Ford F250: Front Axle U-Joints Replacement - Part I
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video I bring you along as I work on a customers F-250 that had a customer complaint of, "hard to steer and it makes a lot of noise." Didn't take long to see the front axle joints are locked up solid! It trashed one of the lock out hubs too. Oh and it needs some brakes. Come along as we make the rust fly.
-Enjoy!
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This is the way mechanics talk to themselves while they work even when there's no camera or anyone else in the shop
With just a few cuss words chucked in.
You're sure right about that, I can't work without doing so.
Especially if I'm diagnosing something, I talk myself through the diag. Normal jobs it's usually just a constant stream of foul language
I install tile and almost always get caught and questioned.
💯 🤣
Those old wheel cylinder hones that have been lying unused in the bottom drawer for 20 years work pretty good for cleaning the rusty ujoint holes.
I like when you said " next thing you know, your whole tool box is empty." I've been there so many times!
We all have....😐
yes thats a serious thing heh
Amen to that!
🔦🔨🔧🔩🗜🔗🗡✂📐
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Mine get emptied as soon as another kid works on his vehicle. All the boys are grown but now I have 5 grand sons. I just buy extra harbor freight tools to give them.
I've had to dump my whole toolbox (not big to begin with) for a simple RUSTY brake job many times
Eric O., part mechanic, part archaeologist. Well done!
Women are true archaeologists. They are always diggin up stuff from the past 😂
@@SouthMainAuto LOL.
@@SouthMainAuto baahahaha
@@SouthMainAuto, sometimes they even dig up stuff that never happened.
Kitty: "You're not fooling me; you don''t got no treats."
@@SouthMainAuto hahaha.. My dad used to say " never trust a person that can bleed for a week and not die "
I changed my first u-joint 50 years ago and had no idea that the chant would help free up a stiff joint. Thanks so much for that revelation! I now feel complete.
Make sure the chant is from the right tribe.
@@bobhudson6659 The fikawe tribe. "we're the fikawe"
To be quite honest, I use the bagpipes. Never known to fail
@@MrRunner That only works on right hand drive vehicles.
I`ve replaced u-joints for 60yrs. and never chanted. Does cursing count?
I swear I can smell the rust in the air. You sir hit the jackpot. A beautiful wife and children. Healthy kids who are good people. A nice house and a good living life. Your a millionaire to most of us. I to have a beautiful wife that still loves me after 37 years. Great kids and great grand kids. Bravo sir in my book your highly successful.
Sure wish I had a mechanic like you near me.
You probably do, but people are keeping him/her a secret so they aren't overwhelmed...
@@groosbro1 no doubt.
I need one in Dallas/north texas. please help
Wished I knew one like Eric in Amarillo
Sorry but sucks to be you .😢
Man, I give you credit. I would've spent like 2 hours cleaning up that dirt show before even looking for bolts. My brain would've exploded otherwise. Great stuff fixing this!
I'd still clean it up. And given that bearing are allergic to dirt, all the more reason.
That Snap-On ratchet costs more than your high school teacher made in a week 🤣
and more than you make a month...
Nice. Perfect observation.
wait, you guys are making money?
@@azza-in_this_day_and_age 😂
Maybe even a month.
My absolute favorite mechanic channel. You young men can learn a lot from Eric. His professionalism is top notch.
100%
And the ladies can learn about Big Stiffie!!
Or how to go in blind…
And his diagnostic processes are *wonderful!* When he's faced with tracking down an electrical problem, for example -- it's literally watching a master at work. I have learned *SO MUCH* about electrical diagnosis from his videos.
Every time I watch an SMA video I keep wishing I had 3 million dollars to build my own shop. Rent a place. Put in a lift. Learn how to operate the dang thing. Then start working on my own car for practice. That way if I break something no one will be mad at me haha. I'd be in shop day and night just learning and messing around. Breaking stuff, learning how to fix it. And making a bunch of little project for myself to keep myself occupied. Plus as I get better I could fix my own car problems instead of getting mad at the dealer when I take it there and they say problem couldn't be duplicated. I don't know.. To me it sounds like something I'd enjoy.
Do the auction car guy thing. Buy up auctions, fix 'em up, and flip them. This way you can learn while not messing up customer cars.
