GMC Acadia "Mystery" Vibration | Dealing with Plastic Clad Rims

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
  • This 2010 GMC Acadia has a vibration and noise above 45 miles per hour. Let's fix that! Also bonus footage with a special guest.
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  • @mrswes
    @mrswes 3 года назад +370

    Great job sis!! A natural on the camera!! @Wes was way nicer to you!

    • @ronicard
      @ronicard 3 года назад +37

      Careful or he'll use the CRC Comment Preventer on you! :)

    • @sharpeidad1055
      @sharpeidad1055 3 года назад +28

      She didn't come into the shop bitching at him...

    • @mrs.wessister8804
      @mrs.wessister8804 3 года назад +82

      Maybe I successfully complained less 😉.

    • @mrswes
      @mrswes 3 года назад +26

      @@mrs.wessister8804 maybe he learned from my complaints and viewer comments to not have the lift so high...and that I would side with you on any complaints 🤷‍♀️

    • @sharpeidad1055
      @sharpeidad1055 3 года назад +10

      @@mrs.wessister8804 Please stop by anytime...you did well...nice work!

  • @bborkzilla
    @bborkzilla 3 года назад +326

    The designer who came up with the plastic-clad aluminum wheel must have really liked the look of discount auto parts store hub caps.

    • @agger838
      @agger838 3 года назад +4

      Better than the aluminum that corrodes after 6 years and looks like garbage..

    • @Xlaxsauce
      @Xlaxsauce 3 года назад +7

      I think it is because it is more cost effective to chrome plate plastic and put it on the rim rather than paying to plate aluminum rims or steel

    • @frantickoala994
      @frantickoala994 3 года назад +5

      Buddy of mine gave me a set of Denali plastic clad ones. He had spray-painted the plastic from chrome to Black. All four of them were pretty broken even when he had got them. I ripped the plastic off of them and chiseled all of the foam off And sanded them down with 800 Grit.

    • @jasonjgr8580
      @jasonjgr8580 3 года назад +12

      @@agger838 no way i"ll take aluminum or steel over plastic aluminum rim

    • @Vercus100
      @Vercus100 3 года назад +21

      @@agger838 They actually corrode worse over time, because the plastic starts to separate from the rim, and opens a cavity that moisture can get trapped in. Bad design all around. I work at a Chevy/Cadillac dealership and see it all the time.

  • @daleolson7205
    @daleolson7205 3 года назад +69

    CRC comment preventer! Love it!

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon 3 года назад

      Probably the 15 down thumbs felt concerned... Ha !🤣

    • @Kaufeetimevideo
      @Kaufeetimevideo 2 года назад

      I've used WD40 just because I didn't have any comment preventer

  • @kennethhoovler9050
    @kennethhoovler9050 3 года назад +40

    As soon as word gets around that you have tire equipment and know how to use it, you will immediately become everyone's best friend....

    • @jeremyhanna3852
      @jeremyhanna3852 3 года назад +6

      That's after they borrow your trailer to bring their car over for some welding on the exhaust

    • @atschirner
      @atschirner 3 года назад +4

      @@jeremyhanna3852 or your bobcat for a little weekend landscaping project!

    • @jeremyhanna3852
      @jeremyhanna3852 3 года назад +4

      Wait a dam min u spying on me I got a bobcat im a heavy equipment mechanic no you can't borrow it

  • @julias-shed
    @julias-shed 3 года назад +32

    Plastic clad wheels?! 😯 learn something new every day.....

    • @tallboy2234
      @tallboy2234 3 года назад

      Now, that is a Good Idea😳 Nope!!🤨😤

  • @Robalo-2660
    @Robalo-2660 3 года назад +35

    The difference between a wife and a sister in law is the sister in law says give me a rag and I'll clean that up :)

  • @crazyfvck
    @crazyfvck 3 года назад +146

    GM engineers: Let's just give people the appearance of quality, but make them pay the price for actual quality :P

    • @sharedknowledge6640
      @sharedknowledge6640 3 года назад +13

      Another great GM idea. Let’s go to the expense of an alloy wheel but add a whole extra process and part to bond a fake plastic skin to it that scratches easily and can crack. And why not to buy no name tires including the junk Les Schwab sells. A friend totaled his truck when a nearly new Les Schwab tire self destructed on the freeway and sent him into the guardrail.

    • @billdang3953
      @billdang3953 3 года назад +6

      How about their POS lame and failure prone front wheel drive vehicles. Their no-nothing engineers and designers have probably brainwashed themselves into thinking that their POS front wheel drive crossovers are "Just As Good" or superior to the likes of Toyota Land Cruisers and Nissan Patrols. Wonder how they would do if subjected to the Australian outback bush track test, wonder how soon and how fast they will break.

    • @10tenman10
      @10tenman10 3 года назад +4

      I would never even look at a GM vehicle. Doing stupid stuff doesn't pay in the long run (you lose your long term customers).

