My daughter would come visit me in the shop before she started kindergarden and would tell me the same thing. I would ask her what she was going to do when she grew up and she would say "Work on cars like you!" And I would say "No your going to be a Vet and fix animals." But nope she was so sure she was going to wrench. Now she is in 3rd grade and keeps going back and forth. Love it when my kids show up at the shop, no matter what makes my day 1000 times better. Your daughter is so cute.
Love the little girls !!!! I am 55 and mine are all grown up. take time to have fun with her they grow up so fast and before you know it shes is moving out and starting a new life.
I LOVE THE ADVICE YOU GAVE TO YOUR DAUGHTER BROTHER. NOW SHE IS A BIG GIRL. ALL YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS THAT ALL YOU TEACHING WILL HAVE AN EFFECT. I THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BROTHER. I WISH I HAD A FATHER, ESPECIALLY LIKE YOU! 🙂💖
Eric: I started watching your show last December, and all this time, I thought you were saying "Self Made Auto" instead of South Main Auto! Great show, takes me back to 1959 when I worked in a Union 76 Station. Not many auto repair shops like yours then.
You're a smart guy. I also use customer supplied building materials with the same disclaimer. Work is work you just have to roll with the job. Your daughter has a cute smile !!!
Another outstanding thumbs up SMA production! Purchased a few months ago one of those types of cars, a Toyota Camry, for interstate driving/good highway gas mileage. Trying to get used to no lower frame, sheet metal control arms, and overall light weight construction. Thank you for the good tips in the video regarding alignment adjustments, coil springs, strut replacement, etc.
This channel is getting better as every new video comes out. Eric keep up the good work and congratulations. This is definently the best automotive channel on the whole youtube. All the best from Croatia, Europe.
Im not the type of guy at all that finds babies cute or little kids adorable. But ill be damned if you daughter isn't the most adorable kid ever. Good kid you've got Eric, keep up the amazing parenting!
WOW !!! Am I old !!!!!! I thought the Coats 1010 was cool with the power rotating mount/demount bar. The machine I learned on had a tall center post that you used as the fulcrum for a 3' bar.
Customer s/b happy with the new suspension & ride. Nice rotors & car is in good shape & looks well maintained. Trinity gets in her quick stick out her tongue shots when you're not looking...adds humor & family to video!
My G6 GT has the same inner tire wear problem. Lots of folks replace front control arm assemblies to fix that. The special camber bolt is nice -if rubber bushings are still intact. Those are some nice parts you put on there! I like that 3/8 airgun. All the best, to you & your nice family!
Mr O., you and South Main Auto are like the modern day Gus Wilson and the Model Garage. As a kid, i couldnt wait to see the next issue of Popular Mechanics that my father subscribed to. I am a fan of the auto mystery genre. I am an electrical engineer but really like car work. My wife and i keep ours for 15 to 20 yrs in the New England rust belt and i diy most repairs.
I think I need one of those coffee machines after binge watching your South Main Auto videos all morning. I got same job done on my old 97 Nissan Maxima station wagon, about 10 years ago, cost about $1200 all up, but it was well worth it at the time, because it virtually made the car drive like new again. Only difference with my job was the new springs in the rear were custom made to be stiffer than the OE springs. This further improved handling of the vehicle. I sold that car to a friend and still to this day, has only 112,000 kilometres on it. They don't put salt on the roads where I live.
LOL...When those tires fell over,and the look on your face.I actually said out loud "THAT'S ME"!!!! That kind of stupid crap happens to me all the time!!I'll be at work and drop something that is not round and i will be damned if it doesn't roll 10 feet away from me!!
I believe the oval washer on the shock is to hold the steel ring that the lower rubber bushing is pressed in from wearing out and letting the shock slip off the bushing and bolt because there is not two tabs to lock it in. And the oval shape is to allow clearance for the tube section of the shock. If it was a big round washer it could hit the tube section. I think.
