I've been binge-watching this channel for a week straight and I have to say: Your energy is infectious. I wish I had the composure to remain as upbeat as you when car work starts going sideways.
Yes I have to compliment you you have a great week great skill and a lot better sense of humor than I do especially when I get into a job and people are rubbing me but hey you good at what you do man
Since some people feel that you should take a course in welding, even though welding us not your primary skill, I applaud you for your McGyver skills. Keep up the great content!
Feels more like problem with welding apparatus than his skills. I usually tend to burn holes into about every steel piece thinner than 3-5mm (1/8"-1/5") with my little 350A welder. Have more success with aluminium materials.
I always put a generous amount of red thread locker on my oil plugs, and tighten them to 150 ft/lbs. You don't want them working their way off. It looks like the mechanic who had it last did a good job. Don't let any of these youtube "experts" tell you otherwise.
Why not take a wooden dowel, coat with marine silicone 5200 then hammer it in all the way and cut off the excess Once the 5200 hardens you will have a permanent custom made plug Note it will no longer be a drain plug
Ray, I don't think they installed that plug when it was rounded off like that. I think they tried to change their own oil, tore up the drain plug, then brought it to you for your magical powers.
Magical powers? Best was the guy who came in, said the rad would not fill up.He was putting coolant in the engine.It amazingly drove to the shop, then blamed his wife.LOL.Then the guy who topped up the brake fluid with tranny fluid.Please stick to being a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon.LOL
Ray, I know you're looking at a few of us waiting for the comment so here it is. I'm looking at you, looking at me getting sea sick in the true outro lol. But on a real note, appreciate your attention to detail and you're "If man made it, I can fix it" attitude. Keep up the great work.
Even us amateurs mock his terrible welds. However, Ray completely succeeds at lifting our spirits as we compare his welding to our own attempts. He's an absolute genius. If it weren't for Ray, I'd think I really was an idiot. Double thumbs up!
Although I initially liked it, the rotation almost instantly gave me vertigo. I wasn't like this as a kid. Fortunately, I have the ability to close my eyes.
Believe it or not, it actually upsets my stomach, must be the anti-acid pill i take so i can still eat spicy foods. I had to cut to the end of the video.
Hey Ray! Let the weld cool and harden before you apply torque. When it is hot it is soft and will twist off. I keep a spray bottle of water to cool things down when I don’t have time to wait.
That’s exactly what I yelled at the screen every time he immediately started to wrench on the still red hot nut when it was still soft as butter scotch… 🙄
well you may be right, the issue here was more so the mig welder was filling the nut up before melting the drain plug, stick welders work 10x the treat for welding nuts on, mig welders 10x the treat for doing fabrication and exhaust repairs or really any kind of external weld
@@calopii if you yell loud enough maybe your voice will travel back in time and Ray will hear your advice, lol. All jokes aside, you guys have some really good advice, hopefully Ray reads his comments and takes your advice.
I had to pull my drain plug with vice grips once, and I ended up replacing it, but you seem to have had the same issue. You were chosen because you know how to get things done and it is well appreciated. thanks Ray, "Click!"
Probably the reason the drain plug was so hard to break free was the fact that it was heated up. If you had walked away and let it cool down after welding the nut on it would have broken free easily. An old mechanic taught me that trick 35 years ago
That was a trippy outro, putting the GoPro on the wheel. Your creative flair while recording your videos always keeps things interesting and entertaining!
Well, it's finally happened. I never thought I'd see the day. But there, on the screen right in front of me. Another human being that welds just like me.
Try cleaning up the metal you plan to weld. This makes a world of difference. I had 3 bolts break off in my ej255 block last summer, all 3 came out with a cheap flux core welder. Clean it good, weld a washer on it first, clean that area up, then weld the nut to the washer. By cleaning up I mean grinder or hand file it so the metal is shiny. I retired from life a truck-trailer tech, welding and fab was a daily thing. You got this.
I’m no expert either but I’ve learned to clean up the surface before welding for much better results. The extra few minutes to clean the joint will save heaps of time wasted on poor welds.
Yeshua has it right. That MIG doesn’t like dirty metal. 30 seconds with a grinder would have given you success on your first attempt. If you need to weld dirty metal switch to a stick welder and use 6011 rod.
As a welder you make a great technician Ray.😆In Australia we call that type of welding a plug weld. Really important that you get a striker plate and make sure the amperage and wire feed is set correctly by running a practice weld on said plate before commencing actual weld. You need reasonably high heat concentrated on the damaged part to achieve a good result. By the way I love your videos.
