Just finished part one where we watch Eric go Medieval on some Meat & Potatoes with your classic sledge hammer.. Part 2 better deliver the 'Nuts' or I'm canceling my subscription to Discovery channel Bronze Age.
At 4:20 when my Dana 35 started growling and going out, it would blow a little bit of fluid constantly out of the vent tube. And that sir is where that fluid is coming from UC on that rear end I'm sure. They seem to create foam when they get the gap between the gear teeth. and feel the fluid with air bubbles.
Awesome, well you answered my first question from before about the silver on the bottom of the pig. Fantastic how you cleaned up everything to check out the rest of the surfaces and bearing s
I was thinking torch early on and holly molly! I'm pretty sure that one would have taken me days if I could have gotten it apart at all. Good job as always!
I had a similar moment trying to fix an electronic clutch actuator on a dps6 transmission. Simple job turned into "well, guess I have to drop the transmission now"
I just retired after 40 yrs. as a truck mechanic! Sold all my "heavy" tools , now the hardest part of my day is pausing my SMA video to get another soda out of the fridge!! Cant wait till part 2!
Lucky duck.. I love my fleet of trucks and equipment. You just sent me into daydream mode. With my ladysoda in hand after a long day, chuckling at Mr. O's awesome comments. Comic relief in an unforgiving occupation
It's a good way to increase your tool collection though. I had to do three trips to the store just to get right sized tool to remove an oil filter from our king old Corolla. Now I have seven different kinds of filter removal tools... 😎🤣
An diesel injector job i just did took 2 weaks instead of one day that i originally planed. Tried every thing i could think to remove all 4 injectors, heated the engine for a couple of hours then used all the injector loosening sprays that i could find and still noting. after 3 days of soaking the injectors in the spray i tried to use manual and pneumatic injector extractors and still nothing. After that used a 20 ton injector press and the injector broke in half. Had to change the engine with used one and do the job for almost free cause the costumer said that i didn't worn him that something like that could happen:)
"Why does every job in my life turn in to a four hour ordeal?" Glad to hear even a pro like yourself says that! I have noon to four marked out today to rotate the tires on my wife's SUV.
I wish I was that good with a torch! Done a few rear ends, never saw a bearing stuck like that. Did it spin due to lack of lube and weld itself to the pinion?
@@mattbrown5511 I have no doubt that SMAR will do an excellent repair but I paid $1000 for the rear end and installation for a 2001 F150 with 260,000 miles on it and the read end is going strong at 320,000. I wouldn't want to see the repair bill for all the aggravation that SMAR is going through.
I was poking fun at the old Ford advertising motto. I hold zero brand loyalty. I'll drive anything as long as it holds together. And Eric is a persistent dude. Whether one pays for labor or for parts, it gets expensive. Be well friend.
As bad as I felt for you, I couldn't help but laugh when you walked into the axle. Just the cherry on top of the shit sundae. I did something similar to myself just the other day 😂
@@SouthMainAuto And that's why we pull the axles all the way out and set them out of the way. Couldn't you have heated that inner glowing red and knocked it out?
21:04 Eric O wiping off the handle of a screwdriver using the 'classic reach-around' technique, while casually mentioning a colonoscopy: Priceless! Oh, you are such a sneaky man...
More years ago than I care to remember, occasionally I'd use an oxy-torch (we'd call it a "gas-axe") to cut off some rusted bolts and that. Brute force and not much skill. But I was most impressed with Eric O's use of oxy cutting torch. I reckon he could almost do watch repairs with that torch of his !
Thanks Eric for showing us the real struggle of this rear end job. Alot of yt might have cut that part out. This is why I keep watching your channel to see the real auto work and your impromtue comentary that goes alongwith the work. I always learn something from you. Thanks for filming this and working around the camera.
Yep, this shows what it’s really like to work on this stuff. Helps put into prospective what can really happen. It helps when your a novice and haven’t done it or experienced any issues doing it before. Keeps you from loosing all hope when it goes sideways.
How much would it have cost to just get a salvage yard rear axle and replace the whole thing? I don't think many mechanics would have the skill with a torch or the patience to get that pinion out. Admiration Galore!
Probably more when you factor in labour because how long it'll take to drop the "old" axle to put the "newer" one in. Think of how many bolts could be completely rusted tight when one tries to remove an entire axle assembly in the rust belt. Replacing the axle is definitely not the easier or cheaper job. I'm no mechanic, But I would bet it's far more expensive. Providing you can even find a better used one that's not already pulled. Obviously it'd be easier to just replace the Diff. But there's no real guarantee that those bearings will last tens of thousands of miles. Customer could be right back with the same problem 10k miles later on.
