I really hate this "nobody wants to work" phrase. Who wants to train young people to be able to independently do the job that you just did? It takes a couple years (at least) and patience which is the missing part of the equation in my opinion. Once you are able to do the work, is the compensation and working conditions in line with the toll that it takes on your body? There's nothing noble about ruining your body before the age of 40 in order to keep some dump trucks making money for their owners. I understand the message you are trying to convey but I don't think it's as simple as many people claim it is.
I completely agree with you. I'm an assistant superintendent for a golf course with 7 years in the industry, with 5 as a regular crew member before getting promoted. Patience is COMPLETELY missing from the equation. In the golf industry, bosses don't want to spend time properly training their guys, when the new guys leave at the end of the season and never come back. At the same time, the pay is awful, and conditions can get pretty bad. These things convince new guys not to stick around, because they arent patient enough for things to get good. If someone is the exception like I was, then yeah, you totally destroy your body. I'm 22, so I do a lot of the sprinkler maintenance for irrigation, and I already have shoulder and low back problems servicing 800-1000 sprinklers every year. I'm glad to see comments like yours that look a little farther into the issue instead of just accepting it point blank.
I really want to say that most of the videos that come out of both your channels are educational, inspiring, and enjoyable. When you are ready you need to make some training videos for money. I enjoy learning with people like you. I'm a retired ASE auto mechanic. Keep up the great videos and work.
The best way to start the weekend is to buy another crappy Ford 7.3 that’s mint. Bring it home, buy a giant list of parts to replace right off the bat cuz they’re that common to fail replace em all at once, & get it over with.
Rich, great video, great message. Both of your channels are among my top four on RUclips. You have both my admiration and respect. You're correct, clutches suck. I've done a big bunch however and never had one fail. And you are also correct, someone willing to do the hard work honestly will always succeed. I tip my hat to you Sir. Best regards from Indiana, USA.
I distinctly remember watching the video of you replacing the trans in that peterbuilt so many years ago. I was then about a month away from starting diesel tech school and I remember being blown away with how casual you were about what I thought then was the monumental task of replacing a transmission. I've been at an International dealership since then and as fate would have it, I became the "transmission guy" at our shop. Now if I'm not getting a clutch job done before lunch, something is wrong.
You beat me to it! Back in the day before I got big enough to have my own shop, shop couple blocks from me would do one in 2 hours. I thought that was super human.
If I were a good 20yrs younger right now believe you me I'd be right back in the shop in a heartbeat charging $75 a MINUTE for the big fish out there (corporate operators, because fuck them for absolutely destroying private truck operators like Phil making any profits 🤬) and $75 per job for the little guys just trying to keep the lights on at the home they're lucky to sleep in 3 days a month
Our family owned a trucking company. We had 4 international tri axle dump trucks. We had to fix them wherever they broke. One truck spun the center out of a clutch and we had to change it in a chipyard in the dirt and mud. Somehow we supported the 13 speed using a warn winch on a scout and got it done, albeit in a very sketchy and not OSHA approved way. Desperate times call for desperate measures. My dad has passed away and I’m now far too old to do heavy work like that anymore but I respect the people that can still do it. Good job sir, well done!
Nice to hear rich, not many people appreciate the trades. I am a Kenworth tech in Ontario. Also 40 this year. You just experienced my life lol. Keep up the vids!
I did a clutch and a rear section on a Kenworth dump truck just like this one 2 weeks ago. I've worked with a couple guys who absolutely love doing transmission work and claim that its gravy work, but i hate doing transmission's and clutches. Never had a good time on one yet lol Edit: I am also a rust belt mechanic from southern Ontario, which just adds to the fun lol
Good call on the hardwood, I wouldn't be here right now without the heads up of a 4x4 cracking apart. Was doing a similar job on a similar truck when an aged fitting started to leak and drop the bed without making enough noise for me to notice Loved the part inspiring young guys. I wrenched through college and have never needed my degree bc apparently nobody wants to do this anymore, especially the larger equipment stuff
@@AndrewBrowner You must be fun at parties. I have no idea how fast it would have fallen without the piece of wood, it was an instant blow out leak not a pre-existing drip and I was literally leaned over between the rails to hit a grease fitting. The guy who dropped it at my shop was kind enough to leave it not entirely empty of large landscape beauty rocks
Tip For controlling dry rust and dust without spending a year cleaning mix up some pva glue in water to the consistency of maple syrup and spray it over all the loose dust and or rust and let it dry. You can then peel it off or it washes off in water when done.
