Yeah, I wonder how that kind of conversation would go... Cop: "Sir, I clocked you at 42mph in a 35mph zone." Driver: "Oh, I thought I was doing 120mph" 😅👍
grant wright you are definitely in the car repair business sir. That’s so true and yet it has the opposite effect. Spend all this time trying to diagnose a problem to later find out some previously withheld information. I don’t understand it.
Years ago I drove a customers Volvo 940 and the tach operated perfectly backwards... 7k was max number, it idled around 6 and went down perfectly as the engine revved up. It was funny as he'll to me, I bet the customer probably didn't even know it was wrong.
Hah, those 940 tachs... I used to have one that did 80km/h on the speedo while standing still, went to 0 and then started shaking up once moving, the actual speed was the average of the 30-40km/h range the needle was shaking between. It also had start-stop: below 2000rpm the needle just went to zero, above 2k it was accurate.
I thought the vehicle speed sensor is usually mounted on the output shaft of the t-case. But no...Ford had to go and reinvent the wheel AS USUAL hahaha! Great vid Eric :)
I've got a 94 Ranger and MY only complaint is the speedometer is all over the place. About 10-15 mph slow on the low side and then slaps the peg past 85 before I get to 70. Sometimes it stays buried, sometimes it jumps back and forth. Seems to be a common problem from what I see online. I just ignore it. Hard to find in a junkyard, only 93-94 will interchange.
Love your videos Eric. Just had surgery on my arm yesterday gonna binge watch all of them for two weeks! I've been a mechanic for 14 years and I always learn something new watching you work. You're an inspiration for me. Thanks for the vids keep up the good work.
probably the reason to transfer case ran empty of oil is they thought the oil came from the transmission into the tranfer case. Many people think that.. Eveyone needs to check the oil level in the transfer case which is separate from the transmission. And its not just fords either..
Dude, can you please make a video where you make something look at least a little difficult to fix/figure out? You know, for us regular people...lol. Another great one and really appreciate the time you take to put these out.
Never stops to amaze me that people do stuff like this as you say if they could put a trans in and know they killed the transfer case why the hell are they dragging somebody else in to their deal.
It's gotta bug you after awhile, fixing other shops mistakes, finishing other people's repairs, the costumer could have saved everyone some time and just spilled the beans in the first place, great video
You'll NEVER get the whole story. I actually had someone complain once that the radio wouldn't turn up high enough anymore. Rear wheel bearing making as much noise as I have ever heard one make that did still roll....
Hey Mrs O. Standing there with that frying pan reminded me of the old "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan ..." commercial ! You would have been good in a remake !
I wish customers would just be honest. I had a guy tow his car in and hand me the float from the carburetor. He said "it just fell out." Obviously he tried to pull it apart and wrecked everything. ☺
I learn something new watching your videos every time. I'm a retired transmission rebuilder , I still like to learn. Thanks Eric and keep up the excelent work!
Good job! Thank you for making this video. However, I'm still intrigued by HOW the PCM process the signal for MPH. I had the exact same problem with a 2007 Ford Expedition. I though it was the VSS inside the transmission. But your video make me change direction after three hours of diagnoses.
Nice video. Could have said hey I just installed new hi flow injectors and from a stop look how fast this Ford gets to 120 mph just show the speedometer not outside and the Ford fanatics would have gone crazy not to mention the phone would have been ringing off the wall wanting those new trick hi flow injectors HAHA
Hayward's Automotive I remember a video coupe years ago. Person in aircraft following a road and only videoing the gps he had in his lap. At first I was like damn, then lifted camera and it all made sense.
I saw the transfer case video it was good .I agree with you when people come in to a shop they need to tell you the truth about what happen to there automobiles it could save them some time and money thanks eric o.
Awesome video Eric O. Not sure the similarities of a Ford transfer case to a GM np261 but I rebuilt my np261 by watching your video. Thank you for that I don't think I ever said Thank you and in that video comments.
My Dad had an old Ranger 2.3 4 banger. He never drove it over 45. One day I borrowed it and found the carpet was stuffed up under the gas pedal. Now I got it to do 60 ha ha.
Funny you say that I once used to manage a fleet of recovery trucks and had a driver complain his truck had no power and it was struggling to do 50 flat out, So I take it out for a quick test drive and got a suspision the turbo isn't working but before I booked it in at the garage I noticed this driver had 3 floor mats piled on top of each other and they were blocking the pedal....... Threw out the pile of mats and it drove great.