Caught this one in another SMA binge watch, I learn something new in every video. Thanks for sharing. I have a Keurig too, but I use a reusable cup and my coffee...k-cups are expensive...lol
We used to create our own alignment specs based on experience with vehicles with chronic tire wear problems. Also good to check rolling toe if you access to a toe board.
I know old vidgeo! It's good to see you putting on customer parts. Hard to find in these parts. Plus, I'd rather buy local anyways. That car was relatively clean considering. Didn't need Big Nasty to knock the rust off on all four corners before working.
Just had a girls mother bring one of those G6 in for a look over (b4 xmas) .She had it at another shop for a pre purchase inspection. All they told her was broken rear springs so dealer had another shop put springs in. Now it comes to me for a noise in front , strut bushings seized , noisy and she complained the alignment was off.I told her I would have not let those strut mounts passed safety but who knows , maybe they were ok that day ( lol) . While the car was rising on 4 post lift the first thing I noticed was new springs were upside down and LR shock was leaking badly. Bad shock could have caused broken spring or visa versa , the chicken and the egg thing. Did the front struts that day over a month ago , just did the rear shocks last Friday along with sway bar mount rubbers on the rear. The shop that did the safety remedied the upside down springs. Hope this young girl gets some months cost free driving now. I am retired now so her bill to me wasnt as high as a shop would be but still she has put too much in this car first few months of owning it. If you ever get the car back for the rear sway bar bushing , do a video , its a BS job having to drop the rear sub frame to do it . $30 bushings and hours labour!
Good video Eric O... I'm not changing springs, but i sure have a bunch of work to do on my Jimmy and watching your videos gives me idea's on how to approach different problems when disassembling and reassembling stuff... so thanks for your sharing of your skill and knowledge of getting problems solved fairly quickly. Catch ya on the next video.
I'm going to drive thousands of miles from Florida and back just so I can watch the master change my tires. By the time I'm back in FL, the virgin chassis on my Envoy will look like swiss cheese
Learned something! I never thought about setting the suspension to ride height before tightening the bolt for the lower control arm. Make total sense! Want that rubber bushing to be in as relaxed state as possible. Thank you!
My brother has an auto shop and always hates installing customer supplied parts unless they are top quality. I'm glad Eric has no complaints. He has to be three weeks booked with that great attitude!
I am residing in california. Id choose oreillys over autozone for most of my parts.. we have pepboys here to but they to get there parts from the wholesaler one of which I deal with in anaheim ca. PAC auto parts most of your body parts and radiators...
dear Mark I can say through my experience one company may use an inferior part supplier. For example geting a battery one is guaranteed to last longer than the other. In business its like they manufacture 1000 parts and what is the failure rate.
Just did this on a 2008 Pontiac G6, struts, shocks, swaybar links, inner/outer tie rods on factory parts. The flats are a pure nightmare on the outer tie rods and swaybar links, had to use lots of mapp gas and vice grips to get them off, same with the back shocks. That was a pure nightmare in 90 degrees in the sun. Lol.
I remember one day in the shop the boss decided he was gonna help by putting new struts in a car. Tried like crazy to get it to extend. Pliers, grippers, got on it with all he had. One of the other guys then walked over and turned the nut 1/4 turn and it extended out by itself(gas charged)
These videos are really great, chances are you don't own the same car, but gives ya a good idea whats involved. Not to mention always motivates me to get out there and tackle the job my self. Just wish I had a hoist. Thanks Eric.
A hoist would make it easier than jack stands "like i use." My control arms on my g6 were a pain. One bolt, is so tight to get out. The 3.5 is a pain....
Nice video as usual. I had a customer bring me an apple pie in, ate it all at lunch and that was that! I just wondered around the shop until quittin' time! ......oh yeah, doctor sounds better than chef. Apple sauce and spaghetti?!!!
