I want to thank you,,,, I was diagnosed with an incurable disease that really knocked me for a loop. I responded by feeling sorry for myself and retreating to my lazy boy for a few months, I began watching your vids and it motivated me to get back out to my garage and resume the restoration of the Charger I’ve owned since high school. I hope you know that not only are your vids educational but they are motivational as well. It may sound corny but you may have prolonged my life. Thank you very much. A friend from Oklahoma.
What a good story...well not the incurable disease part. very sorry to hear that. Hearing your story is motivational and inspirational. Keep sharing your story when you can, you can be the one to prolong life for someone else. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that charger keeps you happy and busy.
Aw hell yeah!! Life is for living and I hop you can cruise the Charger up to a Million miles before your time. I love Mopars, and this vid. cracks me up because Chevy finally went with 1960's Mopar suspension design. (except for the...why do I see so many 4 tire tracks in the snow rear axle slipped Chevies......
For the record the squeak and clunks are cleared up and it rides amazingly smooth, and yes typically the control arms are $475 but I was able to grab them as “returns” for $350... Not exactly cheap but I’m not much of a bar goer and no kids so gotta have something to blow money on! Plus if they make it another 120k without another front end revamp I’ll be happy, and with the bolt in ball joints I shouldn’t have to pay for a future alignment. Also I get the vibe I should swing by dunkin and grab some coffee to drop off or something next time I am in the area.
We would leave a half sheet for the next guy in. That was for everyone in the shop. One guy in particular seemed to always leave the TP empty. Paper towels were the same way. We would actively work to try and catch him being the next one to find only a half sheet of each.
As an alignment tech. I appreciate the plug for freeing up the tie rod jam nuts. I rarely get that courtesy from techs in my shop or from other shops I do alignments for.
@@SouthMainAutolol I make coffee or donuts a rule of thumb anytime I have to bring my vehicle into a shop. Maybe the techs will be a little more thorough when they have something to appreciate fingers crossed 🤞🏼 doing all my work myself when I do need a shop I’m always weary they aren’t as thorough as I am with specs/ proper install.
"How do You play that game without holding a beer in one hand" Exactly what I was thinking.......................... Love the channel Eric, wish I could bring my vehicles to you for repair.
I would venture to guess that Kryptonite will be revamping their telephone prompts relatively soon. Nobody - and I mean NOBODY - wants to end up looking bad in an SMA video!
I'm sure when the Owner of Kryptonite watches (if they haven't already) will be having a kryptonic conniption with his staff over this little "embarrassment". It's no big deal really, only 500K plus subscribers watching, what negative consequences could possibly happen?! ;-P
A shop I worked at, a few years back, did alignments for another shop down the road. They brought one to us one day and I was the lucky one to do the alignment. They had replaced the outer tie rods (I believe some other things as well, doesn't matter) not only did they NOT free up the jam nuts but they manage to round BOTH of them off! Needless to say I was not a happy fella! Torches, vise grips, what have you to try to adjust the jeezless things, not to mention the shop manager barking at me asking what's taking so damn long. GRRRR~!
Our 2006 Chevy Express 3500 was taken into the shop multiple times for an alignment to fix the bad camber. Never got fixed, per your recommendation, I looked at the little plastic things. They were still in there. Thanks, Tires Plus.
I took a 92 Bonneville to Tires plus 4 an alignment. It's not exactly a new car. It was pulling to one side. They finish it and I take it for a spin. Still pulling to one side although slightly better. So take it back they check it and adjust it again. Then I test drive it And it's still pulling like it was. So I take it back 3rd time and they say they can't do anything with it take it to another store on the other side of town. I've never been back
Now SMA is cooking (Not just Mrs. O.) and pumping out the work !!!! Nice "" Kryptonite "" parts, bet the cost of those was out of this world !!!!! Sure like that alignment machine - makes me happy seeing all that green !!!!! Just a little "" Home Schooling "" going on at the local garage !!!!! I do have to say you probably have the best lunch every day in a 100 mile radius !!!! Venison, Pork chops, Kaypers !!!!!! SMA is just not an ordinary garage - It's a culinary diner too !!!!!!! Job well done with precision on this guys truck, you make me proud to watch this video !!!!!!!
