Ford Taurus Rear Wheel Bearing / Hub
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- In this video I show you the process I used to replace a rear wheel bearing hub assembly on a 2008 Ford Taurus. This one was front wheel drive but basically the same process as the AWD minus the axle nut. Enjoy!
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"Why don't just remove the speed sensor?" "Because I don't want to replace it."
Got to love the north.
Got the ABS sensor out of a 2003 Corolla the other day (long story) downed tools as soon as it came out and went right to buy a lottery ticket.
If if ain't broke, or rusted all the way out, don't even look at it. Thank God Chevy front wheel bearings come with new sensors or we'd all be F'd.
I just worked on an 04 Honda, and the front speed sensors are cracked from the corrosion. I had to replace the axles, so instead of removing the speed sensor, I unplugged it and removed the wiring, while leaving the speed sensor in place. It was broke, but I still wasn't going to touch it because it was more work if I did.
At some point Bosch switched from a style that's metal in the metal bore (ain't never coming out) to one that is plastic and smaller than the bore and press fits in on some plastic nibs. I've had decent luck taking those plastic ones out if I'm patient. Unfortunately I'm not very patient.
I miss the sheep sound when using Fluid Film...
Me too, I was sooo disappointed 😁
Took me 4 vehicles to realize I shouldn’t touch wheel speed sensors up here, cheers from Connecticut sir.
You said I had to so I am leaving you a comment...Hmmm.
John from Horseheads
I ALWAYS tell the SA that there is a good possibility that the sensor will break to charge accordingly
Loved the mule kick to the wheel.
You’d be amazed at how well that works lol
Me when heel palming it didn't work: Mule kick!
Me when he mule kicked it: oh yeah... 😎
Eric O. in his first Bruce Lee stand-in role.
I'm in the UK where we have more than the average amount of rust on things, but I've never had to do that with a wheel, they always come right off. Curious why?
@@paulsengupta971 Maybe everyone who installs them uses fluid film or a similar product before installing? We are not considerate of the next guy over here.
Every time I watch one of these vids I am reminded again that I am grateful I live in the South. We have lots of issues, but rust isn't one.
I'll take the rust.
@@fubartotale3389 good.
@@fubartotale3389 I'll take the south.
I've watched hundreds of wheel bearing videos, but I learned a little more with this one. Many of us would have slammed it in without removing that inside dust cap. As you say, that would have been a mistake to not clean up the oxidation jacking from inside. Worst case scenario, you need to replace the dust cap and sensor, and your client needs to wait an extra day. Watching you think on your feet is gold.
@5:23 "Make it easier for the next guy".
That's old school as my dad used to say that while working on stuff. Too bad more people in the newest generation don't have that attitude.
My dad used to say, "Make it easier for the next guy because it'll probably be you."
Flat rate means as fast as possible...
@James K
Exactly!!😅
@@jaymzx0 yeah if you fuck the next guy and ifs you it really just ends up becoming masturbation
I want to say that among the 8 million things I’ve learned from Eric, Fluid film is in my top 10 favorites !
I miss the BAAAA sheep sound when he sprays Fluid Film
I prefer pb blast, has anyone compared the 2? I do hate the smell of it tho!
I miss the sheep sound effects
@@B0xlife1 two totally different things. PB blaster is a penetrating oil good for freeing up rusted fasteners and such. Fluid film is more of a rust preventive. Spray it on things like this here that you don’t want to be seized and rusted together. I always keep a can handy.
@@EATSLEEPFARM awesome,Thanks for the great explanation. I do have some fluid film in the garage. I didn’t buy it I don’t know how it got there lol but I never did use it for anything because I’m such a fan of PB blast it literally un sticks anything I mean if there’s a bolt I can’t get off and I don’t have power tools or air tools, I spray a little PB blast on there and let it sit for an hour or so I’ll come back and I can always break them loose never have I not been able to unbreak a nut/bolt this way
Ok,Honestly how many of you have bought a can of fluid film since subbing to th SMA channel.I know I did and I just love the stuff!
