Admit it. You like making a lot of noise. :D Tip for cutting that groove with the dremel cutoff. Double up the wheels to the width of the groove. More accurate that way.
If you use the EZ Lock cookies, you won't have to double up on them. They're not quite as thick as 2 of those flimsy ones, but much thicker than a single. Plus they don't explode as often. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2510209.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xdremel+ez+lock+cutoff+wheels.TRS0&_nkw=dremel+ez+lock+cutoff+wheels&_sacat=0%C2%A0 I keep worn out ones around for fitting inside the u-joint cap holes, or any other small spaces. They're a bit too big to fit inside if I remember right.
James Costello the next time Mrs O catches him without his safety equipment like glasses, etc, she should hand him the hammer and say "Here-Shake Hands With Danger!"
Those dremel tools are dangerous, especially with wire brushes. I use brass and steel wire brushes in my dremel quite a bit and they fling bits of the brush off so fast that it sticks in your skin. I try to keep myself out of the plane of rotation but those damn metal fibers always find their way stuck in my arm or shirt and sometimes face. Exploding cutoff wheels is another problem, but you can usually tell when they're about to fail and toss them before they break. I've had terrible luck with Dremel branded wheels exploding, I bought a random bag of 50 mesh cutoff wheels form a Chinese seller on Ebay and they surprisingly are far more durable. I usually wear lab goggles for full eye protection because normal safety goggles can let stuff in from above, below and from the side on some types.
Thanks for the video. I'll be replacing the front u-joint on my '94 Chevy C1500 with aluminum driveshaft. The original non-greasable u-joint made it to 296K.
Eric, I've had to do a ton of those on the aluminum shafts. A lot of time, I'll use my Snap On Ball Joint Press and just put light pressure on it and use my small air hammer with a flat bit to vibrate the ears lightly. Mind you, it's only light pressure and a very small air hammer. You can't get out of control on those aluminum ones, but I've never really had one that didn't come apart with this method. I always anti-seized the caps in the aluminum too. It's always a pleasure to watch how you're doing something because I learn different ways too. Everyone has success in different ways and if you can't learn from someone else, you're not paying attention. Cheers and have a great day
I've done a ton of these GM aluminum drivelines in a previous job (mechanic for a large government fleet) in a coastal area of Alaska (aka: lots of corrosion). As you said, everyone has different ways for success with these things. Just thought I'd share what works well for me: use a cutting torch (carefully) on the u-joint cross to get the driveshaft separated from the yoke. Once the cross is out of the way, all you have to deal with are the caps. I like to pound the caps out from the inside (u-joint side) out using a punch. Assemble as you mentioned earlier (antiseize on the caps in the aluminum).
Where's your safety glasses ??? Now there is a real woman looking out for the safety of her man !!! You da gal, Mrs. O !!! Keeping the husband informed so he can make the bread that takes care of her shopping !!! Such a great business woman !!!! Didn't see hardly any corrosion on that driveshaft being in the salt mine rust alley of Avoca, New York !!! Grooving the grooves for a better lock clip fitting is the mark of a caring mechanic who is concerned about his clients safety !!! Only at SMA, folks !!!! Job well done !!!!!!!!
Is it just me or is it hysterical when he says "This one looks pretty good."? As if he could re-use the caps. He's said it about other things in the past. He's the real deal!
Another great video Eric. I love to see that you're always willing to put extra time in to see a job is done right and well, even when it's not an ideal repair. Your willingness to do right by your customer no matter what is something that's gone missing in too many shops these days. Keep em' coming sir. I'll watch every video you publish... a minimum of 2 times.
We just saw when a parts changer becomes a mechanic. Nice save on the driveshaft. I've got one just like it with the inside clips. Somebody (not me) beat on the driveshaft to get it out of the yoke. Great video and thanks for showing the whole process.
6:00 am. Mr. Eric, my old 2004 will be needing U joints soon, it's got the same drive shaft as the one you worked on, thanks for the demo. I would have never thought of using a dremel, thanks for showing us that trick, take it from an old man, please wear safety glasses, those little disks explode easily, and you only got two eyes😮 Bob
Never done a U-joint. Now I know a little more of what to expect. SMA and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics are my favorite auto videos. Great to see the joyful interaction with your daughter. We need that these days.
Hello Mr. and Mrs. O! I'm a new subscriber, and I just wanted to say hello. I'm a chainsaw carver, so I don't work in the automotive industry, but I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks!