Rich, I'm a 30 year old, graduate from the caterpillar think big program here in north carolina. I left the cat world about 5 years ago, let me tell you. Going out on my own was the best thing I could have ever done. Worked out of a 95 f350 for a few years, built a good business and customer base, bought a f550 and currently in works of putting up a 40X60 pole barn. I work on a little bit of everything much like yourself. I appreciate your videos and your insight on how most of us should try to lead our lives, in my opinion. If you're every in the NC VA area and need a couple zip ties and electrical tape, lol, give me a shout
Regarding your closing points... Many moons ago I decided to go into the more clerical side of machinery rather than spin wrenches as a career. That decision was based in large part on the fact that none of the mechanics I knew over 40 could stand up straight anymore. What I didn't know, and no one knew to tell me at the time, is that sitting at a desk could be just as brutal on your body. You get all of the back problems _and_ you get repetitive stress injuries to go with it. 😆 The ideal job is about half of each, but that job pretty much doesn't exist anymore. If I had it to do all over again, I think owner/operator of equipment (I assume what Phil is doing) would be a decent way to go. With what formal education costs, not in just money but also in time, you could have yourself a pretty good start-up collection of hardware to work with.
So many places here in Australia are paying huge sign on bonuses. Landscaping, construction, heavy mechanics, truck drivers. You can get up to $10k after 12 months! I'm considering getting back into trucks with the money being so good.
I miss the hell out of diesel mechanics. Did it every summer in HS and have been in a hot Rod machine shop since graduation 2 years ago. Getting a CDL to go race and be back around these machines. Miss em too much
I actually do not mind doing clutch jobs, even at 55. And I’d rather do a clutch job, then have to do a tranny rebuild on an automatic. And yes for those giving funny looks, they are putting automatics in semi trucks! Why? I have no idea. But I’d rather be under a dump truck re-installing the drive line while on the side of a busy interstate, then yanking an automatic transmission. That’s how much I hate automatics.
40 wow you are a young buck!!!! I have a lot more years in the nasty but I wouldn’t change it. I love the solving the problems so I look past the dirty hands and just take pride in knowing I got a vehicle in my shop that had problems and when it left it was running in tip top shape because of me. Now don’t think I wouldn’t do what you do MAYBE! But I like working at my own pace and doing my job my way. I know RUclips has made your life different in many ways and probably some ways you don’t like at all. But thats not up or down that’s you and me. I really like the videos so that’s and I look forward to the next thanks.
Such memories this brings!!...as an early 20yr old pulling clutches on White Road Boss conventionals for a sand & glass company, in the summer, outside on the asphalt lot. EVERYTHING had sand all over it, the transmission jack would sink into the asphalt😖
i understand this i have put clutches in trucks at the side of the highway and would not do it anymore but i am 60! kids today want big pay without working for it
the first 22 and a half min was great video to watch and I love watching your videos ever since Iwatched you rescue the older lady that had the man lift in her front yard. The last few min was priceless in that truer words were never spoken.
If my 160 pound self can bench them up into place, you got it Rich. The flywheel is the real fun.. Just did the clutch in one of our T880 KWhoppers a little while back. Love seeing how different people go about this stuff.
Great video Rich! I did a few trans & clutch changes in my early years, (that’s around 50 years ago!) a good transmission jack always saved they day. Was always amazed at the destruction we discovered. From broken flywheels,exploded pressure plates, the occasional drive shaft that was twisted like a licorice stick. Thanks for the reality check at the end.
Your reaction when you pulled the PTO reminds me of when I pulled the Saginaw 3 speed out of my 68 C10. It came down off the cross member, and I said, "Oh sh!t..." as I broke it's fall to the floor.
I recently took an internship at a drive line shop building heavy duty transmissions. Mostly Eaton Fuller RTLO18918Bs and FRO16210Cs. Its amazing to me how long these units can last. A good driver can keep the unit in usable condition for over 500,000 miles. Ensuring the clutch brake is operating correctly, preselecting your range shift, and running good clean oil and a cooler can save a lot of time and money. Silly things that cost a lot of time and money include running the unit out of oil and shock load failure as a result of bad driving or wheel spinout during slippery conditions. Replacing the input would have been a good idea, but I'm not sure it's possible without partially disassembling the main box.
Great point. I can imagine a hundred college graduates standing on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, all upset because their bus broke down, they have no A/C, no ride, and are late for some privileged function. If you were driving in your truck, with all your tools, and they miraculously had a spare part, who knows what they'd pay for you to get under the bus and get greasy. Money aside, you can make more than a few important friends turning those wrenches for just a few years. Ears open, eyes open, mouth shut.
Holy shit now this is the filthy Rich I subbed for. Also shoutout from a country where cabovers are super common so you can tilt the cab and do everything with a crane including lifting the clutch plate and flywheel etc
I've only done clutches on passenger cars. Just watching this job makes my muscles hurt. Cool to see the engineering in larger rigs. I sure wish throwout bearing on cars and light trucks could be greased! Last three clutches I've done the throwout bearing was the first to go.
I'm surprised you left the clutch on the engine. I find it way easier to unbolt the clutch through the inspection plate, and lower it on the input shaft
Thank You! For the end of the video explaining the reality of the amount of mechanic and technician work there is to have. Yes, it’s hard work. Yes, messy and dirty, but you learn this trade(s) and you will be in EXTREME demand!
I agree with you 100 percent. Service is where the jobs are for young guys. I dread putting in clutches too but you either do it or pay someone dearly to do it. I'm 69 and still "bench pressing" them! Scott
Yes 16:07 ALL milwaulkee chucks suck. When will they get over saving a penny and go with a JACOB’S!!! The auto release chuck is an unnecessary feature.