My wife is so tired of me saying this now because of these videos.... and now I can never pick up a can of brake clean the same again, I hear the noice in my head every time lol
I binged watched all your videos over the past 2 weeks, Your an amazing person and one thing i can honestly say you have taught me at my age is patience and a big hammer get things done.
I'm glad that I am not the only one who has to work on new rust buckets. The cars here in North Dakota last about 5-10 years before they are completely rotted away.
HEY THERE Eric,,,,, I just stumbled across your video about the upper control arms & Tie Rod ends.....You are an excellent Mechanic and you don't give yourself enough credit ...!!! Also, I just want you to know that this video helped me a bunch changing my upper control arms on my 1988 Chevy K-1500 4x4 Off Road Edition Silverado....!!! Thanks a bunch Eric O. Steven Capizzi Columbus, Ohio USA
Amen to that. Eric's deduction of any auto problem is just AMAZING. Like the great Detective, Sherlock (Mechanic of Auto) show. Starring Eric and family.
Walked in from changing rear pads, rotors, and one seized caliper on my work van, a crappy afternoon. Washed up, and found an SMA video, things are looking up.
I had to ask my wife what a caper was. :D That's some fancy eats! Smoked salmon is fantastic, though. Looks like someone finally invented front end components that have the capability to make it more than 3 seasons of commuting on MA roadways. I might have to look into that. The truck has already cost me $45-Large over the past 14 years - what's another grand? I've got another GMT-900 on the lift myself right now. Motor mounts! And, it's a 4x4, of course! Took me 4 hours to R&R the left one yesterday. I pulled the cross from the front pinion and moved the driveshaft to one side. The OE one didn't have a heat shield, so it came out easy. The new one I had to disassemble to get it in place, thanks to the giant heat shield (OE mounts). Frustration city! Can only get 2 super-fine clicks out of the Snap-On ratchet on any one of the 4 mount-to-engine bolts. More engineer cursing in the upcoming vid, lol. What else is new? :D
You got a awesome family there dude n the Mrs. O. I am a ole paradog n wondered how different my life would have been if I had a dad like you. Hope your kids realize how lucky they are. I watch ya every now n then, wish you would have shown that awesome brass hammer maker as I'd like to get that set. Enjoy your humor dude,,, Ty Clark
Great job Eric and family as usual. That sure was a great video. The new front suspension looked GREAT. I knew you would win the phone tag. The confermation of location for upper joint was critical for a pro to know, and those who watched now know as well. Thanks Eric and family.
I've seen it work, but you have to lube it a couple three times a day for like 3 days for it to really work. But you are right it helps move the rust out of the threads so they don't gall.
Her been watching for a few years really enjoy the way you explain the steps needed to make a repair job easy thanks for your time and effort to film it and put on here 👍 Am about to do my upper and lower ball joints on a 2017 chevy silverado and I kinda use your videos to help me get the job done without fighting with something I probably didn't realize was supposed to come off first or didn't have to take off thanks again for making life easier lol
Good tip. Also, if you ever go to a quick lube type place you may as well go ahead and replace them because either they're going to overfill them and blow them or never fill them at all.
There's no way I could have a channel. I would still be editing my language with bleeps. You do a great job thank you. People ask me "not a sponsor" is now a habit when using brand names. If I visit NY I'm under coating my truck I never seen so many rusty trucks and WD should be a sponsor. Thank you.
That year should have the option to reset and learn steering angle in the steering angle sensor module and EBCM. Performing that and clearing active pull compensation is huge on that year truck. It only takes an extra 3 minutes!
Yet no one does it haha. I mean I did but I have had trucks come in that have had a dozen alignments and STILL PULL!! A couple quick presses of a button and the customer loves me :) Service data people... READ IT!
I did a 3" lift on my Yukon my wheels were camber out the shop that I went to couldn't align it so I installed those upper control arms and they solved my problem.
The best part of your videos to me is when you grab the wrong socket or do the sound effects this to me shows you truly enjoy your job as most of us do, thanks for the videos.