Watching this video is like going to the dentist. Lots of pounding, grinding, filing and scraping. (Wrote this before Trinity showed up after coming from the dentist!) God, they grow up so fast!
Your diag videos have helped me greatly. I have an F150 that just started running like crap. Had some secondary low voltage coil code. It has 2 four pack coils so I swapped them and the trouble stayed with the right bank. Not plugs or wires and no visible damage to wire harness so that left the computer. Ordered one from Flagship One for $144 and installed it. Fired up and runs a like new one. Don’t have all your scopes and bidirectional scan tools but your thought process helped. If you can do it, I can do it. Thanks.
I chek you every day ..i live in Quebec and i like how you work...you is a professionel..it don't have a lot of the man is work like you...big tom's up man...😎😎
Thank you so much for the videos! I'm not a mechanic but I seem to be the "go to guy" In The family for auto repair. Your videos have helped me help my family tremendously! Much love and appreciation!
The other day I was sharpening the chain on my chainsaw. The oil passages on the bar seemed plugged up with dried up oil and sawdust. I went to town with brake cleaner. Mr. O would have been proud of me.
Hey Eric! The best thing about your channel for me is that I almost never deal with corrosion and rust like you do on the east coast. You have to work extra to get these apart, but is great for us that don't work on frozen parts on the daily. Great work, but those stone cutoff wheels bust up in pieces when they break, and I wouldn't be using them 8" from my unprotected eyes.
i found your channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching ever since. i was a mechanic for a few years but i always learn something from each of your videos. i wish all techs worked the way you do. very thorough and honest.
Cesspit-emptying services round here in the UK like puns: "No stools left in this vehicle overnight", "Your business is our business" and "Number one in number twos" and so on.
Just thought I'd stop by and brag about putting u-joints in my old square body with the 411 rear end, they'd get loosened up about once a year, don't know if there was some other problem, but got pretty good with it, had my special tool, a piston wrist pin, and could bang em out on the driveway, of course that was the old steel driveshaft that could take a few good whacks, just brings back fond memories!!
Would have thought you would have done the boogered end first (in case it caused a bad result) but you prevailed, and with the Dremel to the rescue, all is well; nice job.
been a mechanic for over 45 yrs. NEVER heard the phrase " got to wipe off the smue".. love your sayings ...by the way LOVE the big bolt idea for a driving device ..with the big head on it less likely to smack your hand with the hammer !!!
Hello Eric. I really liked the fact you could have just replaced the driveshaft but you took the time and effort to show how parts can be repaired and not just changed. Way to go.
Perfect timing... was gonna look this up. Gotta do one this weekend. The old all steel ones were easy. I could just tell this was gonna need a 'touch'.
Bungie cord attached to item and your hip seems to resolve the problem of how I lost my tools. Looks rather odd with tool slinger joe cowboy walking up to his next job . LOL.
Hi Mr. O!! Another great video, and that Dremel tool was just what was needed. Be sure to put that thing on the charger. Thanks for bringing us along, I know it's a pain, but this video shows what it means to get things as right as possible. Integrity is great to see. Mrs. BigDaddy and I love cabbage, but not the smell when it's cooked. Been there... Stay safe, say HI! to the family, loved seeing your daughter today, she is a really pretty little lady. Take care, Mr. O, and thanks again.
OMG you and Mrs O I love it you remind me of me and mrs S with her tea and vitamins and of course the brick deodorant God bless ya man. By the way great videos got me working on cars again love it.
Hey Eric, I really appreciate this. My '67 LS-D200 Sweptline now has a 5.3l/4l60e with "aluminium" driveshaft running to the original Spicer rear. Rear u-joint blew it's caps, luckily not the 2 that go through the driveshaft, otherwise it'd be toast. This video answered a few questions that were pinging about in my brain compartment. Thanks as always!
Dremels can be used to fix a lot of different things, they just need to be used by someone who knows what they are doing and not just someone who thinks its a magical tool that will do the work for them.
snoopdogie187 It’s a Mickey mouse tool with even worse quality attachments, it’s been useful here and there, but has let me down too many times, I have other similar tools I prefer.
More or less, I had the same issues with my aluminum driveshaft in my '95 Chevy pickup. The front joint came out and went in with no problems. The rear joint, we ended up blowing out the groove for the snap ring. I was quoted $1000 to repair it by the only local shop who deals with aluminum shafts, so I took it to another shop who makes and repairs driveshafts for large trucks and told them to copy it in steel. $400, and ended up with a seriously beefcake 4 inch driveshaft.
