Some people use PB Blaster and struggle, others use multiple front end loaders and make AWESOME videos. For anyone who had ever torn an engine down, the "finesse" you use is admirable.
WELCOME TO EXTREME BOLT BREAKING WITH YOUR HOST ERIC I'll be totally honest, my thoughts went straight to "put wood on top and hold down with forklift" but did not make it all the way to "use front loader to push the bar". My horizons have been broadened.
I was expecting him to get a pipe to put on the breaker bar and comes in with a front end loader LOL!!!!🤣 That has got to be the strongest crank bolt ever!!
I'd say adding a 4X torque multiplier to your toolbox might be a good idea after this one! I used to work at a company building industrial electric actuators. The largest, most powerful units we made had certain parts that were hand-torqued to very high numbers, as high as 1800 ft-lbs. We would sometimes also have to tear down and disassemble failed units, and breaking stuff loose sometimes required the torque multiplier with a breaker bar AND a 4' cheater pipe. We had a big workbench with a slot in the middle for the multiplier to brace itself in. Good times.
Impressive! You know what the experts always say, there is a correct tool for every job. I suppose that includes heavy construction equipment! Another exciting tear down, thanks Eric!
@@FuglyFatt I was waiting for him to use the red wrench. With skill, you can blow out a galled pipe or cap screw that is broken off flush with the surface while leaving little or no damage to the internal threads. When threads are galled, the rust or corrosion components help insulate the two mating surfaces from each other, and help keep the oxygen off the female surface.
How do you think you get seized bolts and nuts off of construction machinery? With other construction machinery of course. When you have a seized nut on the main boom ram of a 100 ton machine the only thing that'll put enough weight on it to get it off is another 100 ton machine. You also need at least a forklift to carry and fit the spanner which can weigh a few hundred kilos itself.
You see this is the kind of content that we love. Had to get two big machines and a huge breaker bar to get the crank bolt off while crushing the pallet in the process. Awesome stuff really.
Removing that crank bolt reminds me of the few times I struggled. One was a 5SFE Celica engine - stuck the breaker bar to the ground, started the engine to crack it loose - the car lifted up for a moment then it broke loose, worked great. The other time was a Subaru axle nut - gave up, breaker bar to the ground, jumped in the car started it and put it in reverse and rolled it until it cracked loose - worked great.
I have done both of these things, Toyota truck 4.7, harmonic balancer bolt. I jammed a 5 ft piece of rectangular tubing on my breaker bar and the frame rail was the stop.
Eric, I find it weirdly fascinating watching you tear down an engine. To me it's very relaxing and satisfying. Thanks for the videos and your interesting commentary. Take care.
I know why those bearings were worn on the one side - when you managed to turn the engine over with the payloader, it only moved that 1/4 to 1/2 turn, the oil hole likely had rust in it or some sort of damage that ripped the one side only of the bearing. I have 4 engines to tear down this summer too(just for fun) - a 2.8L V6 from an S-10 pickup(1986), a 1984 slant 6, a 1981 chevrolet 305 and a 1986 dodge 318, all except the 318 are rusted solid - they should be fun to tear down, lol. great video, as always!
Previous mechanic to new shop mechanic: "Tighten the crank pulley to one MILLION ugga duggas! We do NOT want that bitch coming loose! If they want to loosen it, they'll have to use removal tool 621C!"
GEE SUS, you are Hilarious!!! Persistent and Creative for shure!!! Yep, if your heavy machinery can't do the job; you definately would have taken a trip to the E.R. if you continued to try it by hand or foot. At least I know who to call to get the job done! NOooo, there was no correct tool for this job. It was an E.R. disaster waiting to happen. At least he saw it coming and reversed it back on the block.
Eric, as I watched you struggle with the crank bolt, I flashed back to when I was a yoot working a summer job at a company that sold and serviced big dozers, front-end loaders...all that stuff. When things were slow they would hand me a 400 ft lb torque wrentch and a 4X multiplier and send me out to jerk slack on full grown motor graders. "Torque those lug nuts to 1600 ft lbs, son.," and that's just what I did. So that's all you needed--a 4X multiplier, your 1" breaker bar with a 6' cheater pipe. Bet you could twist the head off that bolt if you had to. Best wishes for continued success! (Give me a shout out when you smile in satisfaction with how much power you have in your hands with a 4X multiplier.)
