Customer decided to use bread without butter 😂 to remove pilot bearing and instead of getting the results he wanted he made a bigger mess. Let’s see what we gotta do to correct
"What the hell is this stand doing here?".... (tech-Its so the car doesnt come off the lift...). "I wanna start it up...lets start it up.... (tech-"Theres no oil in it."..) 2 saves in 2 minutes. Lol. Cmon dave....😂😂😂
Kinda reminds me of Joe Rogan when he gets into a deep conversation then when him and the guest run out of knowledge on the subject Joe will blast out a very difficult question or request a very specific few seconds of some video footage and then grabs onto the first POS weblink Jasmine conjures up like it is the exact thing he was looking for.😅 "What is the secret to the universe?!" *Spins to Jaime😳 "Can you pull that up? Just quick pull that up."😳 Jamie: FML
At least they don’t edit it out. Keeps it more real. Honestly cameras distract people lots of times and they can’t think like they do when they are more focused.
Typical shop owner trying to look good for the people. Really hasn't spun a wrench in years and doesn't keep up with new information. Trust me ppl hate working for owners that act like Dave. Can't imagine working for him.
2:25 I do appreciate the customer service Dave has goes as far as to let the customer explain something he himself already knows plenty about but still listens like it’s something new and interesting
I’ve never binged watch a Car Shop channel like this before like i’m watching a tv show. Dave has a GREAT personality and a genuinely good heart and it shows
As an Agricultural mechanic I always tell my customers that while we are in there we should change components that could fail. This includes seals, o’rings and some bearings. I tell them that everything inside there is the same age as each other, and if one component has failed the others are not far away from doing the same. Another great job !
True words! The one time I tried to get away with re-using a throwout bearing when replacing a clutch/pressure plate, I hadn't driven it a block before the dang bearing started squalling. Best do all the common stuff while you've got everything apart, cause spending hours taking everything back apart to replace a $16 part just is *not* worth it. I'm actually surprised he didn't go ahead and suggest to the customer that they go ahead and change that slave cylinder while everything was apart. Obviously it'll cost more than the throwout bearing I just mentioned, but that's a lot of work to take all that stuff apart, especially if you are doing it by yourself. better to get it done now and not have to worry about it again for the life of the clutch.
I love that tech. “Why’s this Jack here?” Tech: “So the car doesn’t flip when we pull the transmission”. “Let’s start start the car up.” Tech:”there’s no oil in it.”
I noticed that front jack the moment it showed the car on the lift, and thought to myself, " Well at least the mechanic is doing it the right and safe way." So I was really surprised when you said " What is this doing here? " That really was a great save from a major catastrophe! Along with the " It doesn't have any oil in it." When you wanted to start the engine!
I learned the "Bread Trick" from my Grandpa some 60+ yrs ago; always worked great back in the day on the old motors; cars, trucks, tractors, etc. Dave, you forgot to suggest to the customer to replace the Slave Cylinder while it was easily accessible, as per your earlier suggestion (to save him a gob of money later). Great video, especially when your Tech got the 2 Gild Stars for Safety !
I started using the 4 C's. Used them today to diagnose the AC on an older Buick. It definitely seemed to simplify my usual process of diag and repair. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I have also used bread many many times. I am sure there are some applications you may not want to do that with but works very well on most. Grease also works better but makes more of a mess to clean afterwards, with the bread most of it comes out in 1 chunk and the remaining pieces fall out very easily. Last time I did it I ran up to the gas station and got a hot dog bun, came back and popped it out in a few minutes and the other 2 techs at my shop were mind blown haha. I'm surprised Dave hadn't heard of that trick before.
@@garyolafson8303first, I would ask ye olde AutoZone Employee if the knew WHERE the transmission is on an '02 Corvette, and what the difference between it and a 1993 Chevy 1500 could be.
@@garyolafson8303thats an age old, tried and true way do it. Even Dave learned something new about these engines. A hollow crank isnt the norm. Blind bearing and bushing tools frankly are pita to use most times.