I had the same problem with a new to me car a few years back when to do a service and the drain plug was chewed out and it was a female torx and alloy so I remembered about using a over size bit to drive into it and luckily with a 3 foot breaker bar and some very choice language I got it out I never understand why people reuse a knackered one it was like £5 for a brand new one good job mate keep it up
Those torx are a nightmare when they get old and are in a spot that requires heavy torque. I have an old (1998) Benz and the tensioner for the serpentine belt requires you put a solid grunt into one of these to install or remove the belt... and it has the hole in the middle to make it even weaker. Makes absolutely zero sense to me why someone would intentionally design a part like that! I mangled it to the point of no return just in time to get the belt on... So next time the belt's due, old ones getting cut off and new tensioner has to go on with it.. frustrating lol
@17:45... had me cracking up all through this video. Especially here, as soon as the camera started spinning I wonder how many people are watching closely actually got dizzy and fell out of their chairs 😂😂😂
Yes! Ray cleaning the metal to be welded helps and your tip was too close- let the wire come out and hit- not the torch tip this will make a cleaner weld. Also I have just used a small torch and heated bolts/nuts up (that wouldn't come out) and they come right out even when stripped-good job !
Small torch, then freeze spray. Tappy tap tap on the bolt and try with giant vice grips. 3 rounds of this before the welder come out. Watching Ray weld is pretty entertaining.
Wouldn't heating the bolt with a torch make the bolt expand and make it harder to extract? I can see heating the ooil pan around the bolt, but I think heating the bolt would make it more difficult...
@@hxd9321 farmers think they can weld (and we absolutely can stick 2 bits of shit covered metal together) but it looks like shit and doesn't always work.
One thing riding a motorcycle in my youth taught me was checking vehicle specs like tire pressure, and fluids OCD. One lesson I survived (1978) thanks to an awesome approaching driver, was the sudden loss of brakes leaving a plaza that sent me rolling into a lane of Houston traffic. The cap on the brake fluid reservoir on the front handlebar had a sort of internal rubber bellows. It kept fluid above it at the ok line when underneath it was declining until air got into the system. A Jeep with three tires just over half the spec tire pressure ? Wow !
I half expected that plug to either set the oil on fire or make a ton of smoke. But it only tried to melt through your pan, lol. Good job on finding the right nut for the job
I just went through this. I started with a deeper nut like you had but it failed because the weld couldn’t go deep enough. I then switched to a shallower nut and it worked like a champ. That baby must have been torqued on over 100 fp!
i like the welding idea..i think it needs more amps for the weld for better bonding..the 2nd time was just right 😀 and yeah if the fan dies down when welding on a cord you need a 10g wire no longer than 25ft the power drop will have bad outcome on your welding 😀 but i would have done just what you did ray.
Everyone forgets the ground side. That pan uses a rubber gasket, the paint and bolts are painted also and rubber gasket on drain plug all insulated the ground and reduced the amps greatly. I always held the nut in the ground clamp and hold it firmly on bolt head and tack it in a couple spots even on outside if I had to. everything was fighting him about getting good current flow to get good weld. Anytime the wire sticks like that its low amp flow.
Ray you are an innovator proving that people want to believe that mechanics are mostly honest. offering the customer, a chance to observe the job they are paying for. In time this may be a make-or-break service feature that will change the way car repair is done. Thanks for showing people an alternative to dishonest car repair technicians.
I love end of day jobs. They always end up like that. Once I pulled 16 hours, had completely shut down the shop and was getting in the car when a driver came up and begged me to open back up. "It's only a 5 minute job" he said. I called him a liar and said if it was a 5 minute job, he would have done it himself.
Score: Drain plug 2 nuts- Ray 1 nut,, but Ray,s 1 nut was HOME RUN. By your own admission, you're not a welder, but if it works who cares what it looks like.That's what matters. The way your pliers twisted off at an angle and the looks of the head of the bolt, I could tell that Turbo Sockets, Vise Grips, or a pipe wrench would just twist off too. Not enough metal left on the head to get a good grip. Only option was weld the puppy. GOOD JOB, RAY. Hey, I've seen Eric O of SMA, have to give it 3-4 tries on broken exhaust bolts so I'd say you're in good company.
In a past life I did welding professionally. The welds were cold so the correct move was to increase the juice, not slow wire speed. Recognizing a cold weld is easy, it looks bumpy, like blobs of mud thrown onto the steel. With all that oil behind, it takes more power to warm up the steel. And when you do short tack welds, you need more juice than you would compared to the power needed for a long bead.
Oh wow the last part of the video at the very end going in circles made my eyes blink multiple times I’m 59 years old I didn’t know if I was falling out of my chair or it was a video at the beginning😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✝️✝️✝️ God bless you Ray take care until next time I guess I will see your next video at 7 AM Dallas time Yeehaw 🤠🤠🤠🤠
Same year as my Jeep! I also had an issue with my drain plug basically falling to pieces. Bought some heavier duty drain plugs for the future just to be safe but thankfully haven't had an issue since.