    • @rmr5740
      @rmr5740 3 года назад +10

      Plastic parts . . . saving manufacturers millions, costing customers billions.

    • @johnway8702
      @johnway8702 3 года назад +3

      @@billdang3953 Bro a crossover is simply a big car. Not an SUV and certainty not a bonafide off road vehicle like the ones you mentioned. People just want a bigger car that has nice features and interior comfort - GM and Ford sell a ton of them.

  • @r.w.d.s.8647
    @r.w.d.s.8647 3 года назад +32

    Wow how could that other shop not see that wonky tire ? Holy Cats.

  • @virtuestreams2616
    @virtuestreams2616 3 года назад +58

    Seriously, I am wondering, why do folks take their vehicles to other shops? If they would just watch Wes work, then he’d be their first stop, 🔧🧰👍👏🏻 the bonus clip is pretty hilarious🤣-she’s a trooper-train her and add her to the payroll!

    • @yzhang8629
      @yzhang8629 3 года назад +3

      The other shop is probably 1 cent cheaper, and not everyone respects honest but expensive work

    • @baileyhatfield4273
      @baileyhatfield4273 3 года назад +2

      Same as people taking the car to 4 5 shops, getting 4 5 6 7 8 ect hundred dollars to ''fix'' their car with this that and the other, to then finally have the shop reach out to Eric O South Main Auto, and it's some fairly easy cheap fix. Not even like it's heavy diag. Idk i'd rather do it once and be happy but not SUPER happy with the upfront 20 more dollars per hour or whatever it may be. Vs wasted money on useless parts

  • @yqwgjsg
    @yqwgjsg 3 года назад +87

    Having grown up watching my father do this kind of work, I’d say that a blind man could have spotted that tire. If the other shop talked them into new struts (which it may have needed) and left that tire in place.....that’s criminal. I wonder if you’re getting the whole story from the customer.

    • @harveylong5878
      @harveylong5878 3 года назад +8

      other shop cant force owner to fix an issue. tie might not have been that bad when it left that shop but was failing. owner didnt let Wes fix TPMS , shows their penny pinchers

    • @shawnbottom4769
      @shawnbottom4769 3 года назад +8

      A competent shop would not have diagnosed the struts or left the customer driving that tire without signing a waiver. Also worth noting: you never get the full story from the customer.

    • @Nick-bb4nk
      @Nick-bb4nk 3 года назад +9

      @@harveylong5878 Whats the point in paying a hundred dollars to fix two bad TPMS sensors when you are born with one between your ears

    • @sarahmathias9463
      @sarahmathias9463 2 года назад +2

      @@Nick-bb4nk Because that'll only tell you if a tire is completely flat. TPMS tells you if it's under/overinflated and if there's also a slow leak because it'll show the tire is underinflated.

    • @bigskydude8068
      @bigskydude8068 2 года назад +1

      That as well as only replacing two old crappy tires....God knows how bad the rears were....cheap bast@rds...😒

  • @81chevyguy
    @81chevyguy 3 года назад +107

    I've been changing tires for 20 years and you did a great job on them. Those plastic wheels can have the epoxy not so evenly spread on there causing them to take a fair deal of weight.

    • @TheMetalButcher
      @TheMetalButcher 3 года назад +15

      What a dumb thing. Oh right, GM.

    • @ShainAndrews
      @ShainAndrews 3 года назад +7

      Interesting. I had not considered the epoxy distribution.

    • @deanconnon1318
      @deanconnon1318 3 года назад +4

      @@TheMetalButcher not just GM Dodge and a few others do it as well.

    • @Legalmachinist
      @Legalmachinist 3 года назад +13

      What Junk. Unbelievable that the prior shop missed the tire issue.

    • @joehead1294
      @joehead1294 3 года назад +9

      Used to when finding one taking weight like that, break it down again and turn the tire 180 on the rim and try again.

  • @ianide2480
    @ianide2480 3 года назад +21

    Hiring actors to play in-laws... Man this channel is really moving up in the world. Next on WWW stunt doubles..

  • @jasonmorgan3709
    @jasonmorgan3709 3 года назад +127

    I will have to admit that I refuse to replace the TPMS sensors on my 2009 Trailblazer. They are about $100 each from GM. I have driven for about 20 some years without having the car tell me the pressure of my tires. I just walk around my car/truck and look at them and check the pressure every so often. You know, like cavemen use to.

    • @mph5896
      @mph5896 3 года назад +11

      That dumb message and light are super annoying. That’s why I fix mine

    • @juanfeliciano
      @juanfeliciano 3 года назад +4

      Go to discount tire is more cheaper.... Nissan 2019 tpms $250 ... in discount tire $49

    • @langer24106
      @langer24106 3 года назад +1

      @@niskaa78 I think all cars 08 and newer in the US have em

    • @davidnull5590
      @davidnull5590 3 года назад +4

      Does anyone know why the battery in a TPMS sensor can't be replaced? Is there any real reason?

