouldn't be a mechanic. We only encounter these rust buckets once in awhile. It's good living in the south. That bearing job would of been done in less than 30 minutes. Great job Eric, you always win the fight against rust.
Hey Eric, a good way to "bridge the gap" is to put a copper backing plate behind it and lay the weld on top. The weld will grab the steel, but not the copper. You can flatten out a piece of water pipe and keep it with your welder. Really helps with thinner sheet metal too, since it wicks away some excess heat and prevents you from blowing through.
Let’s not say Big Nasty was defeated, let’s say she had to phone a friend. Even the comic book super heroes need a little help, sometimes. In regards to how many brake job vids people will watch; I’ve been a professional mechanic for coming up on 40 years and I still watch every single one. It might have something to do with me enjoying watching someone else work, though. 🤭
Eric, ur what Wheeler Dealers had in Edd China. ur doing what made that show great, showing us a lifelong set of skills and tricks of the trade for fixing our cars.
satanclaw Can't agree with you more. Ed China, Eric O.... top mechanics. Wish I could have them as my mechanic, I'll know for sure the job is done with integrity and not as quick as you can.
@@michaelhawthorne8696 Just don't get me started on that other "Eric"... "Eric the car guy" or was that "Corporate Sellout"? He retired the workshop to go full youtube.. But When he did that, he stopped doing what made him great, repairing mostly Honda's, and he turned into a watch me learn how to do things, so I can tell you how I think it should be done type of guy. He moved on from what he was good at and started doing stuff he had no experience with, and therefore, no basis for telling/showing us how it should be done because he was no longer able to say WHY we should do something, only that it had to be done....
I'm a mechanic in S. California and I love watching your videos and learning how different it is to work on cars in areas were rust happens. I never knew how good I had it haha. love your videos
Ah the memories! Working years ago at a truck/tractor repair yard I was tasked to remove the rear hub from the axel of a monstrous old tractor. The puller was a huge contraption with a 2 inch screw that had wings that were designed to be be tightened via hammer blows. The chief mechanic warned me not to stand in front while striking. After smacking the thing with a 2 lb sledge for five minutes, he said sometimes a little heat helps. So I started heating with a torch. The hub an puller shot across the shop and stuck in the wall 20 feet away..
Chris I thought the same, I cheered... I should have expected something like that though considering the tension involved with the centre nut being driven home with the big impact driver. Either way.....awesome result
I just reached for my coffee and missed it, was about to rewind then there was the epic slow mo........ Lol The goat sound effect for the fluid film did almost make me spit though :D
@@michaelgordon867 remember that saftey strap Eric showed after it went flying I thought it was going to be used as the set up was being put together bigger is always better sling shot across the room
Eric O. Thank you So much for your professional standards! When I am working by myself and get frustrated when I get trapped in a corner so to speak. I have a habit of cussing and getting crunchy. When I see you tackle the same type of troublesome issues, it brings me to reflect on my own attitude especially when others are around when I am working. One of my many goals is to try and be like Eric O when dealing with these times that can come up to me quite often. I see this in the comments from your viewers too! Again Thanks for all your training, and examples!
Eric, you have created the South Main Auto Repair Show. Doing the brake job is incidental, It's your dialog and delivery, it couldn't be better if you had scripted it. There was setup, drama, tension, danger, pathos (the defeat of Big Nasty) and finally resolution. You created a half hour show out of the brake job and made it more entertaining than most half hour shows on TV today. Also you're getting an excellent feel for camera angles and lighting and you editing is getting pretty damn sophisticated. All in all, well done sir. If I may make a request, produce some more of you excellent electrical diagnostic content. It's almost at the level of a whodunnit now.
That still looked safer than when I changed the rear wheel hub assembly in my 02 Camry. After a day of messing around with a slide hammer and everything else I could think of (no big nasty unfortunately) I put the four hub bolts a few threads in and bolt the wheel back on. Then I loaded my tools and the new hub in the Camry and took it to the street. I got up to about 15 MPH and started swerving side to side has hard has I could. After a few turns I felt the hub pop loose so I pulled over to the side of the road. I then changed the hub right there on the street. I am sure my neighbors thought I was crazy that day.
james U , I learned an easier way to break free a rusted wheel is to use the spare, swing it hard into the tire/ wheel. Breaks free every time. A tow truck operator idea.
Eric, If you clamp that backing plate to a piece of aluminum you'll find welding it will be a lot easier. I worked for an old timer in the late 80's and he swore by bag balm to stop corrosion on bearing housings and axle splines! Bag balm is full of lanolin.
I've actually talked to Chris about this. Can't really tell if he's taken me seriously or not. Hell, if SATA can make a special edition Jon Kosmoski spray gun (richly deserved by the way) why can't Astro make a special BIG NASTY SMA edition. Come on Chris you know it would sell.
