⛐ Check out our Garage to see what tools we use and recommend: www.amazon.com/shop/worldmechanics ⛐ Subscribe and hit the notification bell by the subscribe button for new videos: ruclips.net/user/AutoRepairGuys ⛐ Our GoFundme Page: www.gofundme.com/auto-repair-guys
Here's a tip from what another commenter brought up. Honda sells, of course, both Lithium grease and Silicone grease. The difference is - Lithium grease is petroleum based so it should not be used on plastic or rubber (like door seals). It sticks well to metal. Silicone grease is silicone based and sticks well to many surfaces and will not deteriorate plastic and rubber.
If you look closely you can see the arm on the center bearing jerk when it changes direction, lubricating the track is going to be a temporary fix at best. Our Odyssey's left sliding door still works smoothly because the right side is the one that gets the most use. I ended up replacing the right side center bearing because one of the two rollers had broken off. Here is an easy way to tell. With both doors closed open both doors using the master switch on the dash. When the doors get about half way open turn the master switch (above the sliding door open / close switches) to the off position. This will stop the doors. Now you can carefully slightly rock each door back and forth while looking at the arm on the center support bearing. If one or both of the bearings are worn or broken there will be a lot of side to side movement. Keeping the lower roller clear of debris, where does all that stuff come from! and lubing the seals are excellent suggestions.
One would think you should know the top rail has a plastic like rubber bumper door stop that will melt in hot weather and either fall off or turn into a very sticky like tar that gets all over the inside top door. The door stops are about $8 apiece and very simple to put on and you can see how easily they will come off when melted. goo gone works to remove the sticky mess inside the door and will stop the door from sticking when opening.
Thanks for pointing that out! I just checked my van, after going out to wipe down the seals with silicon lube. I see where the bumpers used to be and they aren't there and the doors definitely hit the metal there.
Man Don't put lithium grease on rubber. It is wrong, the rubber will fade and crack. Put silicone grease or silicone paste. Lithium is not good for rubber
@@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq Honda Owners Manual and Service Manual specifies silicone lubricant for all rubber seals. Virtually all car makers also specify silicone.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that track in the body, just behind the slider when it's closed, just pop out? I'd think it'd make it easier to lube that track if that piece came out easy
From what I just saw in another video, there are only two bolts holding that body cover over the sliding door track. Easy removal and as you say a much easier clean before lubricating.
You shouldnt never apply grease on tracks, they will accumulate a dust and particles so it make it in the future even worse!!!! only for bearings and pivot if needed
My right door makes noise like a rattle when driving. Dealer fixed it several times under warranty, but each fix only lasted a month. Each time I got it back, the door seals were very sticky. What's a permanent fix?
The rollers work fine on my mom's Odyssey, but the rubber seal, is near GLUED to the door, making it near impossible for my frail mom or her friends to get the door to unseal and open. What can we use to disrupt this adherence of the two pieces?
عندى مشكله فى باب الاوديسى 2005مش بيفتح ولا يقفل الا لما اشيل الفيوز رقم'5, 7واركبه تانى يشتغل مرتين او تلاته ويعطل تانى وارجع اشيل نفس الفيوز مرتين ويعطل تانى وكل كهربائي يطلع عيب مختلف عن التانى اعمل يا اهل الخبرة وشكرا
I,ve watched this a couple of times to get the name of the ‘grease’ he,s spraying on the cloth or paper towel to apply to the seals around the door. It appears to me it’s WD 40, if that’s so, STOP !!! I sprayed WD40 on my back window to help remove a sticker and it dissolved the seal around the window.
On my Odyssey the plastic wheels broke and binded up and the cable snapped. Now both by doors had to have the rollers changed and they don't close on their own anymore. So now they're just manual. Honda only sells the motor with the cable and they're 500 bucks each and they are a huge pain in the ass to change. It wasn't worth it for me on a 13 year old van.
In 2022, I just Googled "2007 Honda Odyssey sliding door wheels" and got prices from $ 25 to $ 50. Now that I look again, the $ 25 was for one unit while the $ 50 was for two units.
@@seanlacroix - You must be talking about having a garage do the repair work for that price. I just Googled "2007 Honda Odyssey sliding door motor and cable" and the prices are about $ 130 to $ 150 per side. That extra $ 350 must be for labor which would be about right. At $ 90 per hour, it probably takes several hours to do the job. The purpose of looking at these RUclips videos is to learn how to do these jobs for ourselves and keep that $ 700 for labor in our pockets.
