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Randy J
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Приєднався 1 сер 2015
2012 Honda Civic Rear Shock Replacement
Replacing rear shock on a 2012 Honda Civic. Super easy. Dealer wanted about $800. I did it using Monroe shocks for about $180
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Building A Fire Pit In The Back Yard
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We decided to build a fire pit in the back yard. I have never done something like this before so I decided to give it a go and this is the result.
California Air Tool Compressor Failure and Repair
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My compressor failed and almost caught fire with only about 5 to 8 hours of runtime. California Air Tool customer service could care less about why it failed so I investigated the problem myself and discovered the fault was due to poor craftsmanship. I also was able to repair the compressor myself and get it working again.
Smith Mountain Lake Drone Footage 2020
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Just some drone footage of Smith Mountain Lake at a lake house we stayed at as well as a couple islands we explored. Smith Mountain Lake is in Virginia just east of Roanoke.
Tractor Trailer Runs Off Road
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On my way to the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV heading north on I-81 and the tractor trailer in front of me runs off the road. Good thing no vehicles were in the left lane next to him. This is in a construction zone and his speed was about 65 MPH. I don't know if he was on a cell phone or just dozed off. Luckily no one was hurt but the driver probably needed to change his underwear after...
Alpha One Gen 2 Outdrive Repair
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Replacing the gimbal bearing, bellows and seals on a 2005 Alpha One Generation 2 outdrive. Total cost was about $350 but I used all OEM gaskets and bellows and included the purchase of some special tools. The hardest part was attaching the exhaust bellows to the bell housing.
Roasting Berundi coffee in a Behmore roaster
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Roasted a batch of Burundi coffee beans which are from East Africa. There is nothing like the smell of fresh roasted coffee. I mainly made this video so my friends and family could see me goofing around and demonstrating my newly learned coffee roasting skills. I am new to UA-cam and still trying to learn all the intricacies of UA-cam but I am curious of where all the viewers are in the world s...
SunSetter Automatic Retractable Awning Installation Problem Solved
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Went to install the SunSetter awning on the soffit under the eave of the roof and discovered I had no support structure behind the vinyl on the soffit. Had to make some custom blocks to install first and then the installation went well.
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Beatles Tribute Concert
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The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley started having various bands perform on their grounds about once a month. This time it was a Beatles tribute band called The Return. All the songs were spot on and sounded very close to the original. Of course, there are local beer wine and hard cider vendors there as well. It all made for a good night with friends and family.
Quick tour of balcony stateroom and interior room on Grandeur of the Seas
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A quick tour of a balcony stateroom and an interior cabin on Royal Carribean's Grandeur of the Seas
Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks at Coco Cay Bahamas
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While spending the day at Coco Cay in the Bahamas we were some of the first people in the water. The sharks and stingrays were already there as we discovered. I don't know the species but someone thought they might be Lemon Sharks.
My gear oli lube fitting broke as well. How did you get it out of the back of the unit? Can I just pull it out? I dont know if there is something on inside back of engine bay?
Yes there is a hose connected to the the end on the inside (behind the engine on the transom). If I remember correctly, there was a small clip that retains the hose. Just remove the clip and the hose will just pull off. Then you can just pull the part out from the outside. Grab it with a pair of pliers and it should come right out. It will only be held in by the tension from a couple o-rings. Hope your repair goes well.
Since my only option to install a awning since it's less than 8' 5" in height, this is what I was looking for...Thanks
Hi Randy!!! Your video is great. I know it's a couple of years old but I just decided to install an awning (from AwnTech). My question is, what are the measurements of the blocks you created to attach the brackets? Where they all the same size or each one was a bit different? Also, in your video you show the first block installed and it looks like the bottom of it is sticking down about 1/2 inch. Is that correct or did you have to go back and make it line up with the fascia? Thank you!
The blocks were the same width as the brackets. They did hang down a bit. but that was so that I could make contact with the siding at the point where the siding actually touches the wall. I didn't want the siding to crush. Your house will probably be different so I would just make them the size you need to get the same effect. The wood blocks I made do extend below the fascia board but that is because the vinyl soffit sticks down that much. I needed to make sure that the board was touching the backside of the soffit so when I bolted the bracket to it the soffit would not be pulled up but instead would remain exactly in the same position. I hope my explanation makes sense and doesn't add confusion. Good luck with your install.
@@randyj7476 Thank you!!! The info is great!!!!
