Ford F250: Front Axle U-Joints Replacement

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Ford F250: Front Axle U-Joints Replacement - Part I

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In this video I bring you along as I work on a customers F-250 that had a customer complaint of, "hard to steer and it makes a lot of noise." Didn't take long to see the front axle joints are locked up solid! It trashed one of the lock out hubs too. Oh and it needs some brakes. Come along as we make the rust fly.
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@timothyoneill3154 Жыл бұрын

I like when you said " next thing you know, your whole tool box is empty." I've been there so many times!

@SouthMainAuto Жыл бұрын

We all have....😐

@zippythechicken Жыл бұрын

yes thats a serious thing heh

@freetolook3727 Жыл бұрын

Amen to that! 🔦🔨🔧🔩🗜🔗🗡✂📐 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@nonyabiz2777 Жыл бұрын

Mine get emptied as soon as another kid works on his vehicle. All the boys are grown but now I have 5 grand sons. I just buy extra harbor freight tools to give them.

@awaara24 Жыл бұрын

I've had to dump my whole toolbox (not big to begin with) for a simple RUSTY brake job many times

@Hey_Its_That_Guy Жыл бұрын

Eric O., part mechanic, part archaeologist. Well done!

@SouthMainAuto Жыл бұрын

Women are true archaeologists. They are always diggin up stuff from the past 😂

@LesReeves Жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto LOL.

@azza-in_this_day_and_age Жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto baahahaha

@rickn8or Жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto, sometimes they even dig up stuff that never happened. Kitty: "You're not fooling me; you don''t got no treats."

@Nic1Moreno Жыл бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto hahaha.. My dad used to say " never trust a person that can bleed for a week and not die "

@whatsnewonthemountain Жыл бұрын

I changed my first u-joint 50 years ago and had no idea that the chant would help free up a stiff joint. Thanks so much for that revelation! I now feel complete.

@bobhudson6659 Жыл бұрын

Make sure the chant is from the right tribe.

@johndesaavedra1040 Жыл бұрын

@@bobhudson6659 The fikawe tribe. "we're the fikawe"

@MrRunner Жыл бұрын

To be quite honest, I use the bagpipes. Never known to fail

@CorDawgYT Жыл бұрын

@@MrRunner That only works on right hand drive vehicles.

@REDMAN298 10 ай бұрын

I`ve replaced u-joints for 60yrs. and never chanted. Does cursing count?

@andrewgilbert6765 Жыл бұрын

This is the way mechanics talk to themselves while they work even when there's no camera or anyone else in the shop

@LesReeves Жыл бұрын

With just a few cuss words chucked in.

@stevenrobinson2564 Жыл бұрын

You're sure right about that, I can't work without doing so.

@MikeF421 Жыл бұрын

Especially if I'm diagnosing something, I talk myself through the diag. Normal jobs it's usually just a constant stream of foul language

@splatterize Жыл бұрын

I install tile and almost always get caught and questioned.

@jasonkubitz9410 3 ай бұрын

💯 🤣

@CaptainBuzzcooler Жыл бұрын

Those old wheel cylinder hones that have been lying unused in the bottom drawer for 20 years work pretty good for cleaning the rusty ujoint holes.

@heinrichshultz Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite mechanic channel. You young men can learn a lot from Eric. His professionalism is top notch.

@NoWr2Run Жыл бұрын

100%

@Tommerd Жыл бұрын

And the ladies can learn about Big Stiffie!!

@mongrel1799 Жыл бұрын

Or how to go in blind…

@LMacNeill Жыл бұрын

And his diagnostic processes are *wonderful!* When he's faced with tracking down an electrical problem, for example -- it's literally watching a master at work. I have learned *SO MUCH* about electrical diagnosis from his videos.

@ceedee20 Жыл бұрын

Man, I give you credit. I would've spent like 2 hours cleaning up that dirt show before even looking for bolts. My brain would've exploded otherwise. Great stuff fixing this!