Ive always felt the same way when I use a torque wrench. Nothing ever “feels” tight enough 😂 . It was even worse when I moved to the electronic snap on tech angle torque wrenches. I’ve had to slowly train myself to just quit doubting and forget about it.
The only noise my 06 Silverado ever makes sounds like a flock of birds chirping. That's how I know the top front shock nuts are loose or to replace the shocks. No need to have scheduled maintenance, the birds serve as a reminder. Otherwise, it's superbly quiet. I do clean the entire underside yearly and hose it down with a light mineral oil based product. I don't live in a rust prone area, for clarification.
I've used long straight boards held against the tires to set the toe by measuring side to side to spots on the boards the diameter of the wheel apart. I set the boards on 2 jack stands on each side snug to the tire. The alignment shop did not need to change the toe the last time I did this.
Bought the fancy wrenches for those alignment bolts and quit working before I got them. RETIRED! Covid hit a week after I quit. Been watching TV every day since March.
I watch you while walking on a treadmill in my basement at night. My wife thought I was having a party down here. Lol keep up the informative good work
Yup they are clunkers for sure . Honestly though I just traded in my 2010 GMC Sierra 4x4 , it had 208,000 miles and was still running strong ...... Biggest problem with GM is trying to stay ahead of the rust .
When removing the axle bearing without a remover, I partially remove the three bolts and hit each bolt with an air hammer and the bearing assembly comes right out, even on vehicles with over 300,000 miles of Michigan rust. Just a tip!
Since I started driving cars legally at age 16 oh, I have always told them to straighten the steering wheel when the align it. It should be common sense but I think it's just pure laziness. For the record I'm 63 now.
I'm an alingment guy, since 1981, and I get steering wheels straight using nothing more than a drive - over toe gauge. Takes a few short road tests, but beats spending 40K for a rack.
I see a lot of trucks driving sideways down the highway, especially with lifts. I'm sure when they put blocks on the rear end they do a number on the thrust angle.
I was watching this while catching up on email and such this morning. While you were reinstalling those cam bolts in the UCA, I absentmindedly reached down for a napkin and started wiping my hands. Your videos pull in the viewer so well that I needed to wipe the grease from my fingers. Now I feel the urge to run over to Napa (not a sponsor)
I worked years in a gravel driveway in the rain and snow with a tarp over me and a heater. SSSSSHHH it wasn't as bad as I made it sound. But enough of that, bought a house built a shop with cathedral ceiling for.....a lift of course. A/C, Heat, Cabinets to store everything in, internet 42" tv. Yep...life has improved. Just do it, plan, set a goal and life life with purpose rather than wasting it. We will never get time back. Boy I could use tire machines but can't sacrifice the floor space. Need a bigger shop haha
The way I heard it was use the brackets and to also zip tie the wires elsewhere if they need it etc. no way I’d just be zip tying those important lines.
Yes I’m due to have take coffee to my two favored shops. I like to wrench on my 91 MX5 and my 96 Ranger , but they don’t need much repair , thank goodness. Cheers
This was a very educational video for me . I had no idea you could purchase such a cool kit for your truck. I don't think that "CLUNK" will be there when the owner drives it. He is going to Love to drive his truck for sure again. Cool video Eric.
Full-time wrench-breaker here and spent 13 years in the Army before that doing (mostly) the same. Have never like coffee. If I do drink it, it winds up with so much sugar and creamer in it that it's coffee-flavored sugar lol. I LOVE the smell of it though. Someone needs to make a candle that smells like coffee, bacon and gunpowder.
I want to thank you,,,, I was diagnosed with an incurable disease that really knocked me for a loop. I responded by feeling sorry for myself and retreating to my lazy boy for a few months, I began watching your vids and it motivated me to get back out to my garage and resume the restoration of the Charger I’ve owned since high school. I hope you know that not only are your vids educational but they are motivational as well. It may sound corny but you may have prolonged my life. Thank you very much.
A friend from Oklahoma.
What a good story...well not the incurable disease part. very sorry to hear that. Hearing your story is motivational and inspirational. Keep sharing your story when you can, you can be the one to prolong life for someone else. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that charger keeps you happy and busy.
Thank you for sharing you story. I wish you well. Stay positive.