I would also recommend either an armored TV/monitor for the shop area to keep Eric's videos on or a bunch of TVs so when the parts/tools start flying around you can be assured that you'll be ready to go to the next video. 😅
Love your channel! Keep up the good work :)
Best mechanic there is 💯
Your monologues just get better and better the older you get. Reminiscing about high school days, days with your dad…best Regards Eric
Eric, jokes were on point this episode!! Love it!!
Probably not the best episode to watch with a migraine, but my meds helped. I can say, being from northern Indiana, that I don't miss the salt induced rust at all. Great video Eric.
Every time I miss working on trucks, in Milwaukee, with salt water dripping in my eyes, I just go down in the basement, put my thumb on a vise and hit it with a 5# ball peen hammer. The urge ceases.
"Just a lucky guess on their part." LOL. They (the teachers) didn't understand but were under the false impression that they did.
Awesome video. When I'm using a ball joint press on u joints, I'll use the impact to snug up the press. I'll ALWAYS use a wrench to press. You'll feel the difference in good or bad.
Having had a 150, then a 250, and now a 20 year old F350 (which I still love), I can SO relate to this video.
Slow learner I see...
Love your videos. I am a DIYer from the Buffalo area. Only locals can appreciate the extra efforts needed here to get anything done after years of salt exposure.
An auto mechanic is the only profession that requires an outlay of thousands of dollars in tools before he can even get work!
Great video as always! You Sr. have a great sense of humor. Enjoy all of your videos. The Dana non greasable U-joints I found over the years last longer than any other. We do a lot of F250 F350s from the copper mine Phelps Dodge or whoever the hell owns it nowadays. Must be that permanent grease that is in them Keep up the good work
I think its the seals. They aren't made to purge grease so no forming gets in or out. Spicer NON gresable are the only u joints I use. Doesn't matter how often I grease them I have never had any luck with greasable u joints.
Great video as usual. I've spent far too much of my life fixing Super Duty front ends. At least it wasn't HPFP seals on a 6.4L Powerstroke. I'd prefer slow, painful death to doing that job again. The Lever quote was Archimedes I'm pretty sure, but I wasn't around to hear him say it.
Wasn't aware that the 6.4 Powerstroke had a HPOP, the ones that I know were High Pressure Diesel Pump. My 6.0 Powerstroke has a HPOP
@@stevenrobinson2564 thanks for the catch. I was referring to the HPFP. I went back and corrected myself. You have to pull the compound turbo to replace that seal. I didn't have a way to remove the cab, so it was a nightmare. The 6.0L HPOP seal is also a common replacement I have had to do. That one is much easier since there is room to work and only one turbo to contend with.
Ahhh. Good ole F series. I felt like I got in a wrestling match every time I had to do brakes/calipers/ball joints or wheel bearings on my F350
Looks like you need some MD-40 (mud dispersing) for this truck.
Hey Eric O. love your vids and the way you do your business but I have a serious question... wouldn't a pressure washer applied to a job like this before you work on it make it a little easier to work on and keep a little crud out of critical parts? Keep up the good work!
Who pays?
Time is money & he's used to it .(in a rural area.)
I think he talked about this in a previous video. Dry dirt way better than working in mud. He prefers it not being washed previously.
@@lexteakmialoki5544 I would think the power hammer applied judiciously would be fast and efficient?
@@LadyAnuB Or maybe a needle scaler.
Eric, with all of that rust and crust, would a quick power washing of the area help with the repair?
That press is pretty awesome, till I got one for the shop I just used a bench vise with sockets. Didn't know you supposed to chant, I just hammered away till they loosened up. Heavy duty u-joints are always difficult. Great tip for next u-joint job.
Ah the old 5.4 Triton 3 valve, biggest hot pile of garbage ever.
In Eric's shop, an impact socket is a socket that impacts the floor after hammering it off a crusty bolt.
Love the channel and videos, as always!
Doing your green part and recycling with a freshly refurbished u-joint.....
This is an Academy Award performance. I have watched for years … and this is one of the best.
I swear the guy is like liquid smoke. Barely a wasted move. It's like he's done it 100 times... Oh wait he has....
I know the High Sierras where snow is measured in feet, not inches. We don't use salt here out west. We deal with chains and use snow tires. Wouldn't the hassle of chains be better than your cars and trucks disintegrating in five years?
Awesome, Eric O. Loved the Indian chant and the air tool song. Thanks for sharing, buddy 👍
The end of the day, screw this shit sarcasm!! LOVE IT!! 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 We've all been there!