If you ever do have that issue again use a drain plug from a Honda same thread and pitch but a bigger head on the bolt 17mm compared to 14mm. That’s what I use on my Jeep to avoid this same problem.
I ran into this same scenario the other day from good ol’ walmart oil change. I removed mine with one of those spiral cut removal sockets, nothing special just a small Craftsman kit. They are a lifesaver and worth every penny. I’ve also welded nuts to plugs to get them out as well.Anytime I can get away without welding though it’s easier.
Ray, been there done that on an oil drain plug in a Chrysler 3.8L. I didn't have a nut large enough to fit over the stub, so I welded on a short piece of bar stock. Worked fine. Good job.
I worked for a time in a oil &lube place and some vehicles the oil evacuation system cannot be used..and as far a drain plug we used a torque wrench to tighten drain plug to manufactures spec.
Next time let the bolt cool off a little more, it might make the extraction a little easier. Of course that's just my opinion. Keep doing what you do and getting it done. I really enjoy the videos.
That means who ever did the last oil change didn't put the original one back and put in this mess, thinking the guy or lady will come back and we will have to fix it for $5,000.00 to replace the entire oil pan and nut! LOL, thank you so much for saving who ever owed this jeep lots and lots and lots of $$$$.
At least you had got that old and knackered oil drain plug out in the end Ray. Did you manage to check the spare tyre for air/ damage? Often neglected and overlooked? 👍
Ray, I could see that welding is not your specialty for sure. First of all, when mig welding, you should purge the air out of the hose by running about a foot or so wire out of the gun (depending on how long the hose is) and cutting the wire back to the tip. Next, grind off the top of the nut so you have clean metal to weld to. Next start the weld but keep the arc going longer so you get a good penetration on the nut surface. Weld in a circular motion around the base of the nut until you have the nut filled to the top. If done neatly, you would use the same drain plug again with the big nut on it. I am not trolling, just giving you my 2 cents. Been there, done that.
@@brnmcc01 that can be the case. Anything within 25ft usually keeps the voltage without to much of a drop. Current is the draw and not related to performance unless the breaker says otherwise (bad electrical joke). In Rays case the machine may be a 110v model which limits him to using 023-030 filler and a max of 90ish amps which your tapped out at 3/32 material which is a good body panel zapping machine. If it’s a 220v model he may be up to 160 amp range which is good to about 1/8 or a little over which is still under rated for what he’s trying to do and especially for faulty lug nut installation. He does a lot of trying to get out of jail free card and he keeps on loosing that battle, so if I were him (shop) I would invest in something bigger that can still do the small exhaust repairs and still have that capacity for the large nut and bolt retraction. Since he is prided on his tools and I would seriously look at a Fronius, it’s simple one knob operation and can be used in with 110 to 220.
You are SO polite, and NEVER get mad that looks like Wal-Mart service center put the oil pan plug on and crossed the threads and just impacted it on. Its ALWAYS the same at end of day, Its only a oil change, 15 min..YA RIGHT!!! Liked the camera on the wheel for added dizzy. KEEP them coming "click"
Ray you must turn the welding plant amps up you are welding more heavier metal not thin stuff to get the penetration on the metal the welding plant is set too low the weld break every time I have been a welder for over 15-years
Definitely need more voltage and less wire speed. You wanna get that puddle to wet out so it actually gets some good penetration. Also recommend investing in a cheap welding helmet! Lmao Edit: That welded drain plug is probably gonna last longer than the new one!
The sexual connotations.More voltage, less wire speed.puddle wet,good penetration?Cheap welding helmet.Love is just a light switch away?All girls love techs, we are good with our hands.Only date chicks with toyotas,other wise your spending more time under their cars.Which is not a problem.Ah to be on a creeper, the girl next door.She just comes over and uses my tool.LMAO.
Honestly ive had the best results using an air hammer to remove stripped drain plugs not the safest way to do it but if you have good control of your tools it works fantasticly
Have you tried Loctite LB 8040 Freeze & Release spray? I've had decent results with it by moderately heating the outer part and freezing the inner part (sump drain bolt in this case) A small butane torch will do the job as a heater most times, even engine operating temp will do at a pinch.
@@richardfabacher3705 New plug of course,bet he got nothing extra.Techs are regarded lowly.Your life is in our hands.Driving 70mph.Yet your allowed to work on your own car.Had cars come in with wheels bolted on backwards.No brakes.Drove right onto the lift and through the other garage door.Do not ever stand in front of a moving car.Have some tool boxes to prove this point.They got smashed.This guy is amazing.Might elevate what these guys do every day, to brain surgery level.