    • @the_hate_inside1085
      @the_hate_inside1085 3 года назад +7

      Some cars monitor tire pressure via the abs sensors. If one wheel have lower air pressure its diameter changes. No batteries or maintenance required.

  • @jafo9346
    @jafo9346 3 года назад +15

    Nothing quite as satisfying as getting the,"There's your problem, lady" moment right out of the gate! Great work!

  • @dcrahn
    @dcrahn 3 года назад +20

    Wes, you're a rare breed, an honest mechanic. I've said this before, but I wish you were here in south east GA.

    • @davidcolesr.8628
      @davidcolesr.8628 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely NOT able to Find An Honest Mechanic in My Area, I Need A Wes in South Central Pa.

    • @ShainAndrews
      @ShainAndrews 3 года назад

      I feel like that oil filter was bone dry... just a hunch. I mean he didn't show filling it or showing it was full.

  • @Nderak
    @Nderak 3 года назад +46

    Whoever invented these plastic clads is going to have a hard time at judgment day explaining away their hellish actions

    • @camberwellcarrot420
      @camberwellcarrot420 3 года назад +8

      They get to go to the plastic clad version of Hell, where the only way to adjust the heat is a dashboard with no dials, only touch sliders, while being incessantly shaken.

    • @colinwallace5286
      @colinwallace5286 3 года назад +3

      The best part is when they corrode invisibly under the plastic, causing slow leaks. It makes no sense that the wheel is already aluminum. Do some minor detail on it so you don’t need lame-ass chrome-skinned plastic hubcaps like Walmart sells.

    • @harrywalker5836
      @harrywalker5836 2 года назад

      who was the guy in the movies,man in the mask,,he was the guy that envented the bright idea of clad rims..

  • @g2macs
    @g2macs 3 года назад +19

    If I took my car to the shop I use in that condition, he would give me so much grief that I would think it was my Dad talking to me. That's why I will always use him he's as honest as the day is long.

  • @alanharney5278
    @alanharney5278 3 года назад +23

    "Youlong Dingdong". Another "snorted coffee out my nose" moment.

  • @99andrianmonk
    @99andrianmonk 3 года назад +38

    Another great video. There are a lot of mechanics' channels on RUclips however yours and SMA are the top two. Real life stuff to which we can relate. Informative while educational, and delivered with the right amount of humor and sarcasm. Keep'm coming.
    BTW - Mrs. WWW now has a new standard to reach. He sister did a fantastic job in her first oil change. Handled her responsibilities well while at the same time marketing WWW merchandise. Also a great attitude; not afraid to get her hands dirty albeit with "health damaging oil."

    • @langer24106
      @langer24106 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely. The two best automotive channels.

  • @aserta
    @aserta 3 года назад +33

    The starting sequence: Wes the vehicle whisperer.

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound 3 года назад +1

      He Talks to Toyotas, I've heard.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 3 года назад

      Nah, some cars make whirring and clicking noises randomly when they are inactive.

  • @NICK-uy3nl
    @NICK-uy3nl 3 года назад +41

    "whadya mean the tire is bad, it has plenty of thread left on it..."
    Cheap people will refuse to spend money until they absolutely can't avoid it

    • @Legalmachinist
      @Legalmachinist 3 года назад +8

      And that is why they bought that crap tire to begin with.

    • @robertklein9190
      @robertklein9190 3 года назад +4

      That had at least 5,000 miles in it, good grief. I've seen worse in the dumpster.

    • @WCGwkf
      @WCGwkf 3 года назад +3

      Sounds like my work on repairing machines. I started dismantling shit and force them to do it. Seems to work really well.

    • @imdeplorable2241
      @imdeplorable2241 3 года назад +4

      They'll pay (a lot more) when they have a blowout at 50 mph.
      "Pay me now or pay me [more] later."

    • @TheDieselbutterfly
      @TheDieselbutterfly 3 года назад +3

      I think in this case , poor people.....dont confuse them with cheap people

  • @HanstheTraffer
    @HanstheTraffer 3 года назад +13

    I wish I lived in North Western Ill so you could be my mechanic. You are a rare bird in these corrupt times.

  • @ronaldheit196
    @ronaldheit196 3 года назад +8

    That extra jiffy lube turn is common refered to as one extra click on your torque wrench arm.
    We used all the time working on Pratt and Whitney R1820 radial engines on Coast Guard Grumman HU16e Albatross seaplanes.
    Usually in places the engineers never thought you wouldn't be able to get a torque wrench in the field.

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC 3 года назад +27

    13:30 Over the years I've gotten the impression that it's a combination of people just not knowing when something feels wrong and something slowly getting worse and worse so they get used to it. I've had vehicles driven into the shop that literally had Wheels falling off of them from bad bearings.

    • @CrimeVid
      @CrimeVid 3 года назад +2

      I know two people who have had wheels actually fall off ! both within hours of having a tyre changed. Neither person noticed anything wrong (they were both in a hurry due to having hat to get a tyre change) nobody hurt, in both cases the tyre guys denied all responsibility (how could it possibly be us ?)