I enjoyed the hub canon with the slow-mo replay. It amazes me too how steel can cement itself into an aluminum casting when heat is involved. Safety Nanny: there are inexpensive clear welding helmet lenses that tint up the instant the arc initiates so you don't have to risk your vision to line up a tack.
my son just did the rear hubs on his Cadillac CTS They came off just like this. He only changed them because the magnets for the ABS rusted off. You would think that the factory would put some kind of anti-seize on to prevent the steel and aluminum from making the Fe/Al brand crazy glue.
Always a bigger kid in the schoolyard to get around. When I was in grade school, I was getting pounded by the bully with him on top of me. One of my friends saw what was happening and grabbed a rock and wacked the bully on the head, knocking him out. We ran off. The bully later told me he woke up with no one around in the school yard. The bell had gone off and everyone had gone inside. Back then, there were no school monitors in the play areas. The bully recently called me decades later, and we discussed what happened and had a big laugh over it.
I suggested that Eric send B.N. over to Sonny's Service to study under the tutelage of his brother for a little while. Let Big Nasty work with the big boys on the big toys, flex her muscles a bit, help regain her confidence.
Send her to Canada for the teardown that the earthquake is undergoing for a full analysis top priority we may have to call out of work until this is resolved
Had the same issue on a front wheel bearing on a Saturn Vue on Friday, was seized in the knuckle. Had to pull the knuckle and use the hub grappler and a BFH to get it to pop out! Thanks for the tip! Glad I watched this video the day before lol.
Did the wheel bearings on my 2014 Taurus. Exact same troubles. Cut the heat shield and worked up a big bolt+Washer system to push on the nuckle to force the hub out.
I worked at Ford long enough to tell you this is typical in the rust belt. You need a sledge hammer and a hub-tamer. This is deja vu from the Mazda6 video.
Yep, makes life hell, on front hub assemblies I'd cut 3 lug studs, knock the remnants out, and put a long ass M10 bolt with 2 nuts through the lug hole, wrench on on nut, impact on the bolt, send her home
I bought the hub smashing tool that threads onto the studs and allows you to smack the bearing out with a 20lb sledge. Works even better if you load the suspension with a jack stand and swing away.
Hey Eric, our vw wheel hubs are bolt on just like that one. One is able to sometimes air hammer on the bolt heads with them a few threads loose to slack up the hub. Then as you said just hammer behind the hub. However the downside to that trick is you sometimes have to replace the bolts for the hub.
Oldest son was "helping" me on my wife's truck. Yes, I know he's got A LOT to learn and he's getting there.. just to be mean and have a laugh (he does have his own set of tools....big craftsman socket/wrench set, set of screwdrivers, pliers, etc), I asked him to go find the metric crescent wrench. After about 30 mins, noticed he went inside. Wife tells out the kitchen window at me, I wasn't being very nice. Apparently she obviously cought the joke......óops...😂
Its amazing how stuck steel gets in aluminum when it starts corroding. I still have a crooked piece of trim from having to use a sledge hammer to remove mine.
The engineer is being held hostage (in a dark damp room) and they will not release his family from the Russian's until he comes up with a solution... he only has 48hrs... Boy this should be a movie!?
Was the parking brake mechanism sticking? It could have fried the pads. Ford knew there would be a galvanic reaction between the dissimilar metals. They didn't apply anti-seize and saved 5¢ per vehicle in parts cost. Bravo.
Mr.O, we never get tired of your showmanship in every video you do. You have a knack for making them entertaining as much as educational. Lol! Thanks for all the videos you share. I personally have learned a ton from them.
The 4 bolts that fasten the bearing to the knuckle. I usually leave them screwed in a few turns before removing them completely, I then take my air hammer with a pointed (but strong) bit and hit the center of those bolts with the air hammer essentially pushing the bearing assembly out from the back. Now this works for me 90% of the time however i don't know if this would work on that bearing, she was in there good.. But i do find it more effective than getting the bearing to spin in the knuckle. I have a video up showing what i mean. Using the Hub grappler to get it done was brilliant! Adding that to my bag of tricks 👍
Any SMA video is great, be it brake jobs, gear box jobs even the occasional head job always very entertaining wouldn't miss one for anything. I also like the tunes he plays on the air tools. I had a mate once who was a panel beater and a drummer in a band and he used to belt out a pretty good drum solo whilst beating out the dents in the panels.
The best part of ALL the comments, they do not have much effect on you, after all this time you have shown me and the rest of the world, that you are not prone to change by the comments. Keep It Up!!
Enjoy your videos. I have beat on wheel hubs and have used my air chisel so many times. No bad comments from me. You are a big help. Thank you so much for your informative videos. Cheers from Ontario.