Watched you with fascination. Yes Ray, don't let your nuts hit us in the face please. When you reached for the hot nut with your fingers, I said out loud "Don't do that!" Last message should have been, "Finally, remove camera from wheel..." Great work as always!
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You have to appreciate Ray's positive attitude. He never gets upset and digs right in. I need to be more like Ray.
Correction* He never gets upset on camera.
For real this guy has some serious patients, I'd have lost my shit thrown a wrench at someone or something by now.
After watching Ray and how calm he is has helped me be calmer while working on cars.
@@darkmachine165 Oh snap, Ray is also a Doctor? This man can do it all!
Be like bart... Ray.
I've been binge-watching this channel for a week straight and I have to say: Your energy is infectious. I wish I had the composure to remain as upbeat as you when car work starts going sideways.
Yes I have to compliment you you have a great week great skill and a lot better sense of humor than I do especially when I get into a job and people are rubbing me but hey you good at what you do man
Me too! It's addictive!
Since some people feel that you should take a course in welding, even though welding us not your primary skill, I applaud you for your McGyver skills. Keep up the great content!
It may not be his primary skill, but learning something new is never bad. I love learning new skills. It makes me more employable.
Ray cant penetrate, niether could i in class.
Another great video.
Andrew Camarata School of No Prep Welding.
Just, dont forget to always apply the right nuts.
Feels more like problem with welding apparatus than his skills. I usually tend to burn holes into about every steel piece thinner than 3-5mm (1/8"-1/5") with my little 350A welder. Have more success with aluminium materials.
I always put a generous amount of red thread locker on my oil plugs, and tighten them to 150 ft/lbs. You don't want them working their way off. It looks like the mechanic who had it last did a good job. Don't let any of these youtube "experts" tell you otherwise.
😂 lol
No, you gotta weld them into place.
Haha you're so right!
Just the plug? I tighten the oil filter and housing as tight as possible to ensure it doesn't fall off while drive. Trick is using angry pliers
Why not take a wooden dowel, coat with marine silicone 5200 then hammer it in all the way and cut off the excess Once the 5200 hardens you will have a permanent custom made plug Note it will no longer be a drain plug
Ray, I don't think they installed that plug when it was rounded off like that. I think they tried to change their own oil, tore up the drain plug, then brought it to you for your magical powers.
he did say that he had used the angry pliers before doing so on camera again.
Magical powers? Best was the guy who came in, said the rad would not fill up.He was putting coolant in the engine.It amazingly drove to the shop, then blamed his wife.LOL.Then the guy who topped up the brake fluid with tranny fluid.Please stick to being a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon.LOL
I to believe the customer may have mangled the bold before it was brought to Ray. He did say it was mangled.
yep this
@@anonymousxish I've seen the result of the first type of customer who did, eventually, get the "radiator" to fill up with coolant...
Ray, I know you're looking at a few of us waiting for the comment so here it is. I'm looking at you, looking at me getting sea sick in the true outro lol. But on a real note, appreciate your attention to detail and you're "If man made it, I can fix it" attitude. Keep up the great work.
I LOVE that this video opens up with "Safety Dance" playing in the shop.
Safety third Ray!
Am I the only one that enjoyed them camera angles at the end. Nearly spun my head off 😂 awesome vids💯
18:06, there is your valve stem cap, LOL. You are the best Ray! If I lived in Sarasota, I would bring my car to you, always.
Came to the comments to say this lol
Amazing how many professional welders watch this channel.
Even us amateurs mock his terrible welds. However, Ray completely succeeds at lifting our spirits as we compare his welding to our own attempts. He's an absolute genius. If it weren't for Ray, I'd think I really was an idiot. Double thumbs up!
You don't have to be a pro to see what is going wrong.
We’re everywhere! Even at work we’re judging each others welds, especially when it comes to pipe.
The last bit did my head in - wasn't prepared to be spun round like that.
Take care & stay safe!
Yes, and I!
Likewise, I started getting really nauseous by that. What a way to start the day.
Although I initially liked it, the rotation almost instantly gave me vertigo. I wasn't like this as a kid. Fortunately, I have the ability to close my eyes.
Haa, didn't bother me a bit, and waited for it to , but nope.
Believe it or not, it actually upsets my stomach, must be the anti-acid pill i take so i can still eat spicy foods. I had to cut to the end of the video.
"Customer states check for nails. Mechanic states to check tire pressure more than once a year" Had me DYING.
Hey Ray! Let the weld cool and harden before you apply torque. When it is hot it is soft and will twist off. I keep a spray bottle of water to cool things down when I don’t have time to wait.