    • @vinces8974
      @vinces8974 3 года назад

      @@CrimeVid unbelievable!

    • @12345NoNamesLeft
      @12345NoNamesLeft 3 года назад

      Get used to it and just blame the shitty rough roads.

    • @brockwagner939
      @brockwagner939 3 года назад

      The worst part is another shop changed struts on that car and didn't notice that tire! 😲

    • @DoRC
      @DoRC 3 года назад

      @@brockwagner939 yeah especially since they had to take that tire off to replace the strut. incompetence abound

  • @malanvogt
    @malanvogt 3 года назад +10

    The bonus footage was wonderfully hilarious

  • @Halibrand
    @Halibrand 3 года назад +12

    Wes i have a suggestion to you and to everyone else that read my comment, Im no expert when i comes to changing tires but ive done a couple of 100 during my years as a mechanic. I was told by a senior tire tech at Pirelli that you should always let all the air out of the tire when you have seated the beads on the rim. This way the beads sinks down on the horn on the rim and gets seated the correct way. When all the air is let out you pump it up again and then insert the valve core. I have tried both ways and you always get better balancing performance if you let all the air out. I was told that if you dont your balancing gets done incorrect and when the wheel rotates the first times on the road the bead sets correct and the balancing could be off up to as much as 20 gram.

    • @FaustoTheBoozehound
      @FaustoTheBoozehound 2 года назад +1

      Fascinating. Like tighten-backoff-torque to spec fasteners.

  • @pipefitter1728
    @pipefitter1728 3 года назад +1

    You said a ,22LR will do a number on a mouse at point blank range, you should see what a .45ACP does!!
    Glad to hear that you brought up the issue of liability with the former shop letting a car go out their shop with a dangerously worn tire. I’m amazed how so many places replace things that don’t necessarily need replacement and don’t fix the problem! Sad.

  • @gwpsr58
    @gwpsr58 3 года назад +4

    SIL has a good spirit, and seems to not fear any job. Good for her.

  • @bcbloc02
    @bcbloc02 3 года назад

    My truck once had chrome wheel simulators. The amount of hassle they presented when doing anything made it a happy day when I left them off. You could not even check the air in the duals with them on unless you recruited a child to do it.

  • @padishar123
    @padishar123 3 года назад +8

    It doesn’t matter what you put on your channel, I just like to learn how you do repairs. Thank You. Picked up a shirt too. Cool!

  • @CortinasAndClassics
    @CortinasAndClassics 3 года назад +35

    I've never seen plastic clad wheels before, all i know is alloys and steelies Wes.

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis 3 года назад +12

      Seems like GM discovered how to combine the worst of both.

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika 3 года назад +2

      I had a 1977 Ford Thunderbird that came from the factory with plastic clad steel wheels. Yup, 1977. At the time aluminum wheels were very expensive. Most cars came with steel wheels and hubcaps. Plastic cladding over steel was a cheap way to achieve the look of aluminum wheels. Unfortunately those T-Bird wheels had a serious problem. It seems that whatever Ford was using for adhesive would ooze out and literally glue the wheel to the hub. I discovered this when a tire needing servicing and the wheel would not budge. I called Ford customer service, was informed by the person with whom I spoke with that my car was out of warranty, and then they hung up. Remember when cars only came with 12 month/12,000 mile warranties? I called around to some Ford dealers who told me Ford put out a TSB for the problem. The solution was to torch the wheel off, and replace the wheel, tire, brake rotor or drum and wheel bearing. Um, no. I went to a local tool rental place, rented their biggest gear puller and pulled the wheel off. While I had the gear puller I went around the car and discovered that another wheel was glued on as well. So, it seems that someone at GM remembers Ford's 'Better Idea" from the 70s. It's obvious why GM is doing this. It cheaper to glue a piece of plastic over the raw aluminum casting than it is to finish the rim in the customary manner. Here's a picture of the wheels in question: www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Ford_Thunderbird/1977_Ford_Thunderbird/1977_Ford_Thunderbird_Brochure/1977%20Ford%20Thunderbird-06.jpg Here's a better picture of the wheel options for that model year: paintref.com/graphics/brochure/1977thunderbird2_08.jpg Wheel (B) is a fake wire wheel hubcap on a steel wheel, there were a half dozen other hubcap options offered as well. Wheel (C) was plastic cladding over steel. Ford called this the 'Styled Road Wheel'. Wheel (D) was a real aluminum wheel. These turbine style aluminum wheels were very popular back in the day...so popular a friend had those very wheels stolen off his car.

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis 3 года назад +1

      @@MrSloika GM (in the UK at least) has something called "structure wheels" which are pressed steel but with a spoked design, and a plastic trim clips over the whole outer which does a good job of looking like a real alloy wheel. Seems like a far better idea than bonding the trim on.

  • @18robsmith
    @18robsmith 3 года назад +8

    Max says "You say there are no mice, but I haven't checked so there might be one!"