@centariprime9959 8 ай бұрын

I'd still clean it up. And given that bearing are allergic to dirt, all the more reason.

@allenp3207 Жыл бұрын

Sure wish I had a mechanic like you near me.

@groosbro1 Жыл бұрын

You probably do, but people are keeping him/her a secret so they aren't overwhelmed...

@allenp3207 Жыл бұрын

@@groosbro1 no doubt.

@tomblobasjamesc.mccollum1740 Жыл бұрын

I need one in Dallas/north texas. please help

@timbow50 Жыл бұрын

Wished I knew one like Eric in Amarillo

@edwicks66 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but sucks to be you .😢

@nonyabiz2777 Жыл бұрын

I swear I can smell the rust in the air. You sir hit the jackpot. A beautiful wife and children. Healthy kids who are good people. A nice house and a good living life. Your a millionaire to most of us. I to have a beautiful wife that still loves me after 37 years. Great kids and great grand kids. Bravo sir in my book your highly successful.

@marksd5650 Жыл бұрын

Your monologues just get better and better the older you get. Reminiscing about high school days, days with your dad…best Regards Eric

@roberthamilton7292 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. I am a DIYer from the Buffalo area. Only locals can appreciate the extra efforts needed here to get anything done after years of salt exposure.

@mattbrown5511 Жыл бұрын

Probably not the best episode to watch with a migraine, but my meds helped. I can say, being from northern Indiana, that I don't miss the salt induced rust at all. Great video Eric.

@REDMAN298 10 ай бұрын

Every time I miss working on trucks, in Milwaukee, with salt water dripping in my eyes, I just go down in the basement, put my thumb on a vise and hit it with a 5# ball peen hammer. The urge ceases.

@ImLivin6 Жыл бұрын

This is an Academy Award performance. I have watched for years … and this is one of the best.

@lexteakmialoki5544 Жыл бұрын

I swear the guy is like liquid smoke. Barely a wasted move. It's like he's done it 100 times... Oh wait he has....

@robiecarmichael9958 Жыл бұрын

Started working on cars in the 70s. This is the first time I heard the chant!! Must have been living a sheltered life. Love the videos.

@matthewpeck4016 Жыл бұрын

In Eric's shop, an impact socket is a socket that impacts the floor after hammering it off a crusty bolt. Love the channel and videos, as always!

@B1GDaddyFatStax Жыл бұрын

As a lube tech at the Ford dealer near me I trained my replacement to grease all the fittings on the front-ends of all the Super Dutys that had them. It was our job after all. Where we live it's not so much the corrosion that eats them up, but the excessive heat. At least not as bad. We routinely saw them well past 200k miles in the southwest with the original joints. Usually the failure was the hub or the axle seal.

@2nickles647 Жыл бұрын

Lube Tech? What is technical about greasing and draining oil? Then I must be a Master DYi technician Master of None. Such as Janitorial Techs? So much for names. As for the Quick Lubers. That's what they call themselves. Lube Techs.

@B1GDaddyFatStax Жыл бұрын

@@2nickles647 That's what they're called at the dealership. Because they're "technician apprentices". It's the first step to becoming a line tech or master tech. There's actually more than just oil changes involved there, unlike a quick-lube. They also perform the multipoint inspections, replace batteries, tpms resets, tire replacement/rotation, cabin & air filter replacement and a few other jobs. Then you move up to inspector. Those guys handle medium level duties like brake jobs, flushes & fluid exchanges, u-joint replacement, belts, & hoses, alternators & starters, fuel filters, tune-ups... Basically light duty chassis and external engine stuff. Then they move to a line tech position of their choosing. Could be interior work, chassis & alignment, powertrain or transmission. Then there are the diesel techs where I've actually seen them perform full frame replacements. Those guys are animals of a different breed for sure. But yeah, lube techs at a dealership are actually technicians, but with low experience levels. Nothing like an oil change place whatsoever.