Well that's just great........Now I need a front end loader and a fork lift for my shop. That might be harder than that 1/4" drive set that I snuck passed the old lady last month.
Eric, two things: 1) You should contact the "Torque Test Channel" about doing a collab and borrowing some of their heavy-hitter impact wrenches for field testing. 2) You need an advisory not to be eating while watching the worst engine teardowns. I almost tossed my cookies (and threw up, too) while watching this vid.
Most fun toy I ever bought was an old 1974 Cat 930 wheel loader. The previous owner rebuilt the engine, the bucket was straight and everything worked perfectly. Wish I still had it.
Had to pause this as you attempt to break that crank bolt loose and lmfao! Nice I've use a tractor to break bolts loose and now I feel comfort in knowing I'm not the only one that takes wrenching to this extreme! Before I even see what happens congratulations on a solid job done!
@@xalty1200 aahh, that explains the looks of the coolant in this engine. The previous owner(s) probably used a bunch of that stuff to seal the leaking head gasket.
in my experience, we dont have room for 2 vehicles to loosen things, so we usually just drill it when breathing on it doesnt do it. sometimes we're lucky and can use a crane but you dont have access to that so i wont suggest it. drill or burr the middle out, the tension should come off eventually. also there's the classic "cant be tight if its liquid!'
Back in the 30's, there was a Chev inline six that was around 900CID, in a massive COE truck. I'll get some pics this week of it, and post them up somewhere. Probably Twitter, and possibly the community tab here on YT.
A one inch drive impact wrench is worth it’s weight in gold at times like that. Another trick, before you apply heat, saturate the bolt head with PB Blaster and after a few minutes grab two sledgehammers. Hold one sledgehammer tight against the crank bolt head and then use the other sledgehammer to impact the first one. I learned that trick in 1976 from the old farmers I worked in the truck shop with. Love your channel and learning about the new technology being applied to engines in the 21st century.
That was brilliant the way you got that crank bolt to loosen up! Awesome Eric. Again, it stinks seeing a good piece of equipment go down due to negligence. Nice job getting it apart. See you next time. Big Al.
Eric, you're so right to underline each and every time to take care of your engines (actually the whole drivetrain!). If you respect your engine by properly warming it up, before going pedal to the metal, it will thank you in most cases with a long life and proper reliability. I really laughed hard when you presented the 3/4'' breaker bar and your special tool made by case. You're a lucky guy to own such great variety of special tools. Greets from Germany! Alex
I would have thought the weight of the forklift and an 8 foot pipe over the breaker bar would have been enough, but a front end loader is the sort of excess we can all enjoy. When I was working on tower cranes there were bolts being tightened by use of a flogging spanner and a 1" drive impact wrench, but they were running off a 600cfm compressor, so probably overkill for everyday work round your yard.
One of the cool benefits of a inline engine is the crank journals are not shared with another connecting rod like a v6 or v8 therefore there’s more surface area to lubricant the bearing.
My wife and I were laughing at the casual nuclear level escalation on that crank bolt. What's the torque spec? 2,025 ft lb? Is that bolt grade 50? What's going on?! If that was a Harbor Freight breaker bar, I'm going to buy one tomorrow. Between that and the Earthquake, they should be sponsor you. Hear that, Harbor Freight? Anyway, my wife and I are lifetime viewers, thanks for the laughs!
Years ago my friend purchased a new Toyota 6 cylinder diesel truck for his long distance towing business where his yearly mileage was up to 100k miles, last time I saw him he had put over 500k miles on that truck with only routine servicing which was actually a lot of servicing as he was really clocking up the miles and he needed the truck to be reliable. That Toyota never missed a beat and when I last heard the engine run it started, ran and sounded really sweet and perfect in every way, Toyota make some good trucks and some really good diesel engines..
Key word is the way you said it, people are lazy, cheap, and just don't care about the maintenance until they ruin it and they get the bill to fix it or go get another one. Worst part is 80% will slice back to the old lack of care and do it to themselves again. I deal with it at work and have been for 30+ years and I have to say that I have watched it get worse 10 cold in the past 10 -15 years. Thanks for sharing your work and time. Will pass it on to everyone and wish you a great Sunday morning.
When I saw it outside I was hoping for just what you did. I’m laughing hysterically and my wife is giving me a look. I told her she wouldn’t understand.