Yup i could 100% have so much mechanic work i wouldnt be able to sleep. I was ASE tech and i nope never again. Now i build high rises and stadiums. Its not physically easier but im happier. Like in ASE techs robots arent going to replace us for DECADES
Man I was a R&R for 4 years I loved it. But my old boss burned me out of it, I was 17 starting as a porter and worked my way up to R&R I was tought by an older gentlemen showed me to be clean with my work and not to butcher anything. I was denied of my raise I asked for I was only making $611 to do what I did, He hired a new guy and gave him 1,200$ take home he was a real butcher leaving plastics,nuts ans bolts out but he got the raise, I soon left to go work at the ports. The face of my boss when I told him I'm leaving was 👏🏻
Hey Rich?, I would love to pick your brain and try and get a better understanding about Cummins 12 valve pee pump, swaps, and things of that nature. I do have a question that haven’t seen a lot online lately and I’m not a engine expert. However, I am a fully certified mobile diesel mechanic. If possible, would you be able to get in touch with me and we can go back-and-forth through emails about my questions. You are one of two people. I would trust with asking this information and give me an honest answer. The other one would be the Cummins expert master mechanic that you have aired on your channel a couple times I cannot remember his name, if you do see this, please do give me a comment back and we’ll go from there. Thank you very much keep up the hard work and the amazing content.
I lot of those ole kenworths I hear sometimes got worn out clutch you can hear the clutch brake when the driver pushes down on clutch. I have been in old T800s wobbly shifter lever doesn’t stay straight in middle it flops to one side. My 96 W900 and 98 t800 have worn out clutches the 96 has a wobbly shifter. A lot of the older ones been worked really hard plus bashed on possibly. Not have been 100% took care of.
I got lucky one time t680 full round u joints I took the bolts out and the weight of the drive shaft pushed the caps out I couldn’t believe it because the rig was a under maintained pile of junk. Almost positive my 33mill 3/4 and low profile 1/2 to 3/4 adapter is still on that truck.
Some people are scared silly of using taps in a drill or an impact, well I use an impact and rapid tap oil to cut all my new threads in whatever I'm making, never ever had one bust off you just gotta be careful when you start, mind you ain't using the cheap taps so that might be helping me.
No one wants to do a trade anymore, I don’t know if they think technology will change and leave them unemployed? I working in telecommunications for almost 40 years, the stuff I was working on as an apprentice that was “state of the art” is now in museums. So long as you are flexible, willing to learn and keep up with the times you will always be in demand and have a job. It doesn’t matter if the future is battery trucks, hydrogen fuel cells, diesel truck with synthetic fuels or something thats not even invented yet - if you have skills, you will have a job.
You said that right. Nobody wants to work. Just stand there with a hand out. Things will get worse if we don't change. I despise gloom and doom but it true. Here in Alabama you will be waiting awhile for any type of contractor. I get calls all the time to help others.
Great job showing what goes into doing that kind of work. It's definitely worth young guys getting into for at least a while. I have to say though, that the comment at the end stating that electric is a fad is a little off the mark. That's the same comment guys made 120 years ago while they were feeding their horses. I don't think Rich has time to spend keeping up on all of the effort being made to improve battery tech, but it's significant. There is of course no reason to pull perfectly good equipment off the road, so these trucks will be around a long time, BUT calling electric a fad is pretty seriously unlikely to be true. It isn't ready for long haul yet, but give it a few years. The R&D is happening.
I’m super stoked that I have a transmission and clutch jack at my disposal. Unfortunately Brother I have never and will never attempt a clutch job in this manner. Nevertheless Thanks for the video.
Rich - you can tell you are 40 now by all the groaning, moaning and cussing when working on the floor - welcome to old age and remember all the cool people grow old disgracefully 😎
Great pep talk at and , NOBODY wants to work anymore so charge triple , Im 60 and wont do it anymore but remember the old days like u said in mud n snow EDIT I hate spicer
great message Rich. work full time for the water utilities myself in the UK and we can't get decent engineers. its dirty and hard work but its a job for life. my spare time ill work for a mate doing mechanic work on what ever turns up to his workshop and that's fun work as well! plus side is I can pay for some very cool toys, tractors machines and lots of trailers!
Dude you shouldn’t be doing this if you don’t know what your doing. Always change pilot bearing, send flywheel out to be resurfaced, should do the rear main just cause, also should be doing a clutch kit, and didn’t need to drain transmission.
T800s suck to do clutches, Awesome trucks but that set back axle just makes everything on that truck not easy. Specially the brake pedal value under cab
Very true what you say about the job opertunity but only for CA and USA (maybe a few other small execptions). Europe we have to many rulles and regulations and almost all heavy vehicle operators are huge (almost no owner drivers). There is lots of work but the pay ani't great and you almost can't work for yourself in this field. Asia and Africa there are plenty of people willing to do it cheap...even in Japan!
