In my 20’s I used to do a lot of work on my cars with friends. 20 years later my friends are too busy with work, families etc so it’s great to have your videos/RUclips to guide me. Just done the drive shaft now on my ex Royal Mail combo van. It’s satisfying and saves money. Thanks
Good job Mart.Bought a Corsa C SXI 1.2 brand new in 2005.Did 156,000 miles from new and never let me down.A family member now has it with well over 160k on the clock.Top little motors.
Nice job - well done Martin. I was in Woodall Spa today and the weather was perfect for doing cars - not too hot or cold! Mind you - all that working on the ground is hard on the knees etc. no wonder the pros use hoists.
Interesting torquing of the hub nut, I know Vauxhall have a funny way of torquing up sometimes but that's the first I've seen or have done. I normally do up hub nuts torqued up to tight as f***! Good job mate.
+retrorestore haha you have that many cars I'm surprised you have never looked at fleet or traders insurance and have you all on one policy/drive each other's!
Great video Martin, another one in the bag as they say. How was the gearbox oil ? did it need any topping up ? Look forward to the next video Martin. Cheers, Jeff.
Good helpful videos, as it failed and you have repaired it yourself, can you go back to the garage and get it re-mot'd without having to pay again, think theres something like that? Cheers
You should never tighten wheel nuts/bolts with a pipe on your wheel wrench because you may have to loosen them (eg change a flat tyre) and you have left your bit of pipe back at home they are made to a lenght to get the right torque on them anyway
Hi Martin.. that's why I like your videos so much .. I like the reality of it.!! ... by the by the trotter van has a roof rack.. how you going to get one for yours ?? stuart
Great job as always Martin...what ever happened to "That f@*$er's not coming off!" tightness . anyway go and get yaself a nice lucazade ..i bet ya gagging lol
This is real world car maintenance and so clearly explained thank you.
In my 20’s I used to do a lot of work on my cars with friends. 20 years later my friends are too busy with work, families etc so it’s great to have your videos/RUclips to guide me. Just done the drive shaft now on my ex Royal Mail combo van. It’s satisfying and saves money. Thanks
Good job Mart.Bought a Corsa C SXI 1.2 brand new in 2005.Did 156,000 miles from new and never let me down.A family member now has it with well over 160k on the clock.Top little motors.
Yes they are Mart, I had a new one in 2001 and gave it to my daughter for her first car. Never let us down.
Nice job - well done Martin. I was in Woodall Spa today and the weather was perfect for doing cars - not too hot or cold! Mind you - all that working on the ground is hard on the knees etc. no wonder the pros use hoists.
Yes John, it was fine for crawling under cars haha. Not as busy here as the 1940's weekend though.
That story made my day martin, another great real life viedo
love how u explain things pal so even people ot mechanicly minded would have no problems doin jobs
Part 1/2 fantastic videos good easy guide to help if not familiar with the full process for this.
Cheers for this, I am doing the Nearside driveshaft and came across your video. It is a pig to get out! not much space for a crow bar to prize it out.
Great video.
Interesting torquing of the hub nut, I know Vauxhall have a funny way of torquing up sometimes but that's the first I've seen or have done. I normally do up hub nuts torqued up to tight as f***! Good job mate.
Yes, I make you right, Silly sequence. I can't see why as it's not a tapered bearing or anything special. Just them being funny I suppose.
fantastic idea with the electronic wire never fort if using that stuff it's perfect for that just in the calliper
cheers bud.
Martin
Another job well done. What's next, the pond fill in?
I'ts on hold again Bri lol. you know me.
One day haha
Yup, still waiting for the mopeds and Hydro Graphics vids :=D
Glad you got sorted in the end! Not as glad as Jimmy is I bet to have the motor back on the road haha
Yes, he has had us running him to work so it's also better for us lol.
Cheers
Martin
+retrorestore haha you have that many cars I'm surprised you have never looked at fleet or traders insurance and have you all on one policy/drive each other's!
probably would be lol. Have thought about it but never looked into it
Great video Martin, another one in the bag as they say. How was the gearbox oil ? did it need any topping up ? Look forward to the next video Martin.