I'm thinking Eric O is the superhero Smashman. Would make a great animated film!! The super-villain Rustjob, who lives under the roads of Avoca, goads are superhero into a frenzy as he wields the Big Nasty and has to call in his sidekicks for backup..... BigPull and LambyPie. What an episode!!
I had a 2013 Taurus SEL AWD and the rear driver's side caliper seized closed. Went though 2 sets of brake jobs at the repair shop before my sister who is a mechanic said the caliper is no good and destroying the brakes. Replaced the calipers with aftermarket and the pads and disk with Powerstop Performance pads and disks. Never had a seizing problem again.
Man eric i have to say you go above and beyond for your customers. The workmanship and attention to detail its like your working on your own favorite car.
@@kjcorder When Dr. O uses fluid film he sometimes adds a sheep sound effect. Much the same as when he uses "Brake Fluid" and the sound effect he has for that!
My first since moving to TX wheel hubs this week and they fell out on a 2004 Tahoe 160K on the clock also still no rust on the frame.... Made me think of my past in VT and you Eric O
in my most difficult to remove wheel bearings, the two methods ive had success with have been slide hammering while using an air hammer to spin it, and bolting a used rotor to it and then laying a 4x4 under the car and finding the biggest sledge hammer i could, fortunately the bearing stayed together and popped out on the second swing.
@@jottow680 I own two of the 12" left handed adjustable wrenches. They are Bahco's that were given to me. Even though I only ever use them when every other wrench I own is out of arm's reach, I just can't bring myself to get rid of them. Even though they appear to be a good quality tool, to me they're more of a novelty than anything else.
Hope you read this welding tip. Hold the thin metal down with copper underneath and it makes gaps like that easy to weld, you can even weld huge gaps with this method.
I love them! Even if it's the same car. My favorite by far is the rear brakes, backing plates, calipers, et al on the Chevy van. It was so crusty the rear diff cover had to be replaced. It's a 2 parter if memory serves.
At the dealership we would sometimes work in 2 man teams with sledge hammers to knock those hubs out. The explorers are the same way. My personal favorite hammer for the job is the Wilton Unbreakable 20624, it's a 6lb sledge with a 24" handle and is the perfect balance between impact force and control in my opinion. Even with 2 techs wailing on the hub, it would sometimes take us over an hour to knock them out. We also cut a slit in the thin parts of the shields and take them off the same way you did. That's of course for the AWD versions where we can't do what you just did
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man you keep up with the sheep sounds you gonna have some country boys looking 👀
I don't understand how that puller helped when it was basically pulling against itself? Am I missing something? Love your site and the fact you give links to the tools you use. One of the best channel's on here. Don't think there can be too many brake jobs---always someone looking for their specific vehicle. Address my 2 questions please.
@@KStewart-th4sk The two big hooks on the front weren't pulling the hub, they we're pushing against the knuckle (or whatever that's called) it's housed in. The threaded rod had a big washer and nut on the backside of the hub that was trying to press it out of the knuckle
@@fukkyoutube You know, I could not for the life of me figure out why i am so fascinated with this channel until you made this comment. Being Scottish it all makes sense now. FYI that's why we wear kilts...the sound of a zipper scares away the sheep
@@KStewart-th4sk Look closely, he"s pushing against the spindle, not pulling on the hub. I had to look twice myself to see it.
WARNING: If your Hub puller reaches escape velocity, please get clearance from the FAA before you reach low orbit
You folks at Astro should really consider putting tiles on this like they do on the shuttle... just a thought
Yes and a big red button to push for launch preventative measures or a GPS guided landing spot. LOL
@@SouthMainAuto They can rename it Hubble Tamer (knee slap)
@@Discretesignals omg
@@Garth2011 Haha yes it does need a GPS tracker so I can find where it lands...
There once was a tool called big nasty
She ran off a big tank of gassy
A crusty Ford hub
She gave a rub
But it stayed attached to the chassis
😂
That's a damn masterpiece!
Lol nice piece of art
At the airport waiting for flight. Almost spit my Dr Pepper out I laughed so hard.
Damn good LOL
99.9 percent of the shops wouldn't have fixed that heat shield before reinstalling it. And people wonder why Eric O is so beloved by it's customers and us RUclipsrs alike. You can always trust him to treat your car better than anyone else.
thats why I do all my car work myself.been a mechanic for 28 years
nonsense.
Wrong,..... 99.9 percent of shops would not have cut it, and have a better air hammer with induction heating comes right apart.....
Agreed, but frankly I just leave them off completely after first bearing job.
@@themanthemyththelegend1392 I call bullshit on that claim!
