This is why I have an excellent Corvette mechanic that I have used for years for some of the heavy duty work I don't want to do. I also try to keep my 2011 GS as close to stock as possible.
I had the same issue on my 08 - installed the M2W only to find out out my solenoid was busted so instead of getting a louder car, I got a quieter car after fixing. Oh well, nothing a set of longtubes can't fix! Love the channel man, my favorite new find and the first one I have binged in a while. The content is great but the editing and creativity (love the jack in the box) are top notch as well! I'll be hoping you get another project after this one is "finished"
Hey thanks dude, I appreciate the kind words! I'm still laughing over the irony of installing the M2W in order to achieve the opposite result I was looking for. And there's an added bonus - my battery now drains even faster when I'm not driving the car! 😀😅🥲
Start by doing it badly.....Jordan peterson.......you got this 👍 exactly what you said I felt.....let's just say I never did so much as an oil change till my late thirties and other small jobs and I always felt that same feeling you described but after learning what ever task was so rewarding, nice vette,enjoy your moments.
Replacement of the wheel bearings can be a pain on some vehicles. Doing them on the C6 looks like it could be a bit of fun to which you did fairly well using basic tools. Well done bud, keep the content rolling.
Little tip on flying spindles and anything locked onto a taper. Back the nut off but leave it on the stud with at least half the threads into the nut, then use the separator. It'll pop loose without flying anywhere. :) You're right, there are all kinds of little 'tricks of the trade' and the 1st time is always the most painful. Nice thing though... the next time is oh so much easier and that's why, for me, it's really to part with any of the cars I've built, because I've been through every nut and bolt on them. The learning curve is painful and sometimes... even expensive, but well worth it in the end. 🤜
This is a great video Josh and a perfect example of the love-hate relationship many of us have with doing our own amateur auto mechanics. Whenever I'm about to start a project on a car that I've never done before I usually have to get past the idea that I may run into a problem. At the end, even though I've definitely had my share of mishaps (and lots of wasted time and money), deep down I still prefer doing my own work when possible since it's hugely satisfying when it comes out great. Goldie will be awesome once the job is complete!
Josh, you made the most poignant statement about DIY auto mechanics from roughly the 5:12-5:40 timeslot that I've ever heard! A more accurate summary has never been spoken! Thanks for your videos. Subscriber forever!
Great vid, thanks. I’m in a similar process right now, building my c6 z06 track car (even have Apex wheels sitting in boxes and two sets of Nankang AR-1 to enjoy, etc etc). For me, I’m getting back into lapping after a 10 year hiatus (kids). I have had similar moments to you, but I’m trying to “enjoy” the process, as it’s one of the things I also missed over the last 10 years. I know you are probably a bit more “stressed” simply because you are trying to get content out. We appreciate that! Hard to enjoy in the moment, especially when you mess something up, but at least to got the satisfaction of completing the job! (And we enjoyed following along). Cheers!
Josh. Don't take mishaps to heart so bad bro, as long as you aren't hurt. We all learn, and most often forget how much, until a newbie comes along, looking for advice. I always chock up the odd mishap/new part needed as small potatoes. Compared to having to pay someone labor costs on my projects. Great content! What ever you do don't stop now. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 :-) 09 Atomic Orange Z in my stable, and love it!
Thanks for the encouragement Bill! Not to pull back the curtain too far, but a lot of the stress I get on this project comes from trying to get a video made on top of working on the car. That said, this one was helpful for me in terms of figuring out how to just tackle the thing and record footage and trust that it will work out. Onward and upward!
@@JoshVanVeld I can't imagine how you guys do it! I get so involved in repairs and tools/parts spread, cleaning everything pre and post, I'd forget to turn the damn recorder on, or speak when needed. My mind is racing at every challenging hurdle to overcome issue, but you seem aware to share with viewers. Well done Josh, and looking forward to see Goldie transform through your eyes. Cheers fella, from Canada :-)
Posting the struggles is what keeps this real. 4:12 I'm totally with you on the feeling of "am I doing this right and i just need to put more effort into it or am I doing this wrong and breaking it?" feeling the first time doing something.