An eclectic way of changing a clutch on your friends Kenworth Anteater Tipper Wagon, would have put in a steel prop under the raised tipper body. What I really like is the crap and dirt in the cab ,more dirt caked on the chassis , a nice honest working wagon. One thing when removing the gear selector plate from the gearbox , put a piece of clean cardboard over the opening ,less chance of crap entering the box and ruin the gearsets.
I just had the same discussion with a friend last week. Now I work on ATVs, sleds and bikes. So unless those go away. No AI is going to replace what I or any other mechanic does.
It’s funny how Rich uses his normal talking voice a lot more in the DGHD videos, the high pitched one he uses when he reads his prepared notes is why I stopped watching the other channel. DGHD ftw
I have smashed 2 milwaukee drills due to the absolute useless chucks. I was a dewalt customer forever and never had a problem and my last dewalt had the rohm chuck which was amazing. I recently got another milwaukee drill from a friend and I immediately installed a rohm supra chuck on it.
Every single time i have ever touched any sixe tap by hand i end up breaking them no matter how easy or slow or how much cutting lube i use lol.. i can geab the milwaukee and a little cutting lube and hammer it in and it works great every single time..😂❤❤
Yes, Rich is right, Milwaukeenee chucks are absolutely, atrociously, shithouse. When they flog out, just put a Metabo chuck on them, even Milwaukee are doing it here
Please, if you don’t want yo pressure wash at least garden hose wash, before you start. I am sure we don’t like to watch, all the dirt that needs to be scraped, blown, or discussed. Let alone,how much easer, faster it will be to do the repair, if it is a little bit clean to start with, just a thought.
18 years ago apprentice mechanics were a dime a dozen , now they can’t get them for love nor money . Interesting how times change although the industry paid crap money for too long - in the car side anyway
Proper maintenance is a testament to the longevity of a truck, I occasionally work on a 70s International that has nearly 4 million miles on it and it's in better shape than some of 5 year old trucks that I see.
I work in a factory. It sucks. I've done clutches too. It sucks. Brakes, trannies, diffs. They all can suck. The mechanic wanna be's in the factory I talk to, I tell them, become heavy equipment mechanics or operators.. The job still sucks, but the pay is phenomenal! And that's what makes any job suck less..........
A drill chuck slips on a tap because the tap is hardened and so are the jaws of the chuck. A drill bits shank is alot softer than both the shank of the tap and the fluted end of the bit so it grabs and doesn't slip.
Rich do you have enough room to make a wash bay on the property. the cab of the truck looked like an Iraqi desert the under carriage looked like a Afghanistan desert.
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I really hate this "nobody wants to work" phrase. Who wants to train young people to be able to independently do the job that you just did? It takes a couple years (at least) and patience which is the missing part of the equation in my opinion. Once you are able to do the work, is the compensation and working conditions in line with the toll that it takes on your body? There's nothing noble about ruining your body before the age of 40 in order to keep some dump trucks making money for their owners. I understand the message you are trying to convey but I don't think it's as simple as many people claim it is.
I completely agree with you. I'm an assistant superintendent for a golf course with 7 years in the industry, with 5 as a regular crew member before getting promoted. Patience is COMPLETELY missing from the equation. In the golf industry, bosses don't want to spend time properly training their guys, when the new guys leave at the end of the season and never come back. At the same time, the pay is awful, and conditions can get pretty bad. These things convince new guys not to stick around, because they arent patient enough for things to get good.
If someone is the exception like I was, then yeah, you totally destroy your body. I'm 22, so I do a lot of the sprinkler maintenance for irrigation, and I already have shoulder and low back problems servicing 800-1000 sprinklers every year.
I'm glad to see comments like yours that look a little farther into the issue instead of just accepting it point blank.
I really want to say that most of the videos that come out of both your channels are educational, inspiring, and enjoyable. When you are ready you need to make some training videos for money. I enjoy learning with people like you. I'm a retired ASE auto mechanic. Keep up the great videos and work.
If a DGHD video isn't a good start of the weekend I don't know what is!
The best way to start the weekend is to buy another crappy Ford 7.3 that’s mint. Bring it home, buy a giant list of parts to replace right off the bat cuz they’re that common to fail replace em all at once, & get it over with.
@@michaelbenoit248 that sounds like a horrible way to start a weekend 🤣 the weekend after cruising it around sounds much better
Amen to that
I wonder how the favor tally stands between Rich and Phil after this, if Phil will stop answering the phone when Rich calls?
Rich, great video, great message. Both of your channels are among my top four on RUclips. You have both my admiration and respect. You're correct, clutches suck. I've done a big bunch however and never had one fail. And you are also correct, someone willing to do the hard work honestly will always succeed. I tip my hat to you Sir.
Best regards from Indiana, USA.
Hey, a neighbor! Greetings from the northwest side! 🙋♂
Up in the region?
@@farmerbill6855 Elkhart County!
Ah yes, I'm in Boone County, just north of Indy.
