Subaru Rear Wheel Bearing - Part I
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2020
- In this video I show you the process of replacing a rear wheel bearing on the rear of a rotted Subaru Forester. The through bolt on the rear suspension can be a bit tricky. Nothing a sawzall can't handle. -Enjoy
Part II: • Subaru Rear Wheel Bear...
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Mrs “O” cooks, fixes cars, runs the shop, etc. What a awesome lady. You go Mrs. “O”!!
She does not fix she keeps the logistics
geoepi321975 You sir missed out on a couple of episodes where Mrs. O. actually is fixing her own car. 😉 She ain’t no pro like Mr. O. but she tries and she get’s it done.
@@geoepi321975 wrong. She does occasionally work on cars, too.
Plus she gets Erik’s nuts off... lmao
Mrs. O: “got a minute for me?”
Mr. O: “That’s usually all I need”
Bahahahaha!!!!
I wanted to see if I was the only one who caught that :D :D :D
Her eye Roll made me laugh.
Mrs.O needs her own cooking channel, you have a lot of skills working around rust,
a must for the vehicle’s you work on sometimes , great job. Love the videos, stay safe
That made me crack up
I was waiting for her comeback!
this video has everything. Vinnie, Mrs. O, rusted junk, big nasty, free tips.
No brake clean though..... Yet
What brand is big nasty
@@kellytaylor3134 Isn't it an aircraft rivet tool? There's a video on it I think.
@@kellytaylor3134 I believe BIG NASTY is manufactured by Astro Tools or Mac.. Could be wrong, but i believe he talks about it in a previous video.
And nut spray.
Eric, I just watched your WUW from November. Don't ever get down about the types of videos you upload. You are a great source of knowledge and entertaining, too - we appreciate any job you share with us!
I like how Eric manages to sprinkle innuendos throughout the entire repair while at the same time being the only man alive who can work on a car without cursing
LOL!
“It’s lost all its balls. Then we spray it with nuts off.” That’s right everyone, remember to spay or neuter your Subaru
Mustve sprayed too much nuts off
Haha that's what I was thinking
Yep almost spit my soda across the room!
We have to do our part to control the Subaru population.
@@DIYDaveOK haha 😂😂
As a 15 year Subaru technician in NYS as well, I've done several of these bearings. One thing I will add is to check the sealing area of the axle. It is common for it to pit bad enough to allow water and debris to damage the new bearing very quickly. We always include the axle in the estimate.
If you put "featuring Vinnie" in all the vids I will actually never miss a single one. That man should be preserved for all eternity.
Chaise not Chase I’d like to see Vinnie guest on a WUW someday. I bet he’s got some stories 👍
you mean like Lenin?
Mabey Vinnie would let Eric take his scooter for a "shake" around town
I love this guy, his commentary is spot on 😂😂
I don't know what I like better about these vids: the knowledge that Eric gives us or his and Mrs. O's conversations!
Holy crap when he pulled that hub cap off, rust never sleeps!
I've been in Arizona since 1974. I'm completely amazed by rust like this.
That made our English motors look like they've been in the desert all their lives! That is bad. 😀
Jack Wood
Neil Young Rust Never Sleeps.
As a retired mechanic that did a lot of this work too (on my back mostly) I totally appreciate the work you put into this. I have a friend who needs it done and he asked me to do it but I declined because of recent back surgery. I'm glad I did too. I have to tell you, I appreciate the video and have all kinds of respect for you guys these days. It isn't easy working on car anymore. However, you did it methodically, safely, properly and I salute you. The world needs more good guys out there doing this work. Sadly, our craft is losing too many people. I'm delighted I stopped and watched this video and many kudos to you for your obvious professional work. You give mechanics everywhere a good name.
"When you pull these out be very quiet, because you're gonna have to hear where it hits the floor."
Thus speaks the voice of experience!
