many folks are quick to bash the owner and the driver about this power steering mix up. i get frustrated at time s with this truck, the owner and his driver but you have to look at the big picture. i think a lot of those people fail to see the huge step that the owner has made. not long ago, he would have replaced the one bad hose, left the rest for later "when they fail" and complained about it all the way through. they may have dropped the ball with the delivery but come on guys! THE INTENT IS THERE! he replaced all the hoses and is trying to be proactive in his maintenance. this is a major improvement and seems to have been dismissed. im happy with how he is coming around. he is learning that a little bit more now saves a whole lot more later. that will help make his business successful and that is the goal. help your friends and family succeed....help, guide, and advise if and when you can.
I think a lot of the viewers frustration is that they see how much effort you put into this truck to get it right. When you look at it from the county mechanic to now , at least we know it’s going to be at least safe to operate.
i was out of town when the line blew. they tried to do it right. replaced all the lines at the same time. that is a huge step. not long ago it would have been an argument over the cost when only one line blew.
I’m glad to hear the owner is being more proactive with the repairs. Like you say, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. I really hope that truck lasts them many more years👍
The sheer amount of time work and engineering you put into that truck is amazing from what you started with and how it turned out and all the challenges you had to overcome, great work sir top notch !
Sir I know I've said this many times before however each time your driving down the road you bring me a life time of memory from my childhood from when I traveled the highways of Ontario Canada with my pop ( dad ) in his truck again I thank you for the memories and ride along
Great video J.C.Smith glad to see you fix what they mixed up. It's nice to see the truck is holding up from the way it is being used. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.
everyone has someone in their life that needs help....he has come a long way in the last few years. he is learning the principle of "once of prevention is worth a pound of cure" now. he is really beginning to see the value.
I had a similar situation on a car. Another shop owner installed new rack and new pump. No power steering at idle. Ended up being wrong fluid in the system. Ya gotta make sure ya know what fluid goes in what. Not all ATF is the same viscosity
I used to live in California and went through their truck scales on a regular basis. They do extensive inspections of commercial vehicles and can pretty much find something wrong with anything they inspect. If it’s a safety issue, you can’t leave until a service truck comes and fixes the problem. You have to take your rig back though for a re-inspection to verify that the repair was completed to their standard. Yes, it was a PITA, but it taught the trucking companies to keep their vehicles in a good state of repair (or else)! You had to pay a fine as well, so they would use that money to fund their operation. They also have CHP pickup trucks with a shell on the bed and they can (and do) perform roadside inspections.
Yes, they want all the trucks to be safe in CA. This is very important. But unleashing criminal illegal aliens on the entire population? Nothing to see here.
An American would lose their if they'd go through TUV inspections. I had a discussion with a visiting friend from the US (from northern Ohio), he couldn't believe it, so i brought him with me through one such inspection for a common, garden variety Merc van that we use for equipment haul, nothing more that i knew was going to fail. The inspector was sniffing his nose all the way through and i told my friend "watch this, he'll fail the van on at least 5 things and you won't believe it's real" - essentially, i clickbaited him. He failed it on 7 problems, all things that would be considered trivial in most parts of NA. One of them was that the fuel filter wasn't TUV approved (no serial) another was stone chips across the face, nothing that would even raise an eyebrow. I think i broke his mind. I'll admit these things are excessive, but hey, i can go on the road and the only thing i need to worry about is human error. When i'm in NA, i worry about anything and everything as i see a car that's been previously pretzeled around a pole crabride across the lanes with the drive hanging out the window because there wasn't enough space inside the car. And it's not even the weirdest thing i've seen on your roads. :))
Thank goodness you looked in the mirror at the start of this video. When holding the phone looking out the windshield it looked like you was all over the road until seeing it running straight in the mirror. Lol
Bought a '99 Dodge 3/4 ton about 10 years ago. Previous owner installed new Hydro-boost and hoses, still no power steering. Lived with it for about 8 months. Then I replaced Hydro-boost (twice) and lines. No help... My mom of all people.. "Maybe the other guy mixed the hoses up"..... 🤔 Tried it and fixed in 10 minutes!! *Didn't even cross my mind!* 🤣 I don't blame you for trying the hoses first. 🔧🔩
i was out of town when this hose blew. they did their best. i do the repairs for him when i can. he is learning the difference between saving money on cheapo repairs and making money with a truck that doesnt break down.