I too have been shit on by California air tools. Same compressor as you but the top welds of the tank are cracked and leaking air. Don’t buy this shotty construction without proper customer service.
I too have been shit on by California air tools. Same compressor as you but the top welds of the tank are cracked and leaking air. Don’t buy this shotty construction without proper customer service.
Sorry to hear that you have had problems too.
I replaced the rear shocks on my 2012 Honda Civic EX this morning. I replaced them with KYB 348067 shocks. It took me about an hour and 15 from start to finish because I used a regular 14mm wrench (a ratcheting one would be so useful here) for the nut on top. You should use a floor jack to give yourself some clearance because it makes it much easier. The bolt on the bottom wasn't hard to remove but it was a bit of a pain getting back in. You really have to get the shock and frame aligned perfectly. I used a screwdriver in the bolt hole against the frame to help position and align the shock. That's much easier than trying to align it by hand. You should push the bolt in as far as it will go and try to get the thread started by hand first. Once I got the thread started, the rest was easy. The right one was more problematic than the left for some reason. I like the way Honda designed this because it seems like the thought of doing everything one-handed was in mind. The shocks feel much better on the road.
Glad you were able to do it and you saved a ton of money by doing it yourself.
Hello, do you recommend to replace only the damaged shock absorber on the back, or pair of it? My 2013 honda civic's left rear shock is leaking oil...
@@tornikejavakhadze7752 I would recommend replacing both. If one is bad and leaking then the other is not far behind. Might as well change them both while you are in there.
Wow! Shame on CAT, I was about to purchase one also, back to the drawing board.
Do you have to jack the car up or can you do it with the car on the ground?
You probably can do it with the car on the ground but it is definitely easier to jack it up so that the suspension is fully extended. This will give you more room to work under the car and you also won't have to compress the new shock as much to install it. It may also be too difficult to compress the shock in all the way in order to install it because you definitely would have to compress it more if you don't jack up the car.
@@randyj7476 Great, thank you. I'll just borrow a friend's floor jack to raise it a little. The rest of it looks similar to the one I replaced on my 87 Monte Carlo. I'm going to get the KYB 348067 shock since it has the same hex stem on top. My rear right one is leaking but I'm just going to do both as well.
Good job spreading the knowledge. I wanted to see inside of one of these. This is the only disassembly video I have seen, and it is pretty well done. Cheers
Thanks
Where did you find the book you downloaded?
I found it at this link www.ta-group.at/dokus/service%20manual%20_14%20alpha%20i%20gen%20ii%20outdrives%201991%20to%20present.pdf
Almost positive they are lemon sharks. The two dorsal fins are close to the same size. And they definitely aren’t nurse sharks
yes I think you are correct. They were not aggressive
No more quality, nothing is made to last, it's a poison infiltrating all of manufacturing.
You did great job !!! 🙏🏽
Thank you
You are a good...smart and skillful guy. Your repaired compressor is better than factory. Horrible QC. California Air Tool CS sucks! Thank you!
Thanks
I was about to order one. I won’t be now! I hate companies that don’t take care of their customers. Fuck them!
It's unfortunate for them. It's been some time now so I can only hope they have changed their way. I wouldn't know since I have not dealt with them since this incident.
I bought a small CAT back in 2015. Fortunately, that's still working, although I use it pretty sparsely. Was thinking about getting a larger one from them, but this video is making me reconsider the brand. Thanks!
I could still return mine. Will probably return it. Thanks.
It's not a bad unit when it's working properly. Unfortunately I had a bad unit and an even worse customer service experience. I can only hope they have improved since then but I have no idea.
I recently wanted to upgrade my air compressor and I almost bought California Air Tools. I was lucky enough to see your video. The customer service is really worrisome. I’m no longer giving it consideration. Thanks for your video.
Glad the video helped. I have had no dealing with CAT since I made this video. Hopefully their customer service has improved since then but I can only go by my own experience which I described in the video.
Excellent video
Thank you.
Thanks for this awesome video👌
Glad you liked it!
Good job! Thank you
Thanks
I have a CAT but a different model. I'd run it for a few hours (from new) when it gave me a scare. It tried doing an auto-restart to rebuild tank pressure, and instead of the motor starting, it stalled, drawing a lot of current. I quickly shut it off but it would have likely tripped the breaker or caught fire if left alone. I no longer trust it.