We can use one of Dirty Harry's famous rules too! A GOOD MAN ALWAYS KNOWS HIS LIMITATIONS! Including, HOW hard you can hit any given object WITHOUT breaking it!
Awesome series, especially as I'm looking to get a zo6 here soon and love the gt3 but it's simply not in current budget haha. Also, great production value for such a small channel!
The joys or working on the race car! I replaced wheel bearings last year and cut the lower ball joint boot. That led to me replacing ball joints on both sides just to keep things even. This winter I am in the process of installing Delrin suspension bushings. So far it's been smooth since it's not the first time I've taken everything apart. Can't wait to see how it preforms on track. Our builds are very similar, but I'm running a 315 square setup, adjustable sway bars and now the Delrin bushing kit.
@@JoshVanVeld I went with Strano Performance because they offered adjustment for both front and rear bars. I have the Borg bushing kit as well. If you don't have access to a hydraulic press and don't care about destroying the old rubber bushing drill holes in the lower bushings and cut the lip off the uppers. It makes them much easier to get out of the control arms.
Every car guy can empathize with “Project car Hell”! I get a kick out watching others get pissed about the same things that drive me crazy, it’s pretty funny stuff 😂! My advice is to just go slow and think through every step if possible. And pray that your valve guides don’t give up the ghost! 👻
@@JoshVanVeld Those have to be busted every time the engine is pulled. I've had those apart many times, now. A lot of that gets a lot easier with coilovers.
I heard someone say this could be done on the front without pulling the whole assembly can you just loosen the lower ball joint nut and getting the ball joint partially out will give enough clearance for the bottom T55 bolt to be pulled, any experience with that or thoughts?
As a general contractor who started getting my hands dirty on cars, I'd never work on cars in any serious capacity any more. BTW next time just put some tension on the separator and then hit it with a hammer. The ball joints will pop out from the concussion force of the hammer
For the sake of keeping the video somewhat brief I edited out a lot of me banging on the knuckle with a hammer. The spindles are aluminum so you have to be careful with hammering.
Leaving the nut on when popping that lower joint would have save the threads and the loose knuckle flying out of your hands. Heavy loads go through that lower ball joint.
@@JoshVanVeld I just did the same project on my C6 this weekend and feel your pain. The passenger axle came out of the hub no problem. Drivers side not so much. I finally got it out after borrowing a big jaw puller from O'Reilly's but also ended up having to replace the axle after boogering up the threads. I had the axle nut on but I hit it so hard before I gave up and got a puller it broke the threads.
QuickJack BL-5000SLX. I got it on sale at Costco over 3 years ago, it looks like that model has been discontinued since then. I believe I heard that the replacement gets the car higher off the ground. I went with the extended studs because my buddy told me they could be handy if I ever wanted to run spacers. It seems unlikely now that I will and it means I have to run open-ended lug nuts, but that's not a huge deal.
what noise were they making? seems like something that might be hard to hear over the exhaust and road noise. I've got an 08 Z with 25k miles, so I'm probably good, but now i'm curious/worried
You're probably fine with low miles like that. Honestly I'm not 100% sure mine had an issue - now that I have them off the car I don't hear or feel anything in any of them when I turn them by hand. A couple videos back there's a segment where you can hear a sound that's a bit like a moaning/groaning sound . It happens on high-speed sweeping right-hand turns, which would load up the rear driver's side wheel bearing so that's what I thought I was hearing. Could be tire noise but I didn't hear it when turning left and it sounded the same with the old pilot super sport tires as it did with the new sport 4S tires. Bottom line though, unless you're doing a lot of track days I wouldn't worry about it until the mileage gets a lot higher.