Very well put per AVE,the angrier the better-lol. I love the portability of DC battery tools, but sometimes you need a real 120v tool not a battery operated toy. I challenge any battery drill to match the torque of a HD AC electric 1/2" drill, Ive got a 1/2" DeWalth AC and a Hitachi 1/2" AC that could break your wrist if not careful. I also like the stronger thicker dremel cutoff wheels you can get, the last way longer.
Been doing Driveline work for 25 years. You always impress but I thought I had you on this one. If I had more customers like you I'd be out of business 😂
Mr. O I am glad i watched you do this. I did the U-Joints on our 02 silverado a couple months ago and I was freaked out by the shape of the ears on the drive shaft. Even thought everything was moving fine it was just hung in my brain. then i saw this video and ya that looked like mine and you didnt freak out so ya, it is out of my mind now.
Every time i remove the caps, i end up with needle bearing all over the floor. Good job. I had to shorten a drives shaft for a toyota rock crawler, once. I used a very large pipe cuter to cut the shaft twice. It gave me two very "square" cuts to weld back together. Then placed it a large piece of angle iron to aline the weld. It worked beautiful.
Thank you Mrs O for pointing out the obvious "where are your safety glasses if that thing is going to fall apart" and they will call you stupid when you go to the hospital.
When using your Dremel tool to deepen the grove for the snap ring, position the end cap so that the screw head from the cutting disc touches the end cap when the disc is in the proper position. This will help keep the cutting disc from slipping out of the snap ring grove and making it too wide.
I usually watch your videos partially at lunch and then finish later after work. Today, two year old grandson came and I could not stop watching him watching the video. He was extremely fond of the pounding parts. Although, now I will have to watch the entire thing after work. Keep it up Eric O you are reaching a entirely new generation!
Hahahahahaha 30:12 "anyone see where we put the cut off wheel". I have a new Ram 2500 with the 6.7 Cummins and the other day I changed my fuel filters and was surprised to see my[ kitchen trash can size] aluminum drive shafts. I figured with the heavy motor and truck at least there would be a heavy steel drive shaft, but nope. Glad I live here in Southern California where things don't rust out so bad. Good video Dr. O.
18:16 Probably should have started with the bad side to find out if you're "kinda screwed"... or that's what I would have done. Maybe you're a positive thinker. :-D
Eric, You sir are the man. Wish you were here in Texas. I'd keep you plenty busy. It's truly a shame that I have not met a mechanic who is as thorough as you are with your diagnosing and work ethics on repairing. May God bless you and your family this holiday season.
I almost lost my right eye not wearing safety glasses! I had my cornea sutured together twice!! You do NOT want to go through that TRUST ME!!! It was the worse thing!! Two ER doctors missed it a professional eye doctor caught it and I immediately had to go to surgery!! You don't want to go through what I did!! TRUST ME!!!
I've had an eye ulcer in my cornea from a deep eye wound that got infected and I know exactly what you mean. It is literally like having glass shards in your eye it is unbearable pain. You can't sleep, you can't see, you can't do anything but suffer for days and days.
You are a real mechanic! You repair the drive shaft! When you introduced the penetrating solvent, I was waiting for "Not a sponsor." The rear drive shaft on my Nissan Frontier is aluminum. I keep wondering about those joints. My Dad would have repaired it, but taken longer, cause he didn't have the dremmel like yours. Despite all the "wonders" of aluminum, it's a soft, easily damaged metal! Good Job, nice to hear Mrs. O and see your growing daughter. She's gonna be a heart breaker.
I am sure most shops would have told the customer " it needs a new drive shaft " which I imagine is rather pricey. you took the time to think outside the box and were able to put that one back in service saving your customer money. well done , you are a class act.
Honestly, it is because for length and diameter, the harmonics dictated it or a stupid large diameter in steel...but in the end, it is to avoid multipiece drive shafts...learned that from my custom driveshaft shop when we needed one for a race car
You make them joints look so easy. Every time I do them I end up with at least one cap with a needle that fell inside then I have to start over. Then usually ends up with them falling out and I end up pissed off and getting another joint lol.
A lot of good info ifn' I ever have to change u joints on them thar' Aloomnum driveshafts. All us Ford guys were like: "Yeah use the hammer on the Chebby. Beat on that thing." So satisfying to watch.