@@farmerbill6855 Greetings! 👍
I distinctly remember watching the video of you replacing the trans in that peterbuilt so many years ago. I was then about a month away from starting diesel tech school and I remember being blown away with how casual you were about what I thought then was the monumental task of replacing a transmission. I've been at an International dealership since then and as fate would have it, I became the "transmission guy" at our shop. Now if I'm not getting a clutch job done before lunch, something is wrong.
Great, now we all know it only really takes 25 minutes to do this job! 🤣
every mechanic would be wealthy 🤣
You beat me to it! Back in the day before I got big enough to have my own shop, shop couple blocks from me would do one in 2 hours. I thought that was super human.
And don't forget the parts are only $75🤣
@@Drmcclung 🤣🤣
If I were a good 20yrs younger right now believe you me I'd be right back in the shop in a heartbeat charging $75 a MINUTE for the big fish out there (corporate operators, because fuck them for absolutely destroying private truck operators like Phil making any profits 🤬) and $75 per job for the little guys just trying to keep the lights on at the home they're lucky to sleep in 3 days a month
Our family owned a trucking company. We had 4 international tri axle dump trucks. We had to fix them wherever they broke.
One truck spun the center out of a clutch and we had to change it in a chipyard in the dirt and mud. Somehow we supported the 13 speed using a warn winch on a scout and got it done, albeit in a very sketchy and not OSHA approved way. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
My dad has passed away and I’m now far too old to do heavy work like that anymore but I respect the people that can still do it. Good job sir, well done!
Nice to hear rich, not many people appreciate the trades. I am a Kenworth tech in Ontario. Also 40 this year. You just experienced my life lol. Keep up the vids!
I did a clutch and a rear section on a Kenworth dump truck just like this one 2 weeks ago. I've worked with a couple guys who absolutely love doing transmission work and claim that its gravy work, but i hate doing transmission's and clutches. Never had a good time on one yet lol
Edit: I am also a rust belt mechanic from southern Ontario, which just adds to the fun lol
Good call on the hardwood, I wouldn't be here right now without the heads up of a 4x4 cracking apart.
Was doing a similar job on a similar truck when an aged fitting started to leak and drop the bed without making enough noise for me to notice
Loved the part inspiring young guys. I wrenched through college and have never needed my degree bc apparently nobody wants to do this anymore, especially the larger equipment stuff
were you napping on the frame rails? the box coming down an inch a minute is an annoyance not a guillotine
@@AndrewBrowner You must be fun at parties.
I have no idea how fast it would have fallen without the piece of wood, it was an instant blow out leak not a pre-existing drip and I was literally leaned over between the rails to hit a grease fitting. The guy who dropped it at my shop was kind enough to leave it not entirely empty of large landscape beauty rocks
@@EarthSouthside very true but most people cheaply abuse work equipment and you don't always exactly pick and choose the truck you're working on
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For controlling dry rust and dust without spending a year cleaning mix up some pva glue in water to the consistency of maple syrup and spray it over all the loose dust and or rust and let it dry.
You can then peel it off or it washes off in water when done.
Should’ve done a new rear main seal, resurface the flywheel, new pilot bearing and full new clutch assembly.
Ah yes, the good ol' block of wood trick. Never gets old and so many uses in the right hands!
me driving past a shtbox in someones front yard "if you dont fix it, no one will"
Rich, I'm a 30 year old, graduate from the caterpillar think big program here in north carolina. I left the cat world about 5 years ago, let me tell you. Going out on my own was the best thing I could have ever done. Worked out of a 95 f350 for a few years, built a good business and customer base, bought a f550 and currently in works of putting up a 40X60 pole barn. I work on a little bit of everything much like yourself. I appreciate your videos and your insight on how most of us should try to lead our lives, in my opinion. If you're every in the NC VA area and need a couple zip ties and electrical tape, lol, give me a shout
@14:18 you forgot to tighten one bolt down!! Just thought you should know, might be Phils problem now lol
two bolts. top left and top right are both loose
Regarding your closing points... Many moons ago I decided to go into the more clerical side of machinery rather than spin wrenches as a career. That decision was based in large part on the fact that none of the mechanics I knew over 40 could stand up straight anymore. What I didn't know, and no one knew to tell me at the time, is that sitting at a desk could be just as brutal on your body. You get all of the back problems _and_ you get repetitive stress injuries to go with it. 😆
The ideal job is about half of each, but that job pretty much doesn't exist anymore.
If I had it to do all over again, I think owner/operator of equipment (I assume what Phil is doing) would be a decent way to go. With what formal education costs, not in just money but also in time, you could have yourself a pretty good start-up collection of hardware to work with.
So many places here in Australia are paying huge sign on bonuses. Landscaping, construction, heavy mechanics, truck drivers. You can get up to $10k after 12 months! I'm considering getting back into trucks with the money being so good.
I miss the hell out of diesel mechanics. Did it every summer in HS and have been in a hot Rod machine shop since graduation 2 years ago. Getting a CDL to go race and be back around these machines. Miss em too much
I actually do not mind doing clutch jobs, even at 55. And I’d rather do a clutch job, then have to do a tranny rebuild on an automatic. And yes for those giving funny looks, they are putting automatics in semi trucks! Why? I have no idea. But I’d rather be under a dump truck re-installing the drive line while on the side of a busy interstate, then yanking an automatic transmission. That’s how much I hate automatics.