I hate being a whiner but I also don't want to pretend to be having a great time when I'm not, so I'm trying to keep things honest in the videos. That said, I'm hoping that as I fix more issues and get more comfortable with the car (and get better at making the videos) I'll start to worry less when things go wrong and just enjoy the process!
@@JoshVanVeld Cool bro, am going to continue to watch the build out am curious to see what direction you will take it. I got a yellow Z06 like same spec its getting built right now I should get it back in about a month and half hopefully. Some potencial mods for your track Z06: Front spliter, Front fender vents, rear diffuser, wing, 3.90 gears and a cam would be great to turn this into a GT3 killer.
@Josh Van Veld's Racing Mind oh, is it common to run spacers when tracking a car or what would be the reason you would do that? I thought maybe it was for an alignment tool or something. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for the content.
@@JRG_11 I don't know if it would be very common. When you start running extreme camber you can push the wheels out further, and more overall width can be better. Honestly when I was purchasing parts my buddy Trent who's a lot more of an expert than I am suggested going with the longer studs so I took his advice. 😁 A downside is you need open-ended lug nuts because the factory nuts won't go on all the way.
Project car hell? Because a 15 year old car needed wheel bearings, or is that just some click bait? C6Z06 wheel bearing replacement would have been a more helpful title. People doing the same, or afraid to do the same, could have this video come up in the search.
Maybe my point didn't come across in the video. For those of us who didn't grow up working on cars, some of these jobs can be really intimidating. It actually took me several days to shoot this one because anxiety over not knowing what I was doing was killing my motivation to work on it. And then, as always, once you've done it once, it doesn't seem so bad and you can't even related to being so stressed about it in the first place. The next time I take the suspension apart I'll be able to do it with confidence and hopefully I won't be so intimidated by a more challenging task. Right now this channel is about the path I'm taking with this project, which includes me learning as a mechanic and as a driver. It's not meant to be a series of how-to videos, and if that's what you're here for I can see why you'd be disappointed.
@@JoshVanVeld I didn't say I was disappointed. Love the car. Love what you're doing with it. Maybe if you saw this video before hand, you wouldn't have been so intimidated. It might be about your journey, but you are sharing information that could be valuable to others.
It's been fighting him some so those of us who have been watching regularly know some of the frustration he's referring to. Wheel shake at AMP under braking, brake replacement, still shaking under braking, tried to go to endgame brake upgrade in economical fashion, got ripped off, etc etc.
“Wheel bearings won’t make me faster but they’ll keep me from dying” 😂😂😂
I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and I love the content. You cover all of the things I enjoy. Great work.
Thank you!
Nice touch with the arp wheel studs!
This is why I have an excellent Corvette mechanic that I have used for years for some of the heavy duty work I don't want to do. I also try to keep my 2011 GS as close to stock as possible.
I had the same issue on my 08 - installed the M2W only to find out out my solenoid was busted so instead of getting a louder car, I got a quieter car after fixing. Oh well, nothing a set of longtubes can't fix! Love the channel man, my favorite new find and the first one I have binged in a while. The content is great but the editing and creativity (love the jack in the box) are top notch as well! I'll be hoping you get another project after this one is "finished"
Hey thanks dude, I appreciate the kind words! I'm still laughing over the irony of installing the M2W in order to achieve the opposite result I was looking for. And there's an added bonus - my battery now drains even faster when I'm not driving the car! 😀😅🥲
Start by doing it badly.....Jordan peterson.......you got this 👍 exactly what you said I felt.....let's just say I never did so much as an oil change till my late thirties and other small jobs and I always felt that same feeling you described but after learning what ever task was so rewarding, nice vette,enjoy your moments.
Haha, not laughing at your struggles, laughing WITH you! We've all been there...hang in there, you are due for some good luck soon!