While I agree that the K is pronounced, the correct pronunciation is K NEE Pex. That's the German pronunciation and since it is a German company this is the pronunciation that I use. Similarly, I pronounce the name Ikea as ee kay ah and not eye kee uh as Ikea is a Swedish company and that is the way it is pronounced there. Naturally, people can pronounce the words any way they like as we are in America and not in Germany or Sweden. I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion.
Been in the business for a almost 3 decades and have never seen that. Well played man. I have to admit I would have just installed a lkq rear end so going to that length is very impressive. You would kick some butt where I work.
Can't not say I've missed the .5 second window a few times, but still a pure joy to see the work with the axe. And yes, almost all jobs turns into 5 hour jobs.
Think it's time to aim the torch at the u-bolts and call your favorite junkyard for a replacement rear axle! But, then again, I'm always looking for the easiest way out of a mess! Can't wait for part 2 !!!
I took 2 months until I found time to watch this. Glad I did. The torch work is impressive, and knowing about "air gap", or the lack thereof, is the lesson here for me. Thanks Eric O.
I love it! No matter how long we’ve been in this business there’s always that “ never seen that happened before” Kudos to you Mr O I like the way you get after it.
Absolutely, one of those jobs that can be done with some basic tools in the driveway. Favorite type of fixes of this channel is the electrical ones with the wire tracing and the ones with the torch and big hammers.
When working on these problems, I chant its not a heater core,not a heater core😅. 1 thing I have learned for stuck parts,is weld the race. Learned on here,and applied twice. Your patience and lack of swearing is admirable!
@35:30 “At this point, we’re past this point.” Brother, I feel for you. Sometimes you just have to get out the torch, I get this sense of shame when it comes to this point, like I can’t do it without the torch, but it’s better to get over that and get it done. I really enjoy your videos and your diagnostic skills are impressive.
This was a good one. Real world crap. I kind of thought a torch would be needed but, you have to be real good with the torch. Too bad there wasn’t a way to show the molting metal. Great camera angles. Thank you so much Eric. I wonder how the inner bearing of that pinion is going to be to come off.
I thank god that guys like you are out here helping people with their cars. These things are a nightmare to work on, but it has to be done 💯. Keep it going 🏆🏆
Great video Eric: I loved the little caveat at the start: if you don't like the way I do it -then go watch something else!! Whilst I'm glad I'm off the tools in many ways - I do occasionally miss this sort of challenge...maybe I'm just a touch weird, I don't know.
It's a pretty common issue when run low on oil. The rollers get pitted & jam up slightly. Letting the pinoin gear to spin inside the bearing race. They fuse very rapidly. Once you hear that pinoin bearing noise you now it's going to be a big job.
I love the videos and appreciate your skills. Every time I pretend to be a mechanic, I struggle on the small stuff. Part of me is happy to see you struggle for once. :)
20:00-Some people think it's a waste of time but on the tight diffs like Chrysler's I use a spreader going back together so as not to have to force anything because those shims will crack when forcing. I know a guy that happened to once. 😂😂
AWESOME, We had Danger Destruction Fire Sparks Melting Metal & Loud Hammering & Eric remaining calm and patient throughout, well done mate what a rotten job. Will look forward to Part 2 mate but very glad you got that done. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖💖💖
They ain’t all easy peasy. We all hit these seemingly impossible jobs. The difference is how we go about overcoming the obstacles. Eric, you are a real pro. Sometimes I walk away and it always comes to me after I calm down. Usually about 3:00 am in the morning.
Eric, your misery and struggles are not my entertainment. However, I almost always learn from your videos. I thought you'd just blow the guts out of the bearing rather than going after the race. But you did a master class with that torch my dude. Can't wait for Part 2.
Very impressive persistence! I've learned a lot watching you deal with PITA problems such as this. The fixes you figure out give me the confidence to just dive in and fix whatever's left over. I've restored a number of muscle cars, especially midyears and now I've been sucked into the other-world of older English cars and mid-60s BMW motorcycles. You have helped me quite a bit! I have also learned to accumulate the most vital tools YOU use such as a complete collection of hammers and torches. I now know that wrenches and sockets are not really necessary. Excellent!