40 wow you are a young buck!!!! I have a lot more years in the nasty but I wouldn’t change it. I love the solving the problems so I look past the dirty hands and just take pride in knowing I got a vehicle in my shop that had problems and when it left it was running in tip top shape because of me. Now don’t think I wouldn’t do what you do MAYBE! But I like working at my own pace and doing my job my way. I know RUclips has made your life different in many ways and probably some ways you don’t like at all. But thats not up or down that’s you and me. I really like the videos so that’s and I look forward to the next thanks.
I changed the clutch on a Mini Cooper over the holidays and I never want to change the clutch on a front wheel drive vehicle ever again
Such memories this brings!!...as an early 20yr old pulling clutches on White Road Boss conventionals for a sand & glass company, in the summer, outside on the asphalt lot. EVERYTHING had sand all over it, the transmission jack would sink into the asphalt😖
i understand this i have put clutches in trucks at the side of the highway and would not do it anymore but i am 60! kids today want big pay without working for it
11:40 did you kick his dog or something?
Great video Rich,thanks! Please keep doing this real life kind of work. :)
the first 22 and a half min was great video to watch and I love watching your videos ever since Iwatched you rescue the older lady
that had the man lift in her front yard. The last few min was priceless in that truer words were never spoken.
Stacking the clutch on the transmission is easier then bolting it to the flywheel and trying to line the splines
ok, so its not just my dad and I that don't like the chucks on the milwaukee drills, lol.
Great job security but at 40 years old you get to look 50! Sorry mate.
Right now I’m waiting to see if I get into this trade school/ apprenticeship with cat and seeing you do everything and anything is really encouraging
If my 160 pound self can bench them up into place, you got it Rich. The flywheel is the real fun.. Just did the clutch in one of our T880 KWhoppers a little while back. Love seeing how different people go about this stuff.
Great video Rich! I did a few trans & clutch changes in my early years, (that’s around 50 years ago!) a good transmission jack always saved they day. Was always amazed at the destruction we discovered. From broken flywheels,exploded pressure plates, the occasional drive shaft that was twisted like a licorice stick.
Thanks for the reality check at the end.
Your reaction when you pulled the PTO reminds me of when I pulled the Saginaw 3 speed out of my 68 C10. It came down off the cross member, and I said, "Oh sh!t..." as I broke it's fall to the floor.
How were the cross shaft bushings? 90% of the clutches I've done needed a suitcase kit for one reason or another
I recently took an internship at a drive line shop building heavy duty transmissions. Mostly Eaton Fuller RTLO18918Bs and FRO16210Cs. Its amazing to me how long these units can last. A good driver can keep the unit in usable condition for over 500,000 miles. Ensuring the clutch brake is operating correctly, preselecting your range shift, and running good clean oil and a cooler can save a lot of time and money. Silly things that cost a lot of time and money include running the unit out of oil and shock load failure as a result of bad driving or wheel spinout during slippery conditions. Replacing the input would have been a good idea, but I'm not sure it's possible without partially disassembling the main box.
Great point. I can imagine a hundred college graduates standing on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, all upset because their bus broke down, they have no A/C, no ride, and are late for some privileged function. If you were driving in your truck, with all your tools, and they miraculously had a spare part, who knows what they'd pay for you to get under the bus and get greasy. Money aside, you can make more than a few important friends turning those wrenches for just a few years. Ears open, eyes open, mouth shut.
Thank you brother for the information is vrry useful, l like it very much
Holy shit now this is the filthy Rich I subbed for. Also shoutout from a country where cabovers are super common so you can tilt the cab and do everything with a crane including lifting the clutch plate and flywheel etc
That last bit of motivational talk you had with us there at the end really hit me where it needed to. Thank you Rich.
Great video, great to see some more DGHD wrenching! And what else is better than helping out Phil ;) Looking forward to more DGHD wrenching videos!
I've only done clutches on passenger cars. Just watching this job makes my muscles hurt.
Cool to see the engineering in larger rigs. I sure wish throwout bearing on cars and light trucks could be greased! Last three clutches I've done the throwout bearing was the first to go.
I'm surprised you left the clutch on the engine. I find it way easier to unbolt the clutch through the inspection plate, and lower it on the input shaft
I kind of wanna say, that's a win for the cabowers..😅
Ever thought about joining a gymnastics team?😁👌 well done!💪💪😄
You, Sir, need a new microphone for your camera!
good time to talk about backlash on the PTO gasket Shim.
Rich, did you check the pilot bearing.
He mentioned the pilot bearing in the video and he said it felt good
@@isaakwilson2727 always replace pilot bearing and he didn’t send the flywheel out 👎
Thank You! For the end of the video explaining the reality of the amount of mechanic and technician work there is to have. Yes, it’s hard work. Yes, messy and dirty, but you learn this trade(s) and you will be in EXTREME demand!