I bought a 68 Cougar that would max out out at 50. Someone adjusted the throttle linkage so the butterfly would only open about halfway. Readjusted the linkage and could get 50 in first. First time I drive it fast I knocked all the carbon loose, and the car ran like crap. Took it out on the interstate and ran it flat out for twenty miles. It purred like a kitten after that.
Not a truck, but I had a car years ago that had a floor mat that liked to travel forward. I got into the habit of "scuffing" it back into place whenever I drove it. I notice now with the cars I've had that they usually have "hooks" in the floors where the mat is locked into. Very handy.
I live in Upstate NY also. I’m like an hour and a half drive from Avoca. Seeing the scenery in the background kind of freaks me out sometimes because it’s so familiar lol. Great vid. Keep up the amazing work!
You should totally do a transfer case rebuild video on a Land Rover Freelander. I bought some time on the job so I will wait till you give it the beans. 3 months max though. I got bills to pay.
I've had my 1993 Ford Taurus going faster than 85 MPH on interstate 81 going 90 MPH got a warning for it from a Maryland state police officer .. i'm not even from Maryland
I see it every day going to work doing 75 on the interstate, gee I must have the rare ford ranger that the ford execs must’ve owned 🙄 You sir are a fucking genius.
Ahh, they're all good videos man! 👍 Got another LONG Smitty story for ya ... :D I had a similar one to this back in '12 - my buddy's '88 Isuzu Trooper locked up solid on his wife, right in a city school parking lot, blocking at least 200 cars dropping kids off, LOL. The kids were all in tears from embarrassment. Anyway, I got the call, and told him I'd take care of it. Thing was on a hill, AND in the rain, of course. 5-speed tranny with transfer case married to it - threw it and the case in neutral and still had to drag it on my trailer with the winch ... and as soon as the rear wheels shoved my ramps in, and got over the lip, my truck TOOK OFF down the hill, because I'm a moron and forgot my wheel chocks!! I had to run with everything I had, whip the door open, jam myself between the seat and brake pedal, and hold the brake until I regained control, just feet from going off the road and through a stone wall! Rear wheels were so light, the parking brake was useless - had to jam it in 4x4 to hold it in place, HAHAHA! Fun times, LOL!! Anyway, the story with this one was, his father-in-law who lives in VA bought the Trooper years ago for his son. Was a GA truck, 100% rust free (and still is for the most part). Son blew 5th, so he yanked the tranny/transfer case assembly, got a boneyard unit, and swapped them out. Since the 2 units were married, he thought the transmission oil took care of the t-case. NOPE!! (He's pretty high up in the VW chain too). He drove that thing 600+ miles up here to MA to give it to my buddy, who was in a pinch at the time. They drove it another 100 miles before it began binding occasionally - my buddy would rock it back and forth from R to 1st and break it free (OUCH!!) ... until finally it locked solid at the school. When I got it, I got a TEASPOON of BLACK, stinky motor oil out of it! The nylon roller bearing cages melted, and sent rollers into all the gears, chipping and smashing them. The counter shaft was WAY out of line, and bound the whole unit up! Pretty impressed it made it that far! Try that with anything built this century ... :) Here's some pics of it - the 4 at the end here: postimg.org/gallery/2o8muqvli/
@@mph5896 no it's not. The y pipe and cats are all one piece. The sliced it in half to make it easier to take out. Trust me I know these trucks like the back of my hand. I work on them everyday.
The one I had was a 2007. That design is spliced in at that point. I looked up the earlier trucks and looks like its one piece, but when you buy a new OEM one its sold as 2.
Most cars I see up on a ramp have one piece OE exhaust systems from the factory. When you get a replacement in they tend to be multiple parts, perhaps it's on its second exhaust system.
LOL, if the only comlpain was the speedo, just put the selector in low and superglue it. Now it reads fine, and we also can continue pretending that the trasnfer case is not granaded ... LOL. Nice one Mr. O.
Usually when I drop a transfer case (and this is just how I do it, your mileage may vary) I plan on changing the fluid in it as well. Soooo I'll drain the fluid out and ensure the top fill plug also cracks free. Sense I do not have a lift and use the adapters on a floor jack, the lighter the better for weight. If I'm guessing, I'd say these guys drained the transfer case fluid, slapped it back together and took it for a spin after the trans was installed. They likely got hammering on it. All the while never thinking to FILL the transfer case after replacement of the transmission. Eric: you mentioned one of the guys works for a "Shop". I'm guessing you get a lot of their business after they 'fix' things?