I can already see how fun will be to change the pinion seals on this machine. And all the fuzz was just someone putting the hoses the wrong way. I wish the things I work with where that easy.
I do repairs by order of importance. that steering wheel being off is probably going to be taken care of once i go over the front end. right now it is just an appearance problem.
I'm not surprised the dun rite Peterbilt came back, and for crossed power steering hoses to go with his crossed eyes. I would have checked the fluids. He doesn't seem to be the type that cares about the oil or coolant level. She leads a hard life running seven days/week. Guaran-damn-tee she will be back, and hopefully not behind a wrecker.
The repairs you did on the axles should hold a long time, with normal use. It's impacts and accidents that would stir trouble and eventually stopping and going, enlarge them. You did good in your repair, probably could've added a plate to the inside of the bracket to extend the face of the bracket down, but that would've been quite a lot of work for something that's not bound to last. ALSO, important, you're worked that repair with superior materials than it was made and where it was repaired, repaired. So don't sweat it too much, it should last.
Generally the port highest and furthest from the fire wall is the high pressure inlet to the box. Not always but generally. Just saying the old school guy.
Like your videos!! Not to be picky but been watching this Peterbilt for some time and would be nice if you centered the steering wheel or steering box. Used to be better on the steering box to be centered but that was way back just after you had to holler "Gee" and "Haw" to turn. Maybe not the same now. Keep up the great work and like the "LS" swap also.
hello j.c. & mrs. smith it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks and i like yours on youtbe j.c and i enjoy your video thanks j.c friends randy
Thank U both 4 sharing, very enjoyable as always. I can't help but wonder if it was the "Ace" that did the horse crap work on the customer's other trk. that did the power steering hose repair??
Dear jeferanec 👍👌👏 I thought something similar instantly too. Unfortunately I very well remember the shock after I have watched the video about that cobbled together truck. It was definitely a pain to watch the results of that backyard bungler. Extremely unsafe too. My grandmother could have done better! Seems the truck owner simply doesn't want to learn although he already lost a lot of money. I know it's difficult with long time friends. I nevertheless say, that this guy is simply not worth the kind quality work that Misses and Mr. Smith stand for. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
its always good to know that a guy like yourself cares about his builds, you do good work J.C. and nobody can fault it, and if they do there brain dead chris from Cashmere
Nice job. You’re right, he’s listening and learning, which is what you hope for. Just curious, how many miles has he put on the truck in the few months since he got it back? Thanks as always.
@j.c.smithprojects1769 he means it should be burnt to the ground collect the insurance $ but I don't agree think all work you did makes it a great truck will just need some proper PM at end of every season
you cant take a truck that had not been used commercially for decades and throw it into this type of work without any hiccups. this is just working through the old truck blues....good old trucks dont die alone...they die by people giving up on them and not maintaining.
"paid good enough?" certainly not. there is more here than money. this truck was not used commercially for decades. its going to take some time to work out the bugs. this is just old truck blues. simple, easy and inexpensive repairs are keeping this truck profitable and helping to build his business.
😭 I could literally cry when I see the pieces of rusty angle iron (holding the big tank). Especially after all the effort you put into this frame stretch. The rusty metal obviously causes the traces of rusty water running down on your well treated frame. With all due respect: The truck owner is simply not worth your quality work.
not the case. even as frustrating as it was at times....it was a great project to do. working on these old trucks is just so simple and if you remove the owner and driver drams...its mostly enjoyable
seems you and others fail to see the huge step the owner has made. before he would have only replaced the bad hose and complained about that cost. now he is replacing everything that is bad as well as what will be bad at the same time. maybe they dropped the ball on the delivery but come on....you have to see the improvement with his intentions. forest for the trees my friend.