That’s exactly what I yelled at the screen every time he immediately started to wrench on the still red hot nut when it was still soft as butter scotch… 🙄
well you may be right, the issue here was more so the mig welder was filling the nut up before melting the drain plug, stick welders work 10x the treat for welding nuts on, mig welders 10x the treat for doing fabrication and exhaust repairs or really any kind of external weld
Yep #1 lesson let it cool.
In fairness, he did do an oil quench on it in the end.
@@calopii if you yell loud enough maybe your voice will travel back in time and Ray will hear your advice, lol. All jokes aside, you guys have some really good advice, hopefully Ray reads his comments and takes your advice.
Showing the fails is what helps me.
You show how you get the problem solved. Thank you sir.
I had to pull my drain plug with vice grips once, and I ended up replacing it, but you seem to have had the same issue. You were chosen because you know how to get things done and it is well appreciated. thanks Ray, "Click!"
i replace mine every few changes. they're cheap now. a socket loves a fresh bolt
It happened to mine I replaced my first plug like really people I know they are not expensive thanks god come on
You have some very wise viewers. Most mechanics don't even know about oil drain plug bearings! Stay safe.
Think this is easy?
It is, sitting at home watching him do it.
And yet, he won.
Winning!
You're not an armchair mechanic I am! Now where's that remote? Lol
Love your way of thinking. Treat it like you own it. You own your job.
Recommend we do a Crowdfunding for Ray to go to welding school! LOL
That ending.... "You spin me right round..." Was all that came to my head, was not prepared for that but oh so grateful lol
The tire shot at the end of the video was trippy :)
Great video as always
Love your Failure is not an option attitude! Great job Ray!
Ray: I'm going home!
Service Desk: So you think.
Thanks for the daily vids Ray!
Love the whell mounted camera shot.
Your camera creativity is becoming very evident, I like it and good video
The shot at the end was great. Idk how other people felt about it
Loved the look of the custom castle nut drain plug. Doing this mod to my truck now.
Poor jeep, almost met its demise! Super Ray to save the day bro!
Probably the reason the drain plug was so hard to break free was the fact that it was heated up. If you had walked away and let it cool down after welding the nut on it would have broken free easily. An old mechanic taught me that trick 35 years ago
By letting it "cool down" it's really spreading the heat the length of the bolt expanding and contracting the treads, breaking the rust and gunk.
I think it was tight because the last guy probably used an impact to put it on.
@@cautloa how many ugga duggas for drain plugs? 10 or 11?
@@WalterMelons We are talking Negative Ugga Duggas, right?
@@jameskee2412 tightening
As someone who works at a Jeep, dodge, chrysler, ram dealership I like these videos
I was singing "you spin me round" at the ending. Now I'm dizzy, thanks Ray!
XD
That was a trippy outro, putting the GoPro on the wheel. Your creative flair while recording your videos always keeps things interesting and entertaining!
Well, it's finally happened. I never thought I'd see the day. But there, on the screen right in front of me. Another human being that welds just like me.
Mee too.
Nice work getting that drain plug out @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Try cleaning up the metal you plan to weld. This makes a world of difference. I had 3 bolts break off in my ej255 block last summer, all 3 came out with a cheap flux core welder. Clean it good, weld a washer on it first, clean that area up, then weld the nut to the washer. By cleaning up I mean grinder or hand file it so the metal is shiny. I retired from life a truck-trailer tech, welding and fab was a daily thing. You got this.
He really needs to learn this, it has been brought up time after time.
The castle nut had all the oil rusted off -LOL
Cleaning and a lot of heat to get through that galvanized coating on the nut.
I’m no expert either but I’ve learned to clean up the surface before welding for much better results. The extra few minutes to clean the joint will save heaps of time wasted on poor welds.
Yeshua has it right. That MIG doesn’t like dirty metal. 30 seconds with a grinder would have given you success on your first attempt. If you need to weld dirty metal switch to a stick welder and use 6011 rod.
As a welder you make a great technician Ray.😆In Australia we call that type of welding a plug weld. Really important that you get a striker plate and make sure the amperage and wire feed is set correctly by running a practice weld on said plate before commencing actual weld. You need reasonably high heat concentrated on the damaged part to achieve a good result. By the way I love your videos.
Ray, I really enjoy your posts. They are informative and entertaining at the same time. You are a great mechanic.
Irwin stripped bolt extractor.. they work great on oil drains and caliper bolts..👍
Yeah, I have used a bolt extractor and an impact wrench in the past.