I got to be honest, I’ve watched your videos for years now, and it kind of makes me happy to see a pro like you struggle a bit. I like to work on my own broken stuff and I think I have some skills, but I end up struggling on just about everything. This video was like watching a pro golfer rip a drive 150 yards into the woods.
Oh praise be! My rear ends been howling and it's upsetting the neighbors. I've been concerned about pulling my rear end out in the driveway and have been putting it off. Seriously though, Dad's old '07 needs this done so I'm grateful you recorded this job for us!
Eric, as a German, I can tell you the proper pronunciation is Ka-Knee-Pex. I'm considering a TOPTUL order so if you need anything give me a call. Denny.
45 years on the wrenches as a heavy equipment mechanic. Have had to get creative with a torch more times then I want to remember. Most turned out good but there was that one time... Nice save Eric. I retired a few years ago, the old body was just complaining way too much. Watching other guys on youtube is about as technical as I get now.
I've usually had success with repeatedly heating & quenching with PB Blaster or Panther Pee. Lots of time, sweat sometimes blood and always a lot of swearing. As always, great video and sound effects. I always like the Brake Clean appearance!
i use "free all" much better that PB blaster. i have removed parts from under a rust belt car that were impossible to remove. i spray the free all, then tap tap tap on the seized hardware. repeat until it busts loose.
@@makeitpay8241 I've worked on everything between Florida humidity and salt air to Aspen, CO salted roads. I know the "Rust Belt" situation all too well.
Brooksy and Vic, 2 of my favorite tools in Dr. O's shop! Mine too, I LOVE my Brooks hammers and punches and my "smoke wrench"! A few of the best tool investments I've ever made!
I've pulled alot of shaft bearings. The shop has a $12,000 pneumatic over hydraulic Enerpac that was custom to pull 10-12" dia bearings. When that unit maxed out, it was straight to tourch or air arch gouging. Get the face off and rollers out and chisel the inner race until cracked... or air arch those off too and weld up shaft if damaged.
I could listen to your running commentary all day. You crack me up. Probably because you talk just like the voices in my head. Thought we were gonna end up at Wilbert for sure.
WE have a place near me (near Detroit) called "The Ring and Pinion Shop" I take my axle work to them every time. Great seeing whats involved in this HEAVY work. Not having a cutting torch pretty much limits what one can do under a car.
Had one like that ,heated with torch sprayed with rust buster and oil finally oil wicked between pinion and bearing after many heat and cool down cycles, used air hammer with drift directly on pinion finally broke loose. Murphy always working. Well done.
When people ask, why do you need extra time? You quoted me 2 hours. Don't you know what you're doing? ... just sit them down to watch this nonsense ! Well done Eric, that was one hell of a battle
I love watching these videos. Im fairly new in the trade at only around 4 years, but I have worked at the dealership my whole life. Such a calm atmosphere in the videos, no advisor breathing down your neck, no customer thinking you can do a 7 hour job in an hour and a half. Not to say that there aren't time sensitive jobs, because im sure there are. Watching these are almost comforting, when all I feel at work is stressed and rushed. I just wish I could do my job at my own pace and actually enjoy it, and not get shafted by crap labor rates.
I had that happen on a Hondoo CV joint, that sucker was welded to the bearings in the hub. I ended up destroying it though because I don't have Eric's skills. Way to go my man, the going was tough but I never had any doubt that you would prevail!
Laughed out loud when you left the axles in and took caps out, cause not 6 months ago I did the same exact thing and spent 20 minutes trying to work the carrier out and thought I was the dumbest person in the world, glad to see it happens to everyone
You did a great job, Eric. I’ve blown a lot of rivets out of bridges or different things when they let us. I am Local 3 Ironworker. I do not use the trigger what I do is I get it hot real fast. Of course you know that I go down and turn the air up, that way you’re not using the trigger and you’re pushing all that old crap out. I cannot explain it on here but you probably know what I’m talking about. Sometime when you’re playing, you probably know this try not using the trigger and just cracking up on the air. The trigger can do damage and you’re damn good with it. Enjoy your stuff.
To get the carrier out, put an end wrench on a ring gear bolt and wedge it against the housing. Turn the pinion nut with a socket and ratchet and turn. It will walk right out.