@LadyAnuB Жыл бұрын

@@B1GDaddyFatStax I think a more apt job title would be Technician Apprentice/Lube 😅

@bteamshorts Жыл бұрын

That Snap-On ratchet costs more than your high school teacher made in a week 🤣

@Failure_Is_An_Option Жыл бұрын

and more than you make a month...

@nonyabiz2777 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Perfect observation.

@azza-in_this_day_and_age Жыл бұрын

wait, you guys are making money?

@IHguy Жыл бұрын

@@azza-in_this_day_and_age 😂

@wallebo Жыл бұрын

Maybe even a month.

@Davestruck1969 Жыл бұрын

Best mechanic there is 💯

@petermoto409 Жыл бұрын

Having had a 150, then a 250, and now a 20 year old F350 (which I still love), I can SO relate to this video.

@Failure_Is_An_Option Жыл бұрын

Slow learner I see...

@Wrenchingdaily Жыл бұрын

Can’t get enough of this channel. Top notch, second to none. Love the Archimedes lever quote.

@darylmorgan9887 Жыл бұрын

A true mechanic, music composer and cat whisperer. What more could we ask for. Great video thanks Eric O,

@djrocker1007 16 күн бұрын

I saved old Ford King Pins many years ago and still have them in my box to assist with U Joints. Old trick my pops taught me

@lfxc9996 Жыл бұрын

Lol I love the teenage boy humor. I haven’t had good belly laughs in a while. Thanks for the joy and laughter Eric. All the best.

@USAF99 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you showed actually pressing the joints, I got yelled at numerous times on my own video same subject for assuming it was simple enough people just knew. Great video as always sir!

@cheelinville125 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. When I'm using a ball joint press on u joints, I'll use the impact to snug up the press. I'll ALWAYS use a wrench to press. You'll feel the difference in good or bad.

@johndeluca6150 Жыл бұрын

Eric I am very jealous right now, I just spent the past two days putting wheel bearings on an f350. Torch and air hammer was no use. Beating each side for 45 minutes with a 10lb sledge finally did the trick. Watching you tap those out was perfect 🤣

@mikejmardis Жыл бұрын

I love that 1/2” flex head. I broke mine the first time I used it. Thank god I had a witness because Mr snappy wasn’t buying the fact I didn’t do something crazy. Replacement has been a god send.

@jonkeller385 Жыл бұрын

Eric, jokes were on point this episode!! Love it!!

@thomasdavidson7057 Жыл бұрын

Rainman Ray is watching, putting sun screen on and smiling…nuff said

@chrissmith513 Жыл бұрын

😇😇😇

@Look_What_I_Did Жыл бұрын

Who?

@dans_Learning_Curve Жыл бұрын

@@Look_What_I_Did search his name. You'll be glad did!

@Look_What_I_Did Жыл бұрын

@@dans_Learning_Curve If that's the best name he can come up with I don't need to watch a clown

@brad6665 Жыл бұрын

That press is pretty awesome, till I got one for the shop I just used a bench vise with sockets. Didn't know you supposed to chant, I just hammered away till they loosened up. Heavy duty u-joints are always difficult. Great tip for next u-joint job.

@halleffect1 Жыл бұрын

3:24 the one-liners always bring a smile. Thanks Eric, pleasure watching, from learning to laughing.

@billybm0 Жыл бұрын

I like the practical approach you take and how you make light of the job as you go along.

@cjm5161 Жыл бұрын

Those 3v 5.4 liter tritons are such a gamble to do repairs on. My old 2012 work van "90k miles" blew the head gasket, blew a tranny and then the last straw was the roller rocker arm snapped off and blew the motor up.

@ken7808 Жыл бұрын

The truck that built America. I think all trucks helped build America. Great content!

@jasonkubitz9410 3 ай бұрын

That little wack on the ball joint press is called a trick of the trade. I know that's not how the tool was intended to work but I'm sure the engineers took everything into account when designing it 🤣 I love these types of videos.