There might be another reason: when I take my car in, I take it in for ONE purpose. Probably because I seem like a female that knows nothing about her vehicle, shop people (not just "mechanics") have tried to sell me a bill of goods, when I know better. Stuff like a belt they said was about to break , which my husband had JUST replaced a few weeks before. That's why I stay with mechanics that I know, and that know me and my husband. They know the whole story, and won't try BS'ing me. We know Eric won't do that, but it could have been a first-time customer with a similar story.
Sometimes it can bias the mechanic toward looking for a problem where none exists. Considering one of the people "fixing" the vehicle works in a shop...frankly - who knows.
I'm just an old mechanic from years ago now retired but do they refer to that motor as a servo? Just wondering if the servo motor itself wasn't engaging four-wheel drive all the way and was in between that's how it got locked up and shredded everything the pieces?
Haven't watched the whole video yet. I have seen this before my guess is it has the wrong year / wrong year drum installed in the transmission. Love your videos Eric O keep up the great work
Ok I was wrong. Next time I will set up and watch the whole video lol. That's why I love your channel I always learn something new even though I have been a master technician for the last 10 years
I thought sensor at first before seeing/hearing it run, the fast rev, jerky shifts and looking like it had 1000+ ft.lbs. torque was enough to figure stuck in low and seeming to not be in 4wd was odd. the obliterated t-case explains it all :)
I don't know, it just drives funky. Can you fix it? My brother and I got a great deal on a '70 Maverick because the manual transmission was making a weird noise. My father was with us and said we should get because it was only about 4 yrs old with about 100,000 miles. I think we paid maybe $150. Got it home checked the fluid and it was pretty much dry. Put some gear oil in it and drove it for quite a while. Thanks for sharing.
Don’t think I really understand why the broken transfer case affected the speedo. I think I pieced together that the speedo takes it’s data from different places based on what function the sensor on the transfer case is in?
oh how i wish you could walk into a mechanic and get the same service this guy gives... here in Australia, you'll go for a wheel alignmet and somehow found out your head gaskets blown and you need a new tailshaft
Hahaha dead laughing. Car feels like its dragging a yatch and the only complaint was my odometer wasnt working. Good shit man. I'm looking forward to more videos
Oh, used to dread interrogating Customers, then get 2nd & 3rd hand anecdotes from "friends that helped work on it". Nope- you did the right thing- cause the minute you touch it- you bought it.
My brother fixed a truck that was shifting erratically. He noticed the speedometer was jumpy also. Lubed up the speedometer cable, and both issues went away. The tranny was shifting based on speed inputs that weren't correct.
Mrs. O with the frying pan is hilarious. That's exactly what my wife would do if I gave her some lip and she was holding something that could be used as a weapon.
For all you who missed the TV show "House" His favorite comment was: "The patient always lies" Apparently it also true for people when bringing their vehicle into the shop.
I like your videos. But when I first started watching them , it sounded to me like you were saying "self made auto". I pondered just what that could mean until I actually read "south main auto". Then I see you are in Avoca which is about half way between Rochester, where I live, and Corning. I used to drive though town before I-390 was built. There was a great junk yard where I could find parts for old Chevy. Wonder if it is still there, It could be where my old Chevy is.
Since Eric didn't say it: _HEY THERE VIEWERS, WELCOME BACK TO THE SOUTH MAIN AUTO CHANNEL!_ :-P
blacktree666 new logo too.
Attaboy
Hh
so check out this junk ford guys
Glycerin a Chevy guy I see.
There are 3 people to never lie to. Your woman, your doctor, and your mechanic.
Your God damn right!
Also, everyone else.
Your lawyer
Warner Concepcion the mechanic usually does the lying
You lost me at woman. They seem to be attracted to bullshit. Maybe it's just me but ive never gotten anywhere with a woman by being honest
Cop: “Do you have any idea how fast you were going?”
Driver: “120?”
Cop: “3.”
Yeah, I wonder how that kind of conversation would go...
Cop: "Sir, I clocked you at 42mph in a 35mph zone."
