Loved the "be cool" reference.. especially with the follow up "Nah.. we just shoot people here"... cant have to many Pulp Fiction references 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Fix_It_Again_Tony

7 ай бұрын

Well allow me to retort. Just kidding, I agree.

@scottnusser6232

7 ай бұрын

That must have been a sight, 2 rednecks in suits of clothes at a fancy French restaurant.😂Them joints never give a real man enough to eat, thus the pizza joint afterwords! Been the victim of that scam in the big city before😢 I'd love to see the bill for that deal😂 I'll be laughin all day thikin about you guys eaten pizza in the back of a Chev2500 pu in suits of clothes 😂

@cdgregOG

7 ай бұрын

Came down here to comment on this after laughing out loud. You beat me too it. Mr. O., as always, delivering.

I love the little jokes, slipped in here and there ;) "Old Mr Floppy, that's not something you want to be called." You have a great sense of humour Eric.

You have me cracking up “Just kidding we shoot em” good stuff. Thanks for the video.

The Dog is my favorite employee at SMA. He never disappoints.

Many of the parking garages in Manhattan, especially lower Manhattan, were built almost a century ago. Cars were much smaller and weighed much less back then.

As a retired machinist & Tool & Die maker you have one of the most co-ordinated pair of hands learned over time that I've seen in years I highley recomend teaching in an industrial shop for teanagers and or high school level when you get the urge to retire Your so gifted and need to pass it along , God will reward you for saving lives and teaching the young how to help themselves in this ever changing world.....just a thought Eric!

Ok. Fine. I’ll just wait here. Great video. The wife unit was seriously laughing during this segment. She loves your very unique descriptions of things as you move along. Loved it Mr. O. Nice job.

@SouthMainAuto

7 ай бұрын

😂 "unique"

@harrywalker968

7 ай бұрын

if was having that work done,, there be a lunchbox going in.. looks like he tried & said............,,@@SouthMainAuto

@harrywalker968

7 ай бұрын

i use a small wire wheel, welded to a bar, & 1/2 '' drill.. works great.. special... tool...@@SouthMainAuto

@SouthMainAuto

7 ай бұрын

Part II is coming soon :) kzread.info05zObyCG5ZU?si=v6nsgokS6CsXRCmm

@clevelandmaker386

7 ай бұрын

@@SouthMainAuto MR O GOT FANCY ON US!!!! ..........excuuuuusseee meee....does it mean when we watch your channel.....we have to eat our ice cream cones with our pinkies out???

Spent years living in Manhattan... a few months in Washington Heights, then some time in Harlem, then SoHo, and finally the Upper East Side. Funny thing was that despite all the traffic and constant construction noise, when living in SoHo someone had a some chickens and roosters in our building...you'd hear the sounds of the city every morning along with this rooster every single morning. Miss that place, but not enough to go back to live. We've talked a bit before, but it's fascinating to see the difference from upstate compared to the city. My brother went to med school in Manhattan and then residency in Rochester. Completely different New Yorks.....but the rust remains the same, lol. -- He now is a big deal in Southern California; soft as hell now.

Came for the tech talk. Stayed for the banter. Great video.

I'm with you Eric O all the way, people in large numbers at the same location at the same time walking in different directions gives me the creeps 😩 I need my personal space and plenty of it - thank God I'm a country boy 🤠😅

Eric 0’s greatest hits of one liners 😂

I bet those 12 point bolts have made many mechanics question their life choices.

@knobrush

7 ай бұрын

those mechanics probably said to themselves "wtf was Chrysler thinking"

@frankandricciola9782

7 ай бұрын

I just did my brothers front axle unjoints, contemplating taking a match to the thing and walking away

@MarzNet256

7 ай бұрын

I'm running to hf now to pickup a set of 12 point deep impacts...dammit!

Fun fact - Half inch is between 12mm and 13mm. May have worked better than the 12mm on some of the bolts where the 12mm was real tight. I've watched a bunch of your videos over the past few years and really enjoy them.

Pizza and beer with family on the back of a pickup in a big city: It doesn't get better than that!