Wishing all the best from England. Hope you get t do many miles in your charger, an ICON of the USA. 👌👍🍻🇬🇧
My wife is a nurse and claims a positive attitude definitely makes a difference. Glad to hear you have that and a wrench going for you.
Aw hell yeah!! Life is for living and I hop you can cruise the Charger up to a Million miles before your time. I love Mopars, and this vid. cracks me up because Chevy finally went with 1960's Mopar suspension design. (except for the...why do I see so many 4 tire tracks in the snow rear axle slipped Chevies......
As long as the kids are making noise it’s OK, it’s when it gets quiet you need to check.
This guy must have kids haha
Yep because generally they are up to no good
My grandma would always wake from her nap when things got quiet 😂
You're right about that one dude usually when kids go quiet they're up to no good hahaha 🤣
Does not apply to wives and girlfriends. When they're making noise, you're in trouble.
For the record the squeak and clunks are cleared up and it rides amazingly smooth, and yes typically the control arms are $475 but I was able to grab them as “returns” for $350... Not exactly cheap but I’m not much of a bar goer and no kids so gotta have something to blow money on! Plus if they make it another 120k without another front end revamp I’ll be happy, and with the bolt in ball joints I shouldn’t have to pay for a future alignment. Also I get the vibe I should swing by dunkin and grab some coffee to drop off or something next time I am in the area.
Looks a mighty fine set up and really sturdy to boot.
Ball joints can now be replaced instead of control arms
Buy a 60k truck and have to put your own suspension in. GM has really gone down hill.
@@The_Redkween ford's are the same way
@@The_Redkween 60k?
"I do the same thing with the toilet paper, if I see it's gettin low I just don't use it. Nobody tricking me into changing that roll..." LOL!!
Or like in my house you just choose from the 3 other bathrooms, one is sure to have TP.
We would leave a half sheet for the next guy in. That was for everyone in the shop. One guy in particular seemed to always leave the TP empty. Paper towels were the same way. We would actively work to try and catch him being the next one to find only a half sheet of each.
Me, I'll get a new roll but I won't change it, I'll just set it on top of the near empty old roll....lol!
He's one of the funniest mechanics on RUclips. He truly blesses my life haha. Mechanics know how and comedy in one video haha
As an alignment tech. I appreciate the plug for freeing up the tie rod jam nuts. I rarely get that courtesy from techs in my shop or from other shops I do alignments for.
And donuts!
@@SouthMainAutolol I make coffee or donuts a rule of thumb anytime I have to bring my vehicle into a shop. Maybe the techs will be a little more thorough when they have something to appreciate fingers crossed 🤞🏼 doing all my work myself when I do need a shop I’m always weary they aren’t as thorough as I am with specs/ proper install.
There is always a "hammer" side to every tool
"Every tool is a hammer if you use it wrong enough."
I agree 👍
lol. every tool is a hammer or can be hammered !
"How do You play that game without holding a beer in one hand" Exactly what I was thinking.......................... Love the channel Eric, wish I could bring my vehicles to you for repair.
I thought for a moment that a JiffyLube tech was being tortured in the other bay 😁
😲🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
you were hoping that a JiffyLube tech was being tortured in the other bay
😂😂😂😂😂
I would venture to guess that Kryptonite will be revamping their telephone prompts relatively soon. Nobody - and I mean NOBODY - wants to end up looking bad in an SMA video!
Considering the Jewelbox they put a GM part in they really should have top tier customer service.
I'm sure when the Owner of Kryptonite watches (if they haven't already) will be having a kryptonic conniption with his staff over this little "embarrassment". It's no big deal really, only 500K plus subscribers watching, what negative consequences could possibly happen?! ;-P
Wow, a SMA video with out the scanners and diagnostics and computers us old guys can relate to. Need more of these.
A lengthy love note to Mr. O. Give his Chevy some love. #1
I typically watch some of these videos when I have a long job coming up they hype me up, cause he makes all these repairs look so easy
A shop I worked at, a few years back, did alignments for another shop down the road. They brought one to us one day and I was the lucky one to do the alignment. They had replaced the outer tie rods (I believe some other things as well, doesn't matter) not only did they NOT free up the jam nuts but they manage to round BOTH of them off! Needless to say I was not a happy fella! Torches, vise grips, what have you to try to adjust the jeezless things, not to mention the shop manager barking at me asking what's taking so damn long. GRRRR~!