I've always liked the wrenching, pressing, hammering, polishing, and pounding (with Brake Clean at just the right time) videos the best. Been that way since the early days. Keep 'em coming, Eric!
Admit it. You like making a lot of noise. :D
Tip for cutting that groove with the dremel cutoff. Double up the wheels to the width of the groove. More accurate that way.
Pro-tip, right there.
Thanks. That’s clever.
Another tip - use diamond wheels, they never explode and last a long time. I guess you could double up diamond wheels too.
If you use the EZ Lock cookies, you won't have to double up on them. They're not quite as thick as 2 of those flimsy ones, but much thicker than a single. Plus they don't explode as often. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2510209.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xdremel+ez+lock+cutoff+wheels.TRS0&_nkw=dremel+ez+lock+cutoff+wheels&_sacat=0%C2%A0
I keep worn out ones around for fitting inside the u-joint cap holes, or any other small spaces. They're a bit too big to fit inside if I remember right.
Good tip, and might also help to stop 'em from disintegrating so easy too👍
Where would the world be without 2x4's? Probably the most useful tool the world has ever seen.
1/5 x 3.5. I always feel cheated when i buy 2x4s but they are useful.
I just knocked out a hub assembly off a 2005 Saturn Vue by laying the hub across four stacked 4X4s, equivalent to 8 2X4s.
"Where's your safety glasses?!" Thank you Mrs. O!
James Costello the next time Mrs O catches him without his safety equipment like glasses, etc, she should hand him the hammer and say "Here-Shake Hands With Danger!"
OSHA safety squints 😂
Safety first Eric
Those dremel tools are dangerous, especially with wire brushes. I use brass and steel wire brushes in my dremel quite a bit and they fling bits of the brush off so fast that it sticks in your skin. I try to keep myself out of the plane of rotation but those damn metal fibers always find their way stuck in my arm or shirt and sometimes face. Exploding cutoff wheels is another problem, but you can usually tell when they're about to fail and toss them before they break. I've had terrible luck with Dremel branded wheels exploding, I bought a random bag of 50 mesh cutoff wheels form a Chinese seller on Ebay and they surprisingly are far more durable.
I usually wear lab goggles for full eye protection because normal safety goggles can let stuff in from above, below and from the side on some types.
@Bob McCabe yup
Thanks for the video. I'll be replacing the front u-joint on my '94 Chevy C1500 with aluminum driveshaft. The original non-greasable u-joint made it to 296K.
Eric, I've had to do a ton of those on the aluminum shafts. A lot of time, I'll use my Snap On Ball Joint Press and just put light pressure on it and use my small air hammer with a flat bit to vibrate the ears lightly. Mind you, it's only light pressure and a very small air hammer. You can't get out of control on those aluminum ones, but I've never really had one that didn't come apart with this method. I always anti-seized the caps in the aluminum too. It's always a pleasure to watch how you're doing something because I learn different ways too. Everyone has success in different ways and if you can't learn from someone else, you're not paying attention.
Cheers and have a great day
I say wrench ‘Er down and let’er have it with big nasty!
@@Banshee365 that's a great way to kill even a steel driveshaft
Ted Mattingly *insert sarcasm here*
@@Banshee365 I assumed as much, but sometimes you just can't tell LOL
I've done a ton of these GM aluminum drivelines in a previous job (mechanic for a large government fleet) in a coastal area of Alaska (aka: lots of corrosion). As you said, everyone has different ways for success with these things. Just thought I'd share what works well for me: use a cutting torch (carefully) on the u-joint cross to get the driveshaft separated from the yoke. Once the cross is out of the way, all you have to deal with are the caps. I like to pound the caps out from the inside (u-joint side) out using a punch. Assemble as you mentioned earlier (antiseize on the caps in the aluminum).
Where's your safety glasses ??? Now there is a real woman looking out for the safety of her man !!! You da gal, Mrs. O !!! Keeping the husband informed so he can make the bread that takes care of her shopping !!! Such a great business woman !!!! Didn't see hardly any corrosion on that driveshaft being in the salt mine rust alley of Avoca, New York !!! Grooving the grooves for a better lock clip fitting is the mark of a caring mechanic who is concerned about his clients safety !!! Only at SMA, folks !!!! Job well done !!!!!!!!
Is it just me or is it hysterical when he says "This one looks pretty good."? As if he could re-use the caps. He's said it about other things in the past. He's the real deal!