Just learned from the Richard and Teresa educational channel about the importance of cleaning the tubes. Nice

No trip to Manhatten is complete without getting a "dirty water dog "--YUM !!!!!

Always a good day to watch SMA

I love the music that plays when you take The Dog for a walk. I'm hopeful there will be some brake clean action later in the video.

First two minutes in and it sounds like an urologist nightmare. Swollen nuts and a twisted hose. 😱🤣

Tool box nearly 4 feet away?! That's may as well be nearly thirty feet away!😊😊😊 I know how that is! Feel for you, I really do!

I've been watching some of your videos from 7-8 years ago. New ones are great. Definitely more comfortable in front of the camera.

@SouthMainAuto

7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Several of my Fords suffered from crusty lug nuts in the PRMi. The last example was on my wife's Fusion. Dorman to the rescue. No problems yet as they are one-piece nuts.

yet another educational and entertaing video love the comntary though out

“Mr Floppy” “theres something you don’t want to be called” Absolute Genius!!!!!!😄😄😄

I used to deliver buns for Wendy’s restaurants and I had to go into New York Cities like Queen’s and Brooklyn and I could never understand how anyone would live like that on purpose! I even delivered to your closest Wendy’s in Bath,I almost stopped by your shop to say hey but I didn’t wanna be “that guy” who rolled up in your lot with a full on 18 wheeler.

Love your " story telling" and I knew you were gonna sing a lyrics to " blinded by the light" cracked up by a duece , another runner in the night !!!!!!! " Manfred man" hahah

Thank you Eric! It’s a pleasure watching a master at work. And the commentary, hilarious!

Rust ? Ain't hardly any rust on that ... Piece a cake..👍

Eric you are my favorite youtube personality. Very educational and very funny.

Still cracks me up the Dawg has his own theme song. Keep up the great videos!

Not only do I learn awesome tips and tricks of your years of experience, but I laugh my #%@%@ off ! Thank you!

Glad you mentioned what I was thinking with the rubber mitts.

I prefer the smell of new diff/gearbox oil to the old burnt up crap🤣Cheers Mr O waiting for the re-assemble.

I envy you , where you live. Where I live in South Jersey, it's becoming wall to wall people. All a PITA. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, we were lucky to see a car once a week drive down the road by our house. There is such a thing as "the good old days".

@ricebike

7 ай бұрын

Where in south jersey specifically? I liked Chatsworth, a small town in the middle of the pine barrens and only a few cranberry farmers

@rjb6327

7 ай бұрын

@@ricebike I live just outside Cherry Hill. Townhouses going up all over, not to mention the warehouses. Chatsworth is starting to build up also.

@ricebike

7 ай бұрын

@@rjb6327 grew up on the west side of Cherry Hill... Just the proximity to Philadelphia that makes that area dense Still gaps in south jersey to build on past deptford

I got a "kick" out of your description of your trip to NYC and I can sympathize with you! Nice work!

25:00had me rollin. We would definitely get along 😂😂😂

Thanks for sharing your hilarious take on high dining in the big city, followed up by pizza and beer in a suit. Sounds like a night to remember 😂

The John Madden of auto repair.

Watching a lot of your videos Eric it seems the rust belt over in the USA is much the same as here in Scotland. Nuts and bolts are always a crusty shadow of their former self.

Always informative video. Remember if I can do it you can do it if you had Eric’s tools.

I use a extra long broom handle for both cleaning and seal installation. I've got a stiff rubber disc I screw to the end of the handle to scrape the inside of the axle tube as well. It's a jeep thing!😊😊😊

3 Free Tip Friday tips in one video. Outstanding! Bonus tip for you married guys: wear gloves when messin' with gear oil. Wives, for some reason, aren't as, shall we say, enamored with the smell of 90 weight as we guys are. Now I can speak as an old guy used to old soap technology, though things change, but washing your paws doesn't get the smell out. Not really. And for the love of dog, don't get any of that stuff on anything that's gonna go in her washer! A smart man will keep an old, serviceable washer in the garage. Not that I claim to be a smart man, but I liked to up my chances of finding love in all the right places. I mean, it's bad enough trying to get jiggity with the mother of your children after she spawns them; don't kill your chances altogether by bringing weird smells into the bed chamber. Free advice from an old guy. Even older than Eric.