In the north we call that every other day
OMG! Trinity has grown so much!
Our 2006 Chevy Express 3500 was taken into the shop multiple times for an alignment to fix the bad camber. Never got fixed, per your recommendation, I looked at the little plastic things. They were still in there. Thanks, Tires Plus.
I took a 92 Bonneville to Tires plus 4 an alignment. It's not exactly a new car. It was pulling to one side. They finish it and I take it for a spin. Still pulling to one side although slightly better. So take it back they check it and adjust it again. Then I test drive it And it's still pulling like it was. So I take it back 3rd time and they say they can't do anything with it take it to another store on the other side of town. I've never been back
Now SMA is cooking (Not just Mrs. O.) and pumping out the work !!!! Nice "" Kryptonite "" parts, bet the cost of those was out of this world !!!!! Sure like that alignment machine - makes me happy seeing all that green !!!!! Just a little "" Home Schooling "" going on at the local garage !!!!! I do have to say you probably have the best lunch every day in a 100 mile radius !!!! Venison, Pork chops, Kaypers !!!!!! SMA is just not an ordinary garage - It's a culinary diner too !!!!!!! Job well done with precision on this guys truck, you make me proud to watch this video !!!!!!!
my favorite saying: "THERES YOUR PROBLEM LADY!"
My 11 year old son said that to my wife when she pulled the burned garlic bread out of the oven. We all laughed and then ate burned garlic bread.
I used to say that a lot and so did my late father..... Everytime I hear it it reminds me of him and it makes me smile 😊
Yeah I like that one too. And another fav is “not a sponsor”
My wife is so tired of me saying this now because of these videos.... and now I can never pick up a can of brake clean the same again, I hear the noice in my head every time lol
@@mhamby2009 that’s just fun! Lmao
I binged watched all your videos over the past 2 weeks, Your an amazing person and one thing i can honestly say you have taught me at my age is patience and a big hammer get things done.
And a million dollars worth of tools.
My only comment or concern: you said big fancy scan tool without imitating Scotty. Great video as always, Dr. O!
I'm glad that I am not the only one who has to work on new rust buckets. The cars here in North Dakota last about 5-10 years before they are completely rotted away.
Same here
Videos 4 days in a row! Putting in work!
HEY THERE Eric,,,,, I just stumbled across your video about the upper control arms & Tie Rod ends.....You are an excellent Mechanic and you don't give yourself enough credit ...!!! Also, I just want you to know that this video helped me a bunch changing my upper control arms on my 1988 Chevy K-1500 4x4 Off Road Edition Silverado....!!! Thanks a bunch Eric O.
Steven Capizzi
Columbus, Ohio USA
Glad Mr O finally found a glove that last lol. Diamond grip, that's all I use at work... great gloves👍👍
I've used those too they take more abuse than the nitrile gloves.
I am so glad that you are posting new videos regularly. They always take me away from the crap going on everywhere else.
Amen to that. Eric's deduction of any auto problem is just AMAZING. Like the great Detective, Sherlock (Mechanic of Auto) show. Starring Eric and family.
Love the video especially with Thor in it been waiting to see one with it every since you got it..
Walked in from changing rear pads, rotors, and one seized caliper on my work van, a crappy afternoon. Washed up, and found an SMA video, things are looking up.
Loving the installation of parts videos! Love the diag videos, but it is cool seeing you install stuff. Seeing what your process is has been cool.
Absolutely love your videos! All the fancy bells and whistles are what’s stopping me from getting a new truck. I like to feel the road!
i learned something new about the newer chevys with the electric steering. thank you eric! you made my alignments and tire balances easier!
I had to ask my wife what a caper was. :D That's some fancy eats! Smoked salmon is fantastic, though.
Looks like someone finally invented front end components that have the capability to make it more than 3 seasons of commuting on MA roadways. I might have to look into that. The truck has already cost me $45-Large over the past 14 years - what's another grand?