Driver: "Oh, I thought I was doing 120mph"
😅👍
No we don’t have to tell Eric about the two transmissions we installed, I’m sure it’s not related....
Of course he would complain. I saw his odometer rolling over at 3x the speed. Rapid depreciation.
Anthony Shelton that 4 letter word on the steering wheel is the real cause of the rapid depreciation lol
Steven Vanheel lmao
@@stevenvanheel3932 you haven't seen depreciation till you've seen a Hyundai
They're basically giving them away.
HERPY DERPEDY really? I thought they were decent vehicles? I have yet to work on one in my shop.
@@stevenvanheel3932 well not sure about the newer models but the early 2000s were really garbage.
There's an easy fix for this Eric pull out the dash cluster take it apart and cross out mph and just put km/h instead, problem fixed.
I bought the whole speedometer I'm going to use the whole damn speedometer
One way or the other
Typical customer thinks that the less information they give you the cheaper the repair will be!
grant wright you are definitely in the car repair business sir. That’s so true and yet it has the opposite effect. Spend all this time trying to diagnose a problem to later find out some previously withheld information. I don’t understand it.
Maybe they only wanted that one thing fixed
Mrs. O: Well out here it smells like there's something hot
Eric: * failed to give a compliment to his wife *
A snap! Totally missed it... sorry (hands over man card)
R/woosh
I though that he was "thinking it" but chose not to say it.
I thought the silicone comment was going somewhere wink wink.🇨🇦
@@shortbusoperations8513 Did an R/woosh get R/woosh?
I like the good old fashion lever on the floor to engage the transfer case .
Their the best.
I agree, less electrical crap, less issues. People have gotten lazy and soft and want their cars to take care of themselves.
They aren't any better if you run them without oil.
How damn enlightening you are, without oil, what a fantastic idea who would have thought.
Joseph M They're*
Years ago I drove a customers Volvo 940 and the tach operated perfectly backwards... 7k was max number, it idled around 6 and went down perfectly as the engine revved up. It was funny as he'll to me, I bet the customer probably didn't even know it was wrong.
Hah, those 940 tachs... I used to have one that did 80km/h on the speedo while standing still, went to 0 and then started shaking up once moving, the actual speed was the average of the 30-40km/h range the needle was shaking between. It also had start-stop: below 2000rpm the needle just went to zero, above 2k it was accurate.
Hes got a perfect farm truck there, 2 low and 4 low, only options available.
is this the same speedometer they used in the fast and the furious? 40mph = 120mph??
No no no....they use a speedometer that 40=120, with a 22 speed transmission, and a 67 mile long airstrip...
Hein-Motorsports Designs if that airport was real it would be well fucking over 100 miles
@Daily Played Robloxall 8 turbos are from Ebay, dont worry I gotchu fam
And the nitrous is like it had 50 liters of methanol dumped down the cylinders
Fun fact: Delorean speedometers only go up to 85mph. Back To The Future had to make a custom 95mph speedometer for the movie.
I thought the vehicle speed sensor is usually mounted on the output shaft of the t-case. But no...Ford had to go and reinvent the wheel AS USUAL hahaha! Great vid Eric :)
On the manual trans manual t case it is. In this case being all electronic it runs off bus inputs and the trans oss sensor :)
That's par for the course, Ivan! :D
I love when the reinvented wheel doesn't work as well as the original!! Ha Ha
I've got a 94 Ranger and MY only complaint is the speedometer is all over the place. About 10-15 mph slow on the low side and then slaps the peg past 85 before I get to 70. Sometimes it stays buried, sometimes it jumps back and forth.
Seems to be a common problem from what I see online. I just ignore it. Hard to find in a junkyard, only 93-94 will interchange.
Love your videos Eric. Just had surgery on my arm yesterday gonna binge watch all of them for two weeks! I've been a mechanic for 14 years and I always learn something new watching you work. You're an inspiration for me. Thanks for the vids keep up the good work.
probably the reason to transfer case ran empty of oil is they thought the oil came from the transmission into the tranfer case. Many people think that.. Eveyone needs to check the oil level in the transfer case which is separate from the transmission. And its not just fords either..
I find it hard to believe that anyone with the skillset to change a transmission wouldn't know that the TC needs to be filled with oil, but...
Gitter is something that looks great on a kids art project but terrifying in a transfer case.
. . . or an oil pan/drained oil..
@@KECOG facts
Do you get the feeling that the symptoms that caused them to change the transmission were from the transfer case all along?