@tedwilliams8766 Жыл бұрын

the ol u-joint chant definitely works. works really good if theres someone drumming too. nothing like trying to herd cats. good luck. thanks eric.

@kristacouch2162 Жыл бұрын

Watching you work on the “crusty rusty” vehicles always makes me grateful to work on my CA car, so thank you!!! Keep up your excellent work, enjoyable video as always. Best to Mrs. O!

@benjaminstockton3917 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Eric O. Loved the Indian chant and the air tool song. Thanks for sharing, buddy 👍

@mboelts Жыл бұрын

2 things, one this is another f250 video with the brooks hammer, it debuted with the other f250 with the ball joint replacement. Two is I love my tiger tool ujoint tool. Makes maintaining my jeep much faster. Great vid

@tofadeisastart Жыл бұрын

Ahhh. Good ole F series. I felt like I got in a wrestling match every time I had to do brakes/calipers/ball joints or wheel bearings on my F350

@stephenschultz9901 Ай бұрын

I would've been cussing here and there. You managed to keep it clean and spit joke after joke. I appreciate the tutorial and the patience. Thank you sir! 🫡

@harveypaxton1232 Жыл бұрын

Great job Eric! In spite of the crustys the bolts came out surprisingly well.

@isaiahlangfords5574 Ай бұрын

remember my teacher always told me id never amount to anything i mount tires brake calipers rotors and my wife all the time thatll teach her

@marscruz Жыл бұрын

I like how AvE calls a hammer a *_Swing Press._* He has some mighty creative vernacular.

@marscruz Жыл бұрын

And Eric quotes *Zip Ties and Bias Plies* with the "Cosby Sauce" reference.

@mikemuzzell5167 Жыл бұрын

Blessed in the shop with a southern truck.

@bobhudson6659 Жыл бұрын

Absolute overkill!! Nothing wrong with old U joint. Just needed a big hammer, a few "love taps" and a bit of grease through the frozen grease nipple (jerks) and uni cups and Bob's your uncle. 71 yr old retired mechanic in Land Down Under. On second thoughts maybe a little more than what I suggested - like replacing it. Also need to teach owner what grease is.

@LadyAnuB Жыл бұрын

How many spiders did you have to fight over your years over there? Can Vegemite be used in place of grease? 😛

@bobhudson6659 Жыл бұрын

@@LadyAnuB In a pinch can also use mashed up banana skins, but they are better left to "quietening" noisy diffs. Re spiders, we export them to lands without them - really have a responsibility to "share". And if you believe all that, there really is a Santa Claus.

@djosbun Жыл бұрын

My F-350 with the 6.8 V10 three-valve engine just created 269,000 miles and still purrs…….perfectly stable tach needle at all operating temps. She’s a great truck!

@Look_What_I_Did Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes... the internet. Can say or be anything.

@carlkraus6034 Жыл бұрын

I love the way you got that U joint out. Made it look easy. Archimedes and the Law of the Lever. Here is the quote: 'If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world.

@leosthrivwithautism Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch an SMA video I keep wishing I had 3 million dollars to build my own shop. Rent a place. Put in a lift. Learn how to operate the dang thing. Then start working on my own car for practice. That way if I break something no one will be mad at me haha. I'd be in shop day and night just learning and messing around. Breaking stuff, learning how to fix it. And making a bunch of little project for myself to keep myself occupied. Plus as I get better I could fix my own car problems instead of getting mad at the dealer when I take it there and they say problem couldn't be duplicated. I don't know.. To me it sounds like something I'd enjoy.