Eric O making car repair fun again! Keep up the great work!

Had to laugh at the thought of Eric in a suit, in the city, in a2500 H D. Mountain Mafia comes to town. Wondering to myself, WTF was he thinking? Then it dawned on me, it's a Thanksgiving thing, "Thank you, Lord, I'll be home tomorrow and I don't have to live like this every day." Good thing you went out before tearing into the diff, that usually takes a couple of days for the smell to wear off. Glad to see I am not the only one who tywraps the shims and the bearings together. I learned that trick from Crawford Clements, way after he had retired and just piddled around doing what he felt like doing. Enjoyed this one.

Thanks for the video. You always make them entertaining and informative

thanks for taking the time out of busy schedule to keep us entertained

nice one. look forward to part 2.

About damn time. I’ve been waiting all week for this.

You are the best mechanic to watch on KZread

Been there done that stuff for about 30 years ( north jersey) hated it. Moved to sw Florida. Good luck my fellow rust centric mechanic

A restaurant that needs a suit doesnt need me init 👍🏻

Thanks for this video Eric I am going to have to do this to my buddies 2010 Jeep. Lots of good info.

Eric, you love the big Dawg! Shes a sweeeet heart❤

Been a minute since I watched your home movies 🍿 But As usual pure entertainment....And well executed tear down....

The newer JLs have the FAD front axle disconnect. The older XJs and YJs had the CAD.

Slow day at work and was about to start looking for an old SMA playlist, and then the notification bell chimes. Perfect timing!

Suit ... fancy! Great video Eric!

Bam Boom Splash In Your Face !!! LOL !! Looking forward to part duex ! “ as always thanks for the post “

Very nice patiently waiting for no2

Nice tire balance on the front left wheel!!!

love it , you make work fun. enjoy your humor you would be a great teacher in a vocational school

Thanks for the good repair videos Eric. You keep my families fleet of vehicles up and running on the cheap. Oh the power of the internet.

@noworriesmate5903

7 ай бұрын

There are some good things on the internet.

@tv43405

7 ай бұрын

So true if people can learn a little maintenance u save alot

@webrbio3153

7 ай бұрын

Same here.

@DirectCurrent4u

7 ай бұрын

You are very fortunate to be able to have Eric work on your cars! I would give anything to be able to have Eric work on my cars! But I live 1500 miles away from his shop! 👍

@dropinbiking92

7 ай бұрын

Eric only works on my cars through the power of internet. I'm stuck being the middle man hahaha @@DirectCurrent4u

Hero this man. Imho. Long time subscriber. And he still is.

Mr. O, you were 30 min from me! I’m over the GWB in Bergen County NJ! I don’t travel into NYC much at all for the exact same reasons you mentioned. EV’s are a MASSIVE fire hazard! Could wipe out the entire garage.

@oldcynic6964

7 ай бұрын

Nailed it in one, Brian. EV fire in Luton England a few weeks backed destroyed the garage. The heat from the burning EV batteries is so great that the steel reinforcement in the concrete starts to melt and the structural integrity of the building disappears, and down it comes.

You went to Le Bernardin on 51 st. Yeah that is a serious upscale place. The EV’s are too heavy they had a collapse downtown a few years ago because they loaded too many EV’s on the roof of a garage. I was a chauffeur to wealthy people, they went to LeBernardin all the time. I prefer dive bars! Great video. My 2016 Wrangler had the front driver side Axle seals go 2 years ago under the extended warranty.

The 'be cool' pipe😂 "just kidding we don't use that, we shoot people" - Eric O that made me laugh out loud

Sweet 2 part video

Nice work so far Eric..

Good to see you back and making videos, sure did miss them and your humor.

@SouthMainAuto

7 ай бұрын

When did I stop?