It is amazing how often I will hear people say something to the effect that aluminum doesn't rust. Yes it does. It oxidizes very much the way steel does.
I’ve done a lot of welding on aluminum trailers and they not only corrode but they fatigue and get brittle after about 10 or 15 years.
Yup like plastic
@@B0xlife1 Yes, more like swiss cheese! 🧀👌
@@Alfred..E..Neuman lol that Lorraine swiss..that smell 👃😨😱🥶🥵🤬
@@B0xlife1 That smell!, "the smell of death surrounds you"~Lynyrd Skynyrd
Needed an SMA fix....was not disappointed ! Thank you for not knocking the car off of the lift with your super powers, Eric !!! LOL
I watched a wheel bearing replacement this morning on a Florida car. Took out the 4 bolts and pulled it out by hand. I'm so glad I don't live up north.
Rainman ray right?!
I watched that one too!!
@@mikeschellenberg2021 turns out the internet is a small world too 😂
It never ceases to amaze me how rusty cars are in your area. Here in the south, we never have those issues, unless you live right on the beach. Things like rotted out brake dust covers are virtually unknown.
Yeah, they salt the roads up here.
Undercoating like Fluid Film or Wool Wax helps a lot, but most people don't think about that.
Basic chemistry
@@fubartotale3389 sand works much better than salt in protecting cars from black ice. thats what many people in third world countries use because cars are expensive and they don't want it to rust away in few years
The salt is a government conspiracy set but lobby-owned politicians to make you replace your car every five years.
@@The_Redkween lol nice one
My Hubby is gonna be home in about 20 minutes. It’s been cold and rainy in the PNW. I usually have a warm cup of Joe waiting for him…… He’ll understand! It’s a new episode of SMA! 🤣
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@@SouthMainAuto - 🤣 you da man Eric!
TOGTFO
@@jaysource8302 - Troll
@@hole7612 My bad wrong message board
Oh the smell of the dust from the wire week or just the rust is a constant smell o vision . Better you than me. Here in Colorado we don’t have that problem. I never complain anymore after watching what you go through. Nice work.
I grew up in the rusty Minnesota. moved to Colorado in 1980. I do NOT miss the rust at all.
When the wheel did not want to come off, I thought here comes a disaster. Nope, just kick it off. Classic SMA. 👍👍😁
"When all else fails,
brute force prevails."
Having a FEEL for mechanical objects. You can't teach it, people have to learn it themselves, but it's one of the most valuable tools you have.
Everybody was Kung foo fighting 😂
Do love a rusty ford 🤦🏻♂️
Loving the emotion in you work 😂😂
I'm not sure you know how therapeutic your videos can be. Today's a tough one but you got me out of my head for a few minutes.
Thanks Eric.
The "Feel Factor" in the mechanical field is highly underrated, and takes years to master,...... Good fix, Sir.
1. Always start fasteners/fittings BY HAND. 2. If it doesn't fit right, DO NOT start beating on it. 3. If it doesn't feel right, it very likely isn't. 4. If it's never taken this much force to do the same job before, STOP. THINK! 5. You CANNOT 'torque by feel'; this has been disproven time and time again in the real world--that's why they make torque wrenches.
Thanks as always, Eric! Always a good day with SMA!
Love the way you are so knowledgeable in the art of rust mechanics! Thanks Mr. “O”
For those of us in the salty rust belt, its just another day at the office😁😁
Wisconsin here.. UGH it’s never a matter of IF it’s always a matter of WHEN ,when working on a car and dealing with this rusty crap and now there using that liquid salt crap that’s 10x worse then rock salt... fml and rip to me and the families vehicles...
The "newer" '08 Ford Taurus was just a rebranding of the previous Ford Five-Hundred. Still have my 1st generation '90 Taurus. That's my baby!!!
Nice work stopping when it didn’t feel right. I’ve gotta work on that skill.