Always applaud an honorable mechanic who doesn't curse at whatever which have you. If i lived nearby you would be my new car inspectionister
Every time Eric O's doorbell rings a new mechanic gets his wrenches.
Doug Reed LOL 😂 Too funny. I can see it now. Darn it I am trying to watch Eric O, but some one keeps ringing my doorbell and running away.
LOL!
@Allan Sneddon would you f**k off with the ALL CAPS. Sheesh.
God BLESS
It's a wonderful Garage..
The low key sheep sound when the can was loosing strength was an awesome touch, had me cracking up.
I think it's because fluid film is sheep oil
haha me too
South main is lit
@@captain3xtreme lanolin
Brake jobs are the backbone of most shops. There is no limit to how many I will watch.
Nathan Vogt people don’t realize how easy they are to do. Hahaha
@@davidowen6103 Some people are just in no way mechanically inclined. I have people that work for us that I don't let touch tools because I know I will just have to go back and fix whatever it is they just "fixed"...
You'll never reach our "braking" point of brake job vids.
That puller even makes bearing jobs exciting!
Don't stop Eric O I learn something new every time.
Ived been a technician for 15 years, it would have been a pleasure to work with you. Yes all mechanics make noises or talk to themselfs. It helps to keep our sanity in check and make the time pass by quickly during our 10 hour shifts. Thanks for being a great tech/mechanic.
Indeed on the self conversations. Sanity maintainer.
Eric, my wife heard you mention something about us getting tired of watching brake videos. She said, "You'd probably watch him watching paint dry." The funny part is, she's right! LOL!
The beauty is the running commentary, and the people who wander in and out, while the paint dries. In Runaway Bride, the announcer in Hale, Maryland, says, “Thank God for all the people who have the sense to live in a small town.” Avoca has got your back, and we like to watch.
Haha funny u say that my old lady is always making comments on how much i watch sma. Every time she heres his voice on my tv she says something along the lines of mancrush or hero. Lol. Ive totally tried to put his workmanship and all of his grammas tips into play in my shop as well as all his little sayings. Lol its hard not to the guy is amazing and when i try to work as he does it def keeps my customers happy. Also im in upstate ny as well so i deal with all the same rust issues every day.
I think the paint was still wet, Ill grab the snacks while we are waiting on it to dry ;)
I think we watched that last year.
Well, he would diagnose it, and then quickly and professionally, watch that paint dry, and believe me , that paint would know it was dried by the best paint watcher there is, or had ever been...,or ever will be. We would know it, and then If there was ever some paint somewhere that needed watched drying, we could just pop up the vid, then proceed with confidence, there is no better way.
I saw a heavy equipment mechanic once that tossed his air hammer aside..walked down to a shed and came back with a demolition jack-hammer. Worked like a charm!
you know, I never though of trying that... I sure will on the next one that is super stuck :))
Yea we got something like that at work, not real sure what it was originally used for, maby a hot rivet set gun,,, but it’s one mean sob,,, I’ve said before if was going to take anything from the shop it would be that thing lol
Blunt tip in jackhammer, push out pivot pins in Dragline. At a Coal Mine.
Not surprised, I would have called my dad and asked for his jack hammer, break that sob in seconds. It works!
wxfield I’m a heavy equipment mechanic, I often use 30 or 60 lb air hammer on stuck pins, bushings etc. Hell of a lot better than any other method!!!
Theres a bearing release button in the glove compartment for 2010 and newer.
😂😂
Bfh and a normal chisel.
Right next to the muffler bearing rotator button? I see it!
Lol, they upgraded from the fuel cut off switch. If I lived in the rust belt I wouldn't be a mechanic. We only encounter these rust buckets once in awhile. It's good living in the south. That bearing job would of been done in less than 30 minutes. Great job Eric, you always win the fight against rust.
Believe231 gi
you think we come for the brake jobs truth is it's the commentary and the rust, it's how you defeat the rust that counts!.
In our area it's combating the rust. Can never defeat it. Unfortunately
Hey Eric, a good way to "bridge the gap" is to put a copper backing plate behind it and lay the weld on top. The weld will grab the steel, but not the copper. You can flatten out a piece of water pipe and keep it with your welder. Really helps with thinner sheet metal too, since it wicks away some excess heat and prevents you from blowing through.
Let’s not say Big Nasty was defeated, let’s say she had to phone a friend. Even the comic book super heroes need a little help, sometimes.
In regards to how many brake job vids people will watch; I’ve been a professional mechanic for coming up on 40 years and I still watch every single one. It might have something to do with me enjoying watching someone else work, though. 🤭
My thoughts exactly.
Paul E. yup work is fascinating, I can watch it all day long .
Christopher C., I can lie down next to it and go to sleep. 🤡
you gotta admit though, Eric is a smooth operator
Not so smooth when Big Nasty is shaking in his hands Bruce.