Hard to say...
My guess is the t case might've been drained while swapping transmissions ..........wouldnt be the first time I saw it or the last.
Dude, can you please make a video where you make something look at least a little difficult to fix/figure out? You know, for us regular people...lol.
Another great one and really appreciate the time you take to put these out.
I got one coming :)
Go back and watch the first video where Eric had to team up with Ivan..... Now that one was a flippen nightmare!
Never having dealt with 4wd I find these videos very informative. Thanks Dr. O!
Second. Those transfer case changer motors always look like a re-purposed wiper motor to me.
Honestly when I saw mg first one I thought the client did repurpose one til I busted with the epic book of parts.
It’s a motor, how different are they supposed to look? They’re basically made the same way regardless of application.
Never stops to amaze me that people do stuff like this as you say if they could put a trans in and know they killed the transfer case why the hell are they dragging somebody else in to their deal.
They like blowing money, I guess.
That was my thinking too, makes no sense.
With all the work they put into it, could be they were just tired of messing with it. /just my take
Mo money...mo problems
That's really something. One minute were talking and this pops up. Your a magic man!
Better video than you think. It was interesting to see how you diagnosed that without the customer confession.
It's gotta bug you after awhile, fixing other shops mistakes, finishing other people's repairs, the costumer could have saved everyone some time and just spilled the beans in the first place, great video
No, it pays my bills and gives me movies :)
"What else does it need?" A new owner.
Hey Eric, do you know why hot wheels cars are mostly ford?
To get kids used to pushing them around LOL.
oldredcoonhound you sir won the internet of the day lol!!
Might explain why you never see kids with Toyota or Honda Hotwheels
@@wetlettuce4768 what fun is a Toyota or Honda compared to a Ford
Did you know 98% of Fords are still on the road? The other 2% made it home...
@@wetlettuce4768 that one kid who riced out his Hot Wheels Civic with stickers from the book fair
Awesome. It's amazing how the whole story changes things. It's like watching House. LOL
Yes. They all lie. Lol
D6Spanky
Yup
That was a good show too
Eric just needs a cane. Would Vanessa be Olivia Wilde?
D6Spanky
Walking around with his cane, popping pain pills
He's just as brilliant, but he has a MUCH better personality!
Man that title was BAIT. I clicked expecting to see some dude go FULL SEND in an F-150.
You'll NEVER get the whole story. I actually had someone complain once that the radio wouldn't turn up high enough anymore. Rear wheel bearing making as much noise as I have ever heard one make that did still roll....
That's called the "turn the radio up and you won't hear the engine screaming in pain" maneuver. Heard of people doing that . . . never understood it.
It don't need no transfer case, just put a bottle of Lucas in it!
Don't forget to yell "Rev Up Your Engines...." and jump out of a trunk........before the repair.
Tedybear315 That made me giggle more then it should of.
Just some mechanic in a can.
Don't talk about Scotty Milker.
Never a dull video from SMA!
A great man once said...."Sometimes you have to slow down to go fast."
Hey Mrs O. Standing there with that frying pan reminded me of the old "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan ..." commercial ! You would have been good in a remake !
Kiwi Bacon - The funniest bacon commercial ever.
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LOL Hilarious!
I wish customers would just be honest.
I had a guy tow his car in and hand me the float from the carburetor. He said "it just fell out."
Obviously he tried to pull it apart and wrecked everything. ☺
I learn something new watching your videos every time. I'm a retired transmission rebuilder , I still like to learn.
Thanks Eric and keep up the excelent work!
When you said it wasn't one of your best videos, for me it was. I learned a lot.
Eric O. and my morning coffee. Doesn't get any better than that.
I really like anything to do with 4-wd videos, very interesting watching you work on them.
"I always do as I'm told when Mrs O has a frying pan in her hand"! Except her timing belt!! LOL
Honda van video comming !!!!
Is there some mother/daughter passing on wisdom thing. "Now dear, to make your hubby do as he's told, grab one of these..."
Good job! Thank you for making this video. However, I'm still intrigued by HOW the PCM process the signal for MPH. I had the exact same problem with a 2007 Ford Expedition. I though it was the VSS inside the transmission. But your video make me change direction after three hours of diagnoses.