I had the same problem with a new to me car a few years back when to do a service and the drain plug was chewed out and it was a female torx and alloy so I remembered about using a over size bit to drive into it and luckily with a 3 foot breaker bar and some very choice language I got it out I never understand why people reuse a knackered one it was like £5 for a brand new one good job mate keep it up
Those torx are a nightmare when they get old and are in a spot that requires heavy torque. I have an old (1998) Benz and the tensioner for the serpentine belt requires you put a solid grunt into one of these to install or remove the belt... and it has the hole in the middle to make it even weaker. Makes absolutely zero sense to me why someone would intentionally design a part like that! I mangled it to the point of no return just in time to get the belt on... So next time the belt's due, old ones getting cut off and new tensioner has to go on with it.. frustrating lol
@17:45... had me cracking up all through this video. Especially here, as soon as the camera started spinning I wonder how many people are watching closely actually got dizzy and fell out of their chairs 😂😂😂
Yes! Ray cleaning the metal to be welded helps and your tip was too close- let the wire come out and hit- not the torch tip this will make a cleaner weld. Also I have just used a small torch and heated bolts/nuts up (that wouldn't come out) and they come right out even when stripped-good job !
Small torch, then freeze spray. Tappy tap tap on the bolt and try with giant vice grips. 3 rounds of this before the welder come out. Watching Ray weld is pretty entertaining.
Wouldn't heating the bolt with a torch make the bolt expand and make it harder to extract? I can see heating the ooil pan around the bolt, but I think heating the bolt would make it more difficult...
Definitely going to want to watch this one until the end. "Stick Around as he Rolls in the new year"!!
I almost thought that Ray wouldn't be using brake Cleaner. Love how You clean up everything. Nice going.
loved the mig for my home use...wish i had one way earlier in my career! Thank you for your videos!!
PSA: @Ray is NOT a welder! 😂. Good job man 👊🏻
I was reminded of the old saying "The difference between a welder and a farmer is that a welder knows he can't farm."
@@AlexSpencer1989 lol what’s that supposed to insinuate
@@hxd9321 farmers think they can weld (and we absolutely can stick 2 bits of shit covered metal together) but it looks like shit and doesn't always work.
You have a great sense of humour Ray, stay happy!
Good job Ray. I think the slits in the Castle Nut gave more anchor to the welds thus it held the loosening force.
One thing riding a motorcycle in my youth taught me was checking vehicle specs like tire pressure, and fluids OCD. One lesson I survived (1978) thanks to an awesome approaching driver, was the sudden loss of brakes leaving a plaza that sent me rolling into a lane of Houston traffic. The cap on the brake fluid reservoir on the front handlebar had a sort of internal rubber bellows. It kept fluid above it at the ok line when underneath it was declining until air got into the system. A Jeep with three tires just over half the spec tire pressure ? Wow !
The "tire view" was hilarious.
I half expected that plug to either set the oil on fire or make a ton of smoke. But it only tried to melt through your pan, lol. Good job on finding the right nut for the job
Lol I was expecting fire as well.
Good job man.
Try to not let the mig nozzle touches the metal.this will help you to weld better.
I knew you would finally get it Ray, you the man. Have a great day. Always like your work habits.
"wanna get in as deep as possible and stay there as long as possible" .. we all do Ray, we all do 😂😂
Lol. That and “oh no! I hit you guys in the face with my nuts”
I just went through this. I started with a deeper nut like you had but it failed because the weld couldn’t go deep enough. I then switched to a shallower nut and it worked like a champ. That baby must have been torqued on over 100 fp!
i like the welding idea..i think it needs more amps for the weld for better bonding..the 2nd time was just right 😀 and yeah if the fan dies down when welding on a cord you need a 10g wire no longer than 25ft the power drop will have bad outcome on your welding 😀 but i would have done just what you did ray.
100amps
Everyone forgets the ground side. That pan uses a rubber gasket, the paint and bolts are painted also and rubber gasket on drain plug all insulated the ground and reduced the amps greatly. I always held the nut in the ground clamp and hold it firmly on bolt head and tack it in a couple spots even on outside if I had to. everything was fighting him about getting good current flow to get good weld. Anytime the wire sticks like that its low amp flow.
Oh man I remember the old style JVC radios. We put one in our 1994 Toyota corolla. Scotty would have been proud.
18:06 - is that the missing (green) valve cap?? 😄
Watched 2x to catch it.. no its not.. green is suppose to be nitrogen filled..lol
Ray you are an innovator proving that people want to believe that mechanics are mostly honest. offering the customer, a chance to observe the job they are paying for. In time this may be a make-or-break service feature that will change the way car repair is done. Thanks for showing people an alternative to dishonest car repair technicians.
I appreciate you Ray.....although the tire view made me laugh a bit, I did get a bit nauseated. Keep it up! 👍👍
Hahah same here Richard
Thanks Ray, the ride-a-long to close out played havoc with my vertigo - yet still made me smile. Have yourself a great day!
I love end of day jobs. They always end up like that. Once I pulled 16 hours, had completely shut down the shop and was getting in the car when a driver came up and begged me to open back up. "It's only a 5 minute job" he said. I called him a liar and said if it was a 5 minute job, he would have done it himself.