Well he could have at least tried to spray it off first😂😂
Says the clown rocking emojis.
I wasn't talkin about eriç kumquat
@@rickilee961 where's the emoji clown...
Oh did you miss me sorry I don't lube holes.
Rusty crusty get a bigger hammer or 3 hammers are better than one. I think you have to do one more.
Your cat used to be snow white but after a couple of years hanging around the shop, she's a bit darker now. hahaha Enjoy your videos & the side comments!
A friend had a dark grey shop cat named Smokey years ago. Someone decided to give him a bath and it turned out the Smokey was orange. True story!
@@shadowdog500 And the water was black?
@@LadyAnuB I wasn’t there when they washed Smokey but I bet the water was black.
What we have here, is a failure, to lubricate.
Those 3v 5.4 liter tritons are such a gamble to do repairs on. My old 2012 work van "90k miles" blew the head gasket, blew a tranny and then the last straw was the roller rocker arm snapped off and blew the motor up.
Can’t get enough of this channel. Top notch, second to none. Love the Archimedes lever quote.
Good old wind back Pistons Solving Problems That never Existed 😂😂 Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Swivel socket + flex head ratchet=a trip to the dentist
Speak from experience or friends have dentistry of this variety?
I saw the title and thought "This will be fun!" Little did I know (not a truck guy) but you sure do, grin. Am I the only guy pissed off at seeing the unused grease nipple?
Flashback to doing U/J's on the front prop shaft of a Landrover.
Wasn't difficult to get apart as it had more play than Broadway and was about to go pole vaulting
If only I could have watched this video ten years ago. I ruined my suburban driveshaft yoke by rushing and using a ball joint press. 🤦♂️ One of my top most expensive DIY projects. 😂
U joints always find a way to make it 1000 times harder then it needs to be 18 hours later they finally come out 😂😂 even in no rust belt locations they just never want to come out Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Great job Eric! In spite of the crustys the bolts came out surprisingly well.
remember my teacher always told me id never amount to anything i mount tires brake calipers rotors and my wife all the time thatll teach her
Swivel socket + swivel ratchet = Baidaides!
And to Mr. F250 Owner, do Eric a solid next time, swing by the car wash and clean up a bit before you drop your truck off, I know he'll appreciate it!
Rainman Ray is watching, putting sun screen on and smiling…nuff said
😇😇😇
Who?
@@Look_What_I_Did search his name. You'll be glad did!
@@dans_Learning_Curve If that's the best name he can come up with I don't need to watch a clown
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. Archimedes Every job takes physics to accomplish.
Love your videos, i understand using a cutoff wheel as a deburring tool works for you......But i may suggest cutting some tan scotch brite pads (available thru MSC or equivelant) into circular shape and mounting it on the tool. I use that method daily in the machine shop and it works well for me. Safer for you. Just a tip to pass along!
Thanks a lot man. I’m 31 y/o and I gladly lend my ear to anyone like yourself giving knowledge
Can you line up a bunch of pads and hole saw them all at once?
@@LadyAnuB Just buy the super coarse (tan/brown) Roloc discs from your auto parts or welding supply.
I'm surprised that the Chinese don't make complete half shafts like do for CV axles.
My F-350 with the 6.8 V10 three-valve engine just created 269,000 miles and still purrs…….perfectly stable tach needle at all operating temps. She’s a great truck!
Ahh yes... the internet. Can say or be anything.
Not gonna lie. The next u-joint I do will involve chanting.
I have this exact truck… I paused the video and walked out to look at it because I didn’t believe there were grease zerks on the u-joints.
Welp, as the saying goes, I learn something new every day!
Now I need to figure out which other ones I’ve missed :)
Educational as always! A relief to see this job doesn’t seem too difficult or require an acetylene torch haha
The front u joints never get greased here in az either I do 100s of these a year Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
People have a little consideration before you take it in. Spray your auto off!
It should be an extra charge to work in the dirt!
You have a beautiful 😍 cat 🐈 ❤❤❤❤❤ I love ❤️ your videos the are best ones I can't wait for the next videos #BeautifulCatAtSMA
You should move to Florida. Taxes are way lower and you could fix twice the number of vehicles with less effort and time. A win, win.
“Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough ” said Archimedes, “and I will move the world.”