Watching an older video of yours just now April 2021. Was that shy Trinity? So she wont say hi, but not shy enough to not stick her tongue out at the camera! Lol! Cute!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I replaced both of my broken rear coil springs (2006 Pontiac G6 2.4L) thanks to you, sir! A bit tougher without a lift, but the job went well. i used a jack stand to hold car, and then the hydraulic jack to support the control bracket. Also used MOOG CC81367 (Rock Auto was cheapest), which seated nicely... I was very worried about the spring flying out of there, but thanks to your video, no surprises! Cheers!
Nothing like fresh parts on a old car! The momsters, trinsters and Self Made Auto Rocks!!!! BTW speaking of spaghetti,...replacing a blinker module on my H2 recently and lo and behold a bunch of aftermarket spaghetti!!!! Wife wondered why all the chrismas lights in the trash....haha
Eric noticing the battle with the back lower control arm bolt if you wanted to you could weld a wheel nut onto a piece of 1/2” or 3/4” steel pipe, ( gas pipe) not sure what would fit best over the studs. Once done you would be able to thread on the stud and move the knuckle all over to get the bolt out or in easier. A Cheap tool to have as a helper.
Haha I couldn`t live without my Keurig and Brake Clean. Nothing helps remind your alive like caffeine and finding previously unknown cuts on your hands!
Hey man happy belated new year! I still make coffee the very old fashioned way in a pour over (Chemex right now). Never really cared for the Kureg. But I've been told my coffee is pretty strong (someone described it as rocket fuel) and the machine never got it strong enough.
In answer to your question about the use of the strange washer? on the rear lower shock bolt, in aviation, it is there so in case of failure of the rod end or in this case, bushing, the lower end of the shock will be restrained from flopping all over the place. Sorry about the aviation references but they do carry over in lots of instances. retired airline mech here :-) Keep up the great vids . I appreciate them when I work on my vehicle.
Eric, that oversized Lower shock washer, I believe Guards/protects that lower shock bushing! Great videos you produce, I might just have to cut my cable tv!!
Thats a good video real mechanic your daughter is so cute God bless you and your family we watch your videos in 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico iwill like to see a video for chebrolet venture head gasket change how u doing that
I've had to have the front springs and strut top bearings replaced on my 2008 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso (French minivan). One of the springs broke. I decided to have the strut top bearing replaced at the same time was which turned out to be a wise move because they were both past it. One fell apart and the other wasn't too far behind. Fortunately, genuine strut top bearings were cheap from the local dealer. A lot of the modern cars seem to have a similar arrangement with the front strut. My strut tops were only accessible once the hood, scuttle panel and wiper motors (one for each wiper arm) were removed so I was glad I farmed out this particular job out to my local garage.
If the top of the rear tire is tipped in and bottom out and wearing in the inside of the tread. It’s most likely the bottom control arm. It looks good to the eye until you compare it to the new one.
Nice video, I thought you always have too use coil compressor got little nervous there, Nice good video very professional job and shooting video. To bad I have too pay taxes and expensive shipping to Sweden plus strong dollar. Otherwise i would have bought stuff from you Amazon store like OTC 5609 leakdown tester, the impact wrench Nano Have one it is great Thanks Eric for taking time do the video for us in all countries around the world.
Nice to see that you install customer supplied parts. In my area the shops will tell you to get lost unless they sell it to you and get their pound of flesh.......
I also received my Nano, but I dont see the performance that Eric gets out of it. he must have a higher CFM and PSI rate out of his compressor. My harbor freight 3/8 earthquake 200ft/lbs seems to be outperforming the Nano. maybe Nano needs more break in, who knows.
Had to change a front strut on a (rusty) 2001 Mercury Sable (in Indiana) recently. Was a nightmare. The strut pinch bolt was stuck in the steering knuckle and to get it out I had to separate the tie rod end so I could turn the steering knuckle really far, then I had to hit the bolt as hard as I could at least 10 times with my huge 12 lb sledgehammer before it even moved at all. Had to hammer it the whole rest of the way out. Then the knuckle was still somewhat stuck on the strut. Finally got the old strut out and found out the control arm would not go down far enough to get the new one in. Everything I found online said the only way to get the new one in was dropping the subframe a few inches, which I was not about to try because a large number of fasteners on that car (especially on the underside) would break very easily. Ended up taking the steering knuckle off the car, widening the gap in the knuckle, inserting the strut (which had to be hammered all the way in, even with lube), then reinstalling everything on the car.