Im just a DIY guy but I was thinking that the rear end would have to come out and then stick it somehow in your press and give it the old "heave Ho". If not then off to the junk yard. Always enjoy your videos - Looking forward to part II
With 20 mins left, heat that bearing up then spray it with Blaster PB. Do that a few times. The heat will draw the Blaster into all cracks and creaveses. Eventually it will free up without beating it. You can also drill out or dremel the outer bearing cap and then remove the bearings. It'll fall out after that. Then just grind/cut the race off. The more you beat on it, the more I cringe. I almost lost a thumb that way. Hand/arm got tired and I slightly missed. Had I fully missed, thumb would've been on the floor. Good channel bro. Very informative with genuine solid real world problems. Kudos bro !
Air arc works good in holes if you have a stick welder. Sometimes with a torch, you can get a spot of the edge of the inner race cut so you can get the rollers out of the bearing and the inner race will fit through the outer race.
Sometimes the gas axe is the only way. Nick the bearing and cage ,flick out the rollers and then drive out the pinion. Deal with the stuck race on the bench. Good job , good video. If all else fails keep calm and walk away.
"This one's not even rust related". Sorry Eric O, but yes it is. Rust caused the hole which caused the oil to leak out. It's the fault of the rust. :) Your patience with this process is just amazing. I would have been thinking about some form of explosive charge back there. I liked your idea of the chain/bottle-jack combination!
*Don't miss the happy ending. Here is part II:* ua-cam.com/video/1LFM298yopg/v-deo.html
Just finished part one where we watch Eric go Medieval on some Meat & Potatoes with your classic sledge hammer.. Part 2 better deliver the 'Nuts' or I'm canceling my subscription to Discovery channel Bronze Age.
At 4:20 when my Dana 35 started growling and going out, it would blow a little bit of fluid constantly out of the vent tube. And that sir is where that fluid is coming from UC on that rear end I'm sure. They seem to create foam when they get the gap between the gear teeth. and feel the fluid with air bubbles.
Awesome, well you answered my first question from before about the silver on the bottom of the pig. Fantastic how you cleaned up everything to check out the rest of the surfaces and bearing s
“girls” watch this too, ya know!
I was thinking torch early on and holly molly! I'm pretty sure that one would have taken me days if I could have gotten it apart at all. Good job as always!
The scariest part of any difficult job is the point when you think you can't move forward but it's impossible to go back.
Just reading this gave me chills.
I had a similar moment trying to fix an electronic clutch actuator on a dps6 transmission. Simple job turned into "well, guess I have to drop the transmission now"
❤ "needs" must.
That's when junkyards are a blessing.
Sounds like the definition of marriage
I just retired after 40 yrs. as a truck mechanic! Sold all my "heavy" tools , now the hardest part of my day is pausing my SMA video to get another soda out of the fridge!! Cant wait till part 2!
Congrats my dude
Me too brother. Isn’t is amazing after we retire we watch people working.
10 - 4 here sir .
Lucky duck.. I love my fleet of trucks and equipment. You just sent me into daydream mode.
With my ladysoda in hand after a long day, chuckling at Mr. O's awesome comments.
Comic relief in an unforgiving occupation
@@mayhew75 ladysoda? The hops or the grapes my good lady?
Don’t worry Eric. I will go out in the shop to do what should be a 1 hour job, and it winds up costing me 8 hours and 6 trips to the parts store.
don't forget about needing 3 bandaids by the time you are done. fun times
It's a good way to increase your tool collection though.
I had to do three trips to the store just to get right sized tool to remove an oil filter from our king old Corolla. Now I have seven different kinds of filter removal tools... 😎🤣
Bandaids? You mean electrical tape and shop towels?
An diesel injector job i just did took 2 weaks instead of one day that i originally planed. Tried every thing i could think to remove all 4 injectors, heated the engine for a couple of hours then used all the injector loosening sprays that i could find and still noting. after 3 days of soaking the injectors in the spray i tried to use manual and pneumatic injector extractors and still nothing. After that used a 20 ton injector press and the injector broke in half. Had to change the engine with used one and do the job for almost free cause the costumer said that i didn't worn him that something like that could happen:)
We all been there 😂
"Why does every job in my life turn in to a four hour ordeal?"
Glad to hear even a pro like yourself says that! I have noon to four marked out today to rotate the tires on my wife's SUV.
Awesome! When Eric brings out the fire and the big hammers, you know you're in for a good show!
that's all i know!
He has a LOT of trust on his car lift....
Those lifts are well maintained.
Yeee yee
I wish I was that good with a torch! Done a few rear ends, never saw a bearing stuck like that. Did it spin due to lack of lube and weld itself to the pinion?