Good video i do jave a question do you know what would be wrong wen all the windows dont go down only the driver window work and its not the fuse plz help thanks
If the other three windows remain up but you hear a clicking sound when operating each individual window switch at the driver control pad, this indicates you have a failed master switch on the drivers pad. This is the switch that makes windows lock or unlock. Try to find used at a salvage yard or available on amazon. Make certain you have your model correct, LX, EX, EX-L, etc. This pad is easy to change, you insert a small flat screwdriver along the bottom edge of pad and pry up gently. The entire pad assembly can then be removed by disconnecting the 2 plug in modules. You change the entire master switch pad as one assembly. I did mine in five minutes.
I'm glad you brought that up. Honda sells, of course, both Lithium grease and Silicone grease. The difference is - Lithium grease is petroleum based so it should not be used on plastic or rubber (like door seals). It sticks well to metal. Silicone grease is silicone based and sticks well to many surfaces.
Hi Bud, I am your video watcher... I have 2006 BMW X3. AC is fully charged and AC clutch is engaging fine but I am not getting any COLD air... AC switch is ON and Cold air toggle vent is set to BLUE but still no COLD air... any advise?
Steve Vento yeah lithium attracts dirt but youre supposed to wipe off the excess. WD40 just doesnt lubricate for any length of time and attacks many plastics.
A petroleum based lube will deteriorate rubber or plastic products. A silicon based lube is safe and actually kinda rejuvenate and protects rubber. Don't know about white lithium...
I'm almost 78 years old now and I smoked for 20 or 30 years. Haven't smoked since a pack went to $ 4 - around 25 or 30 years ago. You just don't notice how much people smoke when you are a smoker or live in a society where everyone still smokes. But when I look at old black and white movies, I am just floored. It's almost impossible to find a scene where someone ISN'T holding a cigarette in their fingers. Now, I look back and realize just how addicted all those people where. But when you're doing it yourself, you just don't see it.
If you plan on making a video. Plan ahead. You worked on a the door right up against another car. You could have moved the van around it so you had space to move around while making your video. You guys could barely fit in the space you had. Have you demonstrator hold off on putting a freaking cig in his mouth like he was doing a job that mattered to him. I noticed it was not lit, but the vid was a total of 5 mins, you'd think he could have put it off for that amount of time and pretended to liked his job. Cravings are cravings, but it was only 5 mins.
⛐ Check out our Garage to see what tools we use and recommend:
www.amazon.com/shop/worldmechanics
⛐ Subscribe and hit the notification bell by the subscribe button for new videos: ruclips.net/user/AutoRepairGuys
⛐ Our GoFundme Page: www.gofundme.com/auto-repair-guys
Here's a tip from what another commenter brought up. Honda sells, of course, both Lithium grease and Silicone grease. The difference is - Lithium grease is petroleum based so it should not be used on plastic or rubber (like door seals). It sticks well to metal. Silicone grease is silicone based and sticks well to many surfaces and will not deteriorate plastic and rubber.
Good to know 👍
If you look closely you can see the arm on the center bearing jerk when it changes direction, lubricating the track is going to be a temporary fix at best. Our Odyssey's left sliding door still works smoothly because the right side is the one that gets the most use. I ended up replacing the right side center bearing because one of the two rollers had broken off. Here is an easy way to tell. With both doors closed open both doors using the master switch on the dash. When the doors get about half way open turn the master switch (above the sliding door open / close switches) to the off position. This will stop the doors. Now you can carefully slightly rock each door back and forth while looking at the arm on the center support bearing. If one or both of the bearings are worn or broken there will be a lot of side to side movement.
Keeping the lower roller clear of debris, where does all that stuff come from! and lubing the seals are excellent suggestions.
One would think you should know the top rail has a plastic like rubber bumper door stop that will melt in hot weather and either fall off or turn into a very sticky like tar that gets all over the inside top door. The door stops are about $8 apiece and very simple to put on and you can see how easily they will come off when melted. goo gone works to remove the sticky mess inside the door and will stop the door from sticking when opening.
Thanks for pointing that out! I just checked my van, after going out to wipe down the seals with silicon lube. I see where the bumpers used to be and they aren't there and the doors definitely hit the metal there.
THANK YOU, thats whats I will do tomorrow on my 2005 Odyssey
Awesome tip, guys! I need to go get some of this for my Odyssey.