Every time your short assistant turns up it makes me smile. Glad she's gonna be a doctor there's no money being
a mechanic.
+g2macs I try to tell her that but at 4 they don't listen :)
My daughter would come visit me in the shop before she started kindergarden and would tell me the same thing. I would ask her what she was going to do when she grew up and she would say "Work on cars like you!" And I would say "No your going to be a Vet and fix animals." But nope she was so sure she was going to wrench. Now she is in 3rd grade and keeps going back and forth. Love it when my kids show up at the shop, no matter what makes my day 1000 times better. Your daughter is so cute.
love the way you get down to her level to talk to her. it really is important.
Love the little girls !!!! I am 55 and mine are all grown up. take time to have fun with her they grow up so fast and before you know it shes is moving out and starting a new life.
Always surprised at how laid back you are when working on anything. Nothing every seems to slow you down. Keep up the good work!
+OnTheBrink Ya just gotta keep pluggin away at it.
It is a great sign when they come back that fast for the next additional services
At 16:45 the tires fall over when Eric turns his back. Dude, welcome to my world!
brother, dads like you are priceless.
You are not just an excellent mechanic, but also an excellent husband and father and coffee-drinker
Shocks and springs and tires and everything! Add lunch, a short interview with Trinity makes for a great day and a Great Video!
this is my favorite channel on UA-cam, keep up the good work Eric.
+Jonathan Barros Thanks :)
9:08 haha nice. Pretty funny how she snuck that in there while your back was turned.
Nice video Eric O.
+RatchetsAnd Wrenches Oh she is the photo bomber lol! Thanks man, good seeing you here :)
I thought that was hilarious. She acted shy and then when your back was turned stuck her tongue out at the world.
+Joshua Samsung yeah she can be a little tricky
It really good to see someone clean the weights off the rims and balance the wheels properly
I LOVE THE ADVICE YOU GAVE TO YOUR DAUGHTER BROTHER. NOW SHE IS A BIG GIRL. ALL YOU CAN HOPE FOR IS THAT ALL YOU TEACHING WILL HAVE AN EFFECT. I THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BROTHER. I WISH I HAD A FATHER, ESPECIALLY LIKE YOU! 🙂💖
Eric: I started watching your show last December, and all this time, I thought you were saying "Self Made Auto" instead of South Main Auto!
Great show, takes me back to 1959 when I worked in a Union 76 Station. Not many auto repair shops like yours then.
You're a smart guy. I also use customer supplied building materials with the same disclaimer. Work is work you just have to roll with the job.
Your daughter has a cute smile !!!
+DaveSender66 She is a cutie and like you say work is work
Another outstanding thumbs up SMA production! Purchased a few months ago one of those types of cars, a Toyota Camry, for interstate driving/good highway gas mileage. Trying to get used to no lower frame, sheet metal control arms, and overall light weight construction. Thank you for the good tips in the video regarding alignment adjustments, coil springs, strut replacement, etc.
+Sandbag1300 Glad you found it entertaining :)
That brake cleaner music gets me every time.
This channel is getting better as every new video comes out. Eric keep up the good work and congratulations. This is definently the best automotive channel on the whole youtube. All the best from Croatia, Europe.
+Stjepan Đopar Thanks!
Im not the type of guy at all that finds babies cute or little kids adorable. But ill be damned if you daughter isn't the most adorable kid ever. Good kid you've got Eric, keep up the amazing parenting!
+erikdude666 Truly a life littered with blessings
Good morning Eric. I'm glad your busy and doing well. I sure do enjoy the videos you produce. Thanks for letting us hang around in the shop.
+wyattoneable Hey welcome aboard!