Hi, Eric. I am enjoying your old vids. The re-groove with the Dremel was brilliant. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
"Can't fix it by looking at it" - funny, and such a dad thing to say.
I always hear it from my boss
Unfortunately dad's are becoming old fashioned. My dad explained "no free lunch" when I was 6.
I have ruined things by just charging in and making things worse.😱 Many times a couple of minutes of thought saved many dollars and curse words.😇
Sure you can. My dad does it all the time. He looks at it long enough till I come out and fix it.
Now you tell me. Watching the SMA is almost as good as being there.
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Not a sponsor
Hahahahahha good one.
WHAT?!
YES . EVEN JUST WEAR EAR PLUGS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
Ears and Eyes. ..... they need coverage.
You need them.
What?
Another great video Eric. I love to see that you're always willing to put extra time in to see a job is done right and well, even when it's not an ideal repair. Your willingness to do right by your customer no matter what is something that's gone missing in too many shops these days.
Keep em' coming sir. I'll watch every video you publish... a minimum of 2 times.
Just a shade tree mechanic but always enjoy and learn from your videos.
A South Main Auto notification while watching a South Main Auto video...winning.
We just saw when a parts changer becomes a mechanic. Nice save on the driveshaft. I've got one just like it with the inside clips. Somebody (not me) beat on the driveshaft to get it out of the yoke. Great video and thanks for showing the whole process.
"Crusty Groove" sounds like a name for a middle-aged pole dancer. 😜
Crusty Grove was the name of my Pat Benatar tribute band.
also sounds like another appropriate venue for the safety squints!
Or a mid life crisis classic rock cover band.
Lol or an over the hill lap dancer
@@adambell2068 I've actually seen the band by that name their pretty good
6:00 am.
Mr. Eric, my old 2004 will be needing U joints soon, it's got the same drive shaft as the one you worked on, thanks for the demo. I would have never thought of using a dremel, thanks for showing us that trick, take it from an old man, please wear safety glasses, those little disks explode easily, and you only got two eyes😮 Bob
I'm here because I just got the notification so I had to drop everything at work to watch Dr. O
A good hour lunch. 😅
I like the Dr. O 👍
Sameeeee
It's not that I hate the diagnostics videos; they've been super helpful but I'm glad to see an actual repair video again!
Oh how I have missed the brake clean and Mrs O ♥️
Never done a U-joint. Now I know a little more of what to expect. SMA and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics are my favorite auto videos. Great to see the joyful interaction with your daughter. We need that these days.
Hello Mr. and Mrs. O! I'm a new subscriber, and I just wanted to say hello. I'm a chainsaw carver, so I don't work in the automotive industry, but I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks!
Watching this video is like going to the dentist. Lots of pounding, grinding, filing and scraping. (Wrote this before Trinity showed up after coming from the dentist!)
God, they grow up so fast!
Your diag videos have helped me greatly. I have an F150 that just started running like crap. Had some secondary low voltage coil code. It has 2 four pack coils so I swapped them and the trouble stayed with the right bank. Not plugs or wires and no visible damage to wire harness so that left the computer. Ordered one from Flagship One for $144 and installed it. Fired up and runs a like new one. Don’t have all your scopes and bidirectional scan tools but your thought process helped. If you can do it, I can do it. Thanks.
They are the best diagnostic videos on YT .
@skat kat my life slogan is, "I can almost do anything!"
I believe Eric calls your method of deduction (which he has used at times) "swaptronics."
I chek you every day ..i live in Quebec and i like how you work...you is a professionel..it don't have a lot of the man is work like you...big tom's up man...😎😎
Thank you so much for the videos! I'm not a mechanic but I seem to be the "go to guy" In The family for auto repair. Your videos have helped me help my family tremendously! Much love and appreciation!
Best one yet! Take care of customer, "only customers pay wages" nice hat Mr O!
I love it when you break out the BRAKE clean!
Thumbs up for actually spelling 'break' and 'brake' correctly.
The other day I was sharpening the chain on my chainsaw. The oil passages on the bar seemed plugged up with dried up oil and sawdust. I went to town with brake cleaner. Mr. O would have been proud of me.
I kept asking myself where is the brake cleaner and then tah dah.
Another excellent vid. You are resourceful working on rusty, crusty parts. Adapt, improvise, overcome. Kudos, Dr.O.