@LadyAnuB Жыл бұрын

Do the auction car guy thing. Buy up auctions, fix 'em up, and flip them. This way you can learn while not messing up customer cars. I would also recommend either an armored TV/monitor for the shop area to keep Eric's videos on or a bunch of TVs so when the parts/tools start flying around you can be assured that you'll be ready to go to the next video. 😅

@williamwalker4029 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! You Sr. have a great sense of humor. Enjoy all of your videos. The Dana non greasable U-joints I found over the years last longer than any other. We do a lot of F250 F350s from the copper mine Phelps Dodge or whoever the hell owns it nowadays. Must be that permanent grease that is in them Keep up the good work

@mmiller1188 Жыл бұрын

I think its the seals. They aren't made to purge grease so no forming gets in or out. Spicer NON gresable are the only u joints I use. Doesn't matter how often I grease them I have never had any luck with greasable u joints.

@luviskol Жыл бұрын

Flashback to doing U/J's on the front prop shaft of a Landrover. Wasn't difficult to get apart as it had more play than Broadway and was about to go pole vaulting

@kylestenger15 Жыл бұрын

Ford tech here. Great video, these are money makers.

@LouJustlou Жыл бұрын

Mr O's "Luna voice" is the best! That truck had the rust and the crust! Great video.

@leeross7896 Жыл бұрын

Had the Choice between all the news channels, 200 cable channels, netflix, amazon prime or HBO Max.. what am I watching??? The Great Eric O!!!!

@codo7 Жыл бұрын

A fisherman returns home from the sea after a particularly stormy but lucrative voyage. He walks through the poorer part of town on his way home and sees the citizens there and says to himself, "There but for the grace of cod go I". His neighbor, also a fisher, returns home from a voyage during the same storm but has caught nothing. He is cod forsaken. Excellent video. Good music.

@Sean0526a Жыл бұрын

It was Archimedes that made the lever remark. But the multi-faceted educational value of SMA videos is always impressive.

@GarnConstructionInc Жыл бұрын

Even tweaking a cap you make it look easy! A vice was always a pita so a BFH was all I ever used. No chant needed but a higher risk of crushing or knocking the rollers out especially with the newer aluminum shafts.

@jayss10 Жыл бұрын

Helpful hint on pushing the cross back through straight. Grab a shallow thin wall socket that has slip fit on the ID of the yolk that you really don't care about. 12 pts usually work good for this. Slide it over the end of the cross. It's usually pretty close to exact on the cross OD. Then push the shooting match through.

@bobhudson6659 Жыл бұрын

I cheat. Have a lathe and make a bush with the ID slightly oversize and OD slightly undersize. Then keep it with other sleeves I have made for various jobs. 71 yr old retired mechanic in Land Down Under.

@adammoore284 Жыл бұрын

I came here to make this same comment. I am an atv mechanic and this is how I learned to do it through trial and error to avoid getting caps cocked and gouging yokes.

@edtesson4681 4 ай бұрын

9:40, love those nut/bolt extractors. Had 3 of four nuts that had virtually no hex left.

@donalddday7741 Жыл бұрын

got a new f-150 in 1984 had it 22 years 4 wheeled all over central and northern california put 540,000 miles on it and never had to replace front drive shaft or front axle bearings or u-joints, but the main drive shaft at least 2 times a year had to replace them until i had a new drive shaft made and the last 6 years never had to replace any u-joints

@TraceElements-ti5ke Жыл бұрын

All I can say is....I get to watch all the expert work without lifting any truck parts myself. Thanks Eric!!!!

@justinwelchner2753 Жыл бұрын

Hey Eric! I torch out the cross of the u joint and air hammer the caps out. Saves lots of time

@ChiefRRoss 5 ай бұрын

Much appreciate your making this video. I tackle many things I have no idea what I'm doing. Though I've replaced on my 6.0 an Oil Cooler, removed the turbo, replaced pipes, and other head banging things that makes me nuts, I've just been fearful of doing this. But my trucks sat for to long, and I need to get her on the road. I bought the new UJoints months ago, now your video has given me more confidence.....Thanks. A Symptom I have driving, the steering will jerk left and/or right just randomly going down the highway. So I have to keep a tight grip on the steering wheel. I quit driving it unless going a block to get gas cans filled for my lawn mowers. I also had purchased a new steering box before I determined(guessed) it's the Ujoints, not the steering box. But hey, with 240k miles, just replace it all right?