Nice video. Could have said hey I just installed new hi flow injectors and from a stop look how fast this Ford gets to 120 mph just show the speedometer not outside
and the Ford fanatics would have gone crazy not to mention the phone would have been ringing off the wall wanting those new trick hi flow injectors HAHA
DAMN! I missed my viral vid :(
Hayward's Automotive
I remember a video coupe years ago. Person in aircraft following a road and only videoing the gps he had in his lap. At first I was like damn, then lifted camera and it all made sense.
I saw the transfer case video it was good .I agree with you when people come in to a shop they need to tell you the truth about what happen to there automobiles it could save them some time and money thanks eric o.
Awesome video Eric O. Not sure the similarities of a Ford transfer case to a GM np261 but I rebuilt my np261 by watching your video. Thank you for that I don't think I ever said Thank you and in that video comments.
I have not thought about that. This was actually very informative! Great Video!
My Dad had an old Ranger 2.3 4 banger. He never drove it over 45. One day I borrowed it and found the carpet was stuffed up under the gas pedal. Now I got it to do 60 ha ha.
Funny you say that I once used to manage a fleet of recovery trucks and had a driver complain his truck had no power and it was struggling to do 50 flat out, So I take it out for a quick test drive and got a suspision the turbo isn't working but before I booked it in at the garage I noticed this driver had 3 floor mats piled on top of each other and they were blocking the pedal....... Threw out the pile of mats and it drove great.
I bought a 68 Cougar that would max out out at 50. Someone adjusted the throttle linkage so the butterfly would only open about halfway. Readjusted the linkage and could get 50 in first. First time I drive it fast I knocked all the carbon loose, and the car ran like crap. Took it out on the interstate and ran it flat out for twenty miles. It purred like a kitten after that.
Not a truck, but I had a car years ago that had a floor mat that liked to travel forward. I got into the habit of "scuffing" it back into place whenever I drove it. I notice now with the cars I've had that they usually have "hooks" in the floors where the mat is locked into. Very handy.
I live in Upstate NY also. I’m like an hour and a half drive from Avoca. Seeing the scenery in the background kind of freaks me out sometimes because it’s so familiar lol. Great vid. Keep up the amazing work!
officer:sir do you know how fast you were going?
him: 400 mph
The sherlock holmes of the automotive industry. Nice video, always entertaining and informative.
The dog that didn't bark .
You should totally do a transfer case rebuild video on a Land Rover Freelander. I bought some time on the job so I will wait till you give it the beans. 3 months max though. I got bills to pay.
3:14 That thing gets 7 second 0-60s? WOW
BassManBobBassCovers gotta be runnin 3-400 hp easily
Maybe it is one of those undercover investigation sting. lol
Just needs the sticker "Speed Limit 55 Fords Just Do the Best You Can"
XD
F off. Ive done 105 in my 99 explorer
I've had my 1993 Ford Taurus going faster than 85 MPH on interstate 81 going 90 MPH got a warning for it from a Maryland state police officer .. i'm not even from Maryland
That's nothing. I've done 126 in my F150.
Robert Travis Kirton That must’ve been fun :)
I think mine is limited at 110 though.
Great video Eric. My Dad always told me that "stupid, is the most powerful force in the universe and cannot be defeated" Right again Dad.
First time I've ever seen a Ford go over 50 without throwing a rod
I always go over 50 in my Ford it hasn't thrown a rod yet just waiting for the day it does😂
love your comment
I see it every day going to work doing 75 on the interstate, gee I must have the rare ford ranger that the ford execs must’ve owned 🙄
You sir are a fucking genius.
@@biker932012 whooosh
Mine went over 50 for a while before throwing a rod, made it all the way to 200,000 kms! But then the inevitable happened 😂
Love it when you said @7:20 " we got the real story from the cousin as far as what really happened" lol
Ouch! In the words of Bill Engvall " here's your sign" lol
Mad man!! driving through town at 80+ mph!!
My old '93 Ford Tempo did the same...but I had a cure for that-scrapped it as it was badly rusted!
Panning for gold ? I never liked the auto 4-WD, like the manual w/ the stick to select. Eric O. showing Gold Rush how it's done baby.