My F150 had a similar problem, bought a rear end from a junkyard and swapped it out. After watching this, I'm glad I did.
Quality is job 1. Am I right?
@@mattbrown5511 I have no doubt that SMAR will do an excellent repair but I paid $1000 for the rear end and installation for a 2001 F150 with 260,000 miles on it and the read end is going strong at 320,000. I wouldn't want to see the repair bill for all the aggravation that SMAR is going through.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I was poking fun at the old Ford advertising motto. I hold zero brand loyalty. I'll drive anything as long as it holds together. And Eric is a persistent dude. Whether one pays for labor or for parts, it gets expensive. Be well friend.
I did the same thing on my 1994 f-150.
As bad as I felt for you, I couldn't help but laugh when you walked into the axle. Just the cherry on top of the shit sundae. I did something similar to myself just the other day 😂
😂
"Just the cherry on top of the shit sundae"... that's going to be my new response to everything that doesn't go as planned. Thanks!
@@marksimonds13 I already used it once today haha
I know you must have bleeped out hundreds of ill feelings, because I was saying them just watching!!😂🤣
@@SouthMainAuto And that's why we pull the axles all the way out and set them out of the way. Couldn't you have heated that inner glowing red and knocked it out?
21:04 Eric O wiping off the handle of a screwdriver using the 'classic reach-around' technique, while casually mentioning a colonoscopy: Priceless! Oh, you are such a sneaky man...
Oh boy, I thought I was the only one who has this kind of terrible luck 😅
I knew it was going to be a good one when I saw that it was almost an hour long AND labeled "Part 1"!
The jobs that turn into 4 hours for you probably turn into "career decision days" for many. Fascinating.
For real 😅
Spent 11 years in a welding shop. I know exactly how hard that torch job was. Well done Mr O.
More years ago than I care to remember, occasionally I'd use an oxy-torch (we'd call it a "gas-axe") to cut off some rusted bolts and that. Brute force and not much skill. But I was most impressed with Eric O's use of oxy cutting torch. I reckon he could almost do watch repairs with that torch of his !
Thanks Eric for showing us the real struggle of this rear end job. Alot of yt might have cut that part out. This is why I keep watching your channel to see the real auto work and your impromtue comentary that goes alongwith the work. I always learn something from you. Thanks for filming this and working around the camera.
Yep, this shows what it’s really like to work on this stuff. Helps put into prospective what can really happen. It helps when your a novice and haven’t done it or experienced any issues doing it before. Keeps you from loosing all hope when it goes sideways.
any time you see him reaching for that much PPE, something serious is about to happen.
Eric's new motto " Have torch will travel"
You can do it Eric, but 99% of us certainly can not. What a struggle! Am in awe at your skill & knowlage.
I can...
My Father was great with a torch too, he could split a bearing with the best of them. Good job Eric!!
How much would it have cost to just get a salvage yard rear axle and replace the whole thing? I don't think many mechanics would have the skill with a torch or the patience to get that pinion out. Admiration Galore!
Probably more when you factor in labour because how long it'll take to drop the "old" axle to put the "newer" one in. Think of how many bolts could be completely rusted tight when one tries to remove an entire axle assembly in the rust belt. Replacing the axle is definitely not the easier or cheaper job. I'm no mechanic, But I would bet it's far more expensive. Providing you can even find a better used one that's not already pulled. Obviously it'd be easier to just replace the Diff. But there's no real guarantee that those bearings will last tens of thousands of miles. Customer could be right back with the same problem 10k miles later on.
@@jonnywilson9117 That's when you let your customer decide. It's their money after all.
Difference between a mechanic and parts changer
Saw a person at a trade show asking the Knipex rep how it's pronounced, they said use the "K", it's German. Your initial pronunciation was spot on.
I think I saw the same video. Did the gal pick up her iPad and kinda hide behind it?
@@dans_Learning_Curve Yep!
While I agree that the K is pronounced, the correct pronunciation is K NEE Pex. That's the German pronunciation and since it is a German company this is the pronunciation that I use. Similarly, I pronounce the name Ikea as ee kay ah and not eye kee uh as Ikea is a Swedish company and that is the way it is pronounced there. Naturally, people can pronounce the words any way they like as we are in America and not in Germany or Sweden. I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion.
K is silent as in I know.
@@jo300hn You missed the fact that it was a knipex representative at the trade show, so you are absolutely, positively wrong.
I’m amazed that Big Nasty didn’t get in on some of that action there with Vic! Man that thing looks like it was an absolute PITA! Good job sir!