The owner of this truck has no interest in maintaining his equipment and doesn't appreciate what you have and still are putting into it. If you quit keeping an eye on it he would just run it until it wouldn't run and then move on to another truck and repeat the cycle.
many folks are quick to bash the owner and the driver about this power steering mix up. i get frustrated at time s with this truck, the owner and his driver but you have to look at the big picture. i think a lot of those people fail to see the huge step that the owner has made. not long ago, he would have replaced the one bad hose, left the rest for later "when they fail" and complained about it all the way through. they may have dropped the ball with the delivery but come on guys! THE INTENT IS THERE! he replaced all the hoses and is trying to be proactive in his maintenance. this is a major improvement and seems to have been dismissed. im happy with how he is coming around. he is learning that a little bit more now saves a whole lot more later. that will help make his business successful and that is the goal. help your friends and family succeed....help, guide, and advise if and when you can.
Well said
I remember what he was going to drive and look at him now...he's definitely come a long way.
I think a lot of the viewers frustration is that they see how much effort you put into this truck to get it right. When you look at it from the county mechanic to now , at least we know it’s going to be at least safe to operate.
Right On!
Progress, "he's beginning to believe". Damn, color me impressed. You're absolutely right, last video, i wouldn't have believed this possible.
Tell them, "It cost more if you worked on it first."
It's sad that you have to fix their problems for them after they create them. Nice job like always. Have a great evening, JC and Mrs Smith.
i was out of town when the line blew. they tried to do it right. replaced all the lines at the same time. that is a huge step. not long ago it would have been an argument over the cost when only one line blew.
I’m glad to hear the owner is being more proactive with the repairs. Like you say, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. I really hope that truck lasts them many more years👍
The sheer amount of time work and engineering you put into that truck is amazing from what you started with and how it turned out and all the challenges you had to overcome, great work sir top notch !
Shops like yours are very scarce in today's world. Good work.I enjoy your channel.
Sir I know I've said this many times before however each time your driving down the road you bring me a life time of memory from my childhood from when I traveled the highways of Ontario Canada with my pop ( dad ) in his truck again I thank you for the memories and ride along
i cant tell you how happy i am to know it did that for you.
Great video J.C.Smith glad to see you fix what they mixed up. It's nice to see the truck is holding up from the way it is being used. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.
This seems to be "That Truck" that will never go away. Does not help the owner seems to undermine all your great work.
You must really like the guy that owns this truck. He sure has some rubes working for him, lol.
everyone has someone in their life that needs help....he has come a long way in the last few years. he is learning the principle of "once of prevention is worth a pound of cure" now. he is really beginning to see the value.
You are the man finding problems and fixing them
I had a similar situation on a car. Another shop owner installed new rack and new pump. No power steering at idle. Ended up being wrong fluid in the system. Ya gotta make sure ya know what fluid goes in what. Not all ATF is the same viscosity
I used to live in California and went through their truck scales on a regular basis. They do extensive inspections of commercial vehicles and can pretty much find something wrong with anything they inspect. If it’s a safety issue, you can’t leave until a service truck comes and fixes the problem. You have to take your rig back though for a re-inspection to verify that the repair was completed to their standard. Yes, it was a PITA, but it taught the trucking companies to keep their vehicles in a good state of repair (or else)! You had to pay a fine as well, so they would use that money to fund their operation. They also have CHP pickup trucks with a shell on the bed and they can (and do) perform roadside inspections.
Yes, they want all the trucks to be safe in CA. This is very important. But unleashing criminal illegal aliens on the entire population? Nothing to see here.
An American would lose their if they'd go through TUV inspections. I had a discussion with a visiting friend from the US (from northern Ohio), he couldn't believe it, so i brought him with me through one such inspection for a common, garden variety Merc van that we use for equipment haul, nothing more that i knew was going to fail. The inspector was sniffing his nose all the way through and i told my friend "watch this, he'll fail the van on at least 5 things and you won't believe it's real" - essentially, i clickbaited him. He failed it on 7 problems, all things that would be considered trivial in most parts of NA. One of them was that the fuel filter wasn't TUV approved (no serial) another was stone chips across the face, nothing that would even raise an eyebrow. I think i broke his mind.