Me too. My LS2 GTO with a T56 tranny, I've rebuilt the tranny and engine. It didn't have that and it is a Vette drivetrane from a C6. I've never removed my C7 Vette tranny to see if it is like that too. I've never heard of an LS with this plug. That C5 should be an LS1, which I've never built on If the LS2 and LT1 (C7) has that, I didn't pay much attention to then. The LS engines will not açept a normal pilot bearing puller. The hole in the bearing is TINY!!!!! And no one sells it for the size. I had to buy a normal one and grind the fingers down to nubbs
Did this back in 2009 on my 2003 Z06 in my buddy’s garage on jackstands. I definitely replaced the throw out bearing, pilot bearing and slave cylinder. When you have the transmission off, also a good time to swap out the exhaust. I ended up replacing the stock bolts with ARP hardware and installed a remote clutch bleeder and eliminated the 1-4 skip shift. It was a long day of work. I also ended up getting rid of 2 of the 4 cats with long tube headers.
Hello Dave, this freeze plug was put in place due to the hole drilled into the main cap bulkheads. This hole was drilled thru the crankshaft to equalize crankcase pressure between the main bearing web bulkheads. This was done to all the mains on this Gen III engine in this LS1 Vette. And yes it will cause an horrendous leak if let out. This hole is drilled all the way thru the crank except at the very front main.
I like watching Dave at work getting his hands on and greasy and teaching the young technicians a thing or two. I do have an issue though with the safety of his employee in this video. I do not see any safety glasses or bump caps! I supervised (retired from) a City equipment repair shop and those two items where a mandatory requirement when working under any equipment or vehicle. Also steel toed shoes. Even Dave should have a wrap around safety glasses or the type that you can wear over your regular glasses. It doesn't take much to get a life changing eye injury. Keep up the good work Dave. I really enjoy your videos. Happy Trails 🥃
One of your best videos! Very interesting when you tackle things other than diesel trucks. Also, you display your breadth of automotive knowledge which is astounding. Thank you!
You gotta love Dave and these video’s, but if I was a tech in his shop and he decided to shoot a video on a car I was working on I think I’d have to go straight to the basement and just sit there in the dark for a good hour when I got home. First he tries to lower the jack holding the car, then he wants to start the engine without oil in it, then jump the starter with a screwdriver 😂 must be like tornado moving thru the shop, hang on!
How about standing on a battery? @11:06 Never thought about this one way or the other before. Only learned last year the importance of not pounding down on battery cable clamps.
I pulled the motor on a 2007ish Z06. When putting front suspension together, to push it outside. I lifted up and almost flipped the car over backwards, without that engine weight in the front. Good job
Bread trick works great!! Way better and cleaner then the grease trick!! Pack bread in hole, get a punch,or bolt that will fit through the center of bearing and hit, put in more bread continue!!
Well now you know. Way back in the 80's when I was doing clutchs on our high school cars,my Pontiac TA, my froiend's Chevelle, & El Camino's all the old school stuff, we had a tap that we screwed into the bearing attacked it to a slide hammer and out the pilot came. Easy peasy nice and easy.
Dave’s is the kind business owner I hope to be for real in the trenches with his workers helping teaching and everything in between every shop owner should be like him
I love your video's Brother! Your a no bs shop owner who is honest with your customers and im sorry to say, but that's VERY hard to find nowadays. Like I posted before, I would be happy to send my mother or my daughter or anybody I loved to see you to have Automotive work done. Good Luck Brother Dave with your upcoming Hollywood Adventure!👍
I’m just starting this video. Way back in 1976ish, I needed to remove the 4-speed Muncie out of my 1969 Corvette. The rear cross member was wended in on manual shift C3 Corvettes. Lifts in home garages were unheard of then. I R&Red the trans with 4 jackstands myself. Lying on my back on the concrete garage floor. I was about 35 years old at the time, just a DIY mechanic wannabe.
Definitely replace slave cylinder and install a remote bleeder. Also inspect torque tube and rebuild if needed. That’s a job you surely do not want to revisit in a year or ten!
