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1993 Chevy Lumina: Rear Trailing Arms
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2018
- In this video we bring you along to work on the rear trailing arms on a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina! It has been a long time since one of these babies was in the bay at SMA. Luck is with us heavy this day and we push it to the edge. -Enjoy!
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❤️ from your viewers for helping him out and ❤️ to Vinney for his service. Kind of good to know there is still humanity left in our great country after all the crap on the news this week. Thanks Mr O !!
Just watched the Vinnie video...good stuff man.
I just watched that vid again the other day.
In New York y'all use antiseize in Texas we use loctite.🤣
Good old Vinnie
Thanks for being kind to Vinnie. Older has enough problems and shouldn't be compounded by loneliness
Two ‘93 Lumina’s, Vinnie, Eric singing, the siren sounding, four bolts breaking free, Mrs. O, gambling...... Oh yeah this is a good one ☝️
Greatest comment ever!!!!
I think it's one of the most satisfying SMA videos ever :)
HAHAHA 5:13 , "He owns an excavator, I'm surprised he called the cops."
excavators don't run very well on water................
meaning handle things properly, that way if things go sideways you have documentation :)
I recommend a post hole digger in those situations! You can plant more per acre that way!
I actually laughed out loud when I heard that.
Or a woodchipper!
I bet Vinny pocketed the first two tickets bought with the lucky two dollars and then put in two of his own unlucky dollars. You'll see him next week on a gold plated scooter.
krtwood 😂😂😂😂
That was hilarious
You will never see Vinnie again! Run!
Yuppppp agreed. You don't live that long without street smarts
What's the world coming to when you can't trust a guy name Vinnie from New Jersey. Next thing you'll tell me is there is no Santa Clause.
As a auto tech myself for the last 20+ years and 1 hour from the Canadian border, it is a huge relief when something like this actually comes kinda free. Lol. Gotta love the rust we deal with. Take all the good we can. Good job buddy.
OH MY GOD!!! A 93 lumina still alive in the rust belt. Will wonders never cease.
and never seize..
Hand few around Olean Ny all da time ladie?
@@johnberka3079 lol!
I put a 92 lumina and a 90 regal back on the road in Illinois in the last 18 months. Good ol w body
Those are good cars...survivors.
Eric O being a vietnam veteran myself thanks for helping Vinney. I could tell just from the sound of his voice he was a brother in arms. Thanks for supporting a veteran. ❤
Arthur, Bruddah - Ditto Ditto !! Too many times we see people with stink-eye looks barge past, without offering any help, a person in a wheelchair who is just fighting like all get-out trying to keep the door open just enough to stick a foot or wheel so they can just get past the doorway and fight the next hamburger hill.
I'm from Canada, and most times, the hot wrench is where you start! Next step is just to cut out all the rotten steel and re-engineer a replacement.
A few years ago, I had the absolute pleasure of working on a 1974 AMC Hornet that was a 45,000 original mile, seldom driven car from the southern interior of BC. It came apart like it was assembly line fresh, and went back together even easier. I did not have to argue with a single bolt.
Those are the days when a mechanic enjoys being a mechanic. They are definitely too few and far between.
I think it is great you are taking the time to teach the next generation to work on their own vehicles.
Wow. Those bolts came out way to easy for a 93 New York car and for once the customer was absolutely right! It did come apart easy and just slap them on. LOL.
Come on Mrs O give him a little hug. :)
Say Hi to Vinnie for us next time he drops by.
All of the videos from SMA have so much more than just car repairs. TY for another great video.
Eric, you need to have an episode with Vinnie around for the entire episode. He seems like a cool guy. Thanks for being respectful and treating our veterans like they deserve to be treated. You are a great person
My 93 lumina euro 2 door was one of my favorite cars Iv had to date. Those older 3.1 motors were beasts. I loved romping that thing on back roads giving it all she had. Still ran and drove perfect when I sold it for $250 but had rust issues.
I had a 1990 Lumina for 9 years and it had 150K miles on it when I sold it. The fellow I sold it to drove it for several years. It had the 2.5 L Iron Duke (Pontiac) engine and while you would win no races with it, it was easy to maintain. Had problems with rear calipers freezing until used updated more corrosion resistant bolts. Use to load that car to the gills with wife, 2 kids and camping gear and went on several trips. By way this was also in the rust belt (Michigan).
