It was just one of those days folks. I swear anything I got near either broke, fell apart, was on backorder, shipped to the wrong address, was wrong or just plain didn't fit! I am glad this doesn't happen every day I'll tell you that much. Funny thing was I thought I had a handle on things and stole this job from Josh to have an "easy job," I could show the people. Well, you saw how that went haha. Till next time. -Eric O. PS: I seem to be getting an overwhelming amount of comments stating I did not put the rubber cap on the right side shock. You might want to skip ahead to the 22:45 😅

When your wife is the reason you keep going.. it's a special lesson us city boys need to learn.. RESPECT 🙏🏾

Pearls of wisdom from Mrs O.: “What’s *really* wrong? Nothing.” Love that the two of you are a team, just as it should be. If one’s having a bad day, the other’s there to help out, even if it’s just to lend an ear. You’re both very lucky to have each other, and it’s a genuine pleasure to see you both together.

You can’t have good days without bad days, because the good days would just become ‘just another day’.

"Stop your whining" Good advice from the boss.

The man that never made a mistake never made anything 💯

The lesson here is that you would never have a good day without a bad day somewhere in-between.

One thing I've learned is to never ever ever ever under any circumstances say "this should be easy". It always ends up being one of those one broken bolt away from a three day ordeal cases. Thanks for all you do Eric!

The words every man wants to hear his wife say "You're a good service man "

You know it's going to be a classic when Mrs.O pokes her head through the window and says, 'your a good service man.' Got to add, it was.

Eric, the cutting off the stud, drilling it out and fitting the rivnut may seem just matter of fact to you but I was seriously impressed.

The comment near the end where you say" I don't even know why anyone watches you at this point, can't even do a shock" is exactly why I watch. Your comical way of dealing with the set backs that anyone who works on stuff runs into is hilarious.😂 Just makes me smile 😊 And then there's Ms. O putting it all into perspective at the end. It's all really nothing to get down on yourself about. But you already knew that. 😉

I had the chance to purchase an Exxon station back in 1985 as the owner was just too old to operate this business. I really wanted this station as it was located in a busy intersection. He had a great reputation for great service and long standing customer relations. About 2 weeks later I went back to make and sign a deal. I had two other great mechanics that I would bring along. The next morning the owner was rushed to a hospital with a stroke and passed away. His wife was there and I spoke to her about the business. She said he was over worked and the station was always open for service 7-5:00pm 5 days a week. Pump gas open 365 days 7-9:00pm. She said do I have children and said yes. She said he very seldom saw his kids or her. I decided right there it wasn't for me. I stayed at the dealership for 12 years and decided to attend college at night and earn a automotive degree. Once I received my 2 year degree I was offered a job with the state as an automotive Instructor. I continued my education and earned my Masters degree in Special Ed and social work. I continued teaching automotive and attended GM, Chrysler,Toyota and Honda. I earned 2 Masters with Honda out of Mt. Holley NJ. I finally retired in 2012 from the state and glad I took her advise. With your knowledge of automotive you could really benefit by trying 2-3 nights a week at a local automotive school teaching part time. I wish you the best and slowdown!!!! John

I went to my son's work today in order to use their lift so I could replace a torque conv lock solenoid. Spent a few great hours working alongside my son, and he has a beautiful large shop with drawers of neatly kept tools and battery powered ratchets. The warm trans fluid dripping on my arms and shirt was almost as relaxing as a day at a spa. Today was a very good day.

After seeing all that rust from salt I will never complain about living in florida. No snow, now salt. Just warm salt air. And an ocasional hurricane. Great videos.

Cheer up, Eric! These days are going to happen, and they're going to suck. But you have your successful shop, a lovely Mrs O., great kids and an internet rooting for ya. Write this week off, take a weekend day for you, and slay 'em next week!

You have a good obviously loving wife, good loving family, successful business, a fantastic sense of humor and playfulness. Life is good! You’re appreciated by us diy guys who always learn.

You need days like that to appreciate the good days. You married a good woman she cares for and knows how to make it better. The world has not been the same since the pandemic, hope things improve as time goes by. As Vanessa has said you’re a GOOD serviceman! I think you’re a good husband and father and a very honest businessman. The people of your area are lucky to have you help keep their rusty, crusty vehicles operating. You provide a very valuable service. Thank you for your work making and posting videos including the outtakes.