And it didn’t cut an air hose when it landed, this time.
Eric, ur what Wheeler Dealers had in Edd China. ur doing what made that show great, showing us a lifelong set of skills and tricks of the trade for fixing our cars.
satanclaw
Can't agree with you more.
Ed China, Eric O.... top mechanics.
Wish I could have them as my mechanic, I'll know for sure the job is done with integrity and not as quick as you can.
Edd China is cool!
Eric O is better. Paul was the real mechanical genuis behind wheeler dealers. However Edd is not bad at all at teaching.
@@rimmersbryggeri Ofc he is, he's working full time as a mechanic. Not sure when Edd did that the last time ?
@@michaelhawthorne8696 Just don't get me started on that other "Eric"... "Eric the car guy" or was that "Corporate Sellout"? He retired the workshop to go full youtube.. But When he did that, he stopped doing what made him great, repairing mostly Honda's, and he turned into a watch me learn how to do things, so I can tell you how I think it should be done type of guy. He moved on from what he was good at and started doing stuff he had no experience with, and therefore, no basis for telling/showing us how it should be done because he was no longer able to say WHY we should do something, only that it had to be done....
I'm a mechanic in S. California and I love watching your videos and learning how different it is to work on cars in areas were rust happens. I never knew how good I had it haha. love your videos
Ah the memories! Working years ago at a truck/tractor repair yard I was tasked to remove the rear hub from the axel of a monstrous old tractor. The puller was a huge contraption with a 2 inch screw that had wings that were designed to be be tightened via hammer blows. The chief mechanic warned me not to stand in front while striking. After smacking the thing with a 2 lb sledge for five minutes, he said sometimes a little heat helps. So I started heating with a torch. The hub an puller shot across the shop and stuck in the wall 20 feet away..
Was just about to say: we need a slowmo shot of that - SMA Delivered! EPIC!
When that whole kit went flying I spit my drink. That was awesome. Good to see some carnage for a change
Chris
I thought the same, I cheered...
I should have expected something like that though considering the tension involved with the centre nut being driven home with the big impact driver.
Either way.....awesome result
That was better than the flying caliper.
I mean flying rotor, not caliper.
I just reached for my coffee and missed it, was about to rewind then there was the epic slow mo........ Lol The goat sound effect for the fluid film did almost make me spit though :D
@@michaelgordon867 remember that saftey strap Eric showed after it went flying I thought it was going to be used as the set up was being put together bigger is always better sling shot across the room
Miss an SMA brake job. NEVER!! Suspense is the main character in every video!
Eric O. Thank you So much for your professional standards! When I am working by myself and get frustrated when I get trapped in a corner so to speak. I have a habit of cussing and getting crunchy. When I see you tackle the same type of troublesome issues, it brings me to reflect on my own attitude especially when others are around when I am working. One of my many goals is to try and be like Eric O when dealing with these times that can come up to me quite often. I see this in the comments from your viewers too! Again Thanks for all your training, and examples!
Eric, you have created the South Main Auto Repair Show. Doing the brake job is incidental, It's your dialog and delivery, it couldn't be better if you had scripted it. There was setup, drama, tension, danger, pathos (the defeat of Big Nasty) and finally resolution. You created a half hour show out of the brake job and made it more entertaining than most half hour shows on TV today. Also you're getting an excellent feel for camera angles and lighting and you editing is getting pretty damn sophisticated. All in all, well done sir.
If I may make a request, produce some more of you excellent electrical diagnostic content. It's almost at the level of a whodunnit now.
Paul Le Mars I don’t think anyone could have said that any better!!!!
The fact that you welded the heat shield back together AND painted it really speaks volumes about the quality of your repair work.
That still looked safer than when I changed the rear wheel hub assembly in my 02 Camry. After a day of messing around with a slide hammer and everything else I could think of (no big nasty unfortunately) I put the four hub bolts a few threads in and bolt the wheel back on. Then I loaded my tools and the new hub in the Camry and took it to the street. I got up to about 15 MPH and
started swerving side to side has hard has I could. After a few turns I felt the hub pop loose so I pulled over to the side of the road. I then changed the hub right there on the street. I am sure my neighbors thought I was crazy that day.
Works well for stuck wheels also
james U , I learned an easier way to break free a rusted wheel is to use the spare, swing it hard into the tire/ wheel. Breaks free every time. A tow truck operator idea.
I was thinking the same thing. Who needs wheel bearing bolts anyway?
That's some funny shit dude!
I guess it worked!! I like the suggestion of swinging the spare (momentum)!!!
Eric playing "Name That Stain", with no motel in sight! You saw it here, folks...