WOW !!! Am I old !!!!!! I thought the Coats 1010 was cool with the power rotating mount/demount bar. The machine I learned on had a tall center post that you used as the fulcrum for a 3' bar.
+theoldwizard998 Oh man I learned on one of those things. It would bend the heck out of 16's if you didn't put the shim in the lower bead breaker lol
Customer s/b happy with the new suspension & ride. Nice rotors & car is in good shape & looks well maintained. Trinity gets in her quick stick out her tongue shots when you're not looking...adds humor & family to video!
+Robert Hayward Oh yeah she is funny haha
Man now I understand why labor is so high. These guys do a lot of work and it's not easy.
My G6 GT has the same inner tire wear problem. Lots of folks replace front control arm assemblies to fix that. The special camber bolt is nice -if rubber bushings are still intact. Those are some nice parts you put on there!
I like that 3/8 airgun.
All the best, to you & your nice family!
Words to live by: "I always feel pretty worthless after lunch."
Love it!
Mr O. You’re daughter is adorable!!!
She’s the Apple of your eye no doubt!!!
Time flies don't it .I personally love family men.eric doctor and mechanics top 2 professions keep people movin
She looks like she really loves Mr. Fix It. Great video, the best one yet.
Mr O., you and South Main Auto are like the modern day Gus Wilson and the Model Garage. As a kid, i couldnt wait to see the next issue of Popular Mechanics that my father subscribed to. I am a fan of the auto mystery genre. I am an electrical engineer but really like car work. My wife and i keep ours for 15 to 20 yrs in the New England rust belt and i diy most repairs.
I think I need one of those coffee machines after binge watching your South Main Auto videos all morning. I got same job done on my old 97 Nissan Maxima station wagon, about 10 years ago, cost about $1200 all up, but it was well worth it at the time, because it virtually made the car drive like new again. Only difference with my job was the new springs in the rear were custom made to be stiffer than the OE springs.
This further improved handling of the vehicle. I sold that car to a friend and still to this day, has only 112,000 kilometres on it. They don't put salt on the roads where I live.
Your daughter is so cute! She looks like a spitting image of Misses O
Lucky that she does, otherwise she might just have to be working on cars, huh Mr. O
LOL...When those tires fell over,and the look on your face.I actually said out loud "THAT'S ME"!!!! That kind of stupid crap happens to me all the time!!I'll be at work and drop something that is not round and i will be damned if it doesn't roll 10 feet away from me!!
I believe the oval washer on the shock is to hold the steel ring that the lower rubber bushing is pressed in from wearing out and letting the shock slip off the bushing and bolt because there is not two tabs to lock it in. And the oval shape is to allow clearance for the tube section of the shock. If it was a big round washer it could hit the tube section. I think.
Caught this one in another SMA binge watch, I learn something new in every video. Thanks for sharing. I have a Keurig too, but I use a reusable cup and my coffee...k-cups are expensive...lol
I would have liked to have seen the alignment, I've never done an alignment before. Great video again as always. Thank you
We used to create our own alignment specs based on experience with vehicles with chronic tire wear problems.
Also good to check rolling toe if you access to a toe board.
You are the man!! You Made it simple and it was a easy show-how and now I Know-how.
I know old vidgeo! It's good to see you putting on customer parts. Hard to find in these parts. Plus, I'd rather buy local anyways. That car was relatively clean considering. Didn't need Big Nasty to knock the rust off on all four corners before working.
That little girl is doted on...As dhe should be. Happy children are wonderful to see.