Haha thanks! I have high hopes for the next chapter 😀
Replacement of the wheel bearings can be a pain on some vehicles. Doing them on the C6 looks like it could be a bit of fun to which you did fairly well using basic tools. Well done bud, keep the content rolling.
Welcome to the world of diy my guy
Little tip on flying spindles and anything locked onto a taper. Back the nut off but leave it on the stud with at least half the threads into the nut, then use the separator. It'll pop loose without flying anywhere. :)
You're right, there are all kinds of little 'tricks of the trade' and the 1st time is always the most painful. Nice thing though... the next time is oh so much easier and that's why, for me, it's really to part with any of the cars I've built, because I've been through every nut and bolt on them. The learning curve is painful and sometimes... even expensive, but well worth it in the end. 🤜
Right on, thanks for the tip. That's great perspective. The steep part of the learning curve can be rough!
This is a great video Josh and a perfect example of the love-hate relationship many of us have with doing our own amateur auto mechanics. Whenever I'm about to start a project on a car that I've never done before I usually have to get past the idea that I may run into a problem. At the end, even though I've definitely had my share of mishaps (and lots of wasted time and money), deep down I still prefer doing my own work when possible since it's hugely satisfying when it comes out great. Goldie will be awesome once the job is complete!
You hit the nail on the head my friend!
Makes me appreciate how awesome a gt3 is from the factory!
Me too!
This video made me inspect then upgrade my soon to fail wheel bearings - thanks!
Well done. It’s fun to see others suffer like I do. I’m not alone!
Not gonna lie, knowing that people enjoy watching me suffer makes the suffering a lot more bearable 😁
Josh, you made the most poignant statement about DIY auto mechanics from roughly the 5:12-5:40 timeslot that I've ever heard! A more accurate summary has never been spoken! Thanks for your videos. Subscriber forever!
That means a lot to me Roger, I'm glad you took the time to let me know!
Great vid, thanks. I’m in a similar process right now, building my c6 z06 track car (even have Apex wheels sitting in boxes and two sets of Nankang AR-1 to enjoy, etc etc).
For me, I’m getting back into lapping after a 10 year hiatus (kids). I have had similar moments to you, but I’m trying to “enjoy” the process, as it’s one of the things I also missed over the last 10 years. I know you are probably a bit more “stressed” simply because you are trying to get content out. We appreciate that!
Hard to enjoy in the moment, especially when you mess something up, but at least to got the satisfaction of completing the job! (And we enjoyed following along). Cheers!
Josh. Don't take mishaps to heart so bad bro, as long as you aren't hurt. We all learn, and most often forget how much, until a newbie comes along, looking for advice. I always chock up the odd mishap/new part needed as small potatoes. Compared to having to pay someone labor costs on my projects. Great content! What ever you do don't stop now. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 :-) 09 Atomic Orange Z in my stable, and love it!
Thanks for the encouragement Bill!
Not to pull back the curtain too far, but a lot of the stress I get on this project comes from trying to get a video made on top of working on the car.
That said, this one was helpful for me in terms of figuring out how to just tackle the thing and record footage and trust that it will work out. Onward and upward!
@@JoshVanVeld I can't imagine how you guys do it! I get so involved in repairs and tools/parts spread, cleaning everything pre and post, I'd forget to turn the damn recorder on, or speak when needed. My mind is racing at every challenging hurdle to overcome issue, but you seem aware to share with viewers. Well done Josh, and looking forward to see Goldie transform through your eyes. Cheers fella, from Canada :-)
Great channel!
Awesome work and by the way you deal with it you will be able to achieve your goal
Posting the struggles is what keeps this real.
4:12 I'm totally with you on the feeling of "am I doing this right and i just need to put more effort into it or am I doing this wrong and breaking it?" feeling the first time doing something.
We can use one of Dirty Harry's famous rules too! A GOOD MAN ALWAYS KNOWS HIS LIMITATIONS! Including, HOW hard you can hit any given object WITHOUT breaking it!