Can't argue with your logic, 5 Mins. MY AZZ.
"Every 20 minute quick job is just a broken bolt away from becoming a 3 day ordeal"
Yep I'm tired of the lying self-serving public
Score: Drain plug 2 nuts- Ray 1 nut,, but Ray,s 1 nut was HOME RUN. By your own admission, you're not a welder, but if it works who cares what it looks like.That's what matters. The way your pliers twisted off at an angle and the looks of the head of the bolt, I could tell that Turbo Sockets, Vise Grips, or a pipe wrench would just twist off too. Not enough metal left on the head to get a good grip. Only option was weld the puppy. GOOD JOB, RAY. Hey, I've seen Eric O of SMA, have to give it 3-4 tries on broken exhaust bolts so I'd say you're in good company.
I believe when the welder is "bounce arcing" you need to slow down the wire feed, you are getting to much wire with the amp setting.
In a past life I did welding professionally. The welds were cold so the correct move was to increase the juice, not slow wire speed. Recognizing a cold weld is easy, it looks bumpy, like blobs of mud thrown onto the steel. With all that oil behind, it takes more power to warm up the steel. And when you do short tack welds, you need more juice than you would compared to the power needed for a long bead.
Great to watch I have to do the exact same thing on an old 1963 Triumph Vitesse.
Two short ones: Turn upp amps and feed. Wait for the weld to cool of before cranking the nut.
Oh wow the last part of the video at the very end going in circles made my eyes blink multiple times I’m 59 years old I didn’t know if I was falling out of my chair or it was a video at the beginning😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✝️✝️✝️ God bless you Ray take care until next time I guess I will see your next video at 7 AM Dallas time Yeehaw 🤠🤠🤠🤠
These are the skills that make a person a true “mechanic”… having problem solving skills. More videos like this!!!
Love the wheel cam at the end! Happy New Year, Ray.
That ending clip was oddly psychedelic.
More Power Scotty!!! If it don't melt enough, turn up the power. Them 'oil cooled' drain plugs sometimes need 'a little more'.....
Same year as my Jeep! I also had an issue with my drain plug basically falling to pieces. Bought some heavier duty drain plugs for the future just to be safe but thankfully haven't had an issue since.
If you ever do have that issue again use a drain plug from a Honda same thread and pitch but a bigger head on the bolt 17mm compared to 14mm. That’s what I use on my Jeep to avoid this same problem.
@@feron450 Good to know for the future! I might just pick some up just to be safe since they are pretty cheap in the long run.
I ran into this same scenario the other day from good ol’ walmart oil change. I removed mine with one of those spiral cut removal sockets, nothing special just a small Craftsman kit. They are a lifesaver and worth every penny. I’ve also welded nuts to plugs to get them out as well.Anytime I can get away without welding though it’s easier.
SEE... Im not the ONLY one that has had a fun time from WalMart service centers
Loved it then accepted the challenge to watch the whole ending without puking!
The ending was cool😆, good job on the rest of it too
Well Ray your welding "skills" are entertaining if nothing else.
Check your air pressure more than once a year.
Like I told my mom when she kept plugging the toilet: mom, keepng regular is more than once a week!
Last oil change was Jiffy Lube where they set the impact to max and let it ride.
Right ?
The castle nut did the trick, Ray. You were able to get to the slots for a better weld on that drain plug.
Ray, been there done that on an oil drain plug in a Chrysler 3.8L. I didn't have a nut large enough to fit over the stub, so I welded on a short piece of bar stock. Worked fine. Good job.
Oil change extraction pump would work a treat in that situation Ray.....😉👍
I worked for a time in a oil &lube place and some vehicles the oil evacuation system cannot be used..and as far a drain plug we used a torque wrench to tighten drain plug to manufactures spec.
2:05 Welder cam....love it! Always entertaining, Ray!
and, of course,...at 18:25 wheel cam. I think I saw the missing valve stem cap on the pavement, too, during the wheel cam event.
Next time let the bolt cool off a little more, it might make the extraction a little easier. Of course that's just my opinion. Keep doing what you do and getting it done. I really enjoy the videos.
That means who ever did the last oil change didn't put the original one back and put in this mess, thinking the guy or lady will come back and we will have to fix it for $5,000.00 to replace the entire oil pan and nut! LOL, thank you so much for saving who ever owed this jeep lots and lots and lots of $$$$.
At least you had got that old and knackered oil drain plug out in the end Ray. Did you manage to check the spare tyre for air/ damage? Often neglected and overlooked? 👍
That rolling bit at the end was fun
Boss: hey Ray ! Watch ya doing rolling that tyre around the lot ?