I know it was a tough day for you, but this is my favorite kind of video. What to do when things go wrong defines experience.

Keep on truckin Eric. We're rooting for you. I'm glad you have Mrs. O. around for the tough days.

Even when everything goes wrong in the shop, you still have a wonderful wife. That is more than a lot of guys have. Lucky bastid! 😇

Life has it's ups and downs, we just have to learn to roll with the punches. Count your blessings Eric O you have a lovely loving wife to make your days brighter. Best wishes to you and the family.

If it’s any consolation, I would have spent an hour breaking plastic tabs off the interior trim to weld a new upper bolt on. Your solution was 100x better than mine would have been. Thanks for teaching me!

That's what makes a good relationship, you have a supportive partner to keep you motivated and to give you that emotional boost when you most need it. My wife was also good at that when I was working (retired now) as I remember many a time when she said stay focused, If you can't fix it nobody can fix it.

I'm glad I wasnt the only one at the shop feeling like that today. Just one of those days where you wonder why you do, what you do.

Hey Eric! You gotta get a sound effect for the WD-40 like you have for brake cleaner!! That'll piss the haters off so much!!!! LOL!

The ending had me cracking up, especially Mrs. O's words of wisdom, lol. Also loved how you fixed the stud. It'd definitely been a bigger pain in the butt if you didn't have that tool to put the nut and bolt in.

Thank you for showing us the bad days also. Most people in videos only show you when everything is great and the best. We all have those days and they too shall pass!

Quite the amazing video! Well done. A mechanic friend of mine once said, "You can be the smartest guy in the world, but without tools, you're doing nothing." I think of him often as I watch you work. Peace to you and yours.

So nice of you to have an Emotional Support Wife. Those are very hard to find! Thanks for taking us along, Mr. O., and thanks for keeping Mr. O in proper operating condition, Mrs. O. Even great mechanics require periodic maintenance, especially when operated in salty conditions.

Your running commentary is a big part of why we watch. You make the job go by that much better and you have Mrs O to smack you with a newspaper when you start to get silly and whiny. You guys are the best.

The older you get, the more often those days happen. I wish you well and your content/diagnosis is always top shelf.

Mr. And Mrs. O are relationship goals! 💜

that pretty little gal in the opening video footage has some real concern for you, she is a treasure, but you already know that. Seriously...every job you guys take on in the rust belt is a super challenge and with your extremely high performance standards it takes a toll on you and other auto techs. You are a credit to the trade but be careful to not drill yourself into the ground trying to do too much.

One of the best "sign offs" ever! Mrs O's face, as she was laughing at you throwing a hissy fit! Priceless You win some, you lose some Mr O, that's the game we are in. Wouldn't it be boring if everything went to perfection, no video content to show when things go awry!!

Sorry for your bad few days. Just know you and the family make our day with every posted content. Thank you team S.M.A. We appreciate your hard work. I never complain any more about a bit of rust on my vehicles when working on them. Colorado don’t have the salt as much but we do have the same politicians.

We have those days man! You are still one of the best teachers in KZfaq… keep kicking butt!!

It is SO NICE HAVING THE PROPER TOOLS! GREAT JOB, ERIC! A sympathetic wife helps a lot as well!

It's such a pleasure to see the love and respect with which you & Mrs. O treat each other. Love your videos.

Hey man, life is like that for all of us some days. Appreciate you sharing your ups and downs with us. Your wife is right, YOU ARE A GOOD SERVICE MAN!!! Hang in there Eric!

Eric, As a fellow "Upstater" thank you so much for introducing me to Fluid Film. I hope never to see these problems on my 4Runner.

Take heart, Eric, we all have one of those days. Thanks for posting anyway. We always appreciate it.

I love Vanessa! She has a great sense of humor and it is obvious that she is a great person. Thanks for all the great videos Eric and Vanessa.

Hi Eric. I used to have a neighbour who mowed his lawn AND cleaned his car daily. You are not alone! On his holiday week, he would scarify the lawn till there was nothing left and then re-seed it.

Hang in there Eric! If it's any consolation, you made my day brighter!

I feel your pain - some days you get the elevator and some days you get the shaft. Keep on keepin on!