I am AMAZED that this car did not fall down around itself when you lifted it off the ground. Holy schmoooooulies! I guess fix what you have and work with what you got. Good work as usual...you too Eric.
The chef is killing it in the new kitchen, you go Mrs. O. Mr. O never gives up those wheel bearings are going to come out one way are the other.
And that ladies and gentlemen is why the other shop said get bent lady good stuff Mr oberchucka your videos are always informative and a great watch
Haven't even watched but you know its gonna be good when there's a part 2 coming
Your Video inspired me and I was able to remove the bolts, It was a battle but I prevailed!!! Thanks for what you do!! You too Mrs. O!
You and Mrs. O did a great job making your shop a home away from home.
I know you know this but You are a very lucky man. Thanks for the video, And hello from South Jersey.🙂
Keep any and all videos coming. Brake jobs, windshield wipers, all of it! There's always some free tip Fridays in even the most mundane things.
Erics new motto "If they can't do it I can do it "
I work support for a large company. I use "Tharsss yer PROBLEM, Lady...." all the time. Thanks Eric.
Ive been watchin you since about 2010 and i love to see how you deal with rust.I live in the south so rust doesnt exist until we get cars from the north and i can honestly say we have absolutely no idea what to do really. Your methods for dealing with rusty parts are amazing.
Eric O. + Big Nasty = everything looks way easier than it actually is!
Love it! Great video, as always!
He always says IF I CAN DO SO CAN YOU. The only thing is, the OTHER shop couldn't that's why they sent it to him!
Another great job
Got a minute for me??? Its usually all I need. Gotta love the honesty on this channel!! :)
Getting that bushing out gives you the same satifaction you get when you kick out that slush that builds up behind your front wheel😎
Eric, really enjoy your channel. You are a true mechanic...as demonstrated by your impressive techniques for working on rusty "stuff"! Great job!
Mrs O is actually a great helper..... she put on the gloves, did exactly the right thing.... Well done...
Classic style SMA! Eric beatin' on something and a special guest appearance by Vinny.
Finally, a good old rust battle again!
This video has almost everything: under carriage work, rust, big nasty, flying bearings, Vinny, Mrs O, sweet baby ray's BBQ sauce!
If part 2 contains: the flame wrench, brake clean and fluid film this repair ends up on my top 5 SMA list.
My number 1 is "Honda Civic Rear Struts : When The S.H.T.F."
Greetings from Norway!
You are by far my favorite UA-cam personality!
This is a great example of showing the public what a crappy job us mechanics have day in day out , they simply don't get how difficult a simple job can end up being , with your informative video it shows what a job that should take 2 hours can take all day , but should we only charge 2 hours, the simple answer is NO, I like you quote for a job , if it goes straight forward, but it not , a telephone call will confirm this and extra costs incurred, great video Eric , lunch looks great, enjoy , you deserve it, have 30 mins break with Vanessa , family time
I will never forget when a mechanic came up to me and said that Joe ( The shop owner) said he does not want to work on your " Rusty junk" again. Makes you feel bad makes ya mad you just want to tell them to go to hell but I didn't I just never went there again.
Shops should at least be professional when dealing with public esp considering how much they charge
Well what can you do, some, I say some of these mom and pop shops don't give 2 figgs about being polite or how to talk to customers. All you can do is just go home and slag the hell outta them on social media, and no love lost for either party.
Ya...Funny how some folks can't understand how you make money in the repair business....I always paid cash when the job was done...call me up and I'm down to the shop to pay and take it away...
The door is damn near blocked with finished jobs that they can't or won't pay for....and Mike is covered up in work for guys that already owe him money....but he'll try to get me in...But he has to work on their stuff first....Or they won't pay him?...I asked his guy about diagnosing my problem?....Wise ass tells me ...."It's a Damn Ford"!
I never brought him a paying job again!...Luckily there are mechanics who want to get paid!
Classic video. Sweet carnage. Love it when vinny is chuckling in the background. Thanks!