Ray: I’m creating special effects ! 🤣
I could see the sheet metal in the pan distorting when you were getting it loose. Thanks Jiffy Lube!
Ray, I could see that welding is not your specialty for sure. First of all, when mig welding, you should purge the air out of the hose by running about a foot or so wire out of the gun (depending on how long the hose is) and cutting the wire back to the tip. Next, grind off the top of the nut so you have clean metal to weld to. Next start the weld but keep the arc going longer so you get a good penetration on the nut surface. Weld in a circular motion around the base of the nut until you have the nut filled to the top. If done neatly, you would use the same drain plug again with the big nut on it. I am not trolling, just giving you my 2 cents. Been there, done that.
I always flip the spool feeder lever on mig machine to adjust my flow meter gas regulator, no wire wasted. my 2 cents!
It’s not Ray, clearly the machine does not have enough ass behind it, need a bigger amperage machine.
@@winksgarage3211 might not be getting the current it needs from having to use a long extension cord to reach the Jeep too.
@@brnmcc01 that can be the case. Anything within 25ft usually keeps the voltage without to much of a drop. Current is the draw and not related to performance unless the breaker says otherwise (bad electrical joke). In Rays case the machine may be a 110v model which limits him to using 023-030 filler and a max of 90ish amps which your tapped out at 3/32 material which is a good body panel zapping machine. If it’s a 220v model he may be up to 160 amp range which is good to about 1/8 or a little over which is still under rated for what he’s trying to do and especially for faulty lug nut installation. He does a lot of trying to get out of jail free card and he keeps on loosing that battle, so if I were him (shop) I would invest in something bigger that can still do the small exhaust repairs and still have that capacity for the large nut and bolt retraction. Since he is prided on his tools and I would seriously look at a Fronius, it’s simple one knob operation and can be used in with 110 to 220.
You are SO polite, and NEVER get mad
that looks like Wal-Mart service center put the oil pan plug on and crossed the threads and just impacted it on.
Its ALWAYS the same at end of day, Its only a oil change, 15 min..YA RIGHT!!!
Liked the camera on the wheel for added dizzy. KEEP them coming "click"
Ray you must turn the welding plant amps up you are welding more heavier metal not thin stuff to get the penetration on the metal the welding plant is set too low the weld break every time I have been a welder for over 15-years
You could tell just by the "weld" on the first 2 nuts that the amperage on the welder was way to low
You're a great employee any shop would be honor to have you
let it cool down before using the spanner. the heat expands the bolt.
I did it! I watched the whole thing !!! just finished breakfast and didnt lose it !
Definitely need more voltage and less wire speed. You wanna get that puddle to wet out so it actually gets some good penetration. Also recommend investing in a cheap welding helmet! Lmao
Edit: That welded drain plug is probably gonna last longer than the new one!
The sexual connotations.More voltage, less wire speed.puddle wet,good penetration?Cheap welding helmet.Love is just a light switch away?All girls love techs, we are good with our hands.Only date chicks with toyotas,other wise your spending more time under their cars.Which is not a problem.Ah to be on a creeper, the girl next door.She just comes over and uses my tool.LMAO.
LMAO at the edit. I have to agree.
@@anonymousxish Lol take your meds Dan.
Honestly ive had the best results using an air hammer to remove stripped drain plugs not the safest way to do it but if you have good control of your tools it works fantasticly
Yup i would of had that off in two seconds with my air hammer. Just would have to make sure that oil pan isnt bending
Nothing like tightening the drain plug with an impact! that will keep that drain plug in!
Aah! The old 'Blind man on a galloping horse's welding'!...😎😂
Have you tried Loctite LB 8040 Freeze & Release spray? I've had decent results with it by moderately heating the outer part and freezing the inner part (sump drain bolt in this case)
A small butane torch will do the job as a heater most times, even engine operating temp will do at a pinch.
Nice job on nut welding, great 360 ending on veiw
How much extra labour did you charge for this repair in addition to the oil change?
This is what I wondered, too. And did the customer start screaming about rip-off if he was charged for the repair and the new plug?
@@richardfabacher3705 New plug of course,bet he got nothing extra.Techs are regarded lowly.Your life is in our hands.Driving 70mph.Yet your allowed to work on your own car.Had cars come in with wheels bolted on backwards.No brakes.Drove right onto the lift and through the other garage door.Do not ever stand in front of a moving car.Have some tool boxes to prove this point.They got smashed.This guy is amazing.Might elevate what these guys do every day, to brain surgery level.
Watched you with fascination. Yes Ray, don't let your nuts hit us in the face please. When you reached for the hot nut with your fingers, I said out loud "Don't do that!" Last message should have been, "Finally, remove camera from wheel..." Great work as always!
I expected the threads to be stripped, surprised they weren't. Thanks for the welding lesson. Tx