Who else is going to actually go to the junkyard, pull the part, recondition some of those parts and install on a customers car all to save the customer some money. And, doing this on the weekend too. I really don't know of any professional mechanic that would do this. You simply are the best!
If I had any more junk yards around me, I would. Sadly, they've all been plowed under and turned into either u-storage places or townhomes/low income housing.
Junk yards have saved me a lot of money in the past. Great to see a mechanic willing to look out for the customer. Wish there was more like him as most mechanic's would have just ordered the new part an warmed up the credit card machine for that big payday. From someone in the service industry I wish there was more people like you looking out for what is best for the customer and not the pocket book.
Back in the day (mid to late 90's) my son and I would spend a weekend at the friendly "Pick n Pull". Occasionally they would have a sale "All You Can Carry" for $29.00 ....it's amazing how much a guy can carry!.... GOOD MEMORIES!
A place by me does monthly all you can carry for $50 sales. Last one I partook in I walked out with a 4.0 head, header, and a few other small items. Love those days.
How Many Professional Repair shops will go to the salvage yard to pickup a part to save the customer money and get their vehicle back on the road!?? Eric O hands down is a rare breed. This isn't the first video to show this type of concern and help for the customer. Then,... he drives to his brothers shop ( which is closed ), to resurface the Brake Rotors!! JUST WOW!
I'm on my third Ford Ranger. I've also had two Explorers so I am definitely a believer in those trucks. The truck I have now is a 2010 Ford Ranger Sport extended cab with the 4.0 engine and it is the best of them all. Hard working and very reliable. If it keeps going the way it is now it'll far outlast me. When Hurricane Michael hit, my 4x8 utility trailer was buried tongue first in the ground which not only twisted the tongue but the frame as well. I managed to work the tongue back into shape enough that I could haul yard and house debris, trees and stumps out of my elderly neighbor's yard as well as my own out to the road for the debris trucks to pick up. That Ranger never acted like the load was even back there and that trailer was loaded as high as I could get it. I later had the trailer rebuilt and it's good as new now. My truck was inside the garage and escaped being damaged, which was a blessing because everything around the house got obliterated!
Cordless impacts are amazing. Imagine doing what you did trying to hold that thing between your knees while you worked at it with a wrench or socket. Ahhh the good old days! They weren't always that good.
What I want to know is how all of this is cheaper than just buying new parts? This ladies and gentleman is one hell of a mechanic who will go literally miles out of the way to help a customer out.
My friend hit a deer on the highway at 50mph and banged up his drivers side front fender beyond repair on his 1976 Chevy Van Dura C20 van. Junk yard had a van same color and year with a fender for $100 and we take it off. Took 6 hours to get it off, there were no bolts, it was spot welded everywhere !!!! A hammer and a big and small screw driver is all we had to get it off. Imagine if there was such a thing as a battery hammer drill with a chisel in the chuck..... would of had it off in an hour tops !!!!! Come a long way in tools since mid 80's !!!!!! There were no venison burgers, deer got up and hopped away, but I'll bet a little bruised !!!!! There were self drilling / tapping pan head screws back then, that's how we got it back together. And shops in Avoca think they have it hard !!!!!
@@throttlebottle5906 I keep my fleet of beaters going this way. I have nice car and an almost new tow pig...but the beaters are loaners and spares and mill cars when I work at the steel mill
You always find a creative solution to the problem confronting you. I'm glad you were able to find the parts you needed at the junk yard. Treasures in disguise.
Will Eric be able to fix the Ranger by Monday morning?! Will the brake caliper be any good?! What parts will he order?! Can the speed sensor be removed?! Find out in the next exciting episode of South Main Brakes!!!
I'm a big fan of these nuts and bolts videos. Many times I find it hard to relate to the more extensive waveform/electrical troubleshooting stuff that I know you love. Keep doing what you are doing howevever, I'll watch em all anyways, but please, never be afraid to post more "fixing rusty junk" videos..
I think most of us have to do more nuts and bolts stuff on rusty junk than deep dive troubleshooting. I think both make great videos, but I can more directly relate to the nuts and bolts stuff.
Eric explains things in a really absorbable way. Even though the electrical troubleshooting is often over my head, i find it sinking in little bits at a time. I also find myself looking deeper into things before just swapping parts and crossing fingers
Absolutely love the nuts and bolts videos keep them coming and really like the scrap yard videos makes it seem like you are just like the rest of us going and pulling your own parts to save a buck!!!! You the man keep on keeping on!!
This is by far the best channel to learn how to repair your own vehicle. Eric o is the man . love this channel glad to see eric o is still producing these videos .
Spent a lot of time in the junkyard when I was much younger. That's where the cheap parts for "old cars" are. Nostalgia. I've returned recently for my '05 F150. Made some cheap upgrades to my basic XL body. Good times, gettin' dirty.
Something strangely fascinating about the wrecking yard visit. Brought back many memories from many years ago, but they hadn't invented cordless power tools yet. Ugh. Thanks for bringing us along!
As someone who has worked on cars both in the North and the South, you are correct. Rust free is a beautiful thing! I would probably have to name Visegrip the best tool ever invented.
@@throttlebottle5906 LOL- Yep. My parents bought a '90 Explorer and our mechanic called it the exploder. Replaced the transmission once, had issues with the auto -locking hubs and then head gasket blew at 120k... Oh yeah.. and I think the AC system was replaced multiple times but I don't recall the AC ever working. After that, it was donated!