43:23 😂😂🤣 as you subtlety point to the German word for misery on 4 wheels. Fun video. Using the front loaders to loosen the crank bolt was very Camarataesque. 🥂 👍 👨🔧
I had a friend in the 90s and his dad had a Land Cruiser with one of these engines. It died in about 1998. He put a 350 Chevy in it and it still runs today.
My father was an engineer all his working life. After he had retired one day one of his farmer freinds was really struggling to get a big nut off of a piece of farm machinery. They had tried everything. The biggest impact gun, heat, a big breaker bar with a scaffold pole on it for extra leverage, the works. My father walked up. Examined the end of the bolt sticking through the nut and the machine. He said "left hand thread" turned round and walked back home.... I would have loved to have seen his friends face.
The only thing i could think when u broke that crank bolt free was "now theres somethin u dont see every day!". That engine looks like it went for a swim with so much rust. Thanks for sharing.
I had the same issue when disassembling the crank bolt from my 3rzfe engine i used a propane torch to heat up carefully (not too much because it can burn the harmonic balancer) and baaam it broke loose !!! Gret content 💯👌🏽
10:33 - it looks like viscisoty breakdown. Running a motor too hard, for too too long, at excessive temperatures and RPMs and/or failure to change oil at reasonable intervals, will cause this to happen. It's a shame people drive their cars into the ground. I was a kid once. I have wrecked a few engines through abuse and negligence.
that engine never,,had an oil change, just topped up.. oil turned to greese, oil holes blocked. yes, l/c,s last foever, reliable as a rock, thats why you dont have to service them.. gutless piece of 1950,s tech..
That's bad ass getting that bolt out. A trick is to use a deep well socket and a large pipe wrench on the socket. It is a tool setup that is basically guaranteed to never break before the bolt does. And heat heat heat. Always make sure it is hot when attempting it. Things always move better with heat. Forget the comments about the expansion of the bolt making it a tighter fit in the threads. It is a sound theory, but it never makes a threaded bolt move with more difficulty. Those 3/4"+ drive impact guns really should have a larger air chuck, too.
I've broken loose stubborn lug nuts with a breaker bar and a 2 ton floor jack pushing up on the handle but youve taken it to a whole new level using heavy lifting equipment, sometimes what you need is a little overkill
Could those grooves in the bearings have come from all the side load when you cracked the main bolt? They look super fresh, like the oil galleys on the crank journals were crammed into the soft material.
Man, I know from hard experience just how tough your job cab be, and count my blessings that I'm not doing that kind of work anymore. The "seated on the breaker bar" moment deserves to go down in history as one of your best - you made my day!
Without having watched, I'll predict that the engine stopping was a complete surprise, and had nothing to do with basic maintenance. :) Also, the Pun Police might come and pull your pun permit.
OK! That was entertaining! Out on the farm, we had a 1" impact wrench for similar types of stubborn nuts/bolts. Almost needed 2 people to lift/use it. For big tractor tires and other types of heavy machinery. Used a skid steer lifting the tires on/off. Oh, the memories! 😆🙂
I'm sure this started out as something small; low coolant, stuck thermostat, bad water pump, etc. Then they ran it until it got hot, popped the head gasket, and the rest is history. Now it's a boat anchor
Your usage of the front end loaders to break the harmonic balancer's bolt reminds me of something my dad went through while changing a tire on the side of a road about 35 years ago. He encountered a lug nut that was majorly over torqued by an inexperienced worker at a used tire shop. He attached the big bar for the car's bumper jack to on of the other 3 bars of the 4-way lug nut wrench and proceeded to jump up and placed his 350+ pounds on that bumper jack to break the nut loose. This crazy effort worked in breaking the nut loose. However, the attempts prior to the bumper jack bar did irreversible damage to his ulnar nerve .
After the first couple of attempts my first idea was to use 2 fork lifts exactly like that. So the fact that you did that has me dying lol St. Louisans think alike I guess
Probably my favorite video so far! I’m a huge fan of the older Toyota’s. My first car in High School was a 198O Celica 5 speed, with a 20R. Was definitely entertaining watching you wrestle with the crank bolt. I also loved your comment at the end….”sorry guys, time will not heal your car”. Can’t wait for the next video!!
Great video, Thanks! I'm sitting on a '97 land cruiser now. 350000 miles, starts runs, drives, good body, meh interior and paint, Burns oil. Baby was not well loved. A friends ex had died, and I'm babysitting it.