I definitely think they could improve the design. There are some things they can do to make sure it stays in time like keying the shaft on the motor instead of just using set screws. If one of the set screws loosen then the crank shaft on either end could slip slightly. This slipping puts the unit out of time/sync and really loads the motor causing a very large increase in current draw which will definitely trip your breaker.
Nice didnt know that u can just do it without taking the tires out. Good job! Does torque to spec matter for this job?
No a torque to spec is not important. Just make sure it is good and tight
California Air tools is a very poor quality machine. I have 4 in my business and they will not follow through on warranty. They blame the customer and wiggle out of doing what's right for even big operations like mine. Unfortunately their aren't many choices for similar equipment hoping that EMAXX finally comes out with a oil free version.
Yeah that was the impression I got from them. They seemed to want to blame me for the failure. Then they were completely silent when I sent them a link to my video were I discovered the actual root cause of the failure. Shame on them.
Amazing video. We all appreciate your effort to make this video for us. I will replace mine tomorrow. I bought rear shocks for 92 Canadian dollars plus taxes. Thanks again for sharing all the small details during your installation.
Thanks, I hope it helps you with your replacement.
You’re a beast 🫡💪🏼
Thanks
I have one of these. From the start it over heated very quickly. Never did run right. One of my biggest regrets as far as tools is buying this.
Could be that one of the crankshafts have shifted. It will throw the timing out a bit and cause extra loading on the motor. The crankshaft is aligned by the set screws tightening down on the flat of the motor shaft. If the set screw loosens even slightly then that would affect the timing. Its a poor design in my opinion.
How do you like the feel if the Monroe's so far?
The Monroe's perform great. They give a nice smooth ride. Definitely perform better than the original shock absorbers considering they were worn out and leaking.
What size is the air line?
My air line is 3/8"
I just bought a new California Air Tool compressor. First thing I did was pull the cover off and check for this defect. The problem has been addressed..at least on mine.
Well that is a good thing. Glad your was ok.
Great video. Thinking i may have to do mine in the next year or 2. What year is the boat ? Mine is an 07 195 br and i think they are original
If you are going to replace your bellows then my recommendation is do not use aftermarket bellows. Use original OEM. My boat is a 2006 185 BR
Incredible, and wish I was surprised. CAT is doing their best to avoid a class action lawsuit, w/o addressing the situation at all that enables to them to disavow any responsibility. I'd like to believe in a perfect world that they would have replaced yours, made whole the damage to the others documented online. But to do so, even if that's what they wanted, would open the door to ambulance chasing lawyers, and those only wanting to profit from understandable "human error" at the factory. This is the sad world we live in.
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Wow… I’m in Australia, and was thinking about getting one of these just today. Ain’t gonna happen! Thanks for the detailed video.
It’s brewing time
Yes indeed
well done Randy, excellent video hope the manufacturers have seen this and given you some form of compensation for their poor workmanship and total lack of customer service. many thanks Barry
No Barry, I didn't receive any compensation at all. I wasn't really looking for it either. I just wanted to help them make a better product by sending the bad unit back so they could investigate and was hoping to get a replacement at a reduced cost by doing so. They really seemed disinterested and acted as if I somehow caused the problem by not caring for it properly. When I discovered the problem and fixed it, I sent them a link to the video so they could learn from it. I never heard anything back from them. I still use the compressor today but I will not do business with them again for anything.
@@randyj7476 Wouldn't you think any manufacture would want to improve their products! We have a lot of companies like that now in the UK, just want your money then you can disappear. quite right to never do business again with them, they don't deserve good customers.
I like that ratchet! What brand is it? What do you do for work? You know the correct terms for things that is why I ask.
The ratchet is a Husky model 24903. I did a quick Google search and found some listed on Ebay as "Vintage". I don't think mine is more than 20 years old. I'm not sure if they still make them or not. I am an Electrical Technician / Mechanical Technician by trade and have built/worked on various systems. I have rebuilt and worked on cars, motorcycles and bikes all my life. Guess I picked up a few things over the years :)
No more bouncy bouncy.
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Great video and awesome troubleshooting
Thanks
you have a lot of patience more them me I probably would have thrown it in the garbage
I just had to know what went wrong and then make sure the manufacturer new about it. They seemed to care less but at least I got it going again so that is a plus.
Brilliant, the broken hot wire can make the outer casing live. I was hoping that this would be an answer for me. My old compressor broke a connecting rod after little use, so I am very scared about this brand now
Yes indeed. The casing was live for a brief moment before the breaker tripped. I love the quietness of the unit but if they spent a little more time on quality then it would definitely be a nice little compressor.