Ahh, they're all good videos man! 👍
Got another LONG Smitty story for ya ... :D
I had a similar one to this back in '12 - my buddy's '88 Isuzu Trooper locked up solid on his wife, right in a city school parking lot, blocking at least 200 cars dropping kids off, LOL. The kids were all in tears from embarrassment. Anyway, I got the call, and told him I'd take care of it. Thing was on a hill, AND in the rain, of course. 5-speed tranny with transfer case married to it - threw it and the case in neutral and still had to drag it on my trailer with the winch ... and as soon as the rear wheels shoved my ramps in, and got over the lip, my truck TOOK OFF down the hill, because I'm a moron and forgot my wheel chocks!! I had to run with everything I had, whip the door open, jam myself between the seat and brake pedal, and hold the brake until I regained control, just feet from going off the road and through a stone wall! Rear wheels were so light, the parking brake was useless - had to jam it in 4x4 to hold it in place, HAHAHA! Fun times, LOL!!
Anyway, the story with this one was, his father-in-law who lives in VA bought the Trooper years ago for his son. Was a GA truck, 100% rust free (and still is for the most part). Son blew 5th, so he yanked the tranny/transfer case assembly, got a boneyard unit, and swapped them out. Since the 2 units were married, he thought the transmission oil took care of the t-case. NOPE!! (He's pretty high up in the VW chain too). He drove that thing 600+ miles up here to MA to give it to my buddy, who was in a pinch at the time. They drove it another 100 miles before it began binding occasionally - my buddy would rock it back and forth from R to 1st and break it free (OUCH!!) ... until finally it locked solid at the school. When I got it, I got a TEASPOON of BLACK, stinky motor oil out of it! The nylon roller bearing cages melted, and sent rollers into all the gears, chipping and smashing them. The counter shaft was WAY out of line, and bound the whole unit up! Pretty impressed it made it that far! Try that with anything built this century ... :)
Here's some pics of it - the 4 at the end here: postimg.org/gallery/2o8muqvli/
the people you come across in the automotive industry LOL awesome vid, you sir have a new subscriber
Wish I had a trusty mechanic like you close to home ! Can’t go to work cause my work van don’t work lol 😂 gm electronics I swear
First. Impressive diagnostics there Eric! Reminder to self, never forget the lube.
thats what SHE said lol
Hahaha
I see they did the old hack and slash on the exhaust to put in the transmissions 🤣
I think thats actually factory like that at that point of exhaust
@@mph5896 no it's not. The y pipe and cats are all one piece. The sliced it in half to make it easier to take out. Trust me I know these trucks like the back of my hand. I work on them everyday.
The one I had was a 2007. That design is spliced in at that point. I looked up the earlier trucks and looks like its one piece, but when you buy a new OEM one its sold as 2.
Most cars I see up on a ramp have one piece OE exhaust systems from the factory. When you get a replacement in they tend to be multiple parts, perhaps it's on its second exhaust system.
I use 2 low in my Ford truck all the time! Easier to maneuver trailers with the manual transmission . Granted I do it on purpose.
You should do a toolbox tour, unless you already have. I couldn't find one though. Keep up the awesome videos!
Great team Mrs O and Eric 😆
LOL, if the only comlpain was the speedo, just put the selector in low and superglue it. Now it reads fine, and we also can continue pretending that the trasnfer case is not granaded ... LOL. Nice one Mr. O.
Lol! The truth shall set you free and it may save you a few bucks too!!!! 😉
Should be the mechanics creed. That and every tool has a hammer side (according to Eric).
zoidberg444 why yes they do. Lol
Usually when I drop a transfer case (and this is just how I do it, your mileage may vary) I plan on changing the fluid in it as well. Soooo I'll drain the fluid out and ensure the top fill plug also cracks free. Sense I do not have a lift and use the adapters on a floor jack, the lighter the better for weight.
If I'm guessing, I'd say these guys drained the transfer case fluid, slapped it back together and took it for a spin after the trans was installed. They likely got hammering on it. All the while never thinking to FILL the transfer case after replacement of the transmission.
Eric: you mentioned one of the guys works for a "Shop". I'm guessing you get a lot of their business after they 'fix' things?
Customers think if they dont tell you everything it will cost less
There might be another reason: when I take my car in, I take it in for ONE purpose. Probably because I seem like a female that knows nothing about her vehicle, shop people (not just "mechanics") have tried to sell me a bill of goods, when I know better. Stuff like a belt they said was about to break , which my husband had JUST replaced a few weeks before. That's why I stay with mechanics that I know, and that know me and my husband. They know the whole story, and won't try BS'ing me. We know Eric won't do that, but it could have been a first-time customer with a similar story.