I've got another GMT-900 on the lift myself right now. Motor mounts! And, it's a 4x4, of course! Took me 4 hours to R&R the left one yesterday. I pulled the cross from the front pinion and moved the driveshaft to one side. The OE one didn't have a heat shield, so it came out easy. The new one I had to disassemble to get it in place, thanks to the giant heat shield (OE mounts). Frustration city! Can only get 2 super-fine clicks out of the Snap-On ratchet on any one of the 4 mount-to-engine bolts. More engineer cursing in the upcoming vid, lol. What else is new? :D
4:23 Sounds as if the homeschool frog dissection is going well.
Epic 2021season from Eric O. Brilliant! Even the hammer has an alternate hammer side.
Love your work dude, keep it up happy new year to you, your family and everyone watching this video 😃
Always South Main Auto. This is the Bob Ross of Auto Shops. Anyone can talk yah through a painting, but sometimes we gotta see the brush strokes.
You know it's gonna be a good SMA vid whenever Eric works on any Chevy. You can feel his love for them. 😂
I didn't knew Leon the profesional had a youtube channel!!
That Carlyle flex head ratchet from Napa (not a sponsor!) is very good.
Intro always sounds like "welcome to the Self-Made Auto repair channel" haha
even the RUclips auto-captioning gets it like that lol
Really enjoying these frequent uploads!
You got a awesome family there dude n the Mrs. O. I am a ole paradog n wondered how different my life would have been if I had a dad like you. Hope your kids realize how lucky they are. I watch ya every now n then, wish you would have shown that awesome brass hammer maker as I'd like to get that set. Enjoy your humor dude,,, Ty Clark
Great videos! Great to see a professional honest mechanic at work. Thanks Mr. O!
Great job Eric and family as usual. That sure was a great video. The new front suspension looked GREAT.
I knew you would win the phone tag. The confermation of location for upper joint was critical for a pro to know, and those who watched now know as well. Thanks Eric and family.
Sounds like Jay is playing The South Main Auto anthem is the key of "D" in the background. "D" for "drill".
The new ball joint looks like my '65 Corvair's top ball joint.
Multiple sma videos In a row nice!!!
Am I the only one to notice the kids all went from toddlers to teens in a season. Damn COVID.....
I agree 👍
6:00 I've found if anything, penetrating fluid just helps lubricate the exposed threads. Helps.. most of the time.
I've seen it work, but you have to lube it a couple three times a day for like 3 days for it to really work. But you are right it helps move the rust out of the threads so they don't gall.
60% of the time, it works every time
i always wire brush the exposed, dirty, rusty threads first.
Always have a can of pbblaster on tap! 🤣
PB Blaster works wonders on rusty bolts. If you put a little heat on them that works too.
Her been watching for a few years really enjoy the way you explain the steps needed to make a repair job easy thanks for your time and effort to film it and put on here 👍
Am about to do my upper and lower ball joints on a 2017 chevy silverado and I kinda use your videos to help me get the job done without fighting with something I probably didn't realize was supposed to come off first or didn't have to take off thanks again for making life easier lol
Eric O', I was hoping to see your new Winter JEEP hat. I just always referred to you from day one as "the guy with the JEEP hat".
FACTORY STRUTS..SPRING GETS IN THE WAY...HAVE TO PULL STRUT TO GET CAM BOLTS OUT....NICE JOB!!
tip: never wipe the grease off the zerks fitting after greasing. leave it to protect and collect dirt. wipe off next time before greasing.
Good tip. Also, if you ever go to a quick lube type place you may as well go ahead and replace them because either they're going to overfill them and blow them or never fill them at all.
I prefer to use brake bleeder rubber dust caps on the zerk fittings to keep dirt out. Works perfect.
My wife would have a fit.
But us ODC people can't stand to leave it on there ;)
There's no way I could have a channel. I would still be editing my language with bleeps. You do a great job thank you. People ask me "not a sponsor" is now a habit when using brand names. If I visit NY I'm under coating my truck I never seen so many rusty trucks and WD should be a sponsor. Thank you.