Awesome series, especially as I'm looking to get a zo6 here soon and love the gt3 but it's simply not in current budget haha. Also, great production value for such a small channel!
Every DIYer has been here. Some have never left.
Love the Jack-in-the-box reference 🎉
😂😂😂
The joys or working on the race car! I replaced wheel bearings last year and cut the lower ball joint boot. That led to me replacing ball joints on both sides just to keep things even. This winter I am in the process of installing Delrin suspension bushings. So far it's been smooth since it's not the first time I've taken everything apart. Can't wait to see how it preforms on track. Our builds are very similar, but I'm running a 315 square setup, adjustable sway bars and now the Delrin bushing kit.
Nice! I have replacement ball joints and Delrin bushings lined up (bushings just showed up today from Borg).
What sway bars did you go with?
@@JoshVanVeld I went with Strano Performance because they offered adjustment for both front and rear bars. I have the Borg bushing kit as well. If you don't have access to a hydraulic press and don't care about destroying the old rubber bushing drill holes in the lower bushings and cut the lip off the uppers. It makes them much easier to get out of the control arms.
building character is my favorite response to difficulty
😀I feel like I've grown up into a combination of the dad and Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes.
Every car guy can empathize with “Project car Hell”! I get a kick out watching others get pissed about the same things that drive me crazy, it’s pretty funny stuff 😂! My advice is to just go slow and think through every step if possible. And pray that your valve guides don’t give up the ghost! 👻
Don't you put that bad valve guide juju on me Ricky Bobby! 😂😂😂
If you leave the nut on the ball joint, it will protect the threads from the tool and prevent everything from flying apart when it pops.
Smart. I thought about it but assumed I wouldn't be able to get the tool over the nut. I'll do that next time.
@@JoshVanVeld Those have to be busted every time the engine is pulled. I've had those apart many times, now.
A lot of that gets a lot easier with coilovers.
I heard someone say this could be done on the front without pulling the whole assembly can you just loosen the lower ball joint nut and getting the ball joint partially out will give enough clearance for the bottom T55 bolt to be pulled, any experience with that or thoughts?
You need a crew chief and a technician. Plus a facility equipped for these tasks.
I'm accepting volunteers / unpaid interns! :)
As a general contractor who started getting my hands dirty on cars, I'd never work on cars in any serious capacity any more. BTW next time just put some tension on the separator and then hit it with a hammer. The ball joints will pop out from the concussion force of the hammer
For the sake of keeping the video somewhat brief I edited out a lot of me banging on the knuckle with a hammer. The spindles are aluminum so you have to be careful with hammering.
Leaving the nut on when popping that lower joint would have save the threads and the loose knuckle flying out of your hands. Heavy loads go through that lower ball joint.
When spindles disappeared we moved backwards in durability.
Someone once told me when i was having trouble getting something apart "Hit it with a bigger hammer.... If you are scared, go to church"
Never heard that before but I should probably get it tattooed somewhere. Thanks!
@@JoshVanVeld I just did the same project on my C6 this weekend and feel your pain. The passenger axle came out of the hub no problem. Drivers side not so much. I finally got it out after borrowing a big jaw puller from O'Reilly's but also ended up having to replace the axle after boogering up the threads. I had the axle nut on but I hit it so hard before I gave up and got a puller it broke the threads.
Where did you get those lifts for your corvette?
Thanks
I bought them at Costco a few years back. Not sure if the still carry them. I believe the brand is QuickJack
hey man, can you tell me about your quick jack setup? which one you have? Also, why did you opt for the extended studs? for spacers?
QuickJack BL-5000SLX. I got it on sale at Costco over 3 years ago, it looks like that model has been discontinued since then. I believe I heard that the replacement gets the car higher off the ground.
I went with the extended studs because my buddy told me they could be handy if I ever wanted to run spacers. It seems unlikely now that I will and it means I have to run open-ended lug nuts, but that's not a huge deal.