Sometimes it can bias the mechanic toward looking for a problem where none exists.
Considering one of the people "fixing" the vehicle works in a shop...frankly - who knows.
Wonder if this customer needed a new transmission, or two before he got to SMA. Hopefully, he will save time and money and give it to you to fix.
I'm just an old mechanic from years ago now retired but do they refer to that motor as a servo? Just wondering if the servo motor itself wasn't engaging four-wheel drive all the way and was in between that's how it got locked up and shredded everything the pieces?
You said there's a code for the rear ABS speed sensor. The readings from that sensor is how the car knows how fast it's going in 2wd drive mode
Haven't watched the whole video yet. I have seen this before my guess is it has the wrong year / wrong year drum installed in the transmission. Love your videos Eric O keep up the great work
Ok I was wrong. Next time I will set up and watch the whole video lol. That's why I love your channel I always learn something new even though I have been a master technician for the last 10 years
I thought sensor at first before seeing/hearing it run, the fast rev, jerky shifts and looking like it had 1000+ ft.lbs. torque was enough to figure stuck in low and seeming to not be in 4wd was odd. the obliterated t-case explains it all :)
I don't know, it just drives funky. Can you fix it? My brother and I got a great deal on a '70 Maverick because the manual transmission was making a weird noise. My father was with us and said we should get because it was only about 4 yrs old with about 100,000 miles. I think we paid maybe $150. Got it home checked the fluid and it was pretty much dry. Put some gear oil in it and drove it for quite a while. Thanks for sharing.
Don’t think I really understand why the broken transfer case affected the speedo. I think I pieced together that the speedo takes it’s data from different places based on what function the sensor on the transfer case is in?
Yeah it's always nice to get all the info from customer right of way it makes much easier to diagnois
oh how i wish you could walk into a mechanic and get the same service this guy gives... here in Australia, you'll go for a wheel alignmet and somehow found out your head gaskets blown and you need a new tailshaft
Great job again like always A+
Thanks for the video. I don't see to many f150 but the speed range is interesting to know if it comes up.
Hahaha dead laughing. Car feels like its dragging a yatch and the only complaint was my odometer wasnt working. Good shit man. I'm looking forward to more videos
"Hey doc, I got this cough that just won't go away, started out a nowhere; got anything for that?"
-habitual chain-smoker
September here in ND as I watch this. Uggggh. That snow reminds me that it is just around the corner here. :(
Oh, used to dread interrogating Customers, then get 2nd & 3rd hand anecdotes from "friends that helped work on it". Nope- you did the right thing- cause the minute you touch it- you bought it.
The Silver glitter of death in the Red Fluid not good great video Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
I’m mostly Chevy guy but my work truck is 06 xlt triton 180,000 hard miles still going strong just had its first tune up not to long ago crazy
Its an 06 my dad has one it is the best truck ever . We go hunting with it and it gets a beat down every year and its completely fine
Lol I was just about to comment on the transfer case screaming
This is only getting recommended to us because everyone’s talking about the
“Cyber Truck vs Ford F-150”
Lowkey that's funny I would definitely be snapping that talking bout look how fast i drive lol
Mrs. O. Can swing a mean frying pan. I'm sure she has Eric saying 'YES MA'AM, NO MA'AM!
My brother fixed a truck that was shifting erratically. He noticed the speedometer was jumpy also. Lubed up the speedometer cable, and both issues went away. The tranny was shifting based on speed inputs that weren't correct.
Do as you're told Mr. O. When you do, you better give it full beans!
Her: I've got a frying pan.
Him: Uh oh.
Now THERE is a REAL partnership !!!
:)
Mrs. O with the frying pan is hilarious. That's exactly what my wife would do if I gave her some lip and she was holding something that could be used as a weapon.
For all you who missed the TV show "House"
His favorite comment was: "The patient always lies"
Apparently it also true for people when bringing their vehicle into the shop.
Literally the same exact thing happened on my bronco the transfer case motor itself snapped the selector off everything else was fine
I like your videos. But when I first started watching them , it sounded to me like you were saying "self made auto". I pondered just what that could mean until I actually read "south main auto". Then I see you are in Avoca which is about half way between Rochester, where I live, and Corning. I used to drive though town before I-390 was built. There was a great junk yard where I could find parts for old Chevy. Wonder if it is still there, It could be where my old Chevy is.