If it don’t fit don’t force it, cause you’ll make your mamma mad. Just a little song that I heard years ago.
@@danfarris135 If it does not fit, must acquit.
Thanks for the quickie. No matter how short the video, I always seem to learn something.
I'm in Missouri. Get tired of fighting rust. Then I watch Eric @ South Main. New York has way more rust. Now I don't feel so bad.
I own a non-turbocharged(by choice) 2011 Ford Taurus and this is useful as I want to do as much as I think I can do-at my age, 71 and counting. I've learned to make a pretty good buzzing sound when I use my ratchet. LoL
The same ol same ol day late dollar short my life story.Another great SMA video.
The absolute best automotive content creator on this app. Informative and KNOWS what he's talking about (most of the time!) Can't wait to see the next melon roll in with a proper issue that requires a proper diagnosis. Love ya Eric
Too easy Mr. O. Your tips are still gold! It's the little things that can come back & bite you on the butt.
Nice work addressing the tin cover, knowledge that comes with experience. You're very conscientious your customer's are lucky to have you as their mechanic.
Hey, Mr.O!
I have a 2006 Volkswagen that just loves to eat front left wheel bearings. I live not too far from you, in New York. I have come to the unhappy conclusion that whenever I need to have a wheel bearing done, I just buy a wheel speed sensor to go with it. Every single time a bearing gets changed it damages the wheel speed sensor. Every single time. For me they are about 60 bucks for the sensor, and between $80 and $100 for the bearing & hub assembly. Yes, I replace all three pieces. My bearings are press-in bearings, and the Rust Belt demands it's sacrifices.
I've been watching your channel for a while now. I'm always impressed with the approach you take on every job. The little details always make for a better job. I'm a big fan of your channel and always look forward to the next video. Thank you.
There has to be a special appreciaton for rust belt mechanics. Eric O you are the man, all my years of exp was done in Tx and middle east and various non rust areas. My hat is off to you.
Clark Hi your video is the best i have ever seen . Not fake . You did not hide issues that come up in the real world when working on old cars Shit happens ! This help me decide if wanted to do it myself or pay to have it done . Thank u
Most guys, including myself, would've just snugged the bolts on to make sure it's aligned and hammered it in. Eric, you're next level.
Wouldn't be a South Main Auto video without the phone hootling away!
Rotor retaining bolt was crazy tight
Yes aluminum corrodes. I just had a problem with an aluminum spacer plate on a honda throttle body. Car lived most of its life in New Hampshire. Had to replace the starter which required taking the intake manifold and throttle body off. On reassembly I had a big leak around the throttle body. Required getting the white crusties off the spacer plate, polishing it up, replacing the gaskets in order to get a good seal.
Nothing is ever simple on South Main Street.
We need a South Main Auto Calendar featuring Mrs. O wearing SMA merch holding up some Brake Kleen and Fluid Film (not a sponsor)
Good call to not forcing the new bearing in there.
Hey from NW IN. Also part of the rust belt.
I miss the fluid film 🐐
The land of throw-away vehicles. Thank goodness I live where I am still driving my 26-27-year-old Jeep. No rust or corrosion to speak of.
Thanks for the content and teaching Mr. “O” learning a lot from your content.
Great job, wish you would wear safety glasses when running the brush on rust. That stuff is a pain when you have to go get a piece of it removed from your eye. Be safe and keep up the great vids.
Great point Glen, I would show these to my High School Auto students if Mr. O wore safety glasses.
@@mikeschellenberg2021 Or you could just tell the students to wear their safety glasses while watching the show! 👌🕶️
@@Alfred..E..Neuman 😀👍
Erik has his 'merican freedumbs to not utilize anything that would help protect his or his family's life. He won't be able to go to the ER as all his anti-vax buddies are filling out the beds dontcha' know?
There's something about the good old rust belt that makes a mechanic want to retire early and move south lol I lived in northern Indiana and the rust is bad enough up there, I'd hate to see how rust feeds in NY state. now I live in TN and we still get rust "just not as bad" Great video as always!