My friends explorer exploded in her driveway so that’s when I started calling them that. It melted the siding off her garage. That thing was a piece of shit.
Okay, sun is shinning, wife and chitlens are out visiting, and how does Mr. O spend his free Saturday, helping out a client by shopping and pulling parts for their ride. This is why this channel is so popular and Eric is so damned good at his profession. I only wished he lived closer to Texas because I would know where to take my vehicles!!!!! Good Job E
WOOT! The O man goes commando in the FIELD. This EP has it all! Excitement, thrills, chills, ACTION, Mic Wind Noise! And best of all? No Snap-On demo scanners!
Reminds me of when I first got into the business in 92. I miss those days. Now its just slap cheep new aftermarket parts on and go. This is why I enjoy your channel. Thanks.
Man, you’re a great 👍 person, who truly wants to help people, who are in need when money can be tight, Amen to you brother, a Saint, a Guardian Angel, I thank you for your hard work, professional experience, devotion, You’re The Best!!Have a BLESSED Day.
Salvage yards are scarce as hen's teeth in my area now. As a young man I made good use of the ones around my area, and miss those adventures of lugging my togo toolbox along the rows looking for treasure. This was a virtual fresh air walk down memory lane...
Eric, i salute you Brother, you always go above and beyond to help with/fix people's ride's with the extra quality seen by so few in the repair industry,thank you !
I look at salvage yards like women look at jewelry. Sad thing is, I could spend the same amount of money in parts from a salvage yard, same as a ring -- and I still think I got the better bargain, lol
Why yes, that’s exactly how it is to work on cars in the south. Stuff just comes apart. Some of the stuff I see you work on, makes me glad I live here. 😂
I have to compliment you on the clarity & wealth of info you provide in your videos while maintaining an enjoyable & easy to follow narrative. Some of the best DIY videos on YT! Thank you so much. I saved a ton of money from following your Jeep Grand Cherokee videos already.
I had a 99 Ranger, 2 wd with a stick. Great little truck, easy to work on. Only had to add sand bags in the bed for winter as it was so light in the ass end that it was terrible in the snow.
Gotta love the you-pick yards. Needed a driver door interior panel for my 06 Dakota. Dealer said they could find one for around $500. Ebay $290. Local you-pick yard $15(near mint too)!!!
Funny, I find a lot of almost new and new parts at pick a part yards, and some parts that you just can't get anywhere else. I picked up a factory Class 2 trailer hitch receiver for my 88 Ford Bronco 2 for $20. You can't get a factory receiver anymore, and all the aftermarket ones are $150-$250...sadly I didn't plan on ever finding one, so I hardly ever brought tools to remove one. So I find this one, didn't have anything to remove it, bent my 1/2" 2 foot breaker bar trying to get the nuts and bolts out of the receiver...didn't get any of them at all. I had to drive 30 miles back home, get my impact and sockets drove back over and had the receiver hitch off in 5 minutes. Its been on my Bronco 2 for about a year now, haven't used it yet, but at least its there. I took a flap disc and wire wheel to it after I got it home, got it all cleaned up and gave it a nice coat of primer & paint. Now its kind of faded out so it matches the rest of the vehicle really well LOL. I found a nearly new set of the double sun visors in an Explorer that are now in my Bronco 2, a really good condition center console out of the same explorer is now in my Bronco 2...wish I would have pulled more stuff off that Explorer, you don't find them very often with tan interiors, at least not cloth interiors and not in fist gen explorers. It was a lucky break but altogether the console and sun visors cost $15. A friend of mine was over pulling some parts for a car they had at their shop that the customer just wanted it fixed cheap. He was walking back up to checkout after getting the parts and spotted a late 90's Ford F350...thought he'd check if the Turbo was still on it (7.3L Diesel) but it was gone. However upon checking the truck over found a brand new B&W 5th wheel hitch. He didn't hesitate to yank that off the truck. He's heading up to checkout thinking man the boss is going to kill him for pulling that and putting it on the shop card...so he checks out and the guy at the counter says $45. He tries not to get excited knowing he just pulled a $1500 5th wheel hitch off a truck, just puts the receipt in his pocket walks out the door LOL. Damn right I would have done that too....turns out the guy at the checkout counter rang the hitch in as a trailer ball hitch....OOPS....He paid $5 for that damn 5th wheel hitch and its now on his pickup LOL.
Went to pic and pull with my kid after he buggered up a fender and door on his explorer. On the way there explaining that he prob would be finding them in different colors, Well, darned if he didn’t find them in his paint color and installed good as new.
I'm glad you brought that spray so you could get Those Nuts off. 😁 You are a great mechanic. If I lived nearby ( kind of far from Missouri) I would bring all my work to you, and recommend you to friends and family. I fear you are a dying breed. Take care of yourself, and don't overdo. Also, love the visits with Mrs. O.. I have a feeling she is also one of a kind.
I needed new brake rotors for my '85 B150 Dodge van. I went to the local pick n pull and pulled to two brand new rotors/bearings off of a '94 B250 Dodge van. Same brake parts! Saved a bunch of $$$.