"Swivel socket and flex head ratchet, what could possibly go wrong!" 👍😂
Be nice if customers could take a few precious moments out of their life and at least root around with the power washer a bit before dropping off the vehicle… that’s just ridiculous and I wouldn’t blame you if you charged an extra hour or two for dealing with half a farmers field stuck to the truck and work area
Just think how long the owner waited until he finally brought it in when it was basically undrivable
❤ couldn’t help but wonder where is his torch he loves to cut stuff up.
LOL COSBY SAUCE!!!
Would working on a super car be way different then on a regular car?
The F-150 is America's number one selling vehicle.
I think a lot of that might have to do with fleet sales and commercial businesses.
But regardless, for some reason, here in The Great Industrial Northeast, Chevrolet and GM pickups are the best sellers.
Archimedes said, 'If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world. '
I think is was Abe Lincoln
Looks like the crude build up turned out to be a poor man's Fluid Film. It "protected" the bolts so they could be removed a lot of effort.
Another great video.
Had the Choice between all the news channels, 200 cable channels, netflix, amazon prime or HBO Max.. what am I watching??? The Great Eric O!!!!
Figured it was just about time for the Victor Journeyman... it can't hang up if its liquid.
im suprized ya didn`t use vick the liquid wrench
What’s the labor rate to do all 4 ball joints on these things? It took me 1hr 30mins to do the passenger, and 2hr for the driver. I went kinda fast everything turned out great been driving it fixed the issue. I’m not a mechanic though
Get Vic and cut the bearing cap off 25:00 & 27:55 rather than fighting it back through?
"Everything you hear or read on the internet is absolutely true."
~Abraham Lincoln
the hammer trick and put one cap ion at a time p[rerssing againmast theoppisite boss...
Willing to donate to a work bench if you setup a go fund me page 😂
I like how AvE calls a hammer a *_Swing Press._*
He has some mighty creative vernacular.
And Eric quotes *Zip Ties and Bias Plies* with the "Cosby Sauce" reference.
😮. I can’t do that. Sorry Mr. O’.
Ben Franklin or Abe Lincoln? (I know you were joking!), try Archemides on the lever to move the world quote.
Nice to have that press, I used some sockets and a good vice. Love your videos. Thanks. If I can do it, you can do it, too.
Did this job years ago on my 84 f250. believe me I never forgot to grease it !!!!!
❤😊 I always support you all time thanks
archimedes not ben frank lol
Lol I love the teenage boy humor. I haven’t had good belly laughs in a while. Thanks for the joy and laughter Eric. All the best.
NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo NOT BY THE HOSE 🥶🥶😱😱
I would be embarrassed to drop off my car or truck to the repair shop if it were that dirty. I know you all have salted roads and lots of rain, but wow guy!... wash your truck!
Lots of people have no shame
It's easier to remove if you spray it down first.
Why aren"t you cutting the old joint with the torch?
Why not take the caliper bracket off with the caliper????
Ford tech here. Great video, these are money makers.
I'm glad you showed actually pressing the joints, I got yelled at numerous times on my own video same subject for assuming it was simple enough people just knew. Great video as always sir!
I remember being 13 doing ujoints on my mom's 75 Caddy.. in the late 80s with no internet having to figure it out by myself using a claw hammer and an over sized socket.. fun times!!! Lol
Eric, the 'old T27' ( at about 8:00) gets used a lot when working on Stihl chainsaws. I swear they are held together almost exclusively with T27 fasteners.
I think every Stihl tool
Started working on cars in the 70s. This is the first time I heard the chant!! Must have been living a sheltered life. Love the videos.
@17:06 Nobody ever greases u-joints because most of them are "sealed-for-life" bearings with no grease fittings.
I had 2-D250 Dodge pickups one a 1979 and the other a 1990. Both had grease fittings on all the front suspension components.
Both went over 200k miles greasing regularly not having to replace any parts or even front end alignments with no abnormal tire wear.
It's a testament to longevity of vehicles vs planned obsolescence.
2 things, one this is another f250 video with the brooks hammer, it debuted with the other f250 with the ball joint replacement. Two is I love my tiger tool ujoint tool. Makes maintaining my jeep much faster. Great vid
She's a Krusty one mr. grinch
Ni, Mr. O. No wonder I can't fix that stuff! I gotta learn the chant. Then I will be able to det-er-done on the first time, every time, just like you. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!