I've worked on rusty cars since i was a teen, that when I finally got to work on an un-rusted car, the process was unusual. It was too simple, it didn't make sense.
Eric, I loved it when the rotor wouldn't come off and you leaned your head into it. I thought here comes big nasty but you surprised me.
Just a little telekinetic mind control!
Corrosion and rust never sleeps!
Always look forward to an SMA video.
Love how when Eric O. clearly has the shits because they won't get the whole lot fixed. But still does a spot on job! Well done mate 🍻🍻🇦🇺🇦🇺
Monday night SMA. All is right in the world. Thanks Eric O for bringing us along.
Bad day? You did not seem in good spirits, or maybe it is all your other videos where you have been ingesting spirits and are of good cheer? I only subscribe to three channels. Yours, Ave's, and Big Clive's. It is like three wildly different approaches to the issues, solutions to the problems, and yet the same positivity and gusto which you seem to embrace life's challenges. I will admit here that you are the only one of the three that puts all of the projects back together...
I enjoyed that under the car kick 🦵
That you took the time to check out whats on the backside of the tin cover and corrected the problem correct is a sign of a quality mecanic rather than just torque the hell out of the bolts and just send it down the road.
Pleasure to see. Have a nice day Eric
Just watched Rainman Ray's Repairs change a rear hub a day or two ago... as far as I can tell he doesn't even own a wire brush :) It's amazing the difference a thousand or so miles makes :)
I saw that too. An amazing difference.
This seems super easy and pretty fun until I realize I 1. Probably don't have money for a new one and 2 I live in Wisconsin (northeastern to be exact to my seriousness of rust) so 1-2 hours for one side max is gonna be 5 hours minimum. In all seriousness this is a great video and I even enjoy the part where you check to see if that cup/dust catch was still in there instead of hammering it on like id imagine all the guys I work with would
Russ never sleeps
nothing like the whizzer wire brush inside the hole to clean the buildup out ! eye watering goodness
Every time I see your rusty cars I am glad to live in the inland part of Florida
As a fellow NorthEast Brother of the Wrench I fully understand and appreciate the head drop and long exhale @ 2:31 been there many times. Great video as always Thanks Mr.O !
Aluminum in contact with steel is the perfect recipe for corrosion. The metals exchange electrons and accelerate the corrosion
I was watching a Ray video a little bit ago and realized i hadnt seen ANY vids from you in a couple of months. I punched up your page and low and behold....RUclips UNSUBBED me from your page!! With CSW not doing videos anymore....my feed was pretty quiet and I am glad you're still at it. :) I've missed you and Mrs O
Hey Eric, long gone are the days of the one hour multi video engine swaps or dashboard removals to change a heater core now that he is a movie star. I'll take what comes. Love you work and down to earth personality to fix the world one car at a time. Be well!
Watching this channel makes me miss working on cars.
I have a big rubber Sledge for stubborn tires.. I recommend it for everyone to try it if you struggled with oxydized wheels.
Must be nice living there, you have a captive market, the only issue getting the cars in for repair, before they rust away.
Hi, Mr. O. I hope all is well with your family. Thanks for showing us how to do it your way. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
While installing a new exhaust system on my truck the other day, I caught myself saying “come-on baby!” Where did that come from??? Guess I’ve been binge watching SMA too much lately (if that’s possible). Lol. Keep the videos coming Mr. O, I’m learning a lot.
It is my most used phrase since a long time. Second is "Why?" 😁
Another of the many satisfied customer.
That hub didn't put up all that much of a struggle. I'm amazed it went so easily. That spring though was well and truly hosed! Car should ride loverly.
Eric, you'll have to put new rear rotors on a Lexus -the ones with that little indent for the metal plate. Just to show everyone another source of all hell breaking loose over "AN EASY JOB" !!! 😁
I just did rear hub and axle on 2011 outback 1 bolt stuck bad bearings totally gone. Pulled the axle right out through the hole before putting the hub in. Worked great.