WOW, FOUND ANOTHER "OLDE BUT GOODIE"
I really like that intro. Simple is good
I like the idea of rear shock mounts like these. Beats tearing apart the truck trying to get at the bolts.
your daughter is precious and i have a 2008 g6 230k miles runs great 👍
Just had a girls mother bring one of those G6 in for a look over (b4 xmas) .She had it at another shop for a pre purchase inspection. All they told her was broken rear springs so dealer had another shop put springs in. Now it comes to me for a noise in front , strut bushings seized , noisy and she complained the alignment was off.I told her I would have not let those strut mounts passed safety but who knows , maybe they were ok that day ( lol) . While the car was rising on 4 post lift the first thing I noticed was new springs were upside down and LR shock was leaking badly. Bad shock could have caused broken spring or visa versa , the chicken and the egg thing. Did the front struts that day over a month ago , just did the rear shocks last Friday along with sway bar mount rubbers on the rear. The shop that did the safety remedied the upside down springs. Hope this young girl gets some months cost free driving now. I am retired now so her bill to me wasnt as high as a shop would be but still she has put too much in this car first few months of owning it. If you ever get the car back for the rear sway bar bushing , do a video , its a BS job having to drop the rear sub frame to do it . $30 bushings and hours labour!
you and mrs.O make a great team.
Good video Eric O... I'm not changing springs, but i sure have a bunch of work to do on my Jimmy and watching your videos gives me idea's on how to approach different problems when disassembling and reassembling stuff... so thanks for your sharing of your skill and knowledge of getting problems solved fairly quickly. Catch ya on the next video.
I like watching Mrs. O use that machine
I'm going to drive thousands of miles from Florida and back just so I can watch the master change my tires. By the time I'm back in FL, the virgin chassis on my Envoy will look like swiss cheese
Hi Eric. Has anyone ever told you that every video you do is FREAKING AWESOME. I have seen many of them several times. Keep up the AWESOME NESS
Learned something! I never thought about setting the suspension to ride height before tightening the bolt for the lower control arm. Make total sense! Want that rubber bushing to be in as relaxed state as possible. Thank you!
My brother has an auto shop and always hates installing customer supplied parts unless they are top quality. I'm glad Eric has no complaints. He has to be three weeks booked with that great attitude!
Daisy Mouri I don't really see why the quality would matter though
It's their car lol
Unless they are super Shitty parts that don't even fit lol
It matters. If the part goes out in less than six months, in the customers mind it was improperly installed by the tech/shop.
I am residing in california. Id choose oreillys over autozone for most of my parts.. we have pepboys here to but they to get there parts from the wholesaler one of which I deal with in anaheim ca. PAC auto parts most of your body parts and radiators...
dear Mark I can say through my experience one company may use an inferior part supplier. For example geting a battery one is guaranteed to last longer than the other. In business its like they manufacture 1000 parts and what is the failure rate.
that's why you tell them about the quality and the risks of cheap parts
Good help is hard to find around the shop. Looks like you got a top notch helper tho. Lucky. :)
+citizen762 Sure do!
Just did this on a 2008 Pontiac G6, struts, shocks, swaybar links, inner/outer tie rods on factory parts. The flats are a pure nightmare on the outer tie rods and swaybar links, had to use lots of mapp gas and vice grips to get them off, same with the back shocks. That was a pure nightmare in 90 degrees in the sun. Lol.
I remember one day in the shop the boss decided he was gonna help by putting new struts in a car. Tried like crazy to get it to extend. Pliers, grippers, got on it with all he had. One of the other guys then walked over and turned the nut 1/4 turn and it extended out by itself(gas charged)
These videos are really great, chances are you don't own the same car, but gives ya a good idea whats involved. Not to mention always motivates me to get out there and tackle the job my self. Just wish I had a hoist. Thanks Eric.
+dwoodog Heck man go online and get one dropped off at your house !
A hoist would make it easier than jack stands "like i use." My control arms on my g6 were a pain. One bolt, is so tight to get out. The 3.5 is a pain....
Before I injured my wrist beyond repair . Loved turning a wrench . Btw love your honest work no short cuts by the book .
Great family, you're a lucky boy. Oh yes they are lucky also to have you.
Nice video as usual. I had a customer bring me an apple pie in, ate it all at lunch and that was that! I just wondered around the shop until quittin' time!
......oh yeah, doctor sounds better than chef. Apple sauce and spaghetti?!!!