I had the exact same thing happen to me with my 2002 trans am. Down to the guy at the auto parts store telling me to use bread and grease instead of the actual bearing puller. Long story short; I pounded about 2 loafs of bread into my motor before i realized what i had done 😅 ended up having to drop the k member, drop the oil pan and unbolt the windage tray to get all the bread out of it. Turned an already hard job into a harder one.
Did the same thing on a trans-am. Luckily plug did not go very deep. Replacement was just like a standard freeze plug. I didn't use bread, I did the grease trick
I've used the bread trick in a pinch on a few cars and trucks with success. I definitely didn't know the LS crank was hollow. It Definitely pays to have the right tools!
Dave one thing you forgot to mention to the customer was for you’ll to also replace the hydraulic sleeve cylinder while you’ll are that far, I’ll hate for you’ll to have to do the job a second time if that fails‼️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
I replaced the massive dual mass flywheel and clutch in my CTSV with a Corvette LS7 Clutch and flywheel. Used the bread as well to get that pilot bearing swapped out. Worked fine.
Wow Dave you got a lot of subscribers a lot of thumbs up there's a lot of people that watch you brother thank you for what you do by teaching us how to be a better mechanic God bless in Jesus name amen
Wow, and that's another reason not to own a Vett!😉 I actually used the grease hydraulic method to remove the pilot bearing on a 94 F150 5 liter. Never heard of it before until the man at NAPA told me. I was there to buy a tool. Nice job Dave and friends!!
The bread and the grease trick and all that stuff does work but the hollow Craig shafts with a plug in the end of them make it a little difficult....... ie, resulting in more work, more practice and more experience!
Not just the LS engines on this one either . The 90- 95 ZR1 / LT5 has the same issue with oil plug . Also you dont want grease getting on the pilot bearing as it will greatly reduce the life . From 1 million clutch cycles to about 5 thousand. Bill Boudreau of ZFdoc has great info on issues with pilot bearings do's and dont's concerning the ZF transmission.
1:25 Hola señor Dave!!! Butter biscuit is a better option the biscuit will plug the line and the butter will lubricate itself on the way out 👀😳😜this old trick is found it in all the flea market mechanic shop run by some alcoholic dudes 😂😂😂😂it will work or your money back 😂😂😂
I do music electronics repair and some of clients are DIY guys who get real bashful if they screw something up, I'm very reassuring, I won't punish them for trying to do something themselves, but I do remind them that I bill by the hour. Arden there told everything he could which saved a lot of time and a lot of money.
I like to use bared soap as its more clean and easier to clean after but yes definitely need to get the right tools as they do save time and money even if you have to wait for the delivery of the tool it pays off in the long run
When we did a clutch on my friends gto, we did that same, we ended up smacking it back straight and its been fine for the last 3 years but definetly a crap your pants moment 🤣
Man that looks so much easier with 2 guys and a lift. I dropped that whole rear subframe on my '04 on jack stands by myself and it sucked. Someday I'll have a lift, hopefully. 😂
Had a 600whp gto couple years ago. I used bread in this exact situation. Somehow did the clutch job and put t56 back in with approx 20 beers on my back in my garage. Ripped the car 170mph plus multiple times without issue and so many burnouts. Guess I got lucky. Haha!
Ahh, infamous bread trick. An old plumbers trick where you stuffed bread into a pipe that was dripping water temporarily plugging it so a solder joint could be performed. When the water is turned back on the bread dissolves and is flushed out the tap. 😂
Its there to stop oil from splashing out! Had the same situation with my LS2 GTO a few months ago! My bearing was seized so bad it had to be broken apart. While i was doing that, i cracked the plug loose and broke it at the same time. Thankfully it didnt fall in and we were able to just pull it out and replace with a new one and some rtv. Scary moment for sure
They rifle drill the crank to reduce weight at least on the piston journals from what I understand. I haven't seen one in person but wish I had bought one of the LS cranks for my LQ9 build.
Pull the plug out the crank. Leak or not. The customer said he’s worried about that plug blocking the oil gally to the bearings. Pull the plug put another one In. Get that trans back in. Let’s go boyz.