In southern Illinois we don't get rust like in upstate New York but we still get enough. Thanks to you I've started using Fluid Film on lots of things that could rust. Unfortunately, I didn't start using it soon enough. Just the other day noticed that the nut holding one of my wheel speed sensors in place had rusted off, but it didn't matter because the sensor was also rusted in well enough that it wasn't going anywhere.
Before i even watch the video i hit that like button.
I'm on Long Island, but you win the rust contest!!!! I'd like to hear an anti-seize vs. LocTite short video. Generally I use anti-seize on my own vehicles, but I can understand using blue LocTite (or orange?) on customers or friends cars for peace of mind/liability.
Yeah - I think only 2 bolts on my entire car are loctited and that is because its near certain they never need to some out again.
“Idk what engines in it, but it’s big” lmao I fucking love this guy
Still remember that epic Mazda rotor explode off. Best ever!👍
I got kind of jealous and happy to see how easily that bearing came out. Early last year I replaced the right rear hub bearing( I am also in the rust belt) on my 2013 car and still have nightmares. 3 lb. Sledgehammer and slide hammer were useless.
Sounds like you need a vacation brother. Good video, as always.
I'm a nobody really. But I commend you on not just driving er home and taking the time to make it right.
That’s what you call kickin’ the tires!!
Do some more troubleshooting videos. They are the best. Thanks again for all you do 🙂
Nice to know safety is first at 00:30 into the video.
I always enjoy even the simple and easy videos. Great job Mr. O.
It is only simple & easy when Mr O does the work 🤔
Have missed seeing SMA.
Your calm pace of work is what I really like. I just saw fluid film at a local store.
Had a complete replacement of my suspension front and rear 1995 Toyota Camry Florida car Well worth the effort
Hey South main Auto we love your videos here at home in Mississippi and you just reminded me of a ball joint I replaced in a 1999 Ford Taurus V6 model and boy let me tell you that thing almost defeated my forefoot crescent wrench after I used a pitman arm puller to try and break that thing free I had to use heat and heat up the outside of where it was bolted too so it would pop loose and it was loud it can be dangerous without a press so I used oil to shock the component with heat at the same time and it freed up the rusted ball joint stud on the bottom but I made sure I knew how much to tighten the pitman arm puller so it would not explode in my face because it can explode when the part breaks free and loosens up even so I've been told on that behalf. anyway be safe out there.
More SMA gold!! Thanks for the video!!
good job, no cussing or swearing. good family show
Cool smoke ring at 3:30 mark !
Learning more every episode
Road to a Million subs 2022🥳. Your content is always well made and has excellent advice
Never knew you to be a Karate guy as well as a top notch mechanic. Lol
I used that style of wheel removal just a few weeks ago on my car, except I was underneath it on the ground. It works but it can be intimidating.
Use a long stick from the other side of the car. If the car falls, only the stick is crushed, not you.
Had a wheel stuck to the hub on one of these Taurus, stuck so bad with corrosion that no amount of kicking or ramming with 4x6 lumber would get the wheel loose. So I put the lug nuts back on, but just a tiny bit loose, lowered the car and took it for some "manuevers" on a deserted road. After a few hard turns I heard slight clicking from the wheel . . . it was now loosened from the hub. Snugged the lugs and went home and finished the brake job.
Gung fu auto mechanics is going to be big. Seeing you kicking the wheel off will definitely get more guys interested in the trade. I predict we're going to be hearing a lot more "Wataaa!" in shops around the world soon.
LOOKS LIKE 👍 A NEW WAY TO REMOVE THE REAR TIRE. ( POSSIBLY A NEW YORK THING ).
Greetings from Texas. Great video Eric, thanks for the content.
I always enjoy your videos. To the best of my knowledge, we didn't get the AWD version of the Taurus/Sable here in Canada..
Probably for the best...