Man Don't put lithium grease on rubber. It is wrong, the rubber will fade and crack. Put silicone grease or silicone paste. Lithium is not good for rubber
Vaseline or tire coating spray on weatherstrips is better too. Lithium grease turns dark and stain whatever touch it.
Honda actually sells a special grease just for rubber seals. I think it’s called Shin-Etsu. Works great and a little goes a long way.
@@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq Honda Owners Manual and Service Manual specifies silicone lubricant for all rubber seals. Virtually all car makers also specify silicone.
Me p my lol ok l
A very good video on how to use lithium grease on a sliding door of a van. I just bought a Mazda 5
Try superzilla, throughout all the rest.silicone based
Thank you gentlemen..
Blaster Lithium Grease is safe on rubber and plastic.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that track in the body, just behind the slider when it's closed, just pop out? I'd think it'd make it easier to lube that track if that piece came out easy
From what I just saw in another video, there are only two bolts holding that body cover over the sliding door track. Easy removal and as you say a much easier clean before lubricating.
You shouldnt never apply grease on tracks, they will accumulate a dust and particles so it make it in the future even worse!!!! only for bearings and pivot if needed
Ok, got it. Ok, thanks for the idea.. ok, i love the video.. Ok, lubricat it.. ok, ok...
Okay....... good tips.
Honda makes a special grease for the door gasket. Lithium is not correct. This though is ok as a temporary fix only.
The name of it is: shin etsu grease
Who knows. They don't tell you what to use in the owners manual. I would imagine this product is fine, since it sets up/gets thicker over time.
@@taradead the WD40 brand is the one I use and works fine for me so far.
@@boostedfb6brah609 Correct. I have purchased it. that is what you are supposed to use for the Seals.
Muchas gracias, thank you.
Thank you
I have black grease can I use it on latch and hinges no white lithuim grease . On seals I will apply rubber dressing
Thank u❤
Is it safe to smoke while spraying the lubricant?
Neil Cho it's never safe to smoke.
Neil Cho hahaa
probly not
Only if you use gasoline as the cleaner and lubricant.
Are you asking if it is safe to smoke and inhale lubricant? Or if his face will blow up
My right door makes noise like a rattle when driving. Dealer fixed it several times under warranty, but each fix only lasted a month. Each time I got it back, the door seals were very sticky. What's a permanent fix?
Follow up, I lubed the seals with white lithium grease, and problem solved.
The rollers work fine on my mom's Odyssey, but the rubber seal, is near GLUED to the door, making it near impossible for my frail mom or her friends to get the door to unseal and open. What can we use to disrupt this adherence of the two pieces?
bobby solo put silicone grease on the rubber seals
Hi there, time to lube my van, is it ok to pressure wash those rails before applying lubricant ?
Did you ever find out if it's okay to pressure wash it?
OK...!
Can I use silicone lubricant?
That’s actually what you should use. Not lithium.
عندى مشكله فى باب الاوديسى 2005مش بيفتح ولا يقفل الا لما اشيل الفيوز رقم'5, 7واركبه تانى يشتغل مرتين او تلاته ويعطل تانى وارجع اشيل نفس الفيوز مرتين ويعطل تانى وكل كهربائي يطلع عيب مختلف عن التانى اعمل يا اهل الخبرة وشكرا
I,ve watched this a couple of times to get the name of the ‘grease’ he,s spraying on the cloth or paper towel to apply to the seals around the door. It appears to me it’s WD 40, if that’s so, STOP !!! I sprayed WD40 on my back window to help remove a sticker and it dissolved the seal around the window.
Waste of time, makes it seem ok but is temporary. The car needs a new center roller, most common problem, dealer master tech here.
Dealer master tech?..lost all your credibility right there. Everything is "temporary". Trying to sell him something he obviously doesnt need.
On my Odyssey the plastic wheels broke and binded up and the cable snapped. Now both by doors had to have the rollers changed and they don't close on their own anymore. So now they're just manual. Honda only sells the motor with the cable and they're 500 bucks each and they are a huge pain in the ass to change. It wasn't worth it for me on a 13 year old van.
got OE and US-made for $50 on ebay
In 2022, I just Googled "2007 Honda Odyssey sliding door wheels" and got prices from $ 25 to $ 50. Now that I look again, the $ 25 was for one unit while the $ 50 was for two units.
@@STBRetired1 the sliding door wheels weren’t expensive it was the motor and cable to open and close them automatically that were 500 per side.