Been in the business for a almost 3 decades and have never seen that. Well played man. I have to admit I would have just installed a lkq rear end so going to that length is very impressive. You would kick some butt where I work.
What is an lkq rear end?
@@TonicofSonic salvage yard.. used parts... second hand... Ya know the drill...
@@granitecowboy2199 ah thanks much.
Been watching for years but this video made me just join his patreon. 👍
@@patrickfranklin3548 Hell ya man. This guy is amazing, I have considered driving from MN to NY for repairs. No joke.
54 years as an auto tech/mechanic and I’ve never had one that tough to get apart, thank god. Excellent video Eric, this is real world stuff.
Thanks for sharing the epic battle with us Mr. O! Persistence wins the day. Great work sir!!
That last think where the bearing breaks loose is one of the most satisfying things ever.
Can't not say I've missed the .5 second window a few times, but still a pure joy to see the work with the axe. And yes, almost all jobs turns into 5 hour jobs.
Think it's time to aim the torch at the u-bolts and call your favorite junkyard for a replacement rear axle! But, then again, I'm always looking for the easiest way out of a mess! Can't wait for part 2 !!!
Your experience and tenacity is what won this battle!!
I took 2 months until I found time to watch this. Glad I did. The torch work is impressive, and knowing about "air gap", or the lack thereof, is the lesson here for me. Thanks Eric O.
I love it! No matter how long we’ve been in this business there’s always that “ never seen that happened before” Kudos to you Mr O I like the way you get after it.
Absolutely, one of those jobs that can be done with some basic tools in the driveway. Favorite type of fixes of this channel is the electrical ones with the wire tracing and the ones with the torch and big hammers.
Me too
This is a good representation of how almost every job I do goes...
When you see part one you know it’s a good one 😵💫
When working on these problems, I chant its not a heater core,not a heater core😅.
1 thing I have learned for stuck parts,is weld the race.
Learned on here,and applied twice.
Your patience and lack of swearing is admirable!
Best line of the day "just your average DIY job, can do it in your driveway "😅
When you see a bearing removal video broken down into multiple parts you know there's gonna be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.
@35:30 “At this point, we’re past this point.” Brother, I feel for you. Sometimes you just have to get out the torch, I get this sense of shame when it comes to this point, like I can’t do it without the torch, but it’s better to get over that and get it done. I really enjoy your videos and your diagnostic skills are impressive.
This was a good one. Real world crap. I kind of thought a torch would be needed but, you have to be real good with the torch. Too bad there wasn’t a way to show the molting metal. Great camera angles. Thank you so much Eric. I wonder how the inner bearing of that pinion is going to be to come off.
Back to basics man.... Best ever.
I thank god that guys like you are out here helping people with their cars.
These things are a nightmare to work on, but it has to be done 💯.
Keep it going 🏆🏆
Great video Eric: I loved the little caveat at the start: if you don't like the way I do it -then go watch something else!! Whilst I'm glad I'm off the tools in many ways - I do occasionally miss this sort of challenge...maybe I'm just a touch weird, I don't know.
26:05 Now I see why this is a long 2 parter. Amazed that's the only bearing to die in that rear end!
It's a pretty common issue when run low on oil. The rollers get pitted & jam up slightly. Letting the pinoin gear to spin inside the bearing race. They fuse very rapidly. Once you hear that pinoin bearing noise you now it's going to be a big job.
I see as you hammer the rust is raining down from that truck
@@larrycorey9596 It's NY red rain. 😂
4hr job...
I love the videos and appreciate your skills. Every time I pretend to be a mechanic, I struggle on the small stuff. Part of me is happy to see you struggle for once. :)
Great freaking job, Eric! That bearing really was from hell, and by hell it was driven out :-)
Thanks for sharing the "journey" that is what makes your channel the best.
20:00-Some people think it's a waste of time but on the tight diffs like Chrysler's I use a spreader going back together so as not to have to force anything because those shims will crack when forcing. I know a guy that happened to once. 😂😂
Great video Eric - and a tough problem. I have been expecting you to get Big Nasty on the end of that pinion shaft….
AWESOME, We had Danger Destruction Fire Sparks Melting Metal & Loud Hammering & Eric remaining calm and patient throughout, well done mate what a rotten job. Will look forward to Part 2 mate but very glad you got that done.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖💖💖
With no safety glasses!