I'll admit these things are excessive, but hey, i can go on the road and the only thing i need to worry about is human error. When i'm in NA, i worry about anything and everything as i see a car that's been previously pretzeled around a pole crabride across the lanes with the drive hanging out the window because there wasn't enough space inside the car. And it's not even the weirdest thing i've seen on your roads. :))
You’re a good man at what you do. And you do well.
Hello from the Netherlands.
thanks for the video JC and Mrs.Smith .
Sincerely Hollandduck
Thank goodness you looked in the mirror at the start of this video. When holding the phone looking out the windshield it looked like you was all over the road until seeing it running straight in the mirror. Lol
Bought a '99 Dodge 3/4 ton about 10 years ago. Previous owner installed new Hydro-boost and hoses, still no power steering. Lived with it for about 8 months. Then I replaced Hydro-boost (twice) and lines. No help... My mom of all people.. "Maybe the other guy mixed the hoses up"..... 🤔 Tried it and fixed in 10 minutes!! *Didn't even cross my mind!* 🤣 I don't blame you for trying the hoses first. 🔧🔩
You do great work. That truck just won't go away!!! But if the owner would just let you do everything your way, you'd not see that truck very often. 😊
100% Concur
Dear randycecil
👍👌👏 Exactly!
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
i was out of town when this hose blew. they did their best. i do the repairs for him when i can. he is learning the difference between saving money on cheapo repairs and making money with a truck that doesnt break down.
@@j.c.smithprojects short cuts always cost more
I'm gonna call this truck "the festive truck" cause it keeps on giving.....you heartache...
I can already see how fun will be to change the pinion seals on this machine. And all the fuzz was just someone putting the hoses the wrong way. I wish the things I work with where that easy.
The truck that keeps on giving. 😂
Your a better person than me. I could not deal with that steering wheel be that off center.
I do repairs by order of importance. that steering wheel being off is probably going to be taken care of once i go over the front end. right now it is just an appearance problem.
@@j.c.smithprojects understood.
I'm not surprised the dun rite Peterbilt came back, and for crossed power steering hoses to go with his crossed eyes. I would have checked the fluids. He doesn't seem to be the type that cares about the oil or coolant level. She leads a hard life running seven days/week. Guaran-damn-tee she will be back, and hopefully not behind a wrecker.
your saying that like i didnt check the fluids, belts hoses and so forth every time i lift the hood of anything....
Excellent! Thank you
The repairs you did on the axles should hold a long time, with normal use. It's impacts and accidents that would stir trouble and eventually stopping and going, enlarge them. You did good in your repair, probably could've added a plate to the inside of the bracket to extend the face of the bracket down, but that would've been quite a lot of work for something that's not bound to last. ALSO, important, you're worked that repair with superior materials than it was made and where it was repaired, repaired. So don't sweat it too much, it should last.
Generally the port highest and furthest from the fire wall is the high pressure inlet to the box. Not always but generally. Just saying the old school guy.
As a guy who has rolled a big truck, they really need to take that junk out of the cab, might save someone's life.
im just glad that they finally came out with metric adjustable wrenches makes life so much easier... LOL
Still a decent bloke JCS!
Engine sounds sweet, better regular inspections than breakdowns in the middle of jobs and then “fixed” incompetently.
Hi JC thank you for sharing 😊
Like your videos!! Not to be picky but been watching this Peterbilt for some time and would be nice if you centered the steering wheel or steering box. Used to be better on the steering box to be centered but that was way back just after you had to holler "Gee" and "Haw" to turn. Maybe not the same now. Keep up the great work and like the "LS" swap also.
i go by order of importance. there are far more important repairs i need to focus on before and appearance only issue.
hello j.c. & mrs. smith it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks and i like yours on youtbe j.c and i enjoy your video thanks j.c friends randy
Thank U both 4 sharing, very enjoyable as always. I can't help but wonder if it was the "Ace" that did the horse crap work on the customer's other trk. that did the power steering hose repair??