Thank you .could watch you at work all day.🇮🇪
The excellent video quality and step by step instructions are very much appreciated.
Great video, with great commentary and joking around. Always a pleasure to watch you guys. 😎👍🌈
Finally! A real world video on this job. I watch videos where the long bolt through the knuckle and controls arms zips right out. Where I live, that ain't NEVER, EVER, gonna happen. Thanks for the tip on the high end Sawzall blades!
Same rustiness here in Michigan, but I've got to live vicariously through you. I miss beating up the rust sometimes, your cars and just a little smaller than my semis though, that's all good though.
By the way, cancer sucks!
Cancer, now that's a 6 letter word I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, unless we're talking about the constellation or astrological sign.
I wish you the best in your battle against it.
@@44R0Ndin thank you sir, it's been a rough week or so, in and out of the hospital for me. And now finding out my father, who lives 5 hrs away, has been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma and has about 6 months projected to live. I can't get healthy enough to travel to see him right now it seems.
When you talked about that Diablo blade, all i could think of is "As endorsed by Project Farm, need i say more?"
I sure hope you have seen his videos.
" PROJECT FARM " NOPE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SAY ANY MORE, GREAT CHANNEL. I thought the same thing, LMAO.
Love it ! Hammering and banging and guest appearances by Mrs. O. And Vinnie..Love that guy !
I'm down in SC, and every time I get to work on something from up your way, I say a lot of 4 letter words.
Epic conversation!
Mr. O
"what's up Mrs. O?
Mrs. O
"Ya got a minute for me?"
Mr. O
"Yeah, that is all I usually need!"
A minute?? Yep, and conversation for 45 seconds!! Lol
You are a testament to your profession and humanity in general.
Mrs O, what a sweetheart helper. Great video!!
One brings unparalleled mechanical ability, the other brings joy to the channel.
These videos about subi wheel bearings makes me want to preemptively grease the bolts on my outback........ never mind, you just got done saying the late models have a new design. Love all the videos! Best repair/ diagnostic channel hands down.
Good job,Eric. You do the dirty work other shops can't or won't do!👍
The kitchen looks amazing!
Wow. Seeing these videos always makes me happy to live where rust doesn't happen like that.....
Mrs ‘O’ IS IN THE KITCHENNNNNN!!
Not watched for a while good to see Mrs ‘O’ in the new kitchen in the office. Some comedic timing as ever, Eric... unless I just have a sick sense of humour and you were speaking sincerely etc.
Can’t remember the amount of times I have used the knowledge gleaned from your good self to fix my little fleet of cars and van. We ‘Roll Coal’ in my family ATM. Many of the techniques used on the rust belt junk seen in these videos pertains to the rust filled junk that I can usually afford to buy(but not pay to be fixed by a Pro) so you have saved me a lot of money and I enjoy fixing stuff too so it’s a double win.
My garage usually has similar noises and comments such as ‘There’s your problem, Lady’ etc and ‘Not a sponsor’ I am only missing the video camera and ‘Jeep’ hat and I think I could make ‘Parody’ videos (although my beard looks more like ‘Santa Claus’ than yours, Eric)
‘Anyhoo’....If I am ever in Avoca I promise not to pass by ‘The Shop’ unless I have a genuine mechanical issue...or doughnuts....or brake cleaner to give you...
Great video of a rusted out Subaru. Lots of banging. You all quite the shop. Thanks for sharing.
Dang, Mr. O's in an usually chipper mood starting this job. One comic comment after another!
Love the homemade bolt and emery cloth flapper sander wheel. Sounds like an old-school RC airplane gas engine.
24:22 For your backside spacer for pushing in the bushing, maybe you should weld a piece of pipe on it that is larger then the od of the rod to help hold it in place while attaching the ball joint press. You could also weld a small bolt on the front side piece to loosely go inside the bushing.
Yay! New video
Wow the rust on that is crazy 😜
Just like to say well done to Mrs o , you do a great job as well ,all the best.