They ain’t all easy peasy. We all hit these seemingly impossible jobs. The difference is how we go about overcoming the obstacles. Eric, you are a real pro. Sometimes I walk away and it always comes to me after I calm down. Usually about 3:00 am in the morning.
Eric, your misery and struggles are not my entertainment. However, I almost always learn from your videos. I thought you'd just blow the guts out of the bearing rather than going after the race. But you did a master class with that torch my dude. Can't wait for Part 2.
Very impressive persistence! I've learned a lot watching you deal with PITA problems such as this. The fixes you figure out give me the confidence to just dive in and fix whatever's left over. I've restored a number of muscle cars, especially midyears and now I've been sucked into the other-world of older English cars and mid-60s BMW motorcycles. You have helped me quite a bit! I have also learned to accumulate the most vital tools YOU use such as a complete collection of hammers and torches. I now know that wrenches and sockets are not really necessary. Excellent!
Reminds me of the time I could not remove a manual transmission because the pilot bearing seized on the input shaft !
I got to be honest, I’ve watched your videos for years now, and it kind of makes me happy to see a pro like you struggle a bit. I like to work on my own broken stuff and I think I have some skills, but I end up struggling on just about everything. This video was like watching a pro golfer rip a drive 150 yards into the woods.
Oh praise be! My rear ends been howling and it's upsetting the neighbors. I've been concerned about pulling my rear end out in the driveway and have been putting it off. Seriously though, Dad's old '07 needs this done so I'm grateful you recorded this job for us!
Yell your neighbors to.mind their own fkn business
Always click yes for you Mr. Eric!
Best guy ever! Excellent mechanic!
Badass job Eric! You're a lot better at your craft than you give yourself credit for!
The guys that know, know. The guys that don’t, wish they did. Legend.
We all feel your pain brother : )
Nice Victory Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Eric, as a German, I can tell you the proper pronunciation is Ka-Knee-Pex. I'm considering a TOPTUL order so if you need anything give me a call. Denny.
Man that bearing certainly was a demon from hell, should have taken a page out of Andrew Camarata’s playbook and used an excavator to push it out 😂
WOW!You sure rode the struggle bus on that one! Gonna go check my diff oil level!
45 years on the wrenches as a heavy equipment mechanic. Have had to get creative with a torch more times then I want to remember. Most turned out good but there was that one time...
Nice save Eric.
I retired a few years ago, the old body was just complaining way too much.
Watching other guys on youtube is about as technical as I get now.
I've usually had success with repeatedly heating & quenching with PB Blaster or Panther Pee. Lots of time, sweat sometimes blood and always a lot of swearing. As always, great video and sound effects. I always like the Brake Clean appearance!
i use "free all" much better that PB blaster. i have removed parts from under a rust belt car that were impossible to remove. i spray the free all, then tap tap tap on the seized hardware. repeat until it busts loose.
@@makeitpay8241 I've worked on everything between Florida humidity and salt air to Aspen, CO salted roads. I know the "Rust Belt" situation all too well.
Now that is dedication! It is worth noting you could have just called the customer and said we need to replace everything. That is an honest mechanic.
Great video, your patience and skill always gets the job done!
Brooksy and Vic, 2 of my favorite tools in Dr. O's shop! Mine too, I LOVE my Brooks hammers and punches and my "smoke wrench"! A few of the best tool investments I've ever made!
When Eric bumped his head on the axle…. I felt that…. 😢
It’s what I thought might happen when he said he was going to leave the axles poking out of the housing rather then pulling them all the way out.
SMA bearing vids are always interesting and exciting, especially when Mazdas are involved. 👍
Awesome video! " Oh yeah, first try", LMAO😅😅
Full tang scraper is the word combo you're looking for! Nice work as always Eric.
Heatn' and beatn' with Eric O. As usual, the Master prevails!
Well done. That's the closest I've seen Eric come to swearing. 😅
That pinion don't want to come out at all yikes .. There is a guy out there saying hold my beer 🍺 Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
I've pulled alot of shaft bearings. The shop has a $12,000 pneumatic over hydraulic Enerpac that was custom to pull 10-12" dia bearings. When that unit maxed out, it was straight to tourch or air arch gouging. Get the face off and rollers out and chisel the inner race until cracked... or air arch those off too and weld up shaft if damaged.
ooh yesss, is this one of those epic battles where we see metal, fire, loud sounds and loud words?!!