Hey Eric! The best thing about your channel for me is that I almost never deal with corrosion and rust like you do on the east coast. You have to work extra to get these apart, but is great for us that don't work on frozen parts on the daily. Great work, but those stone cutoff wheels bust up in pieces when they break, and I wouldn't be using them 8" from my unprotected eyes.
i found your channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching ever since. i was a mechanic for a few years but i always learn something from each of your videos. i wish all techs worked the way you do. very thorough and honest.
For a little Rhode Island humor, a radiator service place had a bumper sticker that read....Dips radiator service, best place in town to take a leak!
Cesspit-emptying services round here in the UK like puns: "No stools left in this vehicle overnight", "Your business is our business" and "Number one in number twos" and so on.
@@Graham_Langley Garbage trucks, with "Satisfaction Guaranteed, or DOUBLE your rubbish back!"
Just thought I'd stop by and brag about putting u-joints in my old square body with the 411 rear end, they'd get loosened up about once a year, don't know if there was some other problem, but got pretty good with it, had my special tool, a piston wrist pin, and could bang em out on the driveway, of course that was the old steel driveshaft that could take a few good whacks, just brings back fond memories!!
More Mrs. O, love her witty comments; " They're going to call you stupid in the hospital " LOL
I was thinking maybe 'Popeye'! LoL
She sounds like my wife
What a pretty young lady! You can tell she got her good looks from Eric because her mother still has hers!
Would have thought you would have done the boogered end first (in case it caused a bad result) but you prevailed, and with the Dremel to the rescue, all is well; nice job.
Good job with an Old Part . Eric you took the time to make it right !
Eric O,looks warm in there, it's 20 degrees out here in Chicago, taking lunch from construction to watch your vid
been a mechanic for over 45 yrs. NEVER heard the phrase " got to wipe off the smue".. love your sayings ...by the way LOVE the big bolt idea for a driving device ..with the big head on it less likely to smack your hand with the hammer !!!
Even though I have done a ton of U joints in my life...I learned so much from you in this video...thanks so much for sharing your knowledge :)
Hello Eric. I really liked the fact you could have just replaced the driveshaft but you took the time and effort to show how parts can be repaired and not just changed. Way to go.
Perfect timing... was gonna look this up. Gotta do one this weekend. The old all steel ones were easy. I could just tell this was gonna need a 'touch'.
Enjoyed this one....as usual!!! Good idea about using the Dremel to deepen the grove....I'm always learning something from you. Thanks!
liquid wrench the best. been around since i was helping my dad on his old jeep. i'm 73. project farm likes it also. great vid. love your show
I always find my stuff right after I buy a new replacement.
You probably find the one you just bought.
I'm sure it's a territorial thing - the newcomer must be challenged.
@@DAS-Videos I always look one more place so it isn't the last place I looked.
Bungie cord attached to item and your hip seems to resolve the problem of how I lost my tools.
Looks rather odd with tool slinger joe cowboy walking up to his next job .
LOL.
Hi Mr. O!! Another great video, and that Dremel tool was just what was needed. Be sure to put that thing on the charger.
Thanks for bringing us along, I know it's a pain, but this video shows what it means to get things as right as possible. Integrity is great to see.
Mrs. BigDaddy and I love cabbage, but not the smell when it's cooked. Been there...
Stay safe, say HI! to the family, loved seeing your daughter today, she is a really pretty little lady. Take care, Mr. O, and thanks again.
OMG you and Mrs O I love it you remind me of me and mrs S with her tea and vitamins and of course the brick deodorant God bless ya man. By the way great videos got me working on cars again love it.
Hey Eric, I really appreciate this. My '67 LS-D200 Sweptline now has a 5.3l/4l60e with "aluminium" driveshaft running to the original Spicer rear. Rear u-joint blew it's caps, luckily not the 2 that go through the driveshaft, otherwise it'd be toast. This video answered a few questions that were pinging about in my brain compartment. Thanks as always!
First time a dremel fixed something instead of ruining it!
Dremels can be used to fix a lot of different things, they just need to be used by someone who knows what they are doing and not just someone who thinks its a magical tool that will do the work for them.
snoopdogie187 It’s a Mickey mouse tool with even worse quality attachments, it’s been useful here and there, but has let me down too many times, I have other similar tools I prefer.
@@snoopdogie187 exactly and using an appropriate accessory tip helps a lot.
this isn't even a tutorial per se, but it is the best video on replacing a U joint I have seen! Great job.
1:30... I swore you were going to say "Thorough Douching!". And you went "Saturation!" Lol! Have a great week Mr. O!