Dear jeferanec
👍👌👏 I thought something similar instantly too. Unfortunately I very well remember the shock after I have watched the video about that cobbled together truck. It was definitely a pain to watch the results of that backyard bungler. Extremely unsafe too. My grandmother could have done better! Seems the truck owner simply doesn't want to learn although he already lost a lot of money. I know it's difficult with long time friends. I nevertheless say, that this guy is simply not worth the kind quality work that Misses and Mr. Smith stand for.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
bingo!!
This is why I always tag lines and hoses, make diagrams, and take pictures. I’m big on the whole “Ounce of prevention” thing.
It’s a shame that some people just refuse to have nice things. Some days it’s like you are trying to push a rope up a hill
Funny I was just thinking about this truck earlier today… 🙃
its always good to know that a guy like yourself cares about his builds, you do good work J.C. and nobody can fault it, and if they do there brain dead chris from Cashmere
Nice job. You’re right, he’s listening and learning, which is what you hope for. Just curious, how many miles has he put on the truck in the few months since he got it back? Thanks as always.
That truck needs a solid case of “Italian lightning” 😂
no idea what that is.
@j.c.smithprojects1769 he means it should be burnt to the ground collect the insurance $ but I don't agree think all work you did makes it a great truck will just need some proper PM at end of every season
😂😂😂. Jc. You’ve done great work. I’m sure you’ve been paid good enough or you wouldn’t continue. But the truck pretty much seems haunted or cursed.
you cant take a truck that had not been used commercially for decades and throw it into this type of work without any hiccups. this is just working through the old truck blues....good old trucks dont die alone...they die by people giving up on them and not maintaining.
"paid good enough?" certainly not. there is more here than money. this truck was not used commercially for decades. its going to take some time to work out the bugs. this is just old truck blues. simple, easy and inexpensive repairs are keeping this truck profitable and helping to build his business.
Your thorough , concientious survey is MERITED...SURGEON SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK STITCHES IN A VERY ACTIVE PATIENT....LOL CHECKS OUT FINE....!!
Very nice
One for one hose replacement is just common sense.
walmart and amazon dont sell common sense....it will all be gone soon.
😎👍
Looks like the speedometer needs some attention too.
These returns not involving any "warranty work" on the stuff you did are paying jobs right?
warranty work? that implies i am a repair shop.....I AM NOT! only helping out a friend.
Not again 😮
If I may ask…what year is that Pete ?
I'm surprised you haven't paved a area to have a nice pad to work on the trucks outside
concrete is for rich folks.
You’ve done great work, but the cab is still ugly in the front. Looks like a state plow truck with the high headlights.
Just take off every hose at the same time and screw em back wherever they fit, cause we gotta get going!
"just tear them all off and throw it together.....if it doesnt work, we will drop it in someone else's lap"
@@j.c.smithprojects
I was thinking the same thing but at least he’s making progress in his attitude because he didn’t use duct tape and epoxy.
Some people shouldn't be allowed to touch wrenches.
These must be schoolbus drivers
😭 I could literally cry when I see the pieces of rusty angle iron (holding the big tank). Especially after all the effort you put into this frame stretch. The rusty metal obviously causes the traces of rusty water running down on your well treated frame. With all due respect: The truck owner is simply not worth your quality work.
I bet you wish you had never got involved with this ordeal
not the case. even as frustrating as it was at times....it was a great project to do. working on these old trucks is just so simple and if you remove the owner and driver drams...its mostly enjoyable
I can understand that. But the owner and drivers must be real pieces of work
seems you and others fail to see the huge step the owner has made. before he would have only replaced the bad hose and complained about that cost. now he is replacing everything that is bad as well as what will be bad at the same time. maybe they dropped the ball on the delivery but come on....you have to see the improvement with his intentions. forest for the trees my friend.
23:18 Wheel seal leak?
nope. not sure what you saw. maybe a shadow?
System needs bled. Air in the system.
tell me you didnt watch the video without telling me....
The owner of this truck has no interest in maintaining his equipment and doesn't appreciate what you have and still are putting into it. If you quit keeping an eye on it he would just run it until it wouldn't run and then move on to another truck and repeat the cycle.