  • @rustblade5021
    @rustblade5021 3 года назад +17

    "it wasn't like that when we looked at it"

  • @mattthescrapwhisperer
    @mattthescrapwhisperer 3 года назад +5

    As Brian Bloc would say: "Wong Tong Phooey". A guy has to be on his best behavior when the outlaws show up....

  • @Bodhranarama
    @Bodhranarama 3 года назад +1

    SIL is GOOD on camera! Mrs Wes - sis is a credible threat!
    Once had little option but to drive 350 miles through the night on a deformed tyre after I hit a kerb in a petrol station, my soul was in tatters by the time I got it changed!

  • @davidpontnak3819
    @davidpontnak3819 3 года назад +50

    Bus load of special needs kids, I had a boss who always said "a station wagon load of nuns on the way back from the orphanage" same difference. Some folks just don't see the urgency or the ramifications of sloppy work! That tire should have been as obvious to them as it was to you...they had to remove it to install the struts!

    • @dwitcraft
      @dwitcraft 3 года назад

      My parents have had three of those. They put 100k miles on it, then send it down the road. I'm sure that wasn't one of their's(two of them were white) because my dad would rather walk than drive plastic rims, lol!

    • @captaintoyota3171
      @captaintoyota3171 3 года назад

      I had a girl with a scion with two 18" low pro tires literally split open 1/4" on edge of bead. We forced her to sign a release since she refused to fix it. We explaining it could blow any second but didnt want to do it.

  • @roxanneabbott8424
    @roxanneabbott8424 Год назад

    I can't believe this other shop turned a blind eye to that tire !! Nice work Wes! And sister in law good work!!!

    • @joemalone9380
      @joemalone9380 Год назад

      par for the course in a lot of places

  • @jmac1099
    @jmac1099 3 года назад +3

    Damn Wes.. you went to the dark side on that. the tire blow out comment.
    Great episode as always

  • @machineheadslump
    @machineheadslump 2 года назад +1

    Chevy lube tech here. The EL-50448 is what we use to relearn tires

  • @Larry-325
    @Larry-325 3 года назад +21

    Wes Love your dog!! Big game hunter! 😃🐭 you get em Max!! 👍👍

  • @milantoombs9352
    @milantoombs9352 3 года назад

    Plastic rims and only one tire replaced. Times have changed. Nice job Wes.

  • @ericroellig6704
    @ericroellig6704 3 года назад +6

    Wes, the SIL is fantastic. Max was absolutely inconsolable! You need to keep some extra mice somewhere so you can turn one loose and Max can release that pent up frustration.

  • @Dr_V
    @Dr_V 3 года назад +2

    I don't have plastic clad rims on my Toyota (2015 Hilux double cab), only had some silly plastic bolt covers that kept falling apart so I just removed them altogether after my mechanic assured me they serve no practical purpose (just decorative). I don't really care how the wheels look, safety is far more important to me, so I invested in a set of good quality tires and that made a huge difference in the way the car drives and brakes on wet or muddy roads.

  • @gmcman355crazy
    @gmcman355crazy 3 года назад +5

    Had to buy a tshirt . Yours is the first and only merchandise I have ever bought from a youtube channel . Thank you for the new ways to diagnose and fix things.

  • @northpoint1039
    @northpoint1039 3 года назад

    My Buick Lucerne factory rims constantly leaked air. I talked to my Dad as he has the same car and he told me that he had the same problem. So, I just replaced the rims. Bought some decent alum rims and new continental tires. Rides great. Always liked continentals.
    As for the other shop, I cannot believe that they did not catch the tires. I guess that makes business easy for you Wes. Word of mouth does work.

  • @lucyandjumper7558
    @lucyandjumper7558 3 года назад +16

    That's Max's " excited to be on tv" whine.. Good pup !@!

  • @roamin_ronin
    @roamin_ronin 3 года назад

    "I guess we should wrap it up".... 9 minutes left in the video. THIS IS THE CONTENT I COME HERE FOR.

  • @thegregdavieschannel
    @thegregdavieschannel 3 года назад +31

    I haven't seen plastic clad rims in the uk yet.
    They sound like another level of craptacular automotive design.
    I've still got no idea why people can't just be happy with steel wheels.

    • @chemech
      @chemech 3 года назад +1

      Government regulators keep pushing for lighter vehicle weights for theoretical fuel economy improvements, and people want shiny wheels, so chrome plated plastic cladding on aluminum wheels is now a thing...

    • @rysacroft
      @rysacroft 3 года назад

      My 2005 Kia has alloy coloured plastic hub caps that are held on with the lug nuts They look OK to me and you can't lose them!

    • @christinamoneyhan5688
      @christinamoneyhan5688 3 года назад

      I am. Standard 1500 Ram Standard cab ,bed pickup. Just wish the spare steel wheel was the same color as the 4 you can see.