11:42 - so you're saying it didn't bring all the boys to the yard... Also, it's always a good sign when you need to use equipment that's bigger than the vehicle the engine came from to work on it.
Make sure that you continue to start and move the retirement one weekly so all the seals and hoses and valves don't go bad. We got one retired one and I have run it onec a week for a decade and it still runs like it never quit being used.
Literal tears in my eyes when you showed up with the construction equipment. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen on this channel. That bolt needs to be framed.
That is one tough bolt! Recently worked on a Honda CR-V to replace the front strut assemblies. A lug nut on the driver's side wouldn't budge. The car recently had a wheel alignment the the lug nuts were fastened using an impact wrench. Used a breaker bar with a pipe extension and the wheel lug broke. Ended up removing the wheel hub to replace the lug and installing a new front wheel bearing.
Let’s give a round of applause for that breaker bar. Held up through some incredible torque
thats a very good breaker bar (should promote ) the brand
Harbor freight? haha
not all heros wear caps
and the socket
I was waiting for the head of the bolt to snap off. Maybe it didn't because the wrench was a Snap-On?
Some people use PB Blaster and struggle, others use multiple front end loaders and make AWESOME videos. For anyone who had ever torn an engine down, the "finesse" you use is admirable.
WELCOME TO EXTREME BOLT BREAKING WITH YOUR HOST ERIC
I'll be totally honest, my thoughts went straight to "put wood on top and hold down with forklift" but did not make it all the way to "use front loader to push the bar". My horizons have been broadened.
Pffft. No cheater bar, a cheater bucket! 🙃
The Loader certainly helped eliminate most chances of personal injury. Actually brilliant.
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Working for you must be a hoot! I can just imagine: "Boss, I can't get this bolt loose" You: "Just a sec, let me get the loader".
Lmao some heavy ass machinery to get a crank bolt lose
Eric will never endanger his workers. He will say "leave it there, later I will put it on RUclips!"
I was expecting him to get a pipe to put on the breaker bar and comes in with a front end loader LOL!!!!🤣
That has got to be the strongest crank bolt ever!!
Lol
Kinda makes you wonder if they applied superglue on the threads or welded it on there
I was thinking the same thing 🤣
Hr didn’t show the bolt, it would have definitely started to go into plastic deformation.
I'd say adding a 4X torque multiplier to your toolbox might be a good idea after this one! I used to work at a company building industrial electric actuators. The largest, most powerful units we made had certain parts that were hand-torqued to very high numbers, as high as 1800 ft-lbs. We would sometimes also have to tear down and disassemble failed units, and breaking stuff loose sometimes required the torque multiplier with a breaker bar AND a 4' cheater pipe. We had a big workbench with a slot in the middle for the multiplier to brace itself in. Good times.
I agree on the the torque multiplier.
Impressive! You know what the experts always say, there is a correct tool for every job. I suppose that includes heavy construction equipment! Another exciting tear down, thanks Eric!
I wanted to find out if one of those 2 handle 1 inch impacts could take it off but the loader was much more entertaining.
@@FuglyFatt I was waiting for him to use the red wrench. With skill, you can blow out a galled pipe or cap screw that is broken off flush with the surface while leaving little or no damage to the internal threads. When threads are galled, the rust or corrosion components help insulate the two mating surfaces from each other, and help keep the oxygen off the female surface.
I always thought it was...
..."there is a tool on every job"...
Bob Villa said that lol
How do you think you get seized bolts and nuts off of construction machinery? With other construction machinery of course.
When you have a seized nut on the main boom ram of a 100 ton machine the only thing that'll put enough weight on it to get it off is another 100 ton machine. You also need at least a forklift to carry and fit the spanner which can weigh a few hundred kilos itself.
Super satisfying breaker bar on crank bolt "pop" @23:09!!!!
You see this is the kind of content that we love. Had to get two big machines and a huge breaker bar to get the crank bolt off while crushing the pallet in the process. Awesome stuff really.
Removing that crank bolt reminds me of the few times I struggled. One was a 5SFE Celica engine - stuck the breaker bar to the ground, started the engine to crack it loose - the car lifted up for a moment then it broke loose, worked great. The other time was a Subaru axle nut - gave up, breaker bar to the ground, jumped in the car started it and put it in reverse and rolled it until it cracked loose - worked great.
Subaru axle nuts are not joke. I swear mine were torqued to nuclear levels.