+Toyota Tech Haha I love my apple pie to, and I know all the ladies that come in that are the really good bakers so I know what ones to ask :)
My father also told me that I don't want to work on cars. I ended up becoming a chemist - the job is just as dirty, but it seems fancier!
Watching an older video of yours just now April 2021. Was that shy Trinity? So she wont say hi, but not shy enough to not stick her tongue out at the camera! Lol! Cute!
Would have love to see Mr. O's face when editing the video 😂😂😂
@@coache1nine I bet Eric had a Big Smile !
Try Folgers Black Silk in your Keurig. You'll love it.
"Lunch is ready, apple sauce and Bisgettee". You have an amazing family, and I don't care about repair!
I do have a wonderful family :D
Goodness if Trinity isn't a spittin' image of her mom :)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I replaced both of my broken rear coil springs (2006 Pontiac G6 2.4L) thanks to you, sir! A bit tougher without a lift, but the job went well. i used a jack stand to hold car, and then the hydraulic jack to support the control bracket. Also used MOOG CC81367 (Rock Auto was cheapest), which seated nicely... I was very worried about the spring flying out of there, but thanks to your video, no surprises! Cheers!
Nice!
I wonder if Snap-On makes an adapter for the Verus Pro that will work with your new Keurig coffee machine?
haha
+Pet Rock's Garage Haha
that tire fitting was AWESOME
Nothing like fresh parts on a old car! The momsters, trinsters and Self Made Auto Rocks!!!! BTW speaking of spaghetti,...replacing a blinker module on my H2 recently and lo and behold a bunch of aftermarket spaghetti!!!! Wife wondered why all the chrismas lights in the trash....haha
I'm fckn dead man!!!!!!! "I always feel worthless after lunch" this is STRAIGHT TRUTH I TELL YA! LOVE THE CHANNEL!!!!!!!
Eric noticing the battle with the back lower control arm bolt if you wanted to you could weld a wheel nut onto a piece of 1/2” or 3/4” steel pipe, ( gas pipe) not sure what would fit best over the studs. Once done you would be able to thread on the stud and move the knuckle all over to get the bolt out or in easier. A Cheap tool to have as a helper.
I'm going to college next year for mechanics and I am gonna be watching a lot of your videos my G6 has an engine light problem as well
Haha I couldn`t live without my Keurig and Brake Clean. Nothing helps remind your alive like caffeine and finding previously unknown cuts on your hands!
great video love your kid shes adorable
Hey man happy belated new year! I still make coffee the very old fashioned way in a pour over (Chemex right now). Never really cared for the Kureg. But I've been told my coffee is pretty strong (someone described it as rocket fuel) and the machine never got it strong enough.
Gr8 video on how u explain cam bolts. Nice pneumatic tools btw- Thanks Eric and Vanessa O
In answer to your question about the use of the strange washer? on the rear lower shock bolt, in aviation, it is there so in case of failure of the rod end or in this case, bushing, the lower end of the shock will be restrained from flopping all over the place. Sorry about the aviation references but they do carry over in lots of instances. retired airline mech here :-) Keep up the great vids . I appreciate them when I work on my vehicle.
+Al Bergan Perfect answer! So if the bushing goes the shock can't slide off the end. Duh ya dummy why the heck didn't I see that!!
Eric, that oversized Lower shock washer, I believe Guards/protects that lower shock bushing! Great videos you produce, I might just have to cut my cable tv!!
+mrexecutive1 Yeah another viewer mentioned that and it all makes sense to me now, what a duh moment!
hey Eric isn't that yellow dot on the tyre supposed to line up with the valve stem
Just saw that this was posted. Time for a coffee :)
Just don't let Trinity get a hold of the Keurig; absolute mayhem and probably a little cuteness sprinkled in will ensue.
Thats a good video real mechanic your daughter is so cute God bless you and your family we watch your videos in 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico iwill like to see a video for chebrolet venture head gasket change how u doing that
Good video and it went well. Always a pleasure to see Miss Trinity. How do you like those Toptul combo wrenches? They look LOONG
+Eric Corse They are a really good wrench to be honest with ya.