  • @krisley5178
    @krisley5178 3 года назад +1

    Amazing how much she sounds like Mrs.Wes! The voice is almost identical. :)

    • @mrswes
      @mrswes 3 года назад

      Grandma use to not be able to tell us apart on the phone...now she has caller id!

  • @bcotterman499
    @bcotterman499 3 года назад +15

    Max the "Mouse Detector", love seeing him in your videos!

  • @hbradar1
    @hbradar1 3 года назад +1

    Hi Wes , plastic clad rims . scrap pile . THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP.

  • @audikris
    @audikris 3 года назад +4

    Love all of this! I especially love involving family to do work. Wes - your dire warnings are hilarious, but I love how you encourage people to do their own work!

  • @colchronic
    @colchronic 2 года назад

    Hankook tires are FANTASTIC. especially the evo ones

  • @donalley5025
    @donalley5025 3 года назад +27

    Just Wow! Wonder if they bothered to align it after the strut replacement.

    • @davidmcclellan4621
      @davidmcclellan4621 3 года назад +1

      This.... I made this mistake. I lived and learned and ruined $500 in rubber.

    • @justarel
      @justarel 3 года назад

      @@rickwensel2313 First thing I learned in HS auto shop when it came to vibration issues was to check the tires when you got it on the lift, then wheel bearings, then move to suspension. My fave was someone who had a similar issue to this one, They hit a 2x2 post on the road and the shop completely missed obvious internal belt damage on one tire and an inner sidewall separation balloon the size of a fist and told them the car needed new bearings and spindles due to damage and warping from running over the post. I doubt they even had it on a lift to have a good look at anything.

  • @arthurbiringer5676
    @arthurbiringer5676 3 года назад +1

    Great assistant! She has a wonderful Instructor!

  • @vincebrown5158
    @vincebrown5158 3 года назад +3

    Cool vid Wes...learned something new today i.e. the location of the tire sensors. Your sis in-law did an awesome job with the oil change.

  • @EricWillis77
    @EricWillis77 3 года назад +1

    U long ding dongs best tire from China LOL. Let me get up from floor I’m done rolling around and laughing 😂 😂😂😂😂

  • @davidryder2761
    @davidryder2761 3 года назад +8

    Mustie and then Wes perfect Sunday

    • @towman123
      @towman123 3 года назад +1

      Just watched back to back lol

    • @nedasher116
      @nedasher116 3 года назад

      Mustie first

  • @aforman1951
    @aforman1951 3 года назад

    Took mt car to the Honda dealer for a recall notice on the drive shafts. Have seen so many "customer states" vidjas that I was compelled to vacuumn the car and clean the dash/console w/soapy wooder first. They did replace both drive axles no charge. I was impressed! Had a recall on my Izusu Rodeo a few yrs back. Shop was 30 miles away. They said the vehicle was not repairable and I couldn't drive it home. "Can I get a ride or a rental?" "We dont do that"... Izusu never bought the vehicle. Traded it in for $500. The tires/wheels were worth more than that.

  • @Farm_fab
    @Farm_fab 3 года назад +3

    It's a good thing that Max is a dog. If he were a feline, he could do a cat scan on anything you bring home or comes into your shop. My felines do that. On one occasion I found catnip growing wild, and put some in my pocket. My tomcat discovered it and was pawing at my pocket. He got some, and it made his day, I'm sure.

  • @bostedtap8399
    @bostedtap8399 3 года назад +2

    Ouch, that tyre hurt my eyes, very interesting on the plastic clad rims, never heard of them before, great job on having the correct adaptors.
    Very clever getting family to model and promote your merchandise 😉😉. Well done Mrs Wes's Sister on oil and filter change. Wes's Soft Products Engineer.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @davidcolesr.8628
    @davidcolesr.8628 3 года назад +6

    The Day Just Got Better , As Soon As I Got the Notification

  • @arnemalmkvist8553
    @arnemalmkvist8553 3 года назад

    Hi Wes, you take responsibility for your work, you do a real job. You do not want the customer to come back, you want the customer to recommend you. Wes does a fair job, once, then you can drive the car several hundred miles without the same problem. You take responsibility for your work. You should be a mechanic teacher, those who are careless may quit, after 3 warnings. You are the best. Other shops are fooling people, they did not solve the obvious problem .....

  • @craigorford9932
    @craigorford9932 3 года назад +3

    Mrs Wes’s sister is a natural at pouring oil,she should get a job in a bar pouring beer lol.And Wes another great video see you next time stay safe

  • @topline620
    @topline620 3 года назад +1

    Hi Wes, it’s good to see someone who is conscientious enough to remove all traces of the backing tape from the old wheel balance weights when rebalancing the wheel. Every time I have new tyres fitted I find myself having to take the wheel back off to tidy it up. Great work 👍

  • @mikahakkinen5651
    @mikahakkinen5651 3 года назад +3

    good job their Mrs wes sister.