20:45 that’s top quality mechanic. Takes pride in his work with everything
Eric, If you clamp that backing plate to a piece of aluminum you'll find welding it will be a lot easier.
I worked for an old timer in the late 80's and he swore by bag balm to stop corrosion on bearing housings and axle splines! Bag balm is full of lanolin.
Fluid Film's new sound is perfect!
Brake jobs, Whatever. We just enjoy watching you work. To be you are a super star.
That little air ratchet at the beginning of the video got some major power
Nothing like a wheel bearing launch to liven your day! Big bonus no one was hurt. 🙂
What are the chances Astro would offer a custom SMA Big Nasty branded version of the tool?!
I've actually talked to Chris about this. Can't really tell if he's taken me seriously or not. Hell, if SATA can make a special edition Jon Kosmoski spray gun (richly deserved by the way) why can't Astro make a special BIG NASTY SMA edition. Come on Chris you know it would sell.
you make routine brake jobs interesting, keep them coming
I enjoyed the hub canon with the slow-mo replay. It amazes me too how steel can cement itself into an aluminum casting when heat is involved. Safety Nanny: there are inexpensive clear welding helmet lenses that tint up the instant the arc initiates so you don't have to risk your vision to line up a tack.
This channel has replaced all Saturday morning automotive shows. I cut the cable.
You mean Saturday morning automotive parts advertisement shows?
FYI the powernation channel has started uploading all those shows
Right on this guy is awesome!!!!
I have cut my cable also and now I watch car repair shows on u tube and I am not a mechanic
Now that All Girls Garage is populated with black lipstick and tattoos I lost interest in Saturday mornings!
my son just did the rear hubs on his Cadillac CTS They came off just like this. He only changed them because the magnets for the ABS rusted off. You would think that the factory would put some kind of anti-seize on to prevent the steel and aluminum from making the Fe/Al brand crazy glue.
your personality makes the brake videos worth watching
First? There isn't a limit of SMA brake job vids.
haha rub that brake job spot till it's raw.
Brake jobs are like snowflakes no two are identical.
stop asking how many brake jobs we will watch, ALL OF 'EM I TELL YA!
I like using never seize on those bearing , spray never last long , they get washed away in time , even bolts too
Always a bigger kid in the schoolyard to get around.
When I was in grade school, I was getting pounded by the bully with him on top of me. One of my friends saw what was happening and grabbed a rock and wacked the bully on the head, knocking him out. We ran off. The bully later told me he woke up with no one around in the school yard. The bell had gone off and everyone had gone inside. Back then, there were no school monitors in the play areas. The bully recently called me decades later, and we discussed what happened and had a big laugh over it.
As Ave would say, that could get you a set of “summer” teeth. Lol
RIP Big Nasty. You were a legend!
She's not dead, but just knows her limitations
Just takes her a little longer to "get there." Happens with age. ; )
I suggested that Eric send B.N. over to Sonny's Service to study under the tutelage of his brother for a little while. Let Big Nasty work with the big boys on the big toys, flex her muscles a bit, help regain her confidence.
She wants some air tool oil.
Send her to Canada for the teardown that the earthquake is undergoing for a full analysis top priority we may have to call out of work until this is resolved
"Ya done messed up, A-a-ron!" Love it!
😂
Churlish....
Had the same issue on a front wheel bearing on a Saturn Vue on Friday, was seized in the knuckle. Had to pull the knuckle and use the hub grappler and a BFH to get it to pop out! Thanks for the tip! Glad I watched this video the day before lol.
Don't know how many times I've watched this but it never gets old... Epic!
Big Nasty never loses, it just adapts to the situation. Good job, good video as always. Thank you!
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Main** though. No E on the end.
Big nasty was not defeated....she just had to call for backup!
La Garde recule...sauve qui peut!
@nick harding - My thoughts exactly.
Captain marvel too the rescue! 😄
Did the wheel bearings on my 2014 Taurus. Exact same troubles. Cut the heat shield and worked up a big bolt+Washer system to push on the nuckle to force the hub out.
We used to tie off bearing pullers and slugging wrenches. Keeps them in your immediate vicinity when they go a’flying.
You done messed up a-a-Ron. Haha I'm dying. Keep up the videos. The integrity of how you run your shop is why I will remain a lifelong subscriber.
Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?
Hub: I defeated the Big Nasty
HERPY DERPEDY Well Hub, you're going on the scrap heap anyway. I guess that's just the brakes...
Hahaha! Yeah buddy.
You guys should go on the road. Go on the road and don`t come back.
You win the internet for the whole week
...without any milk.
I worked at Ford long enough to tell you this is typical in the rust belt. You need a sledge hammer and a hub-tamer.
This is deja vu from the Mazda6 video.