I used to work at a performance shop. Did a lot of corvette clutches. Saw one guy use grease to remove the pilot once, freeze plug got knocked inwards and a bunch of grease went into the pan, clogged the pickup and ruined the motor. Second time i saw it, it was just moved and leaking a bunch. You have to use an actual puller on these crankshafts!!
Guy made an honest mistake, and had a reasonable enough ego to stop and bring it to a pro when he messed up. I think he did alright otherwise for a diy, learned an expensive lesson lol. I didn’t know ls’s had hollow cranks.
You also need to support the engine because it will tilt backwards into the firewall without the driveline on. Also it won’t start because of the VATS system. These cars are very susceptible to lower voltage.
- “Think we’re gonna start this car up”
- “There’s no oil in it ..”
Caden deserves a second gold star 😂
😂hilarious
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Gold star?
Give him a raise.
Smart thinking by the tech with the support under the front of the car. Can never be too sure.
"What the hell is this stand doing here?".... (tech-Its so the car doesnt come off the lift...). "I wanna start it up...lets start it up.... (tech-"Theres no oil in it."..) 2 saves in 2 minutes. Lol. Cmon dave....😂😂😂
Kinda reminds me of Joe Rogan when he gets into a deep conversation then when him and the guest run out of knowledge on the subject Joe will blast out a very difficult question or request a very specific few seconds of some video footage and then grabs onto the first POS weblink Jasmine conjures up like it is the exact thing he was looking for.😅
"What is the secret to the universe?!" *Spins to Jaime😳
"Can you pull that up? Just quick pull that up."😳
Jamie: FML
Good tech was good! 😅😅😅
At least they don’t edit it out. Keeps it more real. Honestly cameras distract people lots of times and they can’t think like they do when they are more focused.
Typical shop owner trying to look good for the people. Really hasn't spun a wrench in years and doesn't keep up with new information. Trust me ppl hate working for owners that act like Dave. Can't imagine working for him.
@@wb5mgr Plus we do not know how many days have passed since he got the first story! Might be a week or more. and 50 vehicles since! DE K8VF
2:25 I do appreciate the customer service Dave has goes as far as to let the customer explain something he himself already knows plenty about but still listens like it’s something new and interesting
Part of that is to learn how much the customer knows, and just how much of a job they're in for.
I’ve never binged watch a Car Shop channel like this before like i’m watching a tv show. Dave has a GREAT personality and a genuinely good heart and it shows
As an Agricultural mechanic I always tell my customers that while we are in there we should change components that could fail. This includes seals, o’rings and some bearings. I tell them that everything inside there is the same age as each other, and if one component has failed the others are not far away from doing the same.
Another great job !
True words! The one time I tried to get away with re-using a throwout bearing when replacing a clutch/pressure plate, I hadn't driven it a block before the dang bearing started squalling.
Best do all the common stuff while you've got everything apart, cause spending hours taking everything back apart to replace a $16 part just is *not* worth it.
I'm actually surprised he didn't go ahead and suggest to the customer that they go ahead and change that slave cylinder while everything was apart. Obviously it'll cost more than the throwout bearing I just mentioned, but that's a lot of work to take all that stuff apart, especially if you are doing it by yourself. better to get it done now and not have to worry about it again for the life of the clutch.
Except the failure rate on new parts is through the roof...
I love that tech. “Why’s this Jack here?” Tech: “So the car doesn’t flip when we pull the transmission”. “Let’s start start the car up.” Tech:”there’s no oil in it.”
Well they kept it in the video…
I noticed that front jack the moment it showed the car on the lift, and thought to myself, " Well at least the mechanic is doing it the right and safe way." So I was really surprised when you said " What is this doing here? "
That really was a great save from a major catastrophe! Along with the
" It doesn't have any oil in it." When you wanted to start the engine!
I learned the "Bread Trick" from my Grandpa some 60+ yrs ago; always worked great back in the day on the old motors; cars, trucks, tractors, etc. Dave, you forgot to suggest to the customer to replace the Slave Cylinder while it was easily accessible, as per your earlier suggestion (to save him a gob of money later). Great video, especially when your Tech got the 2 Gild Stars for Safety !