I feel your happiness. Up here in Maine, we do back back flips when bolts come out clean..
Small Town Auto appreciates videos from the "RustBelt"....Life's good in the south.
Oh man.. Brings back memories!! My mom had a 91 ish Lumina of Doomina and the trailing arm mount in the frame was completely rotted out. The arm would smack inside the frame everytime we hit a bump. First car I adopted as my own after they got a different one. Good times in that old car :) Made a good derby car according to the guy we sold it to :)
As someone who lives just north of Canandiagua, I totally get your excitement with those old rusty bolts! The ones on my 05 Impala could take some lessons from that Lumina! :D
Thank you for these videos. Truly a joy to watch!
nice to see some oldies like that coming in to the shop to be fixed
That's a typical day in the life of a tech in Michigan. Don't know what will come apart like that or not. At least, we won't get bored with cars that may or may not come apart easily.
Car repair with humor, its the greatest. Keep em comin
Saved like a pro, remembering that weddingday is THE one. I think that you used all of your luck on those bolts, so no lottery wins this time.
As a shade tree driveway automotive mistake maker. Those moments of working on rot n rust and the bolts you dread just comes out without struggle making your day that much more nicer. Congrats on the winning the "rust rottory"..
Another great video showing a high degree of competence, and wit style and class with the Wife and friend. Keep em coming.
one of the many best cars GM ever made the Lumina being one of my favorites
Only people who have messed with rust and watched your channel for a while can understand why you're so happy. The simple pleasures! Have you showed off that telescoping breaker bar yet?
Techs in the non Rust states don't know how good they have it
@@hilltonia133 Not needing a specialty tool or full sized sledge hammer to remove rotors, yes I actually do. Believe it or not I've actually gone over 3 weeks without needing to break out a torch.
As a DIY guy for repairs on my older vehicles, it's nice to see that you run into some of the same problems that I do. You just have some of the right tools to make the job shorter.
What great fun that was. All that fun and get to learn some stuff too. Thanks like always Eric O. and thanks for the Arizona shout out!
You don’t see many of these cars over here in sunny SoCal either. The fact that’s in good of shape in your area, is a miracle. We’re 5 years from it being 30 years old!
Btw, the Force brought that other Lumina to its cousin that didn’t know it was still alive.
That was amazing. Rust we see and deal with on 4-5 yo vehicles here in upstate NY, and here rolls in a 93 and everything comes apart smoothly. Somedays things line up and we can celebrate! Those times make the difficult days and challenges easier to overcome, and make the victory mean so much more
Oh Mr O, you are a star! I couldn't stop grinning all the way through this one!
25 years ago, my father in-law owned a service station in small town Iowa, where I spent nearly every vacation day for several years. We never made it through an oil change or brake job without a "Vinnie" stopping by to share the latest gossip or lame joke. At the time, being young and dumb, I resented the distractions. Now, I look for opportunities to let the next Vinnie, or Frank, or Lee tell me some stories. I miss those days...
I have a Vinney, and a Lanny that are frequent fliers
@@SouthMainAuto what really confirmed in my mind the kind of man you are is when you helped Vinny with his chair. When you're self-employed As You Are, time is money. But you have the heart do not look at those dollar signs exclusively. You have the heart to see a neighbor in need and help him. I think I've been watching your videos for a round here now maybe more. Having watched you and your family, I would consider myself fortunate to have you as my friend. I would be between Vinny's age and your age probably. You're a good man with a beautiful family. I like to think that you have your priorities straight. I hope God blesses you all the days of your life and that of your family
Mrs. O was very sweet about the 2 bucks. She even defended the expense as having a purpose. No look of disappointment, just mock surprise. How great that must be.
Had a 95 grand Prix sedan, another 1st Gen W body with that same rear spring. Went thru 2 transmissions before I got rid of it but I loved that car, decent power mpg, super easy to see out of and comfy ride.
Man I would love to pop by the shop like Vinney, chew the fat for a while and just enjoy the company. What a great man. Keep it up Eric O!
Here in 2020 when we realize that the town ACTUALLY DID repave the road the "next year."
What a time to be alive!