Putting new bushes in - I just use a long bolt and a couple of nuts and washers and pull the thing in. advantage is it makes it a one man job. Always enjoy all your vids
I love work. I could watch it all day long!
Eric O, your wife is a hottie, you're well privileged my friend. Not to mention, that which you already know, from working in the rust belt, you're an overqualified used vehicle mechanic. Your videos have been beyond helpful to me and I wish you all the best my friend! I wish you many more years of mechanical supremacy, and I am glad to see a humble genius at work!
Please upload more videos like this. I miss the good old fashion Eric O beating the hell out of things and rambling on. Great work my man.
Had to replace the same bearing on my 2017 Forester. Spent hours banging away with a 10lb slide hammer and a hub puller, never even got the bearing to budge. Ended up having to replace the whole knuckle because it had sized so bad. Shop couldn't even get it out. Surprised that one came off so easily, it looked so rusty crusty. Thankfully everything else on mine was in good shape and came free without much fuss.
The good old 'rust belt'.... never have a boring job! It's never just an easy 'Remove & Replace'.... it's use a cutting wheel, heat it up, bang the heck out of it with a sledge, torch it off, and finally have success! 😂😂😂😂
Lol😂😂😂😂 "nuts off" penetrating oil. NICE!!
Mrs O: "Got a minute for me?"
EricO: "Usually all I need. About a minute"
Lots of zingers this vid. Lol 😂😂 I've missed SMA
How long will it be before that car's frame totally collapses?
@@CubasAutomotive A minute what do you you do with the remaining 45 seconds? :) ;)
@Chuck Taylor It surprises me that the car passes the state safety inspection.
Mrs O rocking the cast iron pan, best part of the video!@
When the wheel cover was removed, I was shocked at the condition/rust on the wheel. Seen your salt/rust discussions before, but the sight of it still is amazing.
Salt is terrible but the new horror is the calcium crap they put on roads, it sticks to everything and you can almost watch the rust process start after driving through some of it.
Great video Eric enjoy your lunch break with Mrs O. Waiting for part 2 👍👍👍
Love the new kitchen!! I saw it in an earlier video. I can smell the food cooking. Need an SMA cook book!!
Good man! Glad to see you're engaging safety squint 17:11. Can't be too careful.
Always good to see "Big Nasty" come out and play! Quote of the day.. "Gotta have a clean hole for it to work.." Actually, he had many quotes of the day in this one!
Wow. Mechanix Gloves for everyone. You and Mrs O looking smart there.
Glad to here Vinnie is still crushing the strip.
Carnage! I love it......it's been a while since we've seen some proper carnage!
I recently used a dremel carbide multitool blade to cut off some seized ball joint bolts in a tight space. It’s slower than reciprocating saw but less chance of cutting through the parts you don’t want to damage.
You can tell Eric is serious about this job, he's wearing the "Grey/Black Work Gloves of Destiny". As usual I take my nuts off to your skills and attitude.
Great video of a real-world rust-bucket job!
I will however join the chorus about needing to eye and ear protection when using Big Nasty and the rattle wrench.
We need you! Without your expert videos, us shade-tree mechanic wouldn't know which way to turn a bolt.
I saw the title Subaru rear wheel bearing and I grabbed some snacks because we all know Subaru, rust, and wheel bearings make for a great video.
I remember you working on one of them buggers. Soak and spray and rattle , a few cuts with the hacksaw, and a few big Ugg’s duggas and boom! She off. A piece of cake for Eric.
When I do these at work, I totally skip the through bolt and drop the differential down far enough to pop the axle out of it. Then go to town doing the bearing. Of course this only works with the hub tamer or something similar. Takes about 20 mins to drop the differential and no need to break bolts or have to mess with bushings. Either way you do this job, be prepared for a lot cussing.