I've learned the hard way when it came to soldering crimped connectors on stranded wire. To save you some headaches in the future its recommended to just crimp the connection and not solder in a situation like this. Soldering is sufficient only when the joint will not be flexed frequently or be subject to vibration. It's why they use crimps in the automotive field. The issue with soldering a crimped connector is that the solder backfills the stranded wire beyond the crimp thus concentrating all the vibration to the part of the stranded wire beyond the crimp resulting in an unsupported region causing it to fail quicker. It's similar to creating solid copper conductor (as solder has filled the strands creating a rigid conductor). The vibration then bends it back and forth until breakage. However all this being said.....at least your repair will likely be fine & won't be throwing sparks even if that does happen! If your interested in improving your electrical connections check out this NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD: NASA-STD 8739.4A - WORKMANSHIP STANDARD FOR CRIMPING, INTERCONNECTING CABLES, HARNESSES, AND WIRING PDF Link: s3vi.ndc.nasa.gov/ssri-kb/static/resources/nasa-std-8739.4a.pdf it's a wealth of information that includes the proper methods of electrical connection for any application. There are diagrams and color photos of just about every electrical connection method known to man. It's a fantastic resource. I didn't realize how many things I was doing wrong until I read it!
I'll just buy a quality compressor
I thought I was but then had that issue. It's been working fine since I repaired it though.
These companies assume a certain failure rate and don't care why they fail. They work the warranty replacements in to the sale price.
Unfortunately for me I was on my own to fix it. No warranty replacement. They even implied that the failure was somehow my fault for probably not draining the tank or storing it properly. At least I fixed it and it is still working to this day.
@@randyj7476 Yes. Because they know that their quality control is poor, they have a fairly short warranty. And as I say, they work that replacement cost into their pricing structure. If you have a contact for this company, I would forward this video to them and let them know that you put it out there for the world to see. I certainly won’t be buying any of their products.
@@mguerramd Yes, I did that as soon as I fixed the unit so they would know what the problem was and I thought they would at least reply. I heard nothing but crickets. If you look through the comments there are at least 20 people who were considering purchasing one of their compressors but changed their mind due to either poor quality or very poor customer service. That is just the ones who left comments. I figure there are probably at least the same amount (or more) who changed their mind but didn't leave comments. That is a lot of lost sales. Imagine if they treated me right. The pendulum may have swung the other way. I really hope they improved their customer service. It goes a long way.
@@randyj7476 That is so true. I had a Bose product fail out of warranty and they sent me a freebie replacement. It was $1,000.00 aviation headset. I will never buy anything else. Same with a Buckeye water fire extinguisher, I asked to purchase a part and they just sent me a complete fire extinguisher gratis. That’s the only brand I will ever buy
great help - thanks. did you change the anodes?
Thanks. No, I didn't replace the anode. Although they were slightly pitted, they were still good and I only run the boat in fresh water lakes so they should last a long time.
Just to clarify something in the video. As an EE I know that the best connection you can have is one that's mechanical, e.g. crimp or terminal, etc. and sans any solder, brazing, etc. Solder connection is the second best method. There's a lot of people that believe the opposite but it's simply not true.
They know why it failed, trust me they got tons of them back. What bothers me even out of warranty Knowing its a manfacturing defect they know about trying to sell you a new assembly at full price dosnt say much for the company's reputation. Hell I had a different company send me repair parts for free. And I didnt even buy it, someone gave it to me. I broke the casting putting it back together, and basically junked it. Saving it for parts. Fittings and such.
Yeah, I was disappointed with the company for how they handled the whole thing. I haven't contacted them since and don't plan on doing any more business with them.
Debur the casting. Do both sides. Remove any sharp edges.
What an excellent video! Repair was documented superbly. thanks for your efforts. Hope I don't have the same issue with the one on order. Two questions: What does the second set screw bear against (the one you install after clamping the connecting rod to its bearing)? How did you reinstall the cast shell over the bearing on the main shaft (The reverse of the process that you needed to fabricate the puller for)?
Thanks, hope you don't have issues either. The second set screw basically locks the first one in place so that it doesn't back out and get loose. The cast housing was put back on using a plastic hammer to just tap it on. It actually goes together without any difficulty. Don't use a metal hammer as you could possibly break the housing. Hope this helps.