That year should have the option to reset and learn steering angle in the steering angle sensor module and EBCM. Performing that and clearing active pull compensation is huge on that year truck. It only takes an extra 3 minutes!
Yet no one does it haha. I mean I did but I have had trucks come in that have had a dozen alignments and STILL PULL!! A couple quick presses of a button and the customer loves me :) Service data people... READ IT!
It is unfortunate how many "toe and go" techs there are out there.
Hey E I gave you a thumbs up because you are the best auto mechanic I have ever seen.
GM vehicles never cease to disappoint me.
I did a 3" lift on my Yukon my wheels were camber out the shop that I went to couldn't align it so I installed those upper control arms and they solved my problem.
Jay... if he kicks cameras, imagine what he does to dogs, and the elderly. LOL
😂
I wish I knew how to fix on cars... I can only change oil and maybe replace a radiator hose. You're the man Eric O! 💪🏾
Jeez pumpin’ them out Eric 👍🏻
The best part of your videos to me is when you grab the wrong socket or do the sound effects this to me shows you truly enjoy your job as most of us do, thanks for the videos.
Ive always felt the same way when I use a torque wrench. Nothing ever “feels” tight enough 😂 . It was even worse when I moved to the electronic snap on tech angle torque wrenches. I’ve had to slowly train myself to just quit doubting and forget about it.
FYI if the strut is in the way, you can compress the suspension from below with a jack and it will compress the spring and move it out of the way.
The only noise my 06 Silverado ever makes sounds like a flock of birds chirping. That's how I know the top front shock nuts are loose or to replace the shocks. No need to have scheduled maintenance, the birds serve as a reminder. Otherwise, it's superbly quiet. I do clean the entire underside yearly and hose it down with a light mineral oil based product. I don't live in a rust prone area, for clarification.
I've used long straight boards held against the tires to set the toe by measuring side to side to spots on the boards the diameter of the wheel apart. I set the boards on 2 jack stands on each side snug to the tire. The alignment shop did not need to change the toe the last time I did this.
How do you play without a beer in your hand 😂
Definitely sounds like me on a weekly basis
Bought the fancy wrenches for those alignment bolts and quit working before I got them. RETIRED! Covid hit a week after I quit. Been watching TV every day since March.
Awesome. And I haven't even watched it yet.
I watch you while walking on a treadmill in my basement at night. My wife thought I was having a party down here. Lol keep up the informative good work
Wont be long til your sayin, "I cant believe this kid is old enough to drive. " cheers O's
Good show, I particularly enjoyed the nod comment to PowerNation. Big fan of that.
Yup they are clunkers for sure . Honestly though I just traded in my 2010 GMC Sierra 4x4 , it had 208,000 miles and was still running strong ...... Biggest problem with GM is trying to stay ahead of the rust .
Biggest problem with gm is that they are gms lol
When removing the axle bearing without a remover, I partially remove the three bolts and hit each bolt with an air hammer and the bearing assembly comes right out, even on vehicles with over 300,000 miles of Michigan rust. Just a tip!
“Sounds like there must be a murder happening in the other bay” 😂
Eric O. Putting them high class parts on that Chevy sweet thanks for sharing
Got dang. I’m getting old because your kids are getting big. 🤦♂️
That's exactly what I was thinking.
and noisy! ..first time outside influences messed up a video ...other then the 12 o`clock siren
@@deepsquat600 And the other guys using an air impact gun or big nasty, or the compressor kicking in.
don't forget the furnace and the camera hog (mic hog really) compressor
@@frotobaggins7169 ..I agree.. But outside influences.. Things that aren't part of a mechanics shop... Because of coarse you can't forget the phone...
You make mechanicing l look so relaxing and even fun I love watching your videos
We are getting spoiled, daily uploads! Whoa baby!
Thank you for calling and getting a straight answer. Helped me a lot! Liked and subbed!
For the money he would have paid for those upper arms, I'd expect a better solution than zip ties for the flexible brake line and ABS wire.
I was gonna say the same thing...seems like a cheap 'we forgot to engineer this' fix. Won't be purchasing these any time soon.
@@joefratianni8693 all of them I've ever gotten are like that unless o.e.