Damn seeing that Subaru that is mostly rust really makes me appreciate living in So Cal. My Tundra is almost 13 years old and has barely any rust. If I lived there it would be junk. It's amazing how you work through it.
Get in Mr O , love these repair videos
Love the nuts and bolts videos!
Nuts OFF, sweet baby rays, & Cooking with Mrs. O what a great video
Not sure if it's also true for Forester, but my old Subaru Impreza used flat bearings and were prone to wearing out, so I changed the rear hubs to Legacy hubs. Slightly larger brake drums and they use tapered bearings which last a lot longer. Only thing is to remember when it's time to replace the drums!
Lots of skills and tools to get that job done. Good job
I fuckin LOVE those blades. Cuts everything like 🧈
Worth every penny with time saved and parts saved from the torch.
you are a great at what you do, thanks for sharing.
So much to love about this video. Can't wait for part 2. In the meantime, I'm going to go buy me some nuts off to give out as presents.
Slide hammer action was cool. Good stuff!
Man O Man, once the wheel was exposed and then the brake drum, holly cow, the rust. No wonder another shop gave up. Little did they know it wasn't really all that bad once getting into the job. Eric did the job like it was nothing, due to his many experiences of rusty crusty vehicles in his area.
Amazing how many folks have exhaust fans over their cooking stoves and don't use them. After a couple of years all of the grease molecules and smoke will show up on cabinets, ceilings and walls. Best practice is to turn them on a few minutes before cooking and leave them on during the event. Saw a new home tract being built and toured one of them, the kitchen hood was like this one, a microwave/hood vent combo, yet it didn't vent outside ! It was a recirculate hood with charcoal packs. Truly, a complete waste especially on new construction when it's no big deal to route a 6" duct to the exterior roof or wall. Sadly the codes need updated to require them to vent outdoors, period. No hood vent is worth a darn unless it exhausts the stench and grime outdoors.
Great video Eric. Seeing you fight with some of this rusty crap makes me less fearful of the rusty crap i have to deal with on this side of the pond. I have never actually worked on something quite as bad as this...
zoidberg444
I think he calls this a typical workday
Gotta say. The chrome on those lug nuts looks pretty damn good.
Had a customer today worried about his aftermarket locking hub bolts being rusted. He installed them himself and all 6 were loose. He did have a man bun and NPR on the radio. I live in Colorado, so rust is not an issue. Skinny jeans, man buns, smoking the weed, and stupidity are the name of the game.
A nice Huth or John Bean exhaust pipe bender may be something to consider man. I rarely bend pipe anymore, but it is a bushing pressing monster.
I love Diablo blades, sanding discs, etc. One off my favorite spots at Home Depot. Makes short work of cutting and once you use a Diablo blade everything else is junk!!
YEAH! Very professional! The Hub just came away with one pull of the slide hammer. They given up?? You wonder what those shops do with customers cars..... Seems like every car that comes in your shop is dipped in salty brine and rusty; your climate really eats into cars chassis and sealing these suckers seems to be a must before they leave the dealer. great Channel and always look forward to next adventure. Family holiday in a few months in summer? Make sure to take some footage of that too. Always good viewing.
I love how people ignore these sounds and keep driving it until they look like that. That bearing is 6 months over due and then it costs the customers more and they don’t get that. Great job once again :)
I LOVE the rust.....when Mr. O is dealing with it!
Awesome job love the carnage Eric!
Great job again like always
Just sitting here watching another channel wondering when SMA was going to grace me with another video.
Wow...I leave for awhile and Mrs. O gets a whole new real kitchen!!!
That's what I call a real woman, can switch from helping to drive a Subaru bushing home to preparing a tasty looking lunch. Hang on to that one Eric !
saw a video of a guy cutting a hitch ball in half with one of those diablo carbide tipped blades and thought to myself theres no way! im glad i tried one because i ended up using it to cut the LCA bolts out of my 88 monte, wouldnt have gotten them out otherwise! AMAZING blades, will always have one on hand now!