I have done both of these things, Toyota truck 4.7, harmonic balancer bolt. I jammed a 5 ft piece of rectangular tubing on my breaker bar and the frame rail was the stop.
@@Omgninjas2 3/4 socket and a 6 ft pipe,do it with one hand,man up there has no tools,little experience
"This is how I go to the hospital." **tries a couple more times**
Eric, you should call your channel "Auto Engine Autopsy" ! I enjoy the videos and your commentary.
That special tooling is impressive... surprised the bolt itself didn't break.
Or the breaker bar, or the socket. They usually crack so easily.
I thought for sure either the breaker bar was going to snap or the socket was going to explode sending shrapnel everywhere.
Well, it is a Toyota Spec bolt.......
That crank balancer bolt torque spec is 300 ft/lb
@@phendrix9476 wait actually?
Eric, I find it weirdly fascinating watching you tear down an engine. To me it's very relaxing and satisfying. Thanks for the videos and your interesting commentary. Take care.
I know why those bearings were worn on the one side - when you managed to turn the engine over with the payloader, it only moved that 1/4 to 1/2 turn, the oil hole likely had rust in it or some sort of damage that ripped the one side only of the bearing. I have 4 engines to tear down this summer too(just for fun) - a 2.8L V6 from an S-10 pickup(1986), a 1984 slant 6, a 1981 chevrolet 305 and a 1986 dodge 318, all except the 318 are rusted solid - they should be fun to tear down, lol. great video, as always!
Wow, good catch!
This is exactly what I came here to say. It's very clean damage, that was damage from disassembly.
One of our channel motto's is "The right tool for the job, is the one you got". You have definitely carried that to the next level.
"Ok no big deal we got the bolt out" I could not stop laughing 🤣🤣
Previous mechanic to new shop mechanic: "Tighten the crank pulley to one MILLION ugga duggas! We do NOT want that bitch coming loose! If they want to loosen it, they'll have to use removal tool 621C!"
Seeing an engine tear down video pop up, always makes my night!
Right on. This quickly became a favorite channel of mine. Ranking up there with Hickok45.
I wait all week for this, coffee and 44 min of relaxing
GEE SUS, you are Hilarious!!! Persistent and Creative for shure!!! Yep, if your heavy machinery can't do the job; you definately would have taken a trip to the E.R. if you continued to try it by hand or foot. At least I know who to call to get the job done! NOooo, there was no correct tool for this job. It was an E.R. disaster waiting to happen. At least he saw it coming and reversed it back on the block.
LMMFAO! That’s hysterical! Heavy machinery to get a bolt loose! I’m totally jealous of your toys!
Tools! Not toys! Lol...
This was one of your best episodes. Trying to loosen that crank bolt was priceless. No telling how much force you put on that bolt. Nice job.
Cold case of beer and a new blown engine video is a great start to my Saturday night....
I was not expecting that....... well done!
Eric, as I watched you struggle with the crank bolt, I flashed back to when I was a yoot working a summer job at a company that sold and serviced big dozers, front-end loaders...all that stuff. When things were slow they would hand me a 400 ft lb torque wrentch and a 4X multiplier and send me out to jerk slack on full grown motor graders. "Torque those lug nuts to 1600 ft lbs, son.," and that's just what I did. So that's all you needed--a 4X multiplier, your 1" breaker bar with a 6' cheater pipe. Bet you could twist the head off that bolt if you had to. Best wishes for continued success! (Give me a shout out when you smile in satisfaction with how much power you have in your hands with a 4X multiplier.)
The dance of the front-end loaders was worth the price of admission all by itself! Priceless.
Well that's just great........Now I need a front end loader and a fork lift for my shop. That might be harder than that 1/4" drive set that I snuck passed the old lady last month.
Eric, two things:
1) You should contact the "Torque Test Channel" about doing a collab and borrowing some of their heavy-hitter impact wrenches for field testing.
2) You need an advisory not to be eating while watching the worst engine teardowns. I almost tossed my cookies (and threw up, too) while watching this vid.
A bigger airline and fitting in your impact gun will be a big improvement on breaking power of 3/4 impact.
Why do you need more breaking power when you have a front-end loader?
The right tool for the right job. That's my motto! 😁
I would have personaly just gone out and bought a 1" Milwaukee impact
The most radical bolt losening i ever witnessed in my life
Most fun toy I ever bought was an old 1974 Cat 930 wheel loader. The previous owner rebuilt the engine, the bucket was straight and everything worked perfectly. Wish I still had it.