I have done a lot of these. The easiest way to get the bearings out of the knuckle without the correct puller is to put the rear lower 12 point bolt back in 1/2 way, stick a deep socket on it, start the jeep, and turn the steering to push out the bearing. I have also found that dorman replacements for those 12 points sometimes hit the axle and need to be ground down a little.

I like those axle shaft centering things. Its always a struggle to keep the long side axle shaft from dragging through the crap in the axle tube when pushing it back in.

Ah yes. The music is back with big nasty. Love it. Keep up the great work Mr. O.

So much better to watch you do this! And also a lot more entertaining! And no GoJo clean up! Thanks

thanks for sharing i have a 1994 ram 2500 4wd fixing to have to do the same job on it good refresher thanks again

My great aunt lived in New York...she always used to send nice christmas presents over to us in the UK. She never married, maybe why she had money for nice christmas presents!

Eric, Great video - thank you! I cant believe someone put that brake hose on like that. And I cant image you in a suit - in Manhattan Paul (in MA)

Gravy! I was last in NYC in 78. Ain't in a rush to go back either. 😮

Rock and Roll cafe on Bleeker 25 years ago or so. CBGB around the corner. Good time

May or may not have spit beer out with the shooting comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Big Nasty, Thor, any Lisle tool! It's a great day. We want Vic😂

Several years ago I bought a set of SAE "fits all" sockets and also a metric set. Every once in a while I blow the dust off them and pound one on a rusted bolt / nut. SAE won't fit, pound on a metric!:) The internal fascists are very sharp and grip like crazy. And I'm sure craftsman designed them to be pounded on!😊

I’m with you, been to Brooklyn twice this year and there’s way too many people! I’ve been fortunate in finding parking on the street for my F150. Obviously not much street parking in Manhattan!

" just kidding , we just shoot people "😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😅😅😅

@SouthMainAuto

7 ай бұрын

Just being honest 🤷🏼‍♂

I’m actually about to replace my axle seals on my 2016 jku. Couldn’t have asked for a better early Xmas present!

BAM, BOOM straight in your face! Got todays best laugh :D Great video /a fellow mechanic

love when the air hammer comes out

We work on alot of Jeeps, every time when we replace the front ujoints i always recommend replacing the wheel bearing, and change out the 12 bolts, to new 6 point.(aftermarket)

Love it when the dog come out 👍👍

Rusted 12 points are one of the few places I like spline drive. Pick one and drive it on.

Glad to see videos flowing out. If you ever get tired of the cold and snow you'd make a killing in Florida. Severe shortage of honest and good mechanics down here.

@cgmoog

7 ай бұрын

Too flat.

@The98deville

7 ай бұрын

@cgmoog Actually North Florida has hills, they pale in comparison to the mountains but 700 feet above sea level is far from flat

The Jeep forum people said those 12 point bolts are 14mm, but also complained about rounding off the heads. When I removed my wheel bearing, I tried a 12 point 13mm and it worked perfect. I tapped it with a hammer too. My Jeep is a 2012 Wrangler Sport, which is the Dana 30 front-end. By the way, an OEM driver's side axle shaft is $700. You can pay half price for a good aftermarket axle shaft, split the plastic axle tube cap off the old axle, then glue it back together on the aftermarket axle.

Nice Work about Car Repair

Great video for anyone ( Having)...to work on one of these...

Big Nasty II with the correct background music. Been missing that.

Another great video. Thanks for all you do!!

I have a big cotton rope. That fits snug in the tubes. Hooked it to my drill and spun it around while pulling it out. Clean and done deal.

Winces at the hammering of the sockets... Also from the rust belt, but thankfully the nuts/ bolts im dealing with still are the correct size from the factory 😅 (exception of some oil pan and transmission pan bolts that rusted out along with the steel pans) Ah, chrome capped wheel nuts... A reminder to get replacements for one of my vehicles to solid one piece ones😢

Damm Eric, you make this job look easy peasy! Ahh, the power of KZread video!

Good shape for the shape it's in.

Nothing but fun!