I started using the 4 C's. Used them today to diagnose the AC on an older Buick. It definitely seemed to simplify my usual process of diag and repair. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Glad it helped
I used bread 4 months ago on my son's 240SX pilot bushing. Worked surprisingly well.
Grease works better. Grease doesnt compress=it pushes bearing out easy. Bread is like worst idea
Not on an LS crank though. Crank is too hollow.
I use Kraft American cheese
I have also used bread many many times. I am sure there are some applications you may not want to do that with but works very well on most. Grease also works better but makes more of a mess to clean afterwards, with the bread most of it comes out in 1 chunk and the remaining pieces fall out very easily. Last time I did it I ran up to the gas station and got a hot dog bun, came back and popped it out in a few minutes and the other 2 techs at my shop were mind blown haha. I'm surprised Dave hadn't heard of that trick before.
@@therealphestezio
I think Dave knows about forcing out pilot bearings.
He also knows how to act making interesting youtube content.
Ive been binging these videos and i just found out this shop is 20 minutes from me 🙌😭😭
lucky, im watching and suffering on finding proper mechanics here in africa lmao😂
That’s cool. Please don’t be one them people that obstructs or interferes with their business.
Probably can't afford to have your vehicle worked on by Dave 😜
That’s wild 😂😂😂
Let them do some work for you.
That will give you a perspective of their shop rate.
Smart man. Knew when to stop.
I would have turned & walked away after the Auto Zone parts man finished explaining to me the ' bread ' technique to get a part out of the tranny ..
@@garyolafson8303first, I would ask ye olde AutoZone Employee if the knew WHERE the transmission is on an '02 Corvette, and what the difference between it and a 1993 Chevy 1500 could be.
@@garyolafson8303thats an age old, tried and true way do it. Even Dave learned something new about these engines. A hollow crank isnt the norm. Blind bearing and bushing tools frankly are pita to use most times.
I NEVER EVER knew that those cranks were plugged at the rear….WOW I’m 54yo and just learned something new…..
It’s just how they get the oil passages in there sometimes they drill them out on the side first time, I’ve heard it on the pilot bearing side though
Must be a Vette thing! Rigger Regular Chevrolet no!
Me too. My LS2 GTO with a T56 tranny, I've rebuilt the tranny and engine. It didn't have that and it is a Vette drivetrane from a C6. I've never removed my C7 Vette tranny to see if it is like that too. I've never heard of an LS with this plug. That C5 should be an LS1, which I've never built on
If the LS2 and LT1 (C7) has that, I didn't pay much attention to then.
The LS engines will not açept a normal pilot bearing puller. The hole in the bearing is TINY!!!!! And no one sells it for the size. I had to buy a normal one and grind the fingers down to nubbs
Did this back in 2009 on my 2003 Z06 in my buddy’s garage on jackstands. I definitely replaced the throw out bearing, pilot bearing and slave cylinder. When you have the transmission off, also a good time to swap out the exhaust. I ended up replacing the stock bolts with ARP hardware and installed a remote clutch bleeder and eliminated the 1-4 skip shift. It was a long day of work. I also ended up getting rid of 2 of the 4 cats with long tube headers.
Hello Dave, this freeze plug was put in place due to the hole drilled into the main cap bulkheads. This hole was drilled thru the crankshaft to equalize crankcase pressure between the main bearing web bulkheads. This was done to all the mains on this Gen III engine in this LS1 Vette. And yes it will cause an horrendous leak if let out. This hole is drilled all the way thru the crank except at the very front main.
I like watching Dave at work getting his hands on and greasy and teaching the young technicians a thing or two. I do have an issue though with the safety of his employee in this video. I do not see any safety glasses or bump caps! I supervised (retired from) a City equipment repair shop and those two items where a mandatory requirement when working under any equipment or vehicle. Also steel toed shoes.
Even Dave should have a wrap around safety glasses or the type that you can wear over your regular glasses.