Yep, makes life hell, on front hub assemblies I'd cut 3 lug studs, knock the remnants out, and put a long ass M10 bolt with 2 nuts through the lug hole, wrench on on nut, impact on the bolt, send her home
Ah yes, the acytlene wrench, one of my favorites.....sigh.
@@MrErikw26 I'll have to remember that next time I've got to change a hub.
I bought the hub smashing tool that threads onto the studs and allows you to smack the bearing out with a 20lb sledge. Works even better if you load the suspension with a jack stand and swing away.
@@dustinbornhoft2313 that, seems...safe....
Hey Eric, our vw wheel hubs are bolt on just like that one. One is able to sometimes air hammer on the bolt heads with them a few threads loose to slack up the hub. Then as you said just hammer behind the hub. However the downside to that trick is you sometimes have to replace the bolts for the hub.
If I had been working on that car and it was mine I wouldn't have gone to the trouble of welding that shield. Eric you the man!
Metric crescent wrench... there's my problem, mine is SAE.... darn it!
Maybe big nasty needs a rebuild??? Years of (ab)use???
Metric crescent wrench! 😂
What you really need is a Witworth
Mine is actually made by crescent and it's metric and sae
Oldest son was "helping" me on my wife's truck. Yes, I know he's got A LOT to learn and he's getting there.. just to be mean and have a laugh (he does have his own set of tools....big craftsman socket/wrench set, set of screwdrivers, pliers, etc), I asked him to go find the metric crescent wrench. After about 30 mins, noticed he went inside. Wife tells out the kitchen window at me, I wasn't being very nice. Apparently she obviously cought the joke......óops...😂
@@brianmason1414 send him to the auto parts store to get a muffler bearing you gotta pay your dues and be safe ❤️🤪
By the GODS!!! Big Nasty has been defeated. NO THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT!!😣
Red lights came on and loud claxons blared at the Astro tool company, where a crack team is now working around the clock to remedy the situation.
Its amazing how stuck steel gets in aluminum when it starts corroding. I still have a crooked piece of trim from having to use a sledge hammer to remove mine.
The engineer is being held hostage (in a dark damp room) and they will not release his family from the Russian's until he comes up with a solution... he only has 48hrs... Boy this should be a movie!?
By a Ford!!!. Needs some marvel mystery air tool oil.
It was not defeated.... Big Nasty had an assist..... Just like in Football. :-)
Was the parking brake mechanism sticking? It could have fried the pads.
Ford knew there would be a galvanic reaction between the dissimilar metals. They didn't apply anti-seize and saved 5¢ per vehicle in parts cost. Bravo.
Wasn't even a 5¢ savings... More like .005¢ cheap bastards (file)!
Exactly, its why I don't buy Ford anymore
21:30 Yep, last time I replaced a wheel hub I made sure to put some anti-sieze on the new hub before putting it in.
Mr.O, we never get tired of your showmanship in every video you do. You have a knack for making them entertaining as much as educational. Lol! Thanks for all the videos you share. I personally have learned a ton from them.
Greetings from another Tom Wilson!🙂
Nothing defeats the Big Nasty, air pressure was probably low.
Unlikely. Bad air is a known issue in that shop.
I'll get a trailer compressor. Pumping air thru a 2 inch line will do wonders for your complexion.
@@ShainAndrews his air ruined my tires😂😂😂
The air hose and fittings Are a little small for that tool. The swivel doesn't help either.
@@fascistpedant758 Nope. Bad air. Even replaced the air compressor in an attempt to resolve the issue.
Not to worry Eric, we will watch whatever you post..... including endless brake job videos 😊
The 4 bolts that fasten the bearing to the knuckle. I usually leave them screwed in a few turns before removing them completely, I then take my air hammer with a pointed (but strong) bit and hit the center of those bolts with the air hammer essentially pushing the bearing assembly out from the back. Now this works for me 90% of the time however i don't know if this would work on that bearing, she was in there good.. But i do find it more effective than getting the bearing to spin in the knuckle. I have a video up showing what i mean.
Using the Hub grappler to get it done was brilliant! Adding that to my bag of tricks 👍
Not many people would have welded that heat shield just shows how much better you are then all the rest!! Keep it going Mr. O you the man!!
15:47 my fave part. The flying wrench is the cherry on top
Dude, your killing me with some of the things you say, well done.
"You done messed up A. A. Ron!" Loved the Key and Peele quote. 😁
I stopped doing my brake job to watch yers
I still want to hear a cat "REOW!!!" sound effect when things crash.
This is the second most delightful brake job video ever - right behind Miss Hannah's. 👍❤
Any SMA video is great, be it brake jobs, gear box jobs even the occasional head job always very entertaining wouldn't miss one for anything.