Get a bucket of that brake turning iron , put it on your garden for the trace minerals lost to 200 years of farming , when it was available 40 years ago I put it around my blueberries, love all your videos
Sure brings back some memories watching you turn the rotor on that Ammco Brake Lathe. Turned many a drum and rotor on mine. (Before they made them "throw away" items)
..Under its own power! Holy cow! i dont think there is a single shop in my area that woudl have gone to any salvage yard for used parts! New or nothing. Nice work!
This is really showing your talent doing this kind of work. Salvaging something and having to work with what you’ve got. I think it’s really difficult.
Oh, this is freaking awesome. This is what UA-cam was made for...an it just so happens that I have a 02 Ford Ranger..... I'm going to love this! Keep the great vids coming Eric!
@@SouthMainAuto Yes, yes those of us from the salt belt really know. You drive it until you can't then spend as little money as you can on your rust bucket to get it to take your butt to work a few more times before it crumbles into dust.
It's tough dirty work going to the used-parts yards. It sucks enough doing it for your own vehicles, never mind for a customer/stranger. On top of that you're cutting rotors?. Who cuts rotors anymore? You are too kind for your own good. The people of Avoca don't realize how lucky they are to have you there. Godspeed lad!
I love the comfort and ease of how you work. You can tell the experience is all there. Actually gives me the confidence to go a little faster and think on my feet when I'm fixing stuff. Getting super quick and efficient with car repair takes looooads off of the stress of it all.
@@SouthMainAuto They sure can be intimidating tho :( I remember when I knew nothing about cars and did a valve cover gasket on my vtec accord. When I pulled that cover off I just froze in terror
Interesting to me that you, the mechanic/tech/ how-to guru, whom I admire so much....who teaches and shares so much.... still gets gritty/ cold /frustrated by resorting to scalping junk yard parts. (excuse me..Parts Recycling Facility ) I’m in Omaha and in the last 2 years I’ve traveled to Circleville Ohio, London Ontario!!!! Springfield MO, Kansas City twice, some other town in Kansas that I can’t remember, northern Wisconsin, northern Iowa, eastern Iowa harvesting used parts for my kids cars and my vehicles. And I’m not a pro....I’m a contractor/ carpenter so these are weekend trips usually. I chase stuff that is color specific, or $85 used vs $850 new........always a cost saving...usually $ hundreds........as motivation. Usually it’s an adventure but the Canada trip was a long boring haul. The Canadian border person thought I was nuts. He didn’t say “nuts” but that was my take on his reaction. He may have been right. Love your channel , Eric. Dave Heitman Semper Fidelis
Generally speaking I like your videos. This one I really enjoyed because going to the junkyard, shows people that if you know or think about what your doing you can still accomplish a lot with basic tools and not a lot of money. I'm curious how much it ultimately saves the customer, because I imagine your still charging them for labor to pull the part?
In my experience, you-pull yards are pretty easy going about making you pay for attached parts! I'm surprised Eric had to pull all that junk off what he wanted.
Much credit due to you for having to deal with all that junk in the cold. Customer should pay triple at least. Hi-Deeee-Ho...Another success for Prof. "O"!!!
Ford Rangers, explorer sport trac's have a ton of interchangeable drivetrain and interior parts, the frames on them are identical, and they even share some engine options.. Parts are generally dirt cheap at parts stores, and anything that isn't can be found at a scrap yard.. Tons of technical info on ford ranger forums. Anything from stock vehicle maintenance to major modification info.. Thousands of threads and info on the differences in model years, including wiring info.. I've spent too much time reading about these trucks (and fixing them / modifying them). I daily a 5 speed 2wd that I've lifted, and swapped the rear axle from a sport trac into it for the stronger 31 spline 8.8 and disc brakes.. Among other modifications. Love these trucks even though they can be a pain in the ass.. Quick tip with the front suspension too, the camber is non adjustable from factory but they sell cam bolt kits online for cheap, and sure saves your tires
A trip to the Bone Yard, Fun. 👍 I like the salvage yard's you can always find parts like oem clamps ,special bent plastic vacuum lines, spare rims,ect....Usually Cheap. Hard to find oem part's or very expensive oem parts.
Hi Eric, I hope 2020 is being good to you and your family. Another great video! I would have liked to have seen the back of the rim. Might be good to check the used pars store for a matching one. (I would match them for handling reasons) It was fortunate you were able to find what you did. Haven't seen a brake lathe in years. Back in the day I would take my stuff to a local auto supply to get turned. They were great. I miss the local owned parts shops. The chains aren't as good. Even NAPA can be frustrating for a DIY guy. They usually have really good parts available though. Try not to feel to awkward when you meet fan. Yes you have fans. Your real and you are personable. That is part of why your content is popular. Take care
On those windy conditions and filming...they sell "socks" that help eliminate the wind going across the mic vents. Some will use a cotton ball torn in half then use some tape or a wire to lightly hold it in place. It will also clear up the wind. There are reasons to find the parts, no matter where, to help a customer as well as make the shop some income. This is a fair method to use on older vehicles and keep goodwill in trust with customers who will in turn come back over and over and help advertise for the shop. $600 for NAPA parts is a large amount on just this one corner of the vehicle. Eric has the right motivation to keep his customer on the road and the shops lights on for the next round from this customer. Not a bad find, bright red wheel bearing grease means very low miles on that rotor and bearings likely.