My first car was a 93 Lumina, ol' Blue. Hand me down from the parents; the car I grew up in with stains in those blue cloth seats from the baby seat! Haha. Thing was rusted to hell and had to keep a little pressure on the gas at every stop, but it was an absolute tank of a car.
Glad the rust did not prevail... Vinnie, thank you for your service!!!
Someone must have Fluid Film'd the bolts in the late 90s. Whats more incredible is that those rockers held up the car on the lift. love the videos!
Sold my 93 regal 2 years ago. Buffalo car its whole life. Not a spec of rust anywhere. Over 300,000 miles. Thank god for Yearly oil treatment and maintenance. I still see her on the road today :-)
Jaysus what a rollercoaster ride of emotion... I just can't take it.
Love the banter with Vinnie
Those first gen W-Body cars hold up really well. I had a 93 Grand Prix GTP and a 92 Lumina Euro Sport coupe. Both looked almost new underneath! The GTP actually still had some if it's inspection markings on the suspension! My 96 Bonneville SSEi however was an absolute rust bucket! Turns out the H-Body cars had big issues with the wheels wells and strut towers rotting out.
My first car was a dark blue 94 Chevy Lumina loved that car lasted all the way up to 2012
Don't cha just love it when a plan comes together? That truly is unbelievable! A 25 year old car! I've _never_ seen that happen before! Too cool! I'd hazard a guess and say that car didn't spend it's life in upstate NY. Thanks for the video.
I just junked my 93 Olds Cutlass Supreme last year. Twenty-four years of salty roads and everything still came apart on the car. With a set of Michelin Defenders I used to pass 4x4 pickups in snow storms like they were standing still. Great cars.
I still miss my dad's '90 Lumina EuroSport 3.1 Beautiful & fantastic soundin car.
I'm with you man I put my kitchen faucet in today with one trip to homeless despot!
A car repair and a life lesson. The SMA channel has it all!!!
Trailing arm literally rusts in half, but the bolts attaching them come out without any difficulty. That Chevy has a strong will to live. I live in Oregon where we don't see much rust (except on the coast) and still 99% of these old beaters have already been crushed.
I’m sure you meant the conception of your three children was the happiest time of your life!!!!! Easy repairs, not what we’ve come to expect from SMA, outrageous !
Keep up the good work.
I just did one of those trailing arm replacement jobs on my dead 2000 Malibu. It wasn't dead when I wasted the money, lol. Rust just got the better of me. Break lines and fuel lines were just to crusty to save her. 19yr companion R.I.P.
Wow, I haven't seen one of those cars around in awhile.......the force was definitely with you on that!!
I miss my old Lumina. We called her Irene. She was a good car for our young family at the time. :(
Truly the Heartbeat of America with these older GM's. When I work on my 94 Roadmaster, I am always amazed how things come apart still.
I had to pull an engine from a GMC 2500 due to engine knocking under acceleration. (I blame poor maintenance on that one) It's amazing how GMs seem to come right apart when they are flaking lots of rust vs my F150 I had to replace shocks on, it had minimal rust but them nuts didn't want to be messed with.
Late 80s and early 90s gm's are the best cars. They may have been ugly and underperforming but they're tremendously well built.
I'm not sure I'd go with "GMs are well built" but I completely agree that compared with everything else on the road, they're much easier to work on. The bits that are reliable are *really* reliable. And even the bits that fail all the time also fail so reliably that you can just treat them like consumable parts and replace them before they break and you're good to go.
Well, I for one thought 80's and 90's GM's were some of the best looking cars on the road (Olds and Buick had some of the most technological advanced cars during that time period), The Corvette C4 had that awesome digital dash display that I still want. Even GM's trucks were awesome looking. But overall I agree with alafrosty with replacing parts. The only GM service that sucks is the LT1's OptiSpark. Ugh I hate that thing.
@@kirbyyasha optispark on my 94 ss still going strong,original equiptment
After calling this the happiest day of his life 1st time Mrs.o was seen driving his truck pulling a front end loader from rental store and Eric o has never been seen since
Not to sound creepy but I really enjoy watching you and your wife go back and forth. Great chemistry.
Hello to the lovely Mrs. O! A smile to light up a room!