I agree with you 100 percent. Service is where the jobs are for young guys. I dread putting in clutches too but you either do it or pay someone dearly to do it. I'm 69 and still "bench pressing" them! Scott
Yes 16:07 ALL milwaulkee chucks suck. When will they get over saving a penny and go with a JACOB’S!!! The auto release chuck is an unnecessary feature.
Yup i could 100% have so much mechanic work i wouldnt be able to sleep. I was ASE tech and i nope never again. Now i build high rises and stadiums. Its not physically easier but im happier. Like in ASE techs robots arent going to replace us for DECADES
Man I was a R&R for 4 years I loved it. But my old boss burned me out of it, I was 17 starting as a porter and worked my way up to R&R I was tought by an older gentlemen showed me to be clean with my work and not to butcher anything. I was denied of my raise I asked for I was only making $611 to do what I did, He hired a new guy and gave him 1,200$ take home he was a real butcher leaving plastics,nuts ans bolts out but he got the raise, I soon left to go work at the ports. The face of my boss when I told him I'm leaving was 👏🏻
Hey Rich?, I would love to pick your brain and try and get a better understanding about Cummins 12 valve pee pump, swaps, and things of that nature. I do have a question that haven’t seen a lot online lately and I’m not a engine expert. However, I am a fully certified mobile diesel mechanic. If possible, would you be able to get in touch with me and we can go back-and-forth through emails about my questions. You are one of two people. I would trust with asking this information and give me an honest answer. The other one would be the Cummins expert master mechanic that you have aired on your channel a couple times I cannot remember his name, if you do see this, please do give me a comment back and we’ll go from there. Thank you very much keep up the hard work and the amazing content.
I lot of those ole kenworths I hear sometimes got worn out clutch you can hear the clutch brake when the driver pushes down on clutch. I have been in old T800s wobbly shifter lever doesn’t stay straight in middle it flops to one side. My 96 W900 and 98 t800 have worn out clutches the 96 has a wobbly shifter. A lot of the older ones been worked really hard plus bashed on possibly. Not have been 100% took care of.
I got lucky one time t680 full round u joints I took the bolts out and the weight of the drive shaft pushed the caps out I couldn’t believe it because the rig was a under maintained pile of junk. Almost positive my 33mill 3/4 and low profile 1/2 to 3/4 adapter is still on that truck.
Some people are scared silly of using taps in a drill or an impact, well I use an impact and rapid tap oil to cut all my new threads in whatever I'm making, never ever had one bust off you just gotta be careful when you start, mind you ain't using the cheap taps so that might be helping me.
No one wants to do a trade anymore, I don’t know if they think technology will change and leave them unemployed? I working in telecommunications for almost 40 years, the stuff I was working on as an apprentice that was “state of the art” is now in museums. So long as you are flexible, willing to learn and keep up with the times you will always be in demand and have a job.
It doesn’t matter if the future is battery trucks, hydrogen fuel cells, diesel truck with synthetic fuels or something thats not even invented yet - if you have skills, you will have a job.
You said that right. Nobody wants to work. Just stand there with a hand out. Things will get worse if we don't change. I despise gloom and doom but it true. Here in Alabama you will be waiting awhile for any type of contractor. I get calls all the time to help others.
Great job showing what goes into doing that kind of work. It's definitely worth young guys getting into for at least a while. I have to say though, that the comment at the end stating that electric is a fad is a little off the mark. That's the same comment guys made 120 years ago while they were feeding their horses. I don't think Rich has time to spend keeping up on all of the effort being made to improve battery tech, but it's significant. There is of course no reason to pull perfectly good equipment off the road, so these trucks will be around a long time, BUT calling electric a fad is pretty seriously unlikely to be true. It isn't ready for long haul yet, but give it a few years. The R&D is happening.
Does ANY Heavy Duty mechanic aspire to be a truck mechanic? Lol! At least Phil doesn’t have a hose from the drivers seat to underneath the truck…..
I’m super stoked that I have a transmission and clutch jack at my disposal. Unfortunately Brother I have never and will never attempt a clutch job in this manner. Nevertheless Thanks for the video.
Greasemonkeys will always have jobs. And people will find out the hard truth regarding EVs sooner or later...
lol I just went back in the past. I’ve done so many clutches, trannies and diffs on dump trucks. And 90% of them T800’s at that as well
I love knowing I can make BIG BUCKS just about anywhere on the planet swinging wrenches!!
Rich - you can tell you are 40 now by all the groaning, moaning and cussing when working on the floor - welcome to old age and remember all the cool people grow old disgracefully 😎
Vote Rich for PM 2025. Keep preaching. This guy is spot on with his wisdom. Couldn't have said it better.
Great pep talk at and , NOBODY wants to work anymore so charge triple , Im 60 and wont do it anymore but remember the old days like u said in mud n snow EDIT I hate spicer
great message Rich. work full time for the water utilities myself in the UK and we can't get decent engineers. its dirty and hard work but its a job for life. my spare time ill work for a mate doing mechanic work on what ever turns up to his workshop and that's fun work as well! plus side is I can pay for some very cool toys, tractors machines and lots of trailers!