Man! This is starting to be come a common problem. I happen to have the same problem on the same side on my 00 Ford Explorer sport. Thanks for posting this. Went to junkyard and took the spindle and the ABS sensor. The rotors brakes and bearings all new.
With as often as you say "This much be how it is in the south," you need to run a move by Mrs. O. Check out New Smyrna Beach, FL. Trade the snow for beach sand and our rust is muuuuuuuch easier to deal with!
Nice brake lathe! The older ones were the best, bet that does a nice job on those truck flywheels. Actually thinking of buying one myself, would be nice to turn my own electric trailer brake drums.
I was pulling a 5sp manual transmission for a Subar yesterday. We have 5 lots in the area (100-mile radius) that I use. So lucky to find the same year Subaru just put out. Easiest transmission pull I've experienced, and in a snow storm. $201 out the door, more than $100 less than the case from the dealer.
There is just no way I would drive that vehicle. How much of the repair is the direct result of continuing down the road at any speed? I would like to see the back side of the rim. I don't trust aluminum rims to take a lot of damage and be safe hurtling down the road at 70 mph or more. Blow outs at highway speeds on a front tire can startle most drivers into making a bad choice. Had a few in my 45 years of legal driving, :-)
Junkyards still bring a lot of fun, even if I'm not looking for a part. But not like the old days when you could just drive in, look around all you want, and leave with nothing; or take the parts you need, go find the owner and pay him.
I just replaced a transmission on an 06 Civic with a junkyard one for $170.. (and it wasn't even a u-pull-it!) Love your videos.. I wen to school in Rochester and spent a lot of time at a buddy;s place in Danville..
Who else is going to actually go to the junkyard, pull the part, recondition some of those parts and install on a customers car all to save the customer some money. And, doing this on the weekend too. I really don't know of any professional mechanic that would do this. You simply are the best!
If I had any more junk yards around me, I would. Sadly, they've all been plowed under and turned into either u-storage places or townhomes/low income housing.
FOR SURE . 100 PERCENT .
Sometimes the self-employed work weekends. You gotta do, what you gotta do.
I would do that and you know it 😎👍🏼
We have couple that cater to the poor side of town. Great shops but they are just keeping a few common models on the road for their core customers
Junk yards have saved me a lot of money in the past. Great to see a mechanic willing to look out for the customer. Wish there was more like him as most mechanic's would have just ordered the new part an warmed up the credit card machine for that big payday. From someone in the service industry I wish there was more people like you looking out for what is best for the customer and not the pocket book.
Back in the day (mid to late 90's) my son and I would spend a weekend at the friendly "Pick n Pull". Occasionally they would have a sale "All You Can Carry" for $29.00 ....it's amazing how much a guy can carry!....
GOOD MEMORIES!
Is a bag counting because I would look like the treasure goblin in diablo 3
A place by me does monthly all you can carry for $50 sales. Last one I partook in I walked out with a 4.0 head, header, and a few other small items. Love those days.
How Many Professional Repair shops will go to the salvage yard to pickup a part to save the customer
money and get their vehicle back on the road!?? Eric O hands down is a rare breed. This isn't the first video
to show this type of concern and help for the customer. Then,... he drives to his brothers shop ( which is closed ),
to resurface the Brake Rotors!! JUST WOW!
That Ranger knew enough to drag itself past Scotty Kilmer and limp to your shop where it was saved :)
I'm on my third Ford Ranger. I've also had two Explorers so I am definitely a believer in those trucks. The truck I have now is a 2010 Ford Ranger Sport extended cab with the 4.0 engine and it is the best of them all. Hard working and very reliable. If it keeps going the way it is now it'll far outlast me. When Hurricane Michael hit, my 4x8 utility trailer was buried tongue first in the ground which not only twisted the tongue but the frame as well. I managed to work the tongue back into shape enough that I could haul yard and house debris, trees and stumps out of my elderly neighbor's yard as well as my own out to the road for the debris trucks to pick up. That Ranger never acted like the load was even back there and that trailer was loaded as high as I could get it. I later had the trailer rebuilt and it's good as new now. My truck was inside the garage and escaped being damaged, which was a blessing because everything around the house got obliterated!
Cordless impacts are amazing. Imagine doing what you did trying to hold that thing between your knees while you worked at it with a wrench or socket. Ahhh the good old days! They weren't always that good.
You are doing a kind act keeping the cost low by picking a part and turning a rotor. Your a really nice guy! Sure Mrs O knows it.
Who doesn't love going on a field trip? With multiple stops, no less!
What I want to know is how all of this is cheaper than just buying new parts? This ladies and gentleman is one hell of a mechanic who will go literally miles out of the way to help a customer out.
My friend hit a deer on the highway at 50mph and banged up his drivers side front fender beyond repair on his 1976 Chevy Van Dura C20 van. Junk yard had a van same color and year with a fender for $100 and we take it off. Took 6 hours to get it off, there were no bolts, it was spot welded everywhere !!!! A hammer and a big and small screw driver is all we had to get it off. Imagine if there was such a thing as a battery hammer drill with a chisel in the chuck..... would of had it off in an hour tops !!!!! Come a long way in tools since mid 80's !!!!!! There were no venison burgers, deer got up and hopped away, but I'll bet a little bruised !!!!! There were self drilling / tapping pan head screws back then, that's how we got it back together. And shops in Avoca think they have it hard !!!!!