Had to pause this as you attempt to break that crank bolt loose and lmfao! Nice I've use a tractor to break bolts loose and now I feel comfort in knowing I'm not the only one that takes wrenching to this extreme! Before I even see what happens congratulations on a solid job done!
Scotty Kilmer is crying his eyes out right now. He's probably popped 2 nitroglycerin tabs, 2mg of Xanax and 3 shots of Jack Daniels.
in one of his old videos he pours head gasket sealer into a 1FZ 😂
@@xalty1200 aahh, that explains the looks of the coolant in this engine. The previous owner(s) probably used a bunch of that stuff to seal the leaking head gasket.
@ 11:30 the coolant looked like when draining the "black water" tank on a RV.
in my experience, we dont have room for 2 vehicles to loosen things, so we usually just drill it when breathing on it doesnt do it. sometimes we're lucky and can use a crane but you dont have access to that so i wont suggest it. drill or burr the middle out, the tension should come off eventually.
also there's the classic "cant be tight if its liquid!'
Removing that crank bolt was hilarious!! Good work.
Back in the 30's, there was a Chev inline six that was around 900CID, in a massive COE truck. I'll get some pics this week of it, and post them up somewhere. Probably Twitter, and possibly the community tab here on YT.
Hands down,
The best 44:29 minutes of the week, thanks
Love this video
I expected you to hold down the engine with a board and a forklift, but not the the use of a payloader. Well played sir!
that part was hilarious ...was thinking wtf you do if you have that problem and the engine is on the car.
A one inch drive impact wrench is worth it’s weight in gold at times like that. Another trick, before you apply heat, saturate the bolt head with PB Blaster and after a few minutes grab two sledgehammers. Hold one sledgehammer tight against the crank bolt head and then use the other sledgehammer to impact the first one. I learned that trick in 1976 from the old farmers I worked in the truck shop with. Love your channel and learning about the new technology being applied to engines in the 21st century.
That was brilliant the way you got that crank bolt to loosen up! Awesome Eric. Again, it stinks seeing a good piece of equipment go down due to negligence. Nice job getting it apart. See you next time. Big Al.
Eric, you're so right to underline each and every time to take care of your engines (actually the whole drivetrain!). If you respect your engine by properly warming it up, before going pedal to the metal, it will thank you in most cases with a long life and proper reliability.
I really laughed hard when you presented the 3/4'' breaker bar and your special tool made by case. You're a lucky guy to own such great variety of special tools.
Greets from Germany!
Alex
I would have thought the weight of the forklift and an 8 foot pipe over the breaker bar would have been enough, but a front end loader is the sort of excess we can all enjoy. When I was working on tower cranes there were bolts being tightened by use of a flogging spanner and a 1" drive impact wrench, but they were running off a 600cfm compressor, so probably overkill for everyday work round your yard.
One of the cool benefits of a inline engine is the crank journals are not shared with another connecting rod like a v6 or v8 therefore there’s more surface area to lubricant the bearing.
Never thought I’d see one of these being torn down. Thirsty engines but indestructible… well not this one.
The ultimate breaker bar testing series video!!!
My wife and I were laughing at the casual nuclear level escalation on that crank bolt. What's the torque spec? 2,025 ft lb? Is that bolt grade 50? What's going on?!
If that was a Harbor Freight breaker bar, I'm going to buy one tomorrow. Between that and the Earthquake, they should be sponsor you. Hear that, Harbor Freight?
Anyway, my wife and I are lifetime viewers, thanks for the laughs!
It is in fact an icon bar!
Factory torque spec is 300 ft/lb. I’m also a believer in those Icon tools!
I still can’t believe the bolt or breaker bar did not snap! Wow!
Years ago my friend purchased a new Toyota 6 cylinder diesel truck for his long distance towing business where his yearly mileage was up to 100k miles, last time I saw him he had put over 500k miles on that truck with only routine servicing which was actually a lot of servicing as he was really clocking up the miles and he needed the truck to be reliable. That Toyota never missed a beat and when I last heard the engine run it started, ran and sounded really sweet and perfect in every way, Toyota make some good trucks and some really good diesel engines..
1:11 that was smooth as hell😂
IMPRESSIVE! First time I ever even THOUGHT of using a front loader as a torque multiplier! You are THE MAN!