  • @dickdaley9059
    @dickdaley9059 3 года назад +8

    There IS a critter in that car somewhere...! The nose Knows 🐾🐾

  • @73DiamondReo
    @73DiamondReo 3 года назад +1

    im amazed another shop overlooked that tire. Throwing it on the balancer you would see it also. Tire balance and shifted or broken belt is like the first go to for a high speed shake.

  • @wingdwolf56
    @wingdwolf56 3 года назад +3

    Oh man! Wrote my 1st comment before bonus video... loved it! Gotta get me a t-shirt for my 65th bday coming up

  • @whit4275
    @whit4275 3 года назад

    My 2007 Chevy Impala has the "tire pressure monitor" system but is non operational. My car was a former Hertz rental car & a lot of that type stuff is not on the car. I took it to a Chevy dealership & after 2 hours of watching it in the shop they decided the program was never installed in the car. Its fun watching the tire guys mess with it even though I already told them....

    • @WatchWesWork
      @WatchWesWork  3 года назад

      I think 07 would have been the first year for GM TPMS. So maybe it missed the window for the programming.

    • @whit4275
      @whit4275 3 года назад

      @@WatchWesWork The car was in a class action law suit in 2012. Hertz wanted cheap cars so GM left a lot of things of the car that the window sticker says it has, like air bags & other safety stuff. I still get the discounts on insurance cause vin# says it has it. Lol

  • @rickbaker4571
    @rickbaker4571 3 года назад +3

    Them mid-west gals ain't afraid of nuthin'!!

  • @bevan3648
    @bevan3648 3 года назад +1

    Hi Wes from Cheshire UK. This is the first time I have seen that type of Plastic attached to the wheel in that way, cannot say I liked it though......I’m happy to say after years of having my car seen to by my mechanic at my own lorry firm, now I’m unable to do that I have a local small outfit who look after me, he is honest an d not too expensive....that’s all anyone expects..Your videos don’t have any B.S. your Sister In Law looks like Mrs Wes!! Thanks for a Good Sunday Video.

    • @mrswes
      @mrswes 3 года назад +1

      We get that a lot 😉

  • @ronmimnaugh7674
    @ronmimnaugh7674 3 года назад +7

    Great video. Never knew they were doing that sort of thing with rims. Please find that poor dog a mouse. He deserves it.

    • @TheAndy331
      @TheAndy331 3 года назад

      The nose knows !!!!!

  • @bobbyossenbeck6402
    @bobbyossenbeck6402 Год назад

    Knowledge is key
    It seems you know more than the average shop
    Good job

  • @francistheodorecatte
    @francistheodorecatte 3 года назад +5

    plastic... clad... rims? oh god what has happened in the intervening decades since my cars were built.

  • @nephetula
    @nephetula 3 года назад +2

    About 40-odd years ago, I remember going to a tire store and watching them use a tire lathe before balancing new tires. When I asked the tech why they needed that tool, he told me "We true-up all our tires before we balance them. You can balance a two-by-four, but you can't make it roll smooth".
    I never forgot that, but I don't think anyone today uses a tire lathe.

  • @obetheduck
    @obetheduck 3 года назад +7

    I laughed at the tire brand name, that was youtube gold.

    • @johnhufnagel
      @johnhufnagel 3 года назад +1

      Firestone sells Primewell tires. That exact model as well.
      I had a tire go out of round/break a belt once. Wasn't NEARLY as bad as that one, but you could definitely feel it. At crawling speeds you could watch the steering wheel rotate 1/8th of a turn to the left and then re-center, each time the tire made a full revolution.
      Some people are just "mechanically unsympathetic"... or just flat out morons.

    • @captaintoyota3171
      @captaintoyota3171 3 года назад +1

      Agree with above guy primewell is actually pretty common.

  • @Wrenchen-with-Darren
    @Wrenchen-with-Darren 3 года назад

    Because you asked... on plastic clad wheels, I have always just used plastic cup on front with proper size steel cone on back. Kids don't always do it, but don't get me started. Never broke any. Dielectric grease on battery is fine. 👍 like your work, love your attitude.

  • @Mishn0
    @Mishn0 3 года назад +3

    This was about 30 years ago, but I guy I worked with bought a set of tires, recaps I think, branded, no lie, "Durablem". This was before Chinesium tires were a thing so I don't know where they came from.

  • @falcon8553
    @falcon8553 Год назад +1

    The pup was not happy. He wants the mouse 😂.

  • @Ken_in_Wisconsin
    @Ken_in_Wisconsin 3 года назад +10

    Eelong Ding Dong tires - hahahaha

  • @richardtruesdell8289
    @richardtruesdell8289 3 года назад +1

    Everything you put your hands to is sheer perfection, even tire replacement and balancing, WOW!

  • @GaryAllpike
    @GaryAllpike 3 года назад +4

    Good evening from Australia!

    • @garrettwheeler266
      @garrettwheeler266 3 года назад

      Good morning from America

    • @Firebird400
      @Firebird400 3 года назад

      Morning here :) . Canada

    • @GaryAllpike
      @GaryAllpike 3 года назад

      @@Firebird400 I'm from your future! 9pm Sunday here.