I love going to the junkyard. Its digging for gold
I work at a junkyard! Best hardest job I've ever done.
sometimes you get lucky and fine nearly brand new OEM parts on an older fresh wreck!
I walk away from yards that will not allow customers in.
What's great is when you find tools that others left behind. Unfortunately, I'm usually the feller that leaves a tool behind....
@@throttlebottle5906 I keep my fleet of beaters going this way. I have nice car and an almost new tow pig...but the beaters are loaners and spares and mill cars when I work at the steel mill
i had a 1999 Ford Ranger. I had 271000 before i traded for something newer. i bought new. Was a good truck for me.
You always find a creative solution to the problem confronting you. I'm glad you were able to find the parts you needed at the junk yard. Treasures in disguise.
That's cool that you use your brother's shop for stuff. I have 2 sons and hope they hang out and work together for their whole lives.
Will Eric be able to fix the Ranger by Monday morning?! Will the brake caliper be any good?! What parts will he order?! Can the speed sensor be removed?! Find out in the next exciting episode of South Main Brakes!!!
I just said that out loud in a really dramatic movie guy voice... just like you did after you typed it out... :)
@@SouthMainAuto I was hearing the Ice Road Truckers guy
Like wheels on the road, so are the Days of Our Drives!
@@5roundsrapid263 you win
Yep, read that in DBZ narrator voice.
I'm a big fan of these nuts and bolts videos. Many times I find it hard to relate to the more extensive waveform/electrical troubleshooting stuff that I know you love. Keep doing what you are doing howevever, I'll watch em all anyways, but please, never be afraid to post more "fixing rusty junk" videos..
I think most of us have to do more nuts and bolts stuff on rusty junk than deep dive troubleshooting. I think both make great videos, but I can more directly relate to the nuts and bolts stuff.
Eric explains things in a really absorbable way. Even though the electrical troubleshooting is often over my head, i find it sinking in little bits at a time. I also find myself looking deeper into things before just swapping parts and crossing fingers
Absolutely love the nuts and bolts videos keep them coming and really like the scrap yard videos makes it seem like you are just like the rest of us going and pulling your own parts to save a buck!!!! You the man keep on keeping on!!
This is by far the best channel to learn how to repair your own vehicle. Eric o is the man . love this channel glad to see eric o is still producing these videos .
Soooo you've never seen a ChrisFix video?
@@charlesputt8588 love chris fix forgot about his videos . thank for the remind
We are a new Chanel. But post weekly how to videos if you want to check us out
Spent a lot of time in the junkyard when I was much younger. That's where the cheap parts for "old cars" are. Nostalgia. I've returned recently for my '05 F150. Made some cheap upgrades to my basic XL body. Good times, gettin' dirty.
Something strangely fascinating about the wrecking yard visit. Brought back many memories from many years ago, but they hadn't invented cordless power tools yet. Ugh. Thanks for bringing us along!
bigger hammer and torque multipler (cheater pipe) lol!
Talk about going above and beyond Eric. This is some kick ass customer service.
As someone who has worked on cars both in the North and the South, you are correct. Rust free is a beautiful thing! I would probably have to name Visegrip the best tool ever invented.
When Eric O said "Ford Exploder" lol...1:16 💣 💥
Common nickname for the 90s era Explorer.
@@chrisE815 Ditto! been calling them that since the early 90's first run of them :))
@@throttlebottle5906 LOL- Yep. My parents bought a '90 Explorer and our mechanic called it the exploder. Replaced the transmission once, had issues with the auto -locking hubs and then head gasket blew at 120k... Oh yeah.. and I think the AC system was replaced multiple times but I don't recall the AC ever working. After that, it was donated!
Worked at Ford dealership early 2000's we called em Exploder's too. And ford focus we called hocus pocus eddie bauer focus'es lol
My friends explorer exploded in her driveway so that’s when I started calling them that. It melted the siding off her garage. That thing was a piece of shit.
You’re honestly a gem. If I didn’t live across the world, I’d gladly take my vehicle to your shop 👍🏽
Okay, sun is shinning, wife and chitlens are out visiting, and how does Mr. O spend his free Saturday, helping out a client by shopping and pulling parts for their ride. This is why this channel is so popular and Eric is so damned good at his profession. I only wished he lived closer to Texas because I would know where to take my vehicles!!!!! Good Job E
WOOT! The O man goes commando in the FIELD. This EP has it all! Excitement, thrills, chills, ACTION, Mic Wind Noise! And best of all? No Snap-On demo scanners!
Reminds me of when I first got into the business in 92. I miss those days. Now its just slap cheep new aftermarket parts on and go. This is why
I enjoy your channel. Thanks.
A man has free time on the weekend and goes to the auto wreckers a true love for toying with cars and helping out a customer 👍
Man, you’re a great 👍 person, who truly wants to help people, who are in need when money can be tight, Amen to you brother, a Saint, a Guardian Angel, I thank you for your hard work, professional experience, devotion, You’re The Best!!Have a BLESSED Day.
Salvage yards are scarce as hen's teeth in my area now. As a young man I made good use of the ones around my area, and miss those adventures of lugging my togo toolbox along the rows looking for treasure. This was a virtual fresh air walk down memory lane...
I love that you got your logo to line up right in the center of the rotor at the end of the video.
Allen Long I too was impressed by his video artistry. (-:
Machined to fit .