Mrs. O. That's all. Mrs. O! More Mrs. O, please. She's the best. Nice to see something go easy on ya, too. The Lumina, that is
I was so invested in those bolts!
It was a good day with you and that Lumina Eric. You had to take a chance, because if I was a betting man, I wouldn't of thought those bolts would of came off.
Man I love it when Vinnie stops by and gets in these videos. Bravo Eric O!
I have a 97 lumina and wouldn't get rid of it for the life of me. Still holding strong after 15 years of having it.
My late grandfather has a white Lumina, but I don't remember the year. They made a Euro edition and I distinctly remember the 3 spoke steering wheel. My grandfather was trusting enough to let this newly licensed grandson drive it many many years ago. Thanks for the trip down memory lane... haven't thought about a Lumina in years!
Like I always say..."I'd rather be lucky than good". When you're fixing cars in N.Y. like we do, today's a blessing. Really enjoy your videos. Been up your way a few times. Bubba chips still there?
Eric, I just love watching your vids. The entertainment value is 100%, and including your friends and family just makes it all the better. Well done. Oh, and we get to learn all of the various techniques, such as the Classic Reach Around, etc..
Lol! The "classic reach around" comes in handy! I use it all the time!
That car looks better than your buddies truck underneath. You know they always come in three's!
Seriously, considering the age the portion we saw looked pretty darn good.
I loved this video vinny made me happy your the best for letting him hang around most guys wouldn't
We got an elderly guy that likes to pop by our shop on nice days when We got our bays open, we call him Mr. Google, as its always a blast chit chattimg with him while we work, is is chocked full of the most random and funny usless facts, always brings a smile to our faces as he pops by :)
When I worked in a shop in Ottawa we always had Old VW beetles on the lot and it would bring all the older generations to tell us their stories of what an iconic car the beetle was and we always had older lads hanging out sometimes they would even help around they would be the regulars those were the good old days now kids just want to play video games
@@martinlavoie4002 Ottawa here also, what a small RUclips world.
That’s what small town businesses are like. My father in law is a barber. He has guys like Vinny who stop by through the day.
My uncle had a bakery. The same thing happened. There were old guys stopping by. There was a local who was a bit slow. My uncle would sometimes send him out to one of the other stores to get things.
Great video Eric, just so natural. Releases my whole day pressure just by watching you work. Chatting with Vinny is just a bonus😆
Incredible video, Eric O! No crow calls, no guy across the street cutting grass, and one "BAD ASS" 1/2 inch drive ratchet.... I was so betting that those bolt would be gualded to the bushing sleeves..but, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.
I found four of them! 🥜🐭
im blown away it still is on the road!
As a tech myself I had the biggest smile on my face when it broke loose 😂😂😂😂
Good video. Funny. Love it. You can tell how happy this made you!
The underside of that car was actually pretty darn clean!
The car gods are definitely smiling on you, Eric!!
Sometimes it better to be lucky rather than good!!
Those are pre-Chinisium nuts and bolts. Prolly made in Canaderp or Messico. Good job Eric. Maybe all you gotta do is lay out Big Nasty and the rust will submit without struggle. Mrs. O is sounding better but not all the way recovered yet. Her smile is as warming as ever. Thanks for wrenching.
Hailing from Arizona, I know all too well how good we have it. I tip my hat to you for dealing with rust and posting some of the best automotive videos here.
Almost like a season finaly, everything in one video, then I figured it out. There was no brake clean. Thanks for the good video Eric!
I caught your implication on dealing with the money thief and owning an excavator !
We deal with "problems" a little bit different back in the sticks.... just sayin. Usually the police are not involved....🙈🙉🙊
Two ways to make a bad situation worse. Call the police or get an attorney involved.😬
@you build it we destroy it you can get a run of the mill dumpster red hot with just some home heating oil and a cereal box. Eric called it..ppl who steal from Farmers are a certain kind of "special". I work in corrections so I see it 5-7 days a week. Rudy in NH
Always remember in these situations use a post hole digger. You can plant more perps per acre vertically than you can horizontally.
"Did they handle it the old fashioned way or did they call the cops?" Lol sounds like conversations we have in Texas!
Here in N.W. Pa. ya don't see many of these gems around... and the trailing arm bolts CAME OUT!!??!! thats as rare as hens teeth!!
