Good that you set the ride height before tightening the front bolt. Saw another vid by a supposedly expert mechanic with a big auto company, where they tightened the arm in the slack position !

Thanks for the videos. I like watching someone do the stuff I do for a living a variety of equipment and vehicles. Pick up tips here and there. All fun.

Yes today will be a good Monday thanks to your video!

btw i did this job for a friend and just took off the 3 little nuts on that sheetmetal cover under the belt pulley and the bolt slides out...dont need to rock the engine

Thanks Jason. I learned what exactly happened after reading the comments. Great video and commentary. Kind Regards Craig

How did you do that? I turned it! I love watching people learn.

It’s nice to learn something new thanks for sharing stay safe 🇦🇺🦘👍

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You too

cool video!!

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

It's Monday morning. Jason is already hard at work.

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Sure am. Started at 3am today, we had to salt the roads for morning travel. We had a small storm yesterday and were here till 8:30pm plowing. We’re going to get another storm tomorrow morning now too. I’m looking forward to spring

Nice job with good help..We’ll done

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

New to ur channel. Nice vid thx. I imagine you are teaching your daughter? If so you must be proud as I teaching my daughter the father stuff. :)

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I am. She isn’t afraid to work.

Wonder if the right rear corner of the cradle is bent a little up

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

We took it for an alignment and it was within spec, So she got lucky.

This looks pretty similar to the 2010 Mazda3. My buddy and I are trying to fix it in his shop, is there a way to move the engine easily? Or perhaps do it without moving the engine?

@dwx

2 жыл бұрын

Since your comment is 4 weeks old, I assume it must have been completed already, but I just did this job on both sides. For the passenger side, we just took the cover off the compressor, and used a small crow bar, to gently push it out of the way. There's enough flex in the lines to do so. For the driver side, we removed the rear engine mount bolt, and stuck a crow bar in there and was able to pry it towards the front of the vehicle enough to get the bolt out on that side.

Do you have the part number for the pinch bolt you replaced?\

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t. We only ordered the control arm so if I put on a new pinch bolt it would have come with the control arm.

So what did the wheel look like after the hit?

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

I showed it at the end of the video. I was working when it happened so I didn’t see the wheel until I made the video. I guess it was touching the fender.

the hired help is much cuter than the boss man lol just saying

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I can see your point.

Just remove compressor cover, (3 nuts )then you don’t have to move engine

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember but I think that shield was pretty tight to the compressor. I don’t know if that would work. Might be worth a try though.

Moog parts now made in China. :(

@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

I know😓

@pettyfogger2305

3 жыл бұрын

Just like U.S. foreign policy.

@bill3641

3 жыл бұрын

Find something that's not made in China .