Wow Eric. Your kids are really growing and getting bigger.
The alignment shops in my town can’t even get the steering wheel straight
Since I started driving cars legally at age 16 oh, I have always told them to straighten the steering wheel when the align it. It should be common sense but I think it's just pure laziness. For the record I'm 63 now.
Eventually you ve got to deal with the alignment guys.
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I'm an alingment guy, since 1981, and I get steering wheels straight using nothing more than a drive - over toe gauge. Takes a few short road tests, but beats spending 40K for a rack.
I’ve never had an alignment shop get my steering wheel straight
Thanks for all your knowledge
I didn’t know about clearing steering settings......thanks again shade tree Steve
Welcome to the family Thor 👪
Them kryptonite control arms and ball joints are pretty sweet @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
I see a lot of trucks driving sideways down the highway, especially with lifts. I'm sure when they put blocks on the rear end they do a number on the thrust angle.
The dogleg is from hitting something hard. And a resulting misalignment.
That's known as dog tracking. If the alignment isn't done right or they replaced tierods or a rear axle is off kilter. It will do that.
Ball joint and brake videos. And pulling gasktanks out are the best kinds of videos. Keep up the good work!
Hey Eric, Did you bring donuts and coffee over to Josh?
no....😐
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@@SouthMainAuto no chance of that , they would be eaten already 😎🤣👍
At least he loosened the nuts for him
Okay this time I got to actually enjoy my coffee with the vejeo, so you made up for that last too freaken short vejeo.
Love me sum SMA!!
Free tip Tuesday, the old double wrench trick.
I was watching this while catching up on email and such this morning. While you were reinstalling those cam bolts in the UCA, I absentmindedly reached down for a napkin and started wiping my hands. Your videos pull in the viewer so well that I needed to wipe the grease from my fingers. Now I feel the urge to run over to Napa (not a sponsor)
I remember the days when after market parts were definitely a no go at South Main Auto...
Just did all this on my 02 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, wish I would have had access to a lift though! Nice work Mr. O
I worked years in a gravel driveway in the rain and snow with a tarp over me and a heater. SSSSSHHH it wasn't as bad as I made it sound. But enough of that, bought a house built a shop with cathedral ceiling for.....a lift of course. A/C, Heat, Cabinets to store everything in, internet 42" tv. Yep...life has improved. Just do it, plan, set a goal and life life with purpose rather than wasting it. We will never get time back. Boy I could use tire machines but can't sacrifice the floor space. Need a bigger shop haha
High dollar control arms with zip ties......
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I was thinking the same thing zip ties really all that money and you can't tac weld a nut on it for the lines
Any directions that tell you to zip tie anything is questionable about the product right? Or is that just me
The way I heard it was use the brackets and to also zip tie the wires elsewhere if they need it etc. no way I’d just be zip tying those important lines.
gm owners are not know for brains
Holy crap biscuits, is that little Miss Trinnery! Boys are getting big too. Wow, how time flies. Thanks Dr. O!
I was waiting for him to say "Duncan Donuts, not a sponsor"
Lol. This comment is hilarious. I was going to ask if Eric has ever gotten a new sponsor from saying "Not a sponsor".
Yes I’m due to have take coffee to my two favored shops.
I like to wrench on my 91 MX5 and my 96 Ranger , but they don’t need much repair , thank goodness.
Cheers
Intermediate steering shaft... Next.
Kryptonite products are amazing I recommend them for all trucks and Jeep’s
This was a very educational video for me . I had no idea you could purchase such a cool kit for your truck. I don't think that "CLUNK" will be there when the owner drives it. He is going to Love to drive his truck for sure again. Cool video Eric.
Thor needs a theme song like big nasty Eric!
It should be God of Thunder by KISS.
now why you go calling Eric, big nasty? :D
@@MikeBrown-ii3pt or the thunder chant by ac/dc
Full-time wrench-breaker here and spent 13 years in the Army before that doing (mostly) the same. Have never like coffee. If I do drink it, it winds up with so much sugar and creamer in it that it's coffee-flavored sugar lol. I LOVE the smell of it though. Someone needs to make a candle that smells like coffee, bacon and gunpowder.