Love the way you sincerely care about your customers. Wish we had more folks like you in the business Eric! Thanks for sharing!
This is more therapy than work I love going to the shop on Saturday when nobody else is there
Nice video. Thank you. And thank you for taking time to save the customer from potentially scrapping his vehicle over a 600 spindle
Eric, i salute you Brother, you always go above and beyond to help with/fix people's ride's with the extra quality seen by so few in the repair industry,thank you !
Love this episode! Please do more junkyard runs :D
A cliff hanger on a junky Ranger. Cant wait for part 2.
Great start! I still enjoy going to salvage yards for some reason.
Because your a MAN! That's why :)
Salvage yards are amusement parks for adults.
I am going to tell that to people at work tomorrow when they start complaining
@Paul Pflaum If I was working on a fishing boat and was in charge of putting on the bait would I also be a Master Baiter?
I look at salvage yards like women look at jewelry.
Sad thing is, I could spend the same amount of money in parts from a salvage yard, same as a ring -- and I still think I got the better bargain, lol
Eric, that rotor turned out looking like new, nice to see refurbished parts being used when needed. Junkyard's can be fun when looking for autoparts!!
These junk yard videos are great. Yards around here won’t let clients pull their own parts any more, citing “liability”.
Why yes, that’s exactly how it is to work on cars in the south. Stuff just comes apart. Some of the stuff I see you work on, makes me glad I live here. 😂
I have to compliment you on the clarity & wealth of info you provide in your videos while maintaining an enjoyable & easy to follow narrative. Some of the best DIY videos on YT! Thank you so much. I saved a ton of money from following your Jeep Grand Cherokee videos already.
I hope your customers realize what a decent and honest individual you are,cheers Eric O. :)
Awesome. My son drives an 08 Ranger 2WD and anything I can learn about them is money in the bank. Thanks as always, Eric!
I had a 99 Ranger, 2 wd with a stick. Great little truck, easy to work on. Only had to add sand bags in the bed for winter as it was so light in the ass end that it was terrible in the snow.
SMA for the win!!!. Makes my day when i see a new video up.
Gotta love the you-pick yards. Needed a driver door interior panel for my 06 Dakota. Dealer said they could find one for around $500. Ebay $290. Local you-pick yard $15(near mint too)!!!
Funny, I find a lot of almost new and new parts at pick a part yards, and some parts that you just can't get anywhere else. I picked up a factory Class 2 trailer hitch receiver for my 88 Ford Bronco 2 for $20. You can't get a factory receiver anymore, and all the aftermarket ones are $150-$250...sadly I didn't plan on ever finding one, so I hardly ever brought tools to remove one. So I find this one, didn't have anything to remove it, bent my 1/2" 2 foot breaker bar trying to get the nuts and bolts out of the receiver...didn't get any of them at all. I had to drive 30 miles back home, get my impact and sockets drove back over and had the receiver hitch off in 5 minutes. Its been on my Bronco 2 for about a year now, haven't used it yet, but at least its there. I took a flap disc and wire wheel to it after I got it home, got it all cleaned up and gave it a nice coat of primer & paint. Now its kind of faded out so it matches the rest of the vehicle really well LOL.
I found a nearly new set of the double sun visors in an Explorer that are now in my Bronco 2, a really good condition center console out of the same explorer is now in my Bronco 2...wish I would have pulled more stuff off that Explorer, you don't find them very often with tan interiors, at least not cloth interiors and not in fist gen explorers. It was a lucky break but altogether the console and sun visors cost $15.
A friend of mine was over pulling some parts for a car they had at their shop that the customer just wanted it fixed cheap. He was walking back up to checkout after getting the parts and spotted a late 90's Ford F350...thought he'd check if the Turbo was still on it (7.3L Diesel) but it was gone. However upon checking the truck over found a brand new B&W 5th wheel hitch. He didn't hesitate to yank that off the truck. He's heading up to checkout thinking man the boss is going to kill him for pulling that and putting it on the shop card...so he checks out and the guy at the counter says $45. He tries not to get excited knowing he just pulled a $1500 5th wheel hitch off a truck, just puts the receipt in his pocket walks out the door LOL. Damn right I would have done that too....turns out the guy at the checkout counter rang the hitch in as a trailer ball hitch....OOPS....He paid $5 for that damn 5th wheel hitch and its now on his pickup LOL.
Got a passenger interior door panel for my 2004 Grand Am 17 dollars new 300 dollars eBay 170-200 dollars
Went to pic and pull with my kid after he buggered up a fender and door on his explorer. On the way there explaining that he prob would be finding them in different colors,
Well, darned if he didn’t find them in his paint color and installed good as new.
"Anybody bring a screwdriver, anybody?" I love this guys sense of humor
ammco 8800 hubless rotor kit changed my life, so simple, gotta clean up rotors with a wire-cup brush first though, love those old brake lathes!
My favorite SMA videos are when you go on field trips to the junk yard.
I love the fact that repaired means repaired. Please open up a sop in Oklahoma.
This is what happens in the real world. I had to do the same thing for customers just like this. You just do what needs to be done. Good job Eric!
This is what I love, real world work. Beats a half hour show where young guys are putting a new tune in a turbo any day of the week!