@@seanlacroix - You must be talking about having a garage do the repair work for that price. I just Googled "2007 Honda Odyssey sliding door motor and cable" and the prices are about $ 130 to $ 150 per side. That extra $ 350 must be for labor which would be about right. At $ 90 per hour, it probably takes several hours to do the job. The purpose of looking at these RUclips videos is to learn how to do these jobs for ourselves and keep that $ 700 for labor in our pockets.
Replace bearing its metal on metal!!!
Good video i do jave a question do you know what would be wrong wen all the windows dont go down only the driver window work and its not the fuse plz help thanks
Yes there's a button on arm rest that shuts off the rest of the windows as a safety feature for kids. Just push the button to on
If the other three windows remain up but you hear a clicking sound when operating each individual window switch at the driver control pad, this indicates you have a failed master switch on the drivers pad. This is the switch that makes windows lock or unlock. Try to find used at a salvage yard or available on amazon. Make certain you have your model correct, LX, EX, EX-L, etc. This pad is easy to change, you insert a small flat screwdriver along the bottom edge of pad and pry up gently. The entire pad assembly can then be removed by disconnecting the 2 plug in modules. You change the entire master switch pad as one assembly. I did mine in five minutes.
I'm glad you brought that up. Honda sells, of course, both Lithium grease and Silicone grease. The difference is - Lithium grease is petroleum based so it should not be used on plastic or rubber (like door seals). It sticks well to metal. Silicone grease is silicone based and sticks well to many surfaces.
@@STBRetired1 thanks 👍👍
Can you send me Linkoping grease please
Can I use Winchester gun lubricant?
might make your car backfire...
I see the Okla dealer tag. I'm in Oklahoma. Do you guys run a shop or a used car dealership??
Thanks - even a girl can do that! 😂
Great
Can you use regular WD-40?
I wouldnt.... tends to damage the plastic rollers.
Thanks! By the way, my kids have a very difficult time opening the sliding doors from inside; is there a trick to that?
@@Avital4414 Yeah...disable the Child Lock's....
Hi Bud, I am your video watcher... I have 2006 BMW X3. AC is fully charged and AC clutch is engaging fine but I am not getting any COLD air... AC switch is ON and Cold air toggle vent is set to BLUE but still no COLD air... any advise?
Put the windows down!
Blend door actuator
DON'T USE LITHIUM ON RUBBER.
Should he be smoking while spraying WD40????
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What if I use regular WD-40?
Adnan SiDDiQ you will be doing it twice a month vs twice a year with white lithium.
batvette Alright hey thanks for sharing your experience with us
I learn alot from your videos
Thanks ✌👍
Steve Vento yeah lithium attracts dirt but youre supposed to wipe off the excess. WD40 just doesnt lubricate for any length of time and attacks many plastics.
I tried WD-40 and it made the door completely stuck
A petroleum based lube will deteriorate rubber or plastic products. A silicon based lube is safe and actually kinda rejuvenate and protects rubber. Don't know about white lithium...
In 2021 you can trade that White Lithium Grease for some Woke Lithium Grease of Color.
They did that in SA already back in 1990 ...
🤣🤣
Dude can’t even put the cancer stick down for just a few mins to make a video...
I'm almost 78 years old now and I smoked for 20 or 30 years. Haven't smoked since a pack went to $ 4 - around 25 or 30 years ago. You just don't notice how much people smoke when you are a smoker or live in a society where everyone still smokes. But when I look at old black and white movies, I am just floored. It's almost impossible to find a scene where someone ISN'T holding a cigarette in their fingers. Now, I look back and realize just how addicted all those people where. But when you're doing it yourself, you just don't see it.
I get the feeling that this is super temporary... hackjob...
but shit the less effort for a car fix the better AH AH AH
It's maintenance. Kind of like changing the oil in your engine... "It's temporary, so why bother?" Replacing the engine would be a more permanent fix!
Love the cigarette ..........
If you plan on making a video. Plan ahead. You worked on a the door right up against another car. You could have moved the van around it so you had space to move around while making your video. You guys could barely fit in the space you had. Have you demonstrator hold off on putting a freaking cig in his mouth like he was doing a job that mattered to him. I noticed it was not lit, but the vid was a total of 5 mins, you'd think he could have put it off for that amount of time and pretended to liked his job. Cravings are cravings, but it was only 5 mins.
I was going to comment how his 🚬 helped lubricate the door. haha
👍😎👍
His voice is so annoying
do not do that if brand new car.