It doesn't take much to get a life changing eye injury.
Keep up the good work Dave. I really enjoy your videos.
Happy Trails 🥃
Don't worry, he will call you out in his next video for knocking him about safety...
One of your best videos! Very interesting when you tackle things other than diesel trucks. Also, you display your breadth of automotive knowledge which is astounding. Thank you!
give that tech a quarter raise for having a functioning noodle.
Yeah, how about 25% not $0.25?
You gotta love Dave and these video’s, but if I was a tech in his shop and he decided to shoot a video on a car I was working on I think I’d have to go straight to the basement and just sit there in the dark for a good hour when I got home. First he tries to lower the jack holding the car, then he wants to start the engine without oil in it, then jump the starter with a screwdriver 😂 must be like tornado moving thru the shop, hang on!
😂😂😂😂
Is jumping the starter solenoid with a screwdriver a problem on a modern car like this?
How about standing on a battery? @11:06 Never thought about this one way or the other before. Only learned last year the importance of not pounding down on battery cable clamps.
The status call to the customer is a very good thing to do. Most shops won't do that.
All I know is it’s going to this guy some “dough” to get this fixed 😂😂😂
Dave's knowledge is legendary but also his noises he makes are legendary! Love ya Dave and Team! :)
I pulled the motor on a 2007ish Z06. When putting front suspension together, to push it outside. I lifted up and almost flipped the car over backwards, without that engine weight in the front. Good job
Bread trick works great!! Way better and cleaner then the grease trick!! Pack bread in hole, get a punch,or bolt that will fit through the center of bearing and hit, put in more bread continue!!
Never heard of bread. Ive used grease to remove a pilot bushing many times, hydrolic preasure works like a charm
Bread thing was a trend for a bit
I think they use it in pluming to stop leaking tubing while soldering..🤔
Just seen it for the first time yesterday on a "wrenching with Kenny " video. And it worked.
WOW! That was really wild! Great job to you and your team of great workers.
Well now you know. Way back in the 80's when I was doing clutchs on our high school cars,my Pontiac TA, my froiend's Chevelle, & El Camino's all the old school stuff, we had a tap that we screwed into the bearing attacked it to a slide hammer and out the pilot came. Easy peasy nice and easy.
Dave’s is the kind business owner I hope to be for real in the trenches with his workers helping teaching and everything in between every shop owner should be like him
there is just way too much info on the net to be making huge blunders like this, thanks for another great info vid!
@mrchevelle … unfortunately, there is also just as much misinformation 😕
He shoulda used reduced calorie wheat bread! Every body knows that!! Love your channel.
Dave the surgeon with long needle nose pliers!! Glad the patient is gonna live! Great save guys!
I love your video's Brother! Your a no bs shop owner who is honest with your customers and im sorry to say, but that's VERY hard to find nowadays. Like I posted before, I would be happy to send my mother or my daughter or anybody I loved to see you to have Automotive work done. Good Luck Brother Dave with your upcoming Hollywood Adventure!👍
The old mechanic is never to old to learn! You really need to get your fingers dirty some times to get to the bottom of things!
Hey we all try something a little crazy to get our equipment operational! Sometimes we gotta bring in the pros. Love the videos!
Always get excited seeing a new video posted, Thanks Dave and the Team!!!
Our pleasure!
I've used the bread trick multiple times on different vehicles. Always worked like a charm
I’m just starting this video. Way back in 1976ish, I needed to remove the 4-speed Muncie out of my 1969 Corvette. The rear cross member was wended in on manual shift C3 Corvettes. Lifts in home garages were unheard of then. I R&Red the trans with 4 jackstands myself. Lying on my back on the concrete garage floor. I was about 35 years old at the time, just a DIY mechanic wannabe.
Man I wish I could work there just 1 day ... I know I'll learn so much
I'm confident the problem will be fixed correctly!! Go Dave and crew!!!
Definitely replace slave cylinder and install a remote bleeder. Also inspect torque tube and rebuild if needed. That’s a job you surely do not want to revisit in a year or ten!