I'm glad you brought that spray so you could get Those Nuts off. 😁 You are a great mechanic. If I lived nearby ( kind of far from Missouri) I would bring all my work to you, and recommend you to friends and family. I fear you are a dying breed. Take care of yourself, and don't overdo. Also, love the visits with Mrs. O.. I have a feeling she is also one of a kind.
I needed new brake rotors for my '85 B150 Dodge van. I went to the local pick n pull and pulled to two brand new rotors/bearings off of a '94 B250 Dodge van. Same brake parts! Saved a bunch of $$$.
Get a bucket of that brake turning iron , put it on your garden for the trace minerals lost to 200 years of farming , when it was available 40 years ago I put it around my blueberries, love all your videos
Sure brings back some memories watching you turn the rotor on that Ammco Brake Lathe. Turned many a drum and rotor on mine. (Before they made them "throw away" items)
..Under its own power! Holy cow! i dont think there is a single shop in my area that woudl have gone to any salvage yard for used parts! New or nothing. Nice work!
This is really showing your talent doing this kind of work. Salvaging something and having to work with what you’ve got. I think it’s really difficult.
Oh, this is freaking awesome. This is what UA-cam was made for...an it just so happens that I have a 02 Ford Ranger..... I'm going to love this! Keep the great vids coming Eric!
Good for the guy you are Helping, not many Tech's or People would do that for a customer or Hell friend. Keep the videos coming!
I love it, the truck came in with an exploded bearing and destroyed spindle; but Eric doesn't want to disable it. I love upstate New York
Hey he might wanna drive it ya know :)
@@SouthMainAuto Yes, yes those of us from the salt belt really know. You drive it until you can't then spend as little money as you can on your rust bucket to get it to take your butt to work a few more times before it crumbles into dust.
I've found stuff in upstate ny pick an pulls that were amazing. A solid rear rotor on an explorer that was paper thin. I made a clock out of it :lol:
That's why we love Eric O. and South Main Auto!!!
@@SouthMainAuto Yeah, it still has 3 wheels attached...what's the problem????
I just went to the junkyard myself today. I'm working on a 1988 Ford F250 with the 7.3 IDI diesel. Gotta pull a headlight assembly and tailgate latch.
It's tough dirty work going to the used-parts yards. It sucks enough doing it for your own vehicles, never mind for a customer/stranger. On top of that you're cutting rotors?. Who cuts rotors anymore? You are too kind for your own good. The people of Avoca don't realize how lucky they are to have you there. Godspeed lad!
I love the comfort and ease of how you work. You can tell the experience is all there. Actually gives me the confidence to go a little faster and think on my feet when I'm fixing stuff. Getting super quick and efficient with car repair takes looooads off of the stress of it all.
It's just a bucket of bolts man, don't let them win the fight :) !
@@SouthMainAuto They sure can be intimidating tho :( I remember when I knew nothing about cars and did a valve cover gasket on my vtec accord. When I pulled that cover off I just froze in terror
Wow, awesome that a mechanic would actually go to a wrecking yard for a customer to pull parts for them.
Love the content on this channel Eric! I recommended it to all my fellow mechanics. You're a dying breed brotha!
Eric, your videos are almost therapeutic for me. I really enjoy watching you fix things! Keep up the good work!!!
Interesting to me that you, the mechanic/tech/ how-to guru, whom I admire so much....who teaches and shares so much.... still gets gritty/ cold /frustrated by resorting to scalping junk yard parts. (excuse me..Parts Recycling Facility ) I’m in Omaha and in the last 2 years I’ve traveled to Circleville Ohio, London Ontario!!!! Springfield MO, Kansas City twice, some other town in Kansas that I can’t remember, northern Wisconsin, northern Iowa, eastern Iowa harvesting used parts for my kids cars and my vehicles. And I’m not a pro....I’m a contractor/ carpenter so these are weekend trips usually. I chase stuff that is color specific, or $85 used vs $850 new........always a cost saving...usually $ hundreds........as motivation. Usually it’s an adventure but the Canada trip was a long boring haul. The Canadian border person thought I was nuts. He didn’t say “nuts” but that was my take on his reaction. He may have been right. Love your channel , Eric. Dave Heitman Semper Fidelis
Dude! I LOVE the salvage yard! My favorite part of the day hands down :)!
He's been everywhere man he's been everywhere.
It was nice to see a brake lathe in action. I am sure they are not used too much. I remember you saying SMA sold theirs.
1998 to 2001 had the torsion bar suspension. Added bonus the front wheel bearing in the 4x4 version is also unique and takes two weeks to arrive.
This channel is the best around for automotive mechanics. Thank you Eric!
One of my favorite places is the junkyard. Love the variety and frequency of videos lately.
AAHH the Junkyard!! I love the smell of rust in the morning.
Can't wait for part 2... that sure was a busy fix rounding up the needed parts.
Love when you go pull junk parts!
So much more relatable.
Nice job with the SMA placement on the wheel at the end. My compliments to the editor of the video.
So nice to goto your brothers shop to use other tools, that's what family is for
Generally speaking I like your videos. This one I really enjoyed because going to the junkyard, shows people that if you know or think about what your doing you can still accomplish a lot with basic tools and not a lot of money. I'm curious how much it ultimately saves the customer, because I imagine your still charging them for labor to pull the part?
In my experience, you-pull yards are pretty easy going about making you pay for attached parts! I'm surprised Eric had to pull all that junk off what he wanted.