I've had to have the front springs and strut top bearings replaced on my 2008 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso (French minivan). One of the springs broke. I decided to have the strut top bearing replaced at the same time was which turned out to be a wise move because they were both past it. One fell apart and the other wasn't too far behind. Fortunately, genuine strut top bearings were cheap from the local dealer. A lot of the modern cars seem to have a similar arrangement with the front strut. My strut tops were only accessible once the hood, scuttle panel and wiper motors (one for each wiper arm) were removed so I was glad I farmed out this particular job out to my local garage.
I see that your daughter's name is Trinity. I have great niece who is also called Trinity. Well done.
If the top of the rear tire is tipped in and bottom out and wearing in the inside of the tread. It’s most likely the bottom control arm. It looks good to the eye until you compare it to the new one.
Nice video, I thought you always have too use coil compressor got little nervous there, Nice good video very professional job and shooting video. To bad I have too pay taxes and expensive shipping to Sweden plus strong dollar. Otherwise i would have bought stuff from you Amazon store like OTC 5609 leakdown tester, the impact wrench Nano Have one it is great
Thanks Eric for taking time do the video for us in all countries around the world.
like the new music and your cutie daughter , nice job wish you were closer ,so thorough you give the customer his moneys worth
Nice to see that you install customer supplied parts. In my area the shops will tell you to get lost unless they sell it to you and get their pound of flesh.......
I see you are not far from Watkins Glen Race Course. Go to any Indycar events there?
Eric loves him some brake cleaner and an air wrench. What more could a mechanic ask for? Yeah, I know, a warm car bay and a cute wife and daughter.
Love my Keurig! Best thing ever!
That g6 will be driving like a new car
customer went all out and bought the whole assembly , nice . makes it a lot faster
GM sedans and rack and pinions. Man I remember replacing a RnP on a late 80s Buick back in HS in the mid 90s. Somethings never change lol.
I just got my Nano impact. Awesome tool. Thanks for showing it.
+Astro Camper Cool!
I also received my Nano, but I dont see the performance that Eric gets out of it. he must have a higher CFM and PSI rate out of his compressor. My harbor freight 3/8 earthquake 200ft/lbs seems to be outperforming the Nano. maybe Nano needs more break in, who knows.
Hmm, what is your psi with the trigger pulled?
125
125 with the trigger pulled that should be just as nasty as mine then :)
Trinity photobombing you is the best thing ever. And tell Vanessa to stop with the salads...that's the food your food is supposed to eat! ;)
+Chris Freemesser I try to tell her, deer eats the grass, I eat the deer. Basically makes me a vegetarian right?
Absolutely! The deer is simply concentrated vegetables in a mobile container.
I love cars that have the struts attached to the steering nuckle by bolts, instead of having to press it out.
Had to change a front strut on a (rusty) 2001 Mercury Sable (in Indiana) recently. Was a nightmare.
The strut pinch bolt was stuck in the steering knuckle and to get it out I had to separate the tie rod end so I could turn the steering knuckle really far, then I had to hit the bolt as hard as I could at least 10 times with my huge 12 lb sledgehammer before it even moved at all. Had to hammer it the whole rest of the way out.
Then the knuckle was still somewhat stuck on the strut.
Finally got the old strut out and found out the control arm would not go down far enough to get the new one in. Everything I found online said the only way to get the new one in was dropping the subframe a few inches, which I was not about to try because a large number of fasteners on that car (especially on the underside) would break very easily.
Ended up taking the steering knuckle off the car, widening the gap in the knuckle, inserting the strut (which had to be hammered all the way in, even with lube), then reinstalling everything on the car.
Man! Look at the rust under the rear of that g6. Long live Texas cars.
great video Eric keep them coming really enjoyed them.
Sweet Keurig!
+cw2lido Thanks!
Love the family ! Kept them in the videos.