What a lovely couple Mr an Mrs O are, I wish you both long life, and happiness. Oh and less rusty bolts!
Just mark the lotto tickets as shop supplies on the lumina ticket.😂
2$ "service charge"
just changed both leaf springs in my 92 chevy. all six bolts came out of the leaves and even all 4 u bolts came loose with the snap on red line gun. but that's where the luck ended. 3 of the 4 bolts broke off in the yoke even after heating them cherry red so i did have to get a doorman yoke from rock auto. my surprise it was nice and fit good. my 300 dollars leaf springs replacement turned into 700 after replacing shackles u bolts main bolts and rear end cover, just to prove what I've said all along I got the truck from South Carolina in 15 and just three years up here hasn't been nice to some of it the body solid and new Jasper long block so it was worth a little love
while swapping in a 14 bolt to replace a 10 bolt in my '97 Chevy 1500 pickup, I snapped off a bolt in the yoke that I couldn't get out. $15 for a replacement yoke at the local pick-n-pull, and I was back in action. I paid $100 for the axle with leaf springs, $20 for wheel cylinders, and another $85 for a gov-lock. The truck is seriously over-braked now.
here in new york that 14 bolt would have been 400 and a big pile of rust. I would have loved to put a 14 bolt in it. I have the know-how 30 years of working on vehicles 25 at one job alone working on everything from regular trucks to mack and Peterbilt to cat heavy equipment
Wow I bought a 96 lumina from where I work for 180 bucks that’s what I bid on it. It had 301 k miles on it. I drove it back and fourth to work for a year then gave it to my mom who did the same for 2 more years. It had 330 k miles on it when she sold it for 1000 bucks. It was a great car for what it was.
Breaking new!!!!! First time seen on the SMA channel!!!! The heating tip on the torch 😂😂😂
NY rust, yesterday I helped my son change the rear wheel bearings on his 2008 forester. he bought the long bolts and bushings but we decided to drop the diff and pull axles doing it that way. Got it done and back together but your video on that job was the key to correct assembly of that inner seal. Thanks for the videos!
I remember those cars... The cabbies up here used to drive them. I know I live further north than you do but 20 years ago they didn't come apart that nice. All I can say is wow! I have to be honest I wanted to see fire 🔥.
I had 3 Luminas, a 93, 95 and a 98. The 93 was the best of the 3, I put some snow tires on the front and that thing would go anywhere, the only time I got it stuck was when I got greedy and tried a snow drift that was as deep as the door mirrors. The 95 ended up with the same rusted control arms, I made new ones which worked good for a couple of weeks until the rear strut tower rusted through and the strut came up through the parcel shelf. Lucky for me a friend had the 98 that had a bad engine, his wife drove it with a blown head gasket until it wiped all the main bearings, he let me have it just to get it out of his yard, so I swapped the engine from the 95 into the 98
I put snow tires on the front of a FWD Dodge Omni 024 slid off a county road into a Michigan corn field in deep snow rocked out of the field and back on the road with no tow or damage.
I had an 87 Charger which was the same car, but a later version. It handled very good in snow, and hauled plywood great
I've already put 4 engines on my 97 Lumina due to that garbage dex-cool coolant. last engine was fresh out the dealer. running like new. owned it since 05
@@chevyboss97 they why would you keep it and why would you have a Chevy badge Mas your picture....this makes no sense
Me and a buddy are about to dive into this right away. Loads of work needs done on her behind.
Some days you get the Lumina, some days the Lumina gets you!
LOL It is an amazing feeling when a bucket of rust cooperates! We all deserve a good day !
Eric,
Another fine video. And behind every good man (@14:30) is a great woman!
SMA#1
God bless
Paul
Those didn't come apart 20 years ago in Ohio .The Force is strong with you today young Skywalker.
The car gods are shinning down on ya..gotta love it
Can't believe the front mounts were still there on a '93!! great video as always
I love when you include Vinney! You're such a sweetheart! ❤️
Mr. O promise us that when you hit the lotto you won't forget "the people"!
Use hose pliers to pry those bolts out of control arms! My only other tip for dealing with multi-link arms is to shove a screwdriver through where the bolt would go and use that to get the holes aligned for the bolt. You also might need to jack the hub up to get stuff to line up.