Dayum that was a monster crank bolt! Mr Manly gives this teardown two thumbs WAY UP.
Key word is the way you said it, people are lazy, cheap, and just don't care about the maintenance until they ruin it and they get the bill to fix it or go get another one. Worst part is 80% will slice back to the old lack of care and do it to themselves again. I deal with it at work and have been for 30+ years and I have to say that I have watched it get worse 10 cold in the past 10 -15 years. Thanks for sharing your work and time. Will pass it on to everyone and wish you a great Sunday morning.
When I saw it outside I was hoping for just what you did. I’m laughing hysterically and my wife is giving me a look. I told her she wouldn’t understand.
43:23 😂😂🤣 as you subtlety point to the German word for misery on 4 wheels. Fun video. Using the front loaders to loosen the crank bolt was very Camarataesque. 🥂 👍 👨🔧
Hi Eric, for sure this is one of the greatest videos you have ever made!!! Cheers from BA, Argentina. Keep the good stuff coming!!!
One time I had a aluminum bottle Bud light with the cap as tight as that crank bolt.
I got it open though 👍
Love the tear down! would love to see a vg30de or vg30dett teardown
I had a friend in the 90s and his dad had a Land Cruiser with one of these engines. It died in about 1998. He put a 350 Chevy in it and it still runs today.
Love these vids! As for broken timing chain; only chains that should be broken are chains of hate.
That is clearly a samurai bolt, it fights till the end.😁
When it comes to that Crank Bolt you sure were not kidding about "DON'T ATTEMPT TO DO THIS AT HOME".
My father was an engineer all his working life. After he had retired one day one of his farmer freinds was really struggling to get a big nut off of a piece of farm machinery. They had tried everything. The biggest impact gun, heat, a big breaker bar with a scaffold pole on it for extra leverage, the works. My father walked up. Examined the end of the bolt sticking through the nut and the machine. He said "left hand thread" turned round and walked back home.... I would have loved to have seen his friends face.
That crank pulley bolt removal is the funniest thing I've seen in some time :)
i believe that 1FZ-FE is what a hydolock motor looks like after a water crossing without a snorkel, crazy break down love it
Saying “Don’t do this at home” regarding the crank bolt removal like anyone has a loader at home 😂
Two of 'em!
The only thing i could think when u broke that crank bolt free was "now theres somethin u dont see every day!". That engine looks like it went for a swim with so much rust. Thanks for sharing.
“Proper tooling” to get the crank bolt out. 😂 I think Hercules and Superman worked together to tighten that sucker! Lol
Incredible Hulk
I had the same issue when disassembling the crank bolt from my 3rzfe engine i used a propane torch to heat up carefully (not too much because it can burn the harmonic balancer) and baaam it broke loose !!! Gret content 💯👌🏽
Try a bigger air hose for the larger impact tools.
And larger opening air hose fittings.
I thought I'd seen everything. But two tractors and a giant breaker bar for one stubborn bolt - outstanding!
10:33 - it looks like viscisoty breakdown. Running a motor too hard, for too too long, at excessive temperatures and RPMs and/or failure to change oil at reasonable intervals, will cause this to happen. It's a shame people drive their cars into the ground. I was a kid once. I have wrecked a few engines through abuse and negligence.
that engine never,,had an oil change, just topped up.. oil turned to greese, oil holes blocked. yes, l/c,s last foever, reliable as a rock, thats why you dont have to service them.. gutless piece of 1950,s tech..
That's bad ass getting that bolt out.
A trick is to use a deep well socket and a large pipe wrench on the socket. It is a tool setup that is basically guaranteed to never break before the bolt does. And heat heat heat. Always make sure it is hot when attempting it. Things always move better with heat. Forget the comments about the expansion of the bolt making it a tighter fit in the threads. It is a sound theory, but it never makes a threaded bolt move with more difficulty.
Those 3/4"+ drive impact guns really should have a larger air chuck, too.
"I guess that broke the chain."
**cries in Fleetwood Mac**
I was gonna say, clever Fleetwood Mac reference when he came out with that 😂
Brings a whole new meaning to an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object! Epic vid
Always look forward to these. Keep them going please!!!!
I've broken loose stubborn lug nuts with a breaker bar and a 2 ton floor jack pushing up on the handle but youve taken it to a whole new level using heavy lifting equipment, sometimes what you need is a little overkill
Could those grooves in the bearings have come from all the side load when you cracked the main bolt? They look super fresh, like the oil galleys on the crank journals were crammed into the soft material.