Much credit due to you for having to deal with all that junk in the cold.
Customer should pay triple at least.
Hi-Deeee-Ho...Another success for Prof. "O"!!!
Couldn't see his breath, so it ain't cold.
Ford Rangers, explorer sport trac's have a ton of interchangeable drivetrain and interior parts, the frames on them are identical, and they even share some engine options.. Parts are generally dirt cheap at parts stores, and anything that isn't can be found at a scrap yard.. Tons of technical info on ford ranger forums. Anything from stock vehicle maintenance to major modification info.. Thousands of threads and info on the differences in model years, including wiring info.. I've spent too much time reading about these trucks (and fixing them / modifying them). I daily a 5 speed 2wd that I've lifted, and swapped the rear axle from a sport trac into it for the stronger 31 spline 8.8 and disc brakes.. Among other modifications. Love these trucks even though they can be a pain in the ass.. Quick tip with the front suspension too, the camber is non adjustable from factory but they sell cam bolt kits online for cheap, and sure saves your tires
A trip to the Bone Yard, Fun. 👍 I like the salvage yard's you can always find parts like oem clamps ,special bent plastic vacuum lines, spare rims,ect....Usually Cheap. Hard to find oem part's or very expensive oem parts.
That Ranger has been driven hard and put away wet. Built Ford tough.
Hi Eric, I hope 2020 is being good to you and your family. Another great video! I would have liked to have seen the back of the rim. Might be good to check the used pars store for a matching one. (I would match them for handling reasons) It was fortunate you were able to find what you did. Haven't seen a brake lathe in years. Back in the day I would take my stuff to a local auto supply to get turned. They were great. I miss the local owned parts shops. The chains aren't as good. Even NAPA can be frustrating for a DIY guy. They usually have really good parts available though. Try not to feel to awkward when you meet fan. Yes you have fans. Your real and you are personable. That is part of why your content is popular. Take care
On those windy conditions and filming...they sell "socks" that help eliminate the wind going across the mic vents. Some will use a cotton ball torn in half then use some tape or a wire to lightly hold it in place. It will also clear up the wind. There are reasons to find the parts, no matter where, to help a customer as well as make the shop some income. This is a fair method to use on older vehicles and keep goodwill in trust with customers who will in turn come back over and over and help advertise for the shop. $600 for NAPA parts is a large amount on just this one corner of the vehicle. Eric has the right motivation to keep his customer on the road and the shops lights on for the next round from this customer. Not a bad find, bright red wheel bearing grease means very low miles on that rotor and bearings likely.
Auto Recycling, the environmentally responsible way to say Junk Yard. 😂 Makes everyone feel warm and fuzzy. Fun place all the same.👍
Eric O. sporting those Harbor freight gloves!! I love my pair!
Man! This is starting to be come a common problem. I happen to have the same problem on the same side on my 00 Ford Explorer sport. Thanks for posting this. Went to junkyard and took the spindle and the ABS sensor. The rotors brakes and bearings all new.
No wait the bearings we're OEM parts and seal from junkyard. Gently used.
With as often as you say "This much be how it is in the south," you need to run a move by Mrs. O. Check out New Smyrna Beach, FL. Trade the snow for beach sand and our rust is muuuuuuuch easier to deal with!
Nice brake lathe! The older ones were the best, bet that does a nice job on those truck flywheels. Actually thinking of buying one myself, would be nice to turn my own electric trailer brake drums.
I don’t even need to go to the junkyard right now, but I’m gonna, just because 🍻
Wife's away, let's go play. It doesn't get much better - hope ice cream was involved.
Love this "away mission"! Wind noise be damm, this is a great field trip!
I was pulling a 5sp manual transmission for a Subar yesterday. We have 5 lots in the area (100-mile radius) that I use. So lucky to find the same year Subaru just put out. Easiest transmission pull I've experienced, and in a snow storm. $201 out the door, more than $100 less than the case from the dealer.
I wanted to come up with something better than, "Drive it till the wheels fall off", but...I got nothing.
Sometimes it just falls right in front of you, just like that wheel.
Hahaha.. he apparently did Joe. Lol
There is just no way I would drive that vehicle. How much of the repair is the direct result of continuing down the road at any speed? I would like to see the back side of the rim. I don't trust aluminum rims to take a lot of damage and be safe hurtling down the road at 70 mph or more. Blow outs at highway speeds on a front tire can startle most drivers into making a bad choice. Had a few in my 45 years of legal driving, :-)
Nothing like having your brakes holding the wheel on! "Welcome to the Salt Belt jungle.."
Thank God for disc brakes. A brake drum would have said "adios" and left with the wheel.
Junkyards still bring a lot of fun, even if I'm not looking for a part. But not like the old days when you could just drive in, look around all you want, and leave with nothing; or take the parts you need, go find the owner and pay him.
a tortion bar ranger in the rust belt and the right frame isnt rusted out ??? amazing. wish we had the cordless tools when i was junk yarding it
I can't believe all of the rust. I have never seen so much in my life on a car or truck.
Road trip to the yard. Great stuff. Thanks
I just replaced a transmission on an 06 Civic with a junkyard one for $170.. (and it wasn't even a u-pull-it!)
Love your videos.. I wen to school in Rochester and spent a lot of time at a buddy;s place in Danville..