  • @SuperIanjohnson
    @SuperIanjohnson 3 года назад +1

    Good video, Wes. Nice to see your new assistant. You should pay her more, buddy.

  • @RobertKohut
    @RobertKohut 3 года назад +8

    Watch Miss Wes Sis work... :-)

  • @mattdudley3789
    @mattdudley3789 3 года назад

    I do tires at a well respected local shop in my community. It's nice to watch someone take the same time we do, using the same products and procedures as I do, knowing the procedures are above your usual tire shop and even OEM dealers practices.... One thing to note, if you clean the hub mating surface with a wire wheel, and then apply the freylube to the hub mating surface, you will never have any rust on it again and if you do it almost wipes off

  • @Jay.Tee.H
    @Jay.Tee.H 3 года назад +9

    Yu long dingdong made me laugh out loud!

    • @langer24106
      @langer24106 3 года назад +1

      I actually saw some “Linglong” tires once lol

  • @Vercus100
    @Vercus100 3 года назад +1

    I work at a Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership. Every time we see a vehicle with these plastic clad wheels, the plastic part is always boogered up. They're a real pain to deal with.
    This was GM's dark era, right before bankruptcy, and it shows. They've really come a long way since then. They still have a long way to go.

  • @ericcorse
    @ericcorse 3 года назад +5

    Mrs Wes's sister is a natural with a good sense of humor. The other shop must not have sold tires to let that car on the road with those fling dang dung tires was pretty sorry, assuming they didn't tell the owner about them. I get the feeling you never get the whole story from customers.

  • @glass1258
    @glass1258 3 года назад +1

    Cool channel , seems like a smart guy and a honest mechanic ! Didn’t even hit on his sister-in-law ! Thumbs up 👍

  • @lostintime8651
    @lostintime8651 3 года назад +3

    17:00 Plastic clad rims? Do what the other garage did. Send it down the road to Wes. lol Problem solved.

  • @Revoku
    @Revoku 3 года назад +1

    so good to see someone using a torque wrench on lug nuts, I work at a parts store, and we get horror stories weekly about not being able to get the wheel off, and monthly about broken studs, because the local shops use the 400+ ft-lbs rattle gun to do up the nuts and rattle it for waaaay to long ruining all the studs and making them impossible to change on the road side. bloody dangerous.

    • @michaelszczys8316
      @michaelszczys8316 2 года назад

      Got a couple tires from a garage once and then found when I went to change them around that I COULD NOT get them off. After breaking a couple of my breaker bars I had to take it back to the shop and tell them to get them off.
      Then I was worried about my studs being stretched. Just glad I didn't find out in the dark on the side of the road.

  • @chrisj2848
    @chrisj2848 3 года назад +4

    "CRC Comment Preventor".... 😆👍

  • @donaldwilliams6821
    @donaldwilliams6821 3 года назад

    You are only the 2nd mechanic I have ever known who sands the inside of rims then seals them. My guy also checks the runout on all wheels too. And will offset tire and wheel to cancel out high and low spots. Most just add a ton of weights. Great job!

  • @shook0002
    @shook0002 3 года назад +4

    I wanna buy some ulongdingdong tires for my wifes car. Where can I get them? She’s not happy with the ushortdingdongs she has now.

    • @stanpatterson5033
      @stanpatterson5033 3 года назад +2

      If she doesn't like the 'dingdongs, you could always try a pair of KumHoHo's

    • @shook0002
      @shook0002 3 года назад

      @@stanpatterson5033 She has those on the back. Wanna put the longdongs on the front.

    • @chrisfreemesser5707
      @chrisfreemesser5707 3 года назад

      Check Dollar General

  • @jimchurchman2628
    @jimchurchman2628 3 года назад

    My 2015 Ram 1500 has plastic clad steel rims. So far ok but I didn’t know they had plastic when I bought the truck new. Enjoy your channel Wes!

  • @kevinbarry71
    @kevinbarry71 3 года назад +5

    Plastic clad wheels? What fresh hell is this? GM?

  • @bhepner1
    @bhepner1 3 года назад

    Wes I like the little details you do to help prevent future issues. I would like to find an honest mechanic. Thanks for sharing.

  • @brianmadden6080
    @brianmadden6080 3 года назад +3

    Wow,how do you miss a tire that bad.

    • @orbitalair2103
      @orbitalair2103 3 года назад +1

      hoping they would come back, so he could sell 2 tires. a lot of people are dishonest. i know, shocking.

  • @clairgenung288
    @clairgenung288 3 года назад

    Have you ever seen something called "the Model Garage" ? It was in the Popular Well i am sure that you live up to those standards
    Being old I am sure that you don't remember but i do. You are a very competent mechanic and if we were closer you would have my
    Repairs. I enjoy each of your posts and the way you solve each problem. You learned from the best and it is reflected on you our work.
    Thanks for sharing this with us.