@@JoshVanVeldgot it, thanks!
Would the shop manual help you skip all your headaches you've been having?
You mean I shouldn’t trust everything I read on corvetteforum.com?? 😅
what noise were they making? seems like something that might be hard to hear over the exhaust and road noise. I've got an 08 Z with 25k miles, so I'm probably good, but now i'm curious/worried
You're probably fine with low miles like that. Honestly I'm not 100% sure mine had an issue - now that I have them off the car I don't hear or feel anything in any of them when I turn them by hand.
A couple videos back there's a segment where you can hear a sound that's a bit like a moaning/groaning sound . It happens on high-speed sweeping right-hand turns, which would load up the rear driver's side wheel bearing so that's what I thought I was hearing.
Could be tire noise but I didn't hear it when turning left and it sounded the same with the old pilot super sport tires as it did with the new sport 4S tires.
Bottom line though, unless you're doing a lot of track days I wouldn't worry about it until the mileage gets a lot higher.
What Milwaukee light tool is that?
M12 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless 1400 Lumen ROCKET LED Stand Work Light
Bro why are you complaining your way through this whole build, love the build series though.
I hate being a whiner but I also don't want to pretend to be having a great time when I'm not, so I'm trying to keep things honest in the videos.
That said, I'm hoping that as I fix more issues and get more comfortable with the car (and get better at making the videos) I'll start to worry less when things go wrong and just enjoy the process!
@@JoshVanVeld Cool bro, am going to continue to watch the build out am curious to see what direction you will take it. I got a yellow Z06 like same spec its getting built right now I should get it back in about a month and half hopefully. Some potencial mods for your track Z06: Front spliter, Front fender vents, rear diffuser, wing, 3.90 gears and a cam would be great to turn this into a GT3 killer.
@@Ramb1t0 Thanks man, make sure you report back and let us know how your build turns out!
@@JoshVanVeld Will do, will post some videos.
whats the reason for the longer studs?
If I ever need to run wheel spacers for some reason I’ll have the extra room I need.
@Josh Van Veld's Racing Mind oh, is it common to run spacers when tracking a car or what would be the reason you would do that? I thought maybe it was for an alignment tool or something. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for the content.
@@JRG_11 I don't know if it would be very common. When you start running extreme camber you can push the wheels out further, and more overall width can be better.
Honestly when I was purchasing parts my buddy Trent who's a lot more of an expert than I am suggested going with the longer studs so I took his advice. 😁
A downside is you need open-ended lug nuts because the factory nuts won't go on all the way.
Project car hell? Because a 15 year old car needed wheel bearings, or is that just some click bait?
C6Z06 wheel bearing replacement would have been a more helpful title. People doing the same, or afraid to do the same, could have this video come up in the search.
Maybe my point didn't come across in the video.
For those of us who didn't grow up working on cars, some of these jobs can be really intimidating.
It actually took me several days to shoot this one because anxiety over not knowing what I was doing was killing my motivation to work on it.
And then, as always, once you've done it once, it doesn't seem so bad and you can't even related to being so stressed about it in the first place.
The next time I take the suspension apart I'll be able to do it with confidence and hopefully I won't be so intimidated by a more challenging task.
Right now this channel is about the path I'm taking with this project, which includes me learning as a mechanic and as a driver. It's not meant to be a series of how-to videos, and if that's what you're here for I can see why you'd be disappointed.
@@JoshVanVeld I didn't say I was disappointed. Love the car. Love what you're doing with it. Maybe if you saw this video before hand, you wouldn't have been so intimidated. It might be about your journey, but you are sharing information that could be valuable to others.
It's been fighting him some so those of us who have been watching regularly know some of the frustration he's referring to. Wheel shake at AMP under braking, brake replacement, still shaking under braking, tried to go to endgame brake upgrade in economical fashion, got ripped off, etc etc.