Good job Kaiden. !! Way to pay attention to details..
I had the exact same thing happen to me with my 2002 trans am. Down to the guy at the auto parts store telling me to use bread and grease instead of the actual bearing puller. Long story short; I pounded about 2 loafs of bread into my motor before i realized what i had done 😅 ended up having to drop the k member, drop the oil pan and unbolt the windage tray to get all the bread out of it. Turned an already hard job into a harder one.
Dave: did you clean all the bread out? Customer: there is a whole loaf in there.
❤ the thumbnail. That boy's learning from the best😊
Did the same thing on a trans-am. Luckily plug did not go very deep. Replacement was just like a standard freeze plug. I didn't use bread, I did the grease trick
Bread trick is blowing up the internet.
Nice video thank you!
The right tool is critical in any trade! 😲
I've used the bread trick in a pinch on a few cars and trucks with success. I definitely didn't know the LS crank was hollow. It Definitely pays to have the right tools!
Dave one thing you forgot to mention to the customer was for you’ll to also replace the hydraulic sleeve cylinder while you’ll are that far, I’ll hate for you’ll to have to do the job a second time if that fails‼️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
He did at 8:50
@@akane742 I meant he didn’t relay it to the customer while on the phone call with them, that part….
That customer got lucky! Great job 👏 👍
You saved that man a shit ton of money.
You mean… a lot of dough 😅
I replaced the massive dual mass flywheel and clutch in my CTSV with a Corvette LS7 Clutch and flywheel. Used the bread as well to get that pilot bearing swapped out. Worked fine.
Wow Dave you got a lot of subscribers a lot of thumbs up there's a lot of people that watch you brother thank you for what you do by teaching us how to be a better mechanic
God bless in Jesus name amen
Great video Dave and a shout out to your Tech 🎉🎉🎉
10:58 Dave: “you know what I think we’re just going to start this car up 10:59 Caden: “it has no oil in it” 😂😂😂😂
How often do you get to say “we gotta clean the bread out of the engine”?
Brilliant
Great video. Remember when that generation of Vette came out. Hollow crank. All about the weight, Balsa wood in the floors.
You and your team are absolutely amazing!! Very thorough
Thanks so much!
That is so much nicer than ramps…(and I thought I wanted a 1973 Corvette…sheesh), nice job Dave (and team)!
Always an educational and entertaining video. Thank you Dave.
Wow, and that's another reason not to own a Vett!😉 I actually used the grease hydraulic method to remove the pilot bearing on a 94 F150 5 liter. Never heard of it before until the man at NAPA told me. I was there to buy a tool. Nice job Dave and friends!!
The bread and the grease trick and all that stuff does work but the hollow Craig shafts with a plug in the end of them make it a little difficult.......
ie, resulting in more work, more practice and more experience!
Not just the LS engines on this one either . The 90- 95 ZR1 / LT5 has the same issue with oil plug . Also you dont want grease getting on the pilot bearing as it will greatly reduce the life . From 1 million clutch cycles to about 5 thousand.
Bill Boudreau of ZFdoc has great info on issues with pilot bearings do's and dont's concerning the ZF transmission.
I’ve done that plenty of times that’s never happened to me, I just did a clutch on a 370z and the bread trick worked well
More excellent engineering from the guys that created the Vega and Chevette.
I always used grease and a clutch alignment tool and force it out. But I never have done a vet before.
I've worked in a lot of vehicles and I've never seen a freeze plug behind the flywheel
The bread trick actually works pretty good and almost works every time… Laugh if you want but I've done it and it works.
Dave: "Lets start this car up."
Tech: "It has no oil in it.:
Dave: "Just making sure your paying attention."
1:25 Hola señor Dave!!! Butter biscuit is a better option the biscuit will plug the line and the butter will lubricate itself on the way out 👀😳😜this old trick is found it in all the flea market mechanic shop run by some alcoholic dudes 😂😂😂😂it will work or your money back 😂😂😂
I do music electronics repair and some of clients are DIY guys who get real bashful if they screw something up, I'm very reassuring, I won't punish them for trying to do something themselves, but I do remind them that I bill by the hour. Arden there told everything he could which saved a lot of time and a lot of money.