The kids are healthy, the wife is healthy, you are healthy and it isn't raining, ok.. Now close the shop and take your beautiful wife out for a drink. Just celebrate what a wonderful life you have, Take care both of you xx

That signoff was perfect. I feel for you. You're doing a great job and are loved and appreciated. Keep on keepin on.

Can’t wait to see the video when you’re working on that guy’s mower! 🤪

Mrs O Is just so awesome! hope you have better days Eric. :)

Hang in there trooper. We've all had days like this. Deep breath and forge ahead. You've got this.

Great video as always. Love the screwups, the diags, and the interactions you have with Mrs O & Luna. It's always a good day when I see you've posted a new video.

I can relate. My brother in law just discovered he has a cyst in his 3rd ventricle, in his brain causing infectious encephalitis, requiring brain surgery in two days. Yeah, makes for a bad day for me, but an even worse few days for him! The good news, it’s not technically brain cancer (it’s a tumor), it IS operable, and he is at one of the premiere hospitals in the country that can treat it! Tampa General,in Florida. So I feel your frustration Eric, but remember, someone else always has it worse! Take care my friend of many years!

It can only get better Mr O ! But as you said you conquered as always. Mrs O seemed to have made it better. Have a better evening and good day tamorah !!!! As always thanks for posting.

Great real life video Eric , Just another day in our motor trade , at least Vanessa understands how it is 🙂 , days like these where as you say everything goes wrong , parts guy brings the wrong stuff, opened boxes with bits missing , brake pads where they have obviously been previously tried to be fitted (but are new ), yesterday I spent 2 hours plus removing a windscreen washer bottle from a vauxhall Corsa (European GM) over here in the wet UK ,as the bottle was contaminated with household washing up liquid and would not squirt the washers , pump motor was spinning , I blew backwards down the pipe , it worked for 2 minutes, small filter blocked with snot , the bottle was riveted to the inner wing that were made out of concrete , very hard , snapped a drill bit inside the rivet , got the bottle off , washed all the fungus out of the bottle , re fitted it back to the car , filled it back up with water and screen wash additive, now the friggin pump has stopped working , don't we love our job 😂👍

Man, Eric, if that was you on a bad day, you have nothing to worry about. Superb quality work. (That broken bolt would have been a major issue for many a mechanic.)

I would say you had a good professional save after an old stud gave up, thank you for sharing that save!

Mrs O is a treasure

Man period LMAO Yup I get that quite often too...usually end up throwing tools at the wall and talking to myself. As usual extremely entertaining. thanks

Man I can tell u this we all have them days. I do wanna say thank u for your true content. Being a mechanic and being a man has its moments of bullshit but we get it done proud of ya. Your content actually keeps me sane alot of times hope all is well

Yeah... I was screaming at the monitor when the second shock was going up... thanks for that moment, Eric. And thanks for not charging the Nissan lady anything more... you knew the comment fluid is necessary.

You did a good job which was interesting. I've noticed myself that sh***y days seem to come more frequently lately. Just go with the flow.

I’d settle for a bad day like this any day of the week, I’m not a mechanic but was in construction and the amount of times I couldn’t even get the house onto the foundations that were dug with the dimensions that were handed to me, man the amount of swear jars I filled because someone had dug the wrong side of the line strung out for them and a great big X to say dig this side, anyhoo getting carried away with my rant great job Eric you’re still number one mechanic on the tube in my opinion and certainly lots more people as well

It's actually reassuring to see that even the pros have bad things happen. The lesson is that when you screw up, at least you have a plan for how to fix it. You're a great mechanic!

Eric all is well! We all have those days! You are walking, talking and performing great feats today, Be Blessed and Thankful that you are. I know I am that you are, because you would be missed! Thank you for you patients in this video and the lessons that I learned from you. 👀 It may have been a mistake but at least now I know how to fix it!😃❤ Gods Blessings on you and your family! 🙏 USAF/ Orlando, Fl

Haha!!! You had me in tears at the end of the video mate. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

Absolutely great video!! The end with your wife was perfect!!! Your wife is absolutely gorgeous and y’all are just cute together!! Love it when you put her and y’all interacting together in your videos! Can’t wait for the next video brother!! Gos bless~

You and your Wife are very honorable people, and be proud because this is the great example your both showing your children ❤🙏❤️🙏

Astro makes a drill attachment that installs threaded inserts and another that installs rivets. I have both on my service truck, absolutely awesome tools

I wasn't aware of a Matco ratchet/hammer combo..... I'll have ask my Matco guy about that the next time I see him.😂

38 years in the business just like you. The main man,I know how it feels. I feel for you man! But you have a great family and a wife that cares. What else can you ask for ?