"But Oz never did nothing to the Tin Man" - America 70's
"Cuz' Oz never did give nothin' to the tin man, that he didn't...didn't already have." "Ventura Highway" 1976
The suspense was better than any Hitchcock movie! Good stuff!
I could listen to your running commentary all day. You crack me up. Probably because you talk just like the voices in my head. Thought we were gonna end up at Wilbert for sure.
WE have a place near me (near Detroit) called "The Ring and Pinion Shop" I take my axle work to them every time. Great seeing whats involved in this HEAVY work. Not having a cutting torch pretty much limits what one can do under a car.
Had one like that ,heated with torch sprayed with rust buster and oil finally oil wicked between pinion and bearing after many heat and cool down cycles, used air hammer with drift directly on pinion finally broke loose. Murphy always working. Well done.
Miss the old the intro the good old hey their viewers welcome back to SMA channel.
When people ask, why do you need extra time? You quoted me 2 hours. Don't you know what you're doing? ... just sit them down to watch this nonsense ! Well done Eric, that was one hell of a battle
Hi Eric. Oh! I felt that crack on your noggin. You didn't even have to bleep out your response. Amazing!
That was tight! and i know excactly what you mean about the nuances of using the torch ..one of my favourite tools
I love watching these videos. Im fairly new in the trade at only around 4 years, but I have worked at the dealership my whole life. Such a calm atmosphere in the videos, no advisor breathing down your neck, no customer thinking you can do a 7 hour job in an hour and a half. Not to say that there aren't time sensitive jobs, because im sure there are. Watching these are almost comforting, when all I feel at work is stressed and rushed. I just wish I could do my job at my own pace and actually enjoy it, and not get shafted by crap labor rates.
I had that happen on a Hondoo CV joint, that sucker was welded to the bearings in the hub. I ended up destroying it though because I don't have Eric's skills. Way to go my man, the going was tough but I never had any doubt that you would prevail!
Laughed out loud when you left the axles in and took caps out, cause not 6 months ago I did the same exact thing and spent 20 minutes trying to work the carrier out and thought I was the dumbest person in the world, glad to see it happens to everyone
You did a great job, Eric. I’ve blown a lot of rivets out of bridges or different things when they let us. I am Local 3 Ironworker. I do not use the trigger what I do is I get it hot real fast. Of course you know that I go down and turn the air up, that way you’re not using the trigger and you’re pushing all that old crap out. I cannot explain it on here but you probably know what I’m talking about. Sometime when you’re playing, you probably know this try not using the trigger and just cracking up on the air. The trigger can do damage and you’re damn good with it. Enjoy your stuff.
To get the carrier out, put an end wrench on a ring gear bolt and wedge it against the housing. Turn the pinion nut with a socket and ratchet and turn. It will walk right out.
Im just a DIY guy but I was thinking that the rear end would have to come out and then stick it somehow in your press and give it the old "heave Ho". If not then off to the junk yard.
Always enjoy your videos - Looking forward to part II
You have the patience of a saint. Well done!
With 20 mins left, heat that bearing up then spray it with Blaster PB.
Do that a few times.
The heat will draw the Blaster into all cracks and creaveses.
Eventually it will free up without beating it.
You can also drill out or dremel the outer bearing cap and then remove the bearings. It'll fall out after that. Then just grind/cut the race off.
The more you beat on it, the more I cringe.
I almost lost a thumb that way.
Hand/arm got tired and I slightly missed.
Had I fully missed, thumb would've been on the floor.
Good channel bro. Very informative with genuine solid real world problems.
Kudos bro !
Air arc works good in holes if you have a stick welder. Sometimes with a torch, you can get a spot of the edge of the inner race cut so you can get the rollers out of the bearing and the inner race will fit through the outer race.
Man!! Mr. O that was brutal!! “Easy DIY in your driveway”😂🤣🤣.
Sometimes the gas axe is the only way. Nick the bearing and cage ,flick out the rollers and then drive out the pinion. Deal with the stuck race on the bench. Good job , good video. If all else fails keep calm and walk away.
This job I can tell got personal. Great job Eric!
I'm glad I tuned in early this morning to discover some new and exciting ways to abuse shop tools and destroy pinion bearings. Great job, Eric O.
"This one's not even rust related". Sorry Eric O, but yes it is. Rust caused the hole which caused the oil to leak out. It's the fault of the rust. :) Your patience with this process is just amazing. I would have been thinking about some form of explosive charge back there. I liked your idea of the chain/bottle-jack combination!
Love the beating and heating videos. I new you would win. Looking forward to the install.