Rick Williams I thought the same thing!
More or less, I had the same issues with my aluminum driveshaft in my '95 Chevy pickup. The front joint came out and went in with no problems. The rear joint, we ended up blowing out the groove for the snap ring. I was quoted $1000 to repair it by the only local shop who deals with aluminum shafts, so I took it to another shop who makes and repairs driveshafts for large trucks and told them to copy it in steel. $400, and ended up with a seriously beefcake 4 inch driveshaft.
Boy I had to wear ear protection just watching this! GOOD JOB!
I love watching professional shops using cheap tools and a bit of know how
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I like dremels a lot, but the plug in AC versions nearly always have way more beans than the weenie battery operated ones - lol
And they usually don't run out of battery!
@@rockstarltu It helps if you recharge the rechargeable ones after using them instead of waiting until you need it again.
The pixies that come outta the wall are angrier than the ones inside the battery. 😉
Very well put per AVE,the angrier the better-lol. I love the portability of DC battery tools, but sometimes you need a real 120v tool not a battery operated toy. I challenge any battery drill to match the torque of a HD AC electric 1/2" drill, Ive got a 1/2" DeWalth AC and a Hitachi 1/2" AC that could break your wrist if not careful. I also like the stronger thicker dremel cutoff wheels you can get, the last way longer.
Buy Enough rechargeable batteries to rotate three sets.
1 set in Dremel.
2 set on charge.
3 set ready to go.
***** unless it is plug in charge........
Been doing Driveline work for 25 years. You always impress but I thought I had you on this one. If I had more customers like you I'd be out of business 😂
“Thats not even a blue towel, its a glove”.lol. Thanks for the great video Eric
Mr. O I am glad i watched you do this. I did the U-Joints on our 02 silverado a couple months ago and I was freaked out by the shape of the ears on the drive shaft. Even thought everything was moving fine it was just hung in my brain. then i saw this video and ya that looked like mine and you didnt freak out so ya, it is out of my mind now.
Meemaw says wear your safety glasses! :)
Every time i remove the caps, i end up with needle bearing all over the floor. Good job. I had to shorten a drives shaft for a toyota rock crawler, once. I used a very large pipe cuter to cut the shaft twice. It gave me two very "square" cuts to weld back together. Then placed it a large piece of angle iron to aline the weld. It worked beautiful.
The brake Kleen had me laughing. Very nice work driveshaft will fail before the u joint. 👍🏻
YES!!! An American who can say Aluminium instead Aluminum. Nice one Eric.
Now for the neutral drop test!
I enjoy the more mechanical repairs rather than the diagnostic stuff. 👍
You caught that schmoo in the rag like an expert.
Thank you Mrs O for pointing out the obvious "where are your safety glasses if that thing is going to fall apart" and they will call you stupid when you go to the hospital.
When using your Dremel tool to deepen the grove for the snap ring, position the end cap so that the screw head from the cutting disc touches the end cap when the disc is in the proper position. This will help keep the cutting disc from slipping out of the snap ring grove and making it too wide.
I usually watch your videos partially at lunch and then finish later after work. Today, two year old grandson came and I could not stop watching him watching the video. He was extremely fond of the pounding parts. Although, now I will have to watch the entire thing after work. Keep it up Eric O you are reaching a entirely new generation!
Why didn't you start with the damaged end first in case you needed to replace the driveshaft?
I did think that as well. I generally start with the worst end.
That would be starting with negative karma OM. lol
Hahahahahaha 30:12 "anyone see where we put the cut off wheel". I have a new Ram 2500 with the 6.7 Cummins and the other day I changed my fuel filters and was surprised to see my[ kitchen trash can size] aluminum drive shafts. I figured with the heavy motor and truck at least there would be a heavy steel drive shaft, but nope. Glad I live here in Southern California where things don't rust out so bad. Good video Dr. O.
21:00 kinda looks like cutting it up with a grinder would be the easy way out.
The wood blocks is beautiful!!! Your a genius Eric O!!!!!!!!
18:16 Probably should have started with the bad side to find out if you're "kinda screwed"... or that's what I would have done. Maybe you're a positive thinker. :-D
Thats when I say I'm gettin' to old for this $h^*. Envy your patience.
Eric, You sir are the man. Wish you were here in Texas. I'd keep you plenty busy. It's truly a shame that I have not met a mechanic who is as thorough as you are with your diagnosing and work ethics on repairing. May God bless you and your family this holiday season.