This.
Was looking for this exact comment.
@@HomelabExtreme Same:)))
I actually said this out loud when I saw the damage to the main bearings.
Thanks watching you take the crank bolt out made my day!! Keep the videos coming.
That small air hose doesn't flow enough air for your big gun to work like it's supposed to.
With high flow fittings, it might be ok. Running unregulated (or regulated really high) small hoses are less of an issue.
Man, I know from hard experience just how tough your job cab be, and count my blessings that I'm not doing that kind of work anymore. The "seated on the breaker bar" moment deserves to go down in history as one of your best - you made my day!
Without having watched, I'll predict that the engine stopping was a complete surprise, and had nothing to do with basic maintenance. :) Also, the Pun Police might come and pull your pun permit.
OK! That was entertaining! Out on the farm, we had a 1" impact wrench for similar types of stubborn nuts/bolts. Almost needed 2 people to lift/use it. For big tractor tires and other types of heavy machinery. Used a skid steer lifting the tires on/off. Oh, the memories! 😆🙂
I'm sure this started out as something small; low coolant, stuck thermostat, bad water pump, etc. Then they ran it until it got hot, popped the head gasket, and the rest is history. Now it's a boat anchor
Your usage of the front end loaders to break the harmonic balancer's bolt reminds me of something my dad went through while changing a tire on the side of a road about 35 years ago. He encountered a lug nut that was majorly over torqued by an inexperienced worker at a used tire shop. He attached the big bar for the car's bumper jack to on of the other 3 bars of the 4-way lug nut wrench and proceeded to jump up and placed his 350+ pounds on that bumper jack to break the nut loose. This crazy effort worked in breaking the nut loose. However, the attempts prior to the bumper jack bar did irreversible damage to his ulnar nerve .
Have never seen someone use an excavator to remove a bolt! So cool.
Don't think I've seen a forklift being used to hold an engine down, either.
Now see, that's thinking outside the box, lol...
Awesome to see a 80 series engine teardown. I just pulled the 3F-E out of my 91 and I really want to do a full teardown now.
After the first couple of attempts my first idea was to use 2 fork lifts exactly like that. So the fact that you did that has me dying lol St. Louisans think alike I guess
Probably my favorite video so far! I’m a huge fan of the older Toyota’s. My first car in High School was a 198O Celica 5 speed, with a 20R. Was definitely entertaining watching you wrestle with the crank bolt. I also loved your comment at the end….”sorry guys, time will not heal your car”. Can’t wait for the next video!!
Tight bolt removal ingenuity. Just gota love it.
Thanks for great video's 👍
Great video, Thanks! I'm sitting on a '97 land cruiser now. 350000 miles, starts runs, drives, good body, meh interior and paint, Burns oil. Baby was not well loved. A friends ex had died, and I'm babysitting it.
The torque required to loosen the crank bolt must have been massive.
Prob north of 2000lbs
5 MILLION mile lbs
We need a tool with the power of 2 loaders! Something that will fit on the bottom drawer of a toolbox. Any suggestions? Lol
There is a tool. It's called a 4 to 1 torque multiplier and i have one in the bottom of my tool box.
I love the way you used the fork lift and the loader to break free the bold in the end of the crankshaft. Good use of your tools.
Best one so far, especially with the diesel breaker bar extension... 😂
the sirens in the background... very St. Louis 🤣... great video as always. love your content all around!!
11:42 - so you're saying it didn't bring all the boys to the yard... Also, it's always a good sign when you need to use equipment that's bigger than the vehicle the engine came from to work on it.
Make sure that you continue to start and move the retirement one weekly so all the seals and hoses and valves don't go bad. We got one retired one and I have run it onec a week for a decade and it still runs like it never quit being used.
Who knew the 621C had a ratcheting function . . .
Literal tears in my eyes when you showed up with the construction equipment. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen on this channel. That bolt needs to be framed.
I was expecting many things...... I was not expecting a pair of articulated loaders!
That is one tough bolt! Recently worked on a Honda CR-V to replace the front strut assemblies. A lug nut on the driver's side wouldn't budge. The car recently had a wheel alignment the the lug nuts were fastened using an impact wrench.
Used a breaker bar with a pipe extension and the wheel lug broke.
Ended up removing the wheel hub to replace the lug and installing a new front wheel bearing.