@jeffreydoner6860 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your humor and respect your talents

@oneshot8726 Жыл бұрын

Did this job years ago on my 84 f250. believe me I never forgot to grease it !!!!!

@rnewell252369 Жыл бұрын

Lube is the key. Makes things come apart and together alot easier. Lube is my favorite tool.

@bryana7163 Жыл бұрын

This vid is right up my alley, I'm struggling with a u-joint right now. All 4 clips broke, even with heat and PB blaster, so I'm cutting them out with a cutoff wheel.

@brianbanks3044 Жыл бұрын

ahhhhh, i did hundreds of these in my days...4 ball joints, 2 axle joints, 2 cams, one alignment....did 3 or 4 a week in the hey day of Fords in our shop...throw in a couple of seals, a few lock out hubs and it was a wrap

@stephenmackellar5072 Жыл бұрын

Great tips on avoiding yoke distortion. Did this on my 2002 F250 7.3L a few years ago and had to realign my yoke with a homemade allthread fixure. I spent the big dollars and went with Dynatrac Freespin to get rid of the unitary bearings. Also did the rebuildable ball joints.

@c_firebirdgo8639 Жыл бұрын

I remember being 13 doing ujoints on my mom's 75 Caddy.. in the late 80s with no internet having to figure it out by myself using a claw hammer and an over sized socket.. fun times!!! Lol

@colenorsworthy1797 10 ай бұрын

"Next thing you know your whole tool box is empty" I can relate to that more than I'm willing to admit 😅😅😅

@garypollack6948 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip with the hammer and ball joint press

@jalsr.speak2379 Жыл бұрын

Archimedes. That's the man who said that.

@jong6741 5 ай бұрын

Very cool! From upstate NY but working on a Florida truck. Man everything lasts so much longer here. I was having flashbacks seeing all that rust and shit.

@alexanderreddekopp6230 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! Keep up the good work :)

@seanward7676 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual. I've spent far too much of my life fixing Super Duty front ends. At least it wasn't HPFP seals on a 6.4L Powerstroke. I'd prefer slow, painful death to doing that job again. The Lever quote was Archimedes I'm pretty sure, but I wasn't around to hear him say it.

@stevenrobinson2564 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't aware that the 6.4 Powerstroke had a HPOP, the ones that I know were High Pressure Diesel Pump. My 6.0 Powerstroke has a HPOP

@seanward7676 Жыл бұрын

@@stevenrobinson2564 thanks for the catch. I was referring to the HPFP. I went back and corrected myself. You have to pull the compound turbo to replace that seal. I didn't have a way to remove the cab, so it was a nightmare. The 6.0L HPOP seal is also a common replacement I have had to do. That one is much easier since there is room to work and only one turbo to contend with.

@jonminer9891 Жыл бұрын

Ni, Mr. O. No wonder I can't fix that stuff! I gotta learn the chant. Then I will be able to det-er-done on the first time, every time, just like you. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!

@Yawwee Жыл бұрын

Standard U Joint job. Most exciting part of video was when your daughter Luna came by to say Hi Dad !!!!

@HFG Жыл бұрын

The commentary is better than any show you'll pay for :)

@DM_BoatTech 11 ай бұрын

"We're either gonna get it or we're gonna get it so F'ed up that no one will want to touch it" is a quote I want on a shirt🤣

@dwpinspectot Жыл бұрын

I would have simply charged $150 extra to go to the quarter car wash and blasted off all the mud and grime. Far easier to work on and far less chance of contaminating the process. The customer is a rude rube for bringing in his vehicle dirty. When I was much younger in the early 70's my motorcycle mech. (Shout to Micky Dawms) charged $50 extra for a dirty engine he had to work on. Taught me a valuable lesson. Another fantastic mentor!!