Boy. You hammer really fast..✌️😂
Evening Eric O Love the new cap.....😄 What’s best about this channel is you fix things and not just replace with new 👍🏻 Well dove cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧
I almost lost my right eye not wearing safety glasses!
I had my cornea sutured together twice!! You do NOT want to go through that TRUST ME!!! It was the worse thing!!
Two ER doctors missed it a professional eye doctor caught it and I immediately had to go to surgery!!
You don't want to go through what I did!! TRUST ME!!!
Words of wisdom
I've had an eye ulcer in my cornea from a deep eye wound that got infected and I know exactly what you mean. It is literally like having glass shards in your eye it is unbearable pain. You can't sleep, you can't see, you can't do anything but suffer for days and days.
@@fuckjewtube69 WOW sorry to read that..
I was using a cut off wheelwhile wearing safety glasses and somehow a piece of metal still came underneath the glasses and into my eye.
You are a real mechanic! You repair the drive shaft! When you introduced the penetrating solvent, I was waiting for "Not a sponsor."
The rear drive shaft on my Nissan Frontier is aluminum. I keep wondering about those joints. My Dad would have repaired it, but taken longer, cause he didn't have the dremmel like yours. Despite all the "wonders" of aluminum, it's a soft, easily damaged metal! Good Job, nice to hear Mrs. O and see your growing daughter. She's gonna be a heart breaker.
Okay I'm out of my damned mind. Half way through the U-Joint removal, I started smelling the Liquid Wrench, because I know what it smells like.
Hahahahaha!!!
I am sure most shops would have told the customer " it needs a new drive shaft " which I imagine is rather pricey. you took the time to think outside the box and were able to put that one back in service saving your customer money. well done , you are a class act.
Napper. Not a sponsor.
Whoa. Fella.
Please wear your Safety Glasses.
I’m so happy it’s a 🖐 on video and not a darn scanner video .
gotta love it! wheres the cut-off wheel??? hmmm right where i put it! lol ;-)
Gets worse as you get older...
@@Cheepchipsable i call it through the door syndrome...
Makes my teeth hurt watching you grind out the groove. Your young'uns getting cuter every day. Good job Feller !
When that phone stops ringing Then you have a problem !
It's been a while since we have seen a classic SMA with no scanner in sight. Great job Eric O.
Why do they even make aluminum driveshafts? Answer: so Mr. O can make his own deodorant. Aluminium grindings and liquid wrench. 👍
Honestly, it is because for length and diameter, the harmonics dictated it or a stupid large diameter in steel...but in the end, it is to avoid multipiece drive shafts...learned that from my custom driveshaft shop when we needed one for a race car
It's cool when my idea of a repair and yours happens at the same time.....The Dremel tool comes through again for the little stuff repair!
"It smells like you're cooking a pot of dirt." LMAO
Best video on aluminum drive shaft
Added to my rules for a comfortable life: "Always remember to get all the crusty stuff out of your groove..."
Or make sure there is no crusty stuff in the grooves in your life in the first place :P
@@tylerh629 I suppose in everyday life it all depends on what one comes across
Yeah up.
LMFAO.
TRUE.
You make them joints look so easy. Every time I do them I end up with at least one cap with a needle that fell inside then I have to start over. Then usually ends up with them falling out and I end up pissed off and getting another joint lol.
*** THIS VIDEO MAY CONTAIN VIOLENCE ***
against u-joints
I just LOVE YOUR VIDEO Eric. Yes, I watch you for most of my auto needs! Just me DYI lady thanks! I’m a nail tech too😅
@28:57 What a cutie!
A lot of good info ifn' I ever have to change u joints on them thar' Aloomnum driveshafts. All us Ford guys were like: "Yeah use the hammer on the Chebby. Beat on that thing." So satisfying to watch.
Two different color gloves just to mess with those of us with OCD huh? :):)
You got it.
s d Mono color gloves messes with us who want to keep right and left apart.
Left ones on too tight.
Right ones too loose.
Middle one your guess is as good as mine .
I've always liked the wrenching, pressing, hammering, polishing, and pounding (with Brake Clean at just the right time) videos the best. Been that way since the early days. Keep 'em coming, Eric!
"I think it moved Jerry"
Just watched that one last night
Far out - that Dremel tool is a lifesaver and time saver
Eric my man!! How’s the deer 🦌 hunting doing??