I remember few years ago seeing the bread trick on UA-cam. I just can't believe that anyone actually went and tried it on their car. Scary stuff
First mistake is buying parts from idiot zone.
They are open 24 hours also offer better warranties then anyone else they have cylinder heads same day pick up like no one else
Taking advice from them. Geez. Have to know the risks.
Credit to the DIY'er for knowing his limitations!
I like to use bared soap as its more clean and easier to clean after but yes definitely need to get the right tools as they do save time and money even if you have to wait for the delivery of the tool it pays off in the long run
The boss is the only one who can say I got nothing dude”.
10:10 thought Dave was about to drop a massive one 😂😂
just turning....a V8🤣
@@Hetpust At home we'd pull the spark plugs, but it was already on the rack. Dave has great adventures.
When we did a clutch on my friends gto, we did that same, we ended up smacking it back straight and its been fine for the last 3 years but definetly a crap your pants moment 🤣
Man that looks so much easier with 2 guys and a lift. I dropped that whole rear subframe on my '04 on jack stands by myself and it sucked. Someday I'll have a lift, hopefully. 😂
Had a 600whp gto couple years ago. I used bread in this exact situation. Somehow did the clutch job and put t56 back in with approx 20 beers on my back in my garage. Ripped the car 170mph plus multiple times without issue and so many burnouts. Guess I got lucky. Haha!
Ahh, infamous bread trick. An old plumbers trick where you stuffed bread into a pipe that was dripping water temporarily plugging it so a solder joint could be performed. When the water is turned back on the bread dissolves and is flushed out the tap. 😂
Always use the bolt grounded down so it fit inside the pilot bearing then use a cat bar and pull the sucker out
Its there to stop oil from splashing out! Had the same situation with my LS2 GTO a few months ago! My bearing was seized so bad it had to be broken apart. While i was doing that, i cracked the plug loose and broke it at the same time. Thankfully it didnt fall in and we were able to just pull it out and replace with a new one and some rtv. Scary moment for sure
They rifle drill the crank to reduce weight at least on the piston journals from what I understand. I haven't seen one in person but wish I had bought one of the LS cranks for my LQ9 build.
Pull the plug out the crank. Leak or not. The customer said he’s worried about that plug blocking the oil gally to the bearings. Pull the plug put another one In. Get that trans back in. Let’s go boyz.
Lol at least you was able to save him some "dough" not having to pull the engine!
I have a home car lift and always use the lift stands...just freaky walking under a car.
Dave is the MAN!
Considering the quality of the multi-camera video and editing I’m guessing Discovery channel is already in the house
Ls cranks are hollow, you cant use bread/grease like an older sbc. thats a freeze plug in the crank that got knocked in.
Strips of paper soaked in water works better. The rod needs to be as close to a tight fit as possible in pilot bearing. Pretty common trick.
Ah yes the old vette trans axle. Looks like lots of fun!
This guy is awesome…. Helping people out and holding other mechanic shop accountable!!!!
I used to work at a performance shop. Did a lot of corvette clutches. Saw one guy use grease to remove the pilot once, freeze plug got knocked inwards and a bunch of grease went into the pan, clogged the pickup and ruined the motor. Second time i saw it, it was just moved and leaking a bunch. You have to use an actual puller on these crankshafts!!
Guy made an honest mistake, and had a reasonable enough ego to stop and bring it to a pro when he messed up. I think he did alright otherwise for a diy, learned an expensive lesson lol. I didn’t know ls’s had hollow cranks.
The truck owner is wildly hard headed. What a terrible situation to be in. I have a sense he is trying to get daves to do the work free
The bread trick does work great in certain situations.
You also need to support the engine because it will tilt backwards into the firewall without the driveline on. Also it won’t start because of the VATS system. These cars are very susceptible to lower voltage.
Amazing channel. Could you make a video about carbon buildup? Possibly talk about what engines create the most carbon. Maybe one with a turbo engine.