@vincentlallo6543 Жыл бұрын

the last car that i owned with grease fittings was my 71 olds. good luck finding people who do work like this where i live

@BWGPEI Жыл бұрын

I saw the title and thought "This will be fun!" Little did I know (not a truck guy) but you sure do, grin. Am I the only guy pissed off at seeing the unused grease nipple?

@jesstreloar7706 Жыл бұрын

I had a '75' CJ-5 for a 11 years. At sale I had rebuilt everything except the driver's side front knuckle at least once. Universals I used my vise. Put both caps in and press until even with the yoke back off and put a 1/2" nut on one bearing cap install the clip and move the nut to the other cap and repeat. You can use the nut trick to break them free also.

@carlosnavarro921 Жыл бұрын

Two videos in a row with the Brake kleen intro you're either spoiling us or me for the most part.

@scottjohnson5449 Жыл бұрын

sooo for 53yrs. ive been putin in u-joints all wrong.... that explains why all my new u-joints still had a stiffy even after the repair, i forgot to do the chant!!! thanks for the insight!!!😁

@michaelreeves8164 Жыл бұрын

Probably one of the best jobs I've seen you do. Hands on all the way. Fantastic.

@jerrys2346 Жыл бұрын

Therapy from my office job. The laughs are always the best part.

@jayjudd6518 Жыл бұрын

❤ couldn’t help but wonder where is his torch he loves to cut stuff up.

@pieteroosthuizen7206 Жыл бұрын

Just as I took the dogs for a walk this morning at daybreak, we had a sudden out of Autumn season rain storm, Eric it was all your fault, you did the rain chant and not the loosen u-joint chant the second time😁

@johng9399 Жыл бұрын

Seeing that hub, my first job (1968 or so) involved tropical Africa farmers trucks. My job, first week or so, take a high-pressure hose to the Suspension and wash the mud off so the Mechs could actually see what they were working on! Rust was NOT a problem.

@imacgst27 Жыл бұрын

This dude said Cosby sauce 😂😂. Great video as always Eric. Thank you

@falcordamascus4420 Жыл бұрын

PSA , if you appreciate your local mechanic, try to wash your vehicle off prior to service ( and clean garbage out from cab for that matter) . Might not get all the dirt and grime off but at least an attempt was made. Eric O , what a wealth of knowledge , a true legend of his trade.

@truthsmiles Жыл бұрын

I have this exact truck… I paused the video and walked out to look at it because I didn’t believe there were grease zerks on the u-joints. Welp, as the saying goes, I learn something new every day! Now I need to figure out which other ones I’ve missed :) Educational as always! A relief to see this job doesn’t seem too difficult or require an acetylene torch haha

@rafaelponce8218 Жыл бұрын

I wanna go to bed but i can't stop watching your bloody show! 🙂too bloody good! G'day from Australia.!

@blueoval250 Жыл бұрын

The innuendo’s never disappoint!!

@99andrianmonk Жыл бұрын

Looks like the crude build up turned out to be a poor man's Fluid Film. It "protected" the bolts so they could be removed a lot of effort. Another great video.

@henryg683 Жыл бұрын

Eric the chant for loosening the ujoint in the yoke is epic 😂😂😂😂!!!!!!!

@kevinc4460 Жыл бұрын

I probably check 3-4 times a day for new vids. Been learning a lot. Thanks Eric.

@robertmccully2792 Жыл бұрын

The life of a mechanic, and darn good at it.

@freetolook3727 Жыл бұрын

@17:06 Nobody ever greases u-joints because most of them are "sealed-for-life" bearings with no grease fittings. I had 2-D250 Dodge pickups one a 1979 and the other a 1990. Both had grease fittings on all the front suspension components. Both went over 200k miles greasing regularly not having to replace any parts or even front end alignments with no abnormal tire wear. It's a testament to longevity of vehicles vs planned obsolescence.