Dude you shouldn’t be doing this if you don’t know what your doing. Always change pilot bearing, send flywheel out to be resurfaced, should do the rear main just cause, also should be doing a clutch kit, and didn’t need to drain transmission.
This video reminds me why I switched from working on trucks to working on equipment lol
T800s suck to do clutches, Awesome trucks but that set back axle just makes everything on that truck not easy. Specially the brake pedal value under cab
Very true what you say about the job opertunity but only for CA and USA (maybe a few other small execptions). Europe we have to many rulles and regulations and almost all heavy vehicle operators are huge (almost no owner drivers). There is lots of work but the pay ani't great and you almost can't work for yourself in this field. Asia and Africa there are plenty of people willing to do it cheap...even in Japan!
You missed a very important step sir, you didn’t surface the flywheel!! That clutch will be very noisy!
but, but, in the service manual it SaYs yoU CaN do IT in under 2 HoUrS ! lol. loved the message at the end, cannot agree more.
An eclectic way of changing a clutch on your friends Kenworth Anteater Tipper Wagon, would have put in a steel prop under the raised tipper body. What I really like is the crap and dirt in the cab ,more dirt caked on the chassis , a nice honest working wagon. One thing when removing the gear selector plate from the gearbox , put a piece of clean cardboard over the opening ,less chance of crap entering the box and ruin the gearsets.
I just had the same discussion with a friend last week. Now I work on ATVs, sleds and bikes. So unless those go away. No AI is going to replace what I or any other mechanic does.
Literally didn’t show the only reason i watched the vid to see the shifter come off the top of trans wtf
It’s funny how Rich uses his normal talking voice a lot more in the DGHD videos, the high pitched one he uses when he reads his prepared notes is why I stopped watching the other channel. DGHD ftw
Great! Great great video!
I'm a service employee at Ryder Truck Rentals and Leaaing. New Hampshire. I love my career ❤️
I have smashed 2 milwaukee drills due to the absolute useless chucks. I was a dewalt customer forever and never had a problem and my last dewalt had the rohm chuck which was amazing. I recently got another milwaukee drill from a friend and I immediately installed a rohm supra chuck on it.
The commentary on work ethic and opportunity was more valuable than the actual content. Good on you.
Every single time i have ever touched any sixe tap by hand i end up breaking them no matter how easy or slow or how much cutting lube i use lol.. i can geab the milwaukee and a little cutting lube and hammer it in and it works great every single time..😂❤❤
Love your enthusiasm and good humor. Always makes my day when a new vlog is dropped. Keep up the good work!!
Yes, Rich is right, Milwaukeenee chucks are absolutely, atrociously, shithouse. When they flog out, just put a Metabo chuck on them, even Milwaukee are doing it here
A course thread tap has a much lower likelihood of crossthreading. And you're just chasing dirty threads.
Please, if you don’t want yo pressure wash at least garden hose wash, before you start. I am sure we don’t like to watch, all the dirt that needs to be scraped, blown, or discussed. Let alone,how much easer, faster it will be to do the repair, if it is a little bit clean to start with, just a thought.
18 years ago apprentice mechanics were a dime a dozen , now they can’t get them for love nor money . Interesting how times change although the industry paid crap money for too long - in the car side anyway
As a parts delivery driver for heavy duty trucks, clutches are the absolute worst, but not as bad as when the core is waiting for you the next run..
Proper maintenance is a testament to the longevity of a truck, I occasionally work on a 70s International that has nearly 4 million miles on it and it's in better shape than some of 5 year old trucks that I see.
Use to build plasma cnc machines. Tapping with a drill was the only way. Done right there wont be an issues!
There’s never a dull moment under any garbage truck . Hands Down Bin there Dumped that
I work in a factory. It sucks. I've done clutches too. It sucks. Brakes, trannies, diffs. They all can suck. The mechanic wanna be's in the factory I talk to, I tell them, become heavy equipment mechanics or operators.. The job still sucks, but the pay is phenomenal! And that's what makes any job suck less..........
Happy Birthday Rich!
I turn the big 4 0 myself next month.
His right. Nobody wants to work anymore. What's the point if making $35 an hour is just so you can afford a single plate at a salad bar?
Ugh. I'm 40 in about 3 weeks. Moving around isn't as easy as it once was.
Hey Rich, tighten your Milwaukee chuck down and then slowly turn the chuck the other direction until you hear a click. That locks it
Totally agree. No one wants to work. It baffles my mind because work makes you a better person.
A drill chuck slips on a tap because the tap is hardened and so are the jaws of the chuck. A drill bits shank is alot softer than both the shank of the tap and the fluted end of the bit so it grabs and doesn't slip.
That time lapses of jacking the truck up made it look like you were pushing the floor down haha
Rich do you have enough room to make a wash bay on the property. the cab of the truck looked like an Iraqi desert the under carriage looked like a Afghanistan desert.