Craziest repair I never knew existed. Awesome fix. You are pretty damn good.

Y’all are a great bunch of people!! Just remember that. You do the right thing! Sometimes you’re the ball, next time you’re the bat🤷‍♂️

Hahaha need an air chisel to break off the salt 😮

Hope you got a hug too....My Grandad always said "If work was fun every day, you'd have to pay admission. " Thanks for the video!

Eric, its not the mistake that matters, its how you fix that mistake. I know a lot of guys would have just installed the one nut and shipped it. God bless Mrs O. You are one lucky guy Eric.

I had a sense things weren't going well when your 3rd 2nd attempt became your 2nd attempt. Normally it's your 2nd attempt that is your 1st attempt. We've all been there. As Mrs. O said - "Nothing is wrong ". Today was just another learning lesson and you passed, and tomorrow will be better. We're all better from watching your video - and there's your lesson for today.

Always a learning experience and most of all, always entertaining !!

Nothin' like a good woman layin' a little lovin' on you! Behind every good man.......... well, you know. Keep up the excellent work, Eric.

Thank almighty God for more good days than bad ones!

You’ve got your health and your family. You ain’t doing too bad 😉 Keep up the good work. It’s when things start going wrong that people start a-rigging and cutting corners - which you don’t do (which is awesome) 👍

You're a top shelf mechanic but you'd be nothing without that awesome wife of yours. God bless you both.

I love all the shop humor......not too many speaking my language but I definitely appreciate the entertainment. Keep up the good work, sir!

Eric, we are not perfect, and you are part of us, but the job was done right, and you thought, us a lesson. You are awesome sir, keep you chin up. You are the best.Vanessa agrees with us. Great video.Take care, thanks 😊

your honesty shined in this video. you saved that customer a ton of money with that insert

I always enjoy your videos. I think we all have those days. Good or bad. Some days just get away from the rat race and go home and enjoy a quiet day with the family. Myself I usually stop and get away from aggravation for a while. Again great videos, keep up good work, maybe a Whats up Wednesday some time in future.

We all have those days man, you’re wife said it best!!! Just suck it up buttercup, tomorrow is a new day!!! Thank you for the videos, I learn a lot from your videos.

Eric, you make it look easy to fix the broken stud, that's history and recall. Thanks for sharing, I am a caring and watching. lol You the man.

I hear ya!! Man I’ve been having anti theft issues with my 2008 Silverado I wish there was a shop close to me with a decent mechanic!!

Eric, Thanks for the great videos! As to drilling in bad locations I weld on a piece of round stock to the drill bit! It has solved many of the problems I have found working on aircraft!

"i'm having my man period"......Classic. We all deserve a moment, don't we....

I saw that long drill bit and I instantly thought "Ha! Ha! Ha! That's not a knife, Thats a Knife! " from Crocadile Dundee. I started Laughing. Life CAN be a pain in the back side. However it's not always a PAIN.

Nice work Eric, everyone has one of those days when nothing goes right,I guess that was one . Hopefully it will get better….

This happens everyday for me working on trailers and firetrucks and stuff. You wait 6 weeks for a part and it's wrong. The parts situation is crazy, double the price and triple the wait time.

The fact you're willing to post that, shows that besides being a great technician, you're a great man, to admit the bear almost got ya. Been there, ran that race more than once. Keep trucking Mr. O!

We all have our days like that Brother, the way I look at it "we woke up this morning... God is Good!"

Eric- you are only human! Good to see that even you can make light of those days we all have. Good work my man! 1000 likes for this one!

Some years back I had a neighbor that HAD to cut his lawn every Sunday Morning at 8am. He would cut the entire lawn North to South and then cut it East to West. Not kidding he was OCD and it was like clockwork. He was a decent guy otherwise but at 8am on Sunday I wanted to kill him.

I was hoping Mrs O to give you a huge hug. Anyway, you know there will be many days like this. Just remember. She's got your back and that's something that not many people have.

Good on ya Eric for persevering!!! I don’t really know how you do this job without constantly swearing!!! I always made me feel better. 31 yrs, now retired.