I also like the tunes he plays on the air tools. I had a mate once who was a panel beater and a drummer in a band and he used to belt out a pretty good drum solo whilst beating out the dents in the panels.
Don't worry Big Nasty
Rocky lost a fight. 👍👍
15:35 - "I must go, for my people need me"
"Metric crescent wrench" Hilarious. I love your sense of humor. Everyone should have a "metric" crescent wrench!
Better known as a "chinese socket set"
I have both! A SAE and Metric crescent wrench....
But do you have a left handed Crescent wrench?
The best part of ALL the comments, they do not have much effect on you, after all this time you have shown me and the rest of the world, that you are not prone to change by the comments. Keep It Up!!
Enjoy your videos. I have beat on wheel hubs and have used my air chisel so many times. No bad comments from me. You are a big help. Thank you so much for your informative videos. Cheers from Ontario.
Fix all the brakes you like . I'll keep watching .
I'm thinking Eric O is the superhero Smashman. Would make a great animated film!! The super-villain Rustjob, who lives under the roads of Avoca, goads are superhero into a frenzy as he wields the Big Nasty and has to call in his sidekicks for backup..... BigPull and LambyPie. What an episode!!
Never enough brake job videos Eric O! 😊
I had a 2013 Taurus SEL AWD and the rear driver's side caliper seized closed. Went though 2 sets of brake jobs at the repair shop before my sister who is a mechanic said the caliper is no good and destroying the brakes. Replaced the calipers with aftermarket and the pads and disk with Powerstop Performance pads and disks. Never had a seizing problem again.
Man eric i have to say you go above and beyond for your customers. The workmanship and attention to detail its like your working on your own favorite car.
I laughed so hard when that hub flew off of there. Thank you for the entertainment! 😂
Now everytime I use Fluid Film I'll have to make sheep noises. 😐
LOL
I know, right. I thought I was the only one.
Maybe I'll spray it on my wool sweater?!?
Lol...
In Wales it’s used as Lube. Baaaaaa.
The Fluid Film sheep makes me laugh, every time!
Dang I thought I heard goat! 🐐
I don't get it.. please explain?
@@kjcorder When Dr. O uses fluid film he sometimes adds a sheep sound effect. Much the same as when he uses "Brake Fluid" and the sound effect he has for that!
@@bradplumb64 ok. But... nevermind.. I'll look it up.. oooooohhh. Fluid film is made from/with lanolin oil/ wax which comes from sheep
My first since moving to TX wheel hubs this week and they fell out on a 2004 Tahoe 160K on the clock also still no rust on the frame.... Made me think of my past in VT and you Eric O
in my most difficult to remove wheel bearings, the two methods ive had success with have been slide hammering while using an air hammer to spin it, and bolting a used rotor to it and then laying a 4x4 under the car and finding the biggest sledge hammer i could, fortunately the bearing stayed together and popped out on the second swing.
Finally you are wearing gloves, to protect your skin from cancer causing substances! Good job!
Now he needs to wear a mask when he is spraying all that brake dust and whatever around.
That bearing was definitely stuck in there FORD TOUGH!
More like "Ford difficult" to work on
Sure you can use the metric crescent wrench but yours is also left handed.
They actually make a left handed one.
I prefer the SAE crescent wrenches, they fit more standard NUTS! LOL
@@jottow680 I own two of the 12" left handed adjustable wrenches. They are Bahco's that were given to me. Even though I only ever use them when every other wrench I own is out of arm's reach, I just can't bring myself to get rid of them. Even though they appear to be a good quality tool, to me they're more of a novelty than anything else.
@@buannajim8091 it's fun handing them to someone to use. I got used to a left handed one without knowing. Now everyone I grab is backwards.
Hope you read this welding tip. Hold the thin metal down with copper underneath and it makes gaps like that easy to weld, you can even weld huge gaps with this method.
I always think about how much I love the weather up north, then I see videos like this
Love that metric crescent wrench!
Who else loves brake job vids?
I love them! Even if it's the same car. My favorite by far is the rear brakes, backing plates, calipers, et al on the Chevy van. It was so crusty the rear diff cover had to be replaced. It's a 2 parter if memory serves.
A relatively simple job turns into something for a professional by the Rust Belt . Great job,Eric!
That was one stubborn bearing.... Good job Eric O... I was a shop teacher for 33 yrs....
At the dealership we would sometimes work in 2 man teams with sledge hammers to knock those hubs out. The explorers are the same way. My personal favorite hammer for the job is the Wilton Unbreakable 20624, it's a 6lb sledge with a 24" handle and is the perfect balance between impact force and control in my opinion. Even with 2 techs wailing on the hub, it would sometimes take us over an hour to knock them out. We also cut a slit in the thin parts of the shields and take them off the same way you did. That's of course for the AWD versions where we can't do what you just did