Cheers, Jeff.
I've ordered a bottle Jeff as it was a bit low. Cheers
Martin
love the channel you have built. when can we see the mk6 transit back?
ecp are useless I've had nothing but bother getting parts for my astra van from them glad you got it sorted eventually
hurrah!!!.......bet yer glad to see the back of that "WEE QUICK JOB" eh???.........keep it up martin whats next..........................cheers Willie
Hi Willie, yes I am lol. another quickie tomorrow then back on the Trotter van.
Good work Martin , Thumbs up man !!
Cheers Shawn, pretty straight forward this one.
now that ive seen this.....id better check mine =D im replacing the auxillary drive belt... and this is a great vid.... cheers bro!!
this guy is fantastic👍🏾🔝
best thing to do is to replace the oil seal as well because after removal of drive shaft they usealy leak after putting it back
nicely done Martin ,thanks for the vid.....
Cheers Steve, nice simple job this one.
Aww ya let me down mate. I thought for sure you'd be sipping a bottle of Lucuzade in this vid. hahaha
Jay
Haha, yes I should have Jay lol I missed a trick there lol
Good helpful videos, as it failed and you have repaired it yourself, can you go back to the garage and get it re-mot'd without having to pay again, think theres something like that?
Cheers
Yes you have 7 days for a retest the you have to pay again.
Cheers
Martin
Great vid yet again
well done once again, a pain but job done! peace!!!
cheers stu
Do you need circlip plyers for the clip or just smash it home
great vid
Thank you so much for this!!! :)
You should never tighten wheel nuts/bolts with a pipe on your wheel wrench because you may have to loosen them (eg change a flat tyre) and you have left your bit of pipe back at home they are made to a lenght to get the right torque on them anyway
Never say never
Hi Martin.. that's why I like your videos so much .. I like the reality of it.!! ... by the by the trotter van has a roof rack.. how you going to get one for yours ?? stuart
HI Stu, Yes it will have a roof rack and I may end up making one as they are around £150 for a reproduction one.
i'll look forward to that vid...
All good Martin. The magic copper grease again lol. Will you get that Hayter mower finished soon. Keep seeing it in the videos.
Cheers Pete.
haha, yes, it's still on the list but I keep getting sidetracked lol. One day lol
Cheers
Martin
Fair play Jimmys car keeping you busy.
haha yes. All done now.
Nice your fleet keeps you busy Martin.Time for hinge and bracket to lend a hand lol.
Peter Froud
We're working on that one Pete.
o man! love you man!
Haha nice one.
and it was all done with no lucozade !
Haha, nice one Dave.
Did you ever get your compensation from Euro car parts? Hope they did you a deal after messing you about!
No, nothing Dan. Big Corporations have very poor customer service I have found from experience.
super nice person
wen you tack the wheel s off wen you pot them back on you wont to Coppice slick it wen reassemble
the wheel nuts were already copper slipped bud, they didn't need any more.
Cheers
Martin
.... and how much does a stretchy boot cost?
Don't know
From 1:30 to 2:35 explains my sex life Martin lol, great vids , thanks. 👍
Great job as always Martin...what ever happened to "That f@*$er's not coming off!" tightness . anyway go and get yaself a nice lucazade ..i bet ya gagging lol
Haha No speaking French in this one but I did need Lucozade energy to get the lid off the biscuit tin lol
haha...i'd loved to have been in eurocarparts same time as you that day
Job jobbed.
Oh yes Tim, sorted.
far easier just to unbolt the wishbone ball joint
Not always when doing this job on the floor. Sometimes you need a big leaver with the car up on a ramp.
retrorestore I dine same job today in Astra 19 cdti. I use a piece of wood to knock the joint down..Car was on a jack. Same as your video
Nice one bud. Sometimes they come out easy and sometimes, they are a pig.
They are the same to do it on the floor as a ramp get a heel bar a prose down on the lower arm much easyir that way you are not a trained mechine
No i'm not, this is how I did it with what I had available at the time. The job got done though.
Kushty